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In the four matches played between the two teams, Pune Warriors India lead Kings XI Punjab by 3-1 since the inception of Pune Warriors in the IPL in 2011. Pune Warriors India will be eager to improve on their dismal home record; they’ve managed to win only two of their 8 matches at the newly built Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium in Pune. David Hussey, with 4821 runs against his name, is at the third position among top run-getters in the T20 format....

Typically, you don’t find green surfaces in India. It was now a question of which team would bat sensibly and sustain the momentum under pressure – and KKR cracked. With half the side gone before the 10th over, it was always going to be an uphill task for Gautam Gambhir‘s men. But they didn’t go down without a fight, but were eventually tied down by some impressive bowling by the Royals....

Resist picking Narine One would expect someone like Dhoni to plan well in advance to tackle the Narine menace in the powerplay. He made only 12 in the last game against the Chennai Super Kings and we have noticed a pattern where Narine has succumbed to pace. Which fantasy game are you playing this year? StarPick is the new one on the block, and it has a lot of exciting features along with millions in prize money....

The pitch factor Perhaps the most important factor to consider here is the pitch. It can actually make or break us in fantasy depending on the way it behaves. The surface at Jaipur has surprised us this season. Initially, it was expected that it would aide pace and bounce like it had done before when the Royals turned it into their fortress but this season, it’s been quite slow. Scoring runs haven’t been easy and with the boundaries also being big, no wonder we haven’t witnessed big scores as frequently as we have seen at other venues....

Earlier, it was really hard for a player to stand out but because of the Indian Premier League, upcoming players have a fantastic platform to showcase their skills. The IPL franchises pick these young talents and nurture their potential. A lot of unknown faces have gone on to become the flagbearers of the Indian team only because of their performances in the IPL. However, not all young players have made it to the Indian team....

Ownership Summary of KXIP The ownership of the Kings XI Punjab franchise lies with a company named KPH Dream Cricket, which is co-owned by actress Preity Zinta, businessman Ness Wadia, Karan Paul of the Apeejay Surrendra Group, Mohit Burman of Dabur India Ltd and Delhi-based company Root Investment. As of the year 2014, Mohit Burman held 46 per cent of the company’s stakes whereas Preity Zinta and Ness Wadia had a stake of 23 per cent each....

In case you didn’t know…. Rishabh Pant’s performance for the Indian cricket team, in white ball cricket, has been poor in recent times. His performances with both bat and gloves saw him in the final two ODIs against Australia saw him face a lot of stick, but the southpaw put his critics to bed when he set ablaze, scoring a mind-boggling 78 of just 27 deliveries. The heart of the matter Meanwhile, Yuvraj Singh, who witnessed Rishabh Pant’s scintillating knock from the opposite side, said:...

Kohli is aiming to take his team to their first title in his last outing as captain. RCB is set to play Chennai Super Kings on Friday. The match will take place in Sharjah. Sharjah is known for high-scoring matches. Last season Kohli played some good knocks in Sharjah. CSK is on a roll this season as they have managed to win six out of their eight games so far....

Today sees the clash of two big teams, KKR and KXIP who have a great rivalry. Despite having the a slight edge over KXIP, KKR should not be complacent and try to bring their A-game into the match. Also read: IPL Results 2016: Scores, Updated Points Table and Fixture Schedule on April 20 The Knight riders won the toss and Gambhir decided to put the Kings into bat first. KXIP started off decently with Murali Vijay and Manan Vohra showing promise at the start of the innings....

When it comes to T20 cricket, most fans across the world termed it as a batsman’s game when the format first came to fruition and expected scored to be mostly around 170-180 mark. While that has changed to an extent especially due to slow and low tracks which are often produced at grounds like Chepauk in Chennai or the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in Delhi, batting still rules the T20 format....

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan told Reuters on Wednesday that his Sunni Muslim kingdom was “open to the idea of holding a dialogue” with the Shiite Islamic Republic. Speaking at the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the royal said “that dialogue would have to start with the acceptance by Iran that they have to change their behavior.” Specifically, he said, Tehran would have to agree that it “cannot further its regional agenda through violence....

Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Shamkhani lashed out on Twitter Wednesday against what he called the “typical way” in which some U.S. officials have emphasized China and its central Hubei province city of Wuhan as the likely place where the COVID-19 disease began and have blamed both Beijing and Tehran’s governments for failing to stop its spread. Shamkhani argued this was being done by U.S. officials done in order to “evade responsibility” themselves....

Israel remains staunchly opposed to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, which it says is inadequate and will only embolden Tehran in its weapons programs, and has threatened military action against Iran’s nuclear program. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said last month that his country would stop Iran’s nuclear program “with or without” the JCPOA, while Defense Minister Benny Gantz and Israel Defense Forces chief Aviv Kohavi have both said their troops are drawing up attack plans....

The contents of the report may have been foreshadowed in a recent series of closed-door briefings given to Congress by the Defense Intelligence Agency. The Pentagon’s intelligence arm painted a scenario in which Iraq could dissolve into civil war if Iraqi security forces don’t soon get their act together. One official familiar with the briefing, who asked not to be identified because of the sensitive subject matter, said that the picture it painted was dire, although another official–who requested anonymity for the same reason–insisted it was not entirely despairing, since Iraqi security forces were beginning to improve....

U.S. officials say that this account of Saddam’s misunderstanding of American intentions–he was surrounded by sycophants–could explain the haphazard way in which the regime defended itself and fell apart early in the American onslaught. It might also shed light on why Saddam’s Information Minister “Baghdad Bob” continued to deny the regime was in peril even as U.S. forces entered Baghdad. U.S. analysts are also taking more seriously stories detained Iraqi leaders are telling about what happened to Saddam’s weapons of mass destruction....

Evidence of an ongoing missile project to develop an ICBM after the gulf war at 12 facilities around Iraq Chemical weapons, including at least 550 mustard-filled artillery shells and 1.5 tons of VX nerve agent Bio weapons, including enough yeast to grow 26,000 liters of anthrax

Landon Copeland, an Iraq War veteran, was arrested on April 29 and charged with assaulting a police officer at the January 6 Capitol riot. Angry about a proposed psychological evaluation, he told a courtroom at a May hearing, “f*** all of you,” part of an outburst that prompted his attorney to question his competence to participate in the hearing. Copeland told WRC-TV’s Scott MacFarlane he interrupted the court proceedings in an attempt to defend himself and other defendants against the accusations they face....

The award-winning actress is scheduled to host the upcoming Season 46 episode of SNL on Saturday, marking her first time at the famous Studio 8H set inside of Net York City’s Rockefeller Center. Mulligan’s appearance arrives in advance of the 93rd annual Academy Awards, airing on ABC on April 25. The 35-year-old actor is among the leading ladies nominated in the Oscar’s best actress category for her role in Emerald Fennell’s critically acclaimed film, Promising Young Woman, which picked up a best picture nomination as well....

The Falcon and The Winter Soldier has already surprised and satisfied fans with its action set pieces and the deeper themes it has started to explore, even in just the first two episodes. The show is diving into trauma and racism, and they’ve begun to set up multiple conflicts for Sam and Bucky to encounter over the course of the remaining four episodes. However, there is a question of whether or not the show has set up too many conflicts....