Rajasthan Royals will take a lot of confidence after snatching a two-run victory from the jaws of defeat against Punjab Kings.
KKR are heading into the contest after an embarrassing batting performance against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
KL Rahul will have to show drastically improved leadership acumen when he leads India against a buoyant South African side in the second ODI on Thursday.
Images from the second One-Day International between Bangladesh and India, in Mirpur, on Wednesday.
Images from the Indian Premier League match between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals, in Dubai, on Monday.
The Indian cricket team's jersey for the ODIs against Australia has had tongues wagging ever since Shikhar Dhawan unveiled it last fortnight.
Dhawan hit on rib-cage, won't take field during Australia innings
Delhi Capitals started their preparations for the upcoming IPL with their first nets session after completing their one-week quarantine, in Dubai, on Saturday. All the top India players including captain Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Shikhar Dhawan, Ishant Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane and Prithvi Shaw took part in the first nets session along with their other team-mates at the ICC Academy in Dubai, where the squad also got the opportunity to train under the lights.
Dhoni has been fined Rs 12 lakh for maintaining a slow over rate
Left shaken by a bunch of world-class operators, the Indian team's white-ball stars will be aiming to put up an improved batting effort in the second T20 International against England in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
Chennai Super Kings skipper Ravindra Jadeja on Monday blamed his inept batting line-up for their poor showing in IPL 2022, saying the inability to score runs in the first six overs was hurting the team.
Thakur (4/36), Axar (2/14) and Kuldeep (2/14) shared eight wickets among them while Anrich Nortje got the important wicket of Jonny Bairstow.
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A battle royale is in the offing as heavyweights Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals clash in a high-profile IPL encounter, in Chennai, on Tuesday.
Former India captain and NCA Director Rahul Dravid says during his stint as coach with these teams, he made sure that every cricketer who toured got a game unlike his playing days.
Kagiso Rabada picked up 25 wickets in 12 games in last year's IPL.
In the absence of Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul was named vice-captain of the ODI and T20I teams. He also makes a comeback to the Test team, as Shikhar Dhawan was named only in the limited-overs' side.
The BCCI has decided to recommend women's cricket great Mithali Raj and premier spinner Ravichandran Ashwin for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, country's highest sporting honour.
Images from the second One-Day International between South Africa and India, in Paarl, on Friday.
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.
Images from Thursday's IPL match between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals, in Dubai.
Images from Sunday's second IPL match, between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals, in Mumbai.
A look at the major names who were not retained by the IPL franchises.
The Indian players in Durham were glued to the action as their compatriots registered a thrilling win in Colombo to seal the three-match ODI series 2-0.
Jasprit Bumrah and Shikhar Dhawan are also back in both the squads, while pacer Mohammed Shami got a break from the T20 series.
'I feel the boys are young, but they played maturely'
There was nothing rusty about the Delhi opener as he batted in the nets.
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for the second ODI against Sri Lanka?
A ruthless Indian team is unlikely to take its foot off the pedal as it aims to top up a world-record winning feat with another clean sweep against the West Indies in Port of Spain, Trinidad, on Wednesday.
Emerging stars like Umran Malik and Mohsin Khan could be rewarded for their superb performances in IPL 2022, while old-horses Shikhar Dhawan and Dinesh Karthik are likely to return to the Indian team for the T20I series against South Africa next month.
Dhoni's men will have to adapt to the conditions quickly to avoid any such hiccup in the play-offs.
SunRisers Hyderabad has the biggest purse while Kolkata Knight Riders has the slimmest purse.
Shreyas Iyer played a crucial knock of 43 from 32 balls to lift Delhi Capitals to a 33-run victory against Rajasthan Royals in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.
Whether he is batting in the middle or fielding at the boundary line, Virat Kohli's every move will be tracked, though some of that attention will now be on skipper K L Rahul.
Game 43 of IPL 2020 will see the Kings XI Punjab take on the Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
The view on having Pant on board, if Dhawan is ousted, was echoed by former England batsman Kevin Pietersen.
Game 34 of IPL 2020 will see the Delhi Capitals take on the Chennai Super Kings at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
Out-of-form senior opener Shikhar Dhawan has been included in the India 'A' side for the last two unofficial one dayers against South Africa 'A' to get back among the runs
The leading run-scorer of the recently-concluded T20I series, Dhawan is on a well-earned break and, boy, is he soaking it all in!
Australia's David Warner was taken to hospital for scans on a groin strain on Sunday, prompting a nervous wait for the hosts ahead of the start of the Test series against India in Adelaide on December 17.
