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An action-packed two weeks: IPL 2020 has been entertaining, yet competitive

It still may be early days, but one thing is already clear: you'd be a brave man to predict the winner of this year's competition

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MS Dhoni during CSK vs SRH at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai in the United Arab Emirates on the 2nd October 2020. Photo: Sportzpics for BCCI

Dhruv Munjal New Delhi
It’s been an action-packed two weeks in the new Indian Premier League (IPL) season. Here are some of the important takeaways 

Anyone’s game

It still may be early days, but one thing is already clear: you’d be a brave man to predict the winner of this year’s competition. All teams have at least won a game each, with no early runaway leader yet. Some of them have gone from thumping triumphs to meek capitulations, and other way round, in a matter of days — a perfect encapsulation of the unpredictable nature of T20 cricket. 

Such is the format that finding consistency is always