All stories by NORMA ASTRID GODINHO
Turning Point: DK's Missed Stumping
Rediff.com16 Oct 2021Shakib's loopy delivery saw du Plessis take a stride out and play at it. The ball missed the inside edge of his bat and DK missed the ball completely, failing to collect it as he moved away and the ball went past him to fine leg.
Turning Point: Narine Smashes Christian
Rediff.com12 Oct 2021Just when it looked like RCB were back in the game, Sunil Narine, who had done the job with the ball (4 for 21), came out to bat and wasted no time to get going and tilt the momentum back in KKR's favour.
Top Performer: Narine Comes To The Party
Rediff.com12 Oct 2021Narine's figures of 4-21 helped KKR take an upper hand. Anything under 140 in the IPL is always good for the chasing team, and KKR eventually won with two balls to spare.
Turning Point: Losing Openers Cost SRH
Rediff.com9 Oct 2021The total that once looked chaseable on a nice batting track only got more and more difficult to breach as MI eventually scored a consolation 42 run win.
Top Performers: Ishan-SKY
Rediff.com9 Oct 2021Both batsmen batted fearlessly and played the balls on merit. They took minimal risks, yet their attacking batting was wonderful to watch.
Turning Point: Maxwell Run-Out
Rediff.com7 Oct 2021Just when it looked like Maxwell was ready to up the ante and take on Rashid again, Padikkal's error of judgment cost the team big.
Turning Point: Chahal's Double Strike
Rediff.com4 Oct 2021Chahal's figures of 3 for 29 spun the game in RCB's favour and was a reminder to the selectors about what India will be missing come the T20 World Cup later this month.
Top Performers: Aussie Duo Light Up Sharjah
Rediff.com4 Oct 2021Just when it looked like Punjab were sneaking back into the game, Glenn Maxwell came to the party.
Turning Point: Punjab Bowlers Stem Runs
Rediff.com2 Oct 2021Punjab's bowlers didn't allow the KKR batters to come back into the contest, turning the innnngs and eventually the match in their favour.
Top Performer: Venky Iyer Impresses Again
Rediff.com2 Oct 2021Iyer, who has been a revelation this season, played some fluent drives en route his half-century.
Top Performer: Maxwell 2.0
Rediff.com30 Sep 2021Maxwell took on the bowling and clobbered Chris Morris for 22 big runs, smoking the bowler to all parts of the park with a six and then three consecutive fours to log 7,000 runs in the IPL.
Turning Point: RCB bowlers' late revival
Rediff.com30 Sep 2021Rajasthan's feeble middle-order was again exposed as runs came in a trickle in singles and twos.
Top Performer: Saurabh Tiwary Anchors MI Innings
Rediff.com29 Sep 2021Tiwary might not have played a more crucial knock in the IPL.
Turning Point: MI Bowling, Pollard-Pandya Slog Fest
Rediff.com29 Sep 2021Medium pacer Nathan Coulter-Nile bowled economically before Kieron Pollard struck twice with the big wickets of Chris Gayle and K L Rahul to get his 300th IPL wicket and dent the Punjab batting.
Turning Point: Death Bowling, Roy Blitz
Rediff.com28 Sep 2021Plugging the runs at the backend of the Rajasthan innings and then getting Samson's wicket in the 20th over before Roy's assault -- not allowing Rajasthan's bowlers to settle tilted the match in Hyderabad's favour.
Top Performer: Milestone Man Sanju Samson
Rediff.com28 Sep 2021Samson found the boundaries at ease almost every over. There was the well-timed drive through the covers, smashes to the boundary over the infield and shots on the on side.
Why this Actor became a Sportscaster
Rediff.com13 Aug 2021'I have been lucky to be able to show my talent more as a sports anchor, and I could do this for life!'
Tokyo Games: DRAMATIC Moments
Rediff.com9 Aug 2021From sharing medals to defections to gestures on the medals podium to punching horses, the Tokyo Olympics had it all.
Messi Stamps his CLASS on Copa America
Rediff.com12 Jul 2021On Saturday evening, Lionel Messi finally got what had eluded arguably the finest footballer of his generation throughout his glorious career -- a trophy playing for his country.