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After 60 matches and more than one and a half-months of cricketing action,  Mumbai Indians are the winner of Indian Premier League 2020 season. With the win, MI won their 5th IPL title which is more than any other team has ever done. After the final match of IPL 2020, various awards were given to the best performers throughout this season. Here is the full list of award winners: Emerging Player of the Year – Devdutt Padikkal (RCB) After performing in the domestic circuit, Devdutt got chance to play for RCB. The 21-year-old scored a 473 runs in his debut season. Speaking after his award win, Padikkal said, “It’s a really great achievement for me and gives me great confidence for whatever lies ahead." Gamechanger of the Season – KL Rahul (KXIP) KL Rahul got the chance of captaincy for KXIP in this season. He was in good touch throughout the season. He scored 670 runs for KXIP and also hold the Orange Cap of the season. Speaking after receiving the award, Rah...

 Mohammad Siraj against KKR  Playing just his fourth game of the season, Mohammad Siraj took the new ball against Kolkata Knight Riders. Siraj became the first bowler to bowl two maiden overs in an IPL match. He bowled his first two overs without conceding a run and picked up three wickets - Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, and Tom Banton. His new ball spell finish with figures of 3 for 8 as he was the man of the 39th match IPL. Varun Chakravarthy against DC In the 42 match of IPL 2020 between Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals. Varun Chakravarthy picked his maiden five-wicket haul in an IPL game as Kolkata Knight Riders beat Delhi Capitals by 59 runs at Abu Dhabi stadium. He took Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer and Axar Patel with his deceptive bowling and finished with 5 for 20. He was also the man of the match for his match-winning spell. Jasprit Bumrah against DC In the first Qualifier match between Mumbai In...

The 13th season of the Indian Premier League once again proved why it is the best T20 league across the world. So let’s take a look at the best batting performance by the Indian players.  Ishan Kishan 99 against RCB  This was 10th IPL match of the season between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians, MI looked to chase down the huge target of 201 in twenty overs. Kishan smacked every bowler out of the park and his explosive innings of 99 came off just 58 balls. The knock featured 2 boundaries and 9 sixes during his stay in the middle.  Mayank Agarwal maiden IPL ton against RR This was 9th IPL match of the season between Kings xi Punjab and Rajasthan Royals, KXIP set a huge target of  224 with the help of terrific innings by Mayank Agarwal. Mayank scored 106 runs in just 50 deliveries but his brilliant effort was not enough has Tewatia’s late flourish saw the Royals seal the game by 4 wickets. The KL Rahul show against RCB This was 6th IPL matc...

 The 13th edition of Indian Premier League was organized in UAE during the tough times due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The fans got 60 matches in almost 2 months. After the outstanding season of IPL, let’s look at some of the top moments of IPL 2020. Rahul Tewatia’s match winning knock against KXIP  Rajasthan Royals all-rounder Rahul Tewatia became an overnight star during the IPL 2020. He surprise every cricket fan during the game against Kings XI Punjab. After struggling at 17 from 23 at one stage, Tewatia went on to smash five sixes in an over off Sheldon Cottrell. As a result, RR chased down a massive total of 224 with three deliveries remaining. Anrich Nortje bowled the fastest ball in the IPL Delhi Capitals fast bowler Anrich Nortje bowled the fastest ball in the history of IPL during a game against Rajasthan Royals. The 26-year old bowler bowled the top four fastest deliveries of the tournament. Double Super over in a single match One of the...

 Mumbai Indians became the fifth time winner of IPL trophy. They have defeated Delhi Capitals in the final by 5 wickets and retain the IPL title. Shreyas Iyer has won the toss and Delhi Capitals will bat first.  After winning the toss Delhi suffered a top order collapse and just managed to score 156 runs with the help of 96 runs partnership between Shreyas Iyer (65*) and Rishabh Pant (56).  In the second inning of the final match Rohit Sharma opens with bat and scored 68 runs. Ishan Kishan (33*) came up with some big shots towards the end as Mumbai won the final by 5 wickets with 1.2 overs to spare.  IPL 2020 Awards Jofra Archer - Most Valuable Player (20 wickets, 175 dots, 5 catches, 10 sixes) KL Rahul - Orange Cap (Most runs: 670, Avg: 55.83, SR 129.34, 58 fours, 23 sixes) Kagiso Rabada - Purple Cap (Most wickets: 30, ER: 8.34, Avg: 18.26, SR: 13.13) Trent Boult - 'Powerplayer' of the season Ishan Kishan - Most sixes this season (30)  Kieron Pollard - Super-st...