SRH and PBKS will go all out to snap the two crucial points to nose ahead in the race for play-offs.
Arshdeep Singh overstepped three times in a row in the second over of the Sri Lankan innings, becoming the first Indian to bowl a hat-trick of no-balls in T20 Internationals.
Ishan Kishan had to sit out of the Sri Lanka series despite scoring the fastest double hundred in the history of ODIs against Bangladesh.
David Warner hit 12 fours and three sixes in his inspired knock and completed his fifty in just 33 balls -- his 54th in the IPL and the 89th of his career.
The young pace bowling unit will look to pick up pieces from the hammering they suffered in the second T20 against Sri Lanka in the series-deciding third and final match in Rajkot on Saturday.
Gill will not like to repeat the mistakes of his predecessors while aiming to cement his place in the T20I side after making a reputation for himself in the longer versions.
Hardik Pandya will be expected to begin his full-time T20 captaincy tenure on a bold note as the Indian team prepares to start its life beyond Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul.
IMAGES from the IPL match played between Delhi Capitals and SunRisers Hyderabad in Mumbai on Thursday.
Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara, Mohammed Shami and Ravindra Jadeja could do with a break, which will allow India to try out new players in the Caribbean.
India A captain Abhimanyu Easwaran is likely to be called as a replacement for the injured skipper Rohit Sharma for the upcoming two-Test series against Bangladesh.
Mumbai Indians will aim to land the killer punch after fluffing an easy run-chase in their opener when they meet a dangerous Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
Rajasthan Royals started off their IPL 2023 campaign in grand style as they thrashed Sunrisers Hyderabad by 72 runs.
Gujarat Titans captain Hardik Pandya admitted that a total of 162 was at least 10 runs short of what would have been a par-score against Sunrisers Hyderabad, which chased down the target by losing only two wickets in the IPL 2022 match.
Playing on an Uppal shirtfront that resembled a national highway or at the Kotla or Wankhede is completely from playing at the Chepauk where the strip will be sticky in nature.
England, who were blown away by the visitors at Southampton, will back themselves to make a strong comeback.
A determined Indian team slogged it out in the nets at the Saurashtra Cricket Association stadium in Rajkot.
High on confidence after making their first playoffs in three years, Sunrisers Hyderabad will aim for a second-place finish in the IPL points table when they take on Punjab Kings in their final league game in Hyderabad on Sunday.
India captain KL Rahul was on Wednesday ruled out of the five-match T20 International series against South Africa owing to a right groin injury
The purpose of playing a second string attack in the third T20 International against England was to see "if they can bowl four overs".
Inconsistent SRH take on LSG in push for play-offs spot
Zaheer Khan said he was "puzzled" over the fact that a string of fast bowlers are spending time away from the field nursing repetitive injuries.
Is Bhuvneshwar going to be around for the T20 World Cup in 2024 with a sharp decline in his pace?
Sunrisers Hyderabad will look to unleash their brute batting power on struggling Royal Challengers Bengaluru when the two teams face off in their return-leg fixture of the IPL in Hyderabad on Thursday.
Rahul Tripathi batted like a man on a mission before Umran Malik sizzled with his pace as Sunrisers Hyderabad kept their slim IPL play-off hopes alive with a narrow three-run win over Mumbai Indians in Mumbai on Tuesday.
He walked on crutches in one of his first public appearances at Feroz Shah Kotla last year, but when an emotional Rishabh Pant walks out as captain of Delhi Capitals, he will need to put on his 'out of box' thinking cap to stop a marauding Sunrisers Hyderabad in an IPL match in New Delhi on Saturday.
The PBKS-game will be remembered for Shikhar Dhawan's very special 99 not out.
While Robin Uthappa had scored a fifty in one of the games, the likes of Moeen Ali and Ambati Rayudu have failed to capitalise on their starts.
SunRisers Hyderabad captain Kane Williamson was all praise for the all-round performance of team after the seven-wicket victory over Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League match, at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai, on Friday.
Each year, Samson has played a few match-defining knocks but this time he would have to go the extra mile if the Royals want to win that elusive second title.
Both SRH and PBKS have two wins and two losses from their four matches to be tied with two other teams in the middle with four points
The India 'A' bowlers had a tough time on the field as Pieter Malan and Tony de Zorzi scored centuries to take South Africa 'A' to 343 for three at stumps on day one of the opening unofficial Test.
As many as four world-class match-winners are expected to bid adieu to the game one by one in the next couple of years and Gautam Gambhir is in an unenviable position as head coach.
Jos Buttler continued from where he left last season with a whirlwind half-century to hand Rajasthan Royals a rousing start in IPL 2023.
Exactly 11 months are left for the marquee event in India and the series starting on Friday will give the team an initial idea about some of the middle-order slots
Shardul Thakur replaced spinner Axar Patel, who was transferred to the list of standby players.
Siraj, who was not included in the T20I squad for the Caribbean tour, took seven wickets in the two Tests, including a five-for in the first innings on a flat Port-of-Spain court to spark a batting collapse for West Indies on the fourth morning.
India will aim to shed their archaic playing style for good with a 'young and fearless' bunch in the three-match T20I series against New Zealand, starting in Wellington on Friday.
Pat Cummins-led side will also want to challenge for the top two spots, which is a possibility considering they have one more game after this match and a healthy net run rate of +0.406.
Suryakumar Yadav and Sanju Samson have been recalled to the squad while seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar has not been included in the squad.
The All-India Senior Selection Committee of the BCCI has picked the squads for India's upcoming series against New Zealand and Bangladesh
