Cricket

Yashasvi Jaiswal in action for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2024© AFP Yashasvi Jaiswal scored a hundred as table-toppers Rajasthan Royals defeated Mumbai Indians by nine wickets in their Indian Premier League match on Monday. Sandeep Sharma grabbed a maiden five-wicket haul to help Rajasthan Royals restrict Mumbai Indians to 179/9. Following a rain interruption, RR

Rajasthan Royals (RR) spinner Yuzvendra Chahal completed 200 wickets in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Monday, becoming the first bowler to do so. The veteran Indian spinner reached this milestone during the IPL match against Mumbai Indians (MI) at Sawai Man Singh Stadium. This incredible moment in Chahal’s cricket career came during the eighth

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) match at Eden Gardens was full of controversy. The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 contest on Sunday saw Virat Kohli being given out on a delivery that looked like an above-waist-height no-ball to the naked eye. Though the umpires and the broadcaster justified the decision,

PAK vs NZ 3rd T20I Live Score Updates© AFP PAK vs NZ 3rd T20I Live Updates: Pakistan and New Zealand face each other in the third T20I of the five-match series at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. The host team leads 1-0 in the series after winning the second T20I by 7 wickets. Pakistan bowled out New

Virat Kohli was left furious following a controversial dismissal during the IPL 2024 match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday. Kohli was caught by Harshit Rana off his own bowling but the batter was convinced that the ball was above his waist. However, replays showed that the ball was dipping and

One of India’s finest middle-order batters, Suresh Raina minced no words as he called out Mumbai Indians’ decision to sack Rohit Sharma as the franchise’s captain, paving the way for Hardik Pandya to lead the team. The decision by the management has also seen Hardik facing fans’ jeers in extreme during MI’s matches, both home

Since the time, the IPL 2024 began, one player who has been at the receiving end of fans’s criticism is Hardik Pandya. His replacing Rohit Sharma as the captain of Mumbai Indians did not go down well with most fans. Every time Hardik Pandya appeared for toss or did something on the field, he was

The SunRisers Hyderabad batters came out all guns blazing against Delhi Capitals in the IPL 2024. Travis Head (89, 32b) and Abhishek Sharma (46, 12b) went on a rampage against DC at their home-ground as they threatened to slam new records with their batting. And they did break records. Thanks to their fiery knocks, SRH

Former Indian cricket team batter Aakash Chopra was not pleased with how Punjab Kings approached the chase and even criticised how the team used their in-form batter Shashank Singh during their loss against Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024. Chasing 193, PBKS lost four wickets quite early and it was an explosive knock from Ashutosh Sharma

Openers KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock, who made classy fifties on a slow pitch, produced a chasing masterclass to power Lucknow Super Giants to a comfortable eight-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings in their IPL 2024 match at Ekana Cricket Stadium on Friday. Asked to bat first, Ravindra Jadeja came up with a solid

Rohit Sharma (L) and Gerald Coetzee in IPL 2024© X (formerly Twitter) It was a welcome sight for many cricket fans as Rohit Sharma was seen marshaling the troops during Mumbai Indians’ victory over Punjab Kings in IPL 2024 on Thursday. Hardik replacing Rohit as the MI skipper resulted in a big controversy and there

Former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh lavished praise on Punjab Kings uncapped batter Ashutosh Sharma for his valiant knock against Mumbai Indians in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. When PBKS were down and dusted, Ashutosh raised hopes of an unprecedented comeback with some quality stroke play. In the 13th over, Ashutosh smoked the ball

Ashutosh Sharma gave Mumbai Indians a mighty scare with a sensational 61 before the five-time champions scraped through with a nine-run win over Punjab Kings in the IPL in Mullanpur on Thursday. Ashutosh unleashed a flurry of sixes in his 28-ball knock which brought Punjab from the brink to near the finish line but his

Rohit Sharma with a pitch invader during the IPL 2024 game© AFP Mumbai Indians (MI) opener Rohit Sharma revealed that he was a little scared when a fan entered the ground and stood next to him during the 17th edition clash against Rajasthan Royals (RR) at Wankhade Stadium. The India skipper asserted that he was

Four suspected bookies were removed from luxury boxes from two Indian Premier League (IPL) venues, both involving Rajasthan Royals, in Jaipur and Mumbai, respectively. According to a report in The Hindu, the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) identified two bookmakers at each venue and handed them over

Sharp glovework by skipper Rishabh Pant and some inspired bowling set up a crushing six-wicket win for Delhi Capitals after Gujarat Titans fell to their IPL lowest of 89 on Wednesday. Medium-pace bowler Mukesh Kumar stood out with figures of 3-14 to help bundle out Gujarat in 17.3 overs and Delhi raced to their target

Mayank Yadav is one of the brightest stars to emerge from the IPL 2024. The Lucknow Super Giants pacer had been regularly clocking over 150kmph, with his fastest being 156.7 kmph, before an abdominal niggle ruled him out of several games. On April 7, he was taken off the attack after bowling just one over

Ricky Ponting in press conference© BCCI Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting believes that the team that plays more “attacking batting” will win the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 title. This season has been one for batters; in 31 matches, teams have managed to put up a score of 200 or more in nine