Chameera's second, which was pitched short and wide, was flicked by Bairstow towards the third man boundary. To the batter's dismay, Krunal Pandya was strategically placed to make the catch and Punjab's last big hope was gone.
The jubilant mood from the field -- after Gujarat Titans defeated fellow IPL newcomers Lucknow Super Giants by five wickets in a thrilling clash at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai on Monday, March 28, 2022 -- carried on to the dressing room where there was a celebration and Gujarat Titans locker room awards were announced.
Lucknow Super Giants's opening partnership of 73 between K L Rahul and Quinton de Kock put LSG on the road to victory against the Delhi Capitals.
'None of our top order players really got going in both the games'
The Pandyas continue to be in the thick of things with Hardik Pandya (391) ahead, but Krunal Pandya (300) not too far behind. Purnendu Maji and Srinivas Bhogle list the 50 Most Valuable Players after the first 38 IPL 2022 games.
Donning RCB jerseys, Bollywood stars Sanjay Dutt and Raveena Tandon were all smiles while Faf du Plessis piled on the runs against LSG.
Glimpses from the cracker of a IPL game between the Chennai Super Kings and the Lucknow Super Giants at the Brabourne stadium in Mumbai, March 31, 2022.
When was the last time we saw an IPL top 50 table without the names of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, M S Dhoni, and with Rishabh Pant getting almost the last empty seat? ask Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji as they list the 50 Most Valuable Players after the first 29 IPL 2022 games.
Lucknow Super Giants captain KL Rahul wants his batters to put pressure on the opposition by playing aggressive but risk-free cricket.
Scenes away from the action when the Mumbai Indians played the Lucknow Super Giants at Brabourne stadium in Mumbai.
Gujarat Titans will need their batters to fire when they take on high-flying Lucknow Super Giants as both teams look to seal IPL play-offs berth at the MCA Stadium in Pune on Tuesday.
Rahul's team-mate Marcus Stoinis has also been reprimanded for breaching an the IPL Code of Conduct during the same match which RCB won by 18 runs on Tuesday night.
Talking about Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir's conflict, former England off-spinner Graeme Swann said without conflict sports would be dull.
Hardik Pandya's son Agastya beat the heat as he took a dip in the pool with his mother Natasa Stankovic.
Smarting from back-to-back defeats, Sunrisers Hyderabad will have a lot to ponder, especially addressing their batting frailties, when they take on high-flying Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League in Hyderabad on Sunday.
If their performance is any indication, Lucknow Super Giants and Rajasthan Royals could make for a blockbuster Indian Premier League contest on Sunday evening, an iconic venue adding to its charm.
Both teams head into their IPL game on Sunday on the back of defeats in their previous matches. While CSK fell short by 32 runs against Rajasthan Royals, PBKS lost to Lucknow Super Giants by 56 runs.
Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant says his team needs to quickly sort out the 'pattern' of losing wickets in a bunch and play less dot balls in the middle overs to turn things around after suffering successive defeats in IPL 2022.
Nothing could cheer Pollard who looked dejected as he walked off the field after a struggling 19 from 20 balls, failing to produce the fireworks at the end.
Pietersen blamed the constant chopping and changing in the playing eleven.
Virtually out of the play-off race and struggling on multiple fronts, a horribly out-of-sorts Mumbai Indians will need a special team effort to arrest their slide when they take on Lucknow Super Giants in a return-leg IPL fixture in Mumbai on Sunday.
Gautam Gambhir backed the struggling KL Rahul, stating that every player goes through a lean patch and Rahul shouldn't be singled out.
Lucknow Super Giants spinner Krunal Pandya was the pick of the LSG bowlers with figures of 2-11 in his team's impressive win over Punjab Kings.
Rahul started off slow, played good cricketing shots, built good partnerships along the way and then went on the offensive in the closing stages
Chennai Super Kings' pacer Tushar Deshpande said bowling during the death overs is not an easy skill and he is still learning the tricks of the trade.
This season, franchises like the Lucknow Super Giants have revamped their kits while teams like the Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings XI were satisfied with minor modifications.
Dhoni has managed some cameos in the fag end of the innings and the skipper is expected to continue doing so despite calls of him coming up the order.
Veteran all-rounder Dwayne Bravo on Thursday went past Lasith Malinga to become the IPL's highest wicket-taker during Chennai Super Kings's IPL 2022 match against Lucknow Super Giants in Mumbai.
After seven games in IPL 2022, Kohli has scored 119 runs at an average of 19.83.
Head coach Rahul Dravid and his team will assemble at the National Cricket Academy on Tuesday to start preparations for the World Test Championship final in June.
Both the high-profile openers, Kohli and Faf du Plessis, are big match players and will be itching to make an impact after low returns in the previous game.
While the action is at an all-time high in IPL 2022, no team arguably enjoys as much support in the wife and girlfriends box as the Rajasthan Royals does.
Avesh Khan excelled with the ball to lift Lucknow Super Giants to a thrilling 12-run victory against Sunrisers Hyderabad in their IPL 2022 match at the DY Patil stadium in Navi Mumbai on Monday.
The 'Impact Player' rule will be used differently by different outfits but truth be told, DC do not have enough players with X-factor in its ranks.
After some spectators judged Gill's knock as 'selfish', Gill responded with 2 emojis -- one a tortoise and the other a hare to convey his message.
RCB's batting stalwart Virat Kohli says Rajat Patidar's match-winning century in the IPL Eliminator was one of the best innings he has seen.
'Sometimes it is going to come off, sometimes it is not going to come off. There will be games where I will end up losing for the team and I am okay with that as long as I don't shy away from challenges.'
Deepak Hooda smashed an unbeaten 47 off 29 balls as India eased to a seven-wicket victory in the rain-curtailed first Twenty20.
While the return of pace spearhead Anrich Nortje, who had been nursing an injury, bolstered the bowling unit, the South African, who hasn't bowled since the T20 World Cup in November, looked understandably rusty.
As Mumbai wickets kept falling, Akash Ambani looked tense and did not hesitate to show his disappointment.
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