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MS Dhoni was in full praise of their head coach and former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming.

Dhoni achieved the feat during CSK's emphatic 10-wicket win over Kings XI Punjab at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday evening.

Rahul has scored 302 runs -- including one hundred and two half-centuries -- in five matches so far and leads the chart for the leading run scorers.

"We will bat first. It has been our strength and we will back that. It is a good pitch and the toss doesn't really matter," said Sharma.

Chahal took over the Purple Cap from Mohammad Shami after his match-winning spell against Rajasthan Royals at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. On Saturday afternoon

In the match against KKR, Delhi Capitals registered 228/4 in the allotted twenty overs and then restricted their opponent to 210/8, winning the match by 18 runs.

The 13th edition of the IPL in being held in the UAE in a bio-secure environment, which has significantly reduced the chance for persons with dubious credentials approaching the player directly

Shami believes there is a great understanding between the players in Kings XI which in turn has helped them to perform well as a unit.

Having lost SRH’s famed top-order consisting David Warner, Jonny Bairstow, Manish Pandey and Kane Williamson for 69/4 in 11 overs, young guns Priyam Garg (51 not out of 26)

Many criticised Dhoni for coming very late in the innings when they required too many runs for the victory. Former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan feels that the former captain Dhoni must bat at least 10 overs

On Thursday evening, Agarwal scored 25 off 18 balls which took his tournament tally to 246 runs from four games and he is now at the top of the list of leading run scorers. Rahul, who managed 17 against Mumbai during Kings XI's chase of 192