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.
The T20 format has always favoured batters, and that has gone to a 'whole new level' in this Indian Premier League, feels Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper Pat Cummins.
In red-hot form, two-time former champions Kolkata Knight Riders will look to seal an IPL playoff berth for the first time in three years when they take on the struggling Mumbai Indians in their final home match of the season, in Kolkata on Saturday.
Rahul helped SRH to get out of the bottom of the table in their third match of the tournament.
He mentioned that this year's IPL will help him in preparing for the T20 World Cup in West Indies starting June 1.
This is the fifth successive IPL in which the Australian left-hander has tallied 500-plus runs.
'The owners, the management, the coaching staff here have really backed me and I was very confident.'
Sunil Narine may have made up his mind not to come out of retirement but his compatriot Andre Russell believes he's the "missing puzzle" in the West Indies line-up and reversing his decision one last time would make the whole nation happy.
IMAGES from the IPL match played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Bangalore on Saturday
Chennai Super Kings' star pacer Mustafizur Rahman has flown back to Bangladesh and is doubtful for CSK's next IPL 2024 game against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Hyderabad on Friday.
'I thought it was a good score on that pitch and the way we came out and bowled and showed that attitude on the field was very important, it was great team performance.'
Back-to-back losses denting their confidence, defending champions Sunrisers Hyderabad would look to put their campaign back on track when they take on Kings XI Punjab in their IPL match, in Hyderabad, on Sunday.
'OrangeArmy, you are the best. You've flocked the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in huge numbers and constantly backed us no matter what.'
Jadeja dived full-length to his left, defying gravity as he snagged the ball with his outstretched left hand. Disbelief washed over the crowd as both Rahul and CSK Skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad, stationed nearby, watched the improbable catch unfold.
Despite a laboured run-up and a not so technically sound bowling action, Arjun stuck to the basics, bowled the right lengths, not allowing the batters freedom to take him on.
Ahead of the 2023 IPL season, let's take a look at the strengths and weaknesses of the Aiden Markram-led Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Without Axar's 34 and 2/21, DC may not have won the game.
The change in Mohammed Siraj's fortunes has played a critical role in Royal Challengers Bengaluru's late surge in IPL 2024, and the pacer's good run might also have put the Indian thinktank at ease ahead of next month's T20 World Cup.
Andre Russell's six-hitting carnage at the death that propelled Kolkata Knight Riders to a match-winning total did not come as a surprise to teammate Phil Salt, who described the star all-rounder as the "best in the world on his day".
Thanks for reminding me that I'm aging: Mohit Sharma
Krunal Pandya made LSG fans happy with his all round performance
Defending champions Chennai Super Kings will look to set their house in order and get back to winning ways when they face an upbeat yet unpredictable Punjab Kings for the second time in a row in the IPL match in Dharamsala on Sunday.
The game at the Eden Gardens played out like a pendulum with the match swaying this way now and the other way next.
From a maths perspective, Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans can still reach the IPL playoffs, but they need to ward off inner gremlins on Saturday to notch a mandatory win to keep that dream flickering.
Returning from injury, Sandeep Sharma shone with the ball for hosts Rajasthan Royals.
Williamson also took to social media to express his gratitude towards the Orange Army
England's batting sensation Harry Brook looks all set for a power packed IPL debut.
Krishna had superb figures of 2/2 in three overs, including a maiden, while Boult took 1/8 in three overs, to leave Sunrisers reeling on 14/3 in six overs -- the joint lowest score in the Powerplay in IPL history.
'I'm really excited ... for next year to try to get some games before that World Cup and push a case to not only make the side but to get back to how I feel like I can bowl in T20 cricket.'
Punjab Kings batters to face different challenge against Gujarat Titans
Pushed into a tight corner, Royal Challengers Bengaluru rose above their frailties to notch four wins on the trot and stay alive in the race to play-offs. However, a volatile Delhi Capitals offer them a different challenge in their penultimate IPL league match in Bengaluru on Sunday.
Varun Chakravarthy's superb bowling at the death and Andre Russell's fine all-round showing saw Kolkata Knight Riders stage a spectacular comeback to defeat a shell-shocked Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Head coach Brian Lara said losing wickets in the Powerplay has been a problem for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2023.
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.
SunRisers Hyderabad suffered a huge blow as pace bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar was ruled out of the ongoing Indian Premier League with a hip injury which he sustained during the match against Chennai Super Kings in Dubai on Friday.
Two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders will seek home comfort in their bid to return to winning ways when they face a depleted Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League match in Kolkata on Sunday.
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.
The left-arm spinner ran through SRH's top-order.
The KKR think-tank might not be unduly worried as their campaign is still at a nascent stage, but they would like to see the first-choice pacer and spinner finding their range at the earliest.
Cummins, who skipped the IPL last season, was also the most expensive buy in the 2020 IPL Auction.
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