The Indian Premier League has featured plenty of mate against mate action for the BLACKCAPS. In last night's Rajasthan Royals v Mumbai Indians clash, Tim Southee conceded a six and a four in consecutive balls to Corey Anderson, who made a half century from 38 balls for Mumbai.
Southee was used throughout the innings and conceded 46 runs in his four overs, picking up the consolation wicket of Kieren Pollard, who made 70 from 34 balls in Mumbai's 164, which the Royals chased that down with five balls to spare to leave them top of the table having played three games.
Anderson's 50 was his second in two games, and he's felt more at home at the competition at his second attempt, telling iplt20.com "There is a fear of the unknown when you first come in (the the IPL) and there is a bit of craziness around the IPL. When you come back and you know the surroundings and the people around you, it becomes a lot more comfortable. You start building on the new friendships you made in the previous IPL and you settle down into the team."
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In Tuesday morning's Sunrisers Hyderabad v Royal Challengers Bangalore match, Dan Vettori-coached Bangalore made 166 all out, with Trent Boult taking three wickets in the 18th over, including AB de Villiers, to limit the damage. Thanks to David Warner and Shikar Dhawan, the Sunrisers won by eight wickets, with Kane Williamson missing out thanks to some great 'keeping this time.
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In the competition batting stats, Brendon McCullum has the most sixes (9), highest individual score (100*) and the highest strike rate with 179.31 from his two innings so far.
No New Zealanders will be in action overnight in the Kings XI Punjab v Dehli Daredevils match, but there's plenty coming up when the Sunrisers take on the Royals early on Thursday morning, while the Indians play the Super Kings on Friday morning.
