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Sanju Samson scored five runs less than his opposite number KL Rahul but his unbeaten 71 off 33 balls had five times more impact compared to Rahul’s relatively sedate 48-ball-76 as Rajasthan Royals took a giant leap towards IPL play-offs by comfortably beating Lucknow Super Giants by seven wickets at Ekana Cricket Stadium on Saturday….
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Friday urged the BCCI to find a way to strike a balance between bat and ball, highlighting the plight of the bowlers in the ongoing Indian Premier League on flat decks and extra batter in the form of an Impact Player. The pitches so far in the latest edition…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru returned to winning ways with a victory against high-flying Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Batting first, RCB managed to put over 200 runs on the board, with Virat Kohli contributing 51 runs. But, it was Rajat Patidar who bagged the Player of the Match award, having also scored a…
Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Hardik Pandya said he wanted batters to take chances in the middle overs and claimed MI were backing themselves to chase down the score in the end against Delhi Capitals (DC) at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday. Fraser-McGurk equalled his own record for the fastest fifty in IPL 2024, smashing 87…
The Indian Premier League (IPL) is one platform which is popular among all strata. Be it actors or even politicians, all are often seen in IPL matches. In fact, the IPL has three co-owners who are Bollywood celebrities – Shah Rukh Khan, Juhi Chawla and Preity Zinta. Actors often come to promote their films during…
The Delhi Capitals batters came out with a mission against Mumbai Indians on Saturday and reaped rich rewards in the IPL 2024 match. Jake Fraser-McGurk continued his red-hot form while Tristan Stubbs and Shai Shope provided good support, The result was that DC notched a humongous total of 257/4 in 20 overs. Though the match went…
Delhi Capitals skipper Rishabh Pant is the latest India star to express his apprehensions about the contentious impact player rule after his team won back-to-back high-scoring IPL matches in which chasing teams Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians came really close. Delhi Capitals posted their highest ever IPL team total of 257 for 4 and then…
Bowlers need to find “innovative ways to execute deliveries with a touch of “anti-skill” to challenge the range-hitting batsmen in the ongoing IPL, reckoned Kolkata Knight Riders assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate. Punjab Kings successfully mounted the highest run-chase in T20s when they surpassed Kolkata Knight Riders imposing 261/6 with eight balls and eight wickets…
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed that its national side will tour New Zealand next year to play three ODIs and five T20 Internationals. The series, sixth between the two nations since 2023, was finalised during a meeting between PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi and New Zealand Cricket (NZC) CEO Scott Weenink in Lahore on the…
Shashank Singh said his ability to pick the bowlers and take the game deep helped him produce the blistering unbeaten 68 off 28 balls, which played a big role in Punjab Kings’ record-breaking eight-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL. When Shashank entered the field, PBKS needed 84 runs in 7.3 overs to…
