They will be hoping to better than their semi-final place from last season, and have made some shrewd signings in 6ft 7in New Zealand seamer Kyle Jamieson and Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell. Captain Morgan and the veterans who are still going strong KKR captain Eoin Morgan also played for Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2015 and 2016 and for Kings XI Punjab in 2017 Four years ago when Australia was routed by eventual champions England in the semifinals of this tournament, Warner failed with the bat, as did Maxwell. Player of the match Travis Head: "Not in a million years did I think that would happen [being man of the match today and in the World Test Championship final]. What an amazing day. I'm just thrilled to be a part of it. Will Mumbai make it six? And new beginnings for Smith Steve Smith captained Rajasthan Royals in 2020 but was released by the franchise for 2021 Things were bleak and the criticism that this team was full of "hit-out or get-out" types was very much real.

Australia captain Pat Cummins: "We saved our best for last and a couple of big-match players stood up and we're pretty chuffed.

The notion that it gave hope for the World Cup was almost immediately snuffed out as India, then South Africa, comfortably handled Australia in their opening two World Cup matches to leave the eventual champions 0-2 for the tournament. A weak captain would make a decision that, if it goes wrong and you lose, it makes you look less bad. But he made a really brave decision and the right decision.

They're a top side at the top of their game. so at the halfway stage, with 400 on the board, it was naturally going to be tough.Their campaign hit serious jitters early on with defeats in their opening two games, first by India and then South Africa, but they have won the title with nine consecutive victories, beating every team in the tournament in a row. England's world number one-ranked T20 batsman Dawid Malan will also turn out for Punjab, alongside international team-mate Chris Jordan. Australia captain Pat Cummins: "We saved our best for last and a couple of big-match players stood up and we're pretty chuffed."