All star of the match

On a day when Chennai Super Kings crawled to the lowest Powerplay score (27 for 1) and the lowest 10-over score of the season (54 for 2), Ambati Rayudu smoked 79 off 37 balls at a Smart strike rate of 288.54

It was inconceivable after watching de Villiers bat on Saturday night that he could ever have had troubles with left-arm spin

The opener shellacked 60 off 27 balls to propel Kings XI Punjab to the top of the table

After a poor 2017, Watson has done well to raise his game and show he's still got it

Chris Gayle's dominance in T20s showed once again as he smashed his 3rd T20 hundred in seven innings while also collecting his second Man-of-the-Match award in a row

The legspinner bowled three overs in the Powerplay, something he has only ever done once previously across 135 IPL matches, and had D'Arcy Short tied up in knots

Royal Challengers had kept Rohit in check up until the 14th over. Then all hell broke loose

The Knight Riders allrounder showed how much of an impact a single player can make on a T20 contest in just 12 balls

Chris Gayle almost didn't make it to IPL 2018. Following his heroics on Sunday, Kings XI Punjab will be patting themselves on the back for making that late bid for him at the IPL auction

The 23-year-old showed there's still value to be had from batting with finesse. That's not to say he didn't bring out the power shots when he had to

The allrounder claimed the big wickets of Lynn and Narine, and followed it up with 27 off 21 to fire his side ahead in a small but tight chase

The England opener's match-winning 91 off 53 balls was further evidence of his improving ability to find the right pace in a chase

The quick struck three times in his second over with his pace and bounce to set up Royal Challengers Bangalore's first win of the season

A tremendous exhibition of flight and impressive command allowed Mayank Markande brought Mumbai Indians back from the dead in defense of a sub-par total

Sanju Samson's counterattack allowed Ajinkya Rahane and Jos Buttler to play their natural game, a tactic that helped set up Royals' 10-run win

Sam Billings has faced very few deliveries in the slog overs in his career, but he owned his finishing role on Tuesday

The left-arm spinner held his own against destroyers of the white ball through clever variations in pace and lengths on a spicy Hyderabad deck

Sunil Narine stuck with his nonchalant swinging and proved effective against the odds yet again

After missing the previous season to recover from a shoulder surgery, Rahul returned, with a new team, and took off from where he left off in 2016

After an excellent bowling performance at the death, Dwayne Bravo scripted an unlikely victory with a manic innings in Chennai Super Kings' IPL comeback