Kolkata Knight Riders face the daunting task of stopping the marauding pair of Glenn Maxwell and David Miller in its tracks when they clash with Kings XI Punjab in an Indian Premier League match on Saturday.
After starting IPL 7 with a win, Rajasthan Royals seem to have gone off track with back-to-back losses. But Rajat Bhatia feels there is nothing to worry about.
Defending champions Mumbai Indians have simply failed to get going especially in the batting department. The top-order has looked shaky in both games so far.
Kevin Pietersen looks all set to return to the Delhi Daredevils playing XI in the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Dubai Cricket Stadium on Friday.
The Anti-Corruption and Security Unit of the IPL is maintaining a hawk-like vigil on the UAE-leg of the tournament going on in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah.
The Knights had fans that made them turn purple in joy, the Challengers had raucous support. And then, Chris Lynn took a stunning catch at deep mid-wicket.
After a disastrous start to their campaign with two successive defeats, bottom-placed Sunrisers Hyderabad will be eager to bounce back against an inconsistent Delhi Daredevils, who are likely to be boosted by the return by Kevin Pietersen, in the seventh edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Friday.
Their campaign off to a disastrous start, defending champions Mumbai Indians would be gunning for their first win in the seventh edition of IPL but it won't be easy as they take on formidable Chennai Super Kings, who are on a roll on Friday.
Despite Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers and Yuvraj Singh adding to the star quotient, the crowds will be hoping for the return of big-hitting Chris Gayle on Thursday.
The Chennai Super Kings franchise is overflowing with captains from four different countries but the general consensus is that there's only one leader in the team.
Given their performances so far, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Mumbai Indians and Delhi Daredevils - in that order - appear favourites to grab the wooden-spooners slot this season.