Matheesha Pathirana stood out with his searing pace in a match dominated by the batters.
The 3-0 series win against the West Indies could be called a precursor and the real battle begins now against Quinton de Kock's Proteas who are also in the midst of a tough transition.
Images from the IPL match between Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians, in Delhi, on Thursday.
Glenn Maxwell's super all-round showing helped Royal Challengers Bangalore trounce Mumbai Indians by 54 runs as they inched closer to the IPL play-offs.
'I don't think anyone can take a call on Mahendra Singh Dhoni, whether this is going to be his last year.'
Purnendu Maji and Srinivas Bhogle list IPL 2020's 50 Most Valuable Players up to Match 25.
The team has five stand-bys in Priyank Panchal, KS Bharat, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shahbaz Nadeem and Rahul Chahar.
Captain Virat Kohli and his deputy Rohit Sharma were the first to hit the nets as the frontline pacers like Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Shami gave the session a miss in order to recover for Wednesday's game.
Mumbai Indians have been in ominous form and the varied bowling attack could prove a challenge for the CSK batters, who are low on confidence.
The last time the two teams faced off in Lucknow last week, KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock put up a record opening partnership
India are expected to seal the series on Sunday but one can expect Bangladesh to spring another surprise like they did in Delhi
Pacer Jasprit Bumrah has been rested for the three-match T20Is and ODIs against West Indies but has been included in the Test squad, while veteran wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is 'unavailable' for the entire tour.
KKR pacer Mitchell Starc's underwhelming performance is the worst among the specialist bowlers in IPL 2024.
A batting line-up dotted with big power-hitters along with the best death bowlers make record five-time winners MI a formidable unit.
Ruturaj Gaikwad and Deepak Hooda will replace them in the squad for the series, beginning in Kolkata on February 16.
MI are coming into the match after suffering back-to-back losses
The Punjab bowlers led by Kagiso Rabada have fared well. But the likes of Vaibhav Arora, Arshdeep Singh along with Rahul Chahar, who has nine wickets, would need to be on the money.
KKR put up a complete 'RRR' show in their encounter against Punjab Kings
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for Wednesday's opening T20I against New Zealand?
'It's important that we learn from our mistakes and that's the sort of team we want to be'
The team will play three intra-squad games in Colombo as preparation for the limited-overs series against Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka beat India by four wickets to draw level in the three-match series.
Defending champions Mumbai Indians will start as firm favourites against bottom-placed SunRisers Hyderabad in the IPL match in Delhi on Tuesday.
Mumbai Indians will play a majority of its matches on the slow tracks of Abu Dhabi (8) and adapting to that challenge would be the key to its fortunes.
England Lions pulled off a narrow one-wicket win over India 'A' in a low-scoring fifth and final match
Cheteshwar Pujara's presence did not help Saurashtra as a gritty Tripura humbled the defending champions
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.
It may be an inconsequential game on paper but Indian bowlers await another tough test against South Africa ahead of the T20 World Cup when the two teams meet in the final game of the three-match series in Indore on Tuesday.
Kolkata Knight Rogers and the Punjab Kings will do battle at the I S Bindra cricket stadium in Mohali on Saturday, April 1, afternoon.
DC lost Salt, Marsh, Rossouw, Warner, Axar and Manish off five successive overs.
Russell scored an unbeaten 70 off 31 balls and what looked like a tricky chase
Following is the list of players who have been released by the different franchises ahead of the auction for the 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League.
Mumbai Indians hard-hitting all-rounder Hardik Pandya on Wednesday said he realised the importance of mental health while playing international cricket and credited his family for keeping him in the 'right space'.
Ahead of Saturday's event, here's a lowdown of ready references for the auction.
Prabhsimran Singh has played a couple of good knocks this season, but on Saturday he was on fire!
The 34-year-old was India's number one Test wicket-keeper until a career-threatening shoulder injury ruled him out of action for almost a year.
Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah will be vice-captain for the series.
CSK opener Devon Conway is enjoying a dream run with the bat with five half-centuries from six matches in IPL 2023.
Punjab Kings got the better of Chennai Super Kings in their own backyard, with a sensational run chase.
