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Eight teams, four spots, ten days: how the IPL 2026 playoff race actually sits with two rounds left

May 15, 2026

Eight teams, four spots, ten days: how the IPL 2026 playoff race actually sits with two rounds left

LSG and MI are out, RCB and GT are on 16, SRH and PBKS are scrambling, and four more sides still believe. Here is the math of the last week of the IPL...

After 101, 57 and now 75 not out, Tilak Varma is the through-line MI can take from a broken IPL 2026

May 14, 2026

After 101, 57 and now 75 not out, Tilak Varma is the through-line MI can take from a broken IPL 2026

Mumbai Indians are out of IPL 2026 but Tilak Varma, at 23, is making the case that the franchise’s next batting era is already in his hands. The 101 n...

From back-to-back ducks to a record-setting 105: Kohli’s IPL 2026 reset in six days

May 14, 2026

From back-to-back ducks to a record-setting 105: Kohli’s IPL 2026 reset in six days

Two ducks in successive games against LSG and MI gave way to an unbeaten 105 against KKR, five major records and RCB back on top of the IPL 2026 table...

Sai Sudharsan is the fastest player to 2,000 IPL runs and still the most argued-about opener in the league

May 13, 2026

Sai Sudharsan is the fastest player to 2,000 IPL runs and still the most argued-about opener in the league

Three straight 500-run seasons, the fastest 2,000 IPL runs by innings and a strike-rate debate that refuses to die — the curious case of Gujarat’s Sai...

Washington Sundar’s 33-ball fifty hauls GT to the top of the IPL 2026 table

May 12, 2026

Washington Sundar’s 33-ball fifty hauls GT to the top of the IPL 2026 table

Sai Sudharsan got the headline and Kagiso Rabada the wickets, but Gujarat Titans only had a target to defend at the Modi because Washington Sundar wal...

From record chase to four straight losses: how PBKS’s IPL 2026 came unstuck

May 11, 2026

From record chase to four straight losses: how PBKS’s IPL 2026 came unstuck

Two weeks ago Punjab Kings were six from seven with a world-record T20 chase on the books. Four games on and they are still fourth, still in the playo...

MI and LSG out, eight in the chase: where the IPL 2026 playoff math lands after Sunday’s double-header

May 11, 2026

MI and LSG out, eight in the chase: where the IPL 2026 playoff math lands after Sunday’s double-header

Two teams went out across the May 10 double-header, four playoff spots remain, and the math now points at six teams who can still get to the 16-point...

Bhuvneshwar’s fourth 20-wicket IPL season puts him level with Bumrah and back in the India conversation

May 11, 2026

Bhuvneshwar’s fourth 20-wicket IPL season puts him level with Bumrah and back in the India conversation

Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s 4 for 23 against Mumbai Indians in Raipur on Sunday lifted him to 21 wickets for the season, his fourth IPL campaign with 20-plus...

Net run rate is about to pick the IPL 2026 top four, and RCB are sitting on the biggest cushion

May 10, 2026

Net run rate is about to pick the IPL 2026 top four, and RCB are sitting on the biggest cushion

Five teams are within four points of each other heading into the final 18 league fixtures of IPL 2026, and the table is now far more likely to be sett...

How the BCCI’s batting-friendly directive has redrawn home advantage in IPL 2026

May 8, 2026

How the BCCI’s batting-friendly directive has redrawn home advantage in IPL 2026

A board-controlled blueprint of uniform grass cover, minimal seam and spin, and 77-metre boundaries has put a central curator at every venue and erase...

Honey traps, hotel rooms and dugout access: inside BCCI’s IPL 2026 protocol crackdown

May 8, 2026

Honey traps, hotel rooms and dugout access: inside BCCI’s IPL 2026 protocol crackdown

The BCCI is readying an advisory to clean up unauthorised access in IPL 2026, with the Anti-Corruption Unit flagging unknown people in dugouts, team h...

Puducherry, then five Tests across India: Australia’s BGT 2027 prep starts in September

May 7, 2026

Puducherry, then five Tests across India: Australia’s BGT 2027 prep starts in September

Australia A’s two four-dayers and three ODIs in Puducherry between September 22 and October 11 are billed as a development tour, but the surfaces are...

Mullanpur and Dharamshala host the IPL 2026 playoffs, and Punjab Kings could play every game at home

May 7, 2026

Mullanpur and Dharamshala host the IPL 2026 playoffs, and Punjab Kings could play every game at home

The BCCI has split the IPL 2026 knockouts across Dharamshala, Mullanpur and Ahmedabad, handing the second-placed Punjab Kings a structural quirk: ever...

Klaasen takes the Orange Cap as Abhishek and Connolly redraw the IPL 2026 batting race

May 7, 2026

Klaasen takes the Orange Cap as Abhishek and Connolly redraw the IPL 2026 batting race

Heinrich Klaasen’s 69 off 43 against PBKS pushed him past Abhishek Sharma and KL Rahul to the top of the IPL 2026 run charts, while Cooper Connolly’s...

Akeal Hosein’s powerplay grip and Noor Ahmad’s middle-overs choke break Delhi at the Jaitley

May 6, 2026

Akeal Hosein’s powerplay grip and Noor Ahmad’s middle-overs choke break Delhi at the Jaitley

Sanju Samson’s 87 will headline the scorecards, but the chase was won earlier. Akeal Hosein and Noor Ahmad combined for 3 for 41 in seven overs and tu...

From Cameron Green to Nicholas Pooran, IPL 2026’s biggest investments have not paid off

May 2, 2026

From Cameron Green to Nicholas Pooran, IPL 2026’s biggest investments have not paid off

IPL 2026 has produced its share of auction-day losers. Cameron Green’s Rs 25.20 crore is yet to translate into a season at KKR, Nicholas Pooran’s Rs 2...

From a 14-crore reset to the Orange Cap: KL Rahul’s quiet IPL 2026 takeover

May 2, 2026

From a 14-crore reset to the Orange Cap: KL Rahul’s quiet IPL 2026 takeover

A 75 off 40 in Jaipur on Friday took KL Rahul from outside the top five to the top of the IPL 2026 Orange Cap standings, and Delhi Capitals’ opener ha...

Nine years on, Bhuvneshwar Kumar is leading the Purple Cap again

May 1, 2026

Nine years on, Bhuvneshwar Kumar is leading the Purple Cap again

A 36-year-old who hasn’t been the headline name in years is the most productive bowler in IPL 2026, and the longer story under the scorecard is RCB ge...

Six century stands and counting: how Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma have transformed Sunrisers Hyderabad’s IPL 2026

Apr 30, 2026

Six century stands and counting: how Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma have transformed Sunrisers Hyderabad’s IPL 2026

Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma added 129 in 8.4 overs at Wankhede on Wednesday for their sixth century opening stand together, equalling David Warner...

Ryan Rickelton’s 44-ball ton at Wankhede was the night Mumbai found their opener again

Apr 29, 2026

Ryan Rickelton’s 44-ball ton at Wankhede was the night Mumbai found their opener again

Ryan Rickelton’s IPL 2026 had been one big start, three little ones and a stretch on the bench. On Wednesday at the Wankhede he made the case, in a si...

From 1-3 to 6-3 in three weeks: how SRH turned IPL 2026 around

Apr 29, 2026

From 1-3 to 6-3 in three weeks: how SRH turned IPL 2026 around

Sunrisers Hyderabad lost three of their first four matches and the season looked over before April had really started. They are now third in the table...

69.21 per cent: how Indian batters have taken over IPL 2026

Apr 29, 2026

69.21 per cent: how Indian batters have taken over IPL 2026

After 38 matches of IPL 2026, Indian batters are taking up a bigger share of the runs scored than they ever have in this tournament, and the share tha...

Donovan Ferreira’s 26-ball 52 was the finisher knock Rajasthan have been waiting for

Apr 29, 2026

Donovan Ferreira’s 26-ball 52 was the finisher knock Rajasthan have been waiting for

Donovan Ferreira walked in at 151 for 4 chasing 223 at Mullanpur and finished with 52 not out off 26 balls to hand Punjab Kings their first defeat of...

9.68 runs an over and rising: IPL 2026 is the most explosive season the tournament has produced

Apr 28, 2026

9.68 runs an over and rising: IPL 2026 is the most explosive season the tournament has produced

Through the first 34 matches of IPL 2026, the overall scoring rate sits at 9.68. Twenty-seven scores of 200-plus. Top-three batters scoring at 164. Sp...

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