Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS) have acquired the services of Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) pacer Shardul Thakur for the 10th edition of the Indian Premier League.
Chasing 165, Nicholas Pooran smashed a 28-ball 53 as Glenn Maxwell and Chris Gayle played useful knocks as Kings XI Punjab completed a hat-trick of victories.
It will interesting to see how the pitch behaves on Sunday.
Their play-off chances hanging by a thread, Kolkata Knight Riders will take on Mumbai Indians with a prayer on their lips in a must-win Indian Premier League game for them on Sunday.
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The two areas where India's team management and selectors need to do a lot of brainstorming are the No 4 slot and an extra fast bowler.
After the gruelling league phase of the ongoing IPL, the stage is set for the play-offs with CSK and MI clashing against each other for a place in May 12 final.
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Stand-in Captain Kieron Pollard led from the front to power Mumbai Indians to a superb three-wicket victory against Kings XI Punjab in a thrilling finish.
Images from the IPL match between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders, in Mumbai, on Wednesday.
Rohit Sharma and Krunal Pandya's late cameos saw Mumbai Indians snatch a thrilling six-wicket victory against Kings XI Punjab to keep their hopes alive, in the Indian Premier League, in Indore, on Friday.
KKR with 12 points from 12 games would like to win the next two encounters to ensure a smooth passage while CSK, currently at the bottom of the eight-team table, are only playing for pride.
Chennai Super Kings seem to hold a slight edge going into the match as they have not only got the better of their southern rivals twice in the league stages but also have the winning momentum going into the match on what promises to be a bouncy track.
The Indian players, led by captain Virat Kohli, focussed on next month's Test series against Australia as they practised in simulated long-format match conditions complete with pacers using red and pink balls, in Sydney, on Tuesday.
Images from Saturday's IPL match between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore, in Abu Dhabi.
ohit Sharma's absence from the upcoming limited overs series is a big 'positive' for Australia but K L Rahul is a good enough player to fill in the void, said Glenn Maxwell.
Weakened by the departure of Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes, Rajasthan Royals will have their task cut out when they lock horns with a resurgent Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League match in Jaipur on Saturday.
KKR will head to the game with the belief that the side can win from any situation, which they have demonstrated time and again.
Mumbai Indians's road to redemption in the Indian Premier League faces another tricky test on Sunday when they host formidable Kolkata Knight Riders in Mumbai.
Daredevils can be the banana peel and Mumbai Indians will be wary after Chennai Super Kings slipped in their penultimate game. The last time the two teams faced off, the Daredevils won by seven wickets in a last-over thriller.
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The Delhi Daredevils coach is hoping his team can turnaround their fortunes and put up a better showing in their remaining matches.
A confident Delhi are coming off two back-to-back victories against Royal Challengers Bangalore and a strong Kolkata Knight Riders outfit.
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Rajasthan Royals, who have won their last two games, will look for another victory against RCB and keep their hopes alive of making it to the IPL play-offs.
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Royal Challengers Bangalore will be looking to take the confidence from their Monday night's nerve-wracking one-run victory when they clash with Mumbai Indians.
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The Royals are aware of the challenges facing them at the Sawai Mansingh Stadum, a few days after Sunrisers Hyderabad got the better of Kings XI Punjab to grab the second position in the standings.
India's leading off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin can use the IPL as a platform to revive his dwindling career in limited overs cricket, feels veteran batsman Subramaniam Badrinath.
Rajasthan Royals batsman Rahul Tewatia says he knew he had the self-belief to pull off victory against SunRisers Hyderabad.
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India are eyeing a 10th straight bilateral series win over the Caribbean side.
Sunrisers Hyderabad pacer Sandeep Sharma, who took two wickets, blamed the moisture on the wicket and heavy dew later on for their defeat.
'I had got good feedback from the New Zealand series and the Indian team coaches had also said look to work on these things. So, whatever they had said, we worked on it and it is reaping benefits today.'
