Having outsmarted England in challenging conditions, a confident India will back themselves to win the series-decider in Ahmedabad on Saturday and take another firm step towards finalising their core for the T20 World Cup.
The teams are ready to battle it out and with no established name figuring in India's bowling department
Both RCB and PBKS will have new captains at the helm in Faf du Plessis and Mayank Agarwal respectively
Earlier, CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan had said that the team will start training from Friday after the second round of testing.
Dube smashed an unbeaten 45 off 28 balls while Pandey plundered 81 off 59 balls as India A overcame a poor start to win the rain affected match rather comfortably in the end. Chasing 208 in 30 overs, India A reached the target in 27.5 overs.
Medium pacer Nathan Coulter-Nile bowled economically before Kieron Pollard struck twice with the big wickets of Chris Gayle and K L Rahul to get his 300th IPL wicket and dent the Punjab batting.
Images from the first T20 between India and Sri Lanka, in Colombo, on Sunday.
MI are coming into the match after suffering back-to-back losses
Ravindra Jadeja's batting in the 19th over turned the game on its head.
India will surely fancy their chances of an encore, at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Virat Kohli will be facing the most defining test of his captaincy career as he expects his men to be the proverbial 'phoenix rising from the ashes' when India take on a street-smart New Zealand in a do-or-die T20 World Cup Super 12 match in Dubai on Sunday.
The 3-0 series win against the West Indies could be called a precursor and the real battle begins now against Quinton de Kock's Proteas who are also in the midst of a tough transition.
Andre Russell finished with 5/15 to record the best figures by a KKR bowler in IPL and also the best bowling figures by any bowler against Mumbai Indians.
Images from the second T20 International between India and New Zealand, in Ranchi, on Friday.
In reality, Ravindra Jadeja's ascension was a lot about CSK's second in command for years Suresh Raina losing form and being released by the franchise. It was more of a distress move with distinct lack of options.
Time is perfect for youngsters such as Washington Sundar and Deepak Chahar to build their confidence
A look at how Delhi Capitals can upset Mumbai Indians in Thursday's first qualifier match.
India are expected to seal the series on Sunday but one can expect Bangladesh to spring another surprise like they did in Delhi
IMAGES from the match played between Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings in Mumbai on Monday.
BCCI first named named Rajasthan medium pacer Deepak Chahar in the Board President's XI squad for the warm-up games against New Zealand only to replace him with cousin Rahul, who is a leg-spinner.
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for Friday's second T20I against New Zealand?
They can't leave their hotel rooms, but they are already working out!
The team will play three intra-squad games in Colombo as preparation for the limited-overs series against Sri Lanka.
Young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal struck a career-best 68 as Rajasthan Royals inched closer to the play-offs after outclassing Punjab Kings by six wickets, in the IPL 2022 match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday.
Venkatesh Iyer's 88-run partnership from just 52 balls for the second wicket with Rahul Tripathi had sealed the contest in KKR's favour.
Images from Monday's IPL match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians, in Dubai.
Chennai and Mumbai have to win eight of their remaining 10 games to entertain hopes of making the play-offs in IPL 2022.
Suryakumar took charge with MI tottering at 79 for 6 and added 72 off 41 balls with Jaydev Unadkat (13 no off 14 balls).
A depleted Rajasthan Royals will have an onerous task of stopping the mighty CSK
Images from the IPL 2020 opener between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings, in Abu Dhabi, on Saturday.
Defending champions Mumbai Indians retained its core team, including veteran Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga, despite his fitness issues, while releasing 12 players.
Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma said one doesn't get to see matches as tantalisingly close often after his team beat Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL match in Chennai on Tuesday.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji list India's Most Valuable ODI Players in the India - West Indies series.
Should the non-performers in IPL's UAE leg be axed?
India pacer Harshal Patel expressed happiness after being included in the playing eleven for Friday's T20 International against New Zealand, in Ranchi, saying it's an honour to be representing the country.
Kohli gets 'Spirit of Cricket' gong; Stokes is ICC Cricketer of the Year.
Umran was a net bowler during India's last World T20 campaign in the UAE.
A win for Mumbai Indians will virtually seal them a spot in the play-offs while a loss for KXIP could send them out of contention.
Delhi's strong batting line up of Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane, Steven Smith and Pant himself will look to fire on all cylinders right from the opening game.
Whether it was promoting Sam Curran to the opener's slot or finishing pacer Deepak Chahar's quota upfront while using seven bowlers to dry up runs, every move produced desired result.
© 2026 Rediff.com - Advertise with us - Disclaimer - Privacy Policy - Sitemap - Feedback - About us - Terms of use - Grievances