Bangalore defeated Rajasthan in a high-voltage contest. It was the first game and what followed was a game between Chennai and Kolkata. Chennai picked a comfortable victory to rise to the top of the points table. Read till the bottom to check the changes in the Sportiqo market induced by this doubleheader.
Match 32: Bangalore Vs. Rajasthan
Bangalore 189 for 9 (Maxwell 77(↑27.14%), du Plessis 62(↑21.18%)) beat Rajasthan 182 for 6 (Padilkal 52, Boult 2/41) by 7 runs.
Rajasthan asked Bangalore to bat first, and Trent Boult got Virat Kohli(↓3.03%) out for a golden duck. The left-arm pacer struck again on the first ball of his second over to reduce the batting team to 12 for 2. Then, Faf du Plessis(↑21.18%) and Glenn Maxwell(↑27.14%) formed a humongous partnership of 127 runs in 66 balls. Faf fell for 62(39), and Maxi followed him for 77(44). At the end of the 15th over, Bangalore scored 156 runs. A target in excess of 200 looked certain, but the last 5 overs brought only 33 runs and 5 wickets.
Mohammad Siraj(↓4.12%) bowled Jos Buttler(↓0.89%) in the first over of the chase. Devdutt Padikkal and Yashasvi Jaiswal(↑22.09%) added 98 runs in 11 overs for the second wicket. Padikkal got out after scoring 52 off 34. Jaiswal followed him soon for a 37-ball 47. Harshal Patel(↑43.79%) removed Sanju Samson(↑11.57%) in the 16th over, and Rajasthan required 60 off the last 4 overs. 40 runs came off the next 3 overs, and 20 were needed off the final one. R Ashwin started the over with 4,2 and 4. But Harshal Patel(↑43.79%) made a great comeback by getting him out. The last 2 balls produced just singles, and Bangalore won by 7 runs.
Match 33: Chennai Vs. Kolkata
Chennai 235 for 4 (Rahane 71, Dube 50(↑43.55%)) beat Kolkata 186 for 8 (Roy 61, Rinku 53(↑33.63%)) by 49 runs.
Kolkata asked Chennai to bat first in the Eden Gardens. They started with a solid opening partnership of 73 runs in 7.3 overs. Ruturaj Gaikwad(↑21.00%) was the first one to fall after scoring 35 off 20. Devon Conway’s fine innings of 56(40) also ended in the 13th over. At that point, Chennai were 109 for 2 with 47 balls left in the innings. Ajinkya Rahane and Shivam Dube(↑43.55%) then combined for a destructive partnership of 85 runs that took only 32 deliveries. Dube thrashed 50 off 21 while Rahane hit 71* off 29. Ravindra Jadeja(↑1.13%) also chipped in with an 8-ball 18 as Chennai posted 235 for 4 on the board.
In response, Kolkata were reduced to 1 for 2 in the second over. Venkatesh Iyer and Nitish Rana(↑9.69%) added some stability to the innings by scoring 20(20) and 27(20). But they also couldn’t hang on for long. Jason Roy played an outstanding knock of 62 off 26 to keep the game alive. But when he got out, the target was 101 off 33. Rinku Singh(↑33.63%) stayed unbeaten on 53 off 33, but Kolkata fell short by 49 runs.
Sportiqo Points Analysis
Shivam Dube’s(↑43.55%) whirlwind half-century made him earn 46.1 Sportiqo points. He scored 50 off 21, along with 2 fours and 5 sixes. Rinku Singh(↑33.63%) continued his fine form and smashed 3 fours and 4 sixes in his 33-ball innings. His 53-run knock helped him get 36 points. Glenn Maxwell(↑27.14%) is 3rd on the list with 35.5 points. He hit 77 off 44 with the help of 6 fours and 4 sixes.
Let’s see the performances and Sportiqo points of the most prominent players on day 24:
Player Performance Sportiqo Points
Shivam Dube 50(21) 46.1
Rinku Singh 53*(33) 36
Glenn Maxwell 77(44) & 0/25 35.5
Faf du Plessis 62(39) 32
Ruturaj Gaikwad 35(20) 22
Jos Buttler 0(2) -6
Andre Russell 9(6) & 0/17 -7.5
Moeen Ali 1/20 -12
Sunil Narine 0(3) & 0/23 -17.5
Varun Chakravarthy 0(3) & 1/49 -23.5
Market Update
Shivam Dube’s(↑43.55%) price went north by ₹66.98 on Sunday. Rinku Singh(↑33.63%) and Glenn Maxwell(↑27.14%) got their value up by ₹57.87 and ₹62.99, respectively. Sunil Narine’s value went down by ₹40.64, while Varun Chakravarthy’s(↓35.31%) price dropped by ₹35.38. Moeen Ali(↓15.87%) was also among the losers as his price decreased by ₹20.33.
Let’s find out in detail how the prices have changed for the top players after the twenty-fourth day of the league:
Player Sportiqo Points 23 Apr Price 24 Apr Price % Change Cummulative Points Earned
Harshal Patel 12 22.61 32.51 43.79% -27.05
Shivam Dube 46.1 153.83 220.81 43.55% 100.5
Rinku Singh 36 172.07 229.94 33.63% 140.2
Glenn Maxwell 35.5 232.09 295.08 27.14% 173.85
Yuzvendra Chahal 12 99.59 122.38 22.89% 71.35
Moeen Ali -12 128.09 107.76 -15.87% 37.45
Jason Holder -3 40.87 30.33 -25.80% -17.3
Shahbaz Ahmed -6 60.95 44.47 -27.04% -4.4
Varun Chakravarthy -23.5 100.17 64.79 -35.31% 19.55
Sunil Narine -17.5 88.67 48.03 -45.84% -9.75
