Shreyas Iyer Virat Kohli is angry with Rayudu vs Rajasthan Royals, and Mumbai is good news for Indians

Super Sunday Shodown dazzled all the Indian Premier League (IPL), in which Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians won their respective matches. Happily, it was a day for Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, who chased both of them and knocked the match. However, there was an interesting banquet between Kohli and Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer. In addition, MI ticks all the boxes of its mega victory over Mega-Pratik Chennai Super Kings (CSK). Talking about CSK, former batsman Ambati Rayudu launched a brilliant attack on Rajasthan Royals (RR). Hold all this and more as we have skim through top cricket stories from Sunday, April 20.

Good news for Mumbai Indians

Rohit Sharma’s form has returned with a bang, scoring 76 off 45 balls against CSK and won 9-Vicc for Mumbai Indians. This can be a significant twist for Mi, which has struggled so far. Rohit’s 44th IPL fifty, and the eighth against CSK set tone for a possible return. Suryakumar Yadav’s explosives 30 out of 68 balls sealed the victory, and is now fourth in the Orange Cap race with 321 runs. For CSK, 17 -year -old debutant Ayush Matre glowed with 15 balls in 32, but poor bowling spent him in the match. MI is now in sixth position, while CSK is still at the bottom. Read more here.

Rayudu vs Rajasthan Royals?

Ambati Rayudu is not returning to his criticism of Rajasthan Royals strategy. He is focusing his focus on giving opportunity to young players without giving results on the field. With a 17 -year -old IPL title drought, Rayudu feels that RR needs to rethink his approach and create a strong team instead of relying on the youth. Despite nurturing talents like Sanju Samson and Yashsvi Jaiswal, RR’s playoff record is ineffective. Even Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s 14 -year magnificent start cannot fulfill the team’s struggles. The blunt evaluation of Rayudu raises a valid point-what is the actual cost of the young-centered approach of the RR? Read more here.

Shreyas Iyer vs Virat Kohli?

Virat Kohli’s emotional festival performed a playful feast with Shreyas Iyer after RCB was taken to win against PBKS. Kohli’s animated response was making fun of Iyer, who responded with a cold performance during the post -match handshake. Despite Kohli’s attempts to reduce stress with a smile, Iyer remained a expression, exchanging some serious words. However, Kohli chose not to further the situation and proceeded to congratulate the other players. On the field, Kohli was fantastic, RCB was directed to win a 7-vick win, scoring 73 off 54 balls. This moment added a little drama to the match, of course. Read more here.

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Bumrah trumped MS Dhoni … again

The mastery of Jasprit Bumrah on MS Dhoni remained an attractive story in the IPL. Paper of Mumbai Indians continuously got better than Chennai Super Kings Legend, and his latest encounter was no exception. The number of Dhoni against Bumrah in the IPL is telling – 62 runs at a minor average of 15.50 and a strike rate of 95.38. Bumrah’s clever bowling paid as Dhoni tried to guide a full toss for six, but was caught by Tilak Verma in a deep backward square leg. Bumrah’s skill in excluding Dhoni was an important factor in MI that was limiting CSK to a low score. Read more here.

Abhishek Nair Drama

A report claims that in Indian cricket everyone knew that Abhishek Nair would return to KKR after hitting an ax as an assistant coach of India. Nair did not waste any time in KKR’s coaching staff joining the mid-IPL 2025, despite its “hostile”. A source revealed that it was estimated that he would return to KKR, with his prolonged relationship with the franchise. Nayar has been a part of KKR since 2018 and took him to the IPL Trophy as a batting coach in 2024. He is already preparing with KKR for his match against Gujarat Titans. Read more here.

Avesh Khan injured?

Evesh Khan stopped a heart on RR for an exciting 2 runs of LSG, when he was hit by a ball in the final delivery. Initially, he thought he would have broken his hand, but fortunately, it was not serious. Despite intimidation, Avesh celebrated the LSG victory and was named Player of the Match for his incredible 3/37 Spale, including an important wicket in the last over. He scored just 7 runs in the final, defending 9. Avesh also jokingly said that he did not want to become Michelle Starc, just a better version of himself. Read more here.