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IPL final blog - All the pivotal moments from Mumbai Indians' last-ball victory

Relive all the big moments and tactical analysis from one of the most exciting IPL finals ever

12-May-2019•Sidharth Monga

Top moments: Smriti sleeps, Ecclestone gets caked, juniors mentor seniors

Atapattu's questions to Harmanpreet, a crash course on 'culture' for Ecclestone, and more from the high-voltage four-match series

12-May-2019•Annesha Ghosh in Jaipur

Quiz: How well do you know Mumbai-Super Kings rivalry?

Mumbai and CSK have produced plenty of dramatic moments over the years. How many do you remember?

12-May-2019•ESPNcricinfo staff

A high-quality advertisement for women's cricket in India

A thrilling final brought the curtains down on the Women's T20 Challenge, which served as a stage for India's youngsters and big international names alke

12-May-2019•Annesha Ghosh in Jaipur

How Chennai Super Kings can change history

Historical odds are against Super Kings as they take on Mumbai for the fourth time in an IPL final, having lost two of those and all three matches this season

11-May-2019•Deivarayan Muthu in Hyderabad

How Chamari Atapattu escaped the trail of terror

The Sri Lanka women batter recounts a harrowing drive back to Colombo and messages of support in the aftermath of the Easter Sunday attacks

11-May-2019•Annesha Ghosh in Jaipur

Capitals: Strong Indian core, weak overseas underbelly

Delhi Capitals had one of the most balanced units this IPL but their inconsistent middle order derailed their march into the final

11-May-2019•Nagraj Gollapudi

Velocity v Supernovas - more than just a match of cricketing acumen

The focus, invariably, will be as much on the captains - Mithali Raj and Harmanpreet Kaur - as it will be on the youngsters and international stars

11-May-2019•ESPNcricinfo staff

Big match, high stakes? Better call Faf

Faf du Plessis brought his trademark patience and resilience to the fore against Delhi Capitals, underlining once again his value to the Chennai Super Kings fold

11-May-2019•Varun Shetty in Visakhapatnam

Less fiery, but Malinga is still proving his worth

Age, fitness issues and a drop in pace could easily have deflated Lasith Malinga's confidence. Instead he has strived to improvise within his limitations

10-May-2019•Deivarayan Muthu in Hyderabad

From No Hope to England's great hope - when Jofra Archer went on tour to Cornwall

Jofra Archer is now England's rising star, but a few years ago he was sleeping on the floor at his friend's

10-May-2019•George Dobell

Back-up quicks a worry for Australia ahead of World Cup?

Without the injured pair of Jhye Richardson and Josh Hazlewood, the third pacer option between Jason Behrendorff, Nathan Coulter-Nile and Kane Richardson appears a little less enticing

10-May-2019•Andrew McGlashan

Mission Improbable: Capitals' obstacle course through the IPL playoffs

Capitals will have to match one of the all-time great IPL performances to win the tournament. Will they do it?

10-May-2019•Varun Shetty and Dustin Silgardo

T20 chases are won and lost in the first ten overs, not the last ten

Conventional wisdom still advocates keeping wickets in hand for sustained attack in the second half of a chase. The results say that's not quite the way to go about things

10-May-2019•Kartikeya Date

Combination confusion: the Vijay question, and Morris v Boult

Capitals also need to make a choice between the two Colins - Ingram and Munro - ahead of the Qualifier 2

09-May-2019•Varun Shetty in Visakhapatnam

Misfiring middle order nullifies Warner-Bairstow impact

The launching pads that the openers provided often went in vain, and the team also lacked a finishing kick

09-May-2019•Saurabh Somani

'Mandhana and Perry are the hardest batsmen to bowl to today'

New Zealand fast bowler Lea Tahuhu on the new variations in her bowling, being coached by Jacob Oram, and the young New Zealand players to watch out for

09-May-2019•Interview by Annesha Ghosh

Delhi Capitals and the madness of youth

Shaw and Pant smashed Sunrisers' attack on a tough pitch and, after a wobble, an ice-cool Paul finished the job and took the side a step closer to the final

09-May-2019•Varun Shetty in Visakhapatnam

Shafali, Harleen, Sushree - inspiring hope for India women

The three young players have shown composure and maturity against high-quality opposition in the Women's T20 challenge

08-May-2019•Annesha Ghosh in Jaipur

Smart Stats: Rishabh Pant the obvious choice for Player of the Match

Prithvi Shaw and Amit Mishra also made telling contributions to Delhi Capitals' win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Eliminator

08-May-2019•ESPNcricinfo Stats team

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