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Mumbai, March 28 – The five-time champions, Mumbai Indians, will kick off their campaign in the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) with a match against the three-time champions, Kolkata Knight Riders, at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, aiming to add another title to their record.Mumbai Indians...

March 28, New Delhi: The defending champions, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, will face their South Indian rivals, Sunrisers Hyderabad, in the opening match of the 2026 Indian Premier League on Saturday at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.SRH are aiming for redemption after finishing sixth last season...

New Delhi, March 28 – Former Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin has selected his strongest playing XI for the five-time champions, Chennai Super Kings (CSK), with options for an "Impact Player," after the team's captain, MS Dhoni, was subsequently ruled out for the first two weeks of the 2026...

Mumbai, March 28 A strong Mumbai Indians team will begin their bid to end a five-year title drought in the Indian Premier League when they take on a weakened Kolkata Knight Riders in their tournament opener here on Sunday.It has been a while since Mumbai Indians, the joint most successful team...

St Kitts, March 28 – Australia Women achieved a convincing 103-run victory over the West Indies Women in the first One Day International (ODI), taking a 1-0 lead in the series, thanks to a strong all-round batting performance and disciplined bowling.Choosing to bat, Australia amassed a...

New Delhi, March 27 Former Indian cricketer Wasim Jaffer has selected the strongest playing XI for the five-time champions, Chennai Super Kings (CSK), ahead of the 2026 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), which is set to begin on March 28.CSK enters the new season after a disappointing...

New Delhi, March 27 – Former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan has praised wicketkeeper-batsman KL Rahul for his consistency in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and described him as the safest bet for any franchise.Rahul has proven to be the most consistent performer in the tournament's history. He...

London, March 26 – Indian leg-spinner Rahul Chahar will return to Surrey for their remaining eight matches in the upcoming County Championship season, the club said on Thursday. Chahar, 26, made a stunning debut for Surrey last year, claiming 10 wickets in a victory over Hampshire, including...

Christchurch, March 25 – Stand-in captain Jimmy Neesham admitted that New Zealand’s lackluster performances in the final matches cost them the T20I series against the South African cricket team, after the hosts lost by 33 runs in the deciding match at Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Wednesday...

Bengaluru, March 25 – Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara unveiled a memorial outside the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday in memory of 11 Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) fans who lost their lives in a stampede during the team’s IPL victory celebrations. He also paid floral...

Christchurch, March 25 – A brilliant all-round performance, led by Amelia Kerr's 105-run innings and a two-wicket haul, guided New Zealand to a commanding 92-run victory over South Africa in the fifth WT20I at Hagley Oval, securing the five-game series 4-1.Batting first, with Amelia scoring...

St. Vincent, March 24. Australia completed a clean sweep in the three-match T20I series with a 40-run victory over the West Indies in the third and final match at Kingstown, powered by a stunning century from Georgia Voll.Asked to bat, Australia piled up an imposing 211/7, built almost...

New Delhi, March 23 – Regular captain Gerhard Erasmus is set to relinquish leadership duties for Namibia, with all-rounder JJ Smit appointed captain for the upcoming month's ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 tri-series, which will be hosted in Windhoek and feature Oman and Scotland.The...

Ranchi, March 22: Maharashtra Women delivered a dominant all-round performance to win the BCCI Women’s Under-23 One Day Trophy Elite 2025–26 title, defeating Karnataka by a convincing margin of 75 runs in the final held in Ranchi.After losing the toss and being put in to bat, Maharashtra...

Wellington, March 22 – After scoring a match-winning 57 to guide South Africa to a series-levelling victory over New Zealand in the fourth T20I, wicketkeeper-batter Connor Esterhuizen said his aim while batting was to wait for the ball and simply try to play according to what was in front of...

Wellington, March 22 – Connor Esterhuizen's half-century, followed by a combined bowling effort from Gerald Coetzee, Ottneil Baartman, Prenelan Subrayen, and Keshav Maharaj, helped South Africa register a 19-run victory over New Zealand in the fourth T20I of the five-match series played at the...

Saint Vincent, March 22 Georgia Voll bounced back strongly on Sunday after a modest performance in the opening T20I against the West Indies, but the young opener insisted that she is far from settling into a comfortable position at the top of Australia's batting lineup, and is embracing the...

Wellington, March 22 – Jess Kerr’s outstanding bowling, Sophie Devine’s match-winning innings, and captain Amelia Kerr’s all-round performance helped New Zealand chase down a competitive total to defeat South Africa by six wickets in the fourth T20I of the five-match series at the Sky Stadium on...

Saint Vincent, March 22 – Alana King delivered another strong performance, solidifying her return to the Australian T20I setup, claiming 2-25 as the visitors secured a 17-run victory over the West Indies in the second match, clinching the three-match series with one game remaining.After...

New Delhi, March 21 Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) captain Rishabh Pant, franchise principal owner and chairman Sanjiv Goenka, and several other squad members offered prayers at the Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya ahead of the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL). The 19th edition of the tournament is...