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Samson's fighting hundred went in vain as Arshdeep Singh held his nerves in the final over to help Punjab Kings register a thrilling win over Rajasthan Royals here at the Wankhede on Monday.

Warner-led side had won five out of their last six games to qualify for the playoffs in the 13th edition of the tournament and the team will be looking to carry forward the momentum in this year's IPL.

"As it was his team's first offence of the season under the IPL's Code of Conduct relating to minimum over-rate offences, Dhoni was fined Rs 12 lakh," the IPL statement read.

Khan expressed interest in having IPL games in London in near future and said that he is in talks with Indian cricket board (BCCI) for hosting the tournament. He said that Surrey County Cricket Club has also shown interest.

Roy was signed by the SunRisers Hyderabad ahead of the tournament as a replacement for Mitchell Marsh. The Australia all-rounder made himself unavailable for the entire season owing to personal reasons.

But in the IPL 2021 opener, the batsman managed to change his fortunes as he played a knock of 39 runs, including two sixes. RCB defeated Mumbai Indians by two wickets in a thrilling encounter on Friday

Sehwag's remark came as the Proteas batsman played a knock of 48 runs off just 27 balls with the help of four 4s and two 6s to help Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) defeat Mumbai Indians

Before the start of the tournament, Kohli had said that he will open the innings for the RCB. He opened for India in the last T20I against England and played an unbeaten knock of 80 off 52 balls at the Narendra Modi Stadium.

New Zealand on Thursday temporarily suspended entry for all travellers from India following a surge in COVID-19 cases arriving from there, local media reported.

"Hyderabad has emerged as a back-up venue option, should one or more of the six designated host cities not be able to hold their matches," a report in ESPNcricinfo stated on Saturday.

The Hyderabad-based side's skipper will be in quarantine for the next seven days in his hotel room as per BCCI's SOPs for IPL 2021.

Billings, who spent a considerable amount of time with Pant during his previous stint with the Delhi franchise, recounted his first-ever experience of watching the Indian bat

Under the terms of the deal, Puma will be the official kit partner of RCB from the upcoming season of the league.

Designed by renowned fashion designer duo Shantanu and Nikhil, the jersey captures the composition of the 5 basic elements of the universe earth, water, fire, air, and sky, each signifying the essence of the five-time champion.

"All teams, but Mumbai seem to have a solid thing going. Quinton de Kock is also one of my favorite players so I always support him too," Dale Steyn wrote when a fan asked about his favourite IPL team.

Joining the English captain was former England cricketer Ryan Sidebottom who felt IPL has helped England. Yes, we all agree that the IPL has a massive influence to improvise England players’ style of play.

"We are kicking off our most aggressive national marketing campaign ever, starting with IPL 2021 next month," Sameer Nigam, Founder & CEO, PhonePe, said in a statement.

Bhuvneshwar, with his ability to bowl with the new ball and at the death in T20s, set to be crucial for the Indian team, felt former opener Gautam Gambhir.

It’s very important to be mentally strong, and to that extent, you mature as a player each year. The support of mentors and senior cricketers helps in that regard. I think each IPL has been a learning experience for me.

On Thursday, CSK posted a video on Twitter in which Dhoni can be seen hammering the ball out of the park during the net session.