High-flying Rajasthan Royals will look to continue their winning momentum and consolidate their position at the top when they take on a resurgent Lucknow Super Giants, who would be gunning for revenge at home in an IPL match in Lucknow on Saturday.
The Indian Premier League IPL) throws up surprises every season, with underdogs rising to challenge established powerhouses, new players emerging as key contributors, or teams overcoming seemingly insurmountable odds. Every match days, the record books are rewritten as players consistently strive to push their personal bests and achieve new heights.
History is on Hardik Pandya's side, which has won all three games against the Royals so far, and that would certainly play on the minds of the Sanju Samson-led Rajasthan outfit at the Narendra Modi stadium.
Phil Salt said the convincing eight-wicket victory over the West Indies in their Super Eight clash has given his side 'confidence and momentum' at the right time
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England stumper-batsman Jos Buttler says there is nothing wrong with cricketers wanting to specialise in a particular format and believes the lucrative Indian Premier League has changed the "climate" of the sport considerably.
An incredible innings of 95 not out from Jos Buttler kept Rajasthan Royals's play-off hopes alive as they edged past Chennai Super Kings by four wickets.
Images from the T20 World Cup Group B match between Oman and England in Antigua on Friday.
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IMAGES from the World Cup match between Australia and England played in Ahmedabad on Saturday
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New Zealand are coming into the match well-prepared, following their 1-0 series-win over hosts England but for Paine, it won't count for much as he believes the win came against a depleted home side.
IMAGES from the Indian Premier League matches played in Guwahati on Saturday.
England cricketers Joe Root, Jos Buttler, David Willey and Liam Plunkett visited the Taj Mahal.
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England's semi-final hopes were dented after they slipped to a 20-run defeat against Sri Lanka.
With an emphatic seven-wicket win Rajasthan ended Kings XI Punjab's five-match winning run in the IPL.
Mohammed Siraj's inspired spell powered Gujarat Titans to an emphatic eight-wicket win against his former team Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
Jos Buttler and Joe Root thrashed brilliant centuries in England's highest One-Day International score on the way to a 210-run rout of New Zealand in the first game of the series at Edgbaston on Tuesday.
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Mumbai Indians have once again made a familiar disappointing start to their IPL campaign as they lost their first two matches.
It was England's third successive ODI series defeat since their disappointing World Cup in India last year.
To avoid the ignominy of missing the cut for the prestigious Champions Trophy, England must win their remaining two fixtures against the Netherlands and Pakistan.
Livingstone, who made his IPL debut in 2019 with Rajasthan Royals, spent the last three seasons with Punjab Kings where the middle-order batter scored 827 runs in the world's richest Twenty20 league.
'We've been playing aggressive cricket throughout since 2015 and done it quite well. Probably the lack of that way of cricket has cost us a little bit in this tournament.'
Salt serves up century as England win to keep West Indies series alive
The 10-team tournament will be played across 10 venues culminating in the November 19 final at the 132,000-capacity Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Shardul Thakur (3-42) looked a bundle of nerves bowling the eventful final over with England needing 23 runs for an unassailable lead.
Rishabh Pant's unbeaten 125 and Hardik Pandya's superb all-round display helped India seal a five wicket victory over England in the third and final One-Day International at Old Trafford in Manchester on Sunday and complete a 2-1 series victory.
Jos Buttler said before the game that the outfield was in 'poor' condition while it was given an 'average' rating by the International Cricket Council.
The T20 World Cup is slated to be hosted in India this year in October-November. The venues for the tournament are yet to be revealed.
Afghanistan's opener, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, rose a career-high 12th spot -- Gurbaz is the leading run-getter in the ongoing T20 World Cup, with 156 runs from two innings under his belt.
While the dropped catches and missed run-outs were undeniable, the match did see some impressive grabs by both teams.
Anrich Nortje eclipsed compatriot Dale Steyn's effort of 154.40 km per hour set in 2012, clocking 154.74 kph and 155.21 kph in the game at Dubai before his best effort of 156.22 kph was scooped for a boundary by Rajasthan's Jos Buttler.
It was a starry affair at the Narendra Modi stadium as the skippers of all ten World Cup teams attended the captain's day.
Fast bowler Jofra Archer got his maiden Test call up as he was included in England's squad for the Ashes series opener against Australia.
Images from the IPL match between Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians, in Delhi, on Thursday.
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