The 49th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will witness a clash between Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on May 1.
Chennai Super Kings won their last match comfortably and will be confident to take on the Punjab Kings in their penultimate home game at Chepauk. However, CSK would be wary of their inconsistency in the season and will be eager to win two in a row while Punjab fight to live for another day.
Gujarat Titans suffered their sixth loss in the 2024 edition of the IPL and now find themselves in a must-win situation, similar to that of the Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians. It was the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, who beat the Gujarat Titans, however, they already are in the desperation zone.
Punjab Kings' stand-in captain Sam Curran achieved an unwanted IPL record in the game against the Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens on Friday, April 26. Curran achieved his first win as captain in IPL 2024 after losing three games in a row as Kings chased down 262 with rather ease.
Punjab Kings will be without their senior all-rounder for the remainder of the 2024 edition of the IPL, who has left the tournament midway for national duty. Punjab Kings are currently in the eighth spot with three wins and have to win all of their remaining games to qualify for the playoffs.
While watching Kolkata Knight RIders and Punjab Kings match at Eden Gardens, Shah Rukh Khan's son AbRam's adorable reaction on the dismissal of their captain, Shreyas Iyer, is doing rounds on the internet. Check it out.
Punjab Kings scripted history in probably one of the best matches of the IPL history as they chased down 262 runs with eight balls to spare against the Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens. Jonny Bairstow smashed his second IPL century on return to the side with Shashank Singh hitting a fifty.
KKR vs PBKS IPL 2024 Playing XIs: Kolkata Knight Riders captain Shreyas Iyer lost the toss and were forced to bat first against Punjab Kings in the 42nd match of the season at Eden Gardens. Sri Lankan pacer Dushmantha Chameera replaced star Australian Mitchell Starc in a major change for the hosts.
KKR vs PBKS IPL 2024: After forcing to bat first, in-form openers Sunil Narine and Phil Salt recorded brilliant fifties to help Kolkata Knight Riders post a 261 total but Punjab Kings pulled off a record-shattering chase with eight balls to spare.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru registered their second win of IPL 2024 as they defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 35 runs in the 41st match of IPL 2024. RCB ended their six-game losing streak to return to winning ways after a month in the tournament. Here are the top 10 trending sports stories on April 26
Punjab Kings have missed their regular captain Shikhar Dhawan for the last few matches with Sam Curran stepping in as the leader of the pack. But that hasn't changed their fortunes as the Kings have lost their last four matches. Will Dhawan return for KKR game and help PBKS return to winning ways?
KKR vs PBKS Dream11 Prediction: Shreyas Iyer-led Kolkata Knight Riders narrowly defended 222 runs against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the last game and jumped to second position in the points table ahead of their mega encounter against Punjab Kings on Friday.
Shashank Singh has been the biggest contributor to Punjab Kings with the bat in hand. The right-handed batter has done wonders as a finisher and is currently the leading run-getter for the franchise in the 17th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
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.
R Sai Kishore, the Tamil Nadu left-arm spinner, who is into his fifth IPL season, has played just seven games and finally delivered on the promise he has shown in domestic cricket. Kishore, who has also played for India, earned his first Player of the Match award in IPL taking 4/33 against PBKS.
PBKS vs GT: Playing his third game of the season, Sai Kishore took four wickets for 33 to bowl out Punjab Kings to 142 in the last IPL 2024 game at Mullanpur's Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium.
PBKS vs GT IPL 2024: Young Indian spinner Sai Kishore claimed four wickets to bowl out Punjab Kings to 142 and then Rahul Tewatia smashed unbeaten 36 runs off just 18 balls to lead Gujarat Titans to an easy three-wicket win in Mullanpur.
"I hold Rohit Sharma in very high regard & am a big fan of his, but I have never discussed him in any interview nor made this statement. I also have a lot of respect for Shikhar Dhawan & he being currently injured, makes these articles appear in very poor taste," Zinta wrote in his X post.
IPL Rising Star: Ashutosh Sharma kept Punjab Kings' hopes alive in a humdinger against Mumbai Indians. While PBKS could not have won the game at the end, Ashutosh's exploits show he is one of the rising stars for the future.
Mumbai's net run rate (NRR) -0.133 still needs a lot of improvement. They have the same number of points as Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) who are fifth on the IPL 2024 points table but are behind them because of their net run rate.
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