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Not The Ideal Comeback For Rishabh Pant As Punjab Kings Prevail Over Delhi Capitals By 4 Wickets

It was not the comeback Rishabh Pant had wished for as English all-rounder Sam Curran's counterattacking half-century powered Punjab Kings to a four-wicket win over Delhi Capitals in their Indian Premier League (IPL) opener in Chandigarh on Saturday. Curran blazed away to a 47-ball 63 and got excellent support from compatriot Liam Livingstone (38 not out off 21 balls), as Punjab completed a chase of 175 with four balls to spare. This was after the returning Pant failed to set the stage on fire as Punjab Kings rallied to stop Delhi Capitals at 174 for nine.

PBKS vs DC, IPL 2024 Predicted XIs: No Jonny Bairstow For Punjab? Will Rishabh Pant Keep Wickets For Delhi?

As the excitement builds up for the second match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, cricket fans are eagerly bracing themselves for the clash between Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Delhi Capitals (DC) at the PCA New Stadium, Mullanpur, in Mohali on Saturday, March 23. PBKS finished eighth last season with 12 points from 14 games, while DC finished ninth in the standings with 10 points from 15 matches. Both teams will be looking to put on a much better show in IPL 2024 and here are their predicted teams for Match 2 of IPL 2024.

Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals, IPL 2024: Match Preview, Fantasy Picks, Pitch And Weather Reports

Delhi Capitals are playing their first game of this season. In their last five games, they have won two games and lost three. Punjab Kings are also playing their first game of this season. In their last five games, they have won one game and lost four. Both teams last played against each other in Match 64 of the Indian T20 League, 2023 where Liam Livingstone scored the highest fantasy points for Punjab Kings with 135 match fantasy points by scoring a powerful knock of 94 runs from 48 balls. Prithvi Shaw topped the fantasy points leaderboard for Delhi Capitals with 77 match fantasy points with his half-century of 54 runs from 38 balls.

PBKS SWOT Analysis, IPL 2024: Can Punjab Kings Lift Their Maiden Trophy?

Punjab Kings (PBKS) are gearing up for the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) season under the leadership of Shikhar Dhawan. Punjab will look to end their search for the elusive IPL trophy after spending Rs 24.95 crores at the mini-auction in Dubai last year. In the previous season, Punjab Kings finished eighth on the points table, winning six matches and suffering eight losses. They haven't made the IPL playoffs since 2014 and it is something PBKS will look to make right in the upcoming campaign.

Jonny Bairstow Available For Punjab Kings For Full IPL Season, Dharamsala To Host Two Home Games

England batter Jonny Bairstow will be available for the entire duration of the Indian Premier League, beginning March 22, despite returning home only recently following a long Test tour of India. On the sidelines of the Dharamsala Test, the BCCI officials were in talks with their England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) counterparts over the availability of their players for the IPL. Test regulars like skipper Ben Stokes, Joe Root and Mark Wood had already made themselves unavailable for the lucrative T20 league as part of ECB's workload management following the five-Test series that ended in Dharamsala on Sunday.

England Left With Plenty To Ponder After India Series Defeat

England's comprehensive 4-1 Test series loss in India, culminating with an innings and 64-run defeat inside three days in Dharamsala last week, has left coach Brendon McCullum and captain Ben Stokes with several difficult decisions. They will, however, have plenty of time to conduct a thorough review, with their side not in red-ball action again until facing the West Indies at Lord's in July. AFP Sport looks at some of the key issues now confronting England in Test cricket:

Watch: Dharamsala Crowd Sings "Bazball Gets Battered" During 5th Test. Jonny Bairstow Reacts

England cricket team player Jonny Bairstow's reaction to crowd signing "Bazball gets battered" during the fifth Test match in Dharamsala has gone viral on social media. England were completely outplayed by the hosts as they lost the Test match within three days. As a result, England lost the series 1-4 and this was the first series loss in the 'Bazball' era under skipper Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum. In the video, the Dharamsala crowd can be seen singing "Bazball gets battered everywhere they go" and Bairstow, who was positioned at the boundary, was seen saying something in reply.

"How Many 100s You Got?": Full Text Of Shubman Gill, Jonny Bairstow Sledging War

Star India batter Shubman Gill and England middle-order batter Jonny Bairstow had a heated exchange during the fifth and final Test between both sides at Dharamshala on Saturday. On Day three, England's ageless pace wonder James Anderson had become the first pacer ever to reach 700 Test wickets. One of his two victims during India's first innings was Gill, who had scored a fine century, concluding what could be a breakthrough Test series after a string of low scores on a high.

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Not The Ideal Comeback For Rishabh Pant As Punjab Kings Prevail Over Delhi Capitals By 4 Wickets

PBKS vs DC, IPL 2024 Predicted XIs: No Jonny Bairstow For Punjab? Will Rishabh Pant Keep Wickets For Delhi?

Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals, IPL 2024: Match Preview, Fantasy Picks, Pitch And Weather Reports

PBKS SWOT Analysis, IPL 2024: Can Punjab Kings Lift Their Maiden Trophy?

Jonny Bairstow Available For Punjab Kings For Full IPL Season, Dharamsala To Host Two Home Games

England Left With Plenty To Ponder After India Series Defeat

Watch: Dharamsala Crowd Sings "Bazball Gets Battered" During 5th Test. Jonny Bairstow Reacts

"How Many 100s You Got?": Full Text Of Shubman Gill, Jonny Bairstow Sledging War