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Jitesh Sharma has shed light on the evolving mindset of young players in the Indian Premier League (IPL), describing the new generation as fearless and driven by opportunity. Speaking in a recent podcast shared by Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), Jitesh, who has been part of the high-profile league since 2022, said, "They are fearless. Because of the IPL, you have the liberty to swing the bat from the first ball. Because you have a big contract, people now see cricket as a profession, not jus ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 5 (ANI): Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar has said that the team "stuck to basics" as the Bengaluru-based franchise defeated Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 43 runs in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 match on Sunday at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Bhuvneshwar Kumar claimed figures of 3/41 in 4 overs and also became only the second bowler to register 200 wickets in IPL history and the first fast bowler to do so. Bhuvneshwar's effort ...Read More >
CHENNAI: The match-up between Punjab Kings' Vijaykumar Vyshak and Chennai Super Kings' Ayush Mhatre at Chepauk on Friday was noteworthy. Vyshak, who is known for his slower balls, now has another ball added to his arsenal -- the wide yorkers. As Mhatre, who had already raced to a fifty, was going all-guns blazing against other Punjab bowlers, the onus was on the Karnataka pacer to get his team the breakthrough. In the 12th over, Vyshak delivered a wide yorker to Mhatre, which was slammed for fo ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 5 (ANI): Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) registered a commanding 43-run win over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 match on Sunday at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Tim David's 25-ball 70-run innings, along with contributions from other batters, and an all-round effort with the ball led by Bhuvneshwar Kumar, helped defending champions RCB clinch their second consecutive win of the season. Explosive knocks from Tim David, Devdutt ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Tim David, skipper Rajat Patidar and Devdutt Padikkal went ballistic with marauding knocks while bowlers maintained fine lines as Royal Challengers Bengaluru crushed Chennai Super Kings by 43 runs in an IPL match here on Sunday. Padikkal (50, 29 balls) and David (70 off 25b) gave a towelling to the clueless Super Kings bowlers in an exhibition of mind-blowing range-hitting, and Patidar supported them with an unbeaten 19-ball 48.The end result of their collective belligerence was RCB's ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Apr 5 (PTI) Tim David, skipper Rajat Patidar and Devdutt Padikkal went ballistic with marauding knocks while bowlers maintained fine lines as Royal Challengers Bengaluru crushed Chennai Super Kings by 43 runs in an IPL match here on Sunday. Padikkal (50, 29 balls) and David (70 off 25b) gave a towelling to the clueless Super Kings bowlers in an exhibition of mind-blowing range-hitting, and Patidar supported them with an unbeaten 19-ball 48. The end result of their collective bellige ...Read More >
RCB vs CSK: Bhuvaneshwar Kumar has become the first fast bowler in IPL history to take 200 wickets. At the age of 36, it is a testament to the longevity and evolving skillset of Kumar in an unforgiving environment that has taken him to such a remarkable feat. When Kumar first emerged onto the scene, he was a perfect swing bowler, capable of taking wickets during the power play. However, over the years, he has moulded his craft and become a reliable death-over specialist as well, courtesy of the ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 5 (ANI): Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar entered his name in the record books as he became only the second bowler and the first fast bowler to claim 200 wickets in the Indian Premier League (IPL) history. Bhuvneshwar achieved the feat by dismissing Chennai Super Kings (CSK) batter Ayush Mhatre in the IPL 2026 match on Sunday. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, the second-highest wicket-taker in IPL's history, has now joined the fellow Indian Yuzven ...Read More >
Mohammed Shami was at his brilliant best on Sunday, producing a match-defining spell to help Lucknow Super Giants beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by five wickets at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. The veteran pacer dismissed Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head to finish with outstanding figures of 4-0-9-2. For Shami, this was far from a one-off in the powerplay. Since IPL 2023, he has taken 25 wickets in the powerplay, the joint-most by an Indian, alongside Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Overall, ...Read More >
Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders' high-profile acquisition Cameron Green has resumed bowling in the nets and is "not far away" from doing so in an IPL match, bowling coach Tim Southee said on Sunday.The Australian all-format all-rounder, IPL's costliest overseas buy at Rs 25.20-crore, has not bowled so far in the season as Cricket Australia monitors his workload post his back surgery."Yeah, Green's been bowling well, tracking his rehab and getting himself back to being able to bowl in games. He'll ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: Mohammed Shami's devastating opening spell and a composed unbeaten 68 from skipper Rishabh Pant guided Lucknow Super Giants to a tense five-wicket victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad. The win at the Uppal stadium on Sunday marked Lucknow's first of the IPL season. Shami's figures of 2-9 from his four overs decimated Hyderabad's top order, reducing them to 26-4. The veteran paceman dismissed dangerous openers Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head in successive overs to set the tone. Heinric ...Read More >
Hyderabad, April 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Skipper Ishan Kishan credited the fighting partnership between Heinrich Klaasen and Nitish Kumar Reddy for giving Sunrisers Hyderabad a chance in the match, saying he was pleased with the team's resilience despite their narrow defeat to Lucknow Super Giants in a last-over thriller in the Indian Premier League clash at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. Chasing 157, Lucknow held their nerve to seal a five-wicket win with one ball to spare, but Hyderabad h ...Read More >
Kolkata: A beleaguered and increasingly rudderless Kolkata Knight Riders will need a strong turnaround to halt their poor start when they face an in-form Punjab Kings in their IPL clash here on Monday.The three-time champions may point to the absence of frontline pacers Mustafizur Rahman, Harshit Rana, Akash Deep and Matheesha Pathirana for their early struggles, but the larger issue lies in a flawed team strategy that has left them staring at a third successive defeat.The decision not to retain ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 5 (ANI): Following his side's win over Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) skipper Rishabh Pant spoke on his unbeaten half-century, saying that "all that ends well is all well" and the team management and teammates are well-aware of the hard work he puts into his game. After an unfortunate run out in the campaign opener, Rishabh showed some signs of form during a 50-ball 68* during a chase of 157 runs against SRH at Hyderabad on Sunday. Whi ...Read More >
Hyderabad, April 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) skipper Rishabh Pant struck the winning boundary with one ball to spare as his side survived a tense final-over scare to defeat Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by five wickets in a gripping Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 encounter at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Sunday. Chasing 157, Lucknow looked comfortably placed for much of the innings before Hyderabad's bowlers produced a spirited late fightback to drag the contest dow ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Skipper Rishabh Pant (68 not out) produced a captain's knock after pacer Mohammed Shami weaved his magic, leading Lucknow Super Giants to a comfortable five-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in an IPL match here on Sunday. Shami (2/9) struck early blows, dismissing the opening duo of Abhishek Sharma (0) and Travis Head (7), which was crucial in restricting SRH to 156 for nine. Heinrich Klaasen (62 off 41 balls) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (56 off 33 balls) shared a 116-run stand for th ...Read More >
Kolkata, Apr 5 (PTI) Kolkata Knight Riders' high-profile acquisition Cameron Green has resumed bowling in the nets and is "not far away" from doing so in an IPL match, bowling coach Tim Southee said on Sunday. The Australian all-format all-rounder, IPL's costliest overseas buy at Rs 25.20-crore, has not bowled so far in the season as Cricket Australia monitors his workload post his back surgery. "Yeah, Green's been bowling well, tracking his rehab and getting himself back to being able to bowl ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Vijaykumar Vyshak does not think about the batter at the other end when his time to bowl in the back end of an innings comes. He does not think about the scoreboard, crowd, or whether the last ball went for a boundary. Instead, the Punjab Kings fast bowler thinks only about execution and that is precisely what makes him a dangerous bowler in the death overs. Vyshak has taken five wickets in two matches this season for PBKS, surpassing the four scalps he manag ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 5 (ANI): The battle between defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and five-time champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the M Chinaswammy Stadium in Bengaluru is set to be a cracker of a contest, with both teams bringing contrasting approaches to powerplay, plenty of star power, fan banter and exciting match ups. Superstars like Virat Kohli, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Sanju Samson, and Ruturaj Gaikwad will be among the players in focus during the mass ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 5 (ANI): The battle between defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and five-time champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the M Chinaswammy Stadium in Bengaluru is set to be a cracker of a contest, with both teams bringing contrasting approaches to powerplay, plenty of star power, fan banter and exciting match ups. Superstars like Virat Kohli, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Sanju Samson, and Ruturaj Gaikwad will be among the players in focus during the mass ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Apr 5 (PTI) Mohammed Shami's inspirational opening spell was pivotal in Lucknow Super Giants restricting Sunrisers Hyderabad to 156 for 9 despite a fantastic counter-attacking century stand by Heinrich Klaasen and Nitish Kumar Reddy in an IPL match here on Sunday. After having their backs to the wall with scorecard reading an abysmal 35 for 4 after the first 10, Klaasen (62 off 41 balls) and Reddy (56 off 33 balls) threw caution to the wind with 'offense is the best defense' policy a ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Apr 5 (PTI) Led by pacer Mohammed Shami, Lucknow Super Giants bowlers rattled the Sunrisers Hyderabad top order before half-centuries from Heinrich Klaasen and Nitish Kumar Reddy guided the hosts to 156 for 9 in an IPL match here on Sunday. Shami (2/9) struck early blows, dismissing the opening duo of Abhishek Sharma (0) and Travis Head (7), as Sunrisers Hyderabad slumped to 8 for 2. The slide worsened when right-arm quick Prince Yadav removed rival skipper Ishan Kishan (1), leaving ...Read More >
In the ongoing KKR-SRH match at Eden Gardens, Muzarabani picked up Ishan Kishan, Abhishek Sharma, Heinrich Klaasen and Shivang Kumar's wicket. Blessing Muzarabani bowled four overs for Kolkata Knight Riders in their second match of IPL 2026 on Thursday (April 2) against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Eden Gardens in Kolkata and picked up 4 wickets for 41 runs. He opened his wicket account by taking SRH skipper Ishan Kishan's wicket on the second ball of the ninth over of SRH's innings and then dismisse ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 5 (ANI): Former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh lauded Rajasthan Royals' (RR) pacer Tushar Deshpande for his brilliant last over against Gujarat Titans (GT) on Saturday in both teams' second match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026. With GT needing 11 runs to win in the last over, Deshpande conceded just four runs, taking RR to a thrilling six-run win. The game went right down to the final over, with the Gujarat Titans needing 11 runs to win. Tushar Des ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) After Gujarat Titans' narrow loss to Rajasthan Royals in a final-over thriller, former South African pacer Dale Steyn believes that when the playoffs race heats up, GT would look back at this game and regret missed opportunities. A dramatic final over from pacer Tushar Deshpande helped Rajasthan Royals clinch a thrilling six-run win over Gujarat Titans in a nail-biting encounter in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 5 (PTI) South Africa fast-bowling great Dale Steyn is impressed by Tushar Deshpande's performance this IPL season, saying the Rajasthan Royals seamer's composure and execution in the final over against Gujarat Titans must attract the national selectors' attention. Deshpande has started the 2026 IPL season strongly for the Rajasthan Royals, delivering a match-winning performance against the Gujarat Titans by defending 10 runs in the final over in Ahmedabad on Saturday. On how Des ...Read More >
All eyes were on the Chennai man at the centre of the RCB dressing room. Dinesh Karthik, straddling two worlds as broadcaster and late-career professional cricketer, broke into an evocative post-game speech. "We all know how proud our franchise is and how our fans are... and we gave them a treat to watch. Also, you've got to understand the gravity of this game..." Karthik was talking at the close of a match that sliced through the haze of fours and sixes that was IPL 2024. The clock had ticked ...Read More >
Bengaluru, April 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar is on the verge of creating history when the defending champions take on Chennai Super Kings on Sunday here at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. The right-arm medium pacer, who has 199 wickets in 191 IPL matches, is set to become the second player to reach the 200-wicket milestone. Moreover, he will become the first fast bowler to achieve this feat. Only Yuzvendra Chahal has crossed the 200-wicket mark in the ...Read More >
Chennai Super Kings' gain was Rajasthan Royals' loss, at least that was the narrative in November last year when Sanju Samson made a high-profile move. Samson was a homegrown talent for Rajasthan, who later went on to captain the side for five consecutive seasons from 2021 to 2025, including a run to the final in 2022, their first appearance in the summit clash since the victorious 2008 season. He had become the face of Rajasthan, and losing him was a massive blow. Rajasthan had big shoes to fi ...Read More >
Ahmedabad, Apr 5 (PTI) Former India pacer Irfan Pathan reckons the bold decisions taken by Riyan Parag at the death in Rajasthan Royals' thrilling win over Gujarat Titans will significantly boost his confidence as a leader. Parag, who took over RR's captaincy this season, made a key tactical call in the final moments, handing Jofra Archer the 19th over while entrusting Tushar Deshpande with the last one. "This was the best game of the season so far. It was very important for Rajasthan that Riy ...Read More >
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