The talent is in plenty in this squad and if this machine runs smoothly, a sixth IPL trophy will be at touching distance for Thala and Co.
Rajasthan Royals has assembled a world class talent team. Can RR, who won the first IPL title, win another championship?
Blessed with a glut of superb all-rounders in B Sai Sudarshan, Abhinav Manohar and Vijay Shankar, as well as bowlers like Rahul Tewatia and Rashid Khan who can smoke the opposition bowling when the situation demands, Gujarat look set to put on another big show for their fans this season.
As Ashwin nears his 500th Test wicket, here are some of the batters who have been unable to read him and have been his victims one time too many.
The last time England toured India, back in early 2021, Joe Root's team went back home beaten and bruised 3-1.
The sound and fury of World Cup 2023 has ended, and Norma Astrid Godinho picks her World Cup XI.
A place in the ICC ODI World Cup final once again eluded the South Africans as they went down to Australia by three wickets.
Chasing targets has been their Achilles heel throughout the tournament. The same batters who've plundered the bowling and scored daddy hundreds batting first, have resembled pale shadows of themselves chasing targets.
India won't want to take the Afghans lightly. At the 2019 World Cup, it took a late hat-trick from Mohammed Shami to help India eke out an 11-run victory.
Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra scoring centuries in the same game is the first instance of two Kiwi batters scoring a century each in a World Cup match. It was also the first time two Kiwi batters scored a century each on World Cup debut.
'When you are playing team events in these Games, it's a completely different atmosphere.' 'There's pressure, there's excitement, it's a completely different vibe.'
Pooran and Badoni's stand and the fine spell of bowling from the spinners in the middle overs helped choke the runs and LSG, wearing Kolkata football giants Mohun Bagan's red and gold colours, going home triumphant, could go down as one of the ironic moments in IPL 2023.
The game would not have us on the edge of our seats had it not been for the man who answers to the name Rinku Singh.
Once again, GT rode on the backs of the two players who have been lethal throughout this IPL season.
It's a pity that all the cricketing brains in the dugout -- Brian Lara, Muttiah Muralitharan, Kumar Sangakkara and Dale Steyn in coaching roles -- cannot convert performances out in the middle.
Prabhsimran Singh has played a couple of good knocks this season, but on Saturday he was on fire!
DC lost Salt, Marsh, Rossouw, Warner, Axar and Manish off five successive overs.
DC's fate was sealed when they lost three quick wickets inside the Powerplay.
Ajinkya Rahane's contribution can't go unnoticed, taking the catches of Warner and Axar and effecting that brilliant run-out of Marsh -- dismissals that put the game out of DC's reach.
Their opening stand of 142 was the second highest opening partnership this IPL.
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