Hyderabad, May 19 Punjab Kings’ stand-in captain Jitesh Sharma won the toss and elected to bat against Sunrisers Hyderabad in their penultimate Indian Premier League contest, here on Sunday. While Punjab Kings are out of contention for making the IPL...
New Delhi, May 19 Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh named Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Kolkata Knight Riders as the two teams he feels will play the Indian Premier League (IPL) final. After enduring a month full of defeats in April,...
Bengaluru, May 19 Yash Dayal couldn’t shake the haunting memory of Rinku Singh’s five consecutive sixes last year as MS Dhoni lofted his full-toss over the Chinnaswamy roof, before regaining his composure to complete the 20th over and clinch RCB’s...
Bengaluru, May 19 Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) continued their remarkable run by securing a spot in the IPL 2024 playoffs with a gripping 27-run victory over Chennai Super Kings (CSK). The match witnessed a heart-warming moment as RCB’s star batter...
Bengaluru, May 19 Chennai Super Kings (CSK) bowling consultant Eric Simons lavished praise on the franchise’s icon MS Dhoni and feels that speculating about the veteran’s future is “crazy”. CSK’s title defence ended after a 27-run loss to RCB on...
Bengaluru, May 18 Royal Challengers Bengaluru continued their fairytale run to grab the fourth and final playoffs berth with a 27-run victory over defending champions Chennai Super Kings in their must-win IPL league game here today. It was the sixth...
Bengaluru, May 18 Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated defending champions Chennai Super Kings by 27 runs to secure the fourth and final play-off spot in the Indian Premier League here on Saturday. Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad had...
Bengaluru, May 18 Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) star and Indian batting maestro Virat Kohli dropped a major hint on legendary wicketkeeper and batter Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s future plan, citing that Saturday’s game between RCB and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) might...
Bengaluru, May 18 Echoing India skipper Rohit Sharma’s sentiments, star batter Virat Kohli has criticised the Impact Player substitution rule and said it is “disrupting the balance” of the game. The mid-innings substitution rule, adopted in the previous edition of...
Guwahati, May 18 Rajasthan Royals will be desperate to snap their four-match losing streak and finish in the top two when they meet table toppers Kolkata Knight Riders in an important IPL game here on Sunday. Having secured the playoff...
Mumbai, May 18 Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya has been fined Rs 30 lakh and suspended from his team’s opening match of the next edition of IPL for slow over-rate offence for the third time in the competition. With Mumbai...
Mumbai, May 18 Rohit Sharma’s return to form might have come too late for Mumbai Indians but it augurs well for him and the Indian team heading into the T20 World Cup next month, feels the legendary Sunil Gavaskar. Following...
Mumbai, May 17 Lucknow Super Giants signed off from the IPL season with an 18-run win over Mumbai Indians. Mumbai Indians thus finish last. Aided by a 109-run partnership between skipper KL Rahul (55 off 41 balls) and Nicholas Pooran...
Bengaluru, May 17 Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s resurgent run will be up against the might of five-time champions Chennai Super Kings and the weather gods when the two sides clash in an epic do-or-die match to decide the fourth and final...
Mumbai, May 17 Rohit Sharma saved his best for the last but that wasn’t enough to stop another woeful chapter being added to Mumbai Indians’ already nightmare of an IPL season, which ended in a last-place finish following a disappointing...
Hyderabad, May 16 Sunrisers Hyderabad on Thursday qualified for the Indian Premier League play-offs after rain washed out their IPL match against Gujarat Titans here without a ball being bowled. SRH thus became the third team to make the cut...
Guwahati, May 15 Skipper Sam Curran played the lead act, taking two wickets and hitting a well-paced fifty, as Punjab Kings consigned Rajasthan Royals to a five-wicket defeat in their IPL match. The target was a mere 145, but Kings...
Guwahati, May 15 Skipper Sam Curran played the lead act hitting a well-paced fifty and taking two wickets, as Punjab Kings consigned Rajasthan Royals to a five-wicket defeat in their IPL match here on Wednesday. The target was a mere...
Guwahati, May 15 Punjab Kings restricted Rajasthan Royals to a meagre 144 for nine in an IPL match here on Wednesday. For Royals, local hero Riyan Parag scored 48 off 34 balls on a difficult track while Punjab skipper...
Hyderabad, May 15 Masters of their own fate right now despite being erratic, Sunrisers Hyderabad will hope their destructive batting line-up delivers when they take on Gujarat Titans in pursuit of a playoffs berth in the Indian Premier League here...
New Delhi, May 15 Delhi Capitals’ Director of Cricket Sourav Ganguly feels Rishabh Pant is an instinctive captain and his leadership skills will refine with time and experience. The dashing wicket-keeper batter returned to competitive cricket after a painstakingly long...
New Delhi, May 14 Delhi Capitals beat Lucknow Super Giants by 19 runs in the IPL here on Tuesday. DC posted 208 for four in their must-win game against LSG. Opener Abhishek Porel scored a 33-ball 58 at the top...
Ahmedabad, May 13 Gujarat Titans’ hopes of qualifying for the Indian Premier League playoffs was dashed today as rain washed out their must-win match against Kolkata Knight Riders without a ball being bowled. It meant KKR were assured of a...
Ahmedabad, May 13 Gujarat Titans’ hopes of qualifying for the Indian Premier League play-offs was dashed on Monday as rain washed out their must-win match against Kolkata Knight Riders here without a ball being bowled. It meant KKR were assured...
New Delhi, May 13 Lucknow Super Giants assistant coach Lance Klusener on Monday played down team owner Sanjiv Goenka’s public outburst on their skipper KL Rahul, terming it “storm in a tea cup” and said he didn’t find any issue...
Bengaluru, May 12 Royal Challengers Bengaluru bowled and fielded brilliantly to beat Delhi Capitals by 47 runs and keep their IPL playoffs hopes alive. Having managed 187/9 after a blazing half-century by in-form Rajat Patidar, RCB bowled out a lacklustre...
Chennai, May 12 Chennai Super Kings stayed in contention for a place in the IPL playoffs with a five-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals after pacer Simarjeet Singh exemplified the home team’s discipline with the ball with career-best figures of 3/26...
Chennai, May 12 Chennai Super Kings batting coach Michael Hussey on Sunday felt that the decision to give Ravindra Jadeja out for obstructing the field could have gone either way. Jadeja became the third batter in IPL history to be...
Bengaluru, May 12 Royal Challengers Bengaluru bowled and fielded brilliantly to beat Delhi Capitals by 47 runs here to keep their IPL play-off hopes alive here on Sunday. Having managed only 187 for 9 after a blazing half-century by in-form...
Chennai, May 12 Chennai Super Kings on Sunday clinched a five-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in a low-scoring thriller to brighten their IPL playoffs qualification chances here on Sunday. Chasing a modest 142 on a tricky surface, CSK made 145...