CSK can ill-afford to take Punjab Kings lightly, who are coming in to this match after chasing down a world record total of 262 against KKR.
Jos Buttler is still the front-runner to be this IPL's MVP. He still has at least two matches to play and one big knock will win it for him. Purnendu Maji and Srinivas Bhogle list Rediff.com's Most Valuable Players after the end of the 70 league matches in IPL 2022.
IMAGES from the semi-final match between India and England played at the Providence Stadium, in Guyana on Thursday.
Umran Malik produced a sensational final over to fire the Sunrisers Hyderabad to an emphatic seven-wicket victory against the Punjab Kings in the IPL 2022 match at the D Y Patil stadium in Navi Mumbai on Sunday.
New Zealand batter Daryl Mitchell was ecstatic after his side defeated England by five wickets to enter the final of the ICC men's T20 World Cup, at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi, on Wednesday.
Openers Shikhar Dhawan and Mayank Agarwal hit half-centuries as Punjab Kings outclassed Mumbai Indians by 12 runs.
England broke its own record for the highest-ever score in the history of ODIs by making 498-4 against the Netherlands
Power hitting will rule T20 cricket going forward and the Indian team needs to play a brand of cricket where big-hitting batters contribute with the ball for the balance of the side, former coach Anil Kumble suggested.
Rahul Tewatia's entertaining cameo of 36 from 18 balls was the turning point for the Gujarat Titans.
England qualified for the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals with a nervy victory over Sri Lanka by four wickets in their final Super 12 match on Saturday.
IMAGES from the IPL match between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians played in Mullanpur on Thursday
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Rajasthan Royals outclassed Sunrisers Hyderabad by seven wickets to end their home campaign on a winning note and keep their play-off hopes alive, in the Indian Premier League.
Ishant and Mishra took three wickets each to decimate the Royals.
When the game was called off, RCB became the first team to be knocked out of IPL-12 with RR's hopes of making it to the playoffs hanging by a thread.
Afghanistan dismissed England for 215 to create one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history.
Adversities can make people see the lighter side of life, and that's what Virat Kohli is doing at the moment while trying to figure out how he is getting dismissed in every possible manner during this IPL, said skipper Faf du Plessis after Royal Challengers Bangalore lost to Punjab Kings by 54 runs.
Root and all-rounder Moeen Ali (28) stitched together a patient 91-run partnership to steady the ship.
'Unfortunately for India, Rahul and Rohit could not find form in the big games, putting pressure on Virat and Suryakumar, who both can't perform game after game.'
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index of IPL 2023 after the league stage.
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.
IMAGES from the 2nd ODI played between England and India at Lord's on Thursday.
"The biggest thing that stands out for me is the people that I met. I think of Glenn McGrath and the time I spent with him. He was this hard guy and all of a sudden I am sitting with him in the changeroom and having a beer with him."
Rajneesh Gupta lists the England players's T20 Internationals records updated to the game against South Africa at the T20 World Cup.
Jadeja most tested Indian cricketer so far in 2023, 58 samples collected in first 5 months
IMAGES from the World Cup match played between England and Afghanistan in Delhi on Sunday.
Haddin backed Prabhsimran Singh to come good in the upcoming games, saying his place is safe in the playing XI.
Smarting from back-to-back defeats, Sunrisers Hyderabad will have a lot to ponder, especially addressing their batting frailties, when they take on high-flying Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League in Hyderabad on Sunday.
Stokes brought his first half-century in T20I cricket with a four in 47 balls while levelling the scores. He (unbeaten at 52* off 49 balls) then brought up the winning runs, with Liam Livingstone at 1* and England finished the innings at 138/5 in 19 overs.
It was the first time this season that Gujarat has looked mediocre as the team ran out of ideas against a Punjab side who were out there with a point to prove.
Images from the IPL match between Punjab Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad, at the Rajiv Gandhi stadium, Hyderabad, on Sunday.
England will hope that the likes of Joe Root, Harry brook and skipper Jos Buttler also get some runs and end their a disastrous World Cup campaign on a high.
Mayank Yadav (3/27) stole the limelight with his searing pace as Lucknow Super Giants humbled Punjab Kings by 21 runs.
Rajasthan are third on the points table, and it is mostly because of the flamboyant Jos Buttler.
Images from the Indian Premier League match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai on Saturday.
England's chase of 330 appeared all but over when they were reduced to 257-8 in the 40th over but Sam Curran and Mark Wood, who scored 14, kept the side in the hunt with a stubborn 60-run stand for the ninth wicket.
Punjab Kings are placed eighth while Chennai Super Kings occupy the penultimate slot in the 10-team IPL points table.
Shreyas Iyer, who led KKR to the IPL 2024 title, could be headed for the players' auction after failing to make a breakthrough in negotiations, while K L Rahul is also unlikely to be retained by LSG.
Bumrah, Coetzee and Patel all took three wickets each.
DC lost Salt, Marsh, Rossouw, Warner, Axar and Manish off five successive overs.
