Delhi Capitals, who will be playing at the Arun Jaitley Stadium for the first time this IPL season, made two changes to the side, while Sunrsiers Hyderabad are playing same XI.
CRICKET | The host, which relies on its batting, will once again look to the in-form opening pair of Narine and Salt to get runs in a rush
Dinesh Karthik was also part of the last edition of the T20I World Cup in Australia in 2022, which was also his last appearance for Team India.
Narine has taken 170 wickets in his IPL career and has also scored 1322 runs so far, including a century, from 168 matches he has played in the League.
Besides the knee issue, Dhoni is also at a stage where he is looking to give the youngsters a chance to prove their mettle.
Former champion Gujrat Titans are languishing at eighth position while Punjab Kings are struggling at the ninth place.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru pursuit of a maiden IPL title has once again hit a roadblock following six losses in seven matches.
Hailing Dhoni, Fleming said, “It’s inspirational, isn’t it? His batting this year even in training has been very crisp. The team isn’t surprised with what he is doing because his skill le...
Lucknow Super Giants skipper K.L. Rahul and his Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad were fined as their teams maintained a slow over rate
Rocky's short arm pull and hook shots revived in the eyes of many cricket lovers, the memory of Andrew taking down Brett Lee's fiery pace during Ashes 2005, which England had won
RCB launched the Lake Improvement Works Project in October 2023 as part of the "RCB Go Green Initiative"
Bumrah was matchless in the game in Mullanpur on Thursday, taking the wickets of opener Sam Curran, Rilee Rossouw and the dangerous Shashank Singh to help MI win by nine runs
Ashutosh credited former India player and coach Sanjay Bangar, head of cricket development at PBKS, for his improvement this season
CSK had to wait until the last ball of the 15th over for a breakthrough, which was provided by Mustafizur Rahman, as de Kock tried a ramp shot and was caught behind
Punjab Kings’ Ashutosh Sharma impresses with bat, praised by Hardik Pandya and Sam Curran, despite team’s struggles in IPL.
Mumbai Indians, thanks to Suryakumar Yadav's blazing 78 off 53 deliveries, posted a competitive 192/7 and then dismissed PBKS.
Conway's unavailability for the season was confirmed even before the tournament started last month
Pant grabbed two catches, effected a stumping and then played a 16-run cameo in Delhi Capitals' six-wicket triumph over Gujarat Titans
In a drive to raise awareness about cancer and thalassemia, BCCI secretary Jay Shah welcomed the "special invitees", including blood donors and blood donation camp organizers
"I genuinely feel that it is going to hold back (development of India all-rounders)," Rohit didn't mince words while speaking to Michael Vaughan and Adam Gilchrist's YouTube show 'Club Prairie Fi...
Hardik’s men eke out a nine-run win after Ashutosh, Harpreet Brar raise the host’s hopes with a late surge; Shashank does his bit again; Suryakumar conjures up some innovative shots for the v...
India and Pakistan have not played bilateral cricket ever since the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks in which over 150 people were killed
Joshi also said it's high time the top-order batters find their groove and lift the team that is struggling at the seventh place with just two wins and four losses
Mukesh Kumar was the most successful bowler for DC with figures of 3/14, while there were two wickets apiece for Ishant Sharma (2/8) and Tristan Stubbs (2/11)
While an FIR was lodged against both individuals in Jaipur, the case in Mumbai ended up being a possible case of mistaken identity
The Australian, who has been struggling for form in IPL 2024, says he wanted to give himself a mental and physical break; adds that he would like to comeback and contribute for RCB
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Occasionally a line emerges that causes the kind of surprise a maiden over might.
As it turns out, Maxwell, who has struggled with his form, requested the RCB team management to give him a “mental and physical break”.
Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting said that IPL will be won by the side that is most willing to take on the bowling in such belligerent fashion.
The visiting team’s opener nails an improbable chase, off the last ball, with 38 needed off 15 deliveries and two wickets standing; heartbreak for Knight Riders as Narine’s blazing century go...
Recovering from the horrific accident, Ricky Ponting feels that Rishabh Pant had made an impact an is left with no doubt about who should board the plane to New York at the end of IPL
Head, whose 39-ball 100 led SRH to a record-setting 287/3 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on April 15, underscored that approach with a fifty inside the Power Play.
Gujarat Titans have not been able to play like a well-oiled machine though they still have time to fix the flaws while Delhi Capitals have struggled to assemble their playing eleven due to form a...
I felt like I wasn’t contributing with the bat, and with the results and the position we find ourselves on the table, Australia’s Glenn Maxwell, who plays for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru,...
'The Universal' machine, used in Dharamshala for the hybrid pitch, will be taken to Ahmedabad and Mumbai to create further such pitches
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Former India captain predicts a difficult road ahead for Royal Challengers Bengaluru; bats for the inclusion of Kohli and Chahal in India’s T20 World Cup squad
Parag has been one of this IPL’s brightest stars. He has hit 284 runs at an average of 71 and a strike-rate of 155.19.
Shardul conceded just two runs in the 14th over, Deshpande followed it up with one that gave away just three runs and picked a wicket
Derek Underwood was highly regarded by his contemporaries because of his pin-point accuracy, something which made him 'Deadly' on uncovered pitches of the 60s and 70s.
Travis Head’s hundred propelled Sunrisers Hyderabad to 287; Dinesh Karthik’s 83 went in vain for Royal Challengers Bengaluru, which made 262 while chasing
Michel Slater is facing a total of 19 charges on the alleged offences at the Sunshine Coast on various dates between December 5 last year and April 12.
Mumbai Indians used as many as seven bowling options but did not continue with their spinners after the eighth over.
Hardik Pandya finished with figures of 2 for 43 from his three overs and also had a tough time with the bat, managing a mere two runs off six balls at a crucial juncture of the game.
Sunil Narine, who is one month shy of turning 36, had played a pivotal role in KKR's twin triumphs under former skipper Gautam Gambhir in 2012 and 2014.
Starc, the IPL's highest buy at a whopping ₹24.75 crore, came up with his best show this season, claiming 3/28 against Lucknow Super Giants
LSG went down by eight wickets against the Kolkata Knight Riders in Kolkata, as the side is now placed fifth on the points table with six points from as many matches
Brilliant half-centuries by Ruturaj Gaikwad and Shivam Dube, a vintage M.S. Dhoni cameo and a four-wicket haul from Matheesha Pathirana helped CSK script a victory in a high-scoring game
Kolkata Knight Riders posted a comprehensive eight-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants.
Travis Head showed his adaptive skills while playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the ongoing IPL.
The Royal Challengers have players of repute and elite coaches with lofty pedigree but none of their plans have worked so far, evidenced by the team’s 10th place in the standings
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MI and CSK will battle in a high-stakes ‘El Clasico’ of the IPL at Wankhede Stadium on April 14
The Rajasthan side makes heavy weather of a modest chase, but the West Indian’s 10-ball 27 seals the deal with a ball to spare; the visitors, led by Maharaj, restrict Kings to 147
The 24-year-old Airee remained unbeaten on a 21-ball 64 that included three fours and seven sixes at a monstrous strike rate 304.76.
Dhoni returns to the hallowed turf of Wankhede for the first time ever as a non-captain of the CSK, potentially in his last IPL season.
In the points tally, nothing separates the two teams, both of whom have secured three wins each, and lost their respective last-round matches.
Southee is one of modern cricket’s most successful seam-and-swing bowlers, with more than 750 international wickets. In this conversation, he talks about India’s latest 150 kmph quick, the st...
The players have been selected across age categories, including u-19, u-23, and Ranji Trophy; the players will be accompanied by six support staff members
Rajasthan Royals (RR) spinner Keshav Maharaj said Jos Buttler’s inputs have been significant in their team winning four out of its five matches
The usage of sporting jargon by a usually bubbly and chirpy Kishan may surprise a few but his onslaught against a toothless RCB attack was on the expected lines.
Fraser-McGurk (55 off 35 balls) and skipper Rishabh Pant (41) struck a 77-run partnership to take the match away from the hosts and secure DC’s second win of the season
The 36-year-old Rohit Sharma was part of India's 2007 T20 World Cup victory, but he counts the 50-over showpiece as the real stuff.
The 25-year-old was not considered for any of the subsequent national assignments, and India head coach Rahul Dravid had underscored the need for Kishan to play domestic cricket to make his comeb...
Rajasthan Royals will be looking for an improvement in the strategising and execution part against the Punjab Kings.
It took 12 balls, a lucky boundary and some good running for East to seal a too-close-for-comfort one-wicket win after three gruelling days in the sun.
Mumbai Indians made one change while Royal Challengers Bengaluru rung in three changes to its playing XI
Lucknow Super Giants sit at the third spot while Delhi Capitals are languishing at the bottom of the table.
This will be 24-year-old Saurashtra wicket-keeper batter's first stint in the IPL
Hardik, Krunal and Vaibhav Pandya co-own a polymer business in Mumbai, through which Vaibhav cheated the cricketers of profits
The Royals' four-match winning streak was broken Gujarat Titans, who won the match by three wickets in a last-ball thriller.
"I had to take one step at a time, follow the small things and here I am, really happy to be on the ground. It is great to be back. Nothing beats the feeling of coming back to Wankhede," said Sur...
Dhawan lamented that batting let them down and batters did not do well in the first six overs as they lost 3 wickets which "cost us in the end"
Saying that his middle-order role “is to take the game as deep as possible,” Shashank added that he and Ashutosh had belief instilled in them from batting in similar match scenarios
Alabaster is considered to be one of the best spinners to hail from New Zealand. From 1955 to 1972, he featured in 21 Tests and claimed 49 wickets
Sanju Samson (68 not out off 38) and Riyan Parag (76 off 48) continued their red hot form in the competition with disdainful half-centuries as Rajasthan Roylals reached 196 for three after being ...
Two things have to be done right for a team to win the IPL or indeed the World T20 — getting the selection right and ignoring advice from the past
The ‘spin to choke the opposition’ template, which was used by Jadeja and Theekshana to stifle Knight Riders on Monday, was just what the doctor ordered as the defending champion tasted victo...
RR will miss out on the services of Sandeep Sharma, who according to Penney, is recovering and ‘could be available for selection’ from the next game.
Palakkad and Malappuram restrict their A-Division League to 30 overs
Chasing 183 for a win, Punjab could only manage 180 for 6 with Shashank Singh top-scoring with 46 not out off 25 balls
The double international from New Zealand, whose desire is to win a World Cup, says she couldn’t take her eye off the television when the two were in action; she is excited to see cricket’s i...
Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson has been leading Rajasthan Royals from the front, scoring 178 runs from four games including two fifties.
Chennai Super Kings’ Ruturaj Gaikwad, who led from the front in the win against KKR on April 8 night, was stunningly appointed CSK captain a day before the IPL opener on March 22
Jadeja became just the fifth player to complete 100 catches as a fielder in IPL history
Paris authorities are in a race against time to clean up the Seine before the start of the Olympics on July 26
Explosive left-hand batter Rinku has presented a strong case to be India's squad for the T20 World Cup in the USA and Caribbean
All of them will be hoping for Bumrah to keep going in the same vein in the coming ahead, as MI is scheduled to face Royal Challengers Bangalore (Thursday) and Chennai Super Kings (Sunday) at hom...
Sunrisers Hyderabad bowling coach James Franklin on April 8 confirmed that Klaasen does play golf.
All six boys — Aradhya Kshitij, Samarth Sahita, V. Thirumurugan, Ranvir Singh, Kanishk Kathuria and Prateek Sheoran — played matches as part of the selection process.
Nagal is also the first Indian to win an ATP Masters 1000 match on clay since the series began in 1990.
Jadeja’s three quick strikes peg Knight Riders back after a positive start as the Kolkata side stutters to 137 for nine; Deshpande and Mustafizur among the wickets too; Ruturaj’s unbeaten hal...
Chennai Super Kings are positioned number 4 in the points table; while Kolkata Knight Riders are at second position.
Both SRH and PBKS have two wins and two losses from their four matches to be tied with two other teams in the middle with four points and they will be desperate to break out of the mid-table logj...
Mayank Yadav came to bowl in the fourth over of Titans' chase of 164, but he could clock in excess of 140 kmph only twice in the over before walking off the field with the LSG physio
Since making his international debut in 2021, the 30-year-old Williams has represented South Africa in two Tests, four ODIs and 11 T20 Internationals. He has joined Delhi Capitals at his base pri...