Pandya also heaped praise on Afghanistan's Rashid, who was named the Player of the Match for bagging two wickets and hitting a four and six in his unbeaten 10-run display which played a crucial role in Gujarat's win.
Sharjah will host 12 matches of the IPL and is one of the venues besides Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
'The coach, the captain, the memories.'
It will be a test of wits between two new captains in Ravindra Jadeja and Hardik Pandya when defending champions Chennai Super Kings clash with debutants Gujarat Titans in the IPL match in Pune on Sunday.
Chennai Super Kings crushed Kings XI Punjab by nine wickets to end their worst-ever IPL season on a positive note, with Ruturaj Gaikwad's third successive half-century providing hope for a bright future.
Defending champions Chennai Super Kings rode on a 137-run partnership between Michael Hussey and Suresh Raina to easily defeat Rajasthan Royals and maintain their unbeaten record at home in the fourth season of the Indian Premier League on Wednesday.
The first round of matches in season four of the IPL was all about captains getting their act right, says Bikash Mohapatra.
What some of our leaders were up to on Monday.
Ravichandran Ashwin returned home on Thursday after his shock international retirement in the middle of a Test series in Australia
Wanindu Hasaranga, who grabbed four prized wickets, was the pick of the bowlers for Rajasthan Royals.
Chennai Super Kings bowlers exposed the vulnerability of the Delhi Daredevils' top-order as the defending champions thrashed the current table toppers by nine wickets in an IPL match on Saturday.
Brett Lee has tipped three-time champions Chennai Super Kings to win the 13th IPL, saying the variety in their spin department gives them an advantage
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.
Eyeing a top-two finish, Chennai Super Kings will start as the firm favourites when they take on Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League, in Dubai, on Thursday.
Earlier this week the team led by Rohit Sharma and coached by Sri Lankan Mahela Jayawardene had started their pre-season training camp at the Reliance Corporate Park in Ghansoli in neighbouring Navi Mumbai.
Royal Challengers Bangalore will take on champions Chennai Super Kings in Saturday's Indian Premier League final after in-form Chris Gayle blasted 89 to lift them to a 43-run victory over Mumbai Indians on Friday at the M A Chidambaram Stadium.
After guiding defending champions Chennai Super Kings to their third IPL final in four seasons, Suresh Raina said his aim was to stay till the end and win the game against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the play-off qualifier.
They have secured the top spot in the points table after being placed at the bottom at one stage and the man who turned things around for the team is the in-form Chris Gayle, said Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Daniel Vettori.
With absolutely no chance of qualifying for the play-offs, the stand-in captain of Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Parthiv Patel, wants to finish the IPL campaign on a high beating defending champions Chennai Super Kings in their own den.
After snatching a dramatic Super Over win against Chennai Super Kings, Victoria Bushrangers would look to keep themselves in contention for a semi-final berth with a win against a struggling Wayamba XI in a Champions League Twenty20 match in Centurion on Monday.
Veteran Indian batsman Suresh Raina on Tuesday said Mahendra Singh Dhoni's leadership turned Chennai Super Kings into arguably the most decorated franchise in the history of the Indian Premier League. Raina said every move Dhoni made as a captain was "spot on."
Images from the IPL final played between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings on Sunday.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni handed over the Chennai Super Kings' captaincy to Ravindra Jadeja ahead of IPL 2022.
Rajneesh Gupta presents all the 'Firsts' in IPLs so far...
The decision comes a month after DSport, the official broadcasters of the Pakistan Premier League (PSL) in India, stopped the coverage of the tournament in protest of the Pulwama terror attack that killed 40 CRPF personnel.
Enjoying an unbeaten run at home, Sunrisers Hyderabad face a stiff challenge when they take on former champions and table-toppers Chennai Super Kings in a Pepsi IPL match in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
Ravindra Jadeja's wickets triggered a collapse as Mumbai Indians fell to their second straight loss in IPL 2023.
The greatest nights in cricket and the glamorous WAGs (wife and girlfriends) are back on our television screens.
Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings, the two franchises that returned to the IPL after serving bans in the aftermath of the 2013 spot-fixing scandal, will come face to face for the first time in the ongoing edition, keen to regain lost momentum in Pune, on Friday.
Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming has pointed out that six final appearances from the eight seasons speak of his side's consistency, and their loss to Mumbai Indians in the final of the Indian Premier League is not down to the mind.
The Governing Council of the Champions League T20 tournament confirmed, on Wednesday, that the T20 cricket competition will be discontinued with immediate effect.
Harbhajan will be playing for Chennai Super Kings this time after donning the Mumbai Indians jersey since the inception of the Indian Premier League.
Gaikwad's stellar performance played an important role in guiding CSK to victory
Heavy rain washed out the Champions League T20 match between Chennai Super Kings and Lahore Lions without a ball being bowled at the M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore on Thursday.
Both SRH and PBKS have two wins and two losses from their four matches to be tied with two other teams in the middle with four points
Dhoni put up a valiant 50* but it was not enough as KKR ran out winners in the end
Alzarri Joseph's twin strike strike proved to be decisive as defending champions Gujarat Titans overpowered Chennai Super Kings by five wickets.
A high-stakes match between cross-city rivals Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Chennai on Friday will usher in IPL 2024, but, beyond the grandeur around it, the two protagonists will have to find early answers to some deep questions as they attempt to enter a rarefied territory.
Ahead of the fixture against Gujarat Titans (GT) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 on Tuesday, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) head coach Stephen Fleming praised Rachin Ravindra for a "performance that was really encouraging" on debut in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 opener against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).
South African paceman Lungi Ngidi being ruled out of the 12th edition of the Indian Premier League due to a side strain suffered during the ODI series against Sri Lanka.
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