The Chennai Super Kings(CSK) first match is with Mumbai Indian which will be the opening match of IPL season 13 on September 19, 2020. The last match of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will be played against Kings XI Punjab(KXIP) on November 1, 2020.
Indian former skipper MS Dhoni who announced his retirement on August 15 will lead the team in IPL 2020. After his 2019 World cup run out, Dhoni has not yet played any formal cricket game so far, thus fans expect a aggressive game play from their “Thala”.
After the tournament has been scheduled to play in UAE, CSK faces a lot of hurdles as their vice captain Suresh Raina and spinner Harbhajan Singh left the tournament owing to their “Personal reasons”.
Players Details
Players bought
Sam Curran (Rs 5.5 crore), Piyush Chawla (Rs 6.75 crore), Josh Hazelwood (Rs 2 crore), R Sai Kishore (Rs 20 lakh).
Retained Players
MS Dhoni (captain), Suresh Raina(Withdraw from IPL 2020), Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh(Withdraw from IPL 2020), Dwayne Bravo, Shane Watson, Ambati Rayudu, Faf Du Plessis, Murali Vijay, Kedar Jadhav, Rituraj Gaikwad, Karn Sharma, Imran Tahir, Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, KM Asif, Deepak Chahar, Monu Singh, Lungi Ngidi, N Jagadeesan.
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The defending champions Mumbai Indians first match is with Chennai Super Kings which will be also the opening match of IPL season 13 on 29 March 2020. Last match is with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on 17 May 2020,Sunday.
Rajasthan Royals (RR) first match is with Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in M.A.Chidambaram Stadium Chennai on 2 April 2020. Last match is with Delhi Capitals (DC) in Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium Delhi on 13 May 2020.
Players bought
Jaydev Unadkat (Rs 3 crore), Robin Uthappa (Rs 3 crore), Yashasvi Jaiswal (Rs 2.4 crore), Anuj Rawat (Rs 80 lakh), Andre Tye (Rs 1 crore), Kartik Tyagi (Rs 1.3 crore), David Miller (Rs 75 lakh), Tom Curran (Rs 1 crore), Oshane Thomas (Rs 50 lakh), Anirudha Joshi (Rs 20 lakh), Akash Singh (Rs 20 lakh).
Retained Players
List of : Steve Smith (captain), Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes, Sanju Samson, Manan Vohra, Jofra Archer, Ankit Rajpoot, Riyan Parag, Mahipal Lomror, Shashank Singh, Shreyas Gopal, Rahul Tewatia, Mayank Markande, Varun Aaron.
S.no
Date
Day
Match
Venue
Time(IST)
Result
1
02-Apr-2020
Thursday
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Vs Rajasthan Royals (RR)
M.A.Chidambaram Stadium,Chennai
8:00 PM
2
05-Apr-2020
Sunday
Rajasthan Royals (RR) Vs Delhi Capitals (DC)
Sawai Mansingh StadiumJaipur
8:00 PM
3
09-Apr-2020
Thursday
Rajasthan Royals (RR) Vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
Sawai Mansingh StadiumJaipur
4:00 PM
4
12-Apr-2020
Sunday
Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) Vs Rajasthan Royals (RR)
R.G.I. Cricket StadiumHyderabad
4:00 PM
5
15-Apr-2020
Wednesday
Mumbai Indians (MI) Vs Rajasthan Royals (RR)
Wankhede StadiumMumbai
8:00 PM
6
18-Apr-2020
Saturday
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Vs Rajasthan Royals (RR)
M.Chinnaswamy StadiumBengaluru
8:00 PM
7
21-Apr-2020
Tuesday
Rajasthan Royals (RR) Vs Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH)
Sawai Mansingh StadiumJaipur
8:00 PM
8
25-Apr-2020
Saturday
Rajasthan Royals (RR) Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)
Sawai Mansingh StadiumJaipur
8:00 PM
9
29-Apr-2020
Wednesday
Rajasthan Royals (RR) Vs Kings XI Punjab (KXIP)
Sawai Mansingh StadiumJaipur
8:00 PM
10
02-May-2020
Saturday
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Vs Rajasthan Royals (RR)
Eden Gardens StadiumKolkata
8:00 PM
11
04-May-2020
Monday
Rajasthan Royals (RR) Vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) first match is with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in M.Chinnaswamy Stadium Bengaluru home ground on 31st March 2020. Last match is with Mumbai Indians (MI) also in home ground.
Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) first match is with Delhi Capitals (DC) in Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium Delhi on 30 March 2020. Last match is also with Delhi Capitals (DC) in home ground Mohali.
Players bought
Glen Maxwell (Rs 10.75 crore), Sheldon Cottrell (Rs 8.5 crore), Chris Jordan (Rs 3 crore), Ravi Bishnoi (Rs 2 crore) Deepak Hooda (Rs 50 lakh), Jame Neesham (Rs 50 lakh), Prabhsimran Singh (Rs 55 lakh), Tajinder Dhillon (Rs 20 lakh)
Retained Players
KL Rahul (Captain), Sarfaraz Khan, Harpreet Brar, Mohammed Shami, Murugan Ashwin, Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Karun Nair, Mandeep Singh, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Hardus Viljoen, Arshdeep Singh, Darshan Nalkande.
Players Traded: J. Suchith, K. Gowtham.
S.no
Date
Day
Match
Venue
Time(IST)
Result
1
30-Mar-2020
Monday
Delhi Capitals (DC) Vs Kings XI Punjab (KXIP)
Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium,Delhi
8:00 PM
2
04-Apr-2020
Saturday
Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) Vs Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH)
PCA Stadium,Mohali
8:00 PM
3
08-Apr-2020
Wednesday
Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) Vs Mumbai Indians (MI)
PCA Stadium,Mohali
8:00 PM
4
11-Apr-2020
Saturday
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Vs Kings XI Punjab (KXIP)
M.A.Chidambaram Stadium,Chennai
8:00 PM
5
14-Apr-2020
Tuesday
Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) Vs Rajasthan Royals (RR)
PCA Stadium,Mohali
8:00 PM
6
17-Apr-2020
Friday
Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) Vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
PCA Stadium,Mohali
8:00 PM
7
20-Apr-2020
Monday
Mumbai Indians (MI) Vs Kings XI Punjab (KXIP)
Wankhede Stadium,Mumbai
8:00 PM
8
23-Apr-2020
Thursday
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Vs Kings XI Punjab (KXIP)
Eden Gardens Stadium,Kolkata
8:00 PM
9
26-Apr-2020
Sunday
Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) Vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
PCA Stadium,Mohali
4:00 PM
10
29-Apr-2020
Wednesday
Rajasthan Royals (RR) Vs Kings XI Punjab (KXIP)
Sawai Mansingh Stadium,Jaipur
8:00 PM
11
03-May-2020
Sunday
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Vs Kings XI Punjab (KXIP)
M.Chinnaswamy Stadium,Bengaluru
4:00 PM
12
08-May-2020
Friday
Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) Vs Rajasthan Royals (RR)
PCA Stadium,Mohali
8:00 PM
13
12-May-2020
Tuesday
Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) Vs Kings XI Punjab (KXIP)
Sun Risers Hyderabad players details are published below. Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) first match is with Mumbai Indians (MI) in R.G.I. Cricket Stadium Hyderabad on 1 April 2020. Last match is with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Kolkata.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announces the schedule for VIVO Indian Premier League 2020. The season will kickstart on March 29th, 2020 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The final will be played on May 24th, 2020. For the first time, the season will comprise only 6 afternoon games and the tournament will span for a duration of 57 days.
List of teams in 13th edition of IPL and their matches
The 46 year old Indian former player Sachin Tendulkar received Laureus Award for best sporting moment for the last 20 years. It happens in 2011 when India lift the World cup after 28 years under MS Dhoni. It was Tendulkar’s sixth and last World cup match where his long term dream finally happens. When skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni smashed Sri Lankan pacer Kulasekara’s ball out of the park for a winning six.
2011 worldcup winning moment for which Sachin received Laurues award
The uncontrollable Indian cricketers rushed to the ground for celebration. Soon they lifted Tendulkar on their shoulders and made a lap of honour, an emotional moment for every players and cricket fans. The moment was voted as the Laureus best sporting moment for the last 20 years. Tendulkar got the maximum number of votes to emerge as winner with the help of Indian cricket fans.
Laureus Award won by Tendulkar
Tendulkar received the trophy from Former Australian skipper Steve Waugh while tennis legend Boris Becker announced the winner at a glittering ceremony.
“It’s incredible. The feeling of winning the world cup was beyond what words can express. How many times you get an event happening where there are no mixed opinions. Very rarely the entire country celebrates,” Tendulkar said after receiving the trophy.
“And this is a reminder of how powerful a sport is and what magic it does to our lives. Even now when I watch that it has stayed with me.”
When Becker asked to share the emotion he felt at that moment and the Indian legend put in perspective how important it was for him to hold that trophy.
“My journey started in 1983 when I was 10 years old. India had won the World Cup. I did not understand the significance and just because everybody was celebrating, I also joined the party.
“But somewhere I knew something special has happened to the country and I wanted to experience it one day and that’s how my journey began.”
“It was the proudest moment of my life, holding that trophy which I chased for 22 years but I never lost hope. I was merely lifting that trophy on behalf of my countrymen.”
“This is a reminder of how powerful sport is and what magic it does to all of our lives.”
He met revolutionary South African leader Nelson Mandela when he was just 19 year old. Tendulkar also shared the impact he had on him while receiving the award.
“His hardship did not affect his leadership. Out of many messages he left, the most important I felt was that sport has got the power to unite everyone.
“Today sitting in this room with so many athletes, some of them did not have everything but they made the best of everything they had. I thank them for inspiring youngsters to pick a sport of their choice and chase their dreams. This trophy belongs to all of us, it’s not just about me.”
The most awaited Indian Premier League(IPL) 2020 auction takes place in Kolkata ends with 62 players unsold. The steal of the auction season could prove to be Chris Lynn who was let go by Kolkata Knight Riders and was bought by Mumbai Indians for his base price of Rs 2 crore.
ipl auction
Players sold: 62
Money spent: Rs 140.30 crore
Most expensive signing: Pat Cummins (Rs. 15.5 crore)for Kolkata Knight Riders – most expensive overseas player in the history of IPL and the second-highest bid in IPL auctions.
Most expensive Indian: Piyush Chawla (Rs. 6.75 crore) for Chennai Super Kings.
At the Taronga Zoo in Sydney all the 10 skippers of ICC women’s T20I World cup 2020 team gathered for the captain’s media launch on Monday(17 February). The league matches starts from Feb 21st and finals takes place in Melbourne on 8th March-International Women’s Day. A World record attendance for the match is expected on that day.
womens team captains
Australia
The host and the defending champion Australia led by Lanning will face team India led by Harmanpreet Kaur in the opening match of the World cup 2020. Australian captain Lanning states that they want to enjoy the experience of playing in front of their friends and family as they are playing in their home ground.
“We’re looking forward to getting started, it’s great that we get to reach out to all our fans across the country and they’ll get the chance to see what will be an amazing tournament,” she said. “It’s a once-in-a-career opportunity to play in a home World Cup, there is pressure and expectation in that but every team wants to win, as we do.”
India
India reached the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Final in 2017 and the experience learned from the mistakes would help India in this tournament. Moreover India faced the Australia in the Women’s Tri series match finals held earlier this month.
She also states : “Our team is growing day by day, everyone is looking so positive,” she said. “It’s going to be very big if we win, I was very surprised at all the reaction from 2017.
“My parents didn’t tell me, they didn’t want us to feel the pressure. If we win, it’s going to be very big for us. We will try to give our best.”
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka also placed in Group A. Sri Lanka women’s team captain Chamari Athapaththu have better record against Australia than her format average. She states :“We played against Australia last summer, we learned a lot about them and what makes them the best team in the world. We’re going to try to play positive cricket – our dream is to get into the semi-finals.”
New Zealand
For New Zealand’s Sophie Devine this is the first outing in the role of captain.“Captaincy is a huge honour but I’m a player like all the rest of my team, so I’ve got to keep doing my job and performing for my teammates,” she said. “I know cricket can be a really fickle game – you’ve got to ride the highs and lows of it and if I can stay nice and calm, it makes it even more special” she said.
Group A conclude with Bangladesh, who beat the India in Asia cup led by Salma Khatun. Regarding that she said: “The Asia Cup was a great experience, but the focus is now on the World Cup. We want to be focusing on New Zealand and Australia. Our U19 side won the World Cup recently and we are looking forward to getting started.”
Group B
England
England placed in group B, with their key player Heather Knight who showed her glorious form in the Australia Women’s tri series. She states that : “We had a great experience in 2017, which was unique in terms of expectation,” she said. “There’s a lot of momentum in this competition, similar to then. I went for coffee in Sydney and saw Ellyse Perry’s face on the side of three different buses!.
“You want to be tested at a World Cup, finding ways to improve and learn and the tri-series was brilliant for that – we’re now just ready to get going.”
The one of the former champions West Indies who lose the trophy against Australia in their home ground two years ago. She states that :“We’re really trying to focus on our own game and playing our best cricket,” she said. “We’ve been playing indoors a lot because of the awful weather so we’re looking forward to getting going.”
South Africa
South Africa enters this World cup with an inspiration from Siya Kolisi who lead the men’s rugby team to World Cup glory last year. She said: “Nelson Mandela said that sport can unite a nation and that’s what we as sportspeople do, we try and bring the people together. If we do something special such as Siya, it would be a dream come true and that’s what makes it special.”
When it comes to Pakistan they failed to reach their full potential in ICC tournaments said : “It’s important for us to get the right mindset, we’re working on the mental side of our game and so we want to be in a good frame of mind ahead of the first game,” she said. “We are missing big moments in the World Cups, we need to create chances for ourselves, live in the moment and try not to think about the big stage.”
Thailand
At last its Thailand who made their first appearance in World cup led by Sornnarin Tippoch who have already made history by qualifying for a global event for the first time. Sornnarin Tippoch’s side haven’t stopped smiling since arriving, already warming the hearts of those around the world.
She said: “I’m nervous now! We’re really excited to be involved for the first time. We will look to play our best cricket and we’ll show how we play the game. People back home don’t know me, some people know cricket but it’s not on the television. They will follow us on Instagram and Facebook and will know about our game.”
