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Cummins, Starc and Hazlewood set to skip Pakistan tour as Australia confirm three ODIs from May 30

Australia’s three-match ODI series in Pakistan opens on May 30, but Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood are almost certain to skip it as th...

May 8, 2026

Babar Azam ruled out of first Bangladesh Test as Pakistan hand debuts to Awais and Fazal

Pakistan’s former captain Babar Azam has been ruled out of the first Test against Bangladesh in Mirpur with a left knee injury, and Pakistan have hand...

May 8, 2026

DC and KKR meet at Jaitley with the playoff math closing in fast

Both Delhi and Kolkata head into Match 51 with playoff hopes tightening, but only one of them will leave Arun Jaitley Stadium tonight with a path that...

May 7, 2026

Marsh’s 49-ball century ends LSG’s losing streak as Rathi defends 20 against RCB

Mitchell Marsh hammered the fastest LSG hundred in IPL history and Rishabh Pant added a 10-ball cameo as Lucknow held off RCB by 9 runs (DLS) at Ekana...

May 7, 2026

Connolly’s record 107 not out lifts him past de Kock and Warner as Punjab slip again

Cooper Connolly became the youngest overseas IPL centurion at 22 years 257 days with an unbeaten 107 off 59 balls, but his maiden hundred was not enou...

May 7, 2026

Hardik out a week, Suryakumar pulled back for family as MI head to Raipur short of captains

Mumbai Indians fly to Raipur for Sunday’s clash with Royal Challengers Bengaluru without their captain or his designated stand-in, with Hardik Pandya...

May 7, 2026

Bottom-placed LSG hunt first home win as Patidar’s RCB roll into Ekana

Lucknow Super Giants meet third-placed Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Ekana on Thursday with no playoff math left to chase, only the search for a firs...

May 6, 2026

Klaasen and Kishan punish Punjab’s drops as SRH 235 sends them top at Uppal

Three dropped catches and a missed stumping turned Sunrisers Hyderabad’s evening into a 235-run blitz, and Cooper Connolly’s maiden century could not...

May 6, 2026

BCCI shifts the IPL 2026 final to Ahmedabad as Bengaluru loses hosting rights

The IPL 2026 playoffs schedule lands across three venues, with Dharamshala, New Chandigarh and the Narendra Modi Stadium taking the four matches. The...

May 6, 2026

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...