The match between the Gujarat Lions and the Delhi Daredevils saw some long existing IPL records being broken. The Lions set a target of 209 for the Daredevils after heroic performances from Raina and Dinesh Karthik in the first innings. In response, the Delhi team chased the target in just 17.3 overs at the loss of 3 wickets. The Delhi innings comprised of valiant shots from Sanju Samson and Rishab Pant. The young pair put up 143 for the second wicket which is the highest for them for any wicket this season. Overall it was the fourth highest partnership for the Delhi team in all seasons. The partnership stabilised the Delhi Innings after the early loss of Nair. [http://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/GL-DD-match-breaks-a-list-of-IPL-records-1-300x200.jpg] Rishab Pant bettered his highest T20 score by hitting 97 off just 43 deliveries. His innings was studded with 6 fours and 9 sixes. Unfortunately, he could not complete his century when he edged a Basil Thampi delivery to Dinesh Karthik. The 19-year-old has shown extreme potential as the emerging player for this edition. Sanju Samson decided to take only the aerial path as he scored 61 off 31 with 7 sixes and no fours. This Delhi innings also marked the second highest run-chase in the history of IPL. Delhi accumulated 214 chasing 208 from the Lions. The highest chase was of the Rajasthan Royals in the first edition of IPL against the Deccan Chargers. The Chargers had set a total of 214 over the likes of Andrew Symonds who scored 117 with a strike rate of 220. The Royals in return chased the total with the determination of Graeme Smith and Yusuf Pathan who scored a fifty each. [http://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/GL-DD-match-breaks-a-list-of-IPL-records-3-300x169.jpg] The GL-DD game also broke the record for the most sixes hit in an IPL match. This match saw 31 deliveries go over the rope. The previous best was from CSK-RR game in 2010 which accumulated 30 sixes in all. The Delhi innings alone saw a total 20 sixes. This also set the record for the most sixes in the second innings of an IPL match. 

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The 33-year old has been with the Indian Cricket team since 2004. He made his Test and ODI debut in 2004 and T20 debut in 2006.

Dinesh Karthik has often been praised for his wicket-keeping skills and even shared glove duty with MS Dhoni on the national front.

IPL Career

Dinesh Karthik was involved in the IPL right from its inaugural season. At that time, he was with the <a href="https://www.essentiallysports.com/ipl-2019-is-this-delhi-capitals-year-to-shine/">Delhi Daredevils</a> franchise in the role of a wicket-keeper.

He remained there through 2009 and 2010 until the <a href="https://www.essentiallysports.com/ipl-2019-can-the-kings-xi-punjab-triumph-this-year/">Kings XI Punjab</a> snapped him up. Since then, he has been shuttling between a few teams until IPL 2019.

Following his Punjab stint, he was with <a href="https://www.essentiallysports.com/ipl-2019-can-mumbai-indians-break-the-tie-with-csk/">Mumbai Indians</a> for 2 years. Then, in 2014, Dinesh Karthik was back in Delhi for another year before being roped in by <a href="https://www.essentiallysports.com/ipl-2019-12th-time-lucky-for-royal-challengers-bangalore/">Royal Challengers Bangalore</a>.

In 2016, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gujarat_Lions">Gujarat Lions</a> were the next team to acquire his services. He stuck around for another 2 years before he joined the <a href="https://www.essentiallysports.com/ipl-2019-will-the-knight-riders-charge-to-victory/">Kolkata Knight Riders</a> for 2018 and appointed skipper.

Now, for IPL 2019, Dinesh Karthik has been retained and will captain the side once more.

<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-127632" src="http://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/dinesh-kartik-m.jpg" alt="Dinesh Karthik" width="759" height="422" />

Expectations for IPL 2019

Going into the current IPL season, the KKR team is fairly strong and Dinesh Karthik is a capable leader. The Knight Riders are also no strangers to winning the IPL.

They have already sealed the title twice and will be going for Number 3. The last two titles were won under the leadership of Gautam Gambhir. Now, the Knight Riders will be looking towards Karthik to emulate that performance for IPL 2019.

Dinesh Karthik actually boasts of an impressive strike rate of 128.60. He has even amassed 3403 runs during his IPL career. The 33-year old even smashed 87 sixes in all, with the most coming in 2018, with 16 sixes.

Dinesh Karthik

Profile The 33-year old has been with the Indian Cricket team since 2004. He made his Test and ODI debut in 2004 and T20 debut in 2006. Dinesh Karthik has often been praised for his wicket-keeping skills and even shared glove duty with MS Dhoni on the national front. IPL Career Dinesh Karthik was involved in the IPL right from its inaugural season. At that time, he was with the Delhi Daredevils franchise in the role of a wicket-keeper. He remained there through 2009 and 2010 until the Kings XI Punjab snapped him up. Since then, he has been shuttling between a few teams until IPL 2019. Following his Punjab stint, he was with Mumbai Indians for 2 years. Then, in 2014, Dinesh Karthik was back in Delhi for another year before being roped in by Royal Challengers Bangalore. In 2016, the Gujarat Lions were the next team to acquire his services. He stuck around for another 2 years before he joined the Kolkata Knight Riders for 2018 and appointed skipper. Now, for IPL 2019, Dinesh Karthik has been retained and will captain the side once more. Expectations for IPL 2019 Going into the current IPL season, the KKR team is fairly strong and Dinesh Karthik is a capable leader. The Knight Riders are also no strangers to winning the IPL. They have already sealed the title twice and will be going for Number 3. The last two titles were won under the leadership of Gautam Gambhir. Now, the Knight Riders will be looking towards Karthik to emulate that performance for IPL 2019. Dinesh Karthik actually boasts of an impressive strike rate of 128.60. He has even amassed 3403 runs during his IPL career. The 33-year old even smashed 87 sixes in all, with the most coming in 2018, with 16 sixes.

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Sanju Samson Biography

The 24-year old hails from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. So far, he has only broken into the national team's T20 side, in 2015. Naturally, Sanju Samson's ranking is not given, owing to the limited game time

Sanju Samson was part of the Kerala U-13 cricket team and even captained the side. In his debut match he notched up an impressive century. Since then, he went on to rack up 4 centuries in 5 South Zone Under-13 tournament matches.

Soon, his exploits were noticed and Sanju Samson was selected to represent Kerala in the Ranji Trophy at the age of 15.

IPL Career

Sanju Samson's IPL debut in 2013 with the Rajasthan Royals. Although his maiden tryst was in 2012 with the Kolkata Knight Riders, he never got any game time.

When Sanju Samson actually got a piece of the action, he impressed right away. In just his second match, Sanju Samson's IPL record consisted on him becoming the youngest player to score a half century.

Owing to his impressive efforts, the Rajasthan Royals placed 3rd in the IPL that year. As an added bonus, Sanju Samson was even named the best young player in the tournament.

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A year later, consistency proved to be key for Sanju Samson but the Royals still missed out on the grand prize.

2015 was a poor year for the youngster as he only registered one 50+ score, and it was in a losing cause.

In 2016, with the Royals banned for their involvement in a corruption scandal, he was snapped up by the Delhi Daredevils.

A year later, Sanju Samson's batting record had another laurel added, second youngest centurion after Manish Pandey.

Finally, in 2018, he was reunited with the Rajasthan Royals. Sanju Samson's IPL career was back on track with a score of 92 against Bangalore on the latter's turf.

IPL 2019 Expectations

Sanju Samson is undoubtedly a talented player and will surely be a huge asset for the Rajasthan Royals.

Being 24-years old, Sanju Samson's career will more than likely be a long and fruitful one. Here's hoping that Sanju Samson's IPL 2019 stint is a successful one.

Sanju Samson

Sanju Samson Biography The 24-year old hails from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. So far, he has only broken into the national team&#8217;s T20 side, in 2015. Naturally, Sanju Samson&#8217;s ranking is not given, owing to the limited game time Sanju Samson was part of the Kerala U-13 cricket team and even captained the side. In his debut match he notched up an impressive century. Since then, he went on to rack up 4 centuries in 5 South Zone Under-13 tournament matches. Soon, his exploits were noticed and Sanju Samson was selected to represent Kerala in the Ranji Trophy at the age of 15. IPL Career Sanju Samson&#8217;s IPL debut in 2013 with the Rajasthan Royals. Although his maiden tryst was in 2012 with the Kolkata Knight Riders, he never got any game time. When Sanju Samson actually got a piece of the action, he impressed right away. In just his second match, Sanju Samson&#8217;s IPL record consisted on him becoming the youngest player to score a half century. Owing to his impressive efforts, the Rajasthan Royals placed 3rd in the IPL that year. As an added bonus, Sanju Samson was even named the best young player in the tournament. A year later, consistency proved to be key for Sanju Samson but the Royals still missed out on the grand prize. 2015 was a poor year for the youngster as he only registered one 50+ score, and it was in a losing cause. In 2016, with the Royals banned for their involvement in a corruption scandal, he was snapped up by the Delhi Daredevils. A year later, Sanju Samson&#8217;s batting record had another laurel added, second youngest centurion after Manish Pandey. Finally, in 2018, he was reunited with the Rajasthan Royals. Sanju Samson&#8217;s IPL career was back on track with a score of 92 against Bangalore on the latter&#8217;s turf. IPL 2019 Expectations Sanju Samson is undoubtedly a talented player and will surely be a huge asset for the Rajasthan Royals. Being 24-years old, Sanju Samson&#8217;s career will more than likely be a long and fruitful one. Here&#8217;s hoping that Sanju Samson&#8217;s IPL 2019 stint is a successful one.

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Suresh Raina Biography

Suresh Raina is regarded as one of India's finest T20 batsmen. He stormed into the international scene during the Greg Chappell era. However, after a blistering start, his form dipped over the next year. Then, injury struck so his career was paused in the latter part of the 2007 season.

But it was the IPL that helped revive his career from the ashes. Suresh Raina cemented his spot as a capable finisher for the side, often chipping in with priceless cameos apart from getting the sizable knocks.

A big example of Raina's big match temperament was the way he chipped in during the 2011 quarterfinal against Australia and then the semifinal against Pakistan. Both were cameos statistically but were worth its weight in gold.

Raina was the first Indian player to hold a century in all three formats of the game and although red-ball cricket wasn't his cup of tea, his contributions in the other formats were valuable to Indian cricket. There has always been immense criticism about his short ball Achilles heel in limited-overs cricket, but it does not qualify as a flaw.

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Time away from the Indian team wasn't good for Raina as he wasn't quite able to make the runs in domestic cricket. He still played T20Is although he found himself strangely dropped from there as well, ironically after a Man of the Match performance against England in early 2017.

After a really lean patch, Raina shone in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, India's domestic T20 tournament, in early 2018 and earned himself a recall to the Indian side for the T20 series in South Africa. He did decently well in South Africa, which pressed the selectors persisted with him for the Nidahas Trophy and the England tour. However, he was not picked for the national side after that due to not-so-great fitness levels and others grabbing opportunities. This meant he was out of the reckoning for the 2019 World Cup as well.

IPL Career

Raina was the backbone of Chennai Super Kings' success. His dashing left-hand style of play at No. 3 gave CSK the luxury to attack at will with a lot of firepower left down the order. The fact that he is currently the highest run-getter in the history of IPL. It explains the importance of Raina's contribution to the side.

The lofted straight drive (or hitting in the V) is a shot fans savour to watch as he audaciously plays without fear in a tournament like IPL. He recorded his highest-score in IPL - 100 not out against Kings XI Punjab in 2013 in Chennai, but his blitzkrieg (87 runs off just 25 balls) against KXIP in Qualifier 2 in 2015 standouts amongst all of his IPL performances.

Raina also bowls very useful right-arm off spin and was often used by Dhoni when he had to look for breakthroughs or try something different. However, he has not been bowling of late with many other options being available for the captain. When CSK faced a two-year exile after the 2015 season, Raina captained the temporary franchise Gujarat Lions as well. When CSK returned from the hiatus, he was one of the three players retained by the franchise . He has been one of the greats in IPL history, referred fondly as 'Mr.IPL' due to his dominance in the tournament, where he has scored in excess of 400 runs every year, barring two seasons.

Expectations for IPL 2019

Suresh Raina is an excellent player and will be a key weapon for CSK's 4th IPL title.

Suresh Raina

Suresh Raina Biography Suresh Raina is regarded as one of India&#8217;s finest T20 batsmen. He stormed into the international scene during the Greg Chappell era. However, after a blistering start, his form dipped over the next year. Then, injury struck so his career was paused in the latter part of the 2007 season. But it was the IPL that helped revive his career from the ashes. Suresh Raina cemented his spot as a capable finisher for the side, often chipping in with priceless cameos apart from getting the sizable knocks. A big example of Raina&#8217;s big match temperament was the way he chipped in during the 2011 quarterfinal against Australia and then the semifinal against Pakistan. Both were cameos statistically but were worth its weight in gold. Raina was the first Indian player to hold a century in all three formats of the game and although red-ball cricket wasn&#8217;t his cup of tea, his contributions in the other formats were valuable to Indian cricket. There has always been immense criticism about his short ball Achilles heel in limited-overs cricket, but it does not qualify as a flaw. Time away from the Indian team wasn&#8217;t good for Raina as he wasn&#8217;t quite able to make the runs in domestic cricket. He still played T20Is although he found himself strangely dropped from there as well, ironically after a Man of the Match performance against England in early 2017. After a really lean patch, Raina shone in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, India&#8217;s domestic T20 tournament, in early 2018 and earned himself a recall to the Indian side for the T20 series in South Africa. He did decently well in South Africa, which pressed the selectors persisted with him for the Nidahas Trophy and the England tour. However, he was not picked for the national side after that due to not-so-great fitness levels and others grabbing opportunities. This meant he was out of the reckoning for the 2019 World Cup as well. IPL Career Raina was the backbone of Chennai Super Kings&#8217; success. His dashing left-hand style of play at No. 3 gave CSK the luxury to attack at will with a lot of firepower left down the order. The fact that he is currently the highest run-getter in the history of IPL. It explains the importance of Raina&#8217;s contribution to the side. The lofted straight drive (or hitting in the V) is a shot fans savour to watch as he audaciously plays without fear in a tournament like IPL. He recorded his highest-score in IPL &#8211; 100 not out against Kings XI Punjab in 2013 in Chennai, but his blitzkrieg (87 runs off just 25 balls) against KXIP in Qualifier 2 in 2015 standouts amongst all of his IPL performances. Raina also bowls very useful right-arm off spin and was often used by Dhoni when he had to look for breakthroughs or try something different. However, he has not been bowling of late with many other options being available for the captain. When CSK faced a two-year exile after the 2015 season, Raina captained the temporary franchise Gujarat Lions as well. When CSK returned from the hiatus, he was one of the three players retained by the franchise . He has been one of the greats in IPL history, referred fondly as &#8216;Mr.IPL&#8217; due to his dominance in the tournament, where he has scored in excess of 400 runs every year, barring two seasons. Expectations for IPL 2019 Suresh Raina is an excellent player and will be a key weapon for CSK&#8217;s 4th IPL title.