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Umran Malik is a fast-bowling “gem” who is creating “anxiety” in all kinds of batters and is now ready to play for India. That is the combined view of Daniel Vettori and Chris Lynn, ESPNcricinfo experts, who agree that Malik’s searing pace can make the difference even at the international level and he should be

Virat Kohli followed up two successive first-ball ducks with a scratchy, chancy 9 off 10 balls; Glenn Maxwell fell to a first-baller; and Dinesh Karthik was run out in tragicomic manner. There was no let-up at any point from Royals’ bowlers. All of them performed their roles perfectly on a two-paced pitch that also took

Lucknow Super Giants 168 for 6 (Rahul 103*, Pollard 2-8, Meredith 2-40) beat Mumbai Indians 132 for 8 (Rohit 39, Tilak 38, Krunal 3-19) by 36 runs The Mumbai Indians batting line-up fizzled out yet again to slump to their eighth straight loss of the season. The only team still without a win in IPL

The IPL playoffs will be played in front of full capacity crowds in Kolkata and Ahmedabad, the BCCI has confirmed. Eden Gardens will host Qualifier 1 on May 24 followed by the Eliminator the next day. After a day’s break, the Narendra Modi Stadium will play host to Qualifier 2 on May 27. The final

Delhi will host the opening match of the five-T20I series against South Africa starting June 9, the BCCI announced on Saturday. The other four cities to play hosts are Cuttack, Visakhapatnam, Rajkot and Bengaluru. The final T20I will be played on June 19. The series – key from the point of view of the men’s

Delhi Capitals’ captain Rishabh Pant believes that the third umpire should have “interfered” to adjudicate on a controversial no-ball call in the final over of Friday evening’s contest against Rajasthan Royals. Pant said such a decision have proved “precious” for his team. However, Capitals’ assistant coach Shane Watson differed with his captain, saying the umpire’s

On Friday, Patrick Farhart, the team’s physio, had tested positive – it was the first Covid case in any of the team bubbles to be reported since the start of IPL 2022, on March 26. After Saturday’s defeat to Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Wankhede Stadium, Capitals’ players and staff didn’t shake hands with the

In a shot in the arm for the Delhi Capitals, the overseas player who had tested positive for Covid-19 during the rapid antigen tests has returned consecutive negative RT-PCR tests. However, the BCCI has decided to verify the tests before deciding on when the Capitals can travel to Pune for their league fixture against Punjab

Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders. Two teams with six points each, two teams looking to bounce back from defeats in their most recent games, and two teams with certain broad similarities this season. Take death bowling, for instance: both teams have struggled at this aspect of the game. They have averaged just one wicket

Gujarat Titans 170 for 7 (Miller 94*, Rashid 40, Bravo 3-23) beat Chennai Super Kings 169 for 5 (Gaikwad 73, Joseph 2-34) by three wickets David Miller played possibly his best IPL innings, 94 off 51, to help Gujarat Titans chase down Chennai Super Kings’ 170 from 16 for 3 and 87 for 5. For

Deepak Chahar, the Chennai Super Kings quick, has been ruled out of the 2022 IPL altogether because of the back injury that had prevented him from taking part in the initial part of the competition. He had picked up the injury while undergoing rehab at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru, where he was

Kolkata Knight Riders’ mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy is banking on a new bowling variation to turn around what has been a subdued start to his IPL season. Varun was the leading wicket-taker for Knight Rider last season with 18 wickets from 17 matches, but has only four scalps from five games this season. “It is

Former BCCI treasurer MP Pandove and senior Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) functionary GS Walia have been debarred from cricket administration for life for their involvement in a case related to the Mohali Cricket Association (MCA), a ruling by Justice (retd) HS Bhalla, the ombudsman-cum-ethics officer of the PCA, on Wednesday said. “They are debarred for

Punjab Kings 198 for 5 (Dhawan 70, Agarwal 52, Jitesh 30*, Thampi 2-47) beat Mumbai Indians 186 for 9 (Brevis 49, Suryakumar 43, Varma 43, Smith 4-30, Rabada 2-29) by 12 runs Having strengthened their bowling at the cost of batting depth, Mumbai Indians twice committed the cardinal sin of T20 – losing wickets to

Chennai Super Kings 216 for 4 (Dube 95*, Uthappa 88) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore 193 for 9 (Shahbaz 41, Karthik 34, Theekshana 4-33) by 23 runs It was supposed to be all about Faf du Plessis (and Josh Hazlewood) coming up against his former team Chennai Super Kings – it’s like playing brothers, he said

Deepak Chahar‘s potential return to IPL remains doubtful after the India and Chennai Super Kings strike bowler suffered a back injury during his rehab at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru. The gravity of the injury remains to be ascertained, as it is learned that Super Kings are yet to get a formal report from

Sunrisers Hyderabad 168 for 2 (Williamson 57, Abhishek 42, Pooran 34*, Pandya 1-27) beat Gujarat Titans 162 for 7 (Pandya 50*, Manohar 35, Natarajan 2-34, Bhuvneshwar 2-37) by eight wickets After starting the season with successive defeats, Sunrisers Hyderabad have turned it around with back-to-back victories. Two days after swamping Chennai Super Kings, Sunrisers’ attack

Big picture So you’re Delhi Daredevils. No, Capitals. Sorry. And you’re facing Kolkata Knight Riders. Oh dear. Aren’t you a team built on your top two batters and a middle-order firebrand? But you’re going to go up against a team which has wicket takers up front, misers through the middle and whatever Pat Cummins is.

A measure of how difficult it is to defend is that despite Shimron Hetmyer‘s assault towards the end of the first innings – he scored 38 off the last 15 balls he faced – despite Boult’s swing at the start to get KL Rahul first ball, despite Ashwin’s four overs for 20 runs, despite Yuzvendra

Durham will “speak privately” with their head coach James Franklin following allegations that he had physically harassed Yuzvendra Chahal when they were Mumbai Indians team-mates in 2011. “We are aware of recent news reports surrounding an incident in 2011 which name a member of our staff,” Durham said in a statement sent to ESPNcricinfo. “As

Sunrisers Hyderabad 155 for 2 (Abhishek 75, Tripathi 39*) beat Chennai Super Kings 154 for 7 (Moeen 48, Washington 2-21, Natarajan 2-30) by eight wickets Sunrisers Hyderabad finally got on the board by chasing down 155 without any big contribution from their international stars, in the process consigning Chennai Super Kings to their fourth defeat

Royal Challengers Bangalore 152 for 3 (Rawat 66, Kohli 48) beat Mumbai Indians 151 for 6 (Suryakumar 68*, Harshal 2-23, Hasaranga 2-28) by seven wickets Back in 2011, Mumbai Indians had an exception made to allow them to field five overseas players in the Champions League T20. Now, a poor start to IPL 2022 has

The ECB has confirmed India’s twin T20 warm-up fixtures on their tour of England this year. The two matches will be played against Derbyshire and Northamptonshire on July 1 and 3, respectively. While the first of those will be an evening match to be played at the Incora County Ground in Derby, the second of

The game’s future bilateral calendar comes into sharp focus again in Dubai this weekend, as cricket boards get together for the ICC’s quarterly meetings in Dubai. The game’s chief executives are meeting in person for only the second time since the Covid-19 pandemic on Friday to continue scheduling discussions that began last year which will

Big picture Over time, Mumbai Indians have made it a habit. Starting slowly, before revving up as mid-season approaches and then pouncing on teams at the back end. They have started poorly this time as well, but the margin for error could be smaller in a 10-team pool. Therefore, they need to get up and

Cheteshwar Pujara will miss the opening game of his stint as Sussex’s overseas player in the County Championship due to a visa hold-up caused indirectly by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. He had been expected to arrive in time to make his debut against Nottinghamshire on Thursday, but will not be available until Sussex’s fixture against

Avesh Khan played the last season of the IPL in an attack that had Anrich Nortje breaking speed record, Kagiso Rabada threatening the purple cap, and the spinners R Ashwin and Axar Patel displaying their guile. Yet it was Avesh who bowled the most balls for Delhi Capitals at the death. In fact only Harshal

Lucknow Super Giants 169 for 7 (Rahul 68, Hooda 51, Natarajan 2-26, Washington 2-28, Shepherd 2-42) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad 157 for 9 (Tripathi 44, Pooran 34, Avesh 4-24, Holder 3-34) by 12 runs Deepak Hooda, KL Rahul and Avesh Khan led the way as Lucknow Super Giants came back from behind with bat and ball

Report Allrounder’s 60 lifted Punjab Kings to 180, and Super Kings fell apart in the chase Punjab Kings 180 for 8 (Livingstone 60, Dhawan 33, Jordan 2-23) beat Chennai Super Kings 126 (Dube 57, Chahar 3-25, Livingstone 2-25) by 54 runs Chennai Super Kings’ winless start to the 2022 IPL continued into a third game

Preview Jonny Bairstow is set to return to Punjab Kings’ XI having completed his quarantine upon arrival from the Caribbean Big picture For the first time in their history, Chennai Super Kings have lost their opening two matches of an IPL campaign, and Ravindra Jadeja’s team will be keen to get off the mark against