India, April 8 -- It was on March 23 that the newly-built Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium in Mullanpur hosted its first Indian Premier League (IPL) game that also gave the home team Punjab Kings a victorious start to their campaign. Sixteen days later, Mullanpur hosts its second game and PBKS' fifth this season. Both PBKS and Sunrisers Hyderabad are in the same position -- two wins in four games.

The young duo of Shashank Singh and Ashutosh Sharma, who won them the last game against all odds against Gujarat Titans, may have given PBKS a fresh lease of life. They look more positive now with young Indian talent holding the batting together. Skipper Shikhar Dhawan would also need to get his top order making their starts count. It's in the...