In a few days time Sunrisers Hyderabad have to brace up for yet another tough battle as they take on table-toppers Kings XI Punjab at the Rajiv Gandhi International cricket stadium in an IPL match in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
Images from the Indian Premier League match between Kings XI Punjab and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Sharjah, on Tuesday.
Images from the Indian Premier League match between Kings XI Punjab and Royal Challengers Bangalore at Mohali.
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Back to their winning ways after sucessive victories, a rejuvenated Sunrisers Hyderabad will look to continue their good run when they take on laggards Kings XI Punjab in an IPL T20 clash at the Rajiv Gandhi International stadium on Saturday.
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Kings XI Punjab have lost their third match on the trot but batsman Manan Vohra feels there is no need to press the panic button just yet as the side will regain momentum during its home matches.
Kings XI Punjab skipper George Bailey was gracious in defeat and doled out a whole-hearted appreciation for a number of Indian players and coaching staff.
Images from the Indian Premier League match between Chennai Super Kings and Kings XI Punjab at Chepauk.
Kings XI Punjab will once again be facing a 'do-or-die' situation during their penultimate round encounter against table toppers Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League, in Mumbai, on Thursday.
Kings XI Punjab added pacers Aniket Choudhary and Sandeep Singh apart from talented batsman Manan Vohra in their squad for the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League, beginning April 3.
David Hussey led a dramatic fightback with an unbeaten 35-ball 65 as Kings XI Punjab defeated Deccan Chargers by four wickets and kept alive their hopes in the Indian Premier League in Mohali on Sunday.
Ambati Rayudu (34) and Robin Peterson (16) creamed leg-spinner Piyush Chawla for 27 runs in the penultimate over to enable Mumbai Indians snatch a stunning four-wicket over Kings XI Punjab in an Indian Premier League match, in Mohali, on Wednesday.
With their campaign back on track after back-to-back victories, Kings XI Punjab will look to build on the winning momentum when they clash with Kolkata Knight Riders on their home turf in the Indian Premier League in Mohali on Wednesday.
Kings XI Punjab would look to get over the disappointment of back-to-back losses and make a winning start on home turf this IPL season when they take on Pune Warriors in Mohali on Thursday, aiming to extract revenge on the visitors for defeat in their previous match.
Pune Warriors recovered from a shaky start to score their second consecutive victory in the Indian Premier League as they defeated Kings XI Punjab by 22 runs in Pune on Sunday.
Buoyed by an upset win over Mumbai Indians in their tournament-opener, Pune Warriors will look to affirm their superiority over Kings XI Punjab when the two teams lock horns in the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League at the newly-constructed Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium in Pune on Sunday.
Images from the Indian Premier League match between Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab in Jaipur, on Sunday.
Kings XI Punjab named a 23-member final squad for the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament, from April 8 to May 28. The team will be captained by former Australia ace Adam Gilchrist, who led Deccan Chargers to the title in IPL-II in South Africa.
Kings XI Punjab produced a clinical all-round display to register a convincing 16-run win over Rajasthan Royals and consolidate their position at the top of the table in the Indian Premier League in Mohali on Friday.
Needing a win to keep their play-offs hopes alive, KXIP could put up just 167 for 6 after being put into bat but they defended the total courtesy a remarkable show by their bowlers at the PCA Stadium.
KXIP have struggled so far, losing four of their five games, with death bowling proving to be their biggest concern.
Following Yuvraj Singh's statement that he has no intentions of leaving Kings XI Punjab, the team management has reiterated that the flambouyant left-hander was an integral part of the team.
MI have managed just two wins from five outings, while Delhi Capitals are last with three losses from four matches.
For Hyderabad, KXIP encounter is the last game where they can avail the services of Warner before he leaves home for Australia's World Cup preparations alongside Steven Smith and Marcus Stoinis.
Courtesy of AB de Villiers's late blitz, RCB smashed as many as 64 runs from the last three overs to finish on a huge 202 for three in their 20 overs.
Having beaten them thrice last season, Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Gautam Gambhir has expressed hope of continuing their unbeaten run against Kings XI Punjab in the ongoing eighth Indian Premier League.
Kolkata Knight Riders will look to challenge the seemingly unstoppable force of table-toppers Kings XI Punjab when the two sides clash in an IPL match in Cuttack on Sunday.
Perennial under-achievers Delhi Daredevils and Kings XI Punjab will look to recover from opening losses and put their campaign back on track.
Murali Vijay's captain knock went in vain as Royal Challengers Bangalore snatched a nerve-wracking one-run win victory over Kings XI Punjab in an enthralling Indian Premier League encounter, in Mohali, on Monday.
David Miller and Mandeep Singh's unbeaten half centuries helped Kings XI Punjab pull off a thrilling seven-wicket win over Pune Warriors in Indian Premier League match in Mohali on Sunday.
Kings XI Punjab produced a clinical performance to thrash Pune Warriors by eight wickets and start their Pepsi Indian Premier League campaign in an emphatic fashion on Sunday.
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Kings XI Punjab traded Ravichandran Ashwin to Delhi Capitals for Rs 1.5 crore and Karnataka spinner Jagadeesha Suchith.
Virtually out of the reckoning for a place in the plays offs, a demoralised Deccan Chargers will look to salvage some pride when they take on Kings XI Punjab in an Indian Premier League match in Hyderabad on Tuesday.
Former Australia cricketer Adam Gilchrist said that in all likelihood he would be playing in next year's Indian Premier League, a day after Kings XI Punjab retained the wicket-keeper batsman in its initial squad for the 2013 edition of the event.
Rajasthan Royals would be keen to adapt quickly to their new 'home ground' when they lock horns with last season's runner-up Kings XI Punjab in their campaign opener in the Indian Premier League in Pune.
Kings XI Punjab co-owner Ness Wadia revealed that the team almost lost the destructive opener at the auction, thinking it had run out of cash.
As the battle to reach the play-off stage in IPL gets fierce, Kings XI Punjab find themselves in a must-win situation as they take on Deccan Chargers at the PCA stadium in Mohali on Sunday.
Kings XI Punjab rode on a smashing half-century by Mandeep Singh and a superlative performance by their bowers to notch up a comfortable 25-run victory over Deccan Chargers in a lop-sided Indian Premier League match in Uppal on Tuesday.