Rajasthan Royals (RR) earned a hard-fought win over Punjab Kings to claim their fifth win of the season. Their overseas signing Shimron Hetmyer (27* off 10 balls) was awarded the Player of the Match (POTM) honour.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are second on the IPL (Indian Premier League) 2024 points table with three wins in four games. A win over Lucknow Super Giants will take them to the top of the points table.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will take on the Mumbai Indians (MI) in probably the biggest match of the 2024 edition of the IPL so far and will be looking to continue their winning momentum at the Wankhede Stadium. Coming from a slow surface at Chepauk, CSK are expected to make a change or two.
Punjab Kings' Head of Cricket Development, Sanjay Bangar cleared the air over his side's captaincy decision with Sam Curran leading the side in Shikhar Dhawan's absence against Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2024. The confusion began when the official IPL handle declared Jitesh as PBKS' vice-captain.
PBKS vs RR IPL 2024: Indian pacer Avesh Khan and experienced South African spinner Keshav Maharaj took two wickets each to restrict Punjab Kings to 147/8 while bowling first at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur.
Rajasthan Royals despite several mistakes with the bat, whether their experiments with the batting order and rash shots, sneaked across the finishing line to win their fifth game of the 2024 edition of the IPL and maintain their position at the top of the order while Punjab have lost their fourth.
PBKS vs RR IPL 2024: After being forced to bat first, Shikhar Dhawan-less Punjab Kings' batters struggled for big knocks and were restricted to 147/8 at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur.
Punjab Kings had a different captain for the IPL 2024 game against the Rajasthan Royals as Sam Curran walked out in place of Shikhar Dhawan. Curran did lead the Kings last year but Jitesh Sharma was announced as the vice-captain for the year at the captains' photoshoot for the season.
MI vs CSK pitch report, IPL 2024: Five-time champions Mumbai Indians recorded two brilliant wins in their last two games at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai this season but have won just one of their last five encounters against Chennai Super Kings.
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) are set to play against the Kolkata Knight Riders as they will be back on the field in less than 48 hours having hosted the Delhi Capitals on Friday night in IPL 2024. The Super Giants will be sporting the Mohun Bagan football club jersey on Sunday, April 14.
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