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Delhi Capitals (DC) skipper Rishabh Pant will be playing his 100th Indian Premier League (IPL) match for the franchise when he takes to the field against Rajasthan Royals (RR) on Thursday, becoming the first player to do so for his team. The attacking left-handed batter has been loyal to the franchise since his IPL debut

The extraordinary capitulation of Mumbai Indians, under the leadership of Hardik Pandya, against SunRisers Hyderabad on Wednesday will be remembered for a long time. The SRH came out all guns blazing to smash 277/3 in 20 overs – the highest ever score in the IPL’s 17-year history – as MI bowlers looked absolute clueless. Though

Mumbai Indians on Wednesday got associated with a forgettable record in IPL history. The five-time champions got thrashed for 277/3 runs in 20 overs by SunRisers Hyderabad  – the highest ever total in the history of the IPL since 2008. Before this, Royal Challengers Bengaluru had scored 263/5 against Pune Warriors in 2013. On Wednesday,

Former India cricketer Manoj Tiwary expects Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya to be booed a “bit louder” when the team plays its first home IPL game here on April 1 but he feels that the flamboyant all-rounder has the temperament to deal with it. Pandya, who replaced Rohit Sharma as MI captain before the start

Chennai Super Kings batters dazzled before the bowlers ran riot to choke Gujarat Titans in a comprehensive 63-run victory in their second IPL match on Tuesday. Ruturaj Gaikwad‘s team has covered all its bases and it was evident as Rachin Ravindra prepared a platform with 20-ball-46 allowing Shivam Dube to unlock his beast mode with

Chennai Super Kings move up to the top spot in IPL 2024 points table© AFP Chennai Super Kings moved up to the top spot in the IPL 2024 points table after registering their second win of the competition. Shivam Dube and the fast bowlers produced commendable performances as the five-time champions defeated Gujarat Titans by

Harpreet Brar in press conference© BCCI/Sportzpics The Punjab Kings (PBKS) fought their hearts out but went down by four wickets against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Monday. RCB restricted the Punjab Kings to 176/6 before chasing down their target in 19.2 overs. However, Punjab Kings’ off-spinner Harpreet Brar shone

Royal Challengers Bangalore pacer Yash Dayal© BCCI Former Indian cricket team spinner Murali Kartik faced a lot of criticism on social media for his on-air comments on Royal Challengers Bengaluru pacer Yash Dayal during the IPL 2024 match against Punjab Kings on Monday. Dayal ended up conceding five sixes in five balls against Kolkata Knight

Shah Rukh Khan interrupted Andre Russell’s speech, only to give the KKR star a hug.© X (Twitter) Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner Shah Rukh Khan was in awe of star all-rounder Andre Russell after his match-winning cameo against SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in their IPL 2024 match on Saturday. Russell smashed an unbeaten 64 off just 25

Border-Gavaskar Trophy extended to 5 Tests© BCCI The latest edition of the marquee Border-Gavaskar Trophy was on Monday extended by a match with India and Australia set to play five Tests later this year for the first time since the 1991-92 season, announced the Cricket Australia (CA). The full schedule for the 2024-25 series is

An inexplicable batting strategy by Mumbai Indians at the death saw Shubman Gill make an auspicious debut as Gujarat Titans captain with a thrilling six-run victory in their opening IPL game in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Jasprit Bumrah (3/14) was at his absolute best in his first IPL game in two years, firing in his express

Ishan Kishan‘s horrible run of form continued as he was dismissed for a four-ball duck during Mumbai Indians’ IPL 2024 match against Gujarat Titans on Sunday. Kishan, who was snubbed from the BCCI central contracts list, has struggled to score runs in the past few matches and once again, he was not able to score

Former India opening batter Navjot Singh Sidhu has likened Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni to the “Rock of Gibraltar”. The 42-year-old will be taking part in his 17th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), starting March 22. Speaking on his longevity, Sidhu praised Dhoni for not ‘losing out’ despit lacking regular match practice.

Harshit Rana’s resilience in the final over and Andre Russel’s muscling fifty helped Kolkata Knight Riders survive Heinrich Klaasen’s six-hitting spree and score a thrilling four-run victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad in their IPL match on Saturday. Klaassen almost turned the match on its head with a 29-ball 63 in which he moussed eight sixes without

Michael Vaughan has backed Virat Kohli to be the leading run-scorer in IPL 2024.© BCCI Former England captain Michael Vaughan has backed Virat Kohli to be the leading run-scorer in the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), starting March 22. IPL 2024 marks the return of Virat Kohli on the cricket field after

Chennai was witness to yet another win of their favourite Chennai Super Kings against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Friday. This time it happened in the first match of the IPL 2024. For RCB, the positives were the performances of Dinesh Karthik and Anuj Rawat in the middle order. However, the top-order left a lot to

Mustafizur Rahman set it up with his bagful of cerebral variations before Ravindra Jadeja and Shivam Dube got the job done with their superlative finishing skills to script a comfortable six-wicket win for Chennai Super Kings over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL opener on Friday. CSK, who have not lost to RCB at home

Chennai Super Kings came out all guns blazing against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL 2024 opener on Friday. Left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman breathed fire as he broke the back of CSK with four wickets in his first two overs. He scalped Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar and Cameron Green. This is CSK’s