Another weekend goes by in IPL 2020, but the entertainment keeps on coming with Ben Stokes standing out with a blistering century against MI on Sunday. The all-rounder achieved a perfect match score of 150 as he and Sanju Samson (13.9% increase) led RR to a season-defining win. Earlier in the day, it was once again Sam Curran, who did the trick for CSK with a 33.53-rated bowling performance. Despite Virat Kohli (2.9% increase) and Hardik Pandya (18.1% increase) scoring fifties, they ended up on the wrong side of an Englishman's brilliance in what was a thoroughly eventful day in the Sixer Market. As we walk into one of the most important weeks in IPL history, here's a look back into the most significant movers in the Sixer Market in our latest Bulls & Bears Insight!Bull #1: Ben Stokes (RR/All Rounder)Price: 70.50 Sixer Coins, Match Score Average: 103.05, Price Change: +17.31%Who else but the talk of the town, Ben Stokes? Earlier in the week, Stokes could only manage a paltry match score of 56.11 against SRH but little did we know of the carnage he was waiting to unleash upon MI. Despite batting at an unfamiliar position at the top of the order, Stokes took on Bumrah and Boult as he smashed his second IPL ton, resulting in a massive 17.4% increase! He achieved a perfect match score of 150 with his Runs Scored vs Expectation value being nearly +28. This performance has spurred his fantasy stock price to 70.50 Sixer Coins per Share, which is a personal high for his stock in IPL 2020. With RR slated to play two more games, perhaps Ben Stokes could pull off more such performances at the top of the order!Bear #1: Faf du Plessis (CSK/Batsman)Price: 50.60 Sixer Coins, Match Score Average: 30, Price Change: -14.30%Faf du Plessis' stock has slid down after peaking at 65.44 Sixer Coins per Share at the beginning of this month. Since then, neither CSK nor Faf has been able to get going with his price dropping by 12.40% in his last ten games. CSK played in three games over the previous seven days, but Faf wasn't able to contribute much with a match score average of 30 in those games. Apart from a cameo against RCB, his no-show against Boult resulted in his first single match score of the season. At 50.60 Sixer Coins per Share, Faf du Plessis' stock is some way off his tournament-high although it isn't an improbable task for the South African to rediscover his early-season form. With South Africa set to host England next month, Faf du Plessis should be good for the long run as well, making him an attractive proposition in the Market.Bull #2: Nicholas Pooran (KXIP/Wicket Keeper)Price: 59.90 Sixer Coins, Match Score Average: 78.04, Price Change: +10.04%While KL Rahul and Chris Gayle have done the business in IPL 2020, Nicholas Pooran has come of age with a couple of standout performances over the week. In both their matches against DC and SRH, KXIP didn't get the usual quota of runs from Rahul and Gayle and were left short-handed at the halfway mark in both games. However, Nicholas Pooran had different plans as he showed two sides of his fantastic talent. Against the likes of Ashwin and Rabada, Pooran smashed a quick-fire fifty to kill the chase in the middle overs, which earned him a match score above 100 as well. If this knock misled you into thinking he was all about brute power, Pooran's flirted with composure against SRH as he guided KXIP to a defendable total with a mature knock of 32. With his performances giving KXIP a much-needed boost in IPL 2020, Pooran is already a popular fantasy option in the Market. However, his stock, which trades at 59.90 Sixer Coins per Share, still has some room for an increase, which is music to the ears of potential shareholders. Pooran is set to feature against KKR today, and with their premier spinner, Sunil Narine not in the best of forms, he could have another good day in the office. It could well be the KXIP wicket-keeper's day!Bear #2: Dinesh Karthik (KKR/Wicket Keeper)Price: 35.00 Sixer Coins, Match Score Average: 14.59, Price Change: -15.07%Speaking of a fruitful day in the office, Dinesh Karthik would definitely be hopeful of one on Monday after a woeful showing in the last week or so. In the two games during the week, Karthik could only average a match score of 14.59, which resulted in a 15.07% decrease. Karthik's inability to get going from the word go has impacted his stock price although that shouldn't deter KKR team management from sending him to bat at number four. In fact, his highest match score (93.89) this season did come against KXIP a couple of weeks with the former KKR captain scoring a fifty in testing circumstances. If he were to repeat the trick, DK's fantasy shareholders could be in for a big payday, something that is a common occurrence with budget buys over the last few days.If you're not onboard with Karthik and his promise of a big score, you could opt for the ever-reliable KL Rahul (77.20 Sixer Coins per Share), who is the current holder of the IPL Orange Cap. Apart from the KXIP skipper, the likes of Shubman Gill and Nitish Rana, who registered a match score of 128 in his previous game are also ones to watch out for in this game. With the 2:00 PM deadline for new stocks approaching fast, who are you going to back in perhaps the most awaited game of the season?
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