Plays of the day from the match between Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals in Ranchi

After a good start, Rajasthan Royals fell short of setting a challenging target and Chennai Super Kings completed a comfortable chase even though they left things late

Yuvraj Singh, the 2014 IPL auction's most expensive buy, has made for terrible viewing so far in the tournament. Maybe it's time, for the sake of the player as well as his franchise, to bench him

Plays of the day from the match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kings XI Punjab

A 29-ball 66 from David Miller and three wickets from Sandeep Sharma gave Kings XI Punjab a 32-run win over Royal Challengers Bangalore

The IPL's auction system leaves overseas players such as Shaun Marsh, Thisara Perera and Samuel Badree entirely at their franchises' mercy

Plays of the day from the match between Delhi Daredevils and Chennai Super Kings at the Kotla

Rain and the imminent threat of Duckworth-Lewis kept things interesting at the Kotla but experience and pedigree won the day for Chennai Super Kings

Plays of the day for the match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Bangalore

AB de Villiers produced an unbeaten 41-ball 89 to pull Royal Challengers Bangalore out of trouble and over the line in their first home game of the season

Disjointed thoughts on the UAE leg of the IPL, which had big crowds and some pretty good Twenty20 cricket

S Badrinath was not bought by any of the franchises during the 2014 IPL player auction, but judging by how some of teams have fared so far, they could use his skills

ESPNcricinfo picks the Plays of the Day from the IPL match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings

Chennai Super Kings experienced a wobble at the end of their chase against Sunrisers Hyderabad, but still managed to get home, making it four wins in five games

Super Kings v Royals was always going to evoke bad memories of the spot-fixing scandal last year. But the bad apples didn't put off fans in Dubai, who showed up because of their love for the game

Our ESPNcricinfo correspondent revisits the scene of one of India's most celebrated ODI triumphs

Resisting the popular idea of bringing in Samuel Badree, Chennai Super Kings opted for Ben Hilfenhaus and Ishwar Pandey and the move paid rich dividends on a responsive pitch

Cheteshwar Pujara's quest to adapt to the needs of T20 cricket is still a painfully on-going process, as evidenced by his jarring innings against Rajasthan Royals

Teams with Indian connections, a large presence of Pakistan players and a sprinkling of overseas cricketers make Dubai's Superstars Twenty20 tournament an interesting premise

The variety of pitches at the Academy ovals and its facilities to simulate various scenarios are helping Associate teams prepare better for world tournaments