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  • IPL 2022: Punjab Kings maintain their nerve in loss of life overs to beat Dhoni, CSK

    In a near-repeat of Sunday’s sport at Wankhede Stadium, Shikhar Dhawan’s unbeaten 88 lifted Punjab Kings to 187 for 4. Ambati Rayudu’s 78 off 39 rotated a misfiring chase however Kagiso Rabada despatched him again with two overs left, and MS Dhoni wasn’t capable of reprise his last-over heroics from Chennai Super Kings’ earlier sport towards Mumbai Indians.

    Monday follows Sunday

    The match was performed on the identical facet pitch on which Lucknow Super Giants defeated Mumbai Indians a day in the past. And on the midway stage of the primary innings, each LSG and PK have been on the precise rating – 72 for 1.
    Stroke-making proved to be tough once more, particularly at the beginning, on an already sticky floor that was getting used on successive nights. Even the sector placings have been the identical; deep level and deep sq. leg have been the 2 deep fielders within the powerplay, with each third man and fantastic leg within the ring. With CSK’s three spinners in motion in useful circumstances, for some time it seemed like they have been working at Chepauk. But PK would go on to take 115 off the final ten overs; LSG had managed 96.

    That’s that from Match 38.@PunjabKingsIPL win by 11 runs.

    Scorecard – https://t.co/V5jQHQZNn0 #PBKSvCSK #TATAIPL pic.twitter.com/7tfDgabSuX

    — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 25, 2022

    One of the variations was CSK’s twin drops of Bhanuka Rajapaksa in successive overs from Ravindra Jadeja proper after the powerplay. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Mitchell Santner have been the culprits on both facet of the longer sq. leg-side boundary. Rajapaksa scored 42 off 32 helped alongside by misfield and poor deliveries along with the drops. He and Dhawan added 110 for the second wicket in 11.3 overs.
    Rajapaksa departed in all probability an over or two too late than what PK would have needed, delaying the arrival of Liam Livingstone till the 18th over. But it additionally meant the English all-rounder got here in with a transparent mindset and didn’t have to consider batting longer in difficult circumstances. Livingstone and Jonny Bairstow scored a mixed 25 off ten balls, serving to PK submit 19 greater than LSG had.

    Dhawan takes it deep

    Continuing the similarities from Sunday evening, Dhawan batted by means of the primary innings, like KL Rahul had, however with not as a lot late acceleration in an 88 off 59. Rahul had taken on the longer sq. rope and crushed the boundary riders with deft placement. What Dhawan did as an alternative was make good use of the shorter facet. He made certain the choices on the pads disappeared previous quick fantastic leg. He additionally slogged a few sixes over the shorter deep-midwicket boundary.

    Shikhar Dhawan is adjudged the Player of the Match for his sensible knock of 88* off 59 deliveries as #PBKS win by 11 runs.#TATAIPL #PBKSvCSK pic.twitter.com/ZHj6fakzle

    — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 25, 2022

    Dhawan might not be the tallest however all his shifting round and arching permits him to have a good attain. When the longer boundary was in play to his stronger off-side, he ensured CSK’s useful overpitched choices have been lofted over mid-off or pushed previous him for fours. It was Dhawan who began the PK acceleration with three fours within the twelfth over bowled by Mukesh Choudhary, the left-arm seamer’s pure incoming angle permitting Dhawan to line him up.

    Rayudu steps in

    The parallels with Sunday evening simply stored coming. CSK’s chase was foundering identical to Mumbai Indians’ had, each prime orders failing to get going. And whereas Tilak Varma had threatened an MI revival for some time, Ambati Rayudu went a step forward and bought CSK shut. Rayudu had damage his left forearm at cowl attempting to cease a drive off the third ball of the sport from Mayank Agarwal, and had spent the remainder of the innings off the sector.

    He walked in at 40 for 3 after seven overs, and smacked his second ball from Rahul Chahar to the extra-cover boundary. The forcing lower, the huge slog-sweep, the charge-and-swish – each time the asking-rate appeared to be getting out of hand, Rayudu had the boundary ready.

    6.6.6.4 – @RayuduAmbati on 🔥🔥

    Live – https://t.co/V5jQHQZNn0 #PBKSvCSK #TATAIPL pic.twitter.com/Op3Ca8jS7q

    — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 25, 2022

    A 23-run sixteenth over off Sandeep Sharma, enjoying his first match in almost a month, introduced the equation again to round two runs a ball. Rayudu swiped and slashed three successive sixes and ended the over with a splash to hammer a 4 over midwicket. There didn’t appear to be a lot dew given there wasn’t a lot ball-wiping from the PK fielders, however Sandeep nonetheless delivered excessive full tosses. And lengthy boundary or not, Rayudu was not lacking out.

    But simply when it appeared Rayudu’s momentum would carry CSK residence, Kagiso Rabada intervened, touchdown one across the blockhole and sending Rayudu again.

    We will take pleasure in his Presence 💛🦁 #Dhoni 💥 pic.twitter.com/tpA8hftJQd

    — Ash MSDian (@ashMSDIAN7) April 25, 2022

    Arshdeep, Rishi see off Dhoni

    Dhoni arrived with 35 wanted off 13 and like Jaydev Unadkat in CSK’s earlier match, he had one other left-armer in his sights – Arshdeep Singh, who bowled the nineteenth. But the younger seamer caught to the complete size and extensive angle throughout Dhoni to the longer boundary. Dhoni bought one away previous further cowl, however Agarwal there had already prevented one, and Arshdeep denied Dhoni off two different deliveries.

    Ravindra Jadeja’s incapability to search out the boundary meant CSK required an unbelievable 27 off the final over. And in his first IPL sport in six years, Rishi Dhawan was ok to deliver up a snug victory.

  • IPL 2022: Rishi Dhawan face guard turns into speaking level of PBKS vs CSK

    IPL followers have been in for a curious shock when Punjab Kings bowler Rishi Dhawan wore some sort of head safety who got here in to bowl the fifth over in opposition to Chennai Super Kings on Monday.

    Dhawan bowled a good little fifth over, yielding simply 7 runs however his face guard was the speak of the city as netizens puzzled what it was.

    This just isn’t a novel factor as New Zealand participant Andrew Ellis sported a personalized helmet in 2019 when bowling.

    Ellis was seen sporting a helmet seen extra widespread in baseball than cricket on the sector within the match between Canterbury and Northern Districts in a Ford Trophy match again in 2019.

    Rishi Dhawan enjoying his first IPL match in 5 years and the vital wicket Shivam Dube #PBKSvCSK #IPL2022 pic.twitter.com/AtbCWUNzPv

    — CriiicWorld #IPL2022 🏆 (@Criiicworld) April 25, 2022

    Meanwhile, in Monday’s IPL match, Shikhar Dhawan struck his second fifty of the season to energy Punjab Kings to 187 for 4.

    The 36-year-old left-handed batter anchored the Punjab innings with a superb 88 not out and mixed with Sri Lankan Bhanuka Rajapaksa (42) for a 110-run stand for the second wicket from 11.3 overs after captain Mayank Agarwal’s early dismissal.

    Dhawan hit 9 fours and two sixes in his 59-ball superlative unbeaten knock. He went previous his earlier highest rating this season — 70 in opposition to Mumbai Indians in Pune.

    Shikhar Dhawan Complete 6000 Runs in IPL. #IPL2022 #PBKSvCSK #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/5U7EeVdZFZ

    — Cricket Syco (@cricket_syco) April 25, 2022

    Dhawan bought an in a position ally in Rajapaksa who made 42 from 32 balls with the assistance of two fours and as many sixes because the duo pissed off the CSK bowlers for an extended stretch within the innings.

    Englishman Liam Livingstone, who was purchased for Rs 11.5 crore within the IPL public sale, performed a little bit cameo of 19 runs off seven balls with the assistance of a 4 and two sixes in the direction of the tip to swell the Punjab complete.

  • IPL 2022: Delhi discover purpose to rejoice

    Once Punjab Kings folded up for 115, Delhi Capitals’ problem was to up their internet run price. They romped to the victory goal in 10.3 overs, profitable by 9 wickets, getting to 6 factors from as many video games and enhancing their internet run price to +0.942. Such a convincing win amid the Covid scare would carry some pleasure within the camp.

    Punjab bowlers had nearly nothing to bowl with. Still, their captain Mayank Agarwal missed a trick by not bringing Rahul Chahar early into the assault, on a floor the place three DC spinners – Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav and Lalit Yadav – accounted for six scalps, conceding 45 runs. Chahar was introduced on within the seventh over, when Prithvi Shaw and David Warner had already sealed the deal. The leg-spinner dismissed Shaw in his first over, however by then the batsman had raced to a 20-ball 41. Warner remained unbeaten on 60 off 30 balls. “Was grateful to have gotten to play the game,” the left-hander stated post-match.

    What a strategy to return to profitable methods! 👏 👏@DelhiCapitals put up a dominant present & sealed a scientific 9⃣-wicket win over #PBKS. 👌 👌

    Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/3MYNGBm7Dg#TATAIPL | #DCvPBKS pic.twitter.com/6YpYU4bh18

    — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 20, 2022

    Cakewalk for DC

    The recreation, performed towards the backdrop of a Covid outbreak of their camp, wasn’t straightforward for DC. It’s not straightforward to play cricket when a teammate is battling the virus in a hospital, whereas one other one returned a constructive take a look at end result on matchday. Also, DC weren’t capable of practice since their final recreation towards Royal Challengers Bangalore, their gamers and training employees coming into this fixture from room isolation.

    Leadership turns into essential in such conditions and the staff’s younger captain Rishabh Pant had head coach Ricky Ponting to fall again on. Warner, too, stepped ahead. Before the beginning of the match at Brabourne Stadium, Pant was having what seemed like an on-field management assembly, with the 2 Aussies.

    DC additionally got here into this recreation on the heels of two defeats of their final three video games, looking for consistency. Their bowlers stood as much as be counted.

    .@imkuldeep18 continued his superb run of kind & bagged the Player of the Match award as @DelhiCapitals beat #PBKS. 👏 👏 #TATAIPL | #DCvPBKS

    Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/3MYNGBm7Dg pic.twitter.com/KXRCJQHMGc

    — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 20, 2022

    The pitch was a bit on the slower aspect. The ball wasn’t fairly approaching to the bat and Shikhar Dhawan’s gentle dismissal gave DC a gap. The left-hander tried to paddle a Lalit Yadav supply that was happening leg, nicking it to Pant behind the stumps within the course of.

    Agarwal had an excellent begin, however chopped on a Mustafizur Rahman supply on to the stumps, enjoying away from his physique. Then, Axar and Kuldeep took over.

    ICYMI: Fast-hand @RishabhPant17‘s sharp catch 👌 👌

    Sit again & relive the @DelhiCapitals‘ captain’s superb seize 🎥 🔽 #TATAIPL | #DCvPBKS https://t.co/IklzoFqm2F

    — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 20, 2022

    Attacking Axar blindly on a pitch like that is dangerous enterprise. Liam Livingstone was premeditated in his cost, making it simpler for the left-arm spinner to outmanoeuvre the batsman. Axar simply dragged his size again and Pant had a simple stumping.

    Another #PBKS wicket falls within the powerplay! ☝️

    This time it’s Liam Livingstone, courtesy @akshar2026. 👏 👏

    Follow the match ▶️ https://t.co/3MYNGBm7Dg#TATAIPL | #DCvPBKS | @DelhiCapitals pic.twitter.com/qWhseF8uEb

    — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 20, 2022

    Kuldeep’s first over was somewhat detached and he conceded a few fours to Jitesh Sharma. But the chinaman bowler began to bowl sooner – ‘zorse dalo’ was Pant’s recommendation from behind the stumps – and his wickets of Kagiso Rabada and Nathan Ellis inside three deliveries thwarted Punjab’s lower-order restoration.

    A contact of sophistication from @imkuldeep18! 👍 👍#TATAIPL | #DCvPBKS | @akshar2026 pic.twitter.com/tgF3M4wOYo

    — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 20, 2022

    In between, seamer Khaleel Ahmed eliminated Jonny Bairstow and welcomed Shahrukh Khan with a hostile bouncer. Shahrukh and Sharma have been making an attempt to construct a partnership, however a sooner one from Axar trapped Sharma leg-before, on umpire’s name. Khaleel returned to dismiss Shahrukh, which ensured that Punjab’s complete didn’t attain respectability.

    𝗗𝗢 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦!

    Twin-wicket brilliance, ft. @imkuldeep18 👌 👌

    Watch 🎥 🔽 #TATAIPL | #DCvPBKShttps://t.co/0sKyfabnzq

    — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 20, 2022

    No DC bowler, bar Shardul Thakur, went past seven runs per over. Axar was excellent, returning with 2/10 from his 4 overs. Lalit Yadav bagged 2/11 from two overs. Kuldeep (2/24) and Khaleel (2/21), too, contributed handsomely to their staff’s trigger. Together, the bowlers made it a cakewalk for DC. “The bowlers did a fantastic job to make ours easier,” Warner stated.

    Another one bites the mud! @DelhiCapitals are on a roll with the ball. 👏 👏@imK_Ahmed13 picks his second wicket as @RishabhPant17 takes his second catch of the match. 👌 👌 #PBKS lose Shahrukh Khan.

    Follow the match ▶️ https://t.co/3MYNGBm7Dg#TATAIPL | #DCvPBKS pic.twitter.com/NTjtuWFk58

    — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 20, 2022

    Punjab’s night time of distress

    One of the explanations for Punjab’s inconsistent efficiency – 4 defeats in seven video games now – is the truth that their center order, save Livingstone, isn’t contributing a lot.

    Bairstow hasn’t hit his straps but, Shahrukh isn’t making an influence and uncapped Sharma isn’t changing his cameos into massive scores.

    🔝 bowling effort ✅
    🔥 chase ✅

    Simply scientific stuff from the DC boys as we registered the largest win within the historical past of the IPL when it comes to balls to spare in a chase of 100+ runs 💙#YehHaiNayiDilli | #IPL2022 | #DCvPBKS | #TATAIPL | #IPL | #DelhiCapitals pic.twitter.com/N8DVhgqdoM

    — Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) April 20, 2022

    Agarwal recovering from a toe harm and returning to the fold was a constructive for Punjab. But he acquired out after getting a begin, Dhawan and Livingstone fell cheaply and there wasn’t a lot combat from the remainder.

    The onus was on Bairstow to bat deep, however he pulled a size ball on the hips straight to deep superb leg. At 54/4, Punjab wanted a partnership. Sharma and Shahrukh wanted to play low-risk cricket for the following eight-nine overs. The former performed some superb photographs, however grew to become somewhat grasping and went throughout the stumps to brush an Axar supply. It was mistaken shot choice, because the scenario demanded a safer strategy, a push down the bottom. Also, Sharma misjudged the tempo of the ball. He would be taught from his errors.

    For the second although, Punjab want middle-order batting enchancment. Just 15 fours and a six of their innings encapsulated Punjab’s night time of distress.

  • Plan’s nicely that works nicely, out of sync with inswing & Livingstone discovered quick

    Delhi Capitals have two frontline spinners of their XI in opposition to Punjab Kings – Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav. But Axar brings the ball into the left-handers, and maybe they didn’t wish to danger Kuldeep within the Powerplay, or have been saving him for later. So, when Punjab raced to 27 with out loss in three overs, Rishabh Pant handed the ball to Lalit Yadav for some part-time off-spin to Shikhar Dhawan.

    The plan appeared to be easy – Lalit darted it in full, in an try and take out the slog to the shorter leg-side boundary and make Dhawan hit to the longer rope on the offside. Dhawan did precisely that, transferring inside the road to loft over mid-off for a few runs, though he didn’t fairly time it. He bettered that effort, skipping out to now take one on the total and hit it for a straight 4.

    DC’s plan wasn’t working, and Lalit speared in a size ball headed down the legside. Dhawan determined to swivel and slap it previous the wicketkeeper. If he had missed, it will have been a large. And any first rate connection would have gotten 4, as fantastic leg was up. But all Dhawan managed was to feather it for Pant to take a pointy catch. The plan had labored, even when not in the way in which DC might need envisaged.

    Shikhar Dhawan ☝️

    A superb catch from captain Rishabh Pant to ship again the PBKS opener 👏👏#DCvsPBKS #IPL2022 pic.twitter.com/Fzl1qlIEz4

    — Wisden India (@WisdenIndia) April 20, 2022

    Livingstone discovered quick

    For a short prompt when he charged Axar Patel and wasn’t to the pitch of the ball, Liam Livingstone discovered himself within the actual place from the place he reckons he hits his largest sixes. “The time you hit the biggest sixes against spin is when your last thought is ‘you are not there, I am being done’. And you swing your hands through and if you connect, they go further than anything else,” he had as soon as mentioned on an indication of six-hitting on Sky Sports.

    Another #PBKS wicket falls within the powerplay! ☝️

    This time it’s Liam Livingstone, courtesy @akshar2026. 👏 👏

    Follow the match ▶️ https://t.co/3MYNGBm7Dg#TATAIPL | #DCvPBKS | @DelhiCapitals pic.twitter.com/qWhseF8uEb

    — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 20, 2022

    But after all, for that it’s important to join. Axar had shortened the size and Livingstone was nicely quick however nonetheless went for the large swing. However, the bat swished by means of nicely inside the road of the ball that turned and bounced into the gloves of Rishabh Pant. Livingstone was left stumped, in additional methods than one.

    Out of sync with inswing

    Vaibhav Arora troubled Prithvi Shaw twice along with his inswing, and as soon as with the shortage of it, within the opening over of the DC chase, however ended up conceding three fours. Shaw almost had his stumps disturbed making an attempt a booming drive to the primary in-dipper, however an inside edge saved him, because the ball ran away previous quick fantastic. Arora bowled the subsequent one wider, and Shaw had a go once more, however couldn’t get bat to ball because it curled in underneath his bat. Shaw was third time wiser and supplied a comparatively straighter bat to the third inswinger.

    Prithvi Shaw you absolute freak of mom nature!#DCvsPBKS pic.twitter.com/HWQvIvu4zl

    — Rahul Pandey (@sportstoryguy) April 20, 2022

    He barely has a front-foot stride and whereas that leaves him weak to getting bowled by means of the gate, it helped him flick the subsequent supply, a lot straighter this time, over midwicket for 4. By now Shaw was anticipating inswing each ball however the final supply of the over didn’t; Shaw threw his bat considerably inside the road, however luckily for him, toe-ended it safely over cowl for the third 4.

    We’ll performed champion @davidwarner31 . Hope you’ll do remaining season extra higher. @DelhiCapitals congratulations.#PushpaTheRule #ThaggedheLe pic.twitter.com/SfUEY3DC4M

    — AA Venkatasai🪓🪓🪓🪓 (@venkatatp77) April 20, 2022

    Daddy, strive tougher

    With his crew underneath the Covid cloud, David Warner did every little thing an opener presumably can in a chase of 116. He placed on a staggering 81 runs with opening accomplice Prithvi Shaw within the Powerplay, simply sealing the sport throughout the field-restriction part itself. Even as Shaw fell quickly after, Warner made certain he stayed proper until the tip. He reached his half-century with a deliberately-delayed forcing slice off Nathan Ellis that raced previous the wicketkeeper for 4. He even hit the profitable runs simply after the midway mark of the innings, pulling Rahul Chahar to the deep midwicket rope to complete on an unbeaten 60 off 30 deliveries. But in spite of everything this, he was nonetheless stumped by his youngsters. “My kids just want to know why I cannot get hundreds like Jos (Buttler) does,” Warner mentioned on the post-match presentation. One means might be to ask his bowlers to concede larger totals.

  • Another DC overseas participant Covid optimistic; one other spherical of testing earlier than tonight’s sport

    A second overseas participant from the Delhi Capitals squad has examined optimistic for Covid-19 after a Rapid Antigen Test performed on Wednesday afternoon, the sixth such case within the camp. The Indian cricket board can have one other spherical of testing earlier than Delhi Capitals’ sport towards Punjab Kings on Wednesday night.

    The Indian Express understands that BCCI has knowledgeable Delhi Capitals that they are going to be testing gamers who’re scheduled to play Wednesday’s sport at Mumbai’s Brabourne Stadium. The Delhi Capitals gamers have been requested to go to their rooms and BCCI will organize for door-to-door testing. It is known that the match can be performed with these gamers whose take a look at studies return damaging. The remainder of the workforce and help employees can be examined later.

    The Delhi Capitals-Punjab Kings match was earlier scheduled to be performed at Pune’s Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, however was moved to Brabourne Stadium on Tuesday to keep away from any additional transmission of the virus because of any undetected case throughout a long-distance bus journey in a closed atmosphere.

    “The change of venue has been triggered due to (then) five COVID-19 positive cases in the Delhi Capitals contingent,” BCCI stated in an announcement on Tuesday.

    Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh is the opposite DC participant to check optimistic and needed to be hospitalised. He performed on Saturday towards Royal Challengers Bangalore.

    The different members of the Delhi Capitals contingent to check optimistic for Covid-19 embrace workforce physio Patrick Farhart.

  • IPL 2022: Rohit Sharma fined Rs 12 lakh for Mumbai Indian’s sluggish over-rate

    Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma was fined Rs 12 lakh for sustaining a sluggish over-rate in the course of the IPL match in opposition to Punjab Kings on Wednesday. This is the second time Rohit Sharma’s workforce has been fined for the sluggish over-rate within the event.

    “The Mumbai Indians have been fined after they maintained a slow over rate during their TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 match against Punjab Kings at the MCA Stadium, Pune on April 13,” the IPL stated in an announcement.

    Words from our captain after #MIvPBKS.#OneFamily #DilKholKe #MumbaiIndians @ImRo45 pic.twitter.com/HLsInEAJLM

    — Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) April 13, 2022

    “This was the workforce’s second offence of the season underneath the IPL’s Code of Conduct referring to minimal over fee offences.

    “Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma was fined Rs 24 lakhs and the rest of the members in the playing eleven were fined Rs 6 lakhs or 25 percent of their match fee, whichever is lower.”

    Earlier, Mumbai Indians inched nearer in the direction of elimination after setting themselves up for his or her first win, solely to hunch to their fifth defeat on trot as Punjab Kings received a high-scoring IPL thriller by 12 runs in Pune on Wednesday.

    A goal of 199 regarded imminently chaseable when youngsters Dewald Brevis (49 off 25 balls) and NT Tilak Varma (36 off 20 balls) have been on the crease however Punjab bowlers did nicely sufficient to limit MI to 186 for 9 on the finish of 20 overs.

    Odean Smith (4/30 in 4 overs) redeemed himself after the horror final two balls in opposition to Gujarat Titans as he bought two wickets within the ultimate over for Punjab.
    For Mumbai, eight wins in 9 video games with this type of bowling assault seems close to inconceivable.

    However, if there was one optimistic, it was Brevis’s batting. It took eight balls earlier than Brevis may get going as he unleashed a canopy drive and a straight drive off Arshdeep Singh to tee off. A pulled six off Smith settled his nerves earlier than he determined to wreak havoc with India worldwide Rahul Chahar’s nerve.

    A boundary was adopted by 4 big sixes as Chahar first misplaced size after which his bearings as one lengthy hop after one other was deposited into the stands.
    The Baby AB’s transformation from boy to a person occurred with that 29-run over which confirmed that MI had made a 10-year funding.

    He was lastly out one in need of his maiden IPL fifty however not earlier than leaving everybody craving for extra.

    At the opposite finish was Tilak, who had already made an impression, confirmed nice recreation sense by letting Brevis do the heavy lifting earlier than he himself hit some marvellous sixes together with an audacious slash over level off Smith.

    The duo added 84 runs in simply 6.5 overs to show the match head on earlier than their successive dismissals did once more carry Punjab again as fortunes swung like a pendulum.

  • IPL 2022: Lockie Ferguson vs Liam Livingstone may very well be one in all IPL’s hottest battles

    Gujarat Titans’ deadly tempo assault is all set to ask some probing inquiries to the dynamic Punjab Kings top-order when the 2 groups lock horns in an IPL match on Friday.

    In phrases of composition and stability, each Gujarat and Punjab are very completely different and that makes for an attractive contest on a Brabourne Stadium monitor the place runs are at all times on provide.

    Punjab of their three video games have proven that the strategy this 12 months could be to go hammer and tongs throughout the Powerplay overs and set the tempo for the remainder of the innings.

    In IPL nevertheless, there are some intriguing sub-plots that make it an attractive Friday. It will probably be a battle between Punjab’s costliest purchase (other than skipper Mayank Agarwal’s retention) Liam Livingstone and New Zealand’s velocity service provider Lockie Ferguson.

    Having actually terrorised Delhi Capitals’ Mandeep Singh together with his tempo and steep bounce within the earlier recreation, count on Ferguson to unleash his thunderbolts on Livingstone, who had taken the CSK assault to cleaners within the earlier recreation together with his 32-ball-60.

    Ferguson and Mohammed Shami make for essentially the most potent new ball pair after the primary two weeks. With head coach Anil Kumble they wish to devise a technique to maintain Punjab Kings below verify throughout the Powerplay overs.

    Hardik Pandya once more bowling full tilt and touching 140 clicks additionally provides to the efficiency of the Gujarat assault however their batting nonetheless appears to be like a bit questionable save Shubman Gill and skipper Pandya.

    While senior openers Shikhar Dhawan and skipper Agarwal are but to make vital contributions, it might be an onerous job in opposition to the Titans assault.
    It is the middle-order of Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Livingstone and newcomer Jitesh Sharma, that’s anticipated to offer fireworks with M Shahrukh Khan and Odean Smith on the rear.

    They wish to goal the weak Indian bowlers like Rahul Tewatia and Varun Aaron, who is understood for leaking runs in all these years of IPL.

    However, the place Gujarat would possibly face issues is within the batting entrance. Shubhman Gill is the one assured batter they’ve until now.

    In the primary match in opposition to Lucknow, they didn’t need to chase a lot and the second recreation noticed them defend 170 odd purely due to their opening bowling depth.

    Vijay Shankar as a top-order batter has regarded removed from convincing and Matthew Wade hasn’t but hit the rhythm though he’s able to huge hits.

    Abhinav Manohar may be very new at this stage whereas Tewatia and David Miller aren’t precisely identified for his or her consistency.

    In case of Punjab, they’ve two match-winning bowlers in Kagiso Rabada and leg-spinner Rahul Chahar however Arshdeep Singh, debutant Vaibhav Arora and Livingstone himself did a commendable job in opposition to Chennai.

    Teams

    Punjab Kings (from): Mayank Agarwal (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Arshdeep Singh, Kagiso Rabada, Jonny Bairstow, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Brar, Shahrukh Khan, Prabhsimran Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Ishan Porel, Liam Livingstone, Odean Smith, Sandeep Sharma, Raj Angad Bawa, Rishi Dhawan, Prerak Mankad, Vaibhav Arora, Writtick Chatterjee, Baltej Dhanda, Ansh Patel, Nathan Ellis, Atharva Taide, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Benny Howell.

    Gujarat Titans: Hardik Pandya (Captain), Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill, Mohammed Shami, Lockie Ferguson, Abhinav Sadarangani, Rahul Tewatia, Noor Ahmed, Sai Kishore, Vijay Shankar, Jayant Yadav, Dominic Drakes, Darshan Nalkande, Yash Dayal, Alzarri Joseph, Pradeep Sangwan, David Miller, Wriddhiman Saha, Matthew Wade, Varun Aaron, B Sai Sudharshan.

  • IPL 2022, CSK vs PBKS Live Cricket Score Online: Livingstone, Dhawan hand Punjab explosive begin as powerplay ends

    IPL 2022 CSK vs PBKS Live Score: Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings match will begin at 7.30 PM right now.

    IPL 2022, CSK vs PBKS Live Cricket Score Online and Updates:

    Chennai Super Kings Squad: MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja (Captain), Moeen Ali, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Dwayne Bravo, Deepak Chahar, Ambati Rayadu, Robin Uthappa, Mitchell Santner, Chris Jordan, Adam Milne, Devon Conway, Shivam Dube, Dwaine Pretorius, Maheesh Theekshana, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Tushar Deshpande, KM Asif, C Hari Nishaanth, N Jagadeesan, Subranshu Senapati, K Bhagath Verma, Prashant Solanki, Simarjeet Singh, Mukesh Choudhary.

    Punjab Kings Squad: Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal, Arshdeep Singh, Kagiso Rabada, Jonny Bairstow, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Brar, Shahrukh Khan, Prabhsimran Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Ishan Porel, Liam Livingstone, Odean Smith, Sandeep Sharma, Raj Angad Bawa, Rishi Dhawan, Prerak Mankad, Vaibhav Arora, Writtick Chatterjee, Baltej Dhanda, Ansh Patel, Nathan Ellis, Atharva Taide, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Benny Howell.

  • Chennai Super Kings eye improved present in opposition to Punjab Kings

    Chennai Super Kings have up to now seemed like something however IPL’s defending champions and to impact a turnaround, new skipper Ravindra Jadeja will search enhancements on a number of fronts in opposition to Punjab Kings on Sunday.

    CSK’s title protection has begun on a disappointing observe. After happening to Kolkata Knight Riders within the event opener, they misplaced to new entrants Lucknow Super Giants. While the batting unit failed to fireplace within the opening recreation, heavy dew made life troublesome for the bowlers as they did not defend a goal in extra of 200 runs.

    The toss is already taking part in a major function within the end result of the video games. With the second innings dew in thoughts, groups are opting to chase and CSK will hope to be higher ready to bowl with the moist ball. Dew would be the very important half on this version. If you win the toss, you’ll look to bowl first.

    There was lots of dew, the ball was not sticking to the arms, must apply with the moist ball, Jadeja mentioned after the loss to LSG. The CSK bowling assault can be feeling the absence of pacers Deepak Chahar and Adam Milne and death-over specialist Chris Jordan.

    They have been pressured to bowl all-rounder Shivam Dube within the penultimate over in opposition to Lucknow, which value them 25 runs and took the match away from them. The CSK bowlers have to tighten issues as much as preserve the opposition batters in test. Tushar Desphande and rookie Mukesh Choudhary struggled in opposition to LSG and could have their job minimize out in opposition to a powerful Punjab line-up, particularly at CCI, the place bowling hasn’t been simple.

    Dwayne Bravo, now IPL’s main wicket-taker, has been the standout performer, however he wants assist from others. Skipper Jadeja has not been his standard self and wishes to drag up his socks. After failing within the opening recreation, Chennai’s batting clicked in opposition to Lucknow. A classic Robin Uthappa, a medical Mooen Ali and an equally hard-hitting Dube have been seen and they might be greater than eager to repeat their performances.

    Ruturaj Gaikwad, final version’s main run scorer, must get runs underneath his belt. Mahendra Singh Dhoni could be anticipated to do the job within the middle-overs and might play the function of a finisher. Punjab Kings, then again, have fairly just a few large hitters of their ranks, however they faltered in opposition to Kolkata Knight Riders.

    Smarting from a six-wicket defeat, they are going to be desirous to return to profitable methods and would anticipate the batters to step up. With Mayank Agarwal, Shikhar Dhawan, Bhanuka Rajapaksa on the high, Punjab can dominate the opposition assault with ease.

    Odean Smith and Shahrukh Khan are additionally identified to tonk the ball and might want to play the finisher’s function on a extra constant foundation. Punjab, who added Kagiso Rabada to their assault, got here up quick in opposition to Andre Russell. They would shortly have to regroup and neglect the hammering and bowl in the best areas.

    The function of the 2 spinners Rahul Chahar and Harpreet Brar turns into essential and might be a think about deciding the end result of the sport.

    Teams:

    Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja (Captain), Moeen Ali, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Dwayne Bravo, Deepak Chahar, Ambati Rayadu, Robin Uthappa, Mitchell Santner, Chris Jordan, Adam Milne, Devon Conway, Shivam Dube, Dwaine Pretorius, Maheesh Theekshana, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Tushar Deshpande, KM Asif, C Hari Nishaanth, N Jagadeesan, Subranshu Senapati, Ok Bhagath Verma, Prashant Solanki, Simarjeet Singh, Mukesh Choudhary.

    Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal, Arshdeep Singh, Kagiso Rabada, Jonny Bairstow, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Brar, Shahrukh Khan, Prabhsimran Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Ishan Porel, Liam Livingstone, Odean Smith, Sandeep Sharma, Raj Angad Bawa, Rishi Dhawan, Prerak Mankad, Vaibhav Arora, Writtick Chatterjee, Baltej Dhanda, Ansh Patel, Nathan Ellis, Atharva Taide, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Benny Howell.

    Match begins at 7.30 PM.

  • IPL 2022: Punjab make gentle work of massive chase

    Anuj Rawat dropped the catch and the match. He had it coated at deep additional cowl, as Odean Smith mistimed a swat off Harshal Patel. But the ball popped out. Smith went on to attain a match-winning 25 not out off eight balls.

    Just about 10 minutes earlier, Rawat had taken a blinder to dismiss Liam Livingstone however squandered a neater alternative. Cricket might be merciless at occasions. Given that Smith and Shahrukh Khan have been Punjab Kings’ final big-hitting pair, the previous’s wicket within the seventeenth over in all probability would have sealed the deal for Royal Challengers Bangalore. They misplaced the sport as an alternative, failing to defend 205.

    Punjab’s resolve

    When Mohammed Siraj dismissed the dangerous-looking Bhanuka Rajapaksa (43, 22 balls) and broke right into a ‘Siuuu’, and trapped U-19 World Cup remaining hero Raj Bawa leg-before subsequent ball, it felt prefer it was RCB’s recreation to lose. Livingstone, for whom Punjab had damaged the financial institution on the public sale, was nonetheless on the crease, as was Shahrukh. But Punjab have been up in opposition to scoreboard strain. Livingstone’s dismissal however, they refused to throw within the towel. From a gung-ho 71-run opening partnership between Mayank Agarwal and Shikhar Dhawan to Rajapaksa’s middle-overs pyrotechnics and funky ending from Shahrukh and Smith, Punjab’s resolve shone by way of, which trumped a cultured RCB partnership between Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli. Punjab received by 5 wickets with six balls remaining.

    A spectacular run-chase by @PunjabKingsIPL in a high-scoring thriller sums up a Super Sunday 😍#TATAIPL #PBKSvRCB pic.twitter.com/7x90qu4YjI

    — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) March 27, 2022

    Match 3: Odean Smith hits Mohammed Siraj for a 6! 🎈 195/5 (18.0 Ov) #PBKSvRCB#PBKSvRCB#IPL2022 #CricketMasterUpdater pic.twitter.com/QSAnUSpHkG

    — Live Cricket Master Updater (@MohsinM55415496) March 27, 2022

    Classy partnership

    The scoreboard says du Plessis made a 57-ball 88, together with three fours and 7 sixes. It says Dinesh Karthik’s 14-ball 32 not out took RCB previous 200. Somewhere in between, it places Virat Kohli’s numbers – 41 not out off 29 deliveries, with a 4 and a few sixes. The RCB innings, although, introduced a case for trying past the laborious numbers.

    FIFTY up for the @RCBTweets skipper 😎

    A giant whole on the best way❓

    Live – https://t.co/LiRFG8lgc7 #TATAIPL #PBKSvRCB pic.twitter.com/LnCpq9HTSt

    — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) March 27, 2022

    Without Kohli, the unshackling of du Plessis in all probability wouldn’t have occurred. Without the 118-run (61 balls) second-wicket partnership between the 2, Karthik wouldn’t have had the platform for his merry hitting on the demise. Du Plessis’ contribution within the partnership was 75 runs, a direct results of the ex-skipper taking the strain off his successor and serving to him flourish.

    Du Plessis was batting on 13 off 22 balls when Kohli joined him on the crease. After seven overs, RCB have been 50/1. The South African had had a reprieve on seven, Shahrukh dropping him at mid-wicket off Smith. He was struggling to seek out the boundaries, whereas Rahul Chahar was entering into the groove. The leg-spinner was unfortunate to not fortress du Plessis, as a dipper evaded an tried slog-sweep and missed the bails by a whisker.

    5⃣0⃣ partnership up between these two 😍@faf130 🤝 @imVkohli

    Live – https://t.co/LiRFG8lgc7 #TATAIPL #PBKSvRCB pic.twitter.com/snwGo7pVus

    — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) March 27, 2022

    Getting slowed down in opposition to spinners has been Kohli’s latest batting downside in shorter codecs. Last 12 months, his strike price in opposition to spin within the IPL was under 108. But right here, he took the assault to the opposition, dancing down the observe to Harpreet Brar and clearing the long-on boundary. Kohli didn’t need the younger spinner to hold the arrogance of a dot ball that preceded the six. However, large hitting wasn’t his go-to strategy. The large outfield at DY Patil Stadium allowed the batsmen to run twos and Kohli pushed his accomplice to transform quite a lot of singles into braces. After a comparatively subdued interval with the Indian workforce, because of the flip of occasions submit the T20 World Cup final 12 months, he additionally obtained his expressions again.

    When du Plessis made room and freed his arms to hit Livingstone for a six over long-on, Kohli punched the air. The shot unfettered the brand new captain, who laid into Smith within the subsequent over, amassing a 4 and back-to-back sixes off the quick bowler. Kohli, the main man within the partnership till then, readily determined to play second fiddle. Despite his famous person standing, he has all the time been a terrific workforce participant.

    You don’t wish to miss this @RCBTweets followers 😉😉

    FAF pulls off an ABD in #RCB colors 😉

    Watch ▶️ https://t.co/M4eg57WM6a #TATAIPL #PBKSvRCB pic.twitter.com/iF73raQIBE

    — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) March 27, 2022

    The elegant duo by no means appeared again, du Plessis steadily upping the ante and his accomplice enjoying round him. It was partnership-batting at its greatest. Finally, when Shahrukh considerably atoned his earlier mistake with a superb diving catch to dismiss du Plessis off Arshdeep Singh’s bowling, RCB have been in whole management. Karthik’s 360-degree batting supplied additional embellishment. But the best way the sport panned out, they nonetheless didn’t have sufficient.

    Good begin for Chahar

    With the second wrist-spinner’s slot nonetheless vacant within the Indian workforce for the T20 World Cup in Australia later this 12 months, this IPL is the testing floor for the aspirants. Chahar made a powerful begin. On a placid pitch, he diversified his tempo to good impact and returned with 1/22 from 4 overs.

    WICKET: 🎯 🎳 RCB 50/1 (6.6/20 ov, misplaced the toss) v Punjab Kings
    Anuj Rawat b Chahar 21 (20)
    Chahar 0.6-0-5-1.#PBKSvRCB#IPL2022 #CricketMasterUpdater pic.twitter.com/lYqn3vjjv5

    — Cricket Master Updater (@MohsinM55415496) March 27, 2022

    A brand new acquisition for Punjab, Chahar cleaned up Rawat in his first over, the ball dipping and skidding off the pitch. He teased du Plessis, whereas Kohli by no means tried to power the tempo in opposition to him. Punjab captain Agarwal gave the leggie a three-over spell upfront, and when he got here again within the fifteenth over, Chahar conceded solely six runs.

    He didn’t have a lot assist, however Chahar can be pleased with a great begin, a day earlier than his direct rival for a spot within the Indian workforce, Ravi Bishnoi, seems for Lucknow Super Giants.