Will Jacks praises Kohli’s 100 percent intensity against every ball
In eight matches for RCB during his debut season, Jacks scored 230 runs at an average of 32.85 and a strike rate of over 175, with a century and fifty.
In eight matches for RCB during his debut season, Jacks scored 230 runs at an average of 32.85 and a strike rate of over 175, with a century and fifty.
The Delhi Capitals played their first three home games in Visakhapatnam as their traditional home venue — the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi was preoccupied for the Women’s Premier League playoffs.
Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR) star pacer Mitchell Starc, who has stayed away from the Indian Premier League (IPL) for a major part of his peak years in order to prioritise playing for Australia, is now considering dropping one format from his career, which he feels might open the doors for more franchise cricket.
On Sunday, the triumphant outfit, expectedly drenched in emotion after their third Indian Premier League (IPL) title win, also highlighted the contributions of assistant coach Abhishek Nayar and former captain Dinesh Karthik for shaping the team into a championship-winning force.
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.
The Capitals have endured yet another roller-coaster ride this season, winning five and losing six of their last 11 games.
It was only three days back when the Punjab Kings outclassed CSK by seven wickets at Chepauk, considered their fortress.
The Lucknow Super Giants are placed just one rung below KKR at number three with 12 points from 10 matches with six wins and four defeats.
The 22-year-old’s batting has significantly improved after he was promoted to the No.4 spot by the Royals in IPL 2024, and currently ranks fourth in the list of this season’s top-scorers with 409 runs from 10 matches, boasting an impressive average of 58.43 and a strike rate of 159.14.
The recent struggles of Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals, have given a glimmer of hope to the teams at the bottom of the IPL points tally, and thus both RCB and GT will be aware of the importance of the upcoming tie.
