Undoubtedly one of the highlights this week in IPL 2021, was R Ashwin's 'controversial' single during the DC vs KKR match. DC skipper Rishabh Pant and Ashwin had picked a second run off the last ball of the 19th over and that seemed to have irked the KKR outfit as some consider it to be against the guidelines of Fair Play to take a run when the ball thrown by the fielder ricochets off the batter. Later, KKR seamer Tim Southee dismissed Ashwin during the Capitals' innings; R Ashwin was caught at the deep backward square and as he was walking by the pitch, the Kiwi pacer had some words to say to him. Ashwin then stormed towards Tim Southee for a discussion. Following that, Ashwin had a go at skipper Eoin Morgan. Thankfully, Kolkata Knight Riders wicket-keeper Dinesh Karthik came in between and stopped Ashwin from having any more altercations and calmed him down. (Text - IANS)
The clash between Rishabh Pant's Delhi Capitals and Eoin Morgan's KKR were evenly placed during their battle as KKR chased down DC's target of 128 with Nitish Rana's unbeaten 36. In Pic: Rishabh Pant and Dinesh Karthik
Sunrisers Hyderabad's Jason Roy stepped up against Rajasthan Royals after Sanju Samson's 82. Roy scored 60 off 42 to help SRH win the match by 7 wickets
Mumbai Indians' Kieron Pollard did a fabulous job to restrict Punjab Kings to 135 with a brilliant 2 wickets for just 8 runs during his spell. Saurabh Tiwary's 45 then helped to see Mumbai Indians through to victory but it was Pollard who won the man-of-the-match
Royal Challengers Bangalore's hard-hitter Glenn Maxwell smashed an unbeaten fifty runs off just 30 balls chasing RR's total of 150. Chahal too stepped up in the earlier half of the match to help RCB bag a win
Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni became the first player to complete a hundred catches for a franchise in the IPL. Dhoni completed the landmark for Chennai Super Kings when he took a simple one to dismiss Wriddhiman Saha in Ravindra Jadeja's over against Sunrisers Hyderabad in match 44 of the league. MS Dhoni took three catches in the match
Chennai Super Kings pacer Josh Hazlewood took 3 wickets for 24 runs to restrict Sunrisers Hyderabad to 134 before Ruturaj Gaikwad's 45 helped CSK walk away with a victory
Punjab Kings skipper KL Rahul has been in spectacular form this IPL season and led from the front once again in an epic clash against KKR. Chasing 166, Rahul scored 67 off 55 to see his team to victory
Chennai Super Kings' batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad has undoubtedly been the top performer for the team at IPL 2021. Gaikwad smashed an unbeaten century (101) in just 60 balls but it was not enough as Rajasthan Royals chased down CSK's target of 190. Gaikwad was still adjudged man-of-the-match
Glenn Maxwell, yet again took centre-stage for RCB smashing 57 runs off 33 balls against Punjab Kings to not only earn a win for his team but also book a spot in the play-offs
KKR's Shubman Gill timely 57 off 52 balls helped the Knights chase down SRH's target of 116 runs and ensure their playoff hopes are still alive
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