The Most Valuable Player (MVP) race will be a direct face-off between Kings XI Punjab's hard-hitting batsman Glenn Maxwell and Kolkata Knight Riders' dashing opener Robin Uthappa.
Kings XI Punjab skipper K L Rahul was relieved to see his team finally get over the line comfortably, but said the top-four batsmen must consistently close out games in the remainder of their IPL campaign.
KXIP had finished the IPL 2020 season at the sixth spot under the leadership of KL Rahul. Punjab is yet to win the IPL title and the side has made it to the finals in 2014. But they suffered a loss to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
They know what it takes to win the 50-over World Cup, having won five of them in 12 editions, but Australia skipper Pat Cummins says they are never "weighed down" by history and will stick to basics against South Africa in the second semi-final in Kolkata on Thursday.
Stunning catches from the Punjab Kings-Royal Challengers Bengaluru game.
Australia will be without their premier pacers but their envious pedigree in ICC tournaments make them favourites to progress to the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy from Group B.
Veteran Smith, IPL sensation Fraser-McGurk ignored; Marsh to lead Aus at T20 WC
Pat Cummins on Wednesday said the five-time champions were slowly coming to their groove
Images from the IPL 2024 match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Kolkata Knight Riders at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday.
Australia's grizzly-haired veterans brought all their big-game experience to the fore
Pooran, Powell make fifties as WI hammer nine-man Australia by 35 runs
An all-charged up Virat Kohli took the field as the RCB bowlers put up a spirited performance to guide their team to a thumping 67 run victory against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Images from the IPL 2022 Match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bangalore at
The International Cricket Council on Thursday launched the official anthem of the upcoming T20 World Cup along with a campaign film featuring 'avatars' of Indian batting maestro Virat Kohli and West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard.
It means there are two players from India inside the top 10 for fielding ratings, with Australia the only other side to have Warner (third) and Glenn Maxwell (eighth) among the top 10.
Pakistan left with plenty to ponder following 14-run loss to Australia
The five-match series will begin on November 23 in Visakhapatnam and will conclude in Hyderabad on December 3.
Harshal Patel and Glenn Maxwell led a clinical bowling performance to help Royal Challengers Bangalore register a 13-run win over Chennai Super Kings, pushing the defending champions to the brink of elimination.
Both Jaiswal and du Plessis, the leading run-getters in IPL 2023 so far, are in scintillating form. While du Plessis is leading the scoring charts with 576 runs from 11 innings, including six half centuries and a best of 84, Jaiswal is a close second with 575 runs from 12 matches, which includes four fifties and a 124-run knock.
Uncapped Inglis joins Australia stars in T20 World Cup squad.
All-rounder Cartwright gets call-up, recovering Starc still sidelined
Former ICC Elite Panel umpire Simon Taufel believes it will not be practical to outlaw the switch-hit shot, adding that it's 'impossible' for the on-field umpire to monitor the batsman for change in grip or stance.
The fans in Bengaluru had a party time as it rained sixes and fours all evening at the M Chinnaswamy stadium.
When Rohit saw the footage on the big screen, he appeared annoyed with Chahal and wicket-keeper Dinesh Karthik.
Royal Challengers Bangalore wicketkeeper KS Bharat is happy that he is able to provide a stable base as a No 3 batter, for finishers like Glenn Maxwell and AB de Villiers which has been a key recipe in the last two wins for his franchise.
RCB are set to make the announcements at an event that they have been promoting as 'RCB unbox'
Following his side's win over Punjab Kings (PBKS) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) game, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) skipper Faf Du Plessis lauded Virat Kohli for his knock, saying that his stay was important at that playing surface and he is still passionate about the sport.
Table-toppers Rajasthan Royals need more from their fragile middle-order as they look to return to winning ways against an inconsistent but dangerous Royal Challengers Bangalore in Sunday's IPL match in Bengaluru.
Australia take on West Indies in a three-match T20 series starting in Hobart on Friday as part of their preparations for the June 1-29 World Cup in the Caribbean and United States.
Kohli will be a key to RCB's success: Andy Flower
Royal Challengers Bengaluru staged a valiant comeback thanks to Anuj Rawat's 25-ball 48 and Karthik's 26-ball 38 in a 95-run stand lower down to guide the team to 173-6 in 20 overs, but hosts Chennai Super Kings chased down the total with six wickets and eight balls left.
Australian cricketers may have to forego their lucrative IPL contracts in the wake of fast-spreading novel coronavirus, the local media reported on Tuesday. The Australian newspaper reportd that Pat Cummins, Steve Smith, David Warner and Glenn Maxwell could be asked to give up their rich IPL contracts.
IMAGES from the Indian Premier League match played between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans in Bengaluru, on Saturday.
The Royals spinners kept the RCB batters quiet.
IMAGES from the T20 World Cup match played between Australia and Afghanistan in Adelaide on Friday.
Shane Watson has roared back to his classy best.
England stood on the brink of the semi-finals of the Twenty20 World Cup after Jos Buttler's batting pyrotechnics secured their comprehensive eight-wicket victory against Australia in a Group I match on Saturday.
Game 43 of IPL 2020 will see the Kings XI Punjab take on the Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
Australia thrashed Afghanistan by 275 runs in their Pool A match of the ICC World Cup at the WACA in Perth. Images from the match.
A look at the best bowling performances in the CSK vs RCB match.
