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DHARAMSHALA: Two weeks ago, Punjab Kings looked like the team nobody wanted to face. Six wins in seven matches the only blemish a washout had them perched atop the points table, a net run-rate to envy and a swagger that suggested the Playoffs were just a formality.Fast forward to now, and four straight defeats have dragged them to fourth place with 13 points from 11 games with a net run-rate of +0.428.The slide has been as sudden as it has been sloppy. A failure to defend 222 against Rajasthan Royals, followed by a careless batting display against Gujarat Titans where they scored just 163 and GT chased it down, then crumbling under Sunrisers Hyderabads massive score of 235, and now the latest heartbreak: a three-wicket loss to Delhi Capitals in Dharamshala even after scoring 210 on a seaming wicket.What looked like a procession to Qualifier 1 now demands perfection in the final three games against Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at home in Dharamshala, then Lucknow Super Giants away.Captain Shreyas Iyer didnt mince words after the DC defeat. I wouldnt have to beat around the bush, he said. I would say fielding and bowling once again let us down. 210 was 30 runs more on this wicket considering how the ball was seaming and there was variable bounce.And Iyer is right. Fielding has become Punjabs recurring nightmare. Theyve dropped 19 catches this season, the most by any team, including two more against DC on Monday. Across 11 games, their catch success rate sits at a dismal 71.43 percent the joint-worst with Chennai Super Kings.Spin-bowling coach Sairaj Bahutule acknowledged the rot after the game against Delhi. We are dropping catches at crucial times. We will definitely look into those areas and see how we can just turn it around for ourselves, he said. Making big changes in the side wont be the answer (to arrest the slide). Everyone has performed well in the tournament at some time or the other. We will get better.Bowling, too, has lost its bite. The Dharamshala game saw leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal IPLs highest wicket-taker being held back entirely for just the fourth time in his 185-match IPL career. Bahutule explained it as a tactical call on a seaming track. 131059339Iyer, on his part, added: The way the ball was seaming and helping seamers, I think if we could have executed our lines and lengths in a precise manner, we could have extracted wickets with the seamers only. But unfortunately, we didnt.Bahutule, however, isnt ready to press the panic button yet. We started really well and, yes, weve lost our last four games, but we are still in the hunt to qualify, he said. All we need to do is to just keep these (last four games) aside and move ahead and play the next three games to the best of our ability. Its a tournament of ups and downs, and we have to stay focused on the path ahead.Everybody is disappointed, but you really cant overthink or over-analyse too many things. Its very important to take the learnings from the losses and look at the positives. Well look at those strengths and move ahead to the next challenge, he added.

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Emma Raducanu is set to step up her preparations for the French Open after being handed a wildcard into next week's Strasbourg International.The 23-year-old has not played since her third-round defeat to Amanda Anisimova at Indian Wells in March.But the British No 1 is now poised to make her long-awaited return to the court at the WTA 500 event in Strasbourg, which begins on Sunday.The tournament represents Raducanu's final opportunity to gain valuable match practice before the French Open gets under way on May 24.TRENDINGStoriesVideosYour SayThe 23-year-old had been due to compete at the Italian Open earlier this month.However, she withdrew on health grounds as she continued to recover from a post-viral infection.Raducanu later made it clear that she would not rush back to competition until she felt "100 per cent ready".Her absence means she is likely to miss out on a seeded position at Roland Garros.Currently ranked world No 30, the 2021 US Open champion is expected to slip down the rankings following this week's tournaments in Rome and Paris.That could leave her vulnerable to a difficult draw in the second Grand Slam of the season.LATEST SPORTS NEWS:Adam Peaty to compete at Commonwealth Games under new name following Holly Ramsay weddingMiddlesbrough boss fights back tears as he blasts 'disgraceful' Southampton after play-off heartbreakBarcelona release statement after Real Madrid president accuses rivals of 'biggest scandal in football'Strasbourg has proved a useful stop for Raducanu in the past.She was also awarded a wildcard into the tournament last year and made an encouraging start by defeating Daria Kasatkina, then a top-20 player.Her run was ended in the following round by Danielle Collins.Raducanu has shown flashes of her best tennis in 2026 despite an interrupted schedule.She has won seven of her 14 matches so far this season, with her strongest display coming at the Transylvania Open in February.There, she put together an impressive run to the final after suffering a second-round exit at the Australian Open.Raducanu will enter the French Open hoping to summon the magic that made her a Grand Slam champion in 2021.That year, she upset the odds to win the US Open - with Leylah Fernandez beaten in the final.She has, however, been plagued by injury and inconsistency in the time since. Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter

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