Orange army

For the third consecutive time, this season Orange army defends a par total. Thanks to their outstanding bowling performance. TOSS: Sunrisers opt to bat  Hales, Kane give them a good start After losing Shikhar Dhawan early for 6, skipper Kane and English swash-buckling opener Alex Hales steady their ship till the 14th over. There were a few drop catches which affected the Rajasthan as the game progressed. Kane scored an entertaining 63 from 43 balls before he fell to his countrymen Ish Sodhi.Prior to that Karnataka all-rounder, Gowtham dismissed Hales (45) who played an anchor role in their 91 run partnership with Kane. And then started the collapse in the middle order neither of them clicked and as a result, the Men in orange were restricted to 151/7 in their 20 overs. Jofra Archer picked up 3 vital wickets and wrecked the middle order of the orange army.  Bowlers do it yet again:  Chasing 152 on a slower wicket with mighty sunrisers bowling line up wa...

In a tournament where hopping from the playing field to the airplane cabin and back to the field is the norm, six days of break is a rare luxury.Rajasthan Royals used this luxury pretty well, sighting tigers in Ranthambore. On Sunday, as they get back on the turf here in their seventh game of IPL 11 against Sunrisers Hyderabad , they will have a few more tigers to contend with: the Bangla one in Shakib Al Hasan and the Afghan variety in Rashid Khan among others. Throw in Sidharth Kaul, Basil Thampi and the Royals, refreshed and rejuvenated, might just have the feeling of being preyed upon from both ends. What's their strength? Spinners Shakib Al Hasan and Rashid Khan have bagged eight and nine wickets respectively from seven games. Pacer Siddarth Kaul has been the most impressive with nine wickets from seven games. Basil Thampi, on the other hand, has featured in just a couple of games for Hyderabad and came out with flying colors against Mumbai and Punjab, respec...