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.
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.
Rohit Sharma's fans have been infuriated since the announcement of Hardik Pandya as captain of Mumbai Indians. Hardik has copped a lot of flak online as well as during Mumbai Indians' matches in the ongoing season.
PBKS vs MI IPL 2024 Highlights: Shikhar Dhawan-less Punjab Kings lost the first four wickets on 14 but made a stunning comeback with Ashutosh Sharma, batting at no.8, smashing 61 runs off just 28 balls to take the game to the last over.
Who would have thought that after 32 matches, Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians would be sailing in the same boat? Such has been the Mumbai Indians' performance in the IPL 2024, which can be alluded to many reasons, apart from cricket. But they have an opportunity to come back on Thursday.
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.
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.
Punjab Kings made a winning start to their campaign in the 2024 edition of the Indian Premier League as they beat the Delhi Capitals by four wickets. Ishant Sharma's injury didn't help the Capitals as they were playing one bowler short anyways and Sam Curran and Liam Livingstone didn't miss.
Star allrounder Andre Russell leaked runs at an alarming rate for the West Indies in Grenada on Thursday. He conceded 66 runs in his quota of four overs but bowlers like Akeal Hosein (2/24) and Alzarri Joseph (3/39) turned things around for the hosts.
After returning figures of none for 98 in the first ODI, allrounder Sam Curran put a remarkable turnaround on display to win the Player of the Match award in the second ODI. He bagged 3/33 in Antigua to win the POTM award.
It was a day to forget for Sam Curran in the first ODI between West Indies and England as he registered worst bowling figures for the Brits in the format. But the left-hander was earlier trending on social media for wearing sunglasses while batting
Sam Curran looked his pale figure in the first ODI against the West Indies in North Sound in Antigua. He struggled to find his bowling rhythm throughout the course of the game and got taken to the cleaners.
Gujarat Titans stunned everyone by retaining captain Hardik Pandya while Mumbai Indians released as many as 11 players, including overseas stars Jofra Archer, Tristan Stubbs, Duan Jansen, Jhye Richardson, Riley Meredith, and Chris Jordan.
England have been off to a middling start in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup and the start got even worse as they lost to Afghanistan in Delhi on Sunday, October 15. The frustration was visible on the players' faces and in their actions on the field.
ICC Awards: ICC released a list of nominees for the ICC Men's T20I Cricketer of the year 2022 award. For his brilliant performance throughout the year, India's Suryakumar Yadav is among the shortlisted players.
Sam Curran was bagged by Punjab Kings for Rs 18.5 crore.
England all-rounder Curran became the most expensive player in the history of IPL auctions after fetching a whopping Rs 18.5 crore bid from Punjab Kings.
Sam Curran in IPL: He has played 32 matches in which he has smashed 337 runs at a strike rate of 149.78. He has also scalped 32 wickets.
The IPL auction will take place in Kochi with all-rounders like Stokes and Australia's Cameron Green, among others, expected to make big bucks with several teams hoping to bid big on them.
Following a successful campaign with the bat, Suryakumar Yadav holds onto his top spot in the T20I batters rankings. Meanwhile, several English stars have made gains.
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