![]() ![]() Pollard was, yet again, highly effective for the Mumbai Indians as he clobbered 268 runs at an average of 53.60 and a jaw-dropping strike rate of 191.43. Buttler batted in the middle-order for the Rajasthan Royals (RR) on four occasions in IPL 2020 and recorded scores of – 70*(48), 9(12), 22*(11), and 35(22). ![]() The likes of Jos Buttler and Kieron Pollard have been roped in at number 5 and 6 to add strength to the middle-order. Morgan took up the captaincy in midway IPL 2020 and snatched 3 wins in 7 matches. The former Zimbabwean cricketer picked Eoin Morgan at number 4 and appointed him as the skipper of his Overseas XI. Also, this was RCB’s first playoff appearance since 2016. At No 3, Pommie picked RCB’s star cricketer AB de Villiers who scored 454 runs with 5 fifties comprising a well fought43-ball 56 in the Eliminator versus SRH. Meanwhile, de Kock, who had a second consecutive 500-run season, emerged as the second-highest run-getter for MI with 4 fifties, averaging over 35, and a strike rate of 140-plus. He was re-appointed as SRH’s skipper and in spite of some initial troubles, Warner steered the Hyderabad-based franchise into the playoffs with dominant wins over Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Delhi Capitals (DC), and Mumbai Indians (MI) in the last leg of the league stages, eventually losing out to DC in Qualifiers-2.Īlso read – Cheteshwar Pujara will have a tough time in the India-Australia series: Glenn McGrath Both Warner and de Kock scored in excess of 500 runs, with the former crossing the 500-run mark for the sixth straight year in IPL. Pommie Mbangwa picked the duo of David Warner and Quinton de Kock as the openers for his Overseas XI. While many cricket experts have been picking their Best XI comprising the standard rule of four foreign players, Pommie Mbangwa, former Zimbabwean cricketer turned commentator, has picked an 11-member team comprising only overseas cricketers. There were some top-class exhibitions by both Indian and overseas cricketers that left the fans wanting for more as the tournament came to a closure. Mumbai Indians (MI) played a dominant role throughout as they got their hands onto their 5th IPL title by beating Delhi Capitals (DC) and registered their first titular win in an even year. The thirteenth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) was inarguably the most competitive season comprising the best T20 cricketers across the globe. Mbangwa picks Eoin Morgan as the Skipper. ![]() What a waste of a talent! It's high time that Pakistan moved towards passing a legislative law against match fixing," he tweeted on Monday. "So Umar Akmal officially makes it to the list of idiots! Banned for 3 years. Raja had also expressed his displeasure after Akmal was found guilty, saying it was such a waste of talent. "Jail time could be a useful deterrent Pommie, possibly the last resort!! It's like fighting covid 19, all will have to pitch in to save the cricket world: Fans, Boards, stakeholders, law enforcement agencies, You & I," Raja tweeted. In reply, Raja said all stakeholders of the game must come together to eradicate match fixing. "This war seems to be being won by the bad guys, Rambo? He's (Akmal) quite high profile, isn't he? Do you think jail time would win the war?" Mbangwa tweeted. Karachi: Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja on Tuesday said criminalising match-fixing can be a "useful deterrent" to fight the menace which, according to him, needs a concerted effort like the one currently on to contain the Covid-19 pandemic.īatsman Umar Akmal was handed a three-year ban by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday after he failed to report corrupt approaches, prompting Raja and Zimbabwean cricketer-turned-commentator Mpumelelo Mbangwa to have a discussion on match-fixing on social media. ![]()
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