After registering a 17-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in Qualifier 2 of the Indian Premier League on Saturday, Delhi Capitals all-rounder Marcus Stoinis said they now have the belief to upset the mighty Mumbai Indians in Tuesday's final.
Delhi promoted all-rounder Lalit Yadav and Pant said the team management is trying to groom him.
Images from Wednesday's IPL match between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals, in Chennai.
It will be a battle between Liam Livingstone and Lockie Ferguson.
IMAGES from the IPL match played between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals in Hyderabad on Sunday
Krunal kept bowling tight lines, giving away only singles in his overs.
Dhoni's men will have to adapt to the conditions quickly to avoid any such hiccup in the play-offs.
Chennai Super Kings' death bowling expert Dwayne Bravo could be "out for a couple of weeks" due to a groin injury, according to head coach Stephen Fleming.
Their play-off hopes dashed, both Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings will be keen to end IPL 2022 on a winning note when the two teams clash in a dead rubber in Mumbai on Sunday.
Delhi Capitals captain Shreyas Iyer was all praise for his teammates after victory over SunRisers Hyderabad in the IPL Qualifier 2 in Abu Dhabi on Sunday.
Trent Boult was Mumbai Indians's hero with the ball in the IPL final against his former team Delhi Capitals, with a match-winning spell of 3-30.
Andre Russell and Eoin Morgan's power-hitting will be the focus of all eyes when the in-form Kolkata Knight Riders taken on Delhi Capitals with an aim to light up the Sharjah skyline in what promises to be another six-hitting IPL contest in Sharjah on Saturday.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's IPL 2024 campaign is just one-match old, but it has already exposed their biggest chink. It's fragility in bowling, and they need better returns from bowlers against a confident Punjab Kings at an unforgiving M Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bengaluru, on Monday.
Focus will now be on how Rabada would fare against the likes of Chris Gayle, Lokesh Rahul, Mayank Agarwal and David Miller.
Delhi Capitals bowler Ravichandran Ashwin and Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Eoin Morgan were involved in a heated exchange after the former was dismissed by Tim Southee in the last over of Delhi's in the Indian Premier League match, at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, on Tuesday.
Everyone is human, declared former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Friday night, referring to Mahendra Singh Dhoni's on-field spat with the umpires during Thursday's Indian Premier League game between Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings in Jaipur.
Take a bow Rilee Roussow, Liam Livingstone/
'It was a tough wicket, we were 10-15 runs short of the par score, there was a lot of dew and we showed a lot of character to drag the match to the last over.'
Shaw kept taking on the bowlers and ensured boundaries came in every over as he got into the 90s.
Shami shocked everyone with a wayward over, giving away 20 runs as he conceded 53 runs in four overs.
Bumrah finished with figures of 4 for 14 as Delhi crumbled under his accurate spell. But it was Boult who put Mumbai Indians early in the driver's seat with the early double strike.
Axar Patel, who is slowly adapting to the new normal of cricket, spoke about the challenges of the new rules in the game and the IPL bio-bubble.
Images from the Indian Premier League Qualifier 1 between Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings, in Dubai, on Sunday.
Delhi were 129/5 in the 17th over. Then Rishabh Pant cut loose.
Punjab Kings are placed eighth while Chennai Super Kings occupy the penultimate slot in the 10-team IPL points table.
Hardik Pandya has quit Gujarat Titans to rejoin his former team Mumbai Indians, following a trade between the two franchises.
Here's the full list of players sold on Day 1:
Images from Monday's IPL match between Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore, in Dubai.
Hetmyer was a livewire in the field and took three sensational catches.
The Capitals, which finished third last year, will start their campaign against Kings XI Punjab on Sunday and both Ponting and skipper Shreyas Iyer agreed that R Ashwin and Rahane have been great additions to the young side with their experience.
Made small changes in my technique: Prithvi Shaw
Bumrah dismissed India team mate Shikhar Dhawan with a swinging yorker and sent back rival captain Shreyas Iyer, Delhi's top-scorer Marcus Stoinis and Daniel Sams to claim 4-14 and the man-of-the-match award.
Axar Patel starred with the ball in the Super Over to help Delhi Capitals edge past Sunrisers Hyderabad in a thrilling IPL match at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday.
Punjab Kings stand-in skipper Mayank Agarwal rued his team's inability to step up the scoring in the middle overs, saying they ended up with at least 10 runs short in the IPL game against Delhi Capitals, in Ahmedabad, on Sunday.
Punjab Kings batting coach Wasim Jaffer was left frustrated with the performance of his bowlers, saying they "didn't live up to the expectations" this IPL season.
Bumrah bowled a line and length that was Test match quality. He bowled with fire and accuracy. His bowling had it all -- pace, bouncers, yorkers -- everything to make scoring difficult. He literally put Delhi out of the contest.
Let's delve into the world of IPL 2024 and meet the captains who are ready to leave their mark on cricket's biggest stage.
'I wish I could reverse-lap Jofra Archer, that's about it. Don't think I am brave enough to play the shots Suryakumar plays. To be honest, I wasn't looking to take Anrich Nortje on, it was a matter of just seizing the opportunity when I had it. Fortunately, there were one-two balls I was able to go after.'
Dhawan said that skipper Rishabh Pant 'did quite well' in his first game as team's leader
'It is a blessing that we have three bowlers who can bowl at 140 consistently. For any team to have three bowlers who can bowl quick and swing the ball is really good.'
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