Prasidh Krishna didn’t just follow the bowling template in Ahmedabad — he perfected it. On a tricky black-soil pitch, his spell of 2/18 strangled Mumbai Indians, shutting the door on its chase and earning him his first Indian Premier League (IPL) ‘Player of the Match’ award on Saturday. The 29-year-old pacer’s approach wasn’t random. He … Read more
Mumbai Indians pacer Trent Boult refused to pin his side’s defeat to Gujarat Titans in an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 match down to the black soil pitch at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Saturday. “Good tactics from the opposition. If you’ve got an option to do that [play on a black soil … Read more
The Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2025 season came to a close with Mumbai Indians beating Delhi Capitals in the final to claim its second WPL title. There were several outstanding individual performances during the course of the tournament, including the overseas veterans and young Indian talents. Sportstar looks at some of the best performing players … Read more
Mumbai Indians recorded its highest-ever total in WPL history during their Women’s Premier League Eliminator match against Gujarat Giants at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday. The inaugural champion also recorded the highest-ever total in WPL playoffs when MI notched up 213/4 in 20 overs against GG. Hayley Matthews and Nat Sciver-Brunt stitched up … Read more
The Women’s Premier League 2025 Playoffs will commence on March 13 at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai with home side Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Giants meeting in the Eliminator. The winner of the fixture will face Delhi Capitals in the final on March 15. After finishing last in the previous seasons, the Giants have had … Read more
With a 6-0 record against the Gujarat Giants (GG), Mumbai Indians (MI) has every right to go into the Women’s Premier League Eliminator on Thursday with a fair amount of confidence. However, as GG head coach Michael Klinger gushed after their league encounter a few days ago, it has given Mumbai a bit of a … Read more
Nothing kills quite as brutally as hope. Gujarat Giants, which has never beaten Mumbai Indians in the history of the Women’s Premier League, came into the opening fixture of the Mumbai leg thinking its against-the-grain heroics this season could change that record. However, a batting collapse and MI’s senior pros handed the home side a … Read more
Harleen Deol has the potential to be a long-term asset for Indian cricket, particularly in the T20 format, reckons former Australian batter and Gujarat Giants head coach Michael Klinger. In their Friday’s five-wicket victory against Delhi Capitals here, she anchored the chase with a match-winning unbeaten 70, guiding her team past the 177-run target with … Read more
Harleen Deol hasn’t been in India’s scheme of things in the T20 format since July 2023. On the evidence of Friday’s fixture in the Women’s Premier League, the 26-year-old from Chandigarh is building a case for a return in the shortest format. After all, she has made an impression since making an ODI comeback in … Read more
DC vs GG, WPL 2025: Catch all the live updates and scores from the Women’s Premier League 2025 match between Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Giants at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Friday.