PBKS vs MI IPL 2024 Playing XIs: Stand-in skipper Sam Curran won the crucial toss and Punjab Kings elected to bowl first against Hardik Pandya's Mumbai Indians in Mullanpur. The star South African batter Rilee Rossouw replaced struggling Jonny Bairstow for the hosts.
Shikhar Dhawan is the leading run-scorer for Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the ongoing 17th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The southpaw has scored 152 runs in five games for the side with the help of a half-century.
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.
PBKS vs RR Playing XIs, IPL 2024: Coming into this fixture with a narrow defeat, Sanju Samson-led Rajasthan Royal won the toss and elected to bowl 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 Dream11 Prediction: Punjab Kings suffered a last-ball defeat against Sunrisers in their last game in Mullanpur and are currently placed in the eighth position in the IPL 2024 points table with just two wins in five games so far.
Virat Kohli entered the record book after scoring his first IPL fifty at Sawai Mansingh Stadium during Royal Challengers Bengaluru's game against Rajasthan Royals on Saturday. Kohli is leading the run-scoring chart in the IPL 2024 with two fifties and one century in five innings.
Punjab Kings have beaten Gujarat Titans by three wickets in what turned out to be one of the most thrilling chases in recent times in the IPL. Shashank Singh and Ashutosh Sharma with relentless hitting at the end helped Punjab pull off a record chase.
GT vs PBKS pitch report: Gujarat Titans registered their second win of the season with an easy win against Sunrisers Hyderabad in their last game while Punjab Kings witnessed back-to-back defeats after an impressive start in IPL 2024.
GT vs PBKS Dream11 Prediction: Gujarat Titans registered an impressive win against high-flying Sunrisers Hyderabad in their last game and have won both of their fixtures at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium in the IPL 2024.
Quinton de Kock's fifty and quickfire knocks from Krunal Pandya and Nicholas Pooran helped Lucknow Super Giants post 199/8 against Punjab Kings while batting first at Ekana Cricket Stadium in the 11th match of the IPL 2024.
Lucknow Super Giants enter the game without their star batter and captain KL Rahul who is expected to come in as an impact player. LSG also name two IPL debutants Mayank Yadav and Manimaran Siddharth in their playing eleven against PBKS.
LSG vs PBKS Dream11 Prediction: Lucknow Super Giants suffered a 20-run defeat in their opening game against Rajasthan Royals while Punjab Kings enter this game after a heartbreaking last-over defeat against Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
Faf du Plessis-led Royal Challengers Bengaluru suffered a six-wicket defeat against Chennai Super Kings in the opening match of the IPL 2024 while Punjab Kings recorded a four-wicket win against Delhi Capitals to enjoy a winning start.
Sanju Samson will lead Rajasthan Royals (RR) whereas KL Rahul will be in charge of Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). Rajasthan have brought Mumbai spinner Tanush Kotian in as the replacement for Australia's Adam Zampa.
Rishabh Pant will be leading Delhi Capitals after a gap of one season. On the other hand, Punjab Kings will be led by veteran India cricketer and opening batter Shikhar Dhawan. The PBKS vs DC game will be the first IPL tie at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur.
Shikhar Dhawan-led Punjab Kings open their Indian Premier League 2024 campaign against Delhi Capitals at a new stadium in Mullanpur on March 23 and have named a new vice-captain Jitesh Sharma for the upcoming season.
India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant is set to make his comeback after a rehab of 14 months post the serious accident that he survived in December 2022. Pant was completely away from cricket during this period even as his knee was severely damaged. Meanwhile, Dhawan has praised Pant's intent...
Veteran Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan considers himself privileged to play the amount of cricket he did but admitted that he was shocked when he didn't see his name in the squad for the Asian Games. Dhawan last played for India on the Bangladesh tour in December 2022.
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