Having gone unsold at the auctions, Shardul Thakur was gearing up to turn out for Essex in the County Championship games when Lucknow Super Giants approached him. The team was in need of a last minute tried-and-tested replacement for the injured Mohsin Khan. Shardul answered the call and has slotted into the team seamlessly, taking … Read more
Mitchell Marsh finds it “fascinating” to watch Nicholas Pooran sent the balls soaring into the stands and is relieved that he is not in the opposition unlike other leagues when he can just watch the West Indies dasher slaughter bowling attacks. Pooran was the star of the Lucknow Super Giants’s easy chase against Sunrisers Hyderabad … Read more
Chennai Super Kings will host archrival Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Friday in the Indian Premier League 2025. Here is how the two teams are likely to line up for the match: CSK Predicted Playing XI Batting 1st: Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Rahul Tripathi, Shivam Dube, Deepak Hooda, … Read more
Nicholas Pooran moved to the top of the Orange Cap standings after his 70-run knock for Lucknow Super Giants against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Thursday. The southpaw and opener Mitchell Marsh overtook Australian opener Travis Head, who had jumped to the top spot after his 47-run blitz for the home team in the first innings. Sunrisers … Read more
Shardul Thakur climbed to the top of the Purple Cap standings after picking up four wickets for Lucknow Super Giants against the Sunrisers Hyderabad in Hyderabad on Thursday. Noor Ahmad had occupied the top spot after the first round of matches after his four-wicket haul against the Mumbai Indians at Chepauk. Here is the list … Read more
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) mentor Dinesh Karthik put faith in his batters to ace the spin test that awaits them at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium on Friday against Chennai Super Kings (CSK). “One of our strengths is the way we play spin. And as the tournament unfolds you see it happen. CSK have three very … Read more
The rivalry between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, born out of the intensity of their fiery fan bases, will throw up its latest offering at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Friday. That the two face off for the first time since RCB qualified for the Playoffs last season at the expense … Read more
Sunrisers Hyderabad will look to make it two wins out of two when it takes on Lucknow Super Giants at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. A century from Ishan Kishan helped the side romp home by 44 runs against the Rajasthan Royals in its opening encounter. LSG, on the other hand, suffered … Read more
The Indian Premier League 2025 match between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Guwahati on Wednesday was briefly interrupted due to a pitch invader. Riyan Parag, who was gearing up to start the 12th over of the innings, had to cut his run up short on the first delivery when the invader greeted … Read more
Rajasthan Royals’ batting suffered a middle-order collapse during its IPL 2025 match against Kolkata Knight Riders in Guwahati on Wednesday. It was struggling at 138/8 after 19 overs in its first game at home this season. The lowest total defended by the side is 144. The Royals defended it against KKR during the 2013 season … Read more