Cricket

Kolkata Knight Riders replaced Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc with Sri Lanka seamer Dushmantha Chameera for the game against Punjab Kings at the Eden Gardens on Friday. KKR captain Shreyas Iyer said at the toss that Starc had cut his finger during their previous match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. “Starcy caught his finger in one

After Punjab Kings ripped up the record books by mowing down 262 with eight balls to spare, their captain Sam Curran was left wondering if cricket was turning into an entirely different sport. “Cricket is turning into baseball, isn’t it? It was absolutely incredible,” Curran mused at the post-match presentation. “Where do we [start]? Absolutely

Delhi Capitals (DC; 6th place) vs Mumbai Indians (MI; 8th place) Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, 3:30pm IST (10am GMT) Big picture – Pant vs Bumrah With 342 runs in nine outings, Pant has already crossed his run-tally from the last time he played in the IPL in 2022. He is comfortably DC’s highest run-getter this

Faf du Plessis will “sleep easier” after the bottom-placed Royal Challengers Bangalore ended their six-match losing streak by beating the in-form Sunrisers Hyderabad by 35 runs, in Hyderabad. After Rajat Patidar’s 50 off 20 took RCB to 206 for 7, they restricted the home side to 171 for 8, thanks to spinners Karn Sharma and

New Zealand 178 for 7 (Robinson 51, Foxcroft 34, Abbas 3-20) beat Pakistan 174 for 8 (Fakhar 61, O’Rourke 3-27, Sears 2-27) by four runs Four days after failing to defend 178 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan failed to chase down the same target in Lahore on Thursday. A disciplined performance from New Zealand’s bowling attack, particularly

Abhay Sharma has been appointed the head coach for the Uganda men’s cricket team. His first assignment will be during the country’s campaign at the T20 World Cup in June, Uganda’s first appearance at a senior men’s World Cup in any format. “We selected Abhay Sharma for his strong leadership qualities and impressive track record

Match details Sunrisers Hyderabad (3rd) vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (10th) Hyderabad, 1930 IST (1400 GMT) Big Picture There were doubts about Sunrisers’ bowling unit’s ability to support their star batting line-up. There have been a few noteworthy performances, even though their bowlers have been taken for runs. In their most recent match, against Delhi Capitals,

Delhi Capitals 224 for 4 (Pant 88*, Axar 66, Warrier 3-15) beat Gujarat Titans 220 for 8 (Sai Sudharsan 65, Miller 55, Salam 3-44) by four runs In a thrilling finish at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Rashid Khan nearly took Gujarat Titans home in pursuit of 225 against Delhi Capitals. But Mukesh Kumar held his

It was the 16th over of their 2023 T20 World Cup Qualifier semi-final against Ireland. Zimbabwe were chasing 138 and were 99 for 4. Needing 39 runs in 29 balls, the pressure was building. They lost two wickets in the next 14 balls and only scored nine runs. If they were going to get over

Form – or the lack thereof – and the unavailability of key players have left Chennai Super Kings searching for their ideal team combination, eight games into the season. This is the assessment of CSK head coach Stephen Fleming after they suffered their first defeat at home, against Lucknow Super Giants, on Tuesday. CSK had

Lucknow Super Giants 213 for 4 (Stoinis 124*) beat Chennai Super Kings 210 for 4 (Gaikwad 108*, Dube 66) by six wickets and three balls remaining “Fortress Chepauk,” proclaimed a huge banner in CSK colours in the stands. By the end of the contest, though, Lucknow Super Giants had breached it to hand Chennai Super

Cricket West Indies have named a number of strong list of T20 specialists in their 15-member ‘A’ squad that will tour Nepal for five T20s later this month. Fabian Allen, Johnson Charles, Mark Deyal, Andre Fletcher, Obed McCoy and Hayden Walsh are all part of the side, which will be led by Roston Chase, who

Sunil Narine has ruled himself out of a recall to West Indies’ squad for the forthcoming T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and USA, insisting that “that door is now closed” despite his stellar form for Kolkata Knight Riders at the IPL. Narine, 35, is currently leading the tournament’s MVP standings after a remarkable run

Rajasthan Royals 183 for 1 (Jaiswal 104*) beat Mumbai Indians 179 for 9 (Tilak 65, Sandeep 5-18) by nine wickets Sandeep Sharma announced his return from injury with magnificent figures of 5 for 18, the best by any bowler in this season’s IPL, before Yashasvi Jaiswal blazed back to form with a sparkling 59-ball century,

New Zealand’s win over Pakistan in the third T20I has raised familiar questions around Pakistan’s approach to T20 cricket, with Babar Azam defending Pakistan’s batting performance and rejecting suggestion that a middle-overs slowdown played a part in his side’s defeat. This, even as Shadab Khan stressed that T20s needed “impactful innings” – something Pakistan lacked

Gujarat Titans 146 for 7 (Tewatia 36*, Gill 35, Harshal 3-15) beat Punjab Kings 142 (Prabhsimran 35, Brar 29, Sai Kishore 4-33) by three wickets The first 11 overs of Gujarat Titans’ spin won them the match, essentially. Before Rashid Khan came on to bowl the fifth over, Punjab Kings were going nicely, at 42

Toss New Zealand chose to field first against Pakistan New Zealand won the toss and elected to field first in the third T20 international against Pakistan. Twenty four hours after Pakistan swept New Zealand aside after bowling them out for 90, the visitors elected to let Pakistan set a target instead. New Zealand were hampered

Match details Kolkata Knight Riders (2nd; W4, L2) vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (10th; W1, L6)Kolkata, 1530 IST (1000 GMT) Big picture – Narine vs RCB With five defeats in a row, and just two points from seven games, RCB are fighting for survival. They are at the bottom of the points table and a defeat