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Sehwag and Tiwary turn on Iyer’s bowling calls as PBKS slip to a second straight loss

Former India stars Virender Sehwag and Manoj Tiwary have flagged Shreyas Iyer’s last-over choice and Yuzvendra Chahal’s underuse after Punjab Kings’ f...

May 6, 2026

SRH host PBKS at Uppal with both sides hunting an end to back-to-back stumbles

Punjab Kings still top the IPL 2026 table but have lost twice in a row. Sunrisers Hyderabad need a win to climb above them. The seeding race lands at...

May 5, 2026

India hold a 13-point lead at the top of the ICC Men’s T20I rankings after the May annual update

The ICC’s annual T20I team rankings update has left India clear at the top on 275 points, 13 ahead of England, with Australia, New Zealand, South Afri...

May 5, 2026

Samson’s 87 finishes it: CSK chase down DC at the Jaitley with 15 balls to spare

Sanju Samson’s unbeaten 87 from 52 balls eased Chennai Super Kings to an eight-wicket win over Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, after Noor...

May 5, 2026

Salt flies home for finger scans as RCB hope to have him back for the playoffs

Phil Salt has flown back to England for scans on the finger he hurt diving on April 18, leaving Royal Challengers Bengaluru without their first-choice...

May 5, 2026

Dhoni stays in Chennai for calf rehab as CSK travel to Delhi without him

MS Dhoni has not travelled to New Delhi for the IPL 2026 clash against Delhi Capitals on Tuesday, with bowling coach Eric Simons saying the wicketkeep...

May 5, 2026

DC and CSK meet at Arun Jaitley level on eight points as the playoff window narrows

KL Rahul’s Orange Cap form has kept Delhi in the conversation, and CSK’s run of late wins has rejoined them on points. With playoff slots tightening,...

May 4, 2026

Rohit and Rickelton blow LSG away in Mumbai’s record IPL chase at Wankhede

Mumbai Indians chased down 229 against Lucknow Super Giants at the Wankhede on Monday, sealed by a 143-run opening blitz from Rohit Sharma and Ryan Ri...

May 4, 2026

Mittal family land Rajasthan Royals in $1.65 billion takeover after Somani deal collapses

Steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal and Adar Poonawalla have agreed a $1.65 billion deal for the IPL franchise, with Mittal taking 75% and Poonawalla 18%. The...

$Ghosh’s IPL debut ends in a fracture as CSK lose a fourth player to injury$

May 4, 2026

Ghosh’s IPL debut ends in a fracture as CSK lose a fourth player to injury

Ramakrishna Ghosh is out of IPL 2026 with a fractured right foot, ending his Chennai Super Kings career one match in. He becomes the fourth CSK player...

May 4, 2026

Wooden-spoon shootout: MI host LSG at Wankhede with both teams’ IPL 2026 on the line

Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants meet at the Wankhede on Monday night with four points each, identical losing streaks, and the loser almost cer...

May 3, 2026

Hardie’s all-round final wins Babar his first PSL title as Peshawar Zalmi clinch their second

Aaron Hardie’s 4 for 27 and unbeaten 56 carried Peshawar Zalmi past debutants Hyderabad Kingsmen by five wickets at Gaddafi, ending a nine-year wait a...

May 3, 2026

Sundar’s six finishes it as Holder’s four-for sets up Gujarat’s third straight win

Gujarat Titans grind out a four-wicket win at the Narendra Modi Stadium, with Jason Holder’s four for 24 setting up the chase and Washington Sundar fi...

May 3, 2026

Peshawar Zalmi face debutant Hyderabad Kingsmen in PSL 2026 final at Gaddafi

Babar Azam’s table-topping side meet Marnus Labuschagne’s first-season Kingsmen in Lahore on Sunday night, with PSL 11’s most dominant attack squaring...

May 3, 2026

Spin twins seal it: KKR end SRH’s five-match streak with seven-wicket win at Uppal

Travis Head’s blitz had Hyderabad humming at 105 for two inside nine overs, then Varun Chakravarthy’s 3 for 36 triggered a 9-for-60 collapse, Sunil Na...

May 3, 2026

Kyle Jamieson handed demerit point for aggressive send-off to Sooryavanshi

The Delhi Capitals seamer accepted a Level 1 sanction in Jaipur, with Match Referee Rajeev Seth issuing a warning and one demerit point under Article...

May 3, 2026

Punjab head to Ahmedabad to bury this week’s loss as Gujarat hunt three in a row

Punjab Kings sit top with 13 points but suffered their first defeat of the season last week. Gujarat Titans have won two in a row. Match 46 at the Nar...

May 2, 2026

Cummins’ SRH host a resurgent KKR at Uppal with both sides on different curves

Pat Cummins’s third-placed SRH meet Ajinkya Rahane’s eighth-placed KKR in IPL 2026 match 45 at Hyderabad on Sunday, with the hosts riding five straigh...

May 2, 2026

Gaikwad and Kartik Sharma seal CSK’s eight-wicket double over Mumbai at Chepauk

Ruturaj Gaikwad’s 67 not out and Kartik Sharma’s reverse-lap finish steered Chennai Super Kings home with eight wickets to spare against Mumbai Indian...

May 2, 2026

Harmanpreet to lead, Mandhana deputy: India name 15 for Women’s T20 World Cup 2026

India have named their 15-member squad for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 in England, with Harmanpreet Kaur leading for the fifth time and Smriti...

May 2, 2026

Two weeks after his wedding, Josh Inglis joins LSG as Breetzke flies home

Australian wicketkeeper-batter Josh Inglis has formally joined Lucknow Super Giants’ squad for the rest of IPL 2026, with Matthew Breetzke flying back...

May 1, 2026

Five-time champions, both running out of road: CSK and MI meet at Chepauk with playoff lifelines fading

Match 44 of IPL 2026 brings CSK and Mumbai Indians together at the Chidambaram Stadium with one side on six points and the other on four. The loser wa...

May 1, 2026

Delhi Capitals chase 226 in Jaipur for biggest IPL win as Parag’s 90 goes to waste

Pathum Nissanka and KL Rahul put on 110 inside ten overs as Delhi Capitals chased down 226 with four balls to spare at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, sea...

May 1, 2026

India to name Women’s T20 World Cup squad on Saturday before England tour

Selection chair Amita Sharma’s panel meets at BCCI headquarters in Mumbai on Saturday to unveil the 15 names for England, with squads for the upcoming...