# Parthiv Patel (61 off 47 balls) recorded his first fifty in the IPL 2013 -- his highest ever at the IPL.
A resurgent Kings XI Punjab is closing the gap with them in the points table but Kolkata Knight Riders coach Dav Whatmore is not unduly worried about the gradual rise of the Adam Gilchrist-led side.
Centuries were struck, boundaries cleared, and history rewritten.
Here is what happens when team boss Preity Zinta backs her team from the stands...
Andrew Symond's blazing half-century went in vain as Kings XI Punjab pipped Deccan Chargers by three wickets in the Indian Premier League in Kimberley on Saturday. Chasing 169 for victory, Punjab sneaked home in a close finish with just one delivery to spare. Their magnificent run chase was set up by a scintillating 28-ball 43 from Sri Lankan Mahela Jayawardene.
A 66-run run victory gave Kings XI Punjab their first success in the Indian Premier League after two straight reverses. Mumbai Indians suffered their third straight reverse.
Kings XI Punjab scored their fifth win in a row when they beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by six wickets at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Monday.
Kolkata Knight Riders put up a clinical performance to beat Kings XI Punjab by an emphatic eight-wicket margin in an Indian Premier League match in Mohali.
Skipper Adam Gilchrist produced a fine all-round show to guide Kings XI Punjab to a six-wicket victory over defending champions Chennai Super Kings and keep alive their chances of advancing to the play-offs in the Indian Premier League, in Dharamsala, on Thursday.
Captain Kumar Sangakkara led from the front with a gutsy half-century that saw Punjab get the better of Mumbai by six wickets in Mohali on Friday.
He no longer plays for Australia, but Andrew Symonds showed he is still one of the most dangerous players around. In fact, he forms an integral part of the Deccan Chargers middle order and he proved that yet again with a cracking knock of 53 against Kings XI punjab in the IPL match in Cuttack on Friday.
On recovery trail after a poor start to the tournament, King XI Punjab would be keen to keep up the momentum when they take on the floundering Rajasthan Royals in an IPL match in Mohali on Saturday.
Kolkata Knight Riders beat Kings XI Punjab by one wicket in the Indian Premier League match at Eden Gardens.
Fast bowler Mohammed Shami celebrates his birthday with his Kings XI Punjab team-mates in Dubai on Thursday.
Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni blasted a quickfire half-century to carry Chennai Super Kings to a thrilling six-wicket victory over Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League in Dharamsala, on Sunday. Dhoni finished off the match in style with two huge sixes off Irfan Pathan as Chennai reached 195 for four in 19.4 overs to win with two deliveries to spare and qualify for the semi-finals.
IPL-11 was a smashing success. Superstars like Kane Williamson, M S Dhoni, Rashid Khan shone. New stars like Rishabh Pant, Andrew Tye were born. Rediff.com/Harish Kotian draws up his dream team.
Getting his team composition right will be Mahendra Singh Dhoni's primary aim as Rising Pune Supergiants meet an out-of-sorts Kings XI Punjab in an Indian Premier League cricket tournament encounter, in Mohali on Sunday.
Chennai Super Kings will be aiming to go top of the table, but a determined Rajasthan Royals stand in the way.
The IPL auction for the 2018 season is just three months away, but no consensus has been reached over the number of players that can be retained by franchises.
Kings XI Punjab batsman Glenn Maxwell was reprimand for breaching the Oppo Champions League Twenty20 Code of Behaviour during his team's match against Cape Cobras, in Mohali on Sunday.
Disappointed after his side's fifth defeat in six matches this IPL season, Kings XI Punjab's Australian import Glenn Maxwell said ordinary bowling and fielding has let the team down.
Handed a shock defeat in their tournament opener, former champions Chennai Super Kings would be eager to bounce back against a resurgent Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League in Abu Dhabi on Monday.
An exceptional bowling performance helped Chennai Super Kings make up for some sordid batting and thrash Kings XI Punjab by 24 runs in a low-scoring Indian Premier League match at Kingsmead, Durban on Wednesday and confirm second place in the league table.
Home skipper Glenn Maxwell invited Hyderabad to bat but could hardly trouble the visitors who negotiated the attack with remarkable ease.
David Miller smashed a 34-ball 46 under pressure and Parvinder Awana scalped three wickets as Kings XI Punjab notched up a four-wicket victory over Barbados Trident in the Oppo Champions League twenty20 in Mohali.
Table-toppers Kolkata Knight Riders and a transformed Kings XI Punjab cross swords in an Indian Premier League contest in which big-hitting Jamaicans Andre Russell and Chris Gayle will be up against each other in Kolkata on Saturday.
Game 4 in IPL 2021 will see the Rajasthan Royals take on Punjab Kings in Mumbai.
Andy Flower thinks DK may take up coaching once he calls time on his career.
'Coaching at a professional level is incredibly exciting for me and is something I'm truly passionate about as a new chapter in my life. Hopefully, the breadth of my experiences as a player can contribute to the development of the group and bring added value.'
They are the team's leading performers, but Lokesh Rahul and Chris Gayle's batting in the Powerplay overs was one of the "massive problems", opined Kings XI Punjab skipper Ravichandran Ashwin after team failed to make it to the play-offs in Season 12 of the Indian Premier League.
Dwyane Bravo recorded his best IPL figures with a four-wicket haul before Aaron Finch smashed 74 runs off 47 balls as Gujarat Lions thumped hosts Kings XI Punjab by five wickets to make a winning entry into the Indian Premier League match in Mohali.
Skipper Adam Gilchrist smashed a blistering 106 and shared a record partnership with Shaun Marsh (79) to steer Kings XI Punjab to a 111-run victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore in their Indian Premier League match at the HPCA stadium in Dharamsala on Tuesday.
It would be a battle of unequals when tournament laggards Kings XI Punjab take on the formidable Royal Challengers Bangalore in a desperate bid to stay afloat in the Pepsi IPL, in Mohali on Monday.
Rohit Sharma scored a spectacular 38-ball 68 as Deccan Chargers beat Kings XI Punjab by five wickets and enhanced their hopes of making it to the semis.
Kings XI Punjab bowlers displayed exceptional death bowling skills as they shocked a formidable Delhi Daredevils by 9 runs in an IPL encounter.
Left in disarray after consecutive losses, Royal Challengers Bangalore face the arduous task of taming the yet-to-be-beaten table-toppers Kings XI Punjab when the two sides clash in an IPL match on Monday.
Kumar Sangakkara's half-century, and three wickets each by Piyush Chawla and Irfan Pathan, helped Kings XI Punjab beat table toppers Mumbai Indians by six wickets in the Indian Premier League match in Mohali on Friday. Captain Sangakkara led from the front, scoring a brisk innings from 56 from 42 balls, as Punjab, chasing 154, scored 158 for four in 19.2 overs to win with four deliveries to spare.
Delhi Daredevils have no option but to go all out when they take on Kings XI Punjab.
A superlative 52-ball 75 by Australian Simon Katich and aggressive by captain Yuvraj Singh helped Kings XI Punjab beat Delhi Daredevils by four wickets in the Indian Premier League match in Mohali on Sunday.
Australian James Faulkner's superb all-round show helped Rajasthan Royals outclass Kings XI Punjab by 26 runs in their opening Indian Premier League match in Pune.
