The season was a productive one not only for the Royals but from Indian cricket’s point of view as a number of young players like Riyan Parag and Dhruv Jurel stepped up through the season.
Unlike the placid batting turfs of Kotla, Wankhede or the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad, a sterner challenge awaits the batters in Chepauk where the strip will be sticky in nature. And thus, the MA Chidambaram Stadium could be expected to provide the perfect balance between the bat and ball.
On the other hand, RCB have sensationally bounced back from the brink of elimination. After losing seven of their first eight games this season, the Faf du Plessis-led outfit came back strongly by winning their last six games on the trot and sealed a playoffs berth.
The two-month long Indian Premier League 2024 season is finally approaching its culmination, after the conclusion of the league phase on Sunday, with the top four teams gearing up for the final hurrah.
However, in the scenario of Hardik being purchased by some other franchise in next year’s IPL mega auction, he will miss that particular team’s first game.
The Pat Cummins-led outfit will also gun for a top-two finish, considering they have another game at hand and also boasts of a healthy net run-rate of +0.406.
to stay in the top-two positions as they prepare to take on an unpredictable Punjab Kings in their second ‘home’ at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati on Wednesday.
Besides Rahul, his opening partner Quinton De Kock’s poor form this season has also hampered LSG’s cause.
All eyes will be on KL Rahul as he gears up to lead the struggling Lucknow Super Giants in their desperate bid to reach the IPL playoffs when they take on an equally inconsistent Delhi Capitals in a must-win game at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in the national capital on Tuesday.
Rishabh Pant has been suspended for one match for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct after his team maintained a slow over-rate during the match against Rajasthan Royals in the national capital on May 7.
