Indian Premier League

April 28, 2026 12:35 PM

Pitch perfect Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar show how to restore IPL’s bat-ball balance

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's new-ball pair Josh Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar Kumar offered a reminder on Monday that high-class bowling, with a hint of assistance from the surface, can restore the bat-ball balance in this year's Indian Premier League (IPL). The IPL has become a batter's paradise, with flat pitches and short boundaries contributing to sky-high scores and teams routinely chasing down 200-plus totals. The impact player rule, which allows teams to replace a bowler with a specialist ...

April 22, 2026 1:31 PM

Mitchell Marsh Eyes IPL Redemption After T20 World Cup Setback

Mitchell Marsh is trying to put a disappointing Twenty20 World Cup campaign behind him but the Australian all-rounder concedes he has yet to hit his stride in the Indian Premier League with the Lucknow Super Giants in urgent need of some inspiration. Marsh delivered a stellar performance in the IPL last year, scoring 627 runs at an average of 48.23, including his highest score in the format with an innings of 117 off 64 balls against Gujarat Titans. But he has fallen far short of those lofty l...

April 22, 2026 9:21 AM

Cluster Collapse Hurts DC Again, Says Venugopal Rao After SRH Defeat

Delhi Capitals' (DC) Director of Cricket Venugopal Rao pointed to repeated batting collapses and losing the wicket at crucial moments as the decisive factors behind their 47-run defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), admitting that losing wickets in clusters has emerged as a worrying trend for the side in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026. However, the DC official stressed that the team's inability to sustain momentum remains a critical concern. He noted that despite getting into promi...

April 20, 2026 4:23 PM

IPL 2026: Chakravarthy overcomes surface tension to end KKR’s losing streak

Varun Chakravarthy's return to form helped Kolkata Knight Riders snap their winless streak on Sunday, but the 34-year-old said he and his fellow spinners are struggling to make an impact due to the Indian Premier League's batting-friendly tracks. Chakravarthy was the joint highest wicket-taker at the Twenty20 World Cup, which India won earlier this year, and was expected to play a key role in Kolkata's pursuit of a fourth IPL title. However, the leg-spinner began his campaign with three wicket...

April 13, 2026 2:59 PM

Back to the drawing board for Mumbai after third straight IPL defeat: Hardik Pandya

Mumbai Indians need a major rethink after suffering a third consecutive defeat in the Indian Premier League on Sunday, said captain Hardik Pandya. Mumbai lost to Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 18 runs at the Wankhede Stadium, leaving the five-times champions eighth in the 10-team table with just two points from four matches. Despite boasting several Twenty20 World Cup winning players - including Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah and Tilak Varma - Mumbai have struggled to generate any mo...

April 6, 2026 6:43 PM

RCB’s six-hitting machine Tim David hits the roof

Tim David showed exactly why Royal Challengers Bengaluru retained his services for the 2026 season with a scintillating power-hitting display for the defending Indian Premier League (IPL) champions on Sunday. The 30-year-old Australian clobbered eight sixes in his unbeaten 70 off 25 balls as Bengaluru scored a 43-run win over Chennai Super Kings to make it two wins from two. In an innings of huge hits, David drew gasps with a monstrous 106m strike that landed on the roof of the M Chinnaswamy S...

April 5, 2026 10:26 AM

Fixing length does the trick for RR spinner Ravi Bishnoi

Rajasthan Royals leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi believes he has turned a major weakness into his strength after putting on a match-winning display in Saturday's Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Gujarat Titans. Bishnoi endured his worst IPL season last year, when he managed only nine wickets in 11 games, prompting Lucknow Super Giants to release him. The 25-year-old went through a hard grind to fix his length and claimed 4-41 to set up Rajasthan's six-wicket victory against Gujarat. "Last s...

April 5, 2026 10:22 AM

IPL 2026: DC gain after Sameer Rizvi impact sinks MI

Sameer Rizvi dazzled in the impact player's role again as he hammered 90 off 51 balls to secure Delhi Capitals a six-wicket victory over the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Saturday. Electing to field, Delhi restricted Mumbai to 162-6 on a slow track at the Arun Jaitley Stadium where timing was tricky and stroke-making risky. Standing in for the ailing skipper Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav top-scored with 51 and Rohit Sharma made 35, but only four sixes in an entire Mumb...

April 4, 2026 1:38 PM

Punjab Kings players want to impress each other, not outsiders: Shreyas Iyer

Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer said an internal competitive edge has driven his side's early-season success rather than any desire to impress those outside the dressing room, after scoring a second successive Indian Premier League (IPL) win on Friday. The team stormed to the top of the IPL standings by chasing down 210 with eight balls to spare against Chennai Super Kings, completing another statement victory to open their campaign with back-to-back wins. Their top order came out swinging a...

March 29, 2026 10:48 AM

Virat Kohli’s one-format focus fuels strong IPL start

Virat Kohli's decision to scale back his international commitments has not dampened his appetite for runs, with the former India captain guiding Royal Challengers Bengaluru to victory with an unbeaten 69 in the Indian ‌Premier League opener. The 37-year-old retired from Twenty20 Internationals after India's 2024 World Cup triumph and brought the curtain down on his 123-test career last year, leaving one-day internationals as his sole format. He featured in 13 ODIs last year, scoring 65...