Sunrisers eye top-two finish against Kings
Sunrisers’ ultra aggressive approach saw them qualify for the playoffs with 15 points from 13 games, giving them a privilege which can give them two shots at making the final.
Sunrisers’ ultra aggressive approach saw them qualify for the playoffs with 15 points from 13 games, giving them a privilege which can give them two shots at making the final.
It was only three days back when the Punjab Kings outclassed CSK by seven wickets at Chepauk, considered their fortress.
With 10 points from nine matches so far, the Yellow Brigade share similar figures with Lucknow Super Giants, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals, and as such will be desperately looking to break away from the logjam
Having lost six games out of eight, Punjab Kings will look to end the season on a high in their remaining six matches, beginning with Friday’s outing against second-placed Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Former champions GT have slipped to eighth position in the IPL points tally after an embarrassing defeat to Delhi Capitals in Ahmedabad, where they were bowled out for 89 to suffer their fourth defeat in seven matches.
For the home side, the absence of skipper Shikhar Dhawan, who has been sidelined for a week to 10 days due to a shoulder injury, will put more pressure on the non-performing top order to come of age, and rub off the dust from their bats.
The Royals squandered an excellent chance to register their fifth successive win and consolidate their pole position in the IPL points table, before Rashid’s blinder helped Titans snatch a last-ball thriller in Jaipur on Wednesday.
The Gujarat Titans have won two of their three matches in IPL 2024 so far, winning both in home conditions, and will look to extend their dominant run in their den.
Pant might not arguably have waited the longest so far in his life until this moment on Saturday when he was welcomed by a standing ovation from the Mohali crowd, even though he was captaining the visiting side.
