KKR vs RCB Match Prediction & Betting Tips - IPL 2020

Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and opted to bat
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SRH - 142/4 (20 overs)
Warner 36(30), Pandey 51(38), Cummins 1-19, Russell 1-16
KKR - 145/3 (18 overs)
Gill 70 (62), Morgan 42(29), Rashid 1-25, Natarajan 1-27
KKR won by 7 wickets
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Shubman Gill, Man of the Match: I think the ball wasn't spinning much and was easy to hit down the ground. I have practiced power hitting in the last couple of years. I think it was important for us to win. We bowled really and we had to back it up with a good performance. There weren't any long conversations with Morgan. We were just trying to anticipate what the bowlers can try and do. As an opener it is my duty to see my team through.
Dinesh Karthik | Winning captain: Always good to get on board. We have been working really hard. I think one of the advantages of having all-rounders and it is a privilege to use them whenever I can. The fact that we have been able to groom the youngsters is pleasing. It feels good to see the youngsters doing well. I want Gill to enjoy his journey in cricket. One duck doesn't make you a bad player. I need to probably up my game and get a few runs.
Eoin Morgan - Nice feeling to get a win under our belt. It's a long tournament, but obviously this win helps us get some momentum and confidence going. We were a bit rusty in our last game against MI, but we won this match with our bowlers, they did a great job restricting a very strong Sunrisers batting line-up. Wickets of Bairstow and Warner at the top put us in a good position. They put them on the back-foot and we knew we didn't have to put ourselves under pressure in the chase. I didn't have to tell him a great deal to be honest, he's beautiful to watch on the eye, good bat swing, very languid style, magnificent to watch, he's good kid, very hungry to learn and I would love to bat with him once again. I think he deserves all the success (when asked about Shubman Gill). The pitches have been a bit different, you can't be fixated by one pitch, but with the nature of the heat, it should change considerably as the tournament wears on. You should take each game as it comes and try to adapt, stick to your game plan and hopefully it works.
David Warner | Losing captain: I think I got my decision right. For us, our strength is death bowling. I thought it was actually a difficult wicket to accelerate on. The Kolkata boys showed us that if you can keep wickets at the end, that's what wins you games. I don't regret what I did at the beginning of the game and I stick by my decision. Patty Cummins, as he does, (bowled) Test match line and length. There was a little bit of movement here and there. All in all, it got harder through the middle. We went four or five overs for 20 and coming back with three wickets in hand at the end probably killed us a little bit there. An extra 30 or 40 runs would have been great. We have to try and go harder at the top. Can't help if the bowlers are bowling good lines and lengths. We need to push as hard as we can. You can see from our running between the wickets, we do do that. But, we got to improve our boundary percentage. I saw, I think 35 dot balls, which not acceptable in T20 cricket on a wicket that was actually nice to bat on. We just mis-executed in the middle. Not sure (when asked about Manish Pandey's injury), hopefully, bit of a cramp.

Yesterday's match between SRH and KKR had me wondering what is it that the SRH batting line-up lacks. Some said Manish Pandey isn't capable of finishing the innings, that he lacks the firepower - and they're right. Pandey, after all, is an accumulator with a SR of a shade above 120, someone like Gambhir, if you will.
That let me to think about batting roles, and by extension, the way batsmen are categorized based on their specific responsibility within the team. And maybe that's the way we should look at the Dhoni situation as well, he's not a Big-Hitting Finisher, maybe he's a floating finisher. These are examples of the categories I've introduced below, which eventually led me to lists of similar batsmen that can be grouped together as they play similar roles. Let us see how the batsmen have fared over the years when lumped together with batsmen of similar type:
Classical Batsmen: Class A

	Inn	Runs	Avg	SR
S. Tendulkar	78	2334	34.83	119.81
M. Hussey	58	1977	38.76	122.64
M. Jayawardane	78	1802	28.60	123.25
S. Badrinath	67	1441	30.65	118.89

The last classical batsman to appear in the IPL was M. Hussey, who retired in 2015. These are all players proficient at Test cricket, and it remained to be seen how they'd go in the brand new format. It's obvious that T20 isn't the format best suited to their game, but the above players adapted better than what was expected from them. These are similar to Accumulators (read below) in the sense of how they go about their innings.
Tendulkar and Hussey fared well with their numbers. CSK fans would also remember the vital role Badrinath played in the event of a collapse in the early years. Mahela has a century to his name along with 10 fifties to go with that.
Classical Batsmen: Class B

	Inn	Runs	Avg	SR
J. Kallis	96	2427	28.55	109.23
R. Dravid	82	2174	28.23	115.51
K. Sangakkara	68	1687	25.95	121.19
S. Ganguly	56	1349	25.45	106.81

The above players weren't as successful as their Class A peers. Sangakkara's numbers are fairly ordinary and Ganguly and Kallis just didn't have the striking ability even to go at 120. Interestingly, Dravid was a superior batsman compared to Kallis and Ganguly.
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Stars of their XI: Indians

	Inn	Runs	Avg	SR
V. Kohli	171	5427	37.42	131.40
S. Raina	189	5368	33.34	137.11
R. Sharma	185	4990	31.78	131.03
KL Rahul	60	2130	44.37	140.22
S. Gill	26	576	36.00	128.00

These are the key players for the teams they represent. They generally play at the top and are capable batting at multiple positions between 1 and 4, and are versatile enough to play multiple roles for the team - arresting a collapse batting 1st, providing an impetus with their hitting at 160+, batting cautiously to take their team home in a sub-160 chase, or even going hell for leather in a 200 plus chase. Some may raise their eyebrows at seeing Gill, but that's the role he played for KKR yesterday.
Stars of their XI: Overseas

	Inn	Runs	Avg	SR
S. Marsh	69	2477	39.95	132.74
S. Smith	73	2091	38.01	129.47
K. Williamson	41	1302	38.29	135.06
K. Pietersen	36	1001	37.07	134.72
H. Amla	16	577	44.38	141.76

These are the overseas stars of their respective teams that play the same multifaceted role that someone like a Kohli or a Raina does. A lot of these names are underrated IPL names, but they've got the class all the same. All of these players average in excess of 37 and strike at 130-14. The high SR means these aren't merely accumulators. Babar Azam would appear here if he were an IPL player. Also, look at Amla's numbers there and tell me why exactly is it that he wasn't picked again?
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Destructive Openers: Class A

	Inn	Runs	Avg	SR
D. Warner	128	4748	42.77	142.11
C. Gayle	124	4484	41.13	151.02
S. Watson	133	3626	30.72	139.24
V. Sehwag	104	2728	27.55	155.44
C. Lynn	41	1280	33.68	140.65
M. Hayden	32	1107	36.90	137.52
J. Bairstow	12	511	51.10	152.08

These are openers playing a specialized, big-hitting role like Gayle and Sehwag. While some tend to be freakishly consistent (Warner, Gayle), but almost all of them will do you serious damage if they last out the power-play. To determine which class I should place each batsman in, I factored in their avg and their SR.
Destructive Openers: Class B

	Inn	Runs	Avg	SR
B. McCullum	109	2880	27.69	131.75
A. Gilchrist	80	2069	27.22	138.39
A. Finch	75	1786	26.66	129.70
Q de Kock	52	1490	29.80	131.62
S. Jayasuriya	30	768	27.43	144.36

These are fairly destructive in their own right, only not so much so as their peers placed in Class A. Some of these players haven't quite found their rhythm yet (Finch, De Kock), while others were just not consistent enough (Jayasuriya, BMac).
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Accumulators: Class A

	Inn	Runs	Avg	SR
S. Dhawan	160	4614	33.19	124.77
G. Gambhir	152	4217	31.00	123.88
A. Rayudu	141	3371	29.06	126.34
JP Duminy	77	2029	39.78	124.02
S. Iyer	64	1746	30.63	126.70
B. Hodge	63	1400	33.33	125.22
L. Simmons	29	1079	39.96	126.64

These players aren't too far removed from the classical batsmen in terms of their striking ability, but unlike them, this lot has well and truly grown up in the T20 era. These players are ideal to arrest a collapse, bat on a tough pitch, see their side home in a 160 chase. But their big hitting powers are limited. Class A accumulators strike at 124+ and have a healthier average compared to their Class B peers. Duminy can also play the floating-finisher, his stats at #5 are pretty good - averages 70 and strikes at 135+.
Accumulators: Class B

	Inn	Runs	Avg	SR
A. Rahane	132	3820	32.93	121.02
M. Pandey	122	2928	29.57	120.79
P. Patel	137	2848	22.60	120.78
M. Vijay	106	2619	25.93	121.87
M. Tiwary	85	1695	28.72	116.97
D. Hussey	61	1322	26.98	122.98

And immediately you'd have noticed the dip in SR. The problem with this lot is their inability to accelerate, but they'd still deliver more often than not when you need to prevent a collapse. People expect Pandey to play the floating finisher, but he's clearly the accumulator. P. Patel can be excused for the poor average as he also keeps. M. Vijay has declined in the past 3 years or so, he used to be really good in the early 2010's. Lastly, RR shouldn't have released Rahane. They need Rahane and he's practically wasted in Delhi.
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Floater-Finisher: Class A

	Inn	Runs	Avg	SR
MS Dhoni	173	4476	42.22	137.89
Faf du Plessis	67	2026	33.21	128.39
D. Miller	78	1850	33.63	138.78
N. Rana	43	1135	29.10	135.60
A. Symonds	36	974	36.07	129.86
M. Stoinis	27	531	33.18	136.85

You'd notice these players haven't had a settled batting position for the most part. These are essentially finishers who bat anywhere in the middle order but don't have the ability of, say, Maxwell, Pant, or Russell to strike at 180 from the get-go. And hence I'd place Dhoni here, and not in the big hitting finisher category. These players are also fairly versatile to play various roles such as aggressive finisher, collapse prevention, etc.
Floater-Finisher: Class B

	Inn	Runs	Avg	SR
R. Uthappa	171	4416	28.67	130.20
D. Karthik	165	3684	26.89	129.67
Yuvraj Singh	126	2750	24.77	129.71
D. Smith	89	2385	28.39	135.20
S. Samson	90	2283	28.18	132.11
W. Saha	96	1795	23.93	130.35
SK Yadav	73	1608	28.21	132.12
K. Nair	65	1480	24.66	128.69

With an increase in either their average or their SR, these players too can make it to Class A. This lot is relatively inconsistent in the role, hence nobody here has an average in excess of 30+.
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Big-Hitting Finishers

	Inn	Runs	Avg	SR
AB de Villiers	174	4474	39.94	151.45
Y. Pathan	154	3204	29.12	142.97
K. Pollard	137	2786	28.72	146.78
R. Pant	56	1804	36.81	160.92
A. Russell	53	1411	32.81	185.17
G. Maxwell	70	1403	22.26	159.97
J. Buttler	45	1386	35.53	150.81

There aren't too many in IPL who have played this role consistently enough over the years. But the above collection of players have. These are some of the most exciting strikers in world cricket today. Okay, barring Yusuf Pathan.
All Rounders: Class A

	Inn	Runs	Avg	SR
H. Pandya	63	1100	28.20	154.27
A. Morkel	68	974	24.34	141.98
K. Pandya	50	895	25.57	145.29
C. Morris	39	517	27.21	157.62

Because these players tend to bat at 6 or below, SR becomes of greater significance. And so these players find themselves in a class of their own.
All Rounders: Class B

	Inn	Runs	Avg	SR
D. Bravo	102	1483	23.17	128.28
I. Pathan	82	1139	21.49	120.40
B. Stokes	33	635	22.68	132.02
J. Faulkner	45	527	21.08	135.47
T. Perera	30	422	19.18	147.45
J. Hopes	19	417	26.06	136.27

With a SR that is lacking or an average that doesn't make up for it, these are the class B players. Each of these possess the ability to change the game with the bat, but they're hardly consistent enough.
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Wasted Potential

	Inn	Runs	Avg	SR
N. Ohja	94	1554	20.72	118.35
Mandeep Singh	84	1529	22.15	124.71
T. Dilshan	50	1153	26.81	114.50
R. Taylor	54	1017	25.43	123.72
RT Doeschate	22	326	23.28	138.72

Here's a set of players that couldn't really set the stage on fire in the IPL. Most of these are immensely talented in other formats, but even after dozens of chances, they never made it.
Let me know if there's a silly error, it took me a while to get all these numbers. *sigh*

Saw a lot of post by Redditors here ranting about our losses and claiming that VK should be dropped from captaincy. Its absurd that such a theory came up. First of all, This year’s VKs captaincy was way better than previous ones. Lets go through some examples. 1) Devdutt Padikkal – One of the brighest stars of IPL, He sure will be a great asset for rcb in coming yrs. He started his debut season with a fine 50 against srh. Really we thought Parthiv Patel (who had a very good last year) would open. But the management and Kohli backed him and rest was history. Just think if he was in CSK, I doubt whether he would be the first choice for Dhoni. 2) Washington Sundar - One of the most economical spinner in this ipl, he really did win a lot of matches for rcb. Though given just 3 overs in 1st 2 matches, rcb vs MI match changed his career. Kohli used him as a powerplay bowler and he choked the teams. He even took important wkts in Csk, kkr matches. Undoubtedly Vk and coach’s decision to send him up the bowling line-up paid rich dividends for our team. His economical figures in PP forced batsmens to go hard on Chahal and eventually resulted in their wkts. 3) Mohammed Siraj- Called Lord Siraj by trollers, he was a surprise in this season. Known for his expensive bowling, he became RCBs go to powerplay pacer. His fortune changed after Kohli asked him to bowl the 2nd over against kkr and then ran through the KKR batting lineup. He proved why he was lethal in the pp. 4) Team environment- This season it was evident that we played as a well functioned team. Even if we posted low scores, thanks to our shoddy batting, our bowling and fielding somehow brought us back in the game. The team’s energy was visible when they grouped after every ball. The team was more of a team than a group of distinct players who played for themselves. Kohli provided them the energy to face each challenges. His energy and passion on the field motivated the players.
Note: Our batting was way below par and it always haunted us. Even VK didn’t play like his true self. But this season was of more positives than negative. Still sad that our longing for the Cup has been extended by a year. This year, VK showed a lot of maturity as a captain and we played as a team. Few good choices in the upcoming auction could bolster our batting woes and middle order dilemma. Waiting for Next saala Cup Namde

We're slightly over 1/4 into the season currently, but who's looking like the player of the season so far, and who seems to be carrying their teams?
For each team:
MI:
Pollard: Insanely consistent, and has helped Mumbai post 5 consecutive 190+ totals. 163 Runs, average of 163 (Not Out 4/5 innings), and a whopping strike rate of 208. Let's not forget his fielding, I think his catch ended up sealing the game vs RR today. Has also been more useful with the ball in this season compared to previous ones.
Bumrah: I don't think he's been as good as previous seasons, but damn, he's still a wicket taker. 11 wickets, and the most number of dot balls in the tournament. More expensive than before, but is still a great bowler in death, providing crucial dot balls and is the catalyst for Mumbai's success so far.
Boult: See above, a good wicket taker, good in the powerplay and good in death. Less wickets, but he's been more economical so far.
HM to James Pattinson, but I don't think he has anything to distinguish himself from Bumrah/Boult just yet.
A lot of Mumbai have been good, but everyone else hasn't been as consistent as these 3, and I think these 3 are the main reason for their success so far.
DC:
Rabada: I don't think he needs any explanation, one of the best bowlers right now, and is the main driving factor behind Delhi's deadly bowling attack. Picks up wickets, great economy and can easily close out games. Probably one of (if not the) best T20 bowlers right now.
Nortje: Same as Rabada, what a great find for Delhi, and is one of the main reasons why Delhi can defend their high totals. In that KKR game, Nortje's over were crucial ones which stopped KKR from crawling back in towards the back end after Rabada vs Morgan. Has been ever so slightly more economical than Rabada.
Stoinis: He's single handedly saved two games for Delhi now, and they're only 5 games into the tournament, one vs KXIP and the other the other day vs RCB with his cameo with that bad. Economical with the ball, but has proven to be able to keep his cool under pressure when required, i.e the KXIP game and vs KKR.
Patel: Here's an unpopular opinion, but damn, his economical spells have saved so many runs. He's easily been the biggest surprise of the tournament for me. An economy of 4.57 is insane after 4 matches bowling 14 overs.
HM to the Iyer-Prithvi-Pant trio, but again, no one's consistent enough I feel. They all play cameos in different games, and if one doesn't perform, someone else definitely will.
RCB:
De Villiers: No surprise here, Mr. 360 is a crucial factor in RCB's success this season so far. He's changed the course of multiple games, having 155 runs, averaging at 50 and striking at 170. This is also considering he's recently taken up the tough and tiring responsibility of wicket keeping in the middle east, it's pretty impressive.
Padikkal: Easily the best youngster of the tournament so far, and getting 3 50s in your first 4 matches, is a damn impressive feat. Good opener, and can perfectly pace an innings. I see a bright future for this guy if he keeps it up.
Sundar: Probably the only economical bowler on RCB, and is the only reason RCB aren't going for scores of 200+ every single game. Not much to say, he saves run, bowls with an economy of 4.80 and helps RCB keep totals lower than 200.
Chahal: Alongside Sundar, Chahal makes part up the deadly bowling core. Slightly less economical, but has been amazing at picking up wickets, I only see him picking up more as time goes on due to the pitches slowing down.
No HM here, I think these 4 have been carrying RCB pretty hard, with occasional knocks from others. I think Kohli will find form though and add to this list eventually.
KKR:
Cummins: Has proved to be a great pick up both with the bat and ball. Clearly showing his worth. Great economy and getting early wickets in the powerplay has proved crucial for KKR so far. I think he'll keep performing, and I'm also looking forward to him batting at the death
I'm not gonna lie, I like KKR, but I don't think there's been too many standout performers so far. Not because the team is bad, but just because all games feel more collective rather than one/some people dominating. Usually I'd say Andre Russell, but he hasn't performed as well as other years yet to make himself stand out, though I guess that's a high bar to set. I guess the HM go to Morgan, Gill and Russell.
CSK:
Du Plessis: Every game CSK has won, or came close to winning has been due to this guy. I genuinely cannot think of a time a team has been carried harder by a player. 2016 Warner was close, but even then, at least SRH bowlers were good. CSK bowlers have been pretty mediocre, and the rest of the batting lineup has been even worse. Let's not forget the 94 average for an OPENING batsman in T20.
Curran: Has been very useful with the bat and ball. I think CSK could have won more games if he was sent to bat earlier, because clearly he probably could have helped win that game vs SRH. Hell, even if he was given strike more often by Dhoni, who was clearly struggling. Anyways, promising all rounder, one of CSK's younger guys this year, and I expect him to be a key to success
If CSK are gonna make another run this season, everyone else is gonna have to step up, because Du Plessis and Curran are the only consistent performers. Good signs though with Watson performing last match. Hopefully everyone else picks up.
SRH:
Rashid Khan: The main reason why SRH is able to defend so many totals. His 4th season and is still as hard to play as ever. Bowling to Pollard and Pandya the other day, only for them to treat it as a test match shows how scary this guy still is. A perfect combination of wicket taking and economical, and will have to continue if SRH dream of making it to the Top 4, especially since Bhuvi is ruled out.
Natarajan: He really reminds me of old Bumrah, and his yorker percentage is just insane. I'm happy to see someone so humble finally got his chance, after waiting 3 years, and it's paying off. Bhuvi may be enjoyed, but I see him potentially being able to replace that void ever so slightly. He's been very promising, and if he continues, I can see him easily making the Indian team.
Other than these 2, everyone is so inconsistent. Warner gets runs, but he isn't striking it as well. Bairstow has seemed to struggle all games other than first one. Williamson has got out clumsily twice now, so hasn't really been able to show his class. And the rest just haven't clicked.
RR:
Archer: Probably the most consistent on this team. Not even just with the ball, but even with the bat. Striking at nearly 250, and rescuing them of the 1st/2nd games shows his potential as a pinch hitter. And for his bowling, he's probably one of the best right now in the world, and has shown his class this IPL with his wickets, death bowling and economy.
RR hasn't been too consistent either. Tewatia, Samson and Smith all looked on hot fire at the start, but have sorta seemed to lose it these past 3 games. Top order has to step up.
KXIP:
Rahul: I feel bad on him, he's still a class batsman, and is probably going to finish towards the top again, but the rest of the team aside from a few people aren't allowing to get those wins. Granted, they've been close, but have always been let down some way or the other. Anyways, his 72 average, 302 runs, 140 SR, 2 50s and 1 100 speak for themselves.
Agarwal: Currently in the form of his life, he's pretty much in the same boat as Rahul. Less runs, but is striking it better. He's gotten KXIP so close to finish line in the games vs. RR and DC, but the rest of the team haven't been able to finish it.
These 2 have been carrying RR hard, the rest of the middle order doesn't form consistently, and the bowling has been pretty bad. Shami started off well, but has became pretty bad. Pooran has been ok, but not consistent enough. Cottrell has been just OK outside of that Tewatia game. Everyone else has been so forgettable
So, after that, the Top 5 so far of the tournament for me would be:

1. Du Plessis: I think given the state of CSK, and not having a true "batting partner" until Watson last game, he's done very well to accumulate an average of 94, whilst also single handedly consistently carry the batting lineup. I think his efforts so far needs to get more praise, given the lack of support he's gotten until last game. Let's not forget about the stunning catches he's taken in the field too.
2. Archer: Both his contributions with the bat AND ball have astounded me. Bowling his full quota of overs every game, bowling in the powerplay, bowling in the death and having an economy of 7.1 is very impressive. On top of this, he's striking at just under 250 with the bat, and has helped RR get over the line in games such as vs KXIP and CSK.
3. Rahul: Similar to Du Plessis, but he has slightly more help in the form of Agarwal. Not much support, but is doing his best to try get his team over the line. I don't like how he's paced some of his innings though, such as in Sharjah vs RR, where his SR was very low considering he's an opener and the size of the ground. However, that aside, he's still been very consistent and is the main reason why KXIP has even got so close to winning games.
4. Rabada: Rabada is the most consistent wicket taker, and is incredibly reliable. I think without him, the Delhi bowling lineup would collapse, so his influence is massive. Easily one of the best T20 bowlers right now.
5. Agarwal: Finally, Agarwal's form has been amazing too. There isn't much to say, but KXIP's opening pair has been deadly, and it'd be a shame to not have him on this list, especially after his performances.

HM: Stoinis, Rashid, Pollar and Natarajan (No particular order)
What do you guys think?

KKR is, in my opinion, the worst team of this IPL season. Except one match where they chased 140 in 18 overs, every single match they had total batting collapses. Apart from the odd 210 they got in Sharjay against DC in a losing chase, they haven't even achieved 170 once. Not a single batsman apart from Gill has over 200 runs after 9 matches. Gill who has 311 runs, has just 112 strike rate. Cummins in-spite of being a bowler has scored most 6s and 4s in the team and has the fourth highest runs overall. This just shows how consistently bad their batting line up has been and it reflects in the fact that KKR has the worst NRR in the table as well as the lowest powerplay average score. Every single batting innings for them has been a case of batting collapse and a final few over flurry by tailenders to get them to a below par total.
But somehow, luck seems to be favoring them ridiculously. In 4 of their 5 wins, their oppositions dominated them until the last 3 or 4 overs before suddenly getting jinxed. The bowling lineup has more or less been a one-man show. Ferguson saved their *** against SRH while Narine clutched KKR out against KXIP and CSK with might as well as be illegal deliveries.
On the other hand are teams like KXIP and RR who have performed well apart as an unit apart from one or two individuals. For example, KXIP has been exemplary with the exception of Maxwell. 3 of their losses were extremely close and can be chalked down to a temporary blunder due to a stroke of bad luck. If these were wins instead, KXIP would be in top 2. RR has been through a similar patch of bad luck with a team that has given some of the most entertaining performances. Tewatia has more runs than anyone in KKR except Gill, more wickets than anyone in KKR. SRH has been plagued with injuries, yet they have had more remarkable matches this time around. Like KXIP, they had some close losses, mostly thanks to having key players out.
Yet, some how KXIP, RR, SRH are below KKR, who seem to be well in the way to comfortably shit their bed all the way to the playoffs with the worst NRR to boot. Fortune is a harsh mistress. :(

For a longest time i have considered Kohli to be a world class bullshitter. He is charming i will give him that. But more often than not, that charm hides all the useless statements he gives out in press or post match interviews. And while interviews could be prepared and nurtured with a PR firm to make them better. It's the post match interviews which let us take a raw look into his thought process. How he perceives things.
And on that note i have compiled here the list of all his post match interviews this IPL. Take a look, it's amazing once you start noticing it.

S.No.	Match	Scorecard	Winner	V.Kohli post match comments	Scorecard
1	1st Match: CSK v RCB at Chennai - Mar 23, 2019	RCB 70 (17.1/20 ov); CSK 71/3 (17.4/20 ov)	CSK won by 7 wickets (with 14 balls remaining)	No team wants to start like this but the good thing is a game like this is out of the way. I am pretty happy with the attitude the guys showed in the field. I know the batting effort wasn't ideal but attitude on the field was great and when our time comes, we will be ready to strike. The wicket looked much better than it played. We though 140-150 would be an ideal score. A scrappy sort of start but either team would have struggled batting first. [On Saini] He is touching 150 clicks which is very promising. He is going to be a lethal weapon. That's the way we are looking at him.	Link
2	7th Match: RCB v MI at Bengaluru - Mar 28, 2019	MI 187/8 (20/20 ov); RCB 181/5 (20/20 ov)	MI won by 6 runs	We are playing at the IPL level, it's not club level, the umpires should have their eyes open. That was a big no-ball. We should have done a better job with the ball after they were seven down. The last few overs were brutal for us. Bit of a mistake from me to take Bumrah on at that time. Bumrah makes a hell of a difference in any team.	Link
3	11th Match: SRH v RCB at Hyderabad (Deccan) - Mar 31, 2019	SRH 231/2 (20/20 ov); RCB 113 (19.5/20 ov)	SRH won by 118 runs	Probably our worst loss ever. Difficult one to explain. We were outplayed in all departments by a quality side. This showed why they are former champions and finalists. We could have tried different things, like bouncers. They batted really well once they got in. Few of the edges fell into vacant areas. Brilliant to sustain intent for the first 16-17 overs. We've thought about the batting order but I feel myself at 3, and AB and me batting together brings us more balance. We still have 11 games, and things can turn around quite quickly in this league. We have to capitalise on that in the next games. When things don't go our way, we will have to find ways of winning moments. You need to start well, and the next game should be that game for us.	Link
4	14th Match: RR v RCB at Jaipur - Apr 2, 2019	RCB 158/4 (20/20 ov); RR 164/3 (19.5/20 ov)	RR won by 7 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)	Today was a more competitive performance but I think we were 15-20 runs short with the bat. If you make that many mistakes in the game you're going to end up on the losing side. In a tournament like IPL when you don't have momentum things can get difficult. The team hasn't got off to a great start...but we have to keep believing as a side.	Link
5	17th Match: RCB v KKR at Bengaluru - Apr 5, 2019	RCB 205/3 (20/20 ov); KKR 206/5 (19.1/20 ov)	KKR won by 5 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)	The last four overs, the way we bowled, we deserve to lose. If you bowl with not enough bravery in the crunch overs, then you will always struggle against power-hitters like Russell. We cracked a bit under pressure, and that's the only story. Had we got 20-25 more, maybe it would have helped. But if you can't defend 75 in the last four overs, then I don't know if you can defend 100. We just didn't have enough composure. We have a bit of a chat about what went wrong, but apart from that, there's nothing much you can say. It's been a disappointing season, but we have to believe we can turn things around.	Link
6	20th Match: RCB v DC at Bengaluru - Apr 7, 2019	RCB 149/8 (20/20 ov); DC 152/6 (18.5/20 ov)	DC won by 4 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)	We thought 160 would be competitive, but we kept losing wickets at regular intervals, so I wanted to take the game deep. Even 150, had we held on to our chances, would've been difficult for them. We need to grab those chances, can't give excuses every day. We just weren't good on the given day. That's the whole story of RCB this season.	Link
7	28th Match: KXIP v RCB at Mohali - Apr 13, 2019	KXIP 173/4 (20/20 ov); RCB 174/2 (19.2/20 ov)	RCB won by 8 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)	The most pleasing thing is coming for the interview at this time of the match and not earlier. It is a great feeling to be able to get across the line. We should have closed out a couple of games before this game so it is good to close this one out. The guys had desire, that was one word that we spoke about this week. We thought 190 was par so to restrict them to 170 was a good effort, to pick up 4 wickets for 60 runs in the middle overs was a great effort	Link
8	31st Match: MI v RCB at Mumbai - Apr 15, 2019	RCB 171/7 (20/20 ov); MI 172/5 (19/20 ov)	MI won by 5 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)	We played a pretty good game. With the ball, we weren't that great in the opening six overs but the guys fought hard in the middle overs and came back well. At the end, we had to take the risk with the left-arm spinner, with two right-handed batsmen. Giving pace was risky, especially with a bit of dew. Unfortunately, it didn't come off. Moeen has been outstanding. Striking the ball well and bowling with a lot of heart. It's good to see a senior foreign player taking responsibility and he deserves all the credit.	Link
9	35th Match: KKR v RCB at Kolkata - Apr 19, 2019	RCB 213/4 (20/20 ov); KKR 203/5 (20/20 ov)	RCB won by 10 runs	Felt really good, especially winning here. Not walking to an interview straight after the game is a relief. You have to leave it to the bowler in those situations. I think the way Stoinis bowled that 19th over was very good. Those three balls were crucial in the end, and in the end Moeen showed composure.	Link
10	39th Match: RCB v CSK at Bengaluru - Apr 21, 2019	RCB 161/7 (20/20 ov); CSK 160/8 (20/20 ov)	RCB won by 1 run	I thought we were outstanding with the ball until the 19th over. On the last ball, that was the last thing I would've expected to happen. It feels good to win a game by a small margin as we've lost a few by a small margin as well. MS did what he does best and he gave us all a massive scare. In the first 6 overs, we thought the ball wasn't coming onto the bat that much. Parthiv and AB started to rebuild. At the halfway mark we thought 175 would've been a very good total on this pitch. We thought we were 15 short. We thought their bowlers didn't make us play enough on the front foot.	Link
11	42nd Match: RCB v KXIP at Bengaluru - Apr 24, 2019	RCB 202/4 (20/20 ov); KXIP 185/7 (20/20 ov)	RCB won by 17 runs	We've won four of five and it could have been five of five. The game changing partnership was Marcus and AB - it didn't look likely that we would get past 200. Losing six in a row hurt us, none of us had been involved in something like that. We know how we play, the world knows how we play.	Link
12	46th Match: DC v RCB at Delhi - Apr 28, 2019	DC 187/5 (20/20 ov); RCB 171/7 (20/20 ov)	DC won by 16 runs	I think even after losing the toss the way we bowled was nice but it got away from us. We were thinking 160-165. We showed a lot of character but in the crunch moments Delhi played better than us and that's why they got the result they did. AB and I got out to balls we shouldn't have but that's how it goes sometimes. We've got to go out there, play expressive cricket and see how it goes.	Link
13	49th Match: RCB v RR at Bengaluru - Apr 30, 2019	RCB 62/7 (5/5 ov); RR 41/1 (3.2/5 ov)	No result	...	Link
14	54th Match: RCB v SRH at Bengaluru - May 4, 2019	SRH 175/7 (20/20 ov); RCB 178/6 (19.2/20 ov)	RCB won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)	If we focus on the second half, it is exactly what we would have wanted in the first. After losing your first six matches, it is very difficult to comeback in a tournament like the VIVO IPL. We have a lot to learn from this season. The first couple of things matter a lot in setting the intensity. We are happy with the way guys have turned things around and the kind of cricket that we have played in the second half. A lot of credit goes to the team management for getting us back in the right frame of mind. We haven't finished in the position that we wanted to. But because the second half has been so good it doesn't feel like a bad season. We won last 6 off our 7 matches and it is something that we can be proud of.	Link

It is based on those post match conversations with him, that i label him as a bullshitter. He never says anything of insight or even has the ability identify and pick up the issues at hand which needs to be looked at. He is almost always defensive even when he wins. His attitude that his strategies, while work out tremendously for him as a batsman, should also work for the other team members is as archaic as it gets. Compare that with the leadership of Kane Williamson or Dhoni, you know why they succeeded, even though they didn't had bowlers and batsman like Indian team at the moment.

Link - https://www.iplt20.com/video/131028/when-dk-did-not-grill-gill
DK - how much attention are you getting these days?
Gill - Not as much as you are hyping it up(sound maybe rude in translation but he was very respectful of DK). I am waiting for my beard to grow, I want to have a beard like you.
DK - But I don't have the cute dimples like you. What do you have to say about your dimples?
Gill - I got these from my mother, so might have to ask her about them.
DK - So thank your mother for the dimples.
Gill - Thank you, mamma.
DK - How did you feel going into bat?
Gill - I think batting at no. 4 was a different experience for me. Runs against Delhi boosted my confidence and also the last match's not out, So I was pretty confident. That dropped catch of Dhoni made me determined to finish the match because I thought If we lose this I would be scolded.
DK - Somebody gave you hard looks like you don't belong here, get lost after or scolded you?
Gill - Nobody but I was feeling ashamed of myself for dropping that.
DK - How did you feel just after dropping it? like dhoni plz get out or oh shit I am done here?
Gill - I wanted Dhoni to get out on the next ball, but he swept and the ball came to me. All I can think of was I should not mess this up under any circumstances.
DK - So ball came to you twice, interesting. So I am captain of KKR and you have made my job harder. I gave you an opportunity @ 4 and you scored a 50. Now when Nitish Rana is ready who should I play @4?
Gill - Play me wherever you see fit. I think nowadays cricket is all about adaptability, how well you adapt to situations and positions. So wherever you play me I would try to give my best.
DK - Interesting, so adaptability. Meaning I can play you at whatever position and you would have no problem. Opening, no 6 or no 9 you are ready?
Gill - yeah I am ready.
DK (to camera/viewers) - Its great to see youngsters thinking in those lines. This is modern age cricket where guys come in, understands situations and you know experiencing it and playing free-flowing shots. That's just great to see.
DK(to Gill) - Is there anything you would like to say to KKR fans or IPL fans?
Gill - I would like to say only 1 thing that today KKR fans were supporting CSK more when we were fielding. But it feels good when so many fans come to watch the game and support us. So keep supporting guys, keep loving and I hope that we will give you much more memories, good memories.

Period: 1648.56 days

	Submissions	Comments
Total	980	111797
Rate (per day)	0.59	67.80
Unique Redditors	653	16777
Combined Score	826593	2109226

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1. 11857 points, 16 submissions: Ray_dawn
   
   1. The story so far (1313 points, 137 comments)
   2. Virat Kohli wins all three major ICC awards : ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year , ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year , ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year (998 points, 272 comments)
   3. Lets commence RCB memes for 2019. (965 points, 110 comments)
   4. CSKs last 19 matches at Chennai (853 points, 72 comments)
   5. Wholesome (789 points, 43 comments)
   6. Andre Russell's IPL form, and also free hugs to RCB fans. (786 points, 117 comments)
   7. Disney updated its official banner, showing off all the content they own now. IPL is in the banner. Lets welcome our new overlords. (784 points, 173 comments)
   8. The Yorker (780 points, 53 comments)
   9. SRH opening stands this season (715 points, 95 comments)
   10. New Indian Jersey has 3 stars along with latitude and longitude of Lord’s, Wanderers and Wankhede. (679 points, 160 comments)
2. 11717 points, 12 submissions: jxsingh
   
   1. 👏 WHAT A CATCH. 🎉 WHAT A CELEBRATION. On This Day in 2007, this happened! 🙌 (1431 points, 100 comments)
   2. Nice skills! (1383 points, 47 comments)
   3. Put on the brakes, mate. This is why you don’t run quick singles in backyard😂. (1196 points, 68 comments)
   4. Jos Buttler and his wife named their new-born daughter 'Georgia Rose'. (1107 points, 89 comments)
   5. Stoin (1036 points, 59 comments)
   6. How Warner backs up at non-striker's end for Mujeeb (head down pitch) vs. how Warner backs up at non-striker's end for Ashwin (head craned back at bowler's hand). (1033 points, 164 comments)
   7. ICYMI: Pakistan won the four-nation Wheelchair Asia Cup T20 held in Kathmandu, beating India by five wickets in the final on Saturday (1022 points, 41 comments)
   8. Some interesting stuff going on in Perth (891 points, 81 comments)
   9. Virat Kohli the only cricketer in the top ten in ESPN's. (805 points, 321 comments)
   10. BREAKING NEWS WINDIES batsman Chris Gayle has announced he will retire from ODIs this year. (740 points, 90 comments)
3. 10887 points, 14 submissions: skepticallyskeptic1
   
   1. ICC : Champion babysitter and champion cricketer (1303 points, 62 comments)
   2. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1127 points, 98 comments)
   3. Jonty Rhodes "Things I love about small town cricket leagues, what is there not to love about this photo?" (1000 points, 69 comments)
   4. El Boulto's Flamingo Defense (985 points, 55 comments)
   5. Kapil Dev reunited with the World Cup at Lord's (801 points, 70 comments)
   6. Jason Holder is No. 1 Test All-Rounder! The Windies captain, who was named in the 2018 ICC Test Team of the Year, has leapfrogged Shakib Al Hasan and Ravindra Jadeja to the top of the ICC Test rankings for all-rounders! (784 points, 70 comments)
   7. 136 Test wickets this year in one picture! (747 points, 75 comments)
   8. On this day in 2007... Yuvraj Singh smashed Stuart Broad six sixes in an over, and the fastest ever T20I fifty, off just 12 balls at a strike rate of 416.7!! (730 points, 161 comments)
   9. Kane Williamson scores his 19th test hundred! - 139*(282) (613 points, 56 comments)
   10. World Cup 2019 Commentators (598 points, 345 comments)
4. 10393 points, 6 submissions: rCricketBot
   
   1. Match thread: Final: Australia v New Zealand at Melbourne, Mar 29 (3274 points, 14753 comments)
   2. Match thread: 2nd Semi-Final: Australia v India at Sydney, Mar 26 (2581 points, 19780 comments)
   3. Match thread: 4th Match, Pool B: India v Pakistan at Adelaide, Feb 15 (2409 points, 11722 comments)
   4. Match thread: 1st Semi-Final: New Zealand v South Africa at Auckland, Mar 24 (851 points, 13530 comments)
   5. Match Thread: India vs Pakistan at Eden Gardens, Kolkata (709 points, 5877 comments)
   6. Match thread: 20th Match, Pool A: New Zealand v Australia at Auckland, Feb 28 (569 points, 9612 comments)
5. 7459 points, 10 submissions: usingthisaccountnow
   
   1. The Barmy Army with some top quality bants (1513 points, 158 comments)
   2. ICC throwing some shade at the MLB (1376 points, 331 comments)
   3. Surely this wasn't an accident (Pakistan's pre world cup photo shoot ) (766 points, 48 comments)
   4. Getting some advice before the match (736 points, 45 comments)
   5. "I know the dimensions of his arse from seeing it in close range wicketkeeping behind him for hour after hour after hour" , Adam Gilchrist on Sachin Tendulkar (554 points, 38 comments)
   6. Novak Djokovic gives a shout out to his chaffeur for being named best batsman in his local cricket league , Also tells the ECB to get in touch (549 points, 26 comments)
   7. Steve Smith and Ajinkya Rahane (519 points, 53 comments)
   8. KP weighs in on Rabadas suspension (497 points, 144 comments)
   9. Today's Google doodle is Sir Donald Bradmans in honour of his 110th Birthday (477 points, 38 comments)
   10. In honour of his birthday my favourite photo of Muhammed ali (in the West Indies Dressing room 1966) (472 points, 20 comments)
6. 7324 points, 10 submissions: amitbhatt25
   
   1. A picturesque view of a snow-covered Kabul Cricket Stadium ! ❄️❄️ (1317 points, 100 comments)
   2. Virat Kohli stunned by Adil Rashid. (914 points, 120 comments)
   3. ICC recognising the GOAT 🐐 (866 points, 82 comments)
   4. Remarkable bit of athleticism and anticipation by Keaton Jennings. (796 points, 49 comments)
   5. Someone forgot to switch account. (717 points, 111 comments)
   6. Jason Holder's bowling average in 2018 is the best for a fast bowler in a calendar year in the last 100 years! (Minimum 30 wickets in the year) (626 points, 129 comments)
   7. Gary Kirsten applies for head coach of Indian women’s cricket team (569 points, 101 comments)
   8. Ross Taylor's averages before & after eye operation (526 points, 84 comments)
   9. Déjà vu (498 points, 40 comments)
   10. Steyn is Back (495 points, 80 comments)
7. 7313 points, 1 submission: Cousinstu
   
   1. This seems a tad extreme (7313 points, 127 comments)
8. 7020 points, 5 submissions: ser_poopy_butthole
   
   1. Cricket is now the official sponsor of the Iceland cricket team, and its UK tours, for the next two years (3739 points, 257 comments)
   2. Moeen Ali throws a ball from the deep & turns it into a helmet by the time it gets to the stumps!! (1276 points, 50 comments)
   3. Paul Collingwood had to come on the field as a sub for England today due to the different injury scares (840 points, 71 comments)
   4. /Cricket is trending subreddit of the day (641 points, 40 comments)
   5. Ashwin engaging in twitter battles (524 points, 153 comments)
9. 6491 points, 6 submissions: polopiko
   
   1. Who's winning the cricket? (1967 points, 139 comments)
   2. Mexican Women's National Cricket Team. Make them famous. Check out Mexico Cricket Association on Facebook. [Link in comments] (1278 points, 60 comments)
   3. South Africa U19 redefining choking (1025 points, 101 comments)
   4. Australia has won it's FIRST ODI series in over 2 years beating India 3-2, after being 0-2 down. (896 points, 239 comments)
   5. Australia just chased down 358 in Mohali against India, their highest in ODI cricket (833 points, 207 comments)
   6. Sums up Australia's batting woes in the absence of Smith and Warner (492 points, 107 comments)
10. 6217 points, 7 submissions: yogesh_calm
    
    1. Perfect front foot defence, it gets better every loop (1906 points, 194 comments)
    2. Chapter-5, page 32 (1243 points, 160 comments)
    3. Classic cover drive with big forward stride looks so pleasing to the eye (756 points, 69 comments)
    4. Batting 101: Back foot defence (739 points, 50 comments)
    5. Modern day cover drive #2 (559 points, 44 comments)
    6. Dravid gets cheeky (514 points, 28 comments)
    7. School cricketer pulls out a blinder (500 points, 16 comments)
11. 5632 points, 7 submissions: ishhhshank
    
    1. The man who caught Bancroft tampering ball. (1704 points, 111 comments)
    2. After everything has been done & said seeing This really breaks my heart! (887 points, 503 comments)
    3. Kiwi's can fly! 😍 (774 points, 80 comments)
    4. Seems like Nitish Rana don't want to be a part of national cricket team ever! (667 points, 147 comments)
    5. So, Beard is the secret of India's Victory! (618 points, 87 comments)
    6. When its comes to beautiful class shots, Hands down to Rahaane! (503 points, 89 comments)
    7. M. Vijay gone early with this beautiful late swing delivery by Anderson! (479 points, 110 comments)
12. 5077 points, 1 submission: speerosity
    
    1. Match Thread: India v Pakistan at The Oval, Jun 18, 2017 ICC Champions Trophy, Final (5077 points, 20514 comments)
13. 5068 points, 2 submissions: Rogue_Jellybean
    
    1. Tim Paine and his wife found a new babysitter (4389 points, 452 comments)
    2. Chris Lynn drinking a XXXX Gold by himself straight after Australia's win over South Australia (679 points, 92 comments)
14. 4983 points, 6 submissions: Cricketloverbybirth
    
    1. Haha, Good one Jimmy! (1296 points, 26 comments)
    2. Meanwhile somewhere in Sydney! (1086 points, 145 comments)
    3. Stuart broad has a great sense of humour! (752 points, 57 comments)
    4. An Ireland Cricket fan who bought tickets for Day 1 and Day 4 of test match inquired about the availability of tickets for Day 5 and Cricket Ireland came up with this reply! (660 points, 44 comments)
    5. Indian Cricket team donates match fees to Kerala's flood victims (630 points, 49 comments)
    6. That overconfidence by GOAT! (559 points, 142 comments)
15. 4917 points, 7 submissions: adxx12in
    
    1. One replaced the other yesterday. (928 points, 41 comments)
    2. Gayle gives nice pep talk (856 points, 54 comments)
    3. At the end of the IPL league phase, Vijay Shankar and Rayudu have identical stats (799 points, 148 comments)
    4. Dean Jones and Styris filled in for Sanga as he took a break after the bombings (744 points, 44 comments)
    5. Hilton Cartwright's freak dismissal (632 points, 69 comments)
    6. After defeating England in Ahmedabad during the 1996 World Cup, Nathan Astle gave his MOTM cheque to the panipuri seller outside the stadium who had got him out in practice before the match (484 points, 47 comments)
    7. Yesterday on The Dugout (474 points, 27 comments)
16. 4880 points, 6 submissions: shoppingbagdrizzyy
    
    1. SIR Alastair Cook (1912 points, 159 comments)
    2. 78,789 international runs and 192 international centuries in one picture (757 points, 56 comments)
    3. Finch narrowly misses out on becoming first Aussie batsman to score 3 consecutive hundreds (643 points, 95 comments)
    4. Mumbai Indians become the first team to win 100 IPL games (584 points, 77 comments)
    5. Rashid Khan disagrees with Afghanistan Cricket Board's decision to remove Asghar Afghan as captain (513 points, 73 comments)
    6. Chris Gayle smashes the fastest ODI 50 by a Windies batsman (471 points, 57 comments)
17. 4746 points, 5 submissions: TheRevDG
    
    1. Sri Lanka become the first Sub-Continent team to win a Test series in South Africa with a 2-0 whitewash (1890 points, 282 comments)
    2. Young child giving Steven Smith the finger as he walks off for the last time this series. (958 points, 181 comments)
    3. South Africas plans vs Sri Lankas batsmen (727 points, 108 comments)
    4. Faf is the first captain in international cricket to beat Australia in Australia, in all three formats (670 points, 82 comments)
    5. Dear ICC, We do not want a 10 team World Cup! (501 points, 172 comments)
18. 4722 points, 1 submission: slmsdy
    
    1. Muslim Man Dabs After Massacring 11 Pakistanis On Live Television (4722 points, 245 comments)
19. 4693 points, 5 submissions: Doss95
    
    1. Little bloke in front of me at Aus vs Eng is keeping his own scorecard. (1610 points, 66 comments)
    2. What’s your favourite set of stumps for the backyard? (1254 points, 180 comments)
    3. Former Australian cricketer Brett Geeves sums up Australia’s batting line-up perfectly (798 points, 223 comments)
    4. Not since 1888 has an Australian top five Test batsman made six single figure scores in a row. Shaun Marsh has just achieved that. (559 points, 148 comments)
    5. The BBL is the most even domestic T20 cricket comp in the world (472 points, 81 comments)
20. 4631 points, 5 submissions: LastoLeave
    
    1. Chris Lynn hits a MONSTER six! (1219 points, 161 comments)
    2. The Hand of God (1076 points, 103 comments)
    3. Pakistan with the worst review in this history of cricket. (1044 points, 117 comments)
    4. Just how big is the MCG compared to New Zealand? (672 points, 31 comments)
    5. Chris Lynn blasts 98* (49) with ELEVEN MASSIVE DONGERS to lead the Heat to a win! (620 points, 76 comments)
21. 4603 points, 6 submissions: bni43
    
    1. I have no words (1135 points, 160 comments)
    2. I still do not know how people think cricket is so complicated (1045 points, 172 comments)
    3. Is it weird to watch cricket? (720 points, 331 comments)
    4. Even the umpire was surprised (638 points, 37 comments)
    5. I still get goosebumps watching this. (550 points, 102 comments)
    6. Holy heck (515 points, 101 comments)
22. 4505 points, 7 submissions: tailendertripe
    
    1. Aussies are "like eight-year-old girls around Justin Bieber when Ricky Ponting is around the changeroom" (935 points, 114 comments)
    2. This tag-team run out by Zimbabwe is incredible (916 points, 57 comments)
    3. Matthew Renshaw goes into graphic detail about Pune Test toilet break incident (583 points, 91 comments)
    4. Outstanding mullet at the MCG (566 points, 42 comments)
    5. NZ crowd sledging is getting out of control (529 points, 51 comments)
    6. The worst dropped catch I've ever seen (491 points, 137 comments)
    7. Essex fans stack 12 drinks on sleeping fan's head (485 points, 41 comments)
23. 4171 points, 5 submissions: wachieo
    
    1. Is there a better bromance in cricket? (1055 points, 119 comments)
    2. Boult's one-hander to dismiss Kohli (935 points, 78 comments)
    3. Kane Williamson's incredible catch (902 points, 56 comments)
    4. Cook's reaction catch of Rahane - reaction time of 0.493 sec (742 points, 96 comments)
    5. First 6-for by an Indian pacer at home since 1999 (537 points, 59 comments)
24. 4104 points, 1 submission: dogzfan
    
    1. Former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke skulling a beer on live TV at the cricket (4104 points, 350 comments)
25. 3965 points, 3 submissions: richardjeremy67
    
    1. Cant imagine how much a negative impact social media can have on someone. Its depressing. (1949 points, 236 comments)
    2. This post is so wholesome im dying. (1188 points, 68 comments)
    3. Talk about goals!!. (828 points, 51 comments)
26. 3872 points, 5 submissions: reddevil07nair
    
    1. India become the first Asian team to win a Test series Down Under (1378 points, 289 comments)
    2. Picture Perfect (921 points, 98 comments)
    3. 100 on debut for Prithvi Shaw : 15th Indian to get a hundred on debut, and what an innings this is! Maiden Test hundred on Test debut for the teenager! (554 points, 118 comments)
    4. On this day in 1999, Anil kumble took 10 wickets against Pakistan.. one of the iconinc moments in Test Cricket. (529 points, 119 comments)
    5. On this day in World Cricket, Curtly Ambrose, shoved Australia off the Perth trampoline with seven wickets for one run in 32 balls - from 85 for 2, they were 119 all out. (490 points, 86 comments)
27. 3733 points, 5 submissions: that_introverted_guy
    
    1. This is exactly the kind of analysis and graphics I hope for in a cricket broadcast (1167 points, 50 comments)
    2. Today is exactly 1 year since this happened. Today is also David Warner first IPL match since then. (720 points, 124 comments)
    3. Dale Steyn's celebrations are a sight to behold (681 points, 90 comments)
    4. Just how old is Shoaib Malik in reality? (628 points, 134 comments)
    5. Happy Holi /cricket. Here's Maxi playing Holi. (537 points, 42 comments)
28. 3710 points, 4 submissions: dogryan100
    
    1. Hilarious sledge by Tim Paine about Kohli (1540 points, 816 comments)
    2. Incredible wicket by Rashid to get Rahul out for 149 (889 points, 155 comments)
    3. Tim Paine answers journalist's phone during press conference (794 points, 198 comments)
    4. Mark Chapman gets out after his helmet falls onto the stumps (487 points, 74 comments)
29. 3323 points, 1 submission: auran98
    
    1. Phillip Hughes has passed away (3323 points, 764 comments)
30. 3260 points, 5 submissions: cherry0079
    
    1. And It's out! 🏏 (822 points, 141 comments)
    2. Wow! Good relay catch that! (732 points, 45 comments)
    3. Cutest thing you will see today. (578 points, 60 comments)
    4. Partners in crime. (575 points, 71 comments)
    5. Ben "Strokes"! 🏏 Decision pending... (553 points, 57 comments)
31. 3216 points, 3 submissions: ICC_Official
    
    1. We are delighted to announce that Afghanistan and Ireland have been confirmed as Full Members of the International Cricket Council after a unanimous vote at the ICC Full Council meeting at The Oval today. (1983 points, 417 comments)
    2. BREAKING: Virat Kohli overtakes Steve Smith as No.1 Test batsman and becomes the first Indian since Sachin Tendulkar to top the world rankings (690 points, 230 comments)
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Guys, I'm going to do a review of the performances of each of the teams in this IPL in reverse order, starting from the last placed side and ending with the champions. Any suggestions on changes to be made in the format are much appreciated.
Final position
8th - 7 points
Matches played

• Match 1 - SRH (a) - Lost by 35 runs
• Match 5 - DD (h) - Won by 15 runs
• Match 8 - KXIP (a) - Lost by 8 wickets
• Match 12 - MI (h) - Lost by 4 wickets
• Match 17 - RPS (h) - Lost by 27 runs
• Match 20 - GL (a) - Won by 21 runs
• Match 27 - KKR (a) - Lost by 82 runs
• Match 29 - SRH (h) - No result
• Match 31 - GL (h) - Lost by 7 wickets
• Match 34 - RPS (a) - Lost by 61 runs
• Match 38 - MI (a) - Lost by 5 wickets
• Match 43 - KXIP (h) - Lost by 19 runs
• Match 46 - KKR (h) - Lost by 6 wickets
• Match 56 - DD (a) - Won by 10 runs

Brief summary
RCB were the favourites when the auction ended. However, the team ended up being heavily affected by injuries as the eve of the tournament reached, mostly to key batsmen. Losing KL Rahul and Sarfaraz for the entire tournament was a massive blow, and to compound that, they had to play the initial matches without Kohli and de Villiers. Eventually, when they did return to the team, they did not fire and the fact that they came back from an injury would at least have been a contributing factor to that. The scheduling did not help either, as the collapse for 49 against KKR came on the first of five matches to be played over 10 days. The mental scars of that match were evident in their batting displays in the next games, as they lost miserably and heavily in each of them (with the exception of the washout against SRH) and ended up out of contention for the playoffs. After finally getting a break with the schedule, they did put in improved displays, but still couldn't win until their last league match, by which they had fallen so far behind that the win couldn't even get them out of the bottom of the table.
What went right
The only positives to be taken out of this edition were the performances of Negi and Chahal with the ball, with the former also offering some resistance and playing some decent knocks with bat. Avesh Khan impressed in his only outing and could be someone they can consider buying back in the future, and Choudhary also put in some good displays, especially his spell against Mumbai.
What went wrong
Pretty much everything. Despite the loss of Rahul, they still boasted an incredibly powerful batting line-up on paper but not a single batsman fired or even performed anywhere near the potential. The big three of Kohli, Gayle and de Villiers all misfired, especially the latter two. Kohli was mediocre, but the fact that he still was their top run scorer with 308 runs, and the only batsman to score more than 300, says a lot about how the rest of the batsmen performed. He still lacked fluency, striking at only 122, and with the exception of 4 half centuries, none of which he converted to the 80+ and centuries of the previous season, had a highest score of 20, which shows how even he fell cheaply on multiple occasions. De Villiers scored 216 runs at an avg of 27 and SR 132, and Gayle scored 200 runs at an avg of 22 and SR 122. In previous seasons, the prospect of all the three failing together in the same game was almost unfathomable, however this season it happened on three or four occasions. The other batsmen, most of whom were used to the big three doing the bulk of the scoring, just couldn't step up. Mandeep and Head had a couple of good knocks from 9 innings, whereas Watson did not even have that. The bowling was in fact better than it was in some other seasons, thanks to Chahal and Negi, plus decent displays at times from Badree and Choudhary, but it was still nowhere near the standard of the bowling displays shown by the teams like MI, RPS, SRH and KKR, which reached the playoffs.
The highs
The first game against GL, when Gayle and Kohli fired in tandem, both getting what would in fact be their highest individual score in this edition, to post a 120 run partnership and take the team to 213, before Chahal and Negi picked up key wickets at important intervals to restrict GL to 192 and ensure a 21 run win.
The lows
49 all out, the lowest score in IPL history and not a single batsman reaching double figures.
Standout player
Pawan Negi (yes, this is actually true!)
Players to retain
Kohli, de Villiers

The 42nd match of the IPL 2019 is a significant counterpart for both the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Rajasthan Royals. Both the teams have battled in IPL 2019 and end up near the bottom of the point table. In the wake of winning four of the initial five matches that they played, the kolkata Knight Riders have lost five matches in a steady progression.
RAJASTHAN ROYALS The Rajasthan Royals have made changes in their batting form in the last match against Delhi, however they failed to chase the score and lose the match. From now each match is important and they cannot bear the loss of match this time against Kolkata. Jos Buttler left the competition sooner than anticipated and that is clearly going to play major role. Indeed, even Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer will be playing this as the last IPL 2019 match before flying back home leaving the Rajasthan Royals in a troublesome spot. The Royals will require Rahane, Samson, and Smith to keep scoring keeps running with opportunity so they get an opportunity against the Kolkata Knight Riders. This is most likely the best time for the Rajasthan Royals to play the Knight Riders.
Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata Knight Riders began IPL 2019 in eminent way yet some place along the line, their whole battle has gone off the rails. Andre Russell has been the player of the competition, pulling off wonders with normality, yet dealing with his prosperity has been an issue for the Knight Riders. Andre Russell has spoken openly about needing to climb in the batting order however the group the board has stayed away from that up until this point. Kolkata Knight Riders made some really confusing changes to their playing eleven in the past match. They dropped Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav, and Robin Uthappa from the playing eleven. These are three demonstrated entertainers and were supplanted by players that were not even close to a similar quality.IPL 2019 as speed up with the exciting matches happening every day, and has increased the fun, suspense and thrill of the game. Enjoy the festival of cricket IPL 2019 with Bhaiji and get the best online cricket betting tips and prediction for all matches of IPL season 12. You can subscribe to our paid services and get the genuine cricket betting tips for IPL 2019. Source by http://www.bhaijicricketbettingtips.com/KKR-vs-RR-43th-Match-IPL-Betting-Tips