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After nearly seven weeks of enthralling T20 cricket, the group phase is over and the most remarkable IPL campaign there has been is blasting its way towards another exhilarating finale.

Velocity inflicted a five-wicket defeat on defending champions Supernovas with just one ball left in the opening match of the Jio Women's T20 Challenge, in Sharjah.

And so another season ends in disappointment for the Rajasthan Royals, whose sole experience of IPL success still dates from the inaugural season of the competition back in 2008.

After 56 games and several memorable tussles, the IPL play-off line-up is finally decided, with some star names - and unsung heroes - making their mark...