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With four wins in six matches, Delhi Daredevils are placed third and have the opportunity to climb further on Tuesday against Gujarat Lions in Rajkot

Gujarat Lions assistant coach Shitanshu Kotak said his team's middle order should have seen the chase of 155 through against Kings XI Punjab on a good pitch after a rare top-order failure

Gujarat Lions will play two matches in Kanpur as per the original IPL schedule after the fixtures were confirmed by IPL chairman Rajiv Shukla on Sunday.

Axar Patel took four wickets in five balls, including the first hat-trick of the season, to pave the way for Kings XI Punjab's -run win against table-toppers Gujarat Lions in Rajkot

The axe has fallen on David Miller after a prolonged lean spell, but Kings XI desperately need a turnaround soon, and it will have to begin against a rampaging Gujarat Lions on Sunday

Steven Smith interspersed an effective tap-and-run routine with creative big shots to direct Rising Pune Supergiants' batting effort against Gujarat Lions

Dwayne Smith and Brendon McCullum smashed 72 runs in the Powerplay to set up a thrilling last-ball win for Gujarat Lions over Rising Pune Supergiants

Table-toppers Gujarat Lions appear well stocked with their bevy of allrounders, while Rising Pune Supergiants are struggling for variety

Chris Morris hammered 82 not out off a mere 32 balls - the third fastest fifty in IPL - but he and Delh Daredevils fell short by one run

Two teams on the upswing - Delhi Daredevils and Gujarat Lions - look for a win to continue their momentum in the second half of the season

A round-up of all the news coming out of the IPL, on April 25, 2016

Gujarat Lions batsman Dwayne Smith said his team had backed itself to chase even a 200-plus total given that the Royal Challengers Bangalore's bowling line-up was "not that strong."

Virat Kohli's maiden T20 century lifted Royal Challengers Bangalore to 180 for 2 - a total he thought was well above par - but Gujarat Lions' batsmen banded together excellently to run it down

Royal Challengers Bangalore will look to build momentum when they run into Gujarat Lions on Sunday

A four-wicket haul from Bhuvneshwar Kumar and a half-century from David Warner paved the way for Sunrisers Hyderabad's second win, over Gujarat Lions in Rajkot

Stragglers Sunrisers Hyderabad will run into the in-form Gujarat Lions in Rajkot on Thursday

Aaron Finch overcame a bout of cramps to make an unbeaten 54-ball 67 as Gujarat Lions held their nerve to beat Mumbai Indians by three wickets in a last-ball thriller

Gujarat Lions, having clinched two wins in two matches, will aim to continue their winning momentum when they run into Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede on Saturday

Aaron Finch and Brendon McCullum pillaged 85 off 51 balls in a chase of 164, helping Gujarat Lions romp to a seven-wicket win against Rising Pune Supergiants in Rajkot

Both new franchises had an easy start to the IPL lives but one team will suffer its first loss as Gujarat Lions face off against Rising Pune Supergiants in Rajkot