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Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], April 5 (ANI): Gujarat Titans batting coach Matthew Hayden urged his bowlers to be more consistent with their execution after a narrow six-run defeat to Rajasthan Royals in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 clash on Saturday. Chasing a daunting 211-run target, Gujarat Titans fell just short despite being well-placed for a large part of the innings, as accurate death bowling from Jofra Archer and Tushar Deshpande sealed a thrilling win for the Royals. A key con ...Read More >
Ahmedabad, April 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Gujarat Titans batting coach Matthew Hayden believes a sudden flurry of wickets turned a certain victory into a "heartbreaking" loss against the Rajasthan Royals. Chasing a target of 211, GT were well-placed at many points. After ten overs, they were 103 for 1. But then Ravi Bishnoi changed the game as the hosts went from 107 for 1 in the 11th over to 161/7 in the 15th. In the final few overs, Rashid Khan (24), who stepped in to lead the side after skipper Sh ...Read More >
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 continues to deliver high-octane drama, and the 9th match of the season at the Narendra Modi Stadium was no exception. On a humid Saturday night in Ahmedabad, the Rajasthan Royals (RR) managed to defend a formidable total against the Gujarat Titans (GT) in what will be remembered as a classic last-ball thriller. Despite a spirited chase led by Sai Sudharsan and a late-order cameo by Rashid Khan, it was a moment of pure athletic brilliance in the final over th ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 5 (ANI): Veteran Indian seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar is on the cusp of creating history in the Indian Premier League (IPL) as Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) prepare to take on Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in match 11 of the 2026 season at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday. According to ESPNcricinfo, the 36-year-old pacer needs just one wicket to become only the second bowler in IPL history, and the first fast bowler, to reach the landmark of 200 wickets. Notab ...Read More >
Brimming with confidence after a record chase to kick off their IPL campaign - a first in 14 years - Mumbai Indians have received another timely boost. Mitchell Santner has rejoined the squad after an extended personal break and looks set to walk back into the XI as MI face Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in the season's first afternoon fixture on Saturday (April 4). A 200-plus vs 200-plus game - on a ground with short boundaries - often offers little margin for the bowlers, and Delh ...Read More >
Suryakumar Yadav lauds Sameer Rizvi's explosive batting performance that changed the game, despite Mumbai Indians falling short of their expected score in the recent cricket match. IMAGE: Corbin Bosch celebrates the wicket of Sameer Rizvi. Photograph: BCCI Key Points Suryakumar Yadav acknowledges Mumbai Indians were 15-20 runs short despite a decent batting wicket. Sameer Rizvi's explosive innings of 90 off 51 balls as an impact substitute significantly impacted the game. Yadav admits Mumbai In ...Read More >
Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru will face arch-rivals Chennai Super Kings in their second league match of IPL 2026 on Sunday, April 5, in Bengaluru. After kicking off their IPL title defence with a dominating win by 6 wickets over Sunrisers Hyderabad in the first match of IPL 2026 on March 28, defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru will take on Chennai Super Kings in their second league match of the ongoing season on Sunday, April 5. The match between the two star-studd ...Read More >
Iyer suffered a hand injury during PBKS' first match of IPL 2026, which was played against Gujarat Titans in New Chandigarh on Tuesday. Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer suffered an injury during their first match of the IPL 2026 season, which was played against Gujarat Titans in New Chandigarh on Tuesday (March 31). Iyer was at the non-striker's end when a powerful shot by Cooper Connolly hit him on the hand. Iyer was in a lot of pain after that brutal hit, but he didn't leave the field, and a ...Read More >
AHMEDABAD: Rajasthan Royals held their nerve in a match that kept swinging until the last ball, using sharp deathovers bowling from Jofra Archer and Tushar Deshpande to beat Gujarat Titans by six runs at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Saturday.Chasing 211, Gujarat were still alive deep into the final overs, thanks largely to Sai Sudharsan having laid a strong platform with a fluent 73 off 44 balls. Rashid Khan and Kagiso Rabada refused to surrender at the end but with 15 needed off the last two ov ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals continued their impressive start to IPL 2026, registering their second consecutive wins on Saturday. Led by Riyan Parag, RR defeated Gujarat Titans, while Delhi Capitals got the better of five-time champions Mumbai Indians. The two teams now occupy the top two spots on the points table with four points each, separated only by net run rate.For Gujarat Titans, it was a second straight defeat in the tournament.How RR won:Rajasthan Royals held their ner ...Read More >
"He has foxed them into taking a review," Ravi Shastri praised Rohit's cunningness from the commentary box Rohit Sharma left the Delhi Capitals players baffled after he tricked the wicketkeeper KL Rahul and the skipper Axar Patel into wasting a review for a down-the-leg appeal, which he turned into a moment by walking a few steps towards the square leg. Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals clashed in their second match of the IPL season for the franchises. The Mumbai Indians were being led by the ...Read More >
NEW DELHI (AP) - Sameer Rizvi blew away Mumbai Indians with 90 runs off 51 balls to help set up Delhi Capitals' second win from two matches in the Indian Premier League on Saturday. The impact player followed his unbeaten 70 against Lucknow SuperGiants on Wednesday with seven sixes and seven boundaries in his highest IPL score. Delhi raced to 164-4 and a six-wicket win with 11 balls to spare in reply to Mumbai's 162-6 and a first loss in the young season for the five-time champion. In Saturda ...Read More >
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], April 5 (ANI): Rajasthan Royals (RR) skipper Riyan Parag lauded his teammates Jofra Archer, Tushar Deshpabde and Dhruv Jurel after the team secured a narrow six-run win over Gujarat Titans (GT) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) IPL 2026 clash on Saturday. The 2008 champions held their nerve to secure a thrilling victory over the Gujarat Titans. Despite a valiant effort from GT's Sai Sudharsan and a late surge from the Rashid Khan and Kagiso Rabada with the bat, R ...Read More >
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) pacer Nuwan Thushara has taken Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) to court after being denied a No Objection Certificate (NOC) to participate in the ongoing IPL 2026 season. The Sri Lankan fast bowler, who was signed by RCB, has filed a case in the Colombo District Court seeking an order directing SLC to grant him the clearance required to join the franchise. As per a report in News Wire, the matter is scheduled to be heard on April 9. The dispute arose after SLC refused ...Read More >
Ricky Ponting credits Punjab Kings' IPL success to their strategic focus on building the team around talented Indian players like Shreyas Iyer and Yuzvendra Chahal. IMAGE: Young opener Priyansh Arya gave Punjab Kings a solid start against Chennai Super Kings, blasting a 11-ball 39. Photograph: BCCI Key Points Ricky Ponting emphasises Punjab Kings' strategy to rebuild the team around high-quality Indian players. Punjab Kings retained Prabhsimran Singh and Shashank Singh, allowing them to strateg ...Read More >
Hyderabad, April 4: Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper Pat Cummins has flown back to Australia for a final scan on his injured back by Cricket Australia's medical team which will give clearance for his participation during the second phase of the ongoing Indian Premier League. According to a report in ESPN Cricinfo: " Cummins, who has been out of action since July, 2025 with just one Ashes Test appearance in between, has left the team's camp at IPL 2026 and returned home to have a final scan on his in ...Read More >
Hyderabad, April 4: Lucknow Super Giants will need to step up their batting as they seek their first win of the season against an explosive Sunrisers Hyderabad in a tricky away IPL clash, here on Sunday. SRH head into their first home game of the season brimming with confidence after rediscovering their batting mojo, hammering 226/8 to crush Kolkata Knight Riders by 65 runs at Eden Gardens. Returning to Uppal, where conditions are expected to favour strokeplay in an afternoon game, only adds t ...Read More >
Chennai, April 4: Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar believes five-time champions Chennai Super Kings' primary concern is their bowling, urging the side to address it to revive their campaign. CSK have lost their first two matches of the season, including a five-wicket defeat to Punjab Kings on Friday. "From what we've seen so far, CSK's biggest concern for the rest of the tournament will be their bowling. It means they may have to consistently score around 225â?"230 to give their bowlers a c ...Read More >
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], April 5 (ANI): After winning the Player of the Match award, leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi credited his preparation and team effort in the Rajasthan Royals' (RR) side's narrow six-run win over the Gujarat Titans (GT) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 match at the Narendra Modi Stadium. Bishnoi was the wrecker-in-chief as he claimed four wickets. Introduced as an Impact Player, Bishnoi tore through the GT middle order, finishing with remarkable figures of 4 for 41 in ...Read More >
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], April 5 (ANI): Rajasthan Royals (RR) skipper Riyan Parag lauded his teammates Jofra Archer, Tushar Deshpabde and Dhruv Jurel after the team secured a narrow six-run win over Gujarat Titans (GT) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) IPL 2026 clash on Saturday. The 2008 champions held their nerve to secure a thrilling victory over the Gujarat Titans. Despite a valiant effort from GT's Sai Sudharsan and a late surge from the Rashid Khan and Kagiso Rabada with the bat, R ...Read More >
Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming argues that the traditional finisher's role is fading in T20 cricket as teams adopt an aggressive batting approach from the very first ball. IMAGE: Opener Priyansh Arya gave Punjab Kings the early spark with a blistering 39 off 11 balls, including 3 fours and 4 sixes, against Chennai Super Kings in the IPL match in Chennai on Friday, as they chased down 210 easily. Photograph: ANI Key Points Stephen Fleming believes the traditional 'finisher' role is be ...Read More >
Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill has missed his first match in four years due to a muscle spasm. Only 2 players remain to have never missed a match for the Titans. Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill missed a match for the franchise for the first time in four years on Saturday (April 4). Rashid Khan stood in for Gill against the Rajasthan Royals and said that the regular skipper was suffering from a 'muscle spasm' and could be back soon. After Kolkata Knight Riders released him, the Titans ...Read More >
AHMEDABAD, India (AP) -- Medium-pacer Tushar Deshpande held his nerve bowling the last over to give Rajasthan Royals a thrilling six-run win against Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League on Saturday. Gujarat needed 11 runs from the final over and Deshpande conceded only four for Rajasthan's second win from two matches and top spot in the table on net run-rate from Delhi Capitals, who beat Mumbai Indians earlier. Rajasthan notched 210-6 thanks to Dhruv Jurel's 75 off 42 balls and Yashasvi ...Read More >
Ahmedabad: Tushar Deshpande bowled a magnificent final over by landing six consecutive deliveries on either blockhole or wide yorker length in an exhibition of high-class bowling as Rajasthan Royals (RR) edged out Gujarat Titans (GT) by six runs in an Indian Premier League (IPL) humdinger on Saturday, April 4. This was Royals' second successive win in the tournament, while the Ashish Nehra-coached GT team has now lost two matches in a row. Riding on half-centuries from Dhruv Jurel (75 off 42 b ...Read More >
AHMEDABAD, India (AP) -- Medium-pacer Tushar Deshpande held his nerve bowling the last over to give Rajasthan Royals a thrilling six-run win against Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League on Saturday. Gujarat needed 11 runs from the final over and Deshpande conceded only four for Rajasthan's second win from two matches and top spot in the table on net run-rate from Delhi Capitals, who beat Mumbai Indians earlier. Rajasthan notched 210-6 thanks to Dhruv Jurel's 75 off 42 balls and Yashasvi ...Read More >
Ashok Sharma: 154.2 kmph. From a debutant. In just his second IPL appearance. At the Narendra Modi Stadium. Indian cricket just found its next speed demon -- and nobody saw him coming. Every generation of Indian cricket fans has the same dream: a fast bowler who makes the speedometer scream past 150. Umran Malik gave us goosebumps. Mayank Yadav left us breathless. And now, in the middle of IPL 2026, a 23-year-old from Rajasthan named Ashok Sharma has announced himself to the world in the most s ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): Delhi Capitals (DC) pacer Mukesh Kumar on Saturday emphasised the importance of maintaining an attacking mindset while bowling in T20 cricket. Delhi Capitals registered a six-wicket win over Mumbai Indians at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here on Saturday, securing their second consecutive victory in the IPL 2026 season. Chasing 163, Delhi Capitals reached the target in 18.1 overs, riding on Sameer Rizvi's 90 off 51 balls and Pathum Nissanka's 44 off 30, after bein ...Read More >
Ahmedabad, Apr 4 (PTI) Tushar Deshpande bowled a magnificent final over by landing six consecutive deliveries on either blockhole or wide yorker length in an exhibition of high-class bowling as Rajasthan Royals edged out Gujarat Titans by six runs in an IPL humdinger here on Saturday. This was Royals' second successive win in the tournament while the Ashish Nehra coached GT team has now lost two matches in a row. Riding on half-centuries from Dhruv Jurel (75 off 42 balls) and Yashasvi Jaiswal ( ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sameer Rizvi took ten deliveries to score his first boundary on Saturday, as Delhi Capitals made a pursuit of 163 against Mumbai Indians. By the time he was done, impact player Rizvi had made the result look inevitable in DC's favour for the second straight time in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026. In front of a near-packed house at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi, Rizvi struck a swashbuckling 90 off 51 balls to power DC to a six-wicket victory over ...Read More >
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], April 4 (ANI): Gujarat Titans (GT) pacer Ashok Sharma delivered the fastest ball of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season during their clash against Rajasthan Royals (RR) on Saturday at the Narendra Modi Stadium. The young speedster impressed with his raw pace, troubling the Royals' batters with his sharp deliveries. His record-breaking ball not only marked a personal milestone but also stood out as the quickest delivery of the tournament so far. Duri ...Read More >
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