Australia romped to a huge win after a stunning Sri Lanka collapse, which saw the hosts manage just 128 batting first. Warner (70 not out) and Finch (61 not out) stitched together a 134-run stand in 12 overs to win the opening game of the three-match T20I series.
Pretorius, who will now be turning out in South Africa colours in the five-match T20I series against India beginning in New Delhi on June 9, said that he likes Dhoni's philosophy of, "anything is always possible".
Delhi Capitals needed to beat Rohit Sharma's side in their final league fixture, which would have secured their playoff berth. But the Ricky Ponting-coached side lost by five wickets and were dumped out of IPL 2022, and Royal Challengers Bangalore sneaked in.
IPL teams' revenue CAGR has been more than 10 per cent in the past seven years, commanding a much higher valuation than football counterparts, mainly due to higher revenue growth and stellar viewership, Elara Securities said in a report.
Former India captain and IPL side Chennai Super Kings stalwart Mahendra Singh Dhoni has stressed that district cricket is the most important things for budding cricketers, which opens the door for them to play state-level cricket.
After Daniel Sams claimed 3/16 and Riley Meredith (2/27) and Kumar Kartikeya (2/22) too contributed well with the ball to help bundle out CSK to a low score, Mumbai Indians were in trouble at 33/4, losing their top batters Ishan Kishan and skipper Rohit Sharma cheaply.
Warner had a huge slice of luck in the ninth over of Delhi's successful chase of 161 when a leg break from Chahal went past his bat and brushed the leg stump.
The entry of Knight Riders group makes them the sixth team to own a team in the tournament and their fourth overall investment in a T20 League after IPL, CPL and MLC.
Sakariya had been drafted into the playing eleven as fellow left-arm seamer Khaleel Ahmed had a hamstring injury.
Pant, who came in after Mitchell Marsh fell, carted leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal for two sixes over long-off and deep extra cover to remain unbeaten at 13 off four balls and help Delhi reach 160 with 11 balls to spare.
