England’s Ollie Robinson celebrates taking the wicket of New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell.
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England’s Ollie Robinson celebrates taking the wicket of New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell.
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PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer NEW CHANDIGARH: Sometime in the IPL 2026 season, the middle overs stopped mattering. The death overs still produce their theatre but a growing number of games this season have been decided within the first six overs. The two Powerplays, therefore, have become the most consequential stretch of a match.Punjab Kings assistant…
NEW DELHI: A balmy April night under the Lucknow lights offered a high-scoring thriller not so long back, with Mumbai Indians chasing 204 against Lucknow Super Giants in the 16th match of the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL).The equation had boiled down to 24 runs off seven balls with five wickets in hand when, suddenly,…
Dashing New Zealand opener Rachin Ravindra feels adapting to the conditions will be key to succeed on an “unknown” Dubai surface in the Champions Trophy final against India on Sunday. Except the group match against India in Dubai, New Zealand have played all their games in Pakistan. The Kiwis had also played two…
Henry Thornton had a day to remember. After frustrating the India A bowlers with a 91-run last-wicket stand alongside Todd Murphy and registering his highest First-Class score — an unbeaten 32 off 46 balls — the South Australian pacer returned to rattle the host with four wickets. Using his skiddy round-arm action to good effect,…
Tilak Varma on Friday became just the fourth batter to be retired out in an Indian Premier League innings during Mumbai Indians’ (MI) pursuit against Lucknow Super Giants, and his head coach Mahela Jayawardene called the decision an ‘unfortunate but tactical’ requirement. Tilak’s 23-ball 25 was off the pace as MI tried to down 204…
Rishabh Pant has been under the firing line after a slow start to life as Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) captain. So far, LSG have lost two of their three games under Pant’s leadership, leading to criticism from all corners. Even Pant’s form with the bat has been a concern, with the wicketkeeper-batter managing…
