SRH vs DC, Hyderabad weather updates: Rain suddenly came just after the end of 1st innings, which saw SRH restricting Delhi Capitals for just 133 runs.
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Following the completion of his suspension, Rabada is now eligible to participate in the IPL playoffs and is expected to be available for South Africa's World Test Championship final against Australia
Captain Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to bowl first, making two key changes by leaving out Mohammed Shami and Nitish Kumar Reddy.
Delhi Capitals have had a tough run in the latter half of the season, losing four of their last six matches.
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Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium key stats since IPL 2024: Matches- 11, Bat 1st Won- 4, Bat 2nd Won- 7; Avg 1st Inns score - 204/6; Lowest Total Defended- 201, Highest Target Chased- 246
Team records at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad - SRH: Matches - 62, Won - 38, Lost - 24 (Win% - 61); DC: Matches - 9, Won - 6, Lost - 3 (Win% - 66)
Disappointed but not deflated, Lucknow Super Giants skipper Rishabh Pant is still dreaming of sneaking into the IPL play-offs as he believes his struggling side can turn things around in the remaining three games. Another poor batting effort by the top order led LSG's 37-run defeat at the hands of Punjab Kings on Sunday. LSG have 10 points from 11 games and are currently placed seventh in the league table. With a net run-rate of -0.47, merely winning three games might not be enough for Pant and his men to make it to the play-offs. "The dream is still alive. If we can win the next three matches, we can definitely turn around and do amazing things," Pant said at the post match presentation ceremony. He did concede that 236 was too much to chase and fielding was also below par. "Definitely too many runs. When you drop crucial catches at the wrong time, it can hurt you badly. We thought it would do more, but we did not pick the length right at the start. But that is part and parcel of
Punjab Kings head coach Ricky Ponting revealed it was skipper Shreyas Iyer's tactical call to promote Josh Inglis to number 3 to counter Lucknow Super Giants' tearaway pacer Mayank Yadav. To everyone's surprise Inglis, who has batted mostly in the middle order this season, walked in during the very first over after opener Priyansh Arya fell cheaply and immediately set the tone for PBKS' innings. The Australian wicketkeeper-batter smashed a 14-ball 30, which included four sixes -- three of them coming in successive deliveries off Mayank in the second over. "It was actually a move that the captain came up with," Ponting told the media after PBKS' 37-run win. "He thought on that sort of pitch, against that bowling attack, that it would be the right thing to, if a wicket fell early, to send Inglis in. We felt that Mayank would bowl early on. If you look at the way he bowls, he generally bowls reasonably short. And that's one of Inglis' great strengths, as you saw tonight. Those pull .
Sunrisers Hyderabad have roped in all-rounder Harsh Dubey as a replacement for the injured left-hander Smaran Ravichandran for the remainder of the Indian Premier League season. Dubey, who represents Vidarbha in the domestic circuit, has joined SRH for Rs 30 lakh. The 22-year-old has featured in 16 T20s, 20 List A matches, and 18 First-Class games, amassing 127 wickets and 941 runs across formats. Earlier this year, he was named Player of the Tournament for is stellar show in the Ranji Trophy in which he scored 476 runs and took 69 wickets. The 21-year-old Smaran, a left-handed batter from Karnataka, had been signed as the replacement for the injured Adam Zampa last month.
It is imperative for Sunrisers Hyderabad to win today's match against Delhi Capitals to keep their faint playoff hopes alive.
Punjab Kings, with this win, have jumped to the number two spot in the points table with 15 points
Punjab Kings surpassed their own record of 232 runs vs RCB in IPL 2011 to take second spot on the list
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Rajat Patidar-led RCB are currently the favourites to become the first team to book their place in the playoffs of IPL 2025 as CSK and RR bow out of contention
RR skipper Riyan parag's fiery 95 went in vain eventually as he couldn't see his side through on the night.
Riyan couldn't get to his maiden IPL hundred on the night as Harshit Rana took his wicket in the 18th over.
Punjab Kings (PBKS) vs Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) Playing 11 Prediction: LSG are expected to try some changes against PBKS in hopes of getting back into the top four of the points table
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