Chennai are Indian T20 League champions once again, completing a dream comeback - from finishing ninth last season to winning the title in 2023. On Monday night in Ahmedabad, on the reserve day of the final, MS Dhoni's team overcame more than a few odds to defeat defending champions Gujarat by 5 wickets in a last-ball thriller. Sai Sudharsan top-scored for Gujarat with 94 as the team posted 214/4. Three balls into Chennai's chase, rain once again came into the picture, and after hours of delay, Chennai's updated target was 171 in 15 overs. Devon Conway and Ruturaj Gaikwad gave the team the perfect start, scoring 74 runs but Gujarat got back into the game with Noor Ahmed sending both of them back in the 7th over. Eventually, Chennai needed 10 runs off the last 2 balls and Ravindra Jadeja smashed a six and then a four to get Chennai past the finish line. This is their fifth championship win. This podcast series is brought to you in association with Lloyd.

Shubman Gill continued his century-making spree, scoring a match-winning 129 against Mumbai in Friday night's Qualifier 2 in Ahmedabad to help Gujarat record a 62-run victory. The defending champions will now play Chennai for the title on Sunday night. Mumbai skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to chase in the must-win game but Shubman Gill pretty much single-handedly took the game away from Mumbai with his century - his third this season. Gujarat posted 233/3 which proved too tall a task for Mumbai, even though Suryakumar Yadav fought a lone battle, as the five-time former champions were knocked out of the tournament. This podcast series is brought to you in association with Lloyd.

Rohit Sharma's Mumbai have sailed into Qualifier 2 of this T20 season after completely destroying Lucknow in Wednesday’s Eliminator, with the help of some super tight bowling and fielding! Rohit Sharma elected to bat first at Chepauk and his team scored 182/8 with Cameron Green top-scoring with 41 while the pick of Lucknow's bowlers was Naveen ul Haq who finished with 4/38. In reply, Lucknow's chase just never took off and the three run outs didn't help much as the team was bowled out for 101. Akash Madhwal finished with stunning figures of 5/5 in his 3.3 overs. This podcast series is brought to you in association with Lloyd. 

Gujarat have looked the most dominant team this season and entered the playoffs as the top ranked team following the league stage, but if there was any team that knows how to play the playoffs - it's Chennai. MS Dhoni's team had the added advantage of playing this first Qualifier at home at the Chepauk and they made the most of it, winning the match by 15 balls to spare. First things first, Shubman Gill did not score another century, since he does seem to be on such a streak. He made 42. MS Dhoni also got to bat and scored 1 off 2 as Chennai posted 172/7 after being put into bat first by Hardik Pandya. That, however, proved more than enough as Gujarat lost by 15 runs. Chennai now go through to Sunday’s final but Gujarat aren't out of the tournament, but have another shot at reaching the final when they play Friday's Qualifier 2 against the winner of Wednesday night's Eliminator between Lucknow and Mumbai.  This podcast series is brought to you in association with Lloyd. 

In 2015, Mumbai did the Indian cricket team a great favour, by providing an unknown youngster from Baroda with a platform to shine. Eight years later, the player, Hardik Pandya, returned Mumbai the favour, as his team, Gujarat knocked Bangalore out with a six-wicket win in the last league-stage match of the season. Put to bat first, Bangalore scored 197 runs, as Virat Kohli scored his seventh century in this competition, and subsequently, creating a new record. But from the opposition, Shubman Gill not only matched it, but he even bettered it, as his unbeaten 104-run knock took Gujarat over the line. Barring Kohli, none of the Bangalore batters turned up, with the experienced batters now being subjected to a few difficult questions. Having scored only 140 runs this season, Dinesh Karthik was dismissed on a golden duck, whereas an in-form Glenn Maxwell scored merely 11 runs. Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmad starred with the ball for Gujarat, combining effectively to pick up three wickets, and concede just 63 runs in their eight overs. The visitors lost Wriddhiman Saha early, but Shubman Gill and Vijay Shankar built a 123-run partnership, which eventually proved to be match-defining. Following Shankar’s dismissal, Gill took the onus on himself to get his team over the line, which he did by scoring an unbeaten 52-ball 104. Not only did his knock secure a couple of points for his team, but it also booked Mumbai’s place in the playoffs, subsequently calling curtains to Bangalore’s campaign. This podcast series is brought to you in association with Lloyd. 

Mumbai needed to win to keep their playoff hopes on track and Rohit Sharma's men did just that on Sunday, in their final league stage match, beating Hyderabad by 8 wickets. The win now takes Mumbai to fourth in the standings with only Bangalore now having a chance to overtake them, with Faf du Plessis's men playing the last league match of the season, tonight against Gujarat in Bengaluru. At the Wankhede on Sunday afternoon, Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bowl first. Hyderabad’s openers thanked him for that call by scoring 140 runs together. Mayank Agarwal is earning some redemption after a below-par season, that saw him dropped and on the sidelines for most of this month, top-scored for the team with 83 off 46. 23-year-old Vivrant Sharma, batting for the first time this season, also defied the Mumbai bowlers to make 69. Akash Madhwal was the pick of Rohit's bowlers, finishing with 4/37 in his four overs. In reply, Ishan Kishan got out in the third over but skipper Rohit Sharma rose to the occasion to score a solid 56 to provide Mumbai's chase the perfect foundation. Cameron Green though starred with the bat, scoring the fastest century of the season to get the team past the finish line in the penultimate over. This podcast series is brought to you in association with Lloyd. 

Lucknow became the third team to qualify for the 2023 Indian T20 League playoffs, courtesy of a hard-fought one-run triumph over Kolkata, at the Eden Gardens. Subsequently, the two-time champions’ campaign also comes to a conclusion. Put to bat first, Lucknow scored 176 runs, with Nicholas Pooran’s half-century, and Ayush Badoni’s supporting act rescuing the team from a precarious position. In response, Kolkata were just a run short, with Rinku Singh’s 33-ball 67 not yielding two points. Lucknow had a difficult start with the bat, as Kolkata’s uncapped pace pairing of Harshit Rana and Vaibhav Arora did a decent job. They combined to bowl seven overs, wherein they conceded just 51 runs and also picked up three wickets. At one stage, Lucknow were reeling at 73/5, but Pooran and Badoni’s sixth-wicket stand changed the complexion of the game. The Caribbean wicketkeeper-batter was the star of the show, scoring 58 runs in 30 deliveries. Kolkata had a flying start with the bat, until the introduction of the spin trio of Krunal Pandya, Krishnappa Gowtham and Ravi Bishnoi. They worked wonders for the team that donned green and maroon in this game, as a tribute to ATK Mohun Bagan, with Rinku ending up on the losing side, despite yet another herculean effort. This podcast series is brought to you in association with Lloyd. 

Rajasthan have had a messy May in this Indian T20 League which meant they needed a win on Friday night to stay alive in the tournament and they managed that, beating Punjab by 4 wickets in Dharamsala. It was both teams’ last league stage match which means Punjab are out of the tournament and Rajasthan now move up to the fifth position in the points table. Their qualification hopes will depend very heavily on the result of RCB and Mumbai's games over the weekend as victory for either team will mean automatic elimination for Sanju Samson's team. This podcast series is brought to you in association with Lloyd. 

Bangalore needed to win both their remaining two league stage matches this week for the best chance to enter the playoffs and Virat and Faf Du Plessis ensured they completed half the assignment on Thursday in Hyderabad as they chased down Hyderabad’s 186/5 with ease to lock two points in style. South African wicket-keeper batter Heinrich Klaasen was the star of the Hyderabad team, scoring his maiden century in the tournament as the team posted 186/5 after being put into bat first by Faf du Plessis. In reply, Virat Kohli too smashes a century, his first in the tournament in four years while being supported very well by Faf who himself scored 71 as the team won the match with 4 balls to spare. This podcast series is brought to you in association with Lloyd.

Delhi played, and Delhi won like they should have all season as David Warner’s men defeated Punjab Kings by 15 runs on Wednesday night in Dharamsala. Delhi are already out of the running for a spot in the playoffs, but the defeat now means Punjab remain at the 8th position in the standings with 12 points and will not struggle to reach the knockouts with just one game left to go for them this season. This podcast series is brought to you in association with Lloyd.

Mohsin Khan bowled a solid final over, not allowing Mumbai to score the 11 they needed for a win, and Lucknow are now back strongly in contention for a spot in the playoffs of the 2023 season of the Indian T20 League. Riding on Macus Stoinis' unbeaten 89, Lucknow posted 177/3 after being put into bat first by Rohit Sharma in Lucknow while Mumbai managed to score just 172/5 despite having Tim David and Cameron Green at the crease. The win takes Lucknow to the third spot in the points table, with 15 points from 13 matches and just one more match left to go. Mumbai also have just the one league match left, against Hyderabad, as they are now placed fourth in the table with 14 points from 13 games. This podcast series is brought to you in association with Llyod. 

Hyderabad are now the second team to be out of the running for the playoffs this season, after a 34-run loss to Gujarat on Monday night in Ahmedabad. The victory though means Hardik Pandya’s team has become the first to qualify for the next stage of the tournament, with 18 points from 13 matches and just one more league game to go this season. The first innings of the match was quite eventful with Shubman Gill scoring his maiden ton in the tournament and Bhuvneshwar Kumar picking a fifer as Gujarat posted 188/9. In reply, Heinrich Klaasen fought a lone battle, scoring 64 and while Bhuvneshwar Kumar added 27 to the team's tally, Hyderabad only managed 154/9, losing the match by 34 runs. This podcast series is brought to you in association with Lloyd.

Having been unpredictable throughout the season, Kolkata stayed true to tag, as after a humbling home defeat to Rajasthan, the two-time champions made a stunning comeback by beating Chennai, in Chennai. The hosts were put to bat first and they scored 144 runs, with Shivam Dube being the top scorer, with an unbeaten 34-ball 48. In response, Kolkata chased the total down in 18.3 overs, as Nitish Rana and Rinku Singh struck half-centuries. This podcast series is brought to you in association with Lloyd.

Rajasthan’s batting order produced a collapse of gigantic proportions in match 60 of the Indian T20 League, in Jaipur’s Sawai Mansingh Stadium. They suffered a 112-run defeat against Bangalore, and subsequently, have been demoted from their slot in the top four. The visitors batted first and scored 171 runs, with skipper Faf du Plessis, and Aussie all-rounder, Glenn Maxwell scoring half-centuries. In response, Rajasthan were all out for only 59, as none barring Shimron Hetmyer could offer any resilience. Wayne Parnell starred with the ball for Bangalore, picking up three wickets. This podcast series is brought to you in association with Lloyd.

Delhi epitomized idioms like ‘falling like nine pins’ and ‘crumbling like a house of cards' in match 59 of the Indian T20 League, as they were handed a 31-run defeat by Punjab. Shikhar Dhawan’s men were put to bat first and they scored 167 runs, with Prabhsimran Singh scoring his maiden ton in this competition. In response, Delhi were once cruising at 69/0, but then went through a gigantic collapse, ultimately managing to muster only 136/8. Although Prabhsimran had scored just one fifty in his first 17 games, he was seen at his very best in this fixture. Having scored just 27 runs off his first 31 deliveries, the 22-year-old from Punjab shifted gears only after getting his eye in. Punjab’s decision of sending Sam Curran ahead of Sikandar Raza and Shahrukh Khan, however, did not pay dividends, with the all-rounder scoring just 20 runs in 24 deliveries. For Delhi, Ishant Sharma was once again the most influential bowler, picking up the wickets of Shikhar Dhawan and Liam Livingstone. The hosts had an outstanding start with the bat, with skipper David Warner leading by example, courtesy of a 27-ball 54. Cruising at 69/0 at the one stage it seemed that the two points have been all but secured until Harpreer Brar’s four-fer and Rahul Chahar’s twin scalps jolted Delhi’s progress. They lost six wickets in 19 runs, and ultimately, could not score more than 136 runs. This podcast series is brought to you in association with Lloyd.

Lucknow Super Giants pulled off a much-needed win over Sunrisers Hyderabad on Saturday evening with the help of a stunning match-winning innings from Nicolas Pooran, who batted at a strike rate of over 300 and was ably assisted by Prerak Mankad who scored a vital half-century to help the team close out the 7 wicket win, with 4 balls to spare. This podcast series is brought to you in association with Lloyd.

Mumbai needed a win on Friday night and Suryakumar Yadav, once again, played a match-winning knock to help the team win two vital points, with the help of which they are now third in the points table. The 27 run loss though does not do much to Gujarat's spot in the standings as Hardik Pandya's team remains in the first position, with 16 points from 12 matches. An unbeaten century from Surya's bat, his first in the Indian T20 League, helped Mumbai post a mammoth 218/5, that the bowlers managed to defend, despite a blistering 79 from Rashid Khan, as Mumbai won the game by 27 runs. This podcast series is brought to you in association with Lloyd.

A masterclass in making a comeback is what Rajasthan's win over Kolkata on Thursday night at the Eden Gardens was. Sanju Samson's team completely outplayed the hosts on all fronts as they chased down Kolkata's 149/8 in just 13.1 overs. There were also records galore in the match as Yuzvendra Chahal became the league’s highest wicket-taker during his haul of 4/25, overtaking Dwayne Bravo's earlier record while Yashasvi Jaiswal starred with the bat, smashing the tournament’s fastest fifty, off just 13 deliveries. With the two points from the win Rajasthan move up to the third spot in the points table while Kolkata are seventh with 10 points and two more league stage matches to go this season. This podcast series is brought to you in association with Lloyd.

So much to celebrate for Mumbai on Tuesday night. A 6 wicket victory over Bangalore at home that has helped them jump five spots in the points table to third, with 12 points. The victory in front of their home fans also came with 21 balls to spare which has boosted the team's net run rate that will come handy in two week's time when teams fight for playoff berths. The star of the night though was Mumbai's SKY who smashed a solid 35-ball 83 in the chase to get the team to within 8 runs of the victory after Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell scored half centuries to help Bangalore post 199/6. Mumbai were in trouble at 52/2 in 5 overs with Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan out, but Surya played a magical knock, and partnered with Nehal Wadhera help the team seal two vital points. This podcast series is brought to you in association with Lloyd.

Andre Russell is back! After a below par season so far in the Indian T20 League, the Kolkata veteran smashed sixes and fours at will on Monday night at the Eden Gardens to help the team chase down Punjab's 179/7 and collect two vital points that help in keeping their campaign alive. Punjab skipper Shikhar Dhawan won the toss and elected to bat first, scoring a half century, his third this season, but one that came off 41 deliveries. The team completed their 15 overs at 124/5.  Harpreet Brar and Shahrukh Khan then switched gears, smashing a few big fours and sixes as Vaibhav Arora’s 19th over went for 15  and Harshit Rana’s 20th went for 21 runs to help Punjab post 179/7. Varun Chakravarthy picked 3/26 in his 4 overs.  In reply, Jason Roy and Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored 38 for the first wicket before Nathan Ellis sent back the Afghan batter on 15. Skipper Nitish Rana and Venkatesh Iyer collaborated to score 51 for the third wicket with Rana contributing with a handy half century. By the time he got out in the 16th over, 56 needed from 29 deliveries. But Rinku Singh and Andre Russell were at the crease. Nathan Ellis went for 15 runs in the 17th over and it was then 36 needed from 18 balls. Arshdeep went for 10 but Sam Curran then was hit for 3 straight sixes by Andre Russell and the equation was down to 6 needed from 6. Arshdeep Singh bowled the final over and 2 were needed from the final 2 deliveries when Russell got run out. 2 then were needed off the last ball and Rinku Singh at the crease, and he hit a four to help Kolkata seal their fifth win of the season. This podcasts series is brought to you in association with Llyod.

Last-over drama in the match between Rajasthan and Hyderabad on Sunday night in Jaipur saw Hyderabad finish on top and collect two vital points that helps them move out of the bottom spot in the standings. Rajasthan batted first and scored a solid 214/2 with Jos Buttler returning to form with 95 and Sanju Samson scoring an unbeaten 66. In reply, Hyderabad's Abhishek Sharma top-scored with 55 but it was Glen Phillips, playing in place of Harry Brook, that turned the game, smashing Kuldip Yadav for 24 runs in the 19th over. Eventually, 17 were needed off the last over with Sandeep Sharma bowling to Abdul Samad and Marco Jansen. The equation in the end was 5 needed off the last ball when Samad was caught. However, it was a no ball and in the free throw that followed, Samad smashed a six and Hyderabad won the game by 4 wickets. This podcast series is brought to you in association with Llyod.

Gujarat secured their eighth win of the season, courtesy of a 56-run triumph over Lucknow on Sunday, 7 May, at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Hardik Pandya's team scored 227/2 after being put to bat first, with Wriddhiman Saha and Shubman Gill scoring 175 of those runs. In response, Lucknow could only score 171 runs. This podcast series is brought to you in association with Lloyd.

Delhi’s campaign seems to be getting on track as they’ve beaten Bangalore by 7 wickets in Saturday’s night match in the Capital to win their fourth match in the last five outings. The 2 points from the clinical performance against Bangalore takes Delhi's tally to 8 points this season as they finally move up from the last position in the standings table, and are now ninth with eight points. Bangalore elected to bat first and opener Virat Kohli scored a half century while Faf du Plessis made 45. Mahipal Lomror played a key innings, scoring 54 off 29 as the team posted 181/4. Delhi's all-rounder Mitch Marsh picked 2 wickets for 21, including the scalps of Faf and Glenn.   The chase was near-perfect. Phil Salt, opening with David Warner, added 60 for the first wicket before Warner fell on the first ball of the sixth over to Josh Hazlewood on 22. Salt though put up a solid performance, anchoring the chase to score 87 and by the time he got out, to Karn Sharma, just 11 more runs were needed with over 4 overs remaining. Delhi eventually won with 20 balls to spare.  This podcast series is brought to you in association with Llyod.

A one-sided game through and through and MS Dhoni's Chennai have collected two points with a 6 wicket win over Mumbai on Saturday evening at the Chepauk. MS Dhoni won the toss on his home ground and elected to bowl first. Mumbai moved their top three around a bit with Cameron Green opening with Ishan Kishan, and Rohit Sharma batting at number three, but none of it worked with all three batters out by the end of the third over- Cameron on 6, Ishan on 7 and Rohit on a duck- his second straight duck of the season and fifth single digit score this season. Suryakumar Yadav and Nehal Wadhera then stabilised the innings adding 55 for the fourth wicket but Surya then fell on 26 to Ravindra Jadeja in the 11th over and the team was at 69/4. Nehal though went onto score his first fifty of the season, scoring 64 to help Mumbai post 139/8. Chennai were quick to get off the blocks as easy sixes and fours flowed from the bats of Devon Conway and Ruturaj Gaikwad as they posted 46 in 4 overs. Piyush Chawla got Mumbai a wicket in the fifth, sending back Gaikwad on 30. Rahane scored 21, Ambati made 12 but the target was always comfortably within reach. They lost 4 wickets by the end as Dhoni finished it off. Chennai won with 14 balls to spare. This podcast series is brought to you in association with Lloyd.

After losing out to the last-placed Delhi only three days ago, Gujarat bowled out Rajasthan – a team that has breached the 200-run mark on three different occasions – for only 118 runs. At the Sawai Manshing Singh, the same venue where Rajasthan scored 202 runs against Chennai, Gujarat’s bowler ruled the roost, helping their team secure a nine-wicket triumph. The Afghan spin duo of Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmad picked up 5 wickets. Chasing a target of only 119 runs, Gujarat had a cakewalk, as they crossed the finish line in 13.5 overs, losing only a solitary wicket in the process. Rajasthan’s trump card with the bat, Jos Buttler had another poor outing, scoring just 8 runs. The Englishman has now scored only 90 runs in the last 6 games. Ravichandran Ashwin was promoted up the order, albeit not the first time, but the punt backfired. Rajasthan then used their impact player slot on Riyan Parag – a batter who is out of touch, and the youngster could score only 4 runs. For Gujarat, Rashid Khan starred with the ball, as he picked u 3 wickets and conceded just 14 runs conceded. As for their batting, Shubman Gill was instrumental again, scoring 36 runs, while his opening partner, Wriddhiman Saha was unbeaten on 41. The finishing touches were applied by skipper Hardik Pandya, who scored 39 runs in only 15 deliveries, which included three fours and as many maximums. This podcast series is brought to you in association with Lloyd.

Kolkata have beaten Hyderabad by 5 runs in Thursday's Indian 20 League fixture in another last-over fixture this season. Kolkata won the toss and elected to bat first in Hyderabad and posted 171/9 with Rinku Singh top-scoring with 46 and skipper Nitish Rana making 42. Hyderabad's Marco Jansen set the tone early, striking twice in his first over and then Karthik Tyagi got the crucial wicket of Jason Roy as Hyderabad were 35/3 within 5 overs. The team recovered to get to 127/5 after 14.2 overs with Rinku and Nitish scoring 61 for the fourth wicket, but once they got out, the team couldn’t switch gears at the right time and ended up with 171/9. Hyderabad’s chase was slow to get off the blocks with Mayank, Abhishek, Rahul Tripathi and Harry Brook out by the 7th over and the team was 61/4. Heinrich Klaasen and Aiden Markram stitched a 70-run fifth wicket stand to get the team to 48 needed from 36. The equation in the end was  9 needed from 6 but Varun Chakravarthy managed to bowl a tight over and conceded just 3 as Kolkata won by 5 runs. This podcast series sis brought to you in association with Lloyd.

Mumbai are back! Rohit Sharma’s team chased down Punjab’s 214/3 with ease in Mohali on Wednesday night to pick up two vital points and move to the sixth spot in the league standings with 10 points. Punjab are now placed seventh, with as many points. Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to chase. Arshad Khan got the team a wicket in the second over, sending back Prabhsimran Singh on 9. Skipper Shikhar Dhawan scored 30 but the star of the Punjab innings was Liam Livingstone who remained unbeaten on 89. He added 119 runs for the fourth wicket with Jitesh Sharma as the home team posted 214/3. Piyush Chawla was the pick of Rohit’s bowlers, picking 2/29 while Jofra Archer had a forgettable outing as he picked no wicket and gave away 56 runs. Mumbai’s chase had an early setback with skipper Rohit Sharma falling on a duck on the third delivery itself to Rishi Dhawan. Ishan Kishan and Cameron Green though stabilised the innings with 54 runs for the second wicket before Suryakumar Yadav and Kishan smashed 116 runs off 55 deliveries for the third wicket. Ishan scored 75, Surya made 66 but by the time both returned to the dressing room, the equation was about 21 needed from 18 and Tilak Verma and Tim David closed the victory. This podcast series is brought to you in association with Lloyd.

Lucknow second match in three days ended with the team having to share points with Chennai after the match was called off due to rain. Before play was stopped, Lucknow had scored 125/7 in 19.2 overs with the help of Ayush Badoni's unbeaten 59. After the match, Lucknow now stand at the second spot in the league standings with 11 points while Chennai are third with as many points, but come after Lucknow due to net run rate. This podcast series is brought to you in association with Lloyd.

The last placed team in the league took down the table-toppers in another last ball thriller of the Indian T20 League, on Tuesday night. David Warner's Delhi managed to defend 130 successfully against Gujarat in Ahmedabad and pick up just their third win of the season to stay in contention for a spot in the playoffs. David Warner won the toss in Ahmedabad and elected to bat first. Mohammed Shami though came to the party- picking a wicket on the first ball, sending back Phil Salt. Next over, David Warner was run out on 1, and then Shami continued his rampage, sending back Rilee Rossouw, Manish Pandey and Priyam Garg to reduce Delhi to 23/5 in 5 overs. A late order fightback though helped Delhi get to a respectable total with Axar Patel scoring 27, Aman Khan making a half century and Ripal Patel adding 23 as the team posted 130/8. Apart from Shami, Mohit Sharma picked two wickets. An easy chase, you'd think? You'd be proven wrong because Gujarat too lost some early wickets and were down to 33/4 in 7 overs. Skipper Hardik Pandya though held fort at one end, scoring a half century and got the equation down to 33 needed from 12. Rahul Tewatia hit Anrich Nortje for 3 sixes in the 19th over and 12 were needed off 6. Ishant Sharma though conceded only 6 and Delhi won the match by 5 runs to stay alive in the tournament.  This podcast series is brought to you in association with Lloyd. 

Bangalore successfully defended the season's lowest total to move up to the fifth position in the league standings, with 10 points alongside 4 other teams. After electing to bat first, Faf du Plessis' team scored 126/9 but bowled KL Rahul's Lucknow out for 108 to win the game by 18 runs. A competitive match but Virat Kohli's on-field tussle with Gautam Gambhir after the game turned things sour for the teams.

How else do you celebrate your captain's birthday but by dragging your team from almost certain defeat to victory, as Mumbai did on Sunday night at the Wankhede, to celebrate Rohit Sharma's 30th birthday. Suryakumar Yadav and Tim David made sure the home team picked up the two points from the win, scoring 55 and 45 in the chase after Rajasthan posted 212/7 following Yashavi Jaiswal's century. Jaiswal smashed the season's highest individual score of 124, but Mumbai followed that up by successfully chasing the highest ever T20 total at the ground, to win the match by 6 wickets. This podcast series is brought to you in association with Lloyd and Domino's.

Shikhar Dhawan's Punjab pulled off the highest successful run chase against Chennai at Chepauk, chasing down their 200/4 in a last-ball finish on Sunday evening. Devon Conway once again starred for Chennai with the bat as the New Zealand opener carried his bat to score 92 off 52, while Ruturaj Gaikwad made 37, Shivam Dube contributed with 28 and Dhoni hit sixes off the last two deliveries to help the home team post 200/4. Arshdeep, Sam Curran, Rahul Chahar and Sikandar Raza took a wicket each. Prabhsimran Singh and Shikhar Dhawan started the chase strong, scoring 46/0 in 4 overs, before Dhawan fell on a 15-ball 28 to Tushar Deshpande. The scoring slowed down a bit after that as they got to 94/2 in 10. Sam Curran and Liam Livingstone then picked up the run rate during their fourth wicket partnership as the team eventually needed 9 runs off the last 6 deliveries and then 3 off the last ball. On strike was Zimbabwe's Sikandar Raza and he managed to get the team past the finish line. This podcast series is brought to you in association with Lloyd and Domino's.

Gujarat served a masterclass in chasing on Saturday evening at the Eden Gardens, beating Kolkata by 7 wickets. From needing 69 from 36 balls at one stage of the chase, to finishing the game with 13 balls to spare - Gujarat's middle order delivered to help the team move up to the top spot in the league standings, with 12 points. Kolkata were put into bat first by Hardik Pandya after he won the toss and the team posted 179/7 at the Eden Gardens. Jagadeesan and Shardul Thakur were out early as Kolkata completed 10 overs at 84/2. But Josh Little’s 11th over had him get the wickets of Venkatesh Iyer and Nitish Rana and Kolkata were suddenly in trouble at 88/4, just one over later.  It was Afghan opener Rahmanullah though who saved the innings with his 39-ball 81 that was assisted by Andre Russell’s 19 ball 34 to help Kolkata post 179/7. Mohammad Shami picked 3/33 while Noor Ahmad and Josh little picked 2 wickets each. Shubman continued his good form in the chase, scoring 49 while Saha scored 10 and Hardik Pandya made 26. After 12 overs, Gujarat were at 98/3 but David Miller and Vijay Shankar collaborated to get the team home. Varun Chakravarthy was smashed for 24 runs in the 18th over and the team needed 14 from the last 3. Vijay in fact completed his fifty, off 24 deliveries as Gujarat won with 13 balls to spare.  This podcast series is brought to you in association with Lloyd and Domino's.

Lucknow got the better of Punjab in match 38 of the Indian T20 League, in a rather emphatic batter. After being put to bat first, KL Rahul’s team scored 257/5, and became just the second team after Bangalore to score 250 or more in this competition. Kyle Mayers and Marcus Stoinis scored half-centuries for them. In response, Punjab were bowled out for 201, with Yash Thakur picking up a four-wicket haul, and Naveen-ul-Haq supporting him with three wickets. Among the four highest scores in this competition, this match marks the only instance where a team didn’t have any centurions – highlighting the score was a product of immaculate teamwork, instead of individual brilliance. This podcast series is brought to you in association with Lloyd and Domino's.

Chennai were on a three-game winning streak, and Rajasthan had lost their last couple of games before coming into Thursday's (27 April) fixture, but contrary to the popular prediction, Rajasthan emerged victorious at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Rajasthan batted first and scored 202 runs – a tournament record highest in Jaipur. In response, Chennai could only score 170 runs, with Sanju Samson's team recording a 32-run triumph. Chennai struggled with the bat right from the start, with Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway – the most dominating opening pair this season – scoring only 42 runs in the powerplay as opposed to Rajasthan's 64. MS Dhoni's team was once reeling at 73/4, and it seemed that the game is all but done. But, Moeen Ali and Shivam Dube’s partnership brought them right back in the hunt, until Adam Zampa sent the Englishman packing. The Aussie spinner ended up with figures of 3-0-22-3. Dube’s half-century took the game deep, but surprisingly, Dhoni did not come out to bat, sending Ravindra Jadeja ahead of him. This podcast series is brought to you in association with Lloyd and Domino's.

Kolkata are back in the game! Nitish Rana’s team have ended their four match losing streak with a 21-run victory over Virat Kohli’s Bangalore at the Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday night. After being put into bat first, Kolkata posted 200/5. Jason Roy gave the team another solid start, scoring his second straight half century as he and Jagadeesan added 83 runs for the first wicket before Vijaykumar Vyshak sent back both openers in the 10th over, with the score reading 88/2. Skipper Nitish Rana and Venkatesh Iyer then added 80 for the third wicket before once again Bangalore made twin breakthroughs in the same over - Hasaranga sending back both players in the 18th. A late flourish from Rinku Singh saw 18 runs come off 10 deliveries as the team posted 200/5. In reply, Virat Kohli top-scored for Bangalore with 54 while 'Impact Player' Faf du Plessis scored just 17 today, and Maxwell made 5. The highest partnership of the innings was the fourth wicket stand between Virat and Lomror that made 55, but by the time they got out, the score was 121/5 and 80 were needed from 42. The remaining batters couldn’t do much - Dinesh Karthik got out on 22, David Willey stayed unbeaten on 11 and Vyshak on 13 as Bangalore ended their chase at 179/8. This podcast series is brought to you in association with Lloyd and Domino's.

Hardik Pandya's Gujarat looked like the defending champions they are as they were all class in the big 55 run victory over Mumbai in Tuesday's match at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Mumbai captain Rohit Sharma put Gujarat in to bat and the bowlers made some early inroads- Wriddhiman Saha out in the third over to Arjun Tendulkar and then Hardik Pandya too got out in the 7th over as Gujarat were 50/2 after 6.1. Shubman Gill though entertained his home crown with a solid 56 which was followed by a late flourish from David Miller and Abhinav Manohar who added 71 runs off 35 balls, for the 5th wicket, as Gujarat posted a massive 207/6. In reply, Hardik Pandya got Rohit Sharma out in the second over itself and then Ishan Kishan and Tilak Verma both fell to Rashid Khan in the 8th over by which point Mumbai were 45/3. Nehal Wadhera provided some fireworks late in the innings, scoring 40 off 21, but the target proved too much for Mumbai as they lost by 55 runs. This podcast series is brought to you in association with Lloyd and Domino's.

Delhi have picked up their second points of the season, beating Hyderabad by 7 runs in another last-ball finish, on Monday night in Hyderabad. David Warner, returning to the ground he called home for many years, won the toss and elected to bat first but that wasn't the only big call he made. Prithvi Shaw was left out of the playing XI for the first time this season, with Sarfaraz Khan replacing him. Pushed up to open, Phil Salt didn't do much as he was out first ball. Mitch Marsh batted at 3 and made 25 as Warner ended up scoring 21 off 20 but by the fall of his wicket, the team was in trouble at 62/5 after 8 overs. Axar Patel and Manish Pandey through added 69  for the sixth wicket and scored 34 each to help the team post 144/9. Hyderabad chase was slow with Harry Brook and Mayank Agarwal putting together 31 runs after 5 overs before Brook got out to Nortje on 7. Mayank went onto score 49 before his wicket started a bit of a trend for Hyderabad with a wicket falling in the 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th overs. In the end, 13 were needed off the last over and Mukesh Kumar conceded just 5 as Delhi won the match by 7 runs. This podcast series is brought to you in association with Lloyd and Domino's.

Chennai registered their third victory on the bounce, courtesy of a a comprehensive 49-run win over Kolkata at the Eden Gardens. The home team's skipper, Nitish Rana might regret asking Chennai to bat first as they scored 235 runs – the highest of this season. Devon Conway, Shivam Dube and Ajinkya Rahane all scored fifties. In response, Kolkata could only score 186 runs. Jason Roy and Rinku Singh scored half-centuries for them, but barring that, none of the other batters could offer any fight. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Conway set the tone for Chennai yet again with a 73-run opening stand, and the opening pair’s average this season is in excess of 40. However, the star of the show was Ajinkya Rahane, who scored 71 runs in 29 deliveries. His strike rate is almost 200 this season, as he smashed six fours and five sixes in this fixture. Kolkata's bowlers conceded 200+ runs for the third time this season, while their opening stand failed to deliver yet again. Sunil Narine was sent up the order, but got out for a duck, with his partner Narayan Jagadeesan scoring just the one run. Besides the openers, Andre Russell was also disappointing as he could contribute only 9 runs to his team's tally, taking his total to 107 in seven matches. Kolkata had a couple of saving graces in Jason Roy and Rinku Singh, with both of them scoring fifties. For Rinku, this was his fourth 40+ score. For Chennai, the Sri Lankan duo of Maheesh Theekshana and Matheesha Pathirana were impressive with the ball, conceding just 59 runs in the eight overs between them, alongside three wickets. This podcast series is brought to you in association with Lloyd and Domino's.

Another last ball thriller in the Indian T20 League and this time Bangalore, finished on top, beating table-toppers Rajasthan by 7 runs for their fourth win of the season. Rajasthan captain Sanju Samson won the toss and elected to bowl first, announcing that the team had dropped Riyan Parag for the first time this season. As Virat faced the first ball, Trent Boult trapped him lbw and one over later, he sent Shahbaz Ahmed packing as Bangalore were in trouble at 12/2 in 2.1 overs. However, after that it was a frustrating run of 12 overs where Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell stitched together a solid partnership, adding 127 runs off 66 balls for the third wicket. Once they got out, Bangalore were at 156/4 after 15 and then Rajasthan's bowlers managed to pull things back, conceding just  33 runs in the final 5 overs. In the chase, Rajasthan also lost a wicket in the first over with Jos Buttler getting out to Siraj on a duck. Paddikal and Jaiswal then added 98 for the second wicket before David Willey broke the partnership in the 12h over as Paddikal got out on 52. Harshal Patel got Jaiswal on 47 two overs later and then Rajasthan needed 108/3 after 14 overs- 82 from 36 balls. There was some late charge from Dhruv Jurel and R Ashwin but in the end Bangalore managed to finish on tope. This podcast series is brought to you in association with Lloyd and Domino's.

Another last-over thriller but this game between Mumbai and Punjab lived true to that 'thriller' description with Sam Curran's Punjab collecting the two points from the win, with a 13 run victory. Mumbai had Jofra Archer return as Rohit Sharma elected to field after winning the toss. Arjun Tendulkar started the innings by bowling a tight first over, conceding just 5, before Cameron Green sent back Matthew Short in the third over. Piyush Chawla bowled a double wicket 10th over, sending back Liam Livinstone and Atharv Taide as Punjab were in trouble at 83/4. Harpreet Singh and Sam Curran then collaborated for a 92 run stand that included a ruthless over of Arjun Tendulkar where the bowler was hit for four boundaries and two sixes - conceding 31 runs. Punjab posted a mammoth 214/8 at the Wankhede Stadium. Mumbai's chase saw opener Rohit Sharma make a quick 44 and then Cameron Green added a handy 67. The star of the innings though was Suryakumar Yadav who was in vintage Surya form, smashing 57 from 26 but when he got to off a brilliant catch by Taide, the score was 184/4 with Mumbai needing 31 from 12. It was Tim David and Tilak Verma then and the team needed 16 from the last 6 balls. Arshdeep Singh was handed the ball and he was all class taking out Tilak Verma and then Nehal Wadhera's mid stump. Punjab went onto win the match by 13 runs.  This podcasts series is brought to you in association with Llyod and Domino's.

Hardik Pandya's Gujarat are now tied with three other teams on 8 points as the Indian T20 League nears the half-way mark. On Saturday, playing in Lucknow, Gujarat pulled off a last-ball victory that Lucknow dominated for over 80 percent of the game. Hardik won the toss and for the second time this season, elected to bat first. Wriddhiman Saha and the captain got among the runs, scoring 47 and 66 but the rest of the batting order didn't get going. Shubman Gill was out on a duck in the second over, Vijay Shankar on 10 and David Miller made 6, as the team posted 135/6 in their 20 overs. Marcus Stoinis and Krunal Pandya picked 2 wickets each for Lucknow. Pandya in fact conceded just 16 in his 4 overs and his wickets included the openers - Gill and Saha.  Lucknow’s chase was on track even till the 15th over when Krunal Pandya got out on 23, and the team needed 30 off 30 with 8 wickets in hand. KL Rahul top-scored with 68 and was at the crease even till the last over started and Lucknow needed 12 from 6. Mohit Sharma though continued his successful comeback, sending back both KL and Ayush Badoni, and was on a hat-trick at one point. A wicket did fall on the third ball, but off a run out but Gujarat did enough to deny Lucknow and win the game by 7 runs.  This podcast series is brought to you in association with Lloyd and Domino's.

MS Dhoni's Chennai now are tied with Rajasthan and Lucknow at 8 points in the league standings, following their 7 wicket victory over Hyderabad in Friday’s fixture at their home ground. After winning the toss, Dhoni elected to chase and Harry Brook was the first wicket to fall - out on 18 in the 5th over.  Abhishek Sharma, given the opening slot, top scored with 34 as the rest of the batting order just about chipped in a few runs. Mayank Agarwal was moved to number 6 in the order from his opening slot, and was stumped on 2 by Dhoni. Ravindra Jadeja was the pick of the bowlers for Chennai with his 3 wickets for 22 as Hyderabad posted 134/7. Chennai’s chase had Devon Conway and Ruturaj Gaikwad post 86 by the end of 10 overs before Ruturaj got out on 35. New Zealand's Conway stayed unbeaten on 77 as Rahane and Ambati made 9 each and the team won by 7 wickets. Mayank Markande was the only Hyderabad bowler to pick wickets as he finished with 2/23 in his 4.  This podcast series is brought to you in association with Lloyd and Domino's.

Five defeats to start the 2023 season and Delhi finally managed to open their account on Thursday night, with a 4 wicket win over Kolkata in New Delhi. The manner in which the match was won though would leave many refusing to address any 'resurgence' questions regarding the franchise. Delhi started the match very strong, taking control in the second over itself, sending back Litton Das on 4. Venkatesh Iyer, centurion from the last game, got out on a duck to Anrich Nortje while Jason Roy, making his debut, held fort at the other end even as wickets fell with Nitish out on 4, Mandeep on 12, Rinku Singh on 6. Roy made 43 before he too feel and Kolkata were 94/8 in 15 overs. Andre Russell though added some late runs, including three sixes in the final over off Mukesh Kumar, before Kolkata were bowled out for 127. The chase is where Delhi seemed to dip into the same form that had lost them the last five games as David Warner once again top-scored with a half century. Prithvi Shaw’s struggles continued as he got out on 13 but even then, the home team looked comfortable at 73/3 in 10 overs. But then, they did manage to make a nail-biter out of this one as well and after 15 overs, the team needed 24 before Manish Pandey also got out. In the end, the equation was down to 8 needed from 8 and Axar Patel hang around till the end to hit the winning runs and help Delhi win the game with 4 balls to spare. This podcast series is brought to you in association with Lloyd and Domino's.

Virat Kohli returned as Bangalore’s captain, just for the game, and the team marked the occasion with their third win of the season, beating Punjab in Mohali by 24 runs in Thursday’s evening fixture. Bangalore were put in to bat first by Sam Curran and there was a mammoth 137-run opening stand by Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli. Virat and then Maxwell though both fell in the 17th over but Faf continued on, eventually getting out on 84 off 56. Only 44 runs were made in the final 5 overs, despite the solid start and Bangalore were restricted to 174/4 by Punjab. Punjab’s chase went way off course within the powerplay itself with Taide, Short, Liam and Harpreet getting out, and the the team was 43/4 in 5.3 overs. Opener Prabhsimran Singh though gave it some life with his 46 and Jitesh Sharma threatened to get the team close to the finish line with his 41. Punjab in fact did get quite close, needing 37 from 24 balls but in the end, a double wicket over from Siraj in the 18th reduced Punjab to 149/9 and Bangalore won the match by 24 runs. This podcast series is brought to you in association with Lloyd and Domino's.

Lucknow and Rajasthan now both have 10 points from their six outings this season with KL Rahul's team beating Rajasthan in Jaipur by 10 runs on Wednesday night. Returning to Jaipur for the first time in three years, Sanju Samson won the toss and, unsurprisingly, put Lucknow in to bat. The start was slow but openers KL Rahul and Kyle Mayers made 79 by the end of 10 overs before KL got out on 39. Mayers went on to score a half-century and 20-plus scores late in the game from Marcus Stoinis and Nicolas Pooran got the team to 154/7. During the chase, Rajasthan's openers batted out the first 11 overs, posting 81 before Yashasvi Jaiswal got out to Marcus Stoinis on 44. Next over, Sanju Samson was run out on 2 and then Jos Buttler also followed, leaving the home team at 99/3 after 14 overs, with 56 needed from 36. It was then Devdutt Paddikal and Riyan Parag who had to take charge of the chase and Paddikal smashed a quick-fire 26 but got out in the final over, bowled by Avesh Khan. Dhruv Jurel tried to go for a six and was caught right at the boundary line by Deepak Hooda as Rajasthan's three-match winning streak was ended at their own home ground. This podcast series is brought to you in association with Lloyd and Domino's.

Mumbai have recorded their third straight victory of the season with a 14 run victory over Hyderabad in Match 23 on Tuesday night in Hyderabad. Home skipper Aiden Markram won the toss and put Mumbai in to bat first. Rohit Sharma made 28, Ishan Kishan added another 38 but it was Cameron Green who came good for his team on the day - making 64 off 40 to help Mumbai post 192/5. In the chase, Mayank Agarwal managed his highest score of this season so far, making 48 off 41 while Harry Brook got out on 9 after that century in the last game. The team was 133/6 after 15 overs but Behrendorff's 18th went for 19 runs and the equation was down to 24 needed from 12, with 2 wickets remaining. Cameron Green then bowled a super tight 19th over, giving away just 4 runs which meant it was Arjun Tendulkar left to bowl the final over, with Hyderabad needing 20. Only four runs were conceded as Arjun picked a wicket off the penultimate ball to open his account in the tournament and also seal the 14 run win. This podcast series is brought to you in association with Lloyd and Domino's.

Chennai held on to their nerves to secure a hard-fought eight-run victory, in what was a high-scoring encounter against Bangalore at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. After being asked to bat first in match 24 of the competition, they scored 226 runs, with both Devon Conway and Shivam Dube registering half-centuries. It was the second consecutive half-century for Conway, whilst he also scored 47 runs against Lucknow. What stood out in today’s knock is his repertoire of shots – as the Kiwi pulled off a brilliant 360° show by hitting the ball to all parts of the ground. Albeit Chennai’s management has previously been criticized for promoting Shivam Dube ahead of MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja, the all-rounder from Mumbai showed his class in this match. In only 27 deliveries, he struck 52 runs. Bangalore had a disastrous start with the bat, with both Virat Kohli and Mahipal Lomror departing inside the first couple of overs. However, what followed was impeccable batting from Glenn Maxwell and Faf du Plessis. The experienced pair added 126 runs for the third-wicket partnership in only 61 deliveries. Following their dismissal, Dinesh Karthik got off to a good start, though no one was able to hold the fort. Impact substitute Suyash Prabhudessai did try a few unorthodox hits, but his 11-ball 19 was not enough to get Bangalore over the line. This podcast series is brought to you in association with Lloyd and Domino's.

Rajasthan picked up their fourth victory of the season, courtesy of a three-wicket win in what was a humdinger against Gujarat, in match 23 at the Narendra Modi Stadium. Batting first after losing the toss, Gujarat scored 177 runs. In response, Rajasthan chased the total down in the last over. Hetmyer was the star with a 56-run knock. For Gujarat, Shubman Gill provided a good start with a 45-run knock, before it was time for David Miller and Abhinav Manohar to call the shots. The pair scored 23 runs in only 43 deliveries, taking Gujarat to a competitive total. This podcast series is brought to you in association with Lloyd and Domino's.

Mumbai, captained by Suryakumar Yadav, picked up their second victory of the 2023 season with a 5-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders in Sunday's evening fixture at the Wankhede Stadium. With Rohit Sharma nursing a stomach bug, Suryakumar was handed the captaincy duties and he elected to put Kolkata in to bat first. In 5.3 overs, the visitors' score was 57/2 with both openers out but then, number three bat Venkatesh Iyer took charge, scoring 104 at a strike rate of over 200 as Kolkata posted 185/6. Rohit Sharma came in as an impact substitute in the second innings but scored just 20. Ishan Kishan though gave the chase the right start, scoring a half-century off 21 deliveries before Varun Chakravarthy got him out on 58 in the 8th over. Then, in walked Tilak Verma and he and Surya made 60 for the third wicket before Tilak got out on 30 and then Surya on 43. The chase though stayed on course as Mumbai won with 14 balls to spare.  This podcast series is brought to you in association with Lloyd and Domino's.

Punjab Kings have moved to the top half of the league standings with the help of a 2-wicket victory over Lucknow Super Giants in Saturday's evening fixture. After winning the toss, stand-in Punjab skipper Sam Curran put Lucknow into bat first and captain KL Rahul top-scored for the team with 74, which was also his first half-century of the season. Kyle Mayers was the second-highest scorer with 29 as Sam Curran picked 3/31 and Rabada 2/34.  Lucknow were restricted to 159/8. Punjab had a new opener, with Shikhar Dhawan nursing a shoulder niggle, but Atharva Taide faced just 2 balls before getting out on a duck. Prabhsimran Singh too lasted just 4 deliveries before getting out on 4 and Punjab were reduced to 17/2 in 2.2 overs. Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza anchored the chase and scored his maiden half-century of the Indian T20 League, but he was running out of partners at the other end. Harpreet got out on 23, Sam Curran on 6, Jitesh Sharma on 2, and eventually, Ravi Bishnoi got him out on 57, with the team needing 21 from 2.1 overs. But Shah Rukh Khan was still at the crease and the team needed 7 runs from 6 balls and he obliged - hitting the winning runs and collecting the two points from the win. This podcast series is brought to you in association with Domino's.

David Warner's Delhi continue to remain winless as Bangalore have beaten them by 23 runs to hand them their fifth straight loss of the season. After being put into bat first, Bangalore opener Virat Kohli scored his third half century in four matches this season. He and Faf du Plessis gave the team a strong start, scoring 42 in 4.3 overs, before Faf fell to Mitch March on 22. Virat smashed Mustafizur for 19 runs in the 10th over before losing his wicket to Lalit Yadav in the next over, on 50. Glenn Maxwell came out to bat at number four and made a 14-ball 24 as Delhi did well to restrict Bangalore to 174/6. Delhi’s chase was dealt a big setback from the start with Prithvi Shaw and Mitch Marsh both getting out on ducks. Yash Dhull lost his wicket on 1 and this time, even skipper David Warner couldn’t put up a fight as he got out on 19 and the team was down to 30/4 in 5.4 overs. Manish Pandey saved the team from a big defeat, scoring fifty off 38 before he fell to Wanindu Hasaranga and Delhi was reduced to 98/7 in 13.6 overs. Eventually, the team finished on 151/9, losing by 23 runs. This podcast series is brought to you in association with Domino's.

We finally welcomed the arrival of Harry Brook to the Indian T20 League! So much was riding on the English 24-year-old with Hyderabad breaking the bank to add him to their line-up during December's auction, and it took him a few matches to get used to the Indian conditions. But on Friday, against Kolkata, at the Eden Gardens, Brook was absolute class as she scored an unbeaten 100 to help Hyderabad post the season's highest total - 228/4. Kolkata's chase was dealt an early setback with Bhuvi picking the wicket of Rahmanullah in the first over and then Marco Jansen packing off Venkatesh Iyer and Sunil Narine to reduce the team to 22/3 in 4 overs. Skipper Nitish Rana and Rinku Singh both scored half centuries and added 69 for the 6th wicket but after Rana fell on 75 off 41, looking for some big shots, the team needed 70 runs from the last 4 overs. Rinku Singh hit some big sixes but there was no encore at the Eden Gardens as lost by 23 runs. This podcast is brought to you in association with Domino's.

Gujarat were involved in yet another last-over thriller, except this time, they were on the winning side. Hardik Pandya’s team defeated Punjab by 6 wickets in match 18, at the IS Bindra Stadium. Punjab were asked to bat first and they could only score 153. Matthew Short top-scored with 36. In  response, Gujarat got over the line in only the penultimate delivery of the game. Shubman Gill scored another half-century. Punjab had a difficult time with the bat, except Matthew Short, who scored 36 runs in 24 deliveries. At the opposite end of the spectrum were Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Jitesh Sharma. They did score runs, but very slowly – accumulating only 45 runs in 49 balls between the two. This podcast series is brought to you in association with Domino's. 

Yet another last-ball thriller to decide the outcome of a match and on Wednesday night, it was MS Dhoni's Chennai that finished on the wrong end of the result, losing to Rajasthan by 3 runs at the Chepauk. Playing his 200th match as Chennai captain, MS Dhoni won the toss and put Rajasthan in to bat. Jos Buttler once again top-scored for the team with 52 and Devdutt Padikkal added another 38 to help the team post 175/8. Ravindra Jadeja finished with 2/21. Chennai’s chase saw Devon Convoy top score with 50 and Ajinkya Rahane once again contributed with a valuable 19-ball 31. After 15 overs, Chennai were 113/6 as Dhoni entered the chase, and the team needed 63 runs from 30 balls. Adam Zampa’s 18th over went for some big runs with Dhoni hitting him for a four and a six.  Jason Holder’s 19th over went for 19 runs and in the end, 21 were needed off the last 6 deliveries. Two wides to start by Sandeep Sharma and then Dhoni hit back-to-back sixes. 6 were needed off the last 2 deliveries as Jadeja took a single and then Dhoni was on strike with 5 needed, but he managed just a single as Rajasthan won the match and moved to the top of the standings. This podcast series is brought to you in association with Domino's.

It was a match between the two bottom-ranked teams and Mumbai managed to defeat Delhi to pick up their first points of the season, on Tuesday night in Delhi. David Warner's Delhi now are the only team to yet win a game this season, following four defeats. Earlier today, Rohit Sharma won the toss and put Delhi in to bat first and there were contrasting half-centuries by their two top scorers as opener David Warner’s fifty came off 43 deliveries while Axar Patel made his in 25 balls. The pair’s sixth wicket stand was also the most fruitful of the innings, adding 67 runs. The team was on 165/5 after 18 overs before Axar got out on 54 and then Warner on 51, and the rest of the line-up just imploded as the hosts lost 5 wickets within 10 deliveries to be bowled out for 172. Mumbai’s chase had skipper Rohit Sharma take charge as he scored his first half-century of the season. Tilak Verma too assisted with a 29-ball 41 but when Rohit got out, the team still needed 25 from 18 deliveries. In the final over, Anrich Nortje had just 5 runs to defend and he bowled yorkers almost at will but in the end, Tim David and Cameron Green sneaked in a double off the last ball to get Mumbai past the finish line. This podcast series is brought to you in association with Domino's.

Lucknow have pulled off a complete heist in Game 15 of the 2023 season against Bangalore at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Monday night. The two points from the match were headed Bangalore’s way for about 70 percent of the game, till Nicolas Pooran entered the pitch and smashed his 19-ball 62. After his wicket, Lucknow inched closer to the target but the match seemed to be headed for a Super Over, before Avesh Khan and Ravi Bishnoi managed to steal a run off the last delivery. From needing 122 from the last 10 overs, Lucknow then needed 42 off the last 5. But there had to be drama. Pooram got out in the 17th over with the team still needing 24 from 18 deliveries. 2 wickets fell in the last over and a Super Over also seemed likely but the last ball was a bye as Dinesh Karthik took a it too much time to collect the ball and Lucknow completed the 1 ball win. This podcast series is brought to you in association with Domino's.

Hyderabad have finally moved out of the bottom of the standings, with an 8 win over Punjab at home in Sunday's night fixture. Aiden Markram won the toss and elected to chase, and Punjab’s innings was all about their captain Shikhar Dhawan who carried his bat to finish one run short of a century. Apart from him, only Sam Curran scored in double figures, making 22, as Punjab posted 143/9. Interestingly, their ninth wicket partnership between Shikhar and Mohit Rathee was also the team’s most productive with the pair taking Punjab from 88/9 in 15 overs to 143/9. Mayank Markande was the pick of the bowlers for Hyderabad, picking 4/15. Hyderabad’s chase had early setbacks with opener Harry Brook and Mayank Agarwal back in the dressing room at 8.3 overs, with the team at 45/2. Rahul Tripathi though reconnected with his form from last season and led the attack, scoring an unbeaten 74, with his skipper Aiden Markram providing support at the other end. In the end, the home team won the match by 8 wickets, with 17 balls to spare. This podcast series is brought to you in association with Domino's.

In an extraordinary game of cricket, Kolkata defeated Gujarat by 3 wickets in match 13, with Rinku Singh going gung-ho in the last over and hitting five consecutive sixes. Deputizing for an unwell Hardik Pandya, Rashid Khan won the toss and opted to bat first. They scored 204 runs, with Sai Sudharsan and Vijay Shankar scoring half-centuries. Sai Sudharsan did show glimpses of brilliance last season but is playing with more maturity this time around. Second consecutive half-century for him, as he scored 53 runs in 38 deliveries. Vijay Shankar also played a splendid knock of 63 runs from 24 deliveries. Venkatesh Iyer starred with the bat for Kolkata, with an 83-run knock. A lot has been said about his retention, but he proved his worth today. The all-rounder was a tad timid last season, and in the first two games of this season, but batted with real authority and courage today. However, the star of the show was Rinku Singh, who scored 48 runs in 21 deliveries. Kolkata needed 29 runs off the last over, but courtesy of Rinku's five consecutive sixes, they got over the line. This podcast series is brought to you in association with Domino's.

Mumbai have been handed their second straight defeat of the season, by Chennai, at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai that saw a sea of yellow turn out to cheer for MS Dhoni. Chennai have moved to the fourth spot in the standings with the 7-wicket victory that saw Ajinkya Rahane scoring the season’s fastest half-century - off 19 deliveries. MS Dhoni had won the toss and elected to chase and Rohit Sharma made a solid start, hitting a few boundaries to start Mumbai's innings before Tushar Deshpande got his wicket in the fourth over, on a 13-ball 21. Ravindra Jadeja and Mitch Santner then picked up the next 5 Mumbai wickets as the home team posted 157/8. Chennai’s chase didn’t have the most auspicious of starts as Devon Conway lost his wicket to Jason Behrendorff in the first over and then, in walked Ajinkya Rahane who got a chance to play after Ben Stokes and Moeen Ali were both ruled out of the game. The new Chennai recruit ended up playing one of the most entertaining knocks of the season so far, smashing 3 sixes and 7 boundaries in his 27-ball 61. Ruturaj Gaikwad carried his bat to score 40 as Chennai won with 11 balls to spare.   This podcast series is brought to you in association with Domino's.

Rajasthan have got back to winning ways, beating Delhi by 57 runs in Saturday’s afternoon fixture in Guwahati. It was an all-round performance from last season's finalists as Yashasvi Jaiswal made 60, Jos Buttler scored 79 and Trent Boult & Yuzvendra Chahal picked three wickets each. After David Warner put Rajasthan into bat first, Jaiswal smashed five boundaries in the first over of the match, off Khaleel Ahmed. He and Buttler got the team to 96/0 in 8 overs before Jaiswal got out on 60. The run rate dropped a bit after that as Sanju Samson got out on a duck before Shimron Hetmyer’s 21-ball 39 and Buttler’s 79 helped the team post 199/4 In reply, Delhi’s chase hit a big setback in the first over itself with Trent Boult sending back Prithvi Shaw and Manish Pandey, in a maiden over. David Warner once again finished as the team’s highest scorer with 65 but apart from him only Rilee Rossouw and Lalit Yadav scored in double figures. Rajasthan won by 57 runs. This podcast series is brought to you in association with Domino's.

Lucknow have picked their second points of the season as Hyderabad continue to occupy the bottom of the standings after Match 10 of the 2023 season, played on Friday at Lucknow's Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium.  After Hyderabad elected to bat first, Mayank Agarwal and Anmolpreet Singh stitched together a 21-run opening stand before Krunal Pandya picked the first of his wickets. His second and third made the most impact though, as they came off back-to-back deliveries, sending back Anmolpreet Singh and Aiden Markram. Hyderabad were then 50/3 in 8 overs. Rahul Tripathi top-scored with 34 and a late 10-ball 21-run flourish from Abdul Samad helped the team get to 121/8. Lucknow used 7 bowlers with Krunal finishing with 3/18 and Amit Mishra at 2/23. Lucknow's chase wasn't exactly smooth sailing. Their main run-maker this season, Kyle Mayers, got out on 13 and Deepak Hooda on 7. They were down to 45/2 in 5.6 overs but Krunal Pandya joined the party with the bat as well and made 55 with KL Rahul. The pair though did get out as Adil Rashid finished with 2/23 but Lucknow won with 24 balls to spare.    This podcast series is brought to you in association with Domino's.

Kolkata opened their account this season in the most thrilling of turnarounds, in front of their home crowd at the Eden Gardens. From 94/5 in 12 overs, the team posted 204 in their 20 overs before Varun Chakravarthy, Sunil Narine and Suyash Sharma got Bangalore bowled out for 123 in 17.4 overs. Kolkata had lost Vekatesh Iyer, Mandeep Singh and captain Nitish Rana by the 8th over, with just 51/3 on the board. Afghan opener Rahmanullah though held fort at one end and scored a half century, but Karn Sharma then picked his and Kolkata star Andre Russell's wickets in the 12th over and the team looked in deep trouble. Shardul Thakur though walked in to bat next and played an innings to remember, smashing three sixes and nine boundaries during his 29-ball 68.  With Rinku Singh also scored 46 off 33 to help Kolkata post 204/7. Bangalore's chase never really got off the mark as Faf du Plessis' team were 69/5 after 10 overs. Virat got out on 21, Faf on 23,  Maxwell made just 5 and Dinesh Karthik fell on 9. Bangalore were bowled out for 123 in 17.4 overs, losing the match by 81 runs. This podcast series is brought to you in association with Domino's.

Punjab have registered their second consecutive win, and Rajasthan have been handed their first defeat, in match number 8, that was played at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. Punjab were asked to bat first by Sanju Samson, and they scored 197 runs. Skipper Shikhar Dhawan top scored with a 56-ball 86, while his opening partner, Prabhsimran Singh scored 60 runs in 34 deliveries. In response, Rajasthan could only score 192. Nathan Ellis was the pick of the bowlers from the Punjab team, recording a four-wicket haul. Sam Curran was a tad expensive, but under pressure, he bowled an immaculate last over, justifying why he is the most expensive player of the competition. This podcast series is brought to you in association with Domino's.

Hardik Pandya's Gujarat has bagged their second win, and handed Delhi their second defeat of the season, at their own home ground as the defending champions won Tuesday night's match by 6 wickets. David Warner's Delhi were put into bat first and once again Warner finished as their top-scorer with 37. Prithvi Shaw and Mitch Marsh also once again didn’t disturb the scorecard much as Delhi were down to 42/2 after 5 overs. There was some stability when Sarfaraz Khan joined Warner but Alzarri Joseph’s 9th over sent back Warner and Riley Roussour on back-to-back deliveries and Delhi were 78/4 after 10 overs. Debutant keeper Abhishek Poral made 20 off the 10 deliveries he faced. Rashid and Shami finished with 3 wickets each and Delhi posted 162/8. Gujarat made a solid start to their chase, scoring 14 off the first over but Nortje ended Saha’s big-hitting stint in the third over, on a 7-ball 14. Shubman Gill and Hardik Pandya fell in the 5th and 6th overs as Gujarat were reduced to 54/3 after 6 overs. Vijay Shankar and Sai Sudharshan then stitched together a 53-run stand before David Miller and Sudarshan got together and simply sailed towards the target, putting together 56 runs for the 5th wicket and helping Gujarat win with 11 balls to spare. This podcast series is brought to you in association with Domino's.

MS Dhoni's Chennai’s return to their home ground Chepauk finished on a winning note, as Lucknow were beaten by 12 runs in Game 6 of the 2023 season. After being put into bat, Chennai made a solid start with the openers taking the team to 110 within 9 overs before Ravi Bishnoi broke the partnership and got Ruturaj out for 57. Mark Wood then got Devon Conway out for 47 in the next over. From 110/0 in 9 overs, Chennai went to 120/2 in 11 overs. But, Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali and Ambati Rayudu made some quick runs before Dhoni came out to bat with 5 balls left and smashed back-to-back sixes that helped Chennai post 217/7. Lucknow got a good start with Kyle Mayers once again smashing a quick half century but after he got out in the 6th over, they lost a wicket also every over and were reduced to 105/4 after 10. Nicolas Pooran smashed some sixes and fours and got the team to 156 before he got out on an 18-ball 32. By the end, Lucknow needed  28 off last 6 deliveries and Chennai won their first points of the season.  This podcast series is brought to you in association with Domino's. 

Faf du Plessis's Bangalore and Rohit Sharma's Mumbai played out the most one-sided match of the season so far with Bangalore in complete control of the proceedings throughout the game on Sunday night at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Things started going Bangalore's way from the toss itself where once again a winning captain chose to chase. Mumbai were reduced to 20/3 by the 6th over after Rohit got out on 1, Ishan Kishan on 10 and Cameron Green on 5. Tilak Varma though single-handedly salvaged the innings and remained unbeaten on 84 to help the team get to 171/7. The chase was smooth sailing for Bangalore with Virat and Faf scoring 148 for the first wicket, off 89 deliveries. Virat remained unbeaten on 82 while Faf got out on 73. Bangalore won with 22 balls to spare. This podcast series was brought to you in association with Domino's.

The Indian T20 League has got its first 200-plus target of the season and no surprise that it came from the line-up that has Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Sanju Samson in their top three as Rajasthan have pulled off a big 72-run win over Hyderabad in Sunday’s evening fixture at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. Stand-in Hyderabad skipper Bhuvneshwar Kumar won the toss and elected to chase. Jos Buttler and Yashasvi approved of the decision - smashing fours and sixes almost at will as Rajasthan scored 73 in just 5 overs. After being hit for three boundaries in the 6th over, young afghan bowler Fazalhaq Farooqi got Buttler out on 54. Sanju then joined the party and scored a half-century, along with Yashasvi. Fazalhaq and Natarajan picked 2 wickets each while Umran picked one as Rajasthan posted 203/5. The Rajasthan bowlers then matched the performance of the batters as Hyderabad were restricted to 131/8 in their 20 overs. Abdul Samad came in as the 'impact player' and top-scored with 32 while Mayank Agarwal’s 27 was the second-highest score in the team. Yuzvendra Chahal was the pick of the bowlers for Samson with his 4/17. This podcast series was brought to you in association with Domino's.

Match number three of this 2023 season and KL Rahul’s Lucknow have beaten David Warner’s Delhi by 50 runs in Saturday’s evening game at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium in Lucknow. Delhi won the toss and elected to chase and Lucknow introduced the tournament to a new star - Kyle Mayers. The West Indian is playing his debut season of the Indian T20 League and smashed 73 off 38 balls as Lucknow posted 193/6. Delhi’s chase started strong, with the openers posting 40/0 in 4 overs but Mark Wood struck on back-to-back deliveries, sending back Prithvi Shaw and Mitchell Marsh. In 5 overs, Delhi were 42/2. Skipper David Warner though held the innings together but after 15 overs, the team needed 84 runs from 30 balls. Avesh Khan’s 16th over saw twin Delhi wickets fall once again, including that of David Warner and the team then needed 81 runs from 24 balls. Mark Wood returned for a final over and picked two more wickets to complete a fifer as Lucknow won the game by 50 runs.  This podcast series was brought to you in association with Domino's.

Bhanuka Rajapaksa timed the ball well to slam a delightful half-century, while Arshdeep Singh picked three wickets as Punjab opened their 2023 campaign with a seven-run win over Kolkata via DLS method at the I.S. Bindra PCA Stadium on Saturday. On a flat pitch and fast outfield, Punjab were threatening to score upwards of 200, as they reached 100 runs in the first 10 overs. But Kolkata, whose bowlers majorly struggled, picked four wickets in the second half as Punjab could make only 91 runs to end up at a score nine short of 200. All of Punjab's batters got starts after being pushed into batting first, but only Rajapaksa could reach the half-century mark, with the help of five fours and two sixes at a strike rate of 156.25. This podcast series was brought to you in association with Domino's.

Game one of season 16 of the Indian T20 League started with defending champions Gujarat announcing their intentions, with a 5 wicket victory over MS Dhoni’s Chennai at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad on Friday night. Gujarat elected to put Chennai into bat first and MS Dhoni’s team made 178/7 in their 20 overs. Opener Ruturaj Gaikwad smashed 92 from 50 but could not convert it into a century with not much support from the other end. In reply, Gujarat’s chase was mostly anchored by Shubman Gill who made 63 and by the time he got out, in the 15th over, the team needed 41 runs from 30 deliveries. This was the one time Gujarat looked like they were in trouble, scoring just 18 from the next 3 overs and then ended up needing 23 runs from the last 12 balls. Rashid Khan then hit Chahar for 10 in 2 deliveries and got it down to 8 needed from 7. Rahul Tewatia at the other end hit the winning runs as Gujarat got on the board in the season-opener. This podcast series was brought to you in association with Domino's.