IPL 2018 Day 11 Live Action: Today’s Prediction, Current Points Table and Schedule for Upcoming Matches of IPL 11
Bottom-placed Mumbai Indians will have to beat RCB with huge gap to climb up rankings in the IPL 2018 points table. Meanwhile, if Royal Challengers Bangalore win today’s battle against MI, they have chance to displace Rajasthan Royals at the fifth spot.
VIVO Indian Premier League 2018 has completed its ten days of live action since commencement and what a journey it has been so far. On day 10 of IPL 2018, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) defeated Delhi Daredevils (DD) by 71 runs. The biggest highlight of the match 13 was presence of star batsman Gautam Gambhir, Delhi’s present and Kolkata’s former captain at the Eden Gardens. With the big home match win, KKR jumped to second place in VIVO IPL 2018 points table with Sunrisers Hyderabad still leading the race in team standings. The next match of IPL 11 is Mumbai Indians (MI) vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) being held in Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Read on to know about KKR vs DD match highlights, MI vs RCB match predictions, current status of IPL 2018 points table and upcoming IPL 11 schedule. IPL 2018 Points Table: Team Standings And Match Results Of Vivo India Premier League 11.
Highlights of Match 13 on April 16, 2018: Delhi Daredevils lose to Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens
Kolkata hosted Delhi to play match 13 of Indian Premier League 2018 at Eden Gardens. Gautam Gambhir invited KKR to bat first after winning the toss, a decision that seemed justified with Kolkata losing both their openers cheaply. Sunil Narine made 1 run off 4 deliveries while Robin Uthappa was out for a duck. But Nitish Rana pulled team out of rut making 59 runs off 35 deliveries including 5 fours and 4 sixes. The biggest game-changing moment was provided by Andre Russell with West Indies all-rounder hammering a 12-ball 41 runs, which included 6 tall sixes. His innings helped Kolkata Knight Riders touch a total of 200/9 at the end of their 20 overs. KKR vs DD Video Highlights, IPL 2018: Kolkata Knight Riders Register Comprehensive win Over Delhi Daredevils.
Chasing a target of 201 was never going to be an easy task and Delhi Daredevils’ lack-lustrous approach made it worse. They lost three quick wickets including captain Gambhir in first three overs. Rishabh Pant and Glenn Maxwell shared 62-run stand, but it was not enough for scaling down a 200-plus target. Indian spinner got the breakthrough for KKR, first by removing Rishabh who made 43 and Maxwell departing after making 47 runs.
Brief scores: Kolkata Knight Riders: 200/9 (Nitish Rana 59, Andre Russell 41; Rahul Tewatia 3/18) beat Delhi Daredevils (129 all out (Glenn Maxwell 47, Rishabh Pant 43; Sunil Narine 3/18, Kuldeep Yadav 3/32).
Day 11 Schedule on April 17, 2018: Rohit Sharma's Mumbai Eye First Win of IPL 2018 Facing Virat Kohli's Bangalore
It is Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians vs Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai today on April 17, 2018. The contest between Indian captain and vice-captain is always a delight for cricket fans and add to that their desperation to win matches in the edition. While bottom-placed Mumbai Indians is yet to open their account in IPL 2018 after playing three matches, visitors are also in no rosy condition. RCB has one win in three matches played so far in IPL 11 and are placed sixth in the points table. Another defeat for either of the side would push them in an uncomfortable space from where playoffs would look like a distant dream. MI vs RCB, IPL 2018 Match Preview: Mumbai Indians to Face Bangalore in Search for Maiden Win.
Mumbai lost all the three matches played in IPL 2018, first one against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the season opener and then to Sunrisers Hyderabad. They lost to Delhi Daredevils in the previous outing. Interestingly, all the matches have been decided in last overs with Rohit Sharma’s unit ending up as the losing side. Meanwhile, Virat Kohli and Co. have managed to win their maiden match against Kings XI Punjab while losing to Kolkata Knight Riders in first match and Rajasthan Royals in last outing.
IPL 2018 Match 14 Prediction: Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
Despite three back to back defeats, Mumbai Indians could well outplay RCB. Having defeated RCB four out of seven matches at the Wankhede, the Rohit Sharma-led look good enough for their first win of the season. In fact, when it comes to head-to-head record, MI have defeated RCB 13 times in 21 matches. So, barring current form records favour Mumbai Indians.
A Look at IPL 2018 Points Table
Bottom-placed Mumbai Indians will have to beat RCB with huge gap to climb up rankings in the IPL 2018 points table. Meanwhile, if Royal Challengers Bangalore win today’s battle against MI, they have chance to displace Rajasthan Royals at the fifth spot. At the end of 13 matches, Sunrisers Hyderabad is leading the IPL 2018 points table winning three out of three matches played so far. They have six points with a healthy net run rate (NRR). Kolkata Knight Riders, Kings XI Punjab and Chennai Super Kings take the second, third and fourth positions respectively with four points and good NRR.
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