Bangladesh Cricketers Shakib Al Hasan and Mustafizur Rahman are set to miss initial phase of the Indian Premier League which begins on April 5.

When Sunrisers Hyderabad take the field at Delhi today for the second time in 48 hours they will once again bank on Bangladesh's young pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman's cutters and yorkers to cross the virtual semifinal hurdle against Gujarat Lions.

Chris Gayle has compared his Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli and fellow opener AB de Villiers to DC Comic's apex superheores because of the way the two batting powerhouses have been taking the IPL by storm.

Here's how things stand after match 48 of the Indian Premier League 2016 between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders and what teams need to do to progress further.

When Kohli and ABD are on song, there's not much the opposition can do. And if Chris Gayle joins the party, the captain at the other end runs out of options pretty quickly.

A brilliant century partnership between superstars Kohli and ABD steals the show yesterday at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata and leads RCB to a comfortable nine wicket win over KKR.

The ace all-rounder hits an unbeaten 49-ball 66 in KKR's match against Gujarat Lions.

Shakib Al Hasan, Wasim Akram and Jaques Kallis among KKR stars who were given a private screening of Shah Rukh Khan's new movie, Fan.

Kolkata Knight Riders' Australian fast bowler John Hastings has been ruled out of the rest of the IPL due to an ankle injury

Bangladesh pace sensation Mustafizur Rahman makes his mark again, having possibly bowled the day’s most impressive delivery, as his team Sunrisers Hyderabad face Kolkata Knight Riders in their second match of Indian Premier League (IPL) at Hyderabad in India.

The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) opt to keep Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan benched for their second match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2016 against Mumbai Indians at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.