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IPL 2020 Top Stories, September 18: Look Back at Major Headlines of the Day
The Indian Premier League 2020 is just a day away and it brings us the mouth-watering clash between Chennai Super Kings and the Mumbai Indians. The Indian Premier League 2020 is quite special this year as this will be the first time the Indian fans will s be witnessing the Men in Blue in action after the cricketing activities in India were brought to a halt after the coronavirus break.
18 Sep, 20:14 (IST)
Mayanti Langer and Stuart Binny have been blessed with a baby boy. Mayanti will not be a part of the broadcasting team of Star Sports. Read More.
18 Sep, 13:38 (IST)
Ben Stokes' availability for Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League 2020 is still isn't certain but the Englishman has resumed training in Christchurch. The All-Rounder is currently in New Zealand with his unwell father but his keeping himself match ready by doing light practice sessions.
18 Sep, 12:01 (IST)
Mumbai Indians treated their fans with a are sight from the training ground as Chris Lynn and pacer Jasprit Bumrah faced each other during an open nets session. The Australian cricketer joined the record champions this year and was bought for his base price during the player auction last year.
18 Sep, 10:12 (IST)
Players who recently took part in the England-Australia limited-overs series arrived in UAE in Thursday to take part in IPL 2020. All the 21 players are set to undergo different quarantine periods ranging from one to six days depending on the cities the teams are staying in. Check full details here.
18 Sep, 09:05 (IST)
Kolkata Knight Riders welcomed Tom Banton, Eoin Morgana and Pat Cummins in UAE ahead of the new season. All the three players were part of the recently concluded England vs Australia series and will undergo the mandatory quarantine period before joining the rest of the team.
18 Sep, 08:48 (IST)
Chennai Super Kings met for a team dinner ahead of the new season and several players and staff members were bestowed with awards. MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Mike Hussey and several others were honoured during the team dinner.
The Indian Premier League 2020 is just a day away and it brings us the mouth-watering clash between Chennai Super Kings and the Mumbai Indians. The Indian Premier League 2020 is quite special this year as this will be the first time the Indian fans will s be witnessing the Men in Blue in action after the cricketing activities in India were brought to a halt after the coronavirus break. Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings are arch-rivals since a long time and very often their games have gone down the live wire. The games between the two teams have produced nail-biting thrillers with results swinging like a pendulum in either way. IPL 2020 Schedule For PDF Download With Match Fixtures and Timings in IST Goes Viral Ahead of Official Announcement, Here's Fact Check on Fake UAE Time Table!
Last year when the two teams met each other in the finals of IPL 2019, Mumbai Indians walked away with the last laugh by one run. The team won the IPL 2019 trophy. Cut to present, Both the teams have been sweating it out in the nets for the fixture. MI and CSK have their set of absentees. From Mumbai Indians, Lasith Malinga has pulled out of the IPL 2020 due to personal reasons. Whereas, for Chennai Super Kings, Harbhajan Singh and Suresh Raina have pulled out of the IPL 2020. Both have pulled out of IPL 2020 due to personal reasons.
The two teams have met each other in IPL in 28 games. 17 games are won by Rohit Sharma's men. Whereas the remaining games are won by MS Dhoni's men. It would be interesting to watch how to two teams cope in the conditions of the new venue.
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