(Cricket news) The 14th edition of the Indian Premier League is all set to return for it's 2nd phase. The tournament was cancelled earlier this year after a Covid outbreak and it is now back, shifted from India to the UAE. The first half of the tournament just like every other edition was filled with excitement and drama. What better match to mark it's return than Chennai Super Kings Vs Mumbai Indians on 19th September.

Delhi Capitals under new captain Rishabh Pant are currently on top of the table with 12 points in 8 matches followed by Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians who all have a game in hand. Sunrisers Hyderabad are at the bottom, having won only one match.

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Some big names like Ben Stokes, Pat Cummins, Jos Buttler, Adam Zampa, Chris Woakes and Johnny Bairstow will be missing the 2nd phase due to various reasons and teams have been allowed to choose replacements. Wanindu Hasaranga, Nathan Ellis, Glenn Phillip and Tim Southee are some of the players who have been roped in.

As for individual statistics, Shikhar Dhawan with 380 runs leads the race for Orange cap closely followed by KL Rahul and Faf Du Plessis. RCB pacer Harshal Patel with 17 wickets currently holds the purple cap. Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler and Devdutt Padikal are the only players to have hit a century while Deepak Chahar is the only bowler to have picked up 4 wickets in a match.