Suryakumar Yadav

March 19, 2025 3:31 PM

Suryakumar to lead Mumbai in IPL opener v Chennai as Pandya serves ban

Suryakumar Yadav will lead Mumbai Indians in their Indian Premier League opener against Chennai Super Kings on Sunday while regular skipper Hardik Pandya serves a one-match ban. Mumbai's slow over-rate in their final league game last year was there third offence of the season, which incurred a one-match suspension for Pandya. "That is out of my control," all-rounder Pandya told reporters in a pre-tournament press conference in Mumbai on Wednesday. "We bowled the last over one-and-a-half or tw...

Cricket-England win in Rajkot to stay alive in T20 series v India

England secured a 26-run victory over India in the third T20 International on Tuesday as some sprightly bowling kept the tourists alive in the five-match series against the world champions. Put into bat, England posted a modest 171-9 with Ben Duckett (51) and Liam Livingstone (43) providing major contributions. India spinner Varun Chakravarthy claimed 5-24 but the English bowlers made their own mark and restricted their hosts to 145-9 to deny India an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series. Beat...