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Best figures on IPL debut: Ashwani the first Indian with a four-for

There was no looking back after Ashwani struck with his first ball in the IPL

31-Mar-2025•Dustin Silgardo

Where will T20 cricket go next?

Data is going to play a huge role in the game - and by extension, in international cricket

24-May-2017•Jarrod Kimber

Who are the IPL's fans?

Our correspondent spends the evening of the tournament final in a Mumbai pub and comes away enlightened

23-May-2017•Srinath Sripath

Accommodating the IPL

How a hotel takes care of players and teams for the two-month season

23-May-2017•Vishal Dikshit

How well do you remember the 2017 IPL?

Another season of cricket's most popular T20 league went by. How closely did you follow?

23-May-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Stokes' stock rises after living up to IPL hype

Ben Stokes' absence from Rising Pune Supergiant's narrow defeat in the IPL final has raised more questions about England player availability

22-May-2017•David Hopps

Spinners make Powerplay impact

Spinners picked 40 wickets in the first six overs, the second-highest across 10 editions. Overall, they outdid pacers both in terms of average and economy rate

22-May-2017•S Rajesh

Four overs, three bowlers, one pulsating finish

With Rising Pune Supergiant needing only 33 from the last four overs, that too with eight wickets in hand, it took a special performance from Mumbai Indians' end-overs bowlers to steal a one-run win

22-May-2017•Arun Venugopal in Hyderabad

ESPNcricinfo's team of the 2017 IPL season

The bowling attack was pretty straightforward, with Bhuvneshwar Kumar leading the way, but the batting order has a few surprise entries

22-May-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Mumbai's bench strength bosses the IPL

They had a whole host of World Cup and World T20 winners and finalists on their roster. Is it any wonder they won the IPL?

22-May-2017•Alagappan Muthu

Young Indian players carve new Pune identity

While Ben Stokes provided the X factor for Rising Pune Supergiant, it was the consistency shown by the likes of Rahul Tripathi and Washington Sundar that lifted them from the lows of 2016

22-May-2017•Akshay Gopalakrishnan

An all-time IPL XI chosen by our readers

Did our readers' picks differ from our jury's?

21-May-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Is it time for RCB to let Gayle go?

After finishing bottom in 2017, will Royal Challengers Bangalore look to completely revamp their squad?

21-May-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Which players should KKR retain for 2018?

With teams going in to a reshuffle next season, should Kolkata Knight Riders try to keep as much of their successful squad intact as possible?

21-May-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

MS Dhoni readies for seventh final in ten seasons

Rising Pune Supergiant have beaten Mumbai Indians three times already this season. Another such result will give MS Dhoni his third IPL title

20-May-2017•Bharath Seervi

Smith, Dhoni central to Pune's turnaround

There were rumours about Rising Pune being a bickering and uninterested unit because of off-field decisions, but amid the noise, the think-tank addressed the underlying issue of how to win games

20-May-2017•Arun Venugopal in Hyderabad

KKR strong until batting shuffle causes issues

Among the most formidable outfits in recent seasons, Kolkata Knight Riders were a strong team for most parts of the 2017 season, until their batting began to come apart

20-May-2017•Varun Shetty

AB de Villiers misses out on ESPNcricinfo's all-time IPL XI

Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo, Sunil Narine and Lasith Malinga make up the overseas roster, while MS Dhoni captains the side

20-May-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Karn Sharma goes from replacement to main man

Harbhajan Singh was left out for Karn Sharma, and the legspinner rewarded Mumbai Indians with a spell that took them into the IPL 2017 final

19-May-2017•Deivarayan Muthu in Bengaluru

How well do you know your IPL winners?

More than 180 cricketers have worn the IPL winner's medal over the course of nine seasons. How well do you know them?

19-May-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

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