File photo of Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma. New Delhi: Mumbai Indians became the second team to crash out of the Indian Premier League after losing to Royal Challengers Bengaluru in a last-over thriller on Sunday. The result means the mighty MI unit will go without silverware for a sixth consecutive season — the longest…
Ruturaj Gaikwad and Sanju Samson (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Sanju Samson has finally addressed the growing chatter around his long-term role at Chennai Super Kings, making it clear that he is fully committed to playing under skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad despite speculation linking him to a future captaincy role at the franchise.One of the biggest trades…
RCB players after their win over MI in Raipur. (Pic credit: IPL) The IPL 2026 playoff race is getting more intriguing with each passing day. After 54 of the 70 league matches were completed last week, two teams — five-time champions Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants — were eliminated on the same day, Sunday,…
Australia’s Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc celebrate (PTI Photo/ Manvender Vashist Lav) Australia have decided to rest their top fast bowlers Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood for the upcoming white-ball tour of Pakistan and Bangladesh. The selectors instead picked several young and less experienced players as the team continues preparing for…
Delhi Capitals players (Pic credit: IPL) DHARAMSHALA: Delhi Capitals assistant coach Ian Bell admitted the franchise has paid the price for inconsistency this season, but insisted the players remain motivated to finish strongly despite their playoff hopes being next to impossible. Speaking in Dharamshala on the eve of DC’s IPL clash against Punjab Kings, Bell…
Krunal Pandya (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru pulled off a thrilling two-wicket win over Mumbai Indians in IPL 2026, chasing 167 on the final ball in Raipur. The star of the chase was Krunal Pandya, who scored a fighting 73 off 46 balls despite struggling badly with cramps during his innings. RCB were in…
Chennai Super Kings’ Urvil Patel (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: First ball: single. Next eight balls: six sixes, 41 runs, and IPL history rewritten. On a Sunday night at Chepauk, there was no easing into the innings for Urvil Patel, only immediate destruction.With Chennai Super Kings chasing 204 against Lucknow Super Giants in their IPL 2026…
Virat Kohli spotted watching Urvil Patel’s record-breaking blitz Virat Kohli appeared completely locked into Urvil Patel’s breathtaking innings for Chennai Super Kings against Lucknow Super Giants on Sunday, with a clip from broadcaster Star Sports showing the RCB superstar watching the carnage unfold from the dugout ahead of Bengaluru’s clash against Mumbai Indians in Raipur….
Urvil Patel (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Chennai Super Kings batter Urvil Patel produced a breathtaking display of power-hitting as he smashed a 13-ball half-century against Lucknow Super Giants in their IPL 2026 clash at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday.With that explosive knock, Urvil equalled the record for the fastest fifty in…
Chennai Super Kings (LSG) registered their third straight win in IPL 2026 after defeating Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) by five wickets at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday, with Urvil Patel leading the chase through a 23-ball 65.Urvil’s innings included the joint-fastest fifty in IPL history, as he reached the landmark in just…
