England left out Jofra Archer, Sri Lanka appointed Karunaratne as captain for World Cup, and SRH beat CSK.
With the best strike rate and most sixes, Russell is leading the MVP list. But thanks to some spectacular bowling, Rabada is catching up.
Chennai beat Rajasthan; Dhoni was fined 50% of his match fee; and Bancroft begins as Durham captain.
The 21st Match of IPL 2019 between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders will be played at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
Alzarri Joseph's figures, the best in IPL history, helped Mumbai beat Hyderabad. Chennai, too, beat Punjab.
Russell stunned RCB at Chinnaswamy; the County Championship went underway; and ACB appointed Rahmat, Naib, Rashid as captains.
Chennai Super Kings will host Kings XI Punjab at Chepauk, for the first match on April 6.
Rajasthan beat Bangalore in IPL, and New Zealand named uncapped Tom Blundell in their World Cup squad.
There was no upstaging Andre Russell in the first week of the IPL, but MS Dhoni came close as did the Mankad.
Australia, SRH, CSK beat Pakistan, RCB, RR respectively, while Karunaratne was arrested.