Hardus Viljoen

Boasting a pace battery that can wreak havoc on any opposition, the Pune Devils are ready to make it count in their debut T10 campaign. Apart from the formidable bowling line-up, a number of young batters are part of the newest team in The Abu Dhabi T10.

Lhuan-dre Pretorius’ timely half-century and a vintage new-ball spell from Hardus Viljoen powered Paarl Royals to a 36-run win over Joburg Super Kings in the SA20 Eliminator. After posting 210/5, the Royals dismantled JSK’s chase early to set up a Qualifier 2 showdown with Sunrisers Eastern Cape.

Captain Aaron Finch's 119 went in vain as South Africa 'A' beat Australia 'A' by 19 runs in a round-robin match of the tri-series tournament among 'A' teams on Saturday.

Another scintillating innings by AB de Villiers on Wednesday ensured that Bangalore won and are not yet out of the race to knockouts in the T20 league.

The owners, Krishan Kumar Choudhary and Parag Sanghvi, of the franchise, have built a solid squad at the 2020 ADT10 draft, which, at first glance, appears thin on the batting front, but boasts a lethal pace battery, led by Mohammad Amir.

Hardus Viljoen propelled the bizhub Highveld Lions to an emphatic 269-run victory in the Momentum One-Day Cup game against the Nashua Titans

KKR's Andre Russell was yorked by Mohammed Shami off the last delivery of the 17th over when the Jamaican batsman was on three but to the horror of KXIP, the umpire signalled a no-ball as the visiting team was found to have one fielder short of the mandatory four inside the 30-yard circle. Kings XI Punjab skipper R Ashwin said he will take the responsibility.

In a bid to revive their fortunes in the Indian Premier League, Kings XI Punjab strengthened their squad by snapping up 13 players in the IPL auction - highest amongst eight teams.

Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) have the wherewithal to win the 2020 IPL title as the team is in good hands of captain KL Rahul, who has "unbelievable leadership qualities", and coach and legendary spinner Anil Kumble, says South African pacer Hardus Viljoen.

Aiden Markram struck a brilliant 108 to keep Durban’s Super Giants alive in the SA20 playoff race, powering them to a bonus-point 58-run win over Paarl Royals at Kingsmead. After DSG slumped to 53/3, Markram and Heinrich Klaasen revived the innings before the bowlers, led by Narine and Harmer, sealed a comprehensive victory.

Belatedly getting into the groove with back-to-back victories, Royal Challengers Bangalore would look to continue the momentum when they take on Kings XI Punjab in an IPL match here on Wednesday.

A restructured Kings XI Punjab have all the required ingredients to achieve success in the upcoming IPL but they have to ensure that good starts are not squandered and their overseas combination is apt. KXIP went into the auction last year with the biggest prize purse and ended up purchasing nine players to solidify their iffy middle order and death bowling.

The bizhub Highveld Lions, thanks to a scintillating 115 off just 83 balls from Quinton de Kock, romped home by seven wickets with 13.1 overs to spare, as they hunted down the Nashua Titans' total of 255 all out.

The Momentum One-Day Cup title was shared between Highveld Lions and Cape Cobras after another washout at the Bidvest Wanderers Stadium, in Johannesburg.

The Kings XI Punjab team has always had some top players in their ranks, but they somehow lost the plot in most of IPL editions, except on 2 occasions when they made it to the semis in 2008 season and finished runners-up in 2014 after losing to KKR in the final. It's been 5 years since their runners-up finish in 2014 and they have yet to make it to the playoffs.

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All-rounder Glenn Maxwell, who had opted out of last year's IPL, returned to Kings XI Punjab with a price tag of Rs 10.75 crore after an intense bidding war with Delhi Capitals.

In a decisive nine-wicket victory, Joburg Super Kings pacers Lutho Sipamla and Hardus Viljoen dominated the Sunrisers Eastern Cape. Sipamla and Viljoen's impressive performances with the ball restricted the Sunrisers to 118, while Devon Conway's stroke-filed unbeaten half-century led Super Kings' successful run-chase.

With Kagiso Rabada's yorkers being the talk of the town, it will be interesting to see how the Delhi Capitals pacer counters the hard-hitting Kings XI Punjab batsmen when the two teams clash in an IPL match on Monday.

Kolkata Knight Riders defeat Kings XI Punjab for their second win of the season. Uthappa (67*), Rana (63) and Russell (48) helped KKR post 218/4 against KXIP. KXIP skipper R Ashwin won the toss and decided to field against KKR