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  • Super IPL Sunday: RCB eye playoffs berth vs PBKS, SRH purpose to dent KKR’s prospects

    Royal Challengers Bangalore will look to inch nearer to securing a playoff berth after they conflict with Punjab Kings of their Indian Premier League match in Sharjah on Sunday. Eyeing their first IPL title triumph, RCB are at the moment positioned third within the pecking order with seven wins and 4 defeats for a complete of 14 factors.
    Another two factors from a win will nearly guarantee them of a spot within the place-offs however for that, RCB might want to put it throughout Punjab Kings who’re coming off a morale-boosting win in opposition to Kolkata Knight Riders.
    With their five-wicket victory over KKR, Punjab Kings too saved alive their prospects of constructing the playoffs, despite the fact that they’re down at fifth place with 12 factors after 5 wins and 7 reverses.

    Batters’ union in session. 🤫#PlayBold #WeAreChallengers #IPL2021 pic.twitter.com/rEg0SyR0tV
    — Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) October 2, 2021
    Up in opposition to an formidable RCB outfit, Punjab Kings could have their job lower out on the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
    Even although he didn’t go on to make a giant rating, Virat Kohli appeared good throughout his keep within the center in his group’s victory over Rajasthan Royals, as did the skipper’s younger opening companion Devdutt Padikkal.
    Both of them performed some cracking pictures earlier than the in-form star all-rounder Glenn Maxwell accomplished the job together with his second straight half-century.
    If the state of affairs calls for, like of their final outing, Maxwell can once more afford to take a look at Srikar Bharat to construct a strong partnership within the center overs.
    Punjab Kings, alternatively, will once more depend on their trusted opening duo of skipper KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal to supply them a flying begin.
    They have been among the many runs in opposition to KKR, and can look to do an encore in opposition to RCB.

    The Kings go marching 🔛#SaddaPunjab #IPL2021 #PunjabKings #KKRvPBKS @klrahul11 pic.twitter.com/uotvDW3MGP
    — Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) October 2, 2021
    The largest plus for Punjab Kings heading into the RCB sport is their loss of life bowling that paved the best way for his or her win within the final match.
    Mohammed Shami and Arshdeep Singh’s two incisive overs on the loss of life went a great distance in establishing Punjab’s victory in opposition to KKR, and the group would hope for the same outing from the 2 in opposition to RCB.
    Teams (from):
    Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (captain), Navdeep Saini, Glenn Maxwell, Dan Christian, Rajat Patidar, Dushmantha Chameera, Pavan Deshpande, Mohammed Siraj, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Azharuddeen, Sachin Baby, Wanindu Hasaranga, George Garton, Yuzvendra Chahal, Shahbaz Ahmed, Devdutt Padikkal, Kyle Jamieson, Suyash Prabhudessai, KS Bharat, Tim David, Akash Deep, AB de Villiers.
    Punjab Kings: KL Rahul (captain), Mayank Agarwal, Arshdeep Singh, Ishan Porel, Shahrukh Khan, Mohammed Shami, Nathan Ellis, Adil Rashid, Murugan Ashwin, Harpreet Brar, Moises Henriques, Chris Jordan, Aiden Markram, Mandeep Singh, Darsan Nalkande, Prabhsimran Singh, Ravi BIshnoi, Utkarsh Singh, Fabian Allen, Saurabh Kumar, Jalaj Saxena.
    Match begins: 3:30 pm IST.
    SRH purpose to dent KKR’s play-off prospects
    Out of the play-offs race, bottom-placed Sunrisers Hyderabad will look to dent Kolkata Knight Riders’ probabilities of making it to the knockout stage after they face off in an IPL sport right here on Sunday.
    With 9 defeats from 11 matches, SRH are languishing on the backside, whereas KKR nonetheless have hopes of qualifying for the knockout stage as they’re at fourth place with 10 factors from 12 matches.
    SRH have gained only one match out of the 4 that they’ve performed for the reason that resumption of the IPL within the UAE.
    While SRH had returned to successful methods after 5 losses on the trot with a convincing victory over Rajasthan Royals, they misplaced their final sport by six wickets at Sharjah, permitting Chennai Super Kings to qualify for the play-offs.

    The laborious work continues for @IamAbhiSharma4, as he appears to construct on two spectacular cameos for the #Risers.#OrangeArmy #OrangeOrNothing #IPL2021 pic.twitter.com/PDw7vra6nN
    — SolarRisers Hyderabad (@SolarRisers) October 2, 2021
    The Sunrisers had dropped their solely IPL-winning (2016) skipper David Warner after axing him from captaincy however that didn’t change the destiny of the group as Kane Williamson has not been in a position to revive the fortunes of the Orange Army.
    For SRH, batting stays their weakest hyperlink, particularly within the absence of Jonny Bairstow.
    While English opener Jason Roy sizzled on his debut with a quickfire 60 and Williamson too scored a 51 of their profitable chase of 165 in opposition to RR, each got here a cropper in opposition to CSK of their final sport.
    In the bowling division, Jason Holder has again and again given them the breakthroughs, however senior India pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Siddarth Kaul have upset.
    Leg-spinner Rashid Khan stays SRH’s largest weapon in opposition to any opposition, however he didn’t have sufficient runs to play with most occasions.
    For KKR, the UAE leg of the IPL has been a topsy-turvy affair as they’ve gained three video games, whereas dropping two to date.
    The two-time former champions have impressed with their efficiency within the second half, and even their two defeats have been slender, the place they misplaced within the final over.
    Venkatesh Iyer has been the star performer with the bat within the second leg for KKR, whereas Rahul Tripathi has scored the utmost runs for the group this season.
    The determination to maneuver Nitish Rana up the order has additionally paid dividends however Shubman Gill has not been in a position to capitalise on the begins.
    In bowling, Varun Chakravarthy has been their go-to man as he picked up six wickets within the second leg, whereas Sunil Narine too has been among the many wickets.
    But they’ve considerations within the tempo division with Andre Russell and Lockie Ferguson lacking video games following accidents, forcing skipper Eoin Morgan to make modifications.

    Only getting higher 💪#VenkateshIyer #KKRvPBKS #KKR #AmiKKR #KorboLorboJeetbo #আমিKKR #IPL2021 pic.twitter.com/6wT3O59PES
    — KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) October 2, 2021
    Even the KKR captain must get some runs underneath his belt.
    Tim Southee and Shivam Mavi is the brand new tempo bowling pair for KKR they usually might want to step up.
    Pacer Prasidh Krishna did nicely to snap 4 wickets within the matches that he had performed, earlier than being dropped for conceding 22 runs within the nineteenth over, in opposition to CSK.
    Teams (from):
    Kolkata Knight Riders: Eoin Morgan (captain), Dinesh Karthik, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Karun Nair, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathy, Shubman Gill, Harbhajan Singh, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Pawan Negi, M Prasidh Krishna, Sandeep Warrier, Shivam Dube, Tim Southee, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy, Andre Russel, Ben Cutting, Shakib Al Hasan, Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Sheldon Jackson, Tim Seifert
    Sunrisers Hyderabad: Kane Williamson (captain), David Warner, Manish Pandey, Sherfane Rutherford, Wriddhiman Saha, Shreevats Goswami, Rashid Khan, Vijay Shankar, Mohammad Nabi, Abhishek Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Siddharth Kaul, Khaleel Ahmed, Urman Malik, Basil Thampi, Sandeep Sharma, Shahbaz Nadeem, Abdul Samad, J Suchith, Jason Holder, Virat Singh, Priyam Garg, Kedar Jadhav, Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, Jason Roy.
    Match begins at 7:30 PM IST.
     

  • PBKS vs RCB: We gave away additional 25 runs in the long run, says Virat Kohli

    Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli on Friday rued that they may not execute plans and leaked too many runs towards Punjab Kings within the IPL right here.
    Put into bat, KL Rahul (91) and Chris Gayle (46) shared 80 runs for the second wicket however Punjab had been quickly in a spot of hassle as they had been decreased to 118 for 5.
    However, Rahul and Harmeet Brar (25) ensured Punjab placed on board a aggressive 179 for 5 in the long run.
    “They got off to a good start but we pulled things back somewhat after five down. Should have been chasing 160, when they were 116/5, but we gave away 25-odd runs in the end,” Kohli mentioned throughout the post-match presentation.
    “Focused too much on what the batters were doing. We got away from our plans. We gave too many bad balls for boundaries,” he mentioned.
    Chasing the full, RCB discovered the going robust as they may rating solely 36 runs from the Powerplay overs.
    Brar (3/19) and Ravi Bishnoi (2/17) then smothered them with their spin as RCB ended at 145 for 8.
    “As batsmen we could have tried different things early on. It was tough to hit through the line. It was all about trying to get a partnership and have a strike rate of more than 110. We were not able to do that as a batting unit,” mentioned Kohli, who top-scored with 35.
    “Just a few little tweaks we need to address going forward. There are areas we need to improve.”
    Asked why Glenn Maxwell or AB de Villiers don’t bat larger up the order, Kohli mentioned: “The composition of our crew is such that we give him (Patidar) the liberty to play at quantity 3. It’s (batting order) situational, it is a good stability for our batting line up.
    “Rajat is a quality player, just that tonight wasn’t his night. In the end we gave away 25 runs too many. One wicket there and we could have squeezed them. We couldn’t execute our plans.”

    KL Rahul has now scored 284 runs towards Royal Challengers Bangalore WITHOUT being dismissed 🤯
    132*61*91*
    Punjab received all three video games 🙌👏#IPL2021 #RCBvPBKS pic.twitter.com/nXtjzPOMz4
    — Wisden India (@WisdenIndia) April 30, 2021
    Winning captain Rahul was effusive in his reward for 25-year-old Brar.
    “We were preparing Brar. On a pitch like this, we felt like we needed a finger spinner who could hit hard lengths. He did exactly that and batted really well in the end as well,” he mentioned.
    “I’m younger myself, however I’ve been attempting to talk to the boys and move on no matter expertise I’ve of IPL and worldwide cricket.
    “They are blessed with enormous talent and we have to prepare them for the situations and the pressures they’d face in the middle.”
    His 57-ball knock was the cornerstone of Punjab’s innings and Rahul mentioned “it was important for me to lead from the front”.
    “…that’s what I try to do every game. When I have the opportunity to put pressure on bowlers and set targets, I try to do it to the best of my ability. It came off well today,” he mentioned.
    Talking about Gayle, Rahul mentioned: “There is a lot written about Gayle, about his age and whether he should be playing. But I know as a captain, just his impact he has when he walks out is huge.”
    “I have played with him for 7-8 years and he keeps getting better and better. He is batting at three, something he hasn’t done ever in his career, but he’ll do that for the team. That is man Chris is. He takes pressure off me at the top.”

  • Harpreet Brar shines as PBKS use shock weapon to tame RCB

    This is how Harpreet Brar gained the sport for Punjab Kings. Seven balls, no run, and the three huge wickets of Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell and AB de Villiers within the chase. A momentum-turning 25 with the bat that helped KL Rahul (91*) and Punjab end on a excessive with 179/5. Until Brar’s breezy knock, Royal Challengers Bangalore have been in management. Until Brar’s lethal spell, Kohli’s workforce was alive, even when in a little bit of hassle at 62/1 in 10 overs. But the collapse he engineered resulted in a 34-run win for KL Rahul’s males. Not a nasty outing for somebody who needed to wait seven years and slog by 4 trials earlier than an IPL workforce picked him in 2018.
    Bangalore fried
    For some time, Kohli had been exposing his playing cards: attacking the primary ball of overs as Bangalore reached 62/1 after 10 overs. It wasn’t a great begin to the chase as each Kohli and Rajat Patidar, whose stance is cloned from his captain, struggled to seek out boundaries however a minimum of that they had wickets intact with their enforcers to come back.
    Enter Brar. Kohli charged down the monitor, the primary ball once more, however Brar was prepared with a skidder from in need of a size that rushed previous the heave to interrupt the stumps.
    Next ball, Brar determined to point out new batsman Maxwell that he may additionally flip the ball sharply, if he chooses. The Aussie’s bat-flow on center stump prompt he was enjoying for the straighter one, but it surely spun previous the waft to take the off-bail. Even de Villiers couldn’t cease that over from being a double-wicket maiden.

    ICYMI: Harpreet Brar’s particular double-wicket maiden!👌👌
    The @PunjabKingsIPL teen struck huge and struck twice in an over to dismiss Virat Kohli and Glenn Maxwell. 👍👍 #VIVOIPL #PBKSvRCB
    Watch these 2 wickets 🎥 👇https://t.co/GhLEN9plYr
    — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 30, 2021
    Brar wasn’t achieved but. He delivered a short-of-length skidder that caught within the pitch and de Villiers punched it straight to brief cowl. Three huge fish for no runs, and throw in that 25, it was a dreamy night time for Brar.
    Brar sizzles
    For six overs from 11.1, Punjab couldn’t get a boundary. And misplaced wickets in a clutch. Chris Gayle had fallen within the eleventh over after a whirlwind 46 and Nicholas Pooran for a duck within the twelfth – as Punjab started to stutter. They misplaced Deepak Hooda and enforcer Shahrukh Khan cheaply, getting into the 18th over with the rating studying 132 for five – that they had been 99 for 1 when Gayle fell.
    Enter Brar. Against him was Harshal Patel, who would go on to relive his Jadeja nightmare yet again. Not fairly however virtually. Brar bashed him for a six and a 4 as he leaked 18 within the 18th over. Mohammed Siraj plugged issues with a seven-run over however KL Rahul and Brar looted 22 off Patel within the closing over. A below-par complete had jumped to 179.
    Much credit score, understandably, would go to Rahul for his 91 (off 57 balls) but it surely was Brar who had reignited Punjab’s spark. Rahul’s was a superb knock, particularly for the way in which he managed to cease and begin in numerous phases. At first, it was Gayle who created havoc with 5 fours within the final Powerplay over off Kyle Jamieson. Rahul too joined within the mayhem when Gayle fell. But when three extra batsmen departed, Rahul retreated to a wait-and-watch sport. Brar offered the kickstart and Rahul thumped a six and two fours within the closing over of the innings.

    9⃣1⃣* Runs5⃣7⃣ Balls7⃣ Fours5⃣ Sixes@klrahul11 led the @PunjabKingsIPL‘s cost with the bat and did that in some type. 👏👏 #VIVOIPL #PBKSvRCB
    Watch that superb knock 🎥👇https://t.co/PTwTPQ1PbY
    — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 30, 2021