Faf du Plessis

"You can't speak confidence into the group, you can't fake confidence into the group. The only thing that gives confidence is performance," he said

Kohli top-scored for RCB but his 51 off 43 saw a slowdown after the powerplay

RCB went from137 for 2 to 155 for 6 and eventually lost by one run against KKR

"The game is moving forward and so fast these days from the batters, so when you are not on top of your game [as a bowler], it's hard," says RCB captain

He has the Purple Cap. He also has an economy rate of 5.95 for the season. What do you do against him?

"The scores that we put on the board are probably going to be the only way we are going to get into the competition."

Fifties from du Plessis, Patidar and Karthik took RCB to 196, but MI topped that in just 15.3 overs

With Will Jacks in the waiting, Green and Maxwell could find themselves under pressure

"I felt we were 15 or 20 runs short on a pitch that wasn't as bad as we played in the first ten overs"

Du Plessis, Jaiswal and Kohli are among the top 10 batters, and Siraj, Rashid and Chahal among the top 10 bowlers

Also on the list: Pooran's and Klaasen's American fireworks

South Africa expect to see solid benefits from their T20 league in the not-too-distant future

Moeen and du Plessis combine to give Samp Army their first win of the tournament too

The BBL season has been shortened but there will still be a squeeze on many of the leading names

Sikandar Raza takes over as St Lucia Kings captain, with Colin Munro roped in to replace du Plessis

Laurie Evans, who missed last season after a provisional doping suspension, has also put his name in

He will succeed Faf du Plessis who was released over the winter due to his CPL commitments

There was music, fireworks and top-notch on-field action as a sell-out crowd braved the searing heat, with MLC making a grand debut

From press conferences set against statues of bald eagles to construction workers burning the midnight oil, it's all happening in Texas as cricket looks to light a spark