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KYC (Know Your Cricket)

1/ Sunil Narine 🆚 Rashid Khan. Two world class bowlers. Both have 6 wickets so far in the IPL and both bowl at an economy under 6.5. It’s safe to say both of them will have a huge impact on the result 💥

Source: IPL/Twitter

2/ Is he back? Is Miller the Killer back ? When it all seemed lost for GT against CSK, he showed up with a match winning 94 of 51. If he continues, that GT middle-lower order just got a hell of a lot scarier ☠️

Source: IPL/Twitter

3/ Kohli is just off the back of a golden duck in the previous game, against LSG. He has averaged just 19.8 runs this season (damn that's low). Can he recover his 2016 - 19 form or is this the beginning of the decline for the talismanic former Indian captain? 😭

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4/ Umran Malik, on the other hand, is on the opposite trajectory. He bowled a TRIPLE WICKET MAIDEN (Yes, you heard it right. 3 wickets, no runs) for the final over in the previous game against KKR, as SRH made it four wins on the bounce. Plus, he also has the fastest ball of the tournament at 153.1km/hr. Time to name him "Srinagar express", eh? 🚀

Source: IPL/Twitter

Send 'em Smacks

1/ Varun Chakravarthy is supposed to be a mystery bowler. He is banking on a new variation now - 'leg-spin' - to take his game to another level 📈

He already has the off break, leg break, googly, carrom ball, flipper, top spinner and slider in his spin armory. None of this has worked for him this season. Maybe just focus on one 🧐

2/ Pat Cummins is one of the best bowlers in the world. So far in the IPL, he’s been giving away 12 runs per over. Yes, he won KKR one match with a heroic effort with the bat but that’s not why he’s there. Pat, it’s time to get back to basics.

Source: KKR/Twitter

3/ Despite SRH's impressive form, Kane Williamson has been struggling for form and timing. He's striking at 94.8 with 50% of balls faced being dot balls, one of the highest in the league. Someone needs to remind him this isn't a test series 😛

Source: SRH/Twitter

4/ Did you know? Faf Du Plessis has never scored a 100 in the IPL. Last game was the third time in his IPL career when he lost his wicket while being agonizingly close to three digits. Looks like a clear case of the famous nervous 90s, huh? 😬

Source: RCB/Twitter

WTF Is That?

Yorker

We’ve spoken about batting for a bit, let’s give them bowlers some love, shall we?

Every bowler's dream delivery: the yorker.

• A yorker is a delivery which hits the cricket pitch around the batsman's feet.

• It’s used mainly in T20 as it not just leads to wickets but also doesn’t allow the batsman to score runs.

Honestly, If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a video is worth a million.

So enjoy this video of the king of yorkers: