Match details Chennai Super Kings (Fifth – P8, W4, L4) vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (Third – P8, W5, L3) Chennai, 7.30pm (2pm GMT) Big picture Chennai Super Kings started a run of three home games on the trot with a defeat against Lucknow Super Giants, and having lost the reverse fixture […]
2024
Black or red – what will LSG serve up for Royals?
Match details Lucknow Super Giants (Fourth – P8, W5, L3) vs Rajasthan Royals (First – P8, W7, L1)Lucknow, 7.30pm (2pm GMT) Big picture Form is a fickle thing in T20, but if there’s such a thing, LSG and RR are the two form teams of IPL 2024, the only two […]
Pant vs Bumrah in focus as MI arrive in Delhi for Capitals challenge
Delhi Capitals (DC; 6th place) vs Mumbai Indians (MI; 8th place) Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, 7:30pm IST (2pm GMT) Big picture – Pant vs Bumrah With 342 runs in nine outings, Pant has already crossed his run-tally from the last time he played in the IPL in 2022. He is […]
Do Punjab Kings have the batting muscle to match KKR at Eden Gardens?
Match details Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR; 2nd place) vs Punjab Kings (PBKS; 9th place)Eden Gardens, Kolkata, 7:30pm IST (2pm GMT) Big picture – Best bowling side at batters’ paradise Punjab Kings (PBKS) have many issues to solve, but despite IPL 2024 being dominated by batters, bowling is not one of […]
Rock-bottom RCB brace for more SRH fireworks in Hyderabad
Match details Sunrisers Hyderabad (3rd) vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (10th) Hyderabad, 1930 IST (1400 GMT) Big picture – Can RCB out-SRH SRH? There were doubts about the Sunrisers Hyderabad bowlers being able to support their star batting line-up. There have been a few noteworthy performances, even though their bowlers have […]
Titans in need of batting boost against hot-and-cold Capitals
Match Details Delhi Capitals (eighth) vs Gujarat Titans (sixth)New Delhi, 1930 IST (1400 GMT) Big picture – Axar, Kuldeep vs Rashid, Noor There’s only so much wriggle room in the mid-table, with Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Titans desperately needing winning momentum in the second half of the league phase. The […]
High-flying Royals look to end Jaipur leg on winning note
Match details Rajasthan Royals (P7 W6 L1; 1st) vs Mumbai Indians (P7 W3 L4; 6th) Jaipur, 1930 IST (2pm GMT) Big picture – Mumbai bowlers need to chip in After losing three games in a row, Mumbai Indians bounced back with three wins in their next four matches. However come […]
RCB have Narine to tackle, again, with their campaign starting to go belly-up
Match details Kolkata Knight Riders (2nd; W4, L2) vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (10th; W1, L6)Kolkata, 1530 IST (1000 GMT) Big picture – Narine vs RCB With five defeats in a row, and just two points from seven games, RCB are fighting for survival. They are at the bottom of the […]
Clash of misfiring top orders as Titans and Kings seek crucial points
Match details Punjab Kings (P7 W2 L5; 9th) vs Gujarat Titans (P7 W3 L4; 8th)Mullanpur, 7.30pm IST (2pm GMT) Big picture – Top-order troubles In an IPL season where batting has reached new heights, both Punjab Kings and Gujarat Titans are circling the drain, their top-order performances in particular letting […]
Record-breaking Sunrisers seek to spoil Capitals’ homecoming
Match details Delhi Capitals (P7 W3 L4 6th) vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (P6 W4 L2 4th)New Delhi, 7.30pm IST (2pm GMT) Big picture – Delhi Capitals’ homecoming After setting up base in Visakhapatnam for the first half of the season, Delhi Capitals are back in the national capital for their first […]