Match details Royal Challengers Bengaluru (tenth, P10, W3, L7) vs Gujarat Titans (eighth, P10, W4, L6)Bengaluru, 1930 IST (1400 GMT) Big picture – Will Kohli boss Titans spinners again? Spin has been Virat Kohli’s nemesis in T20s for a few years now, but he produced a masterclass against one of […]
Indian Premier League
Cummins, Bhuvneshwar help SRH snatch thriller by one run
Sunrisers Hyderabad 201 for 3 (Nitish Kumar Reddy 76*, Head 58, Avesh 2-39) beat Rajasthan Royals 200 for 7 (Parag 77, Jaiswal 67) by one run Till the 19th over of the chase, the highest Rajasthan Royals let the asking rate rise to in a 202 chase was 10.88, which […]
Can KKR end their 12-year hoodoo at Wankhede?
Match details Mumbai Indians (ninth) vs Kolkata Knight Riders(second) Hyderabad, 1930 IST (1400 GMT) Big picture – Can Rohit Sharma get inspired by Sunil Narine? Unlike most other head-to-head clashes this IPL, Mumbai Indians (MI) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will face-off for the first time this season, and at […]
Brar and Chahar go into CSK’s den and spin them out
Punjab Kings 163 for 3 (Bairstow 46, Rossouw 43) beat Chennai Super Kings 162 for 7 (Gaikwad 62, Rahane 29, Chahar 2-16, Brar 2-17) by seven wickets Chennai Super Kings were left reeling at the Chepauk Stadium as Punjab Kings made it back-to-back wins with a comfortable seven-wicket victory to […]
SRH vs Royals – IPL’s best batting side vs IPL’s best bowling side
Match details Sunrisers Hyderabad (fifth) vs Rajasthan Royals (first)Hyderabad, 1930 IST (1400 GMT) Big picture – Best bowling team vs best batting team Rajasthan Royals have given up only one 200-plus total in a season where such totals are being scored every other day. Sunrisers Hyderabad have set and then […]
Stoinis and bowling pack lift LSG to third spot
Lucknow Super Giants 145 for 6 (Stoinis 62, Hardik 2-26) beat Mumbai Indians 144 for 7 (Wadhera 46, Mohsin 2-36) by four wickets Having lost more wickets (4) than they hit boundaries (3) in the powerplay, Mumbai Indians were always going to struggle. Four of the first six overs cost […]
Record-breaking Punjab Kings hope to conquer CSK and Chennai next
Match details Chennai Super Kings (third) vs Punjab Kings (eighth)Chennai, 1930 IST (1400 GMT) Big picture – Gaikwad’s new gear as CSK (almost) end home stretch The advantages of home comforts. The familiarity, the close circles, the minimal travel, the option of having everything around you. CSK will play their […]
Varun and Salt star in comprehensive KKR win
Kolkata Knight Riders 157 for 3 (Salt 68, Shreyas 33*, Venkatesh 26*, Axar 2-25) beat Delhi Capitals 153 for 9 (Kuldeep 35*, Pant 27, Varun 3-16, Harshit 2-28, Arora 2-29) by seven wickets Having just hosted a run-fest where 262 was chased down with eight balls to spare, Eden Gardens […]
LSG get Mayank boost while Mumbai look to keep their playoff hopes alive
Match details Lucknow Super Giants (fifth) vs Mumbai Indians (ninth)Lucknow, 1930 IST (1400 GMT) Big picture – MI let down by overseas seamers After two defeats in their last two games, MI’s playoff chances have nosedived, and if they lose on Tuesday, they will be in the same boat as […]
Ruturaj and Deshpande star as CSK hand SRH a thumping
Chennai Super Kings 212 for 3 (Gaikwad 98, Mitchell 52, Dube 39*) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad 134 (Markram 32, Deshpande 4-27) by 78 runs Call them conservative, but Chennai Super Kings successfully backed their method despite not being able to defend 210 in their previous home match against Lucknow Super Giants. […]