PUNE: Lucknow Super Giants pounced on the mistakes of a self-destructing Punjab Kings to record a 20-run win in the Indian Premier League here on Friday. Kagiso Rabada struck four times as Punjab Kings upped their game in the bowling department to restrict Lucknow Super Giants to 153 for eight. It should have been a … Read more
MUMBAI: Together, Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal are fondly called ‘KulCha’ in the Indian cricket circle. Both are good friends and have had a similar fate recently as they lost their respective places in the Indian white-ball team. But now ‘KulCha’ are back in form in IPL 2022. The two wrist-spinners are the most successful … Read more
MUMBAI: Kolkata Knight Riders have completely lost the plot with as many as 19 players being used in nine games and skipper Shreyas Iyer had no option but to admit that they haven’t been able to get their combination right in IPL-15. KKR have used as many as five different opening pairs and the team … Read more
Kuldeep Yadav’s comeback story gets rosier by the day. He had managed to take just five wickets in 14 matches for Kolkata Knight Riders in 2019 and 2020 before he was benched for good in 2021. In the two games he played against KKR this season, Kuldeep has now eight wickets in his bag alone. … Read more
NEW DELHI: Fast bowling has always been a very exciting thing to watch on a cricket field. A genuine fast bowler on his run-up is a sight to behold and the sight of the batter’s furniture being disturbed after being beaten by sheer pace always gives an adrenaline rush to those watching. And in this … Read more
Sunrisers lose the plot after Umran’s five-forIt was Sunrisers Hyderabad’s first dig at the Wankhede Stadium in this edition of IPL. It was also the first time they got an opportunity to defend a total after five wins on the trot, chasing down the target. AS IT HAPPENEDRanged against Gujarat Titans, Sunrisers wasted no opportunity … Read more
MUMBAI: All eyes were on Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Umran Malik, but all they could see was a blur. But still, Gujarat Titans had the last laugh as they prised out a five-wicket win in their thrilling IPL match here on Wednesday. Introduced into the attack as late as the eighth over, as Kane Williamson’s last resort, … Read more
NEW DELHI: For the second time in a week, former India coach Ravi Shastri has advised the out-of-form Virat Kohli to take a break, even if it meant “pulling out of the IPL, for all you care” to prolong his international career. Batting maestro Kohli has been battling one of his worst phases in a … Read more
Bowlers too star in Royals’ 29-run victory over RCBIn T20 cricket, 144 runs are generally not a comfort cushion for bowlers. But, it could be when you have a quality bowling attack and a batting side willing to gift wickets. Riyan Parag, with an unbeaten 31-b 56 (3×4; 4×6), played a defining innings for Rajasthan … Read more
PUNE: Riyan Parag smashed a match-defining unbeaten half-century before the bowling unit lived up to its reputation to hand Rajasthan Royals a 29-run win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in an Indian Premier League match on Tuesday. Parag (56 not out off 31 balls) single-handedly took his side to 144 for 8 with his unbeaten half-century, … Read more