Lucknow Super Giants’ Mohammed Shami celebrates the wicket of Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Abhishek Sharma. (AP Photo) HYDERABAD: The pitch at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium has been a high-scoring one but on Sunday, Sunrisers Hyderabad struggled to get going in their five-wicket loss to Lucknow Super Giants.SRH assistant coach James Franklin said that they were…
Chennai Super Kings (ANI Photo) Chennai Super Kings’ poor start to IPL 2026 continued with a heavy defeat to Royal Challengers Bengaluru, and former star Ravichandran Ashwin did not hold back while reflecting on the team’s struggles and his own difficult final season. CSK slumped to their third straight loss after being outplayed at the…
Kolkata Knight Riders’ captain Ajinkya Rahane (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) With Kolkata Knight Riders enduring a tough start to IPL 2026, Ajinkya Rahane has found himself under increasing scrutiny following defeats to Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad. Rahane began the season on a positive note with a fluent 67 off 40 balls against Mumbai Indians, but…
Chennai Super Kings (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming remains optimistic about Dewald Brevis’ return, stressing that the team has taken a cautious approach to his recovery and is targeting his availability for the next game. Brevis has missed the first three matches of IPL 2026 due to a side strain,…
Gujarat Titans’ bowler Rashid Khan during a warm-up session. (ANI Photo) MUMBAI: Rashid Khan remains confident that Gujarat Titans will bounce back despite losing their first two matches of IPL-2026, even as the Afghanistan T20I captain admitted he is unsure about playing the one-off Test against India in June due to concerns over his back.Rashid,…
Shreyas Iyer and Ajinkya Rahane (Pic credit: IPL) KOLKATA: If momentum is crucial in sport, Punjab Kings will carry plenty of it into their clash against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens on Monday. Last season’s runners-up, who have opened their campaign with back-to-back wins, start as favourites against hosts KKR, still searching for their…
Rishabh Pant and Sanjiv Goenka (X) Former England captain Michael Vaughan has weighed in strongly on the growing scrutiny surrounding Lucknow Super Giants owner Sanjiv Goenka, cautioning that repeated on-field interactions with players could disrupt the team’s internal balance. The debate intensified after Lucknow’s defeat to Delhi Capitals, where Goenka was seen in a visibly…
Rishabh Pant and Tim David (ANI Photos) A high-octane Sunday double-header in the Indian Premier League delivered contrasting yet equally gripping contests, as Lucknow Super Giants edged past Sunrisers Hyderabad in a last-over thriller, while Royal Challengers Bengaluru produced a batting masterclass to outclass Chennai Super Kings. Shami, Pant script LSG’s nervy chase In Hyderabad,…
MS Dhoni (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: MS Dhoni remains the missing piece as Chennai Super Kings take (CSK) on Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in their much-anticipated IPL 2026 clash in Bengaluru. The high-voltage southern derby at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium is set to grab attention, but CSK are coping without their iconic leader yet again.While…
RCB vs CSK Live Score, IPL 2026: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will look to continue their strong title defence when they face a struggling Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in a high-stakes IPL 2026 clash at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. Coming off a dominant win against Sunrisers Hyderabad, RCB appear well-balanced and confident early in the…