India TV cricket expert Murali Kartik questions PBKS why Chris Gayle is not asked to open when KL Rahul is unavailable as Mayank and Prabhsimran Singh opened vs Delhi.
The West Indian all-rounder scored an unbeaten 87 off just 34 deliveries as MI chased a mammoth 219-run target against CSK.
Harpreet Brar scored an important 17-ball 25, and also took three key wickets of Kohli, Maxwell and de Villiers to steer PBKS to a strong win over RCB.
The former Indian spinner further noted that more than his batting technique, Shaw has worked on his mental strength which has worked wonders for the Mumbai-born batsman.
David Warner took 55 balls for his 57-run knock against Chennai Super Kings on Wednesday.
In India TV's post-match show Cricket Dhamaka, former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar said that de Villiers' innings was the turning point of the game.
Former Indian women's team captain and India TV expert Anjum Chopra believes that these two points were necessary for KKR.
India TV expert and former batsman Sanjay Manrjekar feels KKR openers' failure to score quickly in the powerplay pushed the side on the backfoot in a one-sided loss to Rajasthan.
Mumbai Indians faced a nine-wicket defeat in their fifth game of the IPL 2021 season against the Punjab Kings.
Manjrekar also opined that the Punjab outfit will have to tweak its top-order if it wants to utilize players like Chris Gayle and Nicholas Pooran.
Since scoring 119 against PBKS, only seven more runs came off the Rajasthan Royals' bat while the team is reeling in the bottom half of the table.
CSK eventually scored 220/3 in 20 overs, and restricted KKR to 202 after the latter made a brilliant comeback in the game from reeling at 31/5 at one stage.
Sanjay Manjrekar said that MI's batting unit needs to step up, and Pandya's form in particular has been a cause of worry for the side.
Rajasthan Royals endured their second consecutive loss on Monday when Chennai Super Kings handed them a crushing 45-run defeat.
She further said that it was disheartening for KL Rahul to see his team lose the match despite scoring 195 runs
In India TV's post-match show 'Cricket Dhamaka', former India women's team captain Anjum Chopra said that there will be conversations in the SRH camp on the way their batsmen got out in the game.
Manish Pandey was also dropped from the Annual Player Contracts for Team India when the BCCI announced the list on Thursday.
CSK secured a comfortable six-wicket win over PBKS, but former India women's captain Anjum Chopra highlighted the one major issue for Chennai in the batting order.
Manjrekar lauded Chahar's ability to generate swing early in the game and also added that the bowler is among the "top-5 or top-6" pacers in India.
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