Indian Premier League

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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

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...

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...

Apr 28, 2026

Punjab’s unbeaten run ends in Mullanpur as Sooryavanshi, Ferreira and Dubey blast Rajasthan home

Punjab Kings’ six-win start to IPL 2026 came undone at Mullanpur on Tuesday night, Rajasthan Royals chasing 223 with four balls and six wickets to spa...

Apr 28, 2026

Cramps, not a hamstring: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi cleared to face Punjab at Mullanpur

Rajasthan’s 15-year-old opener limped off in Jaipur on Saturday after his 36-ball 103, sparking a hamstring scare. Three days later, batting coach Vik...

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...

Apr 27, 2026

Six wins, one washout, and a captain who finally trusts his squad: Punjab Kings have built the IPL 2026 team of the season

Punjab Kings sit on top of IPL 2026 with six wins, one no result, and the highest net run rate in the league. After eighteen seasons of nearly always...

Apr 27, 2026

Dhoni’s calf goes again: another setback delays his CSK return after Chepauk loss to Gujarat

MS Dhoni was a notable absentee as Chennai Super Kings were beaten by eight wickets at Chepauk on Sunday, and head coach Stephen Fleming has now confi...

Apr 25, 2026

Rahul and Rana put on 220, the second-biggest stand in IPL history, and Kohli-de Villiers escape by nine

KL Rahul’s 152 not out and Nitish Rana’s 91 dragged Delhi Capitals to 264 for 2 against Punjab Kings, and the 220 they put on for the second wicket fe...

Apr 25, 2026

Sooryavanshi’s 36-ball century is wasted as Abhishek and Kishan chase 229 in Jaipur

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s 103 off 37 balls, the third-fastest century in IPL history, was undone in Jaipur as Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan put on 132...

Apr 25, 2026

First to 800: Virat Kohli’s IPL boundary count is now its own category

A drive off Kagiso Rabada that ran to long-on took Virat Kohli past 800 fours in the IPL on Friday night, the first batter to get there. Nobody else i...

Apr 24, 2026

A busted hamstring, a bad back, a groin strain: how injuries have quietly reshaped IPL 2026

Around 20 players have been ruled out or flagged as unavailable across the first month of IPL 2026, and the season has been shaped as much by what the...

Apr 24, 2026

Cummins back in India on Friday and set for Sunrisers’ trip to Jaipur against Rajasthan Royals

Pat Cummins cleared his fitness test in Australia this week and is flying back to rejoin Sunrisers Hyderabad on Friday evening, with head coach Daniel...

Apr 22, 2026

Rohit Sharma back in the nets but still not cleared as Mumbai Indians wait on their opener

Rohit Sharma has resumed batting drills at the Mumbai Indians camp and looks close to a return, but the medical team is yet to clear him from the hams...

Apr 22, 2026

Hooda, Vohra or a fresh face: the replacement call Chennai Super Kings have to get right

With Ayush Mhatre ruled out for the rest of IPL 2026, Chennai Super Kings are left with a hole at the top of the order and a shortlist of unsold aucti...

Apr 21, 2026

Ayush Mhatre ruled out of IPL 2026 with a hamstring tear as CSK lose their leading run-scorer

CSK’s 18-year-old opener Ayush Mhatre is out for the rest of IPL 2026 after tearing his left hamstring against Sunrisers Hyderabad, with Mike Hussey c...

Apr 19, 2026

Priyansh Arya’s 93 off 37 and a Connolly masterclass power PBKS to 254 and a 54-run win over LSG

A 182-run stand between Priyansh Arya and Cooper Connolly took Punjab Kings to 254 for seven at Mullanpur, leaving Lucknow Super Giants with an imposs...

Apr 18, 2026

SRH sign Gerald Coetzee for ₹2 crore after David Payne is ruled out of IPL 2026

Sunrisers Hyderabad have lost a second seamer to injury and turned to Gerald Coetzee, who joins for ₹2 crore and is expected to slot straight into the...

Apr 17, 2026

Vinod Kambli faces brain stroke risk as Sachin Tendulkar joins support group to fund treatment

A group of Vinod Kambli’s closest friends, Sachin Tendulkar among them, have set up a WhatsApp circle to raise money for the former India batter’s tre...

Apr 16, 2026

Khaleel Ahmed ruled out of IPL 2026 as CSK lose their left-arm spearhead

Chennai Super Kings have been dealt a serious blow with Khaleel Ahmed ruled out of the rest of IPL 2026 after scans revealed a Grade 2 quadricep tear...

Apr 16, 2026

Rajasthan Royals are wasting Vaibhav Sooryavanshi as an impact sub and the teenager knows it

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has been one of IPL 2026’s top run-scorers and the most destructive teenager the tournament has seen, yet Rajasthan Royals keep b...

Apr 16, 2026

Mumbai Indians host table-topping Punjab Kings at Wankhede with Rohit fitness a major worry

Mumbai Indians welcome Shreyas Iyer’s in-form Punjab Kings to the Wankhede on Thursday night, with Rohit Sharma’s hamstring injury leaving MI’s top or...

Apr 16, 2026

Kohli grabs the Orange Cap on his Impact Sub debut and reminds RCB what they have been missing

Virat Kohli came off the bench at Chinnaswamy on April 15, walked in during the powerplay and struck 49 off 34 balls. By the time RCB were done, he ha...

Apr 15, 2026

Mayank Yadav declared fit and ready to go as LSG weigh selection for RCB clash

LSG team director Tom Moody confirmed Mayank Yadav is match-ready after months of careful workload management, though the 23-year-old pacer’s inclusio...