Punjab Kings should wait for an additional two to 3 days on the provision of captain Shikhar Dhawan, which places him a uncertain starter for Saturday’s conflict in opposition to Mumbai Indians within the Indian Premier League.
Dhawan sustained a shoulder damage throughout Punjab King’s match in opposition to Gujarat Titans right here on April 13. Despite lacking two matches since then, he’s nonetheless among the many high 5 most prolific batters this season with 233 runs in 4 matches at a mean of 116.50.
“It should take around 2-3 days more,” PBKS’ fielding coach Trevor Gonsalves instructed the media when requested about Dhawan’s damage replace.
PBKS misplaced to Royal Challengers Bangalore by 24 runs on Thursday.
Talking concerning the match, Gonsalves mentioned, “It was a good wicket to bat on. We got them at a god enough score, but we lost a few wickets early on.” PBKS have been bowled out for 150 in 18.2 overs, whereas chasing 175.
India and RCB pacer Mohammed Siraj grabbed 4/21 to do a lot of the harm throughout Punjab’s run chase.
“He (Siraj) is one of the best in the world at the moment,” mentioned RCB’s bowling coach Adam Griffith.
“Even in the last game where (almost) 440 runs were scored, he went for (just) 30. Not just today, he has been bowling well for the whole tournament and even before that. We saw how well he was bowling for India.
“He is our leader and sets the tone upfront with the ball and it is no coincidence that our powerplays have been so good with the ball so far in the tournament,” he added.
Griffith mentioned Siraj has been in a position to management his size exceptionally properly and was not falling into the lure of pitching the ball as much as swing it.
“He is still swinging it from that really aggressive length that the batter cannot get in or get down to drive him. His ability to get the ball come back into the right-hander and go across the left-hander has been a real showcase for him,” he defined.
Griffith additionally mentioned Australia’s Josh Hazlewood, who’s recovering from an Achilles tendonitis damage, nonetheless wants a while to be accessible for choice.
“He stayed in Bangalore to continue with his preparation and is going really well. He has got a couple of things to tick off for Cricket Australia to sign off so that he is available to play.
“But he is doing everything possible he can to make sure he is good to go. We will get back and assess him,” Griffith added.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com