Namibia vs ScotlandBridgetown, 8pm local Big picture: Opportunity knocks after washout The magic number would appear to be 109, to judge by the two very contrasting clashes that have so far taken place in Group B of the T20 World Cup 2024. In Barbados on Sunday evening, Namibia grunted and […]
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Australia begin quest to unite silverware across all formats
Match details Australia vs OmanBarbados, 8.30pm local time Big Picture Australia dominated ICC events last year with the World Test Championship and ODI World Cup prizes. Now they begin their quest to be champions across all three formats. Could it be called the men’s cricket Grand Slam? Well, the 50-over […]
SRH bank on home advantage against deflated Titans
Match details Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Gujarat TitansHyderabad, 7.30pm IST (2pm GMT) Big picture: All eyes on Travishek once again In the heated race for the playoffs in which five teams – CSK, SRH, DC, RCB and LSG – are still fighting it out for the remaining two spots, SRH are […]
Stuttering Royals look to find their form and seal top-two spot
Match details Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab KingsGuwahati, 7.30pm IST (2pm GMT) Big picture: Who will replace Buttler for RR? From being fairly well-placed to top the points table, Rajasthan Royals now run the risk of slipping out of the top two after suffering three successive defeats at the pointy end […]
LSG in high-scoring Delhi for first of two must-win games
Match details Delhi Capitals (6th place) vs Lucknow Super Giants (7th place)Delhi, 7.30pm IST (2pm GMT) Big picture: LSG, DC or neither? Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants are in a tough spot ahead of their game on Tuesday. DC need to win big, and then hope an improbable sequence […]
Playoffs spot in the bag, it might be Gurbaz time for KKR against struggling Titans
Match details Gujarat Titans (8th; W5, L7) vs Kolkata Knight Riders (1st; W9, L3) Ahmedabad, 7.30pm IST (2pm GMT) Big picture – Rashid might be GT’s best hope It’s a quick turnaround for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), who on Saturday night confirmed a spot in the playoffs with a win […]
In-form RCB and Delhi Capitals meet with playoffs hopes on the line
Match details Royal Challengers Bengaluru (7th, P12, W5, L7) vs Delhi Capitals (5th, P12, W6, L6)Bengaluru, 7.30pm IST (2pm GMT) Big picture: Has the surge come too late for RCB and DC? RCB have won their last four games on the bounce, and Delhi Capitals have won three of their […]
Chennai Super Kings in tricky situation as they host well-rounded Rajasthan Royals
Chennai Super Kings (4th; W6, L6) vs Rajasthan Royals (2nd; W8, L3)Chennai, 3.30pm IST (10am GMT) Big picture: CSK in a spin Will this be MS Dhoni‘s final home game in the IPL? He played through a severe knee injury last year. He has been pushing through side strains and […]
Titans in last-chance saloon vs injury-ravaged CSK
Match details Gujarat Titans (10th; W4, L7) vs Chennai Super Kings (4th; W6, L5)Ahmedabad, 7.30pm IST (2pm GMT) Big picture Chennai Super Kings right now are Gujarat Titans from the start of the season. They have pretty much lost their entire pace attack, which has been crucial to their challenge […]
PBKS and RCB meet with playoff hopes hanging by a thread
Match details Punjab Kings (PBKS, eighth) vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB, seventh)Dharamsala, 7:30pm IST (2pm GMT) Big picture: RCB’s batting unit clicks into gear RCB in their first six matches and in their last five matches are two different teams. Their batters have flicked a switch ever since they lost […]