The Top Contenders of IPL 2018 SRH and CSK Enter The Playoffs

Excitement levels just reached a Colossal level in IPL. Though there are heavy speculations about which teams are going to be in the playoffs, the thought that the fate can turn at any moment is what fuels the fire in the audience. The matches too are holding up to this reputation with some weaker teams suddenly winning over the stronger ones, making the tournament even more unpredictable. 

Despite having an exceptional team, Chennai stumbled a little at times and won 8 matches out of 12. CSK has been the most consistent performer in IPL 2018 and continues to be the strongest team. The team enjoys a perfect blend of Batsmen, Bowlers and All Rounders and the leadership of Captain Cool- M S Dhoni. CSK had won both the matches they have played against SRH in the past and recently on Sunday. This can put them at an advantage psychologically if the teams face each other in the playoffs.

On the other hand, SRH is on a perpetual winning streak with 6 consecutive wins until they lost the match with CSK on Sunday. SRH team bears a better Bowling squad than any other. It also possesses some of the best batsmen like Manish Pandey, Shikhar Dhawan, Kane Williamson, Alex Hales etc., who rescued the team at tough times. But the lack of consistency in the batsmen is visible in the matches so far which can prove to be slightly disadvantageous. Au contraire, losing both the matches against CSK can be a high-powered motivation which can help them win in the playoffs.

Gaining 16 points after winning their match against SRH on Sunday, CSK qualified for the playoffs. SRH which had entered the playoffs a little early than CSK already achieved 18 points and is by far the highest point earner in the IPL 2018. Both CSK and SRH have two more matches to play in IPL. Given the performance of the teams so far, it’ll be remarkable to watch them try to establish their dominance over each other.

Catch the IPL 2018 series live from Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Continental Europe (Except UK), South America and South East Asia on YuppTV.

IPL 2018 starts with a Bang: Which popular captain can strike the Gold?

Vivo IPL 2018 as the eleventh edition of Indian Premier is called this year, is going to commence tomorrow and we are more than excited for the tournament. The cash-rich tournament that involved some of the biggest deals in the history of sports will continue until 27th of May- During the course of which 60 matches will be played amongst 8 different teams namely Sunrisers Hyderabad, Mumbai Indians, Delhi Daredevils, Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kings XI Punjab, Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals.

 

The tournament will be played in a Double Round Robin Format which means that every team plays against another team twice. The matches are organized in 9 different cities and every team will be playing two league matches once on their home ground and once away. The first match is between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians and is organized in the Wankhede stadium of Mumbai.

IPL 2018 comprises of great players from India like MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Gautam Gambhir, Suresh Raina, Jayadev Unadkat, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shikhar Dhawan, Dinesh Karthik, etc. Players from other cricket playing nations include Ben Stokes, Chris Lynn, AB DeVilliers, Brendon McCullum, Andre Russell, Jofra Archer, etc. Of all the teams the Royal Challengers Bangalore, Chennai Super Kings, and Mumbai Indians are proposed to be the strongest by the experts and have a better winning chance than the others.

Chennai Super Kings had been the strongest team in IPL has lifted the trophy twice and had been the runner-up four times. The team which is back to IPL after two years of Suspension has Dhoni as its leader, Suresh Raina, Dwayne Bravo, Shane Watson, Ravindra Jadeja, Kedhar Jadhav, Faf Du Plessis, Harbhajan Singh etc.

Royal Challengers Bangalore, on the other hand, had never won the title but had been in the finals 3 times in the past. This team consists of the present Indian Captain Virat Kohli leading, AB de Villiers, Chris Woakes, Yuzvendra Chahal, Brendon McCullum, Washington Sundar, Sarfraz Khan, Quinton De Kock, etc.

Mumbai Indians, led by Rohit Sharma holds a unique record of winning the IPL trophy thrice. In the 2018 team, it has players like Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Kieron Pollard, Pat Cummins, Mustafizur Rahman, Ben Cutting, Akila Dananjaya, etc.
The three teams look equally strong to win the trophy with their ultimate blend of Ace Batsmen, Bowlers, and All-rounders, but given the unpredictable nature of T20s, only time can unravel the winner of the trophy.

YuppTV has bagged the digital rights to live stream IPL in countries like Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, South America, Continental Europe (Except UK) and South East Asia. Watch the entire IPL 2018 live on YuppTV to enjoy the unlimited cricketing action for two months.

YuppTV also introduced an offer to watch IPL 2018 live for free from the above-mentioned regions. All you need to do is subscribe to any of the featured language pack for a year and enjoy the entire series of IPL for free. Users that are already subscribed to YuppTV can enjoy the cricket matches for a bare minimum price. Check out our packages for more details.

YuppTV awarded rights for Vivo-IPL 2018 for Australia, Continental Europe and South East Asia

• Users in all these countries can live stream the T20 tournament on YuppTV
• Also awarded rights for South America

New Delhi, March 19 2018: As the most awaited event of the year, the Vivo-IPL 2018, which is Season 11 of the world’s biggest T20 tournament, approaches, cricket fans have yet another reason to rejoice! YuppTV, the world’s leading OTT brand for South-Asian content, has announced that it has awarded the exclusive digital & television media rights for Vivo-IPL 2018 by Star India for Europe, South America, South East Asian countries, and non-exclusive rights for Australia. 

Scheduled to take place from 7 April to 27 May 2018, the Vivo-IPL 2018, the biggest and most eagerly awaited cricketing extravaganza in a decade of IPL history, will witness eight teams playing this season including Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals that are back in action after serving two years of suspension. With the enormous anticipation and such high stakes in the offing and an exciting line-up of teams, cricket fans the world over have the perfect window to catch every swing and ball of the Vivo-IPL 2018, thanks to the YuppTV app.

Commenting on the announcement, Mr. Uday Reddy, Founder & CEO, YuppTV, said, “By bagging the exclusive digital media rights for the Vivo-IPL 2018, we are enabling live, on-the-go access to the cricket tournament for our users. Our endeavor is to provide them with seamless, real-time access to all the matches and allow our viewers from across different geographical boundaries to watch their favorite teams in action on their preferred device!”

Cricket lovers in Europe, South America, South East Asian countries and Australia can catch all the action from the Vivo-IPL 2018 on YuppTV www.yupptv.com or via the YuppTV app on their smart TVs, smart Blu-ray players, streaming media players, gaming consoles, smartphones, and tablets.


About YuppTV:

YuppTV is one of the world’s largest internet-based TV and On-demand service provider for South Asian content, offering more than 300+ TV channels, 5000+ Movies and 100+ TV Shows in 14 languages. YuppTV, received funding from Emerald Media, a Pan-Asian platform established by leading global investment firm KKR for investing in the media and entertainment sector, wherein Emerald Media acquired a significant minority stake in the company for US$50mn. Emerald Media is led by industry veterans Rajesh Kamat and Paul Aiello, supported by an experienced team of investment and operating executives. The platform primarily focuses on providing growth capital to media, entertainment and digital media companies. YuppTV had earlier raised its Series A round of funding from Poarch Creek Indian Tribe of Alabama.

YuppTV has 25000 hours of entertainment content catalogued in its library, while nearly 2500 hours of new on-demand content (including catch up content) is added to the YuppTV platform every day. It also offers YuppFlix, a movie on demand streaming service for Expat Market and has recently launched YuppTV Originals to bring forth unconventional story telling in collaboration with the top talent from the movie industry. YuppTV is currently ranked #1 Internet Pay TV platform for Indians living abroad and the largest Internet TV platform from premium content availability in India. YuppTV is the most downloaded Indian SmartTV app, and it also boasts of 14.5 million mobile downloads with 4.0 user rating.

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