Rajasthan Royals on Saturday surged ahead after their fifth win in six games this IPL but skipper Sanju Samson said he doesn't want to get ambitious as past experiences have taught him to never take things for granted. RR survived some tense moments before getting past a fighting Punjab Kings by three wickets to consolidate their position at the top of the points table. "You can never take it for granted. Last game, we did some really good things but ended up losing. Tonight, we made more mistakes and won. Cricket is a funny game, so you have to put your head down and just focus on the process, he said at the post-match presentation here. Despite chasing 148, Rajasthan made heavy weather of the target before crossing the line in the second last ball of the match, and Samson admitted they were tensed. "We all were (tensed). Games against Punjab in the last few overs, I don't know what it is, they are always close. It was a very funny game," he said. It was Shimron Hetmyer, who earn
IPL 2024 LIVE TOSS UPDATES, PBKS vs RR Playing 11: Sandeep Sharma of Rajasthan and Liam Livingstone of Punjab are major playing 11 concerns as both can make a comeback after injury layoff
Jos Buttler and Ravichandran Ashwin were replaced by Rovman Powell and Kotain respectively in Rajasthan playing 11. Dhawan was replaced by Atharva Taide and Raza by Livingstone in Punjab playing 11
Virat Kohli has the orange cap, Jasprit Bumrah the purple cap while Rajasthan are at the top of the IPL 2024 points table ahead of PBKS vs RR match on April 13 in Mullanpur
Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals head-to-head: Punjab and Rajasthan have come across each other in 26 matches. Royals have a slight advantage with 15 wins, while the Kings managed to win 11 matches.
Mumbai Indians chased down 197 against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL 2024 to achieve the fifth-highest successful run chase at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai
Self-belief and the rigours of domestic cricket are the reasons behind unknown players' success in the ongoing Indian Premier League, said Punjab Kings cricketer Shashank Singh, who made yet another statement with the bat against Sunrisers Hyderabad here. Chasing 183 for victory, Shashank smashed an unbeaten 46 off 25 deliveries to nearly pull off another heist for PBKS partnering Ashutosh Sharma (33 off 15 balls) but the team fell short by two just runs on Tuesday. Shashank's plucky innings came on the back of an unbeaten 61, which had helped PBKS pull off a thrilling three-wicket win against Gujarat Titans on April 4 in a high-scoring match. Despite the loss, Shashank received praise from all quarters for showing faith in his abilities. "The only thing is self-belief. Like the way we play domestic cricket. Like you see SRH's Nitish (Reddy) here. He usually scores and takes wickets in white-ball and red-ball cricket (in domestic competitions)," said Shashank, decoding the mantra .
IPL 2024 LIVE TOSS UPDATES, PBKS vs SRH Playing 11: Daniel Vettori's men would aim to rectify their away form in a fascinating contest between Punjab and Sunrisers
PBKS vs SRH Playing 11: Dhawan informed at the toss that England all-rounder Liam Livinstone is still recovering and he might be fit for the next game.
Punjab vs Hyderabad head-to-head: Punjab and Hyderabad have came across each other in 31 occassions so far with the latter winning 14 matches. Punjab Kings have managed to win only seven matches.
Thanks to their 33-run win against Gujarat, LSG move to third position in IPL 2024 points table. Rajasthan Royals is at the top. Virat Kohli has the orange cap and Yuzvendra Chahal has the purple cap
An inconsistent Punjab Kings will hope to come out with an attacking display to match the ultra-aggressive approach of Sunrisers Hyderabad as the two teams clash in a mid-table battle in the IPL here on Tuesday. Both SRH and PBKS have two wins and two losses from their four matches to be tied with two other teams in the middle with four points and they will be desperate to break out of the mid-table logjam first. While SRH have been unpredictable sometimes they have displayed their might with the bat with their top-order firing on all cylinders on most occasions. But the same cannot be said about the Kings. SRH recorded the highest team total in the history of the IPL en route their win over Mumbai Indians, while they also notched up a convincing six-wicket win over reigning champions Chennai Super Kings on Friday. The likes of Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Heinrich Klaasen and Aiden Markram have consistently taken the attack to the opposition bowlers, providing the team with ...
Punjab Kings match-winner Shashank Singh said that his mentality of always going in to bat thinking he is the best helped him conquer the imposing 200-run target set by Gujarat Titans in an IPL game here on Thursday. Shashank slammed an unbeaten 29-ball 61 as PBKS won the match by three wickets on the penultimate ball of the thrilling match. "They (senior players) are the legends of the game, but when I go to bat I think I am the best. You get experience, couldn't get a lot of matches before. Here the owners and coaching staff backed me. I was very confident," said the 32-year-old all-rounder, who outshone GT skipper Shubman Gill on the day with his pyrotechnics and winning mentality. The Player-of-the-Match added that the victory is yet to sink in. "(Win) still trying to sink in. Visualised all these things, but when it turned into reality, proud of the effort. Coach told me to react to the ball. The wicket is very good, the bounce was good. 200 scored by both teams, so the wicket
It promises to be yet another compelling encounter, and hence it would only be fair enough to look at the possible top-five matchups in the game
IPL 2024 GT vs PBKS Highlights: Uncapped players Shashank Singh and Ashutosh Sharma Punjab to a famous win. PBKS chase down 200 runs with one ball to spare
Virat Kohli is currently holding the orange cap, with 203 runs in 4 matches. Mohit Sharma takes the purple cap away from Mustafizur Rahman with seven wickets.
Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings Playing 11: As expected, Liam Livingstone is set to miss the game against Gujarat due to injury. Kane Williamson replaces David Miller in GT Playing 11
Bruised by Mayank Yadav's scorching pace, Punjab Kings' batters will face an altogether different challenge when Gujarat Titans' bowling unit tries to take the pace off deliveries on a slightly tricky Motera track in their IPL match here on Thursday. The Kings have lost their last two away games and another slip-up against Titans will lead to further loss of momentum which tends to shift very quickly due to lack of turnaround time. Titans, on the other hand, are brimming with confidence after beating Sunrisers Hyderabad comprehensively by seven wickets in their last game. In the previous match, Kings were completely undone by Mayank's speed and most of their top-order batters looked ill-equipped to face the fast bowler, who was regularly clocking 150 clicks and more importantly, aiming to bowl into the body of the batters. However, the scenario will be completely different when veteran Mohit Sharma comes calling at the back-end, presenting a palate of variations. Mohit uses knuckl
Gujarat and Punjab have played against each other on three occasions. Gujarat managed to win two of the three matches while PBKS won only one game
Raza, in IPL 2023, won Punjab an important game against the Chennai Super Kings scoring 13 off just 7 balls and three of the final delivery