Rajasthan Royals’ players (ANI Photo) IPL 2026 schedule this week (April 13–19): The Indian Premier League 2026 is in full swing, with Rajasthan Royals setting the benchmark after 20 matches. The Royals are on a four-match winning streak and sit atop the standings with 8 points and an impressive +2.055 net run rate, which could…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Virat Kohli (ANI Photo) Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) received a slight scare during their 18-run win over Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday after Virat Kohli was seen spending time off the field due to an ankle concern.Kohli, who had earlier played a knock of 50 off 38 balls, did…
Soon after checking into the team hotel in Mumbai on Saturday, Krunal Pandya settled into a chair and briefed his hairstylist to “do something different”. After all, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru all-rounder was gearing up to face his alma mater — and a side led by his younger brother. The makeover took 90 minutes, and…
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s players during a practice session. (PTI Photo) HYDERABAD: The city is bracing for a severe heatwave. Mercury has already breached the 40-mark and is rising. All that, however, will be lost on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi when he takes the field against Sunrisers Hyderabad, who are yet to get their bearings right in this edition…
If the Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s innings — which stretched more than half an hour beyond the prescribed 90 minutes in the Indian Premier League (IPL) — was an example of cricket’s quickest format moving at a snail’s pace, the worst was yet to follow at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday night. After a 16-minute innings…
Sunrisers Hyderabad will take on Rajasthan Royals at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Monday in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The Sunrisers have lost three of the four games they have played, and are reeling from a loss against Punjab Kings. Meanwhile, the Royals have been the team to beat this season, winning all…
Mumbai Indians’ captain Hardik Pandya (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil) Ravichandran Ashwin, delivered a detailed tactical breakdown of Mumbai Indians’ 18-run defeat to Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Wankhede Stadium in IPL 2026, while also questioning Hardik Pandya’s captaincy decisions during key phases of the chase. A major talking point in Ashwin’s analysis was MI’s decision to…
Sunil Gavaskar (left) Jitesh Sharma and captain Rajat Patidar attends bowler Rasikh Dar (Agency Image) Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar was visibly frustrated on commentary during Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s clash against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday, after RCB took three medical time-outs in the closing stages of their IPL 2026 match. He…
From left, MI’s Ryan Rickelton and Rohit Sharma and RCB’s Virat Kohli and Phil Salt. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: A clash featuring two of India’s modern-day greats rarely disappoints, and Sunday’s IPL 2026 showdown at the Wankhede Stadium delivered a moment fans will cherish beyond the result.As Virat Kohli walked out to bat, fully focused…
Islamabad United assistant coach Jacob Oram (Video grab) Another day, another Indian Premier League (IPL) comparison in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) — and this time, it left Islamabad United assistant coach Jacob Oram in splits.The former New Zealand cricketer could not hold back his laughter when asked about South African batter Rillie Rossouw’s recent…
