Sunrisers Hyderabad rode on quick knocks from Abhishek Sharma and Rahul Tripathi followed by a stead Heinrich Klaasen as they chased down 215 with five balls remaining. Sunrisers have done what was asked of them, to reach 17 points and now the ball is in Rajasthan Royals' court or the rain.
Rajasthan Royals (RR) are all set to host Punjab Kings (PBKS) in their first home game at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati, Assam.
Punjab Kings suffered their seventh loss of the tournament and now are on the verge of elimination as Chennai Super Kings won rather comfortably by 28 runs. Ravindra Jadeja was the star of the show for the Super Kings with the bat and the ball as Punjab's batting line-up self-imploded.
Chennai Super Kings suffered their second loss at home in IPL 2024 and now fifth in a row against Punjab Kings in the last five encounters as their mixed season is not helping their cause at all. Punjab Kings, on the other hand, are still alive in the race for the playoffs.
It wasn't an auspicious outing on Sunday for the Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru as they suffered losses in their respective games. The losing captains had an even tougher day as both Sam Curran and Faf du Plessis were fined for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct.
The three-wicket win over Gujarat Titans (GT) has propelled Punjab Kings (PBKS) to the fifth spot on the IPL (Indian Premier League) points table. PBKS now have four points to their credit but their net run rate (NRR) needs improvement.
After a stellar performance and win against Punjab Kings on Monday, RCB's star cricketer Virat Kohli was spotted talking to his wife Anushka Sharma and his kids from the ground. A video of him video calling his family is doing rounds on the internet.
After a flop show in the recent India vs England Test series, Jonny Bairstow is set to be available for the entire Indian Premier League season 2024. Bairstow missed the IPL 2023 due to injury and has struggled for form across formats in recent months.
Shikhar Dhawan-led Punjab Kings will kick off their Indian Premier League 2024 campaign with a home game against Delhi Capitals on March 23. Mohali's Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium in Mullanpur will host all of PBKS home matches in IPL 2024.
"The confusion was due to 2 players of the same name being on the list. We are delighted to have him onboard and see him contribute to our success," Punjab Kings said in an official statement after the IPL auction 2024 on Tuesday.
After failing to sign Rachin Ravindra, Punjab Kings signed Indian pace bowler Harshal Patel for INR 11.75 and surprisingly spent INR 4.2 crore on English bowling all-rounder Chris Woakes in the Indian Premier League auction 2024 on December 19.
"We have a good core group of players as evidenced by the fact that we have the lowest number of player releases this year. The challenge is to give the squad the best support possible during and after the season to make the team stronger and deliver success," Bangar said.
The previous RCB match that Virat played as a skipper was the eliminator of 2021 IPL.
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The squad will be relying on World Cup-winning coach Trevor Bayliss and new captain Dhawan to remove their perennial underachiever's tag.
A resurgent Sunrisers Hyderabad would look to extend their three-match winning steak but have their task cut out against Punjab Kings, when the two sides square off in an IPL game here on Sunday.
Mumbai Indians succumbed to their fifth straight loss this season as Punjab Kings won the match by 12 runs on Wednesday at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune.
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