Courtesy of Jonny Bairstow's stunning attack, Punjab raced to 83/3 in six overs -- the highest Powerplay score in IPL 2022.
Virat Kohli got an opportunity to cool down after hectic pre-IPL practice.
Former Indian opener Wasim Jaffer expressed his frustration on chatter around star India and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) batter Virat Kohli's strike rate and approach in T20I cricket, saying that he has produced match-winning contributions for India in ICC T20 World Cups time and again.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) skipper Eoin Morgan hailed opening batsman Venkatesh Iyer for playing an unbeaten knock of 41 against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season.
Virat Kohli will be in focus as Royal Challengers Bangalore look to strengthen their claim for an IPL play-offs berth in their must-win match against laggards Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Pollard has been fined 75 per cent of his match fee for throwing his bat at Starc, while the Australian fast bowler was fined 50 per cent of his match fee for "conduct contrary to the spirit of the game".
'Sometimes it is going to come off, sometimes it is not going to come off. There will be games where I will end up losing for the team and I am okay with that as long as I don't shy away from challenges.'
PHOTOS of the IPL 2023 match between Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals at the Himachal Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala on Friday.
Rajasthan Royals opening batter Jos Buttler, whose brilliant form has helped the team reach the final of IPL 2022, lavished praise on the late Shane Warne, calling him an "influential figure".
Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli dedicated his side's much-needed victory over Mumbai Indians in Tuesday's IPL match in Bengaluru to his actress wife Anushka Sharma, who was celebrating her 30th birthday.
India captain Virat Kohli and his wife Anushka Sharma are expecting their first baby. The couple, who got married in December 2017, shared the news on social media, alongside their picture, showing Anushka's baby bump.
'For the sake of the Sport, the IPL, the fans and even the players, I think BCCI needs to enforce the Sale of RCB to a new owner who will care to build a sports franchise the way most of the other teams have done so #tragic.'
'He meets me in the bathroom and says, "Coach, actually I want to bat 4." For me, that's not shying away from anything.'
Opener Chris Lynn steered KKR home with an unbeaten innings of 62 from 52 balls. He was dropped on seven by Murugan Ashwin off the bowling of Yuzvendra Chahal, in the fourth over, and that proved a costly miss for RCB.
Australia pace spearhead Mitchell Starc has opted out of the Indian Premier League for the second successive season even as his teammates Glenn Maxwell and Chris Lynn are among seven players listed for the players' auction, on December 19 in Kolkata.
'I played around 140 matches for RCB, but I received no proper communication from them.'
It will interesting to see how the pitch behaves on Sunday.
An emotionally charged Virat Kohli came to the fore during Royal Challengers Bangalore's IPL 2023 clash against Lucknow Super Giants in Lucknow on Monday.
'Chilling with these dudes post practice @ABdeVilliers17 @HarshalPatel23', Kohli tweeted as AB, Chikoo and Harshal grinned broadly.
Shahbaz has been rewarded for his stellar performance in the 2022 IPL season
Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli praised Mumbai Indians's death bowling, saying they bowled in right channels in the last five overs.
Images from Friday's IPL match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore, in Kolkata.
Eager to end the drought, he was spotted in the nets at the Cricket Club of India in Mumbai on Thursday, November 25, 2021.
'I will play under him again and I have played under him before, so I will try to learn a lot of things and how he gets performance out of players.'
Rajasthan Royals team director Kumar Sangakkara said one among the top four of his batting line-up will have to score big for the side to bounce back from its current slump.
'SRH is perhaps looking for a captain and that could be the reason why we see the desperation to get in.'
Reeling after successive defeats, both Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals will look to bring their campaign back on track when they lock horns in an Indian Premier League match in Bangalore on Sunday.
He was the deserving Man-of-the-match for his explosive half-century but SunRisers Hyderabad skipper David Warner credited his bowlers for setting up the win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League on Monday.
Saha has hamstring tear, confirms Warner.
Suryakumar belted 83 off 35 balls to help Mumbai chase down a 200-run target
Ahead of the IPL, Indian coach Ravi Shastri had also expressed his concern for players full participation in the tournament.
The IPL play-offs scenario benefits the top teams in the points table.
Cameron Green's magnificent maiden hundred and Rohit Sharma's half century powered Mumbai Indians to a comprehensive eight-wicket victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Siraj bowled as many as 74 dot balls in IPL 2021 with an improved economy of 7.34.
Pacer Kuldeep Singh, who was bought by Punjab Kings in the players' auction, is excited by the challenge of playing for his new team in IPL 2025 later this year.
'There are some photos at which you look and keep smiling... Missing the fam.'
Rahul's team-mate Marcus Stoinis has also been reprimanded for breaching an the IPL Code of Conduct during the same match which RCB won by 18 runs on Tuesday night.
More that the battle between bat and ball, it is the colourfully dressed cheergirls who are raising the din in the stadium at IPL 8 matches.
RCB will hope their win materialises into a spot in the play-offs, especially given the way their bowlers performed and Kohli getting his mojo back.
Images from the WPL match between UP Warriorz and Royal Challengers Bangalore played in Mumbai on Friday
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