Match details Gujarat Titans (GT) vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)Ahmedabad, 1530 IST (1000 GMT) Big picture A plethora of subplots from outside the cricket field may have helped Gujarat Titans lift themselves to a come-from-behind win against Mumbai Indians in their season opener, but a 63-run defeat away against Chennai Super […]
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Klaasen gears up for battle against Bumrah as Sunrisers and Mumbai aim for first points
Match details Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) vs Mumbai Indians (MI)Hyderabad, 1930 IST (1400 GMT) Big picture – Bumrah vs Klaasen Over the last couple of years, Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Heinrich Klaasen has developed into one of the most fearsome hitters in T20 cricket. He was their top-scorer in IPL 2023 – 448 […]
Iyer’s return, Cummins vs Starc the subplots as KKR take on SRH
Match details Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)Kolkata, 1930 IST (1400 GMT) Big picture – Cummins vs Starc In December, Pat Cummins became the most expensive player at an IPL auction when SRH bought him for INR 20.5 crore (US$2.47 million approx.). But the record did not survive […]
Mumbai Indians return to their fortress for a must-win match against Sunrisers
Big picture: Mumbai gunning for final playoff spot Mumbai Indians slipped up in their previous match in Lucknow and face a crunch game against Sunrisers Hyderabad to make a late dash into the playoffs. The good news for them is that they are back at home for their last league […]
RCB eye smooth passage to playoffs as they face ousted SRH
Big Picture On Sunday, Royal Challengers Bangalore shook up the standings by crushing Rajasthan Rajasthan Royals by 112 runs. The victory vaulted their net run rate from the depths of -0.344 to a much-safer 0.166. From hell to heaven. They are currently fifth with 12 points – best placed among […]
Titans a win away from playoffs berth, SRH hanging by a thread
Big picture: Gujarat Titans and Sunrisers Hyderabad at opposite ends Monday evening in Ahmedabad could see one team make the playoffs in successive years since it started playing in the IPL, and the other fall short of it for the third time in a row. If Gujarat Titans win, they […]
Sunrisers in must-win territory; Super Giants’ margin for error fast closing
Big Picture: Four games in eight days for Sunrisers The IPL is all about momentum in the back-half, something Lucknow Super Giants haven’t had. They last won more than two weeks ago, and have since grappled with their captain’s exit, and juggling their overseas combinations under a new stand-in. Two […]
Knight Riders and Sunrisers look to keep their playoffs hopes alive
Big picture – Can Brook rekindle Eden memories? Two misfiring teams that currently make up the bottom half of the points table clash to keep their IPL campaigns alive. Kolkata Knight Riders need to win every game from here on to get to 16 points, which is generally considered a […]
Sunrisers Hyderabad brace for spin test in Chennai
Big picture: Can SRH score first win against CSK at home? Sunrisers Hyderabad have not yet beaten Chennai Super Kings at home. They’ve played only three matches against CSK in Chennai, but visiting teams have always struggled for success at Chepauk, where Super Kings have won 19 of their last […]
Sunrisers and Mumbai look to ride on their momentum and enter the top half
Big picture: A winning streak will stop One of these teams will have its winning momentum snapped, the other will take its winning streak to three matches when Sunrisers Hyderabad host Mumbai Indians in Hyderabad. They both made identical starts to the season with two successive defeats before bouncing back […]