The trio will be part of the England squad travelling to South Africa for the limited-overs tour of the country and will be taking part in the three-match T20 International series that will be played on November 27, 29, and December 1.
Defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) were able to secure a playoffs spot. CSK fans, on the other hand, suffered a heartbreak amid their abysmal run in the on-going season.
Pietersen had spoken strongly in favour of England players participating in IPL years ago even though the English board was reluctant to let its players play in the IPL and discouraged them.
Ben Stokes 50, followed by Sanju Samson 48 fire RR to victory over KXIP despite a Gayle storm; RR go level on points with KXIP in battle for play-off berth.
The English left-hander falls right after scoring a swashbuckling fifty to lay a strong foundation for RR in 186-run chase against KXIP.
In the form of his life for the past three-four years, the 29-year-old already has 7000 plus runs and more than 270 wickets across formats and finds his name mentioned alongside the likes of Ian Botham and Andrew Flintoff.
Rajasthan Royals all-rounder Ben Stokes spoke about life in a bio-bubble amid the COVID-19 threat and host of other issues including his role as an opener in T20 cricket for Rajasthan Royals.
Samuels hit back at Shane Warne after the Aussie great told him to 'get help' after his distasteful comment on Ben Stokes.
The former Aussie spinner and current Rajasthan Royals mentor calls Samuels an ordinary cricketer after the West Indies batsman made derogatory remarks on Ben Stokes's wife.
Ben Stokes slammed a terrific century against Mumbai Indians on Sunday to steer Rajasthan Royals to an 8-wicket win.
Ben Stokes' father is currently undergoing treatment for brain cancer and the all-rounder had only arrived at the RR camp earlier this month from his home in New Zealand.
Batting great Sachin Tendulkar lavished praise on Ben Stokes for his match-winning century against Mumbai Indians.
Rajasthan rode on a blistering 107 by Stokes and an equally aggressive 54 by Samson to overhaul the 196-run target with 10 balls to spare.
Chasing a massive target of 196, Ben Stokes slammed unbeaten 107 off 60 balls to power Rajasthan Royals to a comfortable 8-wicket win over Mumbai Indians.
Even amid the criticisms, the Royals persisted with Stokes and he eventually returned a figure which a struggling Rajasthan were in dire need of.
In five IPL matches that he opened this season, he has scored 110 runs in 103 balls and is yet to score a six. And his strike rate of 106.79 is the least among all batters who have faced more than 100 balls this season.
Stokes isn't bowling much; his eight overs failing to produce a wicket and costing dear. With the bat, he has made just 110 runs at an average of 22 in the five matches.
Stokes, who joined the IPL late as he was with his ailing father in New Zealand, tried a few big shots on Thursday and almost got out once.
On Monday evening, Chahal returned with brilliant figures of 1/12 from his four overs and played a crucial role in RCB's emphatic 82-run win over KKR at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
Rajasthan Royals have brought in Ben Stokes in a desperate move to change their spiraling fate.
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