Consistency key to Mumbai Indians success in this year’s IPL, finds new study
The paper tried to figure out what differentiated Mumbai Indians and CSK, who came into the season as defending champions and runners-up respectively.
The paper tried to figure out what differentiated Mumbai Indians and CSK, who came into the season as defending champions and runners-up respectively.
Steve Smith, representing the Rajasthan Royals, scored just 311 runs in 14 games, with the help of three half-centuries as his team finished bottom of the points table.
These tests were conducted specifically for the entire IPL contingent that had arrived from the UAE on November 14 and then went into quarantine.
Chennai Super Kings, three-time IPL champions, failed to make it to the playoffs for the first time and ended at the seventh spot in the group stage.
Mumbai Indians became the most successful IPL franchise on Tuesday when they won their fifth title in the 13-year history of the T20 league.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar was having a great night with his economical figure of 1/20 in 3 overs when he picked up the injury after bowling the first delivery of his fourth over.
The defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad, which was their third in this season's IPL, saw Chennai Super Kings dropping to the bottom of the points table.
Priyam Garg (51 off 26 balls) and Abhishek Sharma (31 off 24) played important knocks and helped Sunrisers Hyderabad in crossing the 150+ mark.
Priyam Garg, 19, playing his first IPL, was involved in a mix-up with Williamson which ultimately led to the New Zealander's dismissal.
Defending a 165-run target, CSK were restricted to 157 for five wickets in 20 overs, courtesy some economical spells by the SRH bowlers.
