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Despite their absence, the game never really got going. Rain interrupted play early, with only 3.4 overs of KKR's innings possible before the match was called off. With so little action on the field, KKR hardly felt the impact of missing their frontline spin pair on the day. Meanwhile, the three-time champions shared an update on both players, confirming that Narine is feeling better and has been training with the squad over the past few days, contributing with both bat and ball. Chakaravarthy, ...Read More >
The TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 will now travel to the eastern part of India, as the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will be taking on the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the iconic Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata. The match is scheduled to start at 7:30 PM IST. The KKR vs LSG match is always an exciting contest. KKR are yet to win a match in the IPL 2026, and LSG won their last match against the Sunrisers Hyderabad thrillingly with a second-last-ball finish. The last game between KKR and ...Read More >
David Miller has suddenly become the talking point after a moment many have labelled a brainfade, though it could just as easily have been a calculated call given how well he was striking the ball against the Gujarat Titans. The left-hander looked in complete control, taking on his former side with clean hitting, but the final two deliveries flipped the narrative entirely and ended in a stunning anticlimax. With two needed off two, Miller turned down a single, pushing the contest into a tense l ...Read More >
Rashid Khan hints he may skip Afghanistan's June Test vs India, citing doctors advice to avoid red ball cricket after back surgery, preferring to focus on white ball formats. Senior Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan hinted that he could skip the one-off Test against India in June. Speaking at an IPL press conference after his Player of the Match performance for the Gujarat Titans against the Delhi Capitals on Thursday (April 9), Rashid said he wants to 'take it easy' amid his long-standing back i ...Read More >
Mohammed Shami worked on a new variation four days before the Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Lucknow Super Giants game, dismissing Abhishek Sharma with it, LSG's spin bowling coach has revealed. Speaking on Wednesday (April 8), a day ahead of their fixture against KKR, Carl Crowe said that Shami worked on the new variation with fast bowling coach Bharat Arun just ahead of their fixture in Hyderabad. The same variation accounted for Abhishek off the final ball of the opening over. The ball, delivered s ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): Gujarat Titans edged past Delhi Capitals in a thrilling last-over finish in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 match held at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Wednesday. Speaking on Star Sports 'Amul Cricket Live', the former India cricketer Piyush Chawla reflected on Rashid Khan's decisive spell and KL Rahul's innings. Talking about Rashid's spell, Chawla said, "We all know what Rashid Khan is capable of on his day; he can trouble any batting line- ...Read More >
Peshawar Zalmi held their nerve to beat Hyderabad Kingsmen off the final ball in a tense four-wicket win in the Pakistan Super League fixture in Karachi. Chasing 146, Zalmi got over the line thanks to an all-round effort from Iftikhar Ahmed, who followed up his four-wicket haul with an unbeaten 15 off 10. Zalmi were well placed at 116 for 3 in the 14th over, with Babar Azam anchoring the chase with 43. But he fell lbw to Hassan Khan and his dismissal triggered a slowdown as Hyderabad fought bac ...Read More >
England wicketkeeper Jos Buttler found form at the Indian Premier League before winning the match for Gujarat Titans with a final-ball run-out in a remarkable one-run victory over Delhi Capitals. Buttler, who had gone 18 innings without a fifty including his difficult run at the T20 World Cup, looked closer to his best form in hitting 52 from 27 balls in Gujarat's 210-4. He struck five sixes, including one trademark scoop and a towering six over long-on, before being dismissed in the eighth ov ...Read More >
Kolkata weather update: As Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) prepare to face Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) tonight, April 9, at the iconic Eden Gardens, the local weather has once again become a major talking point. Following the season's first washout earlier this week in the National Capital, fans in Kolkata are on high alert as India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a Yellow Alert for the city. Thunderstorm Warning and Yellow Alert IMD has forecasted a high likelihood of thundersqualls in ...Read More >
The Indian Premier League started with a lot of action-packed matches, and more are yet to come as teams look to secure early points in the season. However, rain can play spoilsport and affect how the points table will shape up at the end of the group stage. The concern has grown as last night's match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings at Eden Gardens was suspended due to rain, with both teams going home with a point each. KKR were down by 2 wickets for just 25 on the scoreboard whe ...Read More >
New Delhi: Rashid Khan believes he has finally regained the rhythm that eluded him following his back surgery in 2023. An undisputed great of the shortest format, Rashid went through a horror last season when he took just nine wickets in 15 games for Gujarat Titans. This was after an equally underwhelming 2024 run during which he struggled for rhythm post the surgery. Also Read: IPL 2026 points table latest: Gujarat Titans stun Delhi Capitals in last-ball epic, shake up IPL points table with f ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 9 (PTI) Rashid Khan believes he has finally regained the rhythm that eluded him following his back surgery in 2023. An undisputed great of the shortest format, Rashid went through a horror last season when he took just nine wickets in 15 games for Gujarat Titans. This was after an equally underwhelming 2024 run during which he struggled for rhythm post the surgery. He had to fight demons in his mind too. The constant thought being what if he pushes it too hard and ends up hurtin ...Read More >
Sunrisers Hyderabad star batter Henrich Klaasen reflected on CSK's strength and experience, saying Dhoni's absence doesn't make them any less of a strong side. IPL 2026: Sunrisers Hyderabad have made a decent start to IPL 2026 with only one win out of three matches so far. The top-paid player, Heinrich Klaasen, has been in impressive form this season. In an interview on 'JioStar Press Room', Klaasen discussed his role in the middle order, the potential impact of MS Dhoni's absence on their Riva ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) The numbers from Wednesday night's edge of the seat thriller in IPL 2026 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium tell the story of a batting carnage. Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Titans combined to make 419 runs, including 39 fours and 21 sixes being hit. DC's spinners were at the receiving end of some blazing big-hitting from Shubman Gill, Jos Buttler and Washington Sundar to concede 97 runs in eight overs at an economy rate of 12.12. But one man refused to follow the sam ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 8: Gujarat Titans secured their first win of the season following a roller coaster last over as a rampaging David Miller's momentary indiscretion cost Delhi Capitals dearly in an IPL match here on Wednesday. Miller refused the single off the penultimate delivery of the final bowled by Prasidh Krishna underlining his lack of trust in partner Kuldeep Yadav. Prasidh bowled a pace-off slower which Miller missed and Jos Buttler having taken one glove off broke down the stumps before ...Read More >
Kolkata, April 8: Star Australian all-rounder Cameron Green may finally be seen bowling for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2026 when three-time champions face Lucknow Super Giants here on Thursday, offering a lift to their depleted bowling stock. Green has not bowled so far this season following a back surgery, and he has been gradually building up his workload in the nets. The Australian bowled at full throttle on the eve of KKR's match against Punjab Kings on Monday and again sent down a few o ...Read More >
Kolkata, April 8: The secret behind Mohammed Shami outfoxing Abhishek Sharma was a "new" delivery that the veteran India pacer developed just a few days ago while working with bowling coach Bharat Arun, revealed Lucknow Super Giants spin bowling coach Carl Crowe. The out-of-favour Shami has been phenomenal for LSG following a superb domestic season for Bengal, returning with a sensational spell of 2/9 from four overs including 18 dot balls to blow away the star-studded Sunrisers Hyderabad top o ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): Ahead of his side's massively anticipated derby against five-time champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) wicketkeeper-batter Heinrich Klaasen said that he is not worried about his poor record against Men in Yellow, and it's just that his risk-taking against their spinners has not paid off for him. CSK will take on SRH on April 18 as a part of the competition's 'Rivalry Week', which will kickstart from April 12 onwards. However, the forme ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): Ahead of his side's massively anticipated derby against five-time champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) wicketkeeper-batter Heinrich Klaasen said that he is not worried about his poor record against Men in Yellow, and it's just that his risk-taking against their spinners has not paid off for him. CSK will take on SRH on April 18 as a part of the competition's 'Rivalry Week', which will kickstart from April 12 onwards. However, the forme ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): Following his side's win over Delhi Capitals (DC) by one run, Gujarat Titans (GT) spinner Rashid Khan, adjudged the 'Player of the Match' for his 3/17 in four overs, said that getting an in-form Sameer Rizvi for a golden duck gave him a lot of confidence. Miller, after skipping a single on the penultimate ball of the innings, with two runs needed, failed to connect the final ball with Kuldeep Yadav running out by Jos Buttler while looking for that final ball si ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, April 8 (Reuters) - Gujarat Titans survived a ferocious late assault from David Miller to clinch a nerve-shredding one-run win over Delhi Capitals in an Indian Premier League (IPL) thriller on Wednesday. Asked to bat, Gujarat stacked up 210-4 and appeared to have the game in the bag after Delhi's chase wobbled when KL Rahul departed after a 52-ball 92. Miller, who had earlier retired hurt with a hand injury, returned to transform a canter into a cliff-hanger before Delhi finished on ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, April 8 : Gujarat Titans survived a ferocious late assault from David Miller to clinch a nerve-shredding one-run win over Delhi Capitals in an Indian Premier League (IPL) thriller on Wednesday. Asked to bat, Gujarat stacked up 210-4 and appeared to have the game in the bag after Delhi's chase wobbled when KL Rahul departed after a 52-ball 92. Miller, who had earlier retired hurt with a hand injury, returned to transform a canter into a cliff-hanger before Delhi finished on 209-8, ag ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI) Gujarat Titans secured their first win of the season following a roller coaster last over as a rampaging David Miller's momentary indiscretion cost Delhi Capitals dearly in an IPL match here on Wednesday. Miller refused the single off the penultimate delivery of the final bowled by Prasidh Krishna underlining his lack of trust in partner Kuldeep Yadav. Prasidh bowled a pace-off slower which Miller missed and Jos Buttler having taken one glove off broke down the stumps befo ...Read More >
GUWAHATI: Openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi hit blistering knocks to lead Rajasthan Royals to a convincing 27-run win over Mumbai Indians in a rain-hit IPL clash on Tuesday. Jaiswal, who hit an unbeaten 77, and fellow left-hander Sooryavanshi, who struck 39 off 14 balls, helped power Rajasthan to 150-3 in a contest reduced to 11-overs-a-side in Guwahati. Rajasthan then kept five-time champions Mumbai down to 123-9 to earn their third win in as many matches this seaso ...Read More >
New Delhi: Jos Buttler returned to his ballistic ways with a six-laden half-century before captain Shubman Gill changed gears for a well-made fifty, powering Gujarat Titans to 210 for four against hosts Delhi Capitals in the IPL Wednesday. Buttler (52 off 27), who had a forgettable T20 World Cup in India, finally found the form he is known for. Besides Buttler and Gill (70 off 45), Washington Sundar (55 off 32) contributed with the third fifty of the innings.. When Buttler is at his best, the ...Read More >
Kolkata, April 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Struggling three-time winners Kolkata Knight Riders have confirmed that Sunil Narine has recovered from his illness and has returned to training ahead of their match against Lucknow Super Giants. Varun Chakravarthy remains uncertain due to a finger injury. "Sunil became ill on the morning of our match against PBKS, which is why he wasn't part of the XI. He has felt better since then and trained with the team both yesterday and today. He batted and bowled," the ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI) Jos Buttler returned to his ballistic ways with a six laden half century before captain Shubman Gill changed gears for a well made fifty, powering Gujarat Titans to 210 for four against hosts Delhi Capitals in the IPL here on Wednesday. Buttler (52 off 27), who had a forgettable T20 World Cup in India, finally found the form he is known for. Besides Buttler and Gill (70 off 45), Washington Sundar (55 off 32) contributed with third fifty of the innings.. When Buttler is a ...Read More >
Kolkata Knight Riders are desperately seeking their first victory in IPL 2026 as they face a formidable Lucknow Super Giants team led by the in-form Mohammed Shami. IMAGE: Mohammed Shami will relish the conditions at Eden Gardens and pose a big threat for the shaky KKR top order. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters Key Points Kolkata Knight Riders are seeking their first win of the IPL season against a strong Lucknow Super Giants team. Mohammed Shami's impressive form and seam bowling pose a signific ...Read More >
GUWAHATI, India (AP) - Opening pair of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi flattened Mumbai Indians with their power-hitting and propelled Rajasthan Royals to their third straight win in a rain-curtailed Indian Premier League game on Tuesday. In a match reduced to 11-overs-a-side, Rajasthan plundered 150-3 and cruised to a 27-run win after Mumbai won the toss and elected to field. Jaiswal hit an unbeaten 77 off 32 balls with 10 fours and four sixes and 15-year-old Sooryavanshi made a 14- ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 8 (ANI): Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will receive a massive boost in their spin attack as Sunil Narine, their marquee player, has recovered from the illness which forced him to sit out for the washed-out match against Punjab Kings (PBKS) on Monday. Chakravarthy, their second spinner, is in doubt for Thursday's clash against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) due to an injury to his left hand, which also caused him to miss the PBKS clash. Varun's hand was covered wit ...Read More >
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