12:56 AM IST Hemant Brar Kings XI Punjab 167 for 5 (Pooran 53, Maxwell 32, Rabada 2-27) beat Delhi Capitals 164 for 5 (Dhawan 106*, Shami 2-28) by five wickets Shikhar Dhawan became the first batsman to score back-to-back hundreds in the IPL but it wasn’t enough as the Kings XI Punjab beat the Delhi

1:10 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff It almost took ages for the Kings XI Punjab to beat the Mumbai Indians in their last game, but that win has kept them alive for the playoffs race. KL Rahul continued his fine touch and Mohammed Shami delivered when it mattered the most. But to eventually finish in the

4:29 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Kris Srikkanth, the former India captain and chairman of the selection committee, had strong words for MS Dhoni after Chennai Super Kings succumbed to a seven-wicket loss against Rajasthan Royals, calling his selections throughout the season as “ridiculous” and “rubbish”. Monday’s defeat was the Super Kings’ seventh of the tournament,

8:50 PM GMT Eoin Morgan and Jason Holder have warned that it is “untenable” to expect players to continue to spend extended periods in lockdown as part of cricket’s response to Covid-19. Morgan, the captain of England’s white-balls teams, and Holder, West Indies’ Test captain, are both currently in the UAE for the IPL and

12:54 PM GMT Saurabh Somani Close Saurabh Somani is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo Welcome to ESPNcricinfo’s Rolling Report of the 37th game of IPL 2020, between the Chennai Super Kings and the Rajasthan Royals. Tonight the likes of MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Faf du Plessis, Shane Watson take on Steven Smith, Ben Stokes, Jofra

3:34 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff England’s Dawid Malan, the No.1-ranked T20I batsman, has signed a BBL deal with the Hobart Hurricanes. Malan’s interest in the tournament had been confirmed during the series against Australia when his consistent displays propelled him to the top of the rankings. In 16 T20Is, Malan has scored 682 runs at

1:28 AM IST Khyber Pakhtunkhwa edged out Southern Punjab by ten runs in the final to lift the National T20 Cup. Put in to bat first, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s openers – Fakhar Zaman and Mohammad Rizwan – put up a 76-run partnership, with Zaman’s 40-ball 67 leading the way. When Rizwan fell, Mohammad Hafeez (38 off

11:34 AM GMT Rohit Balaji Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals, Abu Dhabi Pro Tip: Top order batsmen and allrounders are crucial in Abu Dhabi. Our XI: Jos Buttler, Faf du Plessis, Shane Watson, Ambati Rayudu, Steven Smith, Rahul Tewatia, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Shardul Thakur, Kartik Tyagi Substitutes: Ben Stokes, Deepak Chahar,

9:06 PM GMT Vishal Dikshit Only minutes after another stunning knock – an unbeaten 55 off 22 balls – to help the Royal Challengers Bangalore wallop 64 runs off the last 28 balls for a seven-wicket win against the Rajasthan Royals, AB de Villiers said he gets “very, very nervous and erratic” in such chases.

9:34 PM IST Karthik Krishnaswamy Royal Challengers Bangalore 179 for 3 (de Villiers 55*, Kohli 43, Padikkal 35) beat Rajasthan Royals 177 for 6 (Smith 57, Uthappa 41, Morris 4-26, Chahal 2-34) by seven wickets Having AB de Villiers in your line-up is like having a cheat code in a videogame. Take him away, and