The 10th edition of the IPL has been a big hit so far courtesy some brilliant performances from the Indian as well as overseas players. The quality of cricket has been a top notch that has resulted in an increased amount of viewership. The fans are attracted to the league this time more than ever. The stadiums have been packed to the rafters more often than not and they have been treated to some excellent performances by the batsmen as well as the bowlers.

Where the winning side grabs all the limelight and the top performers of that side are remembered mostly. But it doesn&#8217;t happen always that the best performance of the match comes from the winning side. In this season so far, we have witnessed some wonderful performances from players but unfortunately, they belonged to the losing side. There is nothing more heartbreaking for a cricketer to try his best and yet lose the match.

Here are 5 such superb performances that ended up in a losing cause.

#1 Samuel Badree&#8217;s 4/9 vs Mumbai Indians

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/04/Samuel-Badree.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-132936" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Samuel-Badree.jpg" alt="Samuel Badree" width="600" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-132936" class="wp-caption-text">Samuel Badree. (Photo Source: BCCI)</figcaption>

The West Indian was warming the benches of Royal Challengers Bangalore in their first 3 games and was brought into the side in the 4th match against Mumbai Indians at home. RCB batted first and scored 142/5 which looked like a walk in the park for the Mumbai line-up. But Badree an immediate impact after his selection in the side as he picked up a hattrick in the third over of the innings.

The leg-spinner removed Parthiv Patel, Mitchell McClenaghan and Rohit Sharma off consecutive deliveries and pushed MI on the back foot. Especially the dismissal of Rohit off a googly was a fabulous a sight to watch. He picked up another wicket of Nitish Rana and ended with stunning figures of 4/9 in his allotted 4 overs.

MI were down to 4/7 and then 5/33 after 8 overs and the target of 143 looked far away. But Kieron Pollard came to their rescue and played a magnificent knock of 70 off just 47 balls with 3 fours and 5 sixes. He was beautifully supported by Krunal Pandya as the duo added 93 runs for the 6th wicket. MI got home with 7 balls to spare and Badree&#8217;s heroics went in vain.

#2 Manan Vohra&#8217;s 95 vs Sunrisers Hyderabad

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2016/05/Manan-Vohra.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-70272" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Manan-Vohra.jpg" alt="Manan Vohra" width="600" height="446" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-70272" class="wp-caption-text">Manan Vohra. (Photo Source: BCCI)</figcaption>

Sunrisers Hyderabad batted first after winning the toss and scored 159 runs and Kings XI Punjab had a task in their hands against the strong bowling of SRH. KXIP lost the opener Hashim Amla off the very first delivery to Bhuvneshwar Kumar and soon the skipper Glenn Maxwell also departed that pegged them back early.

There were no partnerships of any substance and they kept losing wickets at regular intervals. But one man was not ready to give up and held the fort alone. The opening batsman Manan Vohra kept his team in the hunt despite the fall of wickets. He didn&#8217;t find any support from the other end but there was no way the right-hander was ready to call it quits and kept smashing shots out of the park.

He brought the equation down to 16 off the last 2 overs. KXIP had the game in their hands with Vohra still at the crease and 3 wickets still remaining. But Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled a terrific over and went for only 5 over and picked up 2 wickets that included the wicket of Vohra too. He went back after scoring 95 runs off just 50 balls with 9 fours and 5 sixes. The last 2 batsmen failed to make the remaining runs and SRH clinched the victory by 5 runs. A valiant effort was ruined by Bhuvneshwar who ended up with a five-wicket haul.

#3 AB de Villiers&#8217;s 89 vs Kings XI Punjab

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/04/AB-de-Villiers.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-131257" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/AB-de-Villiers.jpg" alt="AB de Villiers IPL" width="600" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-131257" class="wp-caption-text">AB de Villiers. (Photo Source: BCCI)</figcaption>

The South African superstar had missed the first two games for Royal Challengers Bangalore due to an injury but made a comeback against Kings XI Punjab in Indore. RCB chose to bat after calling the right side of the coin but lost heaps of wickets at the start. Shane Watson, Vishnu Vinod and Kedar Jadhav went back to the pavilion inside 5 overs and they were tottering at 3/22.

AB who had walked out to bat at number 3 was still at the crease and focused on rebuilding the innings. He found support from Mandeep Singh and the duo added 46 runs for the fourth wicket. But when Mandeep departed in the 14th over, the score read 4/68 and they were still far from a respectable total.

But just then, AB took it upon himself to take his team to a fighting total. He went absolutely berserk in the slog overs and smashed 8 sixes in the final 5 overs. RCB collected a massive 77 runs in the last 5 overs and reached 4/148 at the end of 20 overs. AB remained unbeaten at 89 off only 46 deliveries that consisted of 3 fours and 9 sixes. The fans were treated to a special innings as he showed his 360 degrees game at the Holkar Stadium.

But the target of 149 didn&#8217;t prove to be enough and KXIP chased it down in just the 15th over with 8 wickets in hand courtesy a half-century from Hashim Amla and a quickfire knock of 43 from Glenn Maxwell.

#4 Rishabh Pant&#8217;s 57 vs Royal Challengers Bangalore

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2016/05/Rishabh-Pant-of-Delhi-Daredevils.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-65673" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Rishabh-Pant-of-Delhi-Daredevils.jpg" alt="Rishabh Pant Delhi Daredevils IPL 9" width="600" height="416" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-65673" class="wp-caption-text">Rishabh Pant (Photo Source: BCCI)</figcaption>

It was the first game of the season for Delhi Daredevils as they visited Royal Challengers Bangalore and the home side batted first after winning the toss. A wonderful innings of 69 off 37 balls by Kedar Jadhav propelled them to a respectable total of 8/157 at the end of 20 overs.

The Delhi side suffered a flurry of wickets and kept losing one after the other. Rishabh Pant had suffered a huge loss in his life as his father had passed away a couple of days before the game and yet he showed great courage to play for his side. He was the only player who looked comfortable batting in the middle and kept the hopes for DD alive.

The left-hander slammed some lusty blows and kept the required run rate in check. The equation was down to 21 off the last 2 overs and he unluckily faced just one ball in the penultimate over and only 2 runs were scored. He was on the strike for the last over when 19 were needed and everyone wanted Pant to finish the game for his side after what he had gone through in the previous 2 days.

The skipper Shane Watson handed the ball to Pawan Negi to bowl the last over. It was a risky call to introduce a left-arm spinner against the left-handed batsman. It seemed like a lovely story was being scripted for Pant but to everyone&#8217;s disappointment, he was bowled around his leg off the first delivery. The gamble paid off for RCB as they ultimately won the game by 15 runs. Pant&#8217;s innings was curtailed to 57 off 36 balls that had 3 fours and 4 sixes but he deserved all the praises in the world to come out and represent the side even in the times of crisis.

#5 Manish Pandey&#8217;s  81 vs Mumbai Indians

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2015/05/Manish-Pandey.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-65245" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Manish-Pandey.jpg" alt="Manish Pandey" width="600" height="443" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-65245" class="wp-caption-text">Manish Pandey (Photo Source: IANS)</figcaption>

It was the 7th match of the season as Mumbai Indians played host to Kolkata Knight Riders and asked them to bat first after winning the toss. Gautam Gambhir and Chris Lynn started off on in the fourth gear and the score reached 44 in just 4 overs. But Gambhir departed followed by Robin Uthappa in the 5th over. Lynn too was dismissed soon and they found themselves in a spot of bother.

Manish Pandey, the first ever Indian centurion of IPL walked in at number 4 and did the job of reconstruction. There wasn&#8217;t much support from the other end and he was forced to fight the lone battle. He kept going after the bowlers and finished unbeaten at 81 off just 47 balls with 5 fours and as many sixes and KKR were powered to 7/178 at the end of 20 overs.

In reply, MI had a great start as the openers added 65 runs but they lost their way after a series of wickets. Nitish Rana made a superb fifty and brought MI closer. 30 runs were required off the last 2 overs where Rana and Hardik Pandya collected 19 runs off the penultimate over from Ankit Rajpoot. Rana lost his wicket in that over and it was down to Hardik to score 11 runs in the final over.

KKR fielders succumbed to the pressure and first Suryakumar Yadav misfielded an easy one that went for a boundary and then Rishi Dhawan dropped a skier, Hardik was the one who had his luck by his side on both occasions. He smashed a four off the second last ball and took his team past the line with 4 wickets in hand. Pandey was left stranded as his brilliant effort was wasted by a poor fielding performance from KKR.

The 10th edition of the IPL has been a big hit so far courtesy some brilliant performances from the Indian as well as overseas players. The quality of cricket has been a top notch that has resulted in an increased amount of viewership. The fans are attracted to the league this time more than ever. The stadiums have been packed to the rafters more often than not and they have been treated to some excellent performances by the batsmen as well as the bowlers.
Where the winning side grabs all the limelight and the top performers of that side are remembered mostly. But it doesn’t happen always that the best performance of the match comes from the winning side. In this season so far, we have witnessed some wonderful performances from players but unfortunately, they belonged to the losing side. There is nothing more heartbreaking for a cricketer to try his best and yet lose the match.
Here are 5 such superb performances that ended up in a losing cause.
<h3>#1 Samuel Badree’s 4/9 vs Mumbai Indians</h3>
<figure id="attachment_132936" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-132936" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/04/Samuel-Badree.jpg"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-132936" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Samuel-Badree.jpg" alt="Samuel Badree" width="600" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-132936" class="wp-caption-text">Samuel Badree. (Photo Source: BCCI)</figcaption></figure>
The West Indian was warming the benches of Royal Challengers Bangalore in their first 3 games and was brought into the side in the 4th match against Mumbai Indians at home. RCB batted first and scored 142/5 which looked like a walk in the park for the Mumbai line-up. But Badree an immediate impact after his selection in the side as he picked up a hattrick in the third&nbsp;over of the innings.
The leg-spinner removed Parthiv Patel, Mitchell McClenaghan and Rohit Sharma off consecutive deliveries and pushed MI on the back foot. Especially the dismissal of Rohit off a googly was a fabulous a sight to watch. He picked up another wicket of Nitish Rana and ended with stunning figures of 4/9 in his allotted 4 overs.
MI were down to 4/7 and then 5/33 after 8 overs and the target of 143 looked far away. But Kieron Pollard came to their rescue and played a magnificent knock of 70 off just 47 balls with 3 fours and 5 sixes. He was beautifully supported by Krunal Pandya as the duo added 93 runs for the 6th wicket. MI got home with 7 balls to spare and Badree’s heroics went in vain.

<h3>#2 Manan Vohra’s 95 vs Sunrisers Hyderabad</h3>
<figure id="attachment_70272" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-70272" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2016/05/Manan-Vohra.jpg"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-70272" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Manan-Vohra.jpg" alt="Manan Vohra" width="600" height="446" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-70272" class="wp-caption-text">Manan Vohra. (Photo Source: BCCI)</figcaption></figure>
Sunrisers Hyderabad batted first after winning the toss and scored 159 runs and Kings XI Punjab had a task in their hands against the strong bowling of SRH. KXIP lost the opener Hashim Amla off the very first delivery to Bhuvneshwar Kumar and soon the skipper Glenn Maxwell also departed that pegged them back early.
There were no partnerships of any substance and they kept losing wickets at regular intervals. But one man was not ready to give up and held the fort alone. The opening batsman Manan Vohra kept his team in the hunt despite the fall of wickets. He didn’t find any support from the other end but there was no way the right-hander was ready to call it quits and kept smashing shots out of the park.
He brought the equation down to 16 off the last 2 overs. KXIP had the game in their hands with Vohra still at the crease and 3 wickets still remaining. But Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled a terrific over and went for only 5 over and picked up 2 wickets that included the wicket of Vohra too. He went back after scoring 95 runs off just 50 balls with 9 fours and 5 sixes. The last 2 batsmen failed to make the remaining runs and SRH clinched the victory by 5 runs. A valiant effort was ruined by Bhuvneshwar who ended up with a five-wicket haul.

<h3>#3 AB de Villiers’s 89 vs Kings XI Punjab</h3>
<figure id="attachment_131257" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-131257" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/04/AB-de-Villiers.jpg"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-131257" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/AB-de-Villiers.jpg" alt="AB de Villiers IPL" width="600" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-131257" class="wp-caption-text">AB de Villiers. (Photo Source: BCCI)</figcaption></figure>
The South African superstar had missed the first two games for Royal Challengers Bangalore due to an injury but made a comeback against Kings XI Punjab in Indore. RCB chose to bat after calling the right side of the coin but lost heaps of wickets at the start. Shane Watson, Vishnu Vinod and Kedar Jadhav went back to the pavilion inside 5 overs and they were tottering at 3/22.
AB who had walked out to bat at number 3 was still at the crease and focused on rebuilding the innings. He found support from Mandeep Singh and the duo added 46 runs for the fourth wicket. But when Mandeep departed in the 14th over, the score read 4/68 and they were still far from a respectable total.
But just then, AB took it upon himself to take his team to a fighting total. He went absolutely berserk in the slog overs and smashed 8 sixes in the final 5 overs. RCB collected a massive 77 runs in the last 5 overs and reached 4/148 at the end of 20 overs. AB remained unbeaten at 89 off only 46 deliveries that consisted of 3 fours and 9 sixes. The fans were treated to a special innings as he showed his 360 degrees game at the Holkar Stadium.
But the target of 149 didn’t prove to be enough and KXIP chased it down in just the 15th over with 8 wickets in hand courtesy a half-century from Hashim Amla and a quickfire knock of 43 from Glenn Maxwell.

<h3>#4 Rishabh Pant’s 57 vs Royal Challengers Bangalore</h3>
<figure id="attachment_65673" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-65673" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2016/05/Rishabh-Pant-of-Delhi-Daredevils.jpg"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-65673" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Rishabh-Pant-of-Delhi-Daredevils.jpg" alt="Rishabh Pant Delhi Daredevils IPL 9" width="600" height="416" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-65673" class="wp-caption-text">Rishabh Pant (Photo Source: BCCI)</figcaption></figure>
It was the first game of the season for Delhi Daredevils as they visited Royal Challengers Bangalore and the home side batted first after winning the toss. A wonderful innings of 69 off 37 balls by Kedar Jadhav propelled them to a respectable total of 8/157 at the end of 20 overs.
The Delhi side suffered a flurry of wickets and kept losing one after the other. Rishabh Pant had suffered a huge loss in his life as his father had passed away a couple of days before the game and yet he showed great courage to play for his side. He was the only player who looked comfortable batting in the middle and kept the hopes for DD alive.
The left-hander slammed some lusty blows and kept the required run rate in check. The equation was down to 21 off the last 2 overs and he unluckily faced just one ball in the penultimate over and only 2 runs were scored. He was on the strike for the last over when 19 were needed and everyone wanted Pant to finish the game for his side after what he had gone through in the previous 2 days.
The skipper Shane Watson handed the ball to Pawan Negi to bowl the last over. It was a risky call to introduce a left-arm spinner against the left-handed batsman. It seemed like a lovely story was being scripted for Pant but to everyone’s disappointment, he was bowled around his leg off the first delivery. The gamble paid off for RCB as they ultimately won the game by 15 runs. Pant’s innings was curtailed to 57 off 36 balls that had 3 fours and 4 sixes but he deserved all the praises in the world to come out and represent the side even in the times of crisis.

<h3>#5&nbsp;Manish Pandey’s &nbsp;81 vs Mumbai Indians</h3>
<figure id="attachment_65245" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-65245" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2015/05/Manish-Pandey.jpg"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-65245" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Manish-Pandey.jpg" alt="Manish Pandey" width="600" height="443" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-65245" class="wp-caption-text">Manish Pandey (Photo Source: IANS)</figcaption></figure>
It was the 7th match of the season as Mumbai Indians played host to Kolkata Knight Riders and asked them to bat first after winning the toss. Gautam Gambhir and Chris Lynn started off on in the fourth gear and the score reached 44 in just 4 overs. But Gambhir departed followed by Robin Uthappa in the 5th over. Lynn too was dismissed soon and they found themselves in a spot of bother.
Manish Pandey, the first ever Indian centurion of IPL walked in at number 4 and did the job of reconstruction. There wasn’t much support from the other end and he was forced to fight the lone battle. He kept going after the bowlers and finished unbeaten at 81 off just 47 balls with 5 fours and as many sixes and KKR were powered to 7/178 at the end of 20 overs.
In reply, MI had a great start as the openers added 65 runs but they lost their way after a series of wickets. Nitish Rana made a superb fifty and brought MI closer. 30 runs were required off the last 2 overs where Rana and Hardik Pandya collected 19 runs off the penultimate over from Ankit Rajpoot. Rana lost his wicket in that over and it was down to Hardik to score 11 runs in the final over.
KKR fielders succumbed to the pressure and first Suryakumar Yadav misfielded an easy one that went for a boundary and then Rishi Dhawan dropped a skier, Hardik was the one who had his luck by his side on both occasions. He smashed a four off the second last ball and took his team past the line with 4 wickets in hand. Pandey was left stranded as his brilliant effort was wasted by a poor fielding performance from KKR.

The 10th edition of the IPL has been a big hit so far courtesy some brilliant performances from the Indian as well as overseas players. The quality of cricket has been a top notch that has resulted in an increased amount of viewership. The fans are attracted to the league this time more than ever. The stadiums have been packed to the rafters more often than not and they have been treated to some excellent performances by the batsmen as well as the bowlers.
Where the winning side grabs all the limelight and the top performers of that side are remembered mostly. But it doesn&#8217;t happen always that the best performance of the match comes from the winning side. In this season so far, we have witnessed some wonderful performances from players but unfortunately, they belonged to the losing side. There is nothing more heartbreaking for a cricketer to try his best and yet lose the match.
Here are 5 such superb performances that ended up in a losing cause.
<h3>#1 Samuel Badree&#8217;s 4/9 vs Mumbai Indians</h3>
<figure id="attachment_132936" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-132936" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/04/Samuel-Badree.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-132936" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Samuel-Badree.jpg" alt="Samuel Badree" width="600" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-132936" class="wp-caption-text">Samuel Badree. (Photo Source: BCCI)</figcaption></figure>
The West Indian was warming the benches of Royal Challengers Bangalore in their first 3 games and was brought into the side in the 4th match against Mumbai Indians at home. RCB batted first and scored 142/5 which looked like a walk in the park for the Mumbai line-up. But Badree an immediate impact after his selection in the side as he picked up a hattrick in the third over of the innings.
The leg-spinner removed Parthiv Patel, Mitchell McClenaghan and Rohit Sharma off consecutive deliveries and pushed MI on the back foot. Especially the dismissal of Rohit off a googly was a fabulous a sight to watch. He picked up another wicket of Nitish Rana and ended with stunning figures of 4/9 in his allotted 4 overs.
MI were down to 4/7 and then 5/33 after 8 overs and the target of 143 looked far away. But Kieron Pollard came to their rescue and played a magnificent knock of 70 off just 47 balls with 3 fours and 5 sixes. He was beautifully supported by Krunal Pandya as the duo added 93 runs for the 6th wicket. MI got home with 7 balls to spare and Badree&#8217;s heroics went in vain.

<h3>#2 Manan Vohra&#8217;s 95 vs Sunrisers Hyderabad</h3>
<figure id="attachment_70272" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-70272" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2016/05/Manan-Vohra.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-70272" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Manan-Vohra.jpg" alt="Manan Vohra" width="600" height="446" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-70272" class="wp-caption-text">Manan Vohra. (Photo Source: BCCI)</figcaption></figure>
Sunrisers Hyderabad batted first after winning the toss and scored 159 runs and Kings XI Punjab had a task in their hands against the strong bowling of SRH. KXIP lost the opener Hashim Amla off the very first delivery to Bhuvneshwar Kumar and soon the skipper Glenn Maxwell also departed that pegged them back early.
There were no partnerships of any substance and they kept losing wickets at regular intervals. But one man was not ready to give up and held the fort alone. The opening batsman Manan Vohra kept his team in the hunt despite the fall of wickets. He didn&#8217;t find any support from the other end but there was no way the right-hander was ready to call it quits and kept smashing shots out of the park.
He brought the equation down to 16 off the last 2 overs. KXIP had the game in their hands with Vohra still at the crease and 3 wickets still remaining. But Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled a terrific over and went for only 5 over and picked up 2 wickets that included the wicket of Vohra too. He went back after scoring 95 runs off just 50 balls with 9 fours and 5 sixes. The last 2 batsmen failed to make the remaining runs and SRH clinched the victory by 5 runs. A valiant effort was ruined by Bhuvneshwar who ended up with a five-wicket haul.

<h3>#3 AB de Villiers&#8217;s 89 vs Kings XI Punjab</h3>
<figure id="attachment_131257" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-131257" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2017/04/AB-de-Villiers.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-131257" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/AB-de-Villiers.jpg" alt="AB de Villiers IPL" width="600" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-131257" class="wp-caption-text">AB de Villiers. (Photo Source: BCCI)</figcaption></figure>
The South African superstar had missed the first two games for Royal Challengers Bangalore due to an injury but made a comeback against Kings XI Punjab in Indore. RCB chose to bat after calling the right side of the coin but lost heaps of wickets at the start. Shane Watson, Vishnu Vinod and Kedar Jadhav went back to the pavilion inside 5 overs and they were tottering at 3/22.
AB who had walked out to bat at number 3 was still at the crease and focused on rebuilding the innings. He found support from Mandeep Singh and the duo added 46 runs for the fourth wicket. But when Mandeep departed in the 14th over, the score read 4/68 and they were still far from a respectable total.
But just then, AB took it upon himself to take his team to a fighting total. He went absolutely berserk in the slog overs and smashed 8 sixes in the final 5 overs. RCB collected a massive 77 runs in the last 5 overs and reached 4/148 at the end of 20 overs. AB remained unbeaten at 89 off only 46 deliveries that consisted of 3 fours and 9 sixes. The fans were treated to a special innings as he showed his 360 degrees game at the Holkar Stadium.
But the target of 149 didn&#8217;t prove to be enough and KXIP chased it down in just the 15th over with 8 wickets in hand courtesy a half-century from Hashim Amla and a quickfire knock of 43 from Glenn Maxwell.

<h3>#4 Rishabh Pant&#8217;s 57 vs Royal Challengers Bangalore</h3>
<figure id="attachment_65673" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-65673" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2016/05/Rishabh-Pant-of-Delhi-Daredevils.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-65673" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Rishabh-Pant-of-Delhi-Daredevils.jpg" alt="Rishabh Pant Delhi Daredevils IPL 9" width="600" height="416" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-65673" class="wp-caption-text">Rishabh Pant (Photo Source: BCCI)</figcaption></figure>
It was the first game of the season for Delhi Daredevils as they visited Royal Challengers Bangalore and the home side batted first after winning the toss. A wonderful innings of 69 off 37 balls by Kedar Jadhav propelled them to a respectable total of 8/157 at the end of 20 overs.
The Delhi side suffered a flurry of wickets and kept losing one after the other. Rishabh Pant had suffered a huge loss in his life as his father had passed away a couple of days before the game and yet he showed great courage to play for his side. He was the only player who looked comfortable batting in the middle and kept the hopes for DD alive.
The left-hander slammed some lusty blows and kept the required run rate in check. The equation was down to 21 off the last 2 overs and he unluckily faced just one ball in the penultimate over and only 2 runs were scored. He was on the strike for the last over when 19 were needed and everyone wanted Pant to finish the game for his side after what he had gone through in the previous 2 days.
The skipper Shane Watson handed the ball to Pawan Negi to bowl the last over. It was a risky call to introduce a left-arm spinner against the left-handed batsman. It seemed like a lovely story was being scripted for Pant but to everyone&#8217;s disappointment, he was bowled around his leg off the first delivery. The gamble paid off for RCB as they ultimately won the game by 15 runs. Pant&#8217;s innings was curtailed to 57 off 36 balls that had 3 fours and 4 sixes but he deserved all the praises in the world to come out and represent the side even in the times of crisis.

<h3>#5 Manish Pandey&#8217;s  81 vs Mumbai Indians</h3>
<figure id="attachment_65245" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-65245" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2015/05/Manish-Pandey.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-65245" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Manish-Pandey.jpg" alt="Manish Pandey" width="600" height="443" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-65245" class="wp-caption-text">Manish Pandey (Photo Source: IANS)</figcaption></figure>
It was the 7th match of the season as Mumbai Indians played host to Kolkata Knight Riders and asked them to bat first after winning the toss. Gautam Gambhir and Chris Lynn started off on in the fourth gear and the score reached 44 in just 4 overs. But Gambhir departed followed by Robin Uthappa in the 5th over. Lynn too was dismissed soon and they found themselves in a spot of bother.
Manish Pandey, the first ever Indian centurion of IPL walked in at number 4 and did the job of reconstruction. There wasn&#8217;t much support from the other end and he was forced to fight the lone battle. He kept going after the bowlers and finished unbeaten at 81 off just 47 balls with 5 fours and as many sixes and KKR were powered to 7/178 at the end of 20 overs.
In reply, MI had a great start as the openers added 65 runs but they lost their way after a series of wickets. Nitish Rana made a superb fifty and brought MI closer. 30 runs were required off the last 2 overs where Rana and Hardik Pandya collected 19 runs off the penultimate over from Ankit Rajpoot. Rana lost his wicket in that over and it was down to Hardik to score 11 runs in the final over.
KKR fielders succumbed to the pressure and first Suryakumar Yadav misfielded an easy one that went for a boundary and then Rishi Dhawan dropped a skier, Hardik was the one who had his luck by his side on both occasions. He smashed a four off the second last ball and took his team past the line with 4 wickets in hand. Pandey was left stranded as his brilliant effort was wasted by a poor fielding performance from KKR.

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