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Bayern move closer to title, Schalke relegated
Eric-Maxim Choupo Moting and Joshua Kimmich were on target for Bayern in the opening 13 minutes on Tuesday, DPA reports. Bayern moved 10 points clear of RB Leipzig, who crashed 2-1 at second last Cologne, and can wrap up the title with three games left on Saturday against lowly Mainz.
Purple Cap: Harshal remains highest wicket-taker
Harshal holds the Purple Cap with nine wickets while Avesh is tied with Chahar with eight wickets. Avesh remains ahead of Chahar on the standings on the basis of his superior economy rate of 7.35 compared to the latter's 7.37. Chahar's team mate Trent Boult rounds off the top four with six wickets.
Orange Cap: Dhawan returns to top of standings
Dhawan had first taken the cap after scoring a sensational 92 off 49 balls against Punjab Kings. However, he was soon overtaken by Royal Challengers Bangalore's Glenn Maxwell, who scored 78 off 49 balls in their 38-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders later in the day.
Whenever Hardik comes in, I always go for his wicket: Mishra
The Delhi Capitals (DC) bowler, who is playing only the second match of this season after the previous season - IPL 2020 -- was curtailed due to a finger injury, said he always likes to attack the batsmen.
Eveything helps in the end: Pant
MI bowlers took the game to the last over while removing DC's top-order batsmen. With 15 needed off the last two overs, and with Bumrah to bowl the second last over, it wasn't easy for DC.
We aren't able to capitalise on starts: Rohit Sharma
MI had got off to a decent start, reaching 67/1 in the seventh over. However, between the ninth and the 12th overs, they lost four wickets to lose track as DC managed to restrict them to 137/9 in 20 overs.
IPL 2021: Amit Mishra's four-wicket haul powers DC to win over MI
The win put DC second on the points table, just behind Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). While both teams have six points, RCB is ahead on net run rate. Mishra's haul helped DC restrict MI to 137/9 in 20 overs. It was a total that was too low for MI to defend as Shikhar Dhawan's 45 and Steve Smith's 33 stabilised DC innings after the early loss of Prithvi Shaw.
Buoyant CSK take on KKR| Preview
While CSK have got two wins in three matches, KKR have won just one out of their three matches and are looking out of sorts. KKR began the IPL 2021 season with a win but lost the next two matches. Their batting has flopped and they have been guilty of throwing their wickets away.
Bayern and PSG bosses confirmed on UEFA executive committee
The duo are of huge significance given their clubs are among the largest not involved in the breakaway Super League announced by a dozen other major sides from Spain, Italy and England on Sunday, DPA reported. Juventus' Andrea Agnelli left his position as an ECA member on the committee after his club became part of the breakaway. Agnelli was personally criticised by UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin and accused of being a serial liar.
Bottom-placed teams SRH and Punjab Kings clash| Preview
While SRH is lying at the bottom of the table and is yet to win a game, PBKS have managed just one win out of their games and have the worst net run rate (-0.967) among the teams. All eyes will be on SRH, who had made the playoffs last year but are struggling to come to terms with the slow nature of the pitch at Chepauk.
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