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Stubbs' blazing fifty not enough as Coetzee picks up four wickets to consign Capitals to a fourth loss in five games

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Some teams pick only three overseas players in their XI to give themselves options, while RCB have played the same combination whether they are batting or bowling first

The KKR seamers bowled 22 slower balls, conceding only 20 runs off them and picking up three wickets

After a poor run in 2023, the KKR allrounder is destroying bowlers once again in T20 cricket

McCullum's 158*, Kohli vs Gambhir, 49 all out, Kuldeep's nightmare. These two teams have shown us everything

In his second game after a two-month break, Kohli serves a reminder with an explosive innings at Chinnaswamy

RCB's numbers at home are not impressive. This season question marks persist over their death-overs skills and their spin options - and the Chinnaswamy will not allow slips on either front

The Chinnaswamy seems to be tailor-made for the visitors' batting line-up, and they carry the confidence of an opening win while RCB look to bounce back from defeat vs CSK

Capitals were a bowler short while defending 174 as Ishant Sharma injured his ankle and had to go off after bowling just two overs

Rishabh Pant returns as Punjab Kings host Delhi Capitals at their new home

SRH are likely to be without Hasaranga in what is expected to be spin-friendly conditions at Eden Gardens

They also look thin in the spin department, but in Jasprit Bumrah and a power-packed Indian batting core they have a lot going for them

Here are the takeaways from the 2023-24 season

They were frustrated for long periods, but as has been the case all season, the 42-time champions found a way through

Iyer did not field on Wednesday because of back pain, but it was understood that he would field on Thursday after receiving treatment

Mumbai still hold all the cards, but Nair's resistance ensured Vidarbha lived to fight another day

Mumbai batter returns to form with 95 off 111 balls to help set Vidarbha a gargantuan target

Mulani also scored a fifty while Dubey finished with a five-wicket haul for Vidarbha

Even as runs were not easy to come by, the pair kept grinding through, before switching gears and accelerating