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Lucknow: Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar won the toss and opted to bowl against Lucknow Super Giants in an Indian Premier League match Thursday. LS made a few changes due to injuries, with Josh Inglis, Mohsin Khan and Avesh Khan missing out, while Arshin...

Melbourne: Cricket Australia Thursday confirmed that its players, including skipper Pat Cummins, will be allowed to fulfil their IPL 2026 commitments, granting them exemption from the three-match ODI series against Pakistan which begins May 30. The league phase of the IPL concludes May 24, while...

Hyderabad: Heinrich Klaasen (69) and Ishan Kishan (55) made Punjab Kings pay dearly for their sloppy fielding, powering Sunrisers Hyderabad to a handsome 41-run win to jump to the top of the table in the IPL,  Wednesday. The duo helped in setting a challenging total...

Hyderabad: A luckless Yuzvendra Chahal was left high and dry by his 'butter-fingered' colleagues as Heinrich Klaasen and Ishan Kishan lived charmed lives to guide Sunrisers Hyderabad to a challenging 235 for 4 against Punjab Kings in an IPL match Wednesday. After Abhishek Sharma (35...

Mumbai: Skipper Hardik Pandya Wednesday, was not a part of a large first batch of Mumbai Indians players and support staff who travelled to Raipur, but is expected to be fit for the next Indian Premier League game against RCB slated Sunday. With a five-day...

Hyderabad: Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and invited hosts Sunrisers Hyderabad to bat in their Indian Premier League match here Wednesday. For Punjab, Shashank Singh and Lockie Ferguson come in. The hosts have brought back Nitish Kumar Reddy, who replaces Aniket Verma....

New Delhi: The Sports Ministry Wednesday said the blanket ban on bilateral sporting ties with Pakistan that was imposed last year will remain in force, but athletes from across the border will not be stopped from coming here for multi-lateral events. The ministry also reiterated...

New Delhi: Ahmedabad will host the IPL final for a second successive season May 31, replacing the "originally designated" Bengaluru, the BCCI announced Wednesday while allotting Qualifier 1 to Dharamsala and two other playoff games to New Chandigarh. Bengaluru was to host the final going...

New Delhi: Sanju Samson bossed the chase with authority, anchoring a modest 156-run target with a fluent 87 not out as Chennai Super Kings outclassed Delhi Capitals by eight wickets in the IPL here Tuesday. Samson's knock came off just 52 balls with seven fours...

New Delhi: Delhi Capitals' struggles with the bat at home continued as they faltered on a testing track to end up with a below-par 155 for seven against Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League here Tuesday. On a pitch offering assistance to the...