Delhi Capitals v Lucknow Super Giants IPL Tips: 170 at the Wankhede is no big ask for these sides I put up Lucknow at 7.0 to win the title on the latest episode of Cricket…Only Bettor and they’ve since won again. As argued there, my ideal T20 line-up is one which bats very deep and
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Delhi Capitals v Kolkata Knight RidersThursday, 15:00 BSTLive on Sky Sports Cricket For what is a huge game for both teams, the betting is virtually tied. Both Delhi and Kolkata have just six points so far, with the former playing one less game. By my reckoning, the target for a play-off place is 18 points.
Lucknow Super Giants v Mumbai IndiansSunday, 15:00 BSTLive on Sky Sports Cricket They started as tournament favourites, boasting arguably the best historic IPL credentials, yet Mumbai Indians have lost all seven of their matches. Back at their usual home stadium, can they finally get off the mark? LSG odds simply too big to ignore Despite
Mumbai Indians v Chennai Super KingsThursday, 15:00 BSTLive on Sky Sports Cricket Who could have predicted that the two greatest sides in IPL history would be locked in a battle to avoid the wooden spoon? After six matches apiece, Chennai have just one win and Mumbai have lost the lot. This is one of four
Gujurat Titans v Chennai Super KingsSunday, 15:00 BSTLive on Sky Sports Cricket Gujurat Titans continue to thrive on their first IPL appearance, and usurped the tournament favourites with a tremendous win last time. Going into the weekend matches, they headed the market at odds of 6.411/2. Next, they face the outsiders of ten. Chennai opened
Sunrisers Hyderabad v Kolkata Knight RidersFriday, 15:00 BSTLive on Sky Sports Cricket The IPL returns to the most consistently high-scoring ground of the competition tomorrow. In five first innings so far at the Brabourne Stadium, 210 was reached twice and the lowest total was 177. Can these two sides maintain the trend and which is
Sunrisers Hyderabad v Gujarat TitansMonday, 15:00 BSTLive on Sky Sports Cricket Sunrisers Hyderabad got off the mark with a win over fellow strugglers Chennai on Saturday, all but ending their title defence in the process. Today’s venue is the same but a harder task lies ahead. Gujurat Titans have a 100% win record in their
Chennai Super Kings v Sunrisers HyderabadSaturday, 11:00 BSTLive on Sky Sports Cricket It feels ridiculous to talk of ‘must-win affairs‘ at this early stage of the competition but this match pretty much fits the description. Neither side has earned a point yet. With the league now consisting of ten teams, rather than eight, coming back
Punjab Kings v Gujarat LionsFriday 8 April, 15:00TV: live on Sky Sports Fearless Punjab a fascinating propsect Three games, two wins. Punjab would surely have taken that at the start of the campaign if offered it. Following the very 2022 trend of batting with reckless abandon, their batting scorecards are full of cameos of 20
Rajasthan Royals v Royal Challengers BangaloreTuesday, 15:00 BSTLive on Sky Sports Cricket For what may well be the first time since Shane Warne led them to the inaugural IPL title back in 2008, Rajasthan Royals are the tournament favourites at 6.25/1. For reasons that aren’t easy to comprehend, however, they start clear outsider for Tuesday’s
Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan RoyalsSaturday, 11:00 BSTLive on Sky Sports Cricket Prior to Friday’s match, the team batting second had won six out of seven matches. The only team to defy that were Rajasthan Royals, who trounced Sunrisers on Tuesday. That was an important signal of their progress but we’ll learn a lot more about
Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kolkata Knight RidersWednesday 30 March 15.00TV: live on Sky Sports Reliable RCB There’s something very sweet indeed about the status quo remaining with RCB despite a mega auction and a change in captaincy from Virat Kohli to Faf Du Plessis. They are still profligate with the ball, either through a lack
Sunrisers Hyderabad v Rajasthan RoyalsTuesday, 15:00 BSTLive on Sky Sports Cricket These two sides filled the bottom two places in last year’s IPL and the pre-tournament betting signals are not confident. Sunrisers are the outsiders of ten at odds of 26.025/1 whilst Rajasthan are available to back at 11.521/2. However in the wake of so
Punjab Kings v Royal Challengers BangaloreSunday 27 March, 14:00TV: live on Sky Sports Punjab poised Once Punjab have their strongest squad available they should be bang in contention for the title. But they will have to be patient. They are without Kagiso Rabada and Jonny Bairstow for example. That opens up opportunities for Benny Howell
Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight RidersSaturday, 14:00 BSTLive on Sky Sports Cricket Just six months after they contested the 2021 final, Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders kick off the 2022 IPL. That final was in Dubai and this match is also played on neutral territory – at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight RidersFriday 15 October 15.00TV: live on Sky Sports Chennai have power Chennai snapped a three-game losing streak to make it straight to the final with a brilliant chase against Delhi Capitals. The Super Kings’ decline looked terminal when they were set 173 to win but they made it to
Kolkata Knight Riders v Delhi Capitals Wednesday, 15:00 BSTLive on Sky Sports Cricket Following the first two play-offs, the second Qualifier will be between Kolkata and Delhi, with Chennai Super Kings awaiting in the final. Can Delhi repeat last year’s sequence? There is a clear sense of deja vu. Last year, Delhi lost the first
Delhi Capitals v Chennai Super KingsSunday 10 October, 15:00TV: live on Sky Sports Delhi ready Table toppers Delhi are so confident these days that they don’t even bother to find room for a fourth overseas player. Or maybe it’s got something to do with the fact that one of their options is the game-clogging Steve
Royal Challengers Bangalore v Delhi Capitals Friday, 15:00 BSTLive on Sky Sports Cricket Earlier today, I felt sure this final match of the group stage would be a dead rubber. Delhi are already certain of a top-two finish and therefore two cracks at reaching the final. RCB cannot finish below third and could only finish
Chennai Super Kings v Punjab KingsThursday 7 October, 15:00TV: live on Sky Sports Chennai wobble Back-to-back defeats for Chennai have meant they are in grave danger of losing their grip on a top-two finish. They are eyeing the form of Bangalore nervously. Their bowling group, which has always been vulnerable, failed to defend 189 against
Royal Challengers Bangalore v Sunrisers Hyderabad Wednesday, 15:00 BSTLive on Sky Sports Cricket We’ve reached that late stage of the season where the match betting can be very one-sided, because only one of the sides has a goal to play for, beyond mere pride and professionalism. Hence RCB, who can still finish top-two are a
Royal Challengers Bangalore v Punjab Kings Sunday, 11:00 BSTLive on Sky Sports Cricket Arguably the two most perennially disappointing franchises square up on Sunday morning, with plenty on the line. RCB’s hopes of a first IPL title remain very much alive as Virat Kohli’s men look all but certain to finish in either the third
Kolkata Knight Riders v Sunrisers Hyderabad Sunday 3 October, 15:00TV: live on Sky Sports Kolkata balance an issue Kolkata’s resurgence is beginning to slow. It’s two defeats in three and last time out they produced a hugely disappointing effort against the flaky Punjab Kings outfit. They didn’t help themselves. They picked four specialist bowlers only,
Kolkata Knight Riders v Punjab KingsFriday 1 October, 15:00TV: live on Sky Sports KKR improved Kolkata have won three from four since re-start and are bang in the race for the play-offs. It’s quite a turnaround. The difference has been intent with the bat. They released the shackles up front, notably against Mumbai when they
Sunrisers Hyderabad v Chennai Super Kings Thursday, 15:00 BSTLive on Sky Sports Cricket Top plays bottom today at Sharjah, in a match that all but amounts to a dead rubber. Chennai have effectively qualified for the play-offs and that all-important top-two slot looks nearly certain too. Sunrisers are merely playing for pride. Chennai a class
Kolkata Knight Riders v Delhi Capitals Tuesday, 11:00 BSTLive on Sky Sports Cricket When the IPL season resumed, it wasn’t obvious that we would see an exciting finale to the points table. Four teams appeared to have qualification sewn up. Happily, it hasn’t turned out that way at all. Logjam for fourth place points towards
Sunrisers Hyderabad v Rajasthan RoyalsMonday 27 September, 15:00TV: live on Sky Sports Nothing new under the Sun Sunrisers have one win in nine. Defeat by Punjab was their second since restart. It is a fantasy that they are suddenly going to morph into an improved team because they make no attempt to improve. They pick
Rahul ready KL Rahul was the top-rated top runscorer performer in the last two years before the restart. But his win percentage has dipped slightly after two blanks to 36.6%. he retains his No 1 spot for the moment although Rutuaj Gaikwad will surpass him once he breaks then ten-game qualification. With no sign that
Royal Challengers Bangalore v Mumbai IndiansSunday 26 September, 15:00TV: live on Sky Sports RCB in danger of losing the plot RCB will be cursing their luck that the IPL was interrupted when it was. They were going well before the enforced break but ended up losing five players, either opting out or through injury. Since
Sunrisers Hyderabad v Punjab Kings Saturday, 11:00 BSTLive on Sky Sports Cricket Despite more than two-thirds of the season remaining, we are already into ‘last-chance saloon’ situations. To qualify for the play-offs, 14 points is a must and usually a good net run-rate to boot. That leaves virtually no room for error for either of