Chennao: Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Rajat Patidar felt that his bowlers grabbing three crucial wickets during the Power Play overs of Chennai Super Kings’ chase was the game-changing moment in their 50-run win in the IPL here on Friday. Josh Hazlewood (3/21) dismissed CSK opener Rahul Tripathi and captain Ruturaj Gaikwad while Bhuvneshwar Kumar sent…
Hyderabad: Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) cruised to a comfortable 5-wicket win, chasing down 191 against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in their IPL clash in Hyderabad on Thursday. Fifties from Nicholas Pooran and Mitch Marsh powered a blistering 116-run stand off just 43 balls, laying the foundation for the chase after SRH fell short of their usual towering…
Guwahati: Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders rode on Quinton de Kock’s classy 97 not out to cruise to an eight-wicket victory over Rajasthan Royals in an IPL match here on Wednesday. Having lost to RCB in the tournament opener, KKR skipper Ajinkya Rahane read the track perfectly, and his bowlers led by spin twins Varun…
New Delhi: The first batch of 22 Indian shooters, accompanied by 13 support staff, left for Buenos Aires on Wednesday to participate in the year’s first ISSF World Cup, which will begin from April 3 in the Argentina capital. It will be a combined World Cup in which competitions will be held in all the…
Ahmedabad: Shreyas Iyer began his stint as Punjab Kings captain with a blistering 42-ball 97 not out as his team humbled Gujarat Titans by 11 runs in their Indian Premier League match here on Tuesday. Shashank Singh bludgeoned 44 off 16 balls after Iyer’s brilliant display with the bat as PBKS posted an imposing 243…
Amman (Jordan): Indian wrestler Sunil Kumar will compete in the bronze medal match against China’s Jiaxin Huang after losing in the semifinals of the 87kg Greco Roman bout in the Asian Championship here on Tuesday. Sunil, a silver medallist in 2019 who is looking to regain some of his old magic, had registered a 10-1…
New Delhi: Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was not quite convinced about the need for the Impact Player rule when it was first introduced in the IPL, but now sees it as a part of T20 cricket’s evolution. The 43-year-old, who remains a talismanic figure for the Chennai Super Kings despite relinquishing captaincy last…
Guwahati: Outmuscled in their previous matches, title-holders Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals will eye a quick course correction in every aspect when they face each other in an IPL match here on Wednesday. The Knight Riders were beaten by seven wickets by Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the tournament-opener, while the Royals were given a…
Viskhapatnam: Lucknow Super Giants skipper Rishabh Pant felt his bowlers could have done the basics better at the back end, as the target of 210 was defendable against a marauding Delhi Capitals, who won by one wicket with three balls to spare in their IPL match on Monday. Ashutosh Sharma’s 66 not out of 31…
Chennai: Chennai Super Kings kicked off their IPL 2025 campaign with a four-wicket win over Mumbai Indians here on Sunday. Chasing 156, CSK rode on Rachin Ravindra’s unbeaten 65 and skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad’s 53 to romp home in 19.1 overs. Mumbai Indians scored 155 for nine against Chennai Super Kings in their IPL match here…
