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Mullanpur, March 30 Shreyas Iyer's desire to win the Indian Premier League trophy is now stronger than ever, and he is keen to achieve even greater success in the 2026 season, said Punjab Kings' head coach Ricky Ponting on Monday.Iyer, who joined the franchise last year as captain, led PBKS to...

Guwahati, March 30 – Rajasthan Royals won the toss and chose to bowl first against Chennai Super Kings in match three of IPL 2026 at the Barsapara Cricket Ground on Monday. The toss was delayed by five minutes due to light rain at the venue, with the covers being lifted at 6:42 pm.This is the...

Guwahati, March 30 Rajasthan Royals won the toss and chose to bowl against Chennai Super Kings in their Indian Premier League opener here on Monday.The Royals have defeated CSK four times in their last five matches. Both teams struggled in the 2025 season.CSK is without charismatic MS Dhoni...

St Kitts, March 30 – The West Indies have been fined 10 per cent of the match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate during their first women's ODI against Australia, which was held on Friday. Captain Hayley Matthews pleaded guilty to the offense and accepted the sanction, with the ICC saying that...

Mullanpur, March 30 – India’s white-ball stalwarts Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer will headline a high-profile IPL 2026 opener in Chandigarh on Tuesday, leading the Gujarat Titans and the Punjab Kings, respectively. Both captains will be motivated to prove their credentials in the shortest...

New Delhi, March 30 Rajasthan Royals (RR) teenage opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi says his focus this season is firmly on helping the team win the IPL trophy, something that has eluded the team since winning the inaugural season in 2008.In IPL 2025, Sooryavanshi scored a century in 35 balls while...

New Delhi, March 30 Former Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh criticized Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane for not using Sunil Narine against a dominant Rohit Sharma during their IPL match against Mumbai Indians, despite Narine's strong record against the MI star.Chasing 221, Rohit...

New Delhi, March 30 Former Indian left-arm fast bowler Irfan Pathan praised seam-bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur for his contributions, highlighting his crucial role in Mumbai Indians' six-wicket victory over Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2026. He added that Thakur remains unfazed, even when...

March 30, New Delhi — In the Indian Premier League, Chennai Super Kings will face the Rajasthan Royals at the ACA-Barsapara Stadium tonight.This match is defined as much by transitions as by recent form. Both teams are coming off disappointing 2025 seasons.The Royals have responded with a...

March 30 After a historic debut, the prodigious Vaibhav Sooryavanshi returns for his second IPL season with the Rajasthan Royals, aiming to dominate bowlers and excel in the powerplay.Sooryavanshi, who played seven matches for RR last season, scoring 252 runs, including a blistering century in...

New Delhi, March 30 – Alyssa Healy, Australia's iconic wicketkeeper-batter, who announced her retirement from professional cricket earlier this month after playing her last match against India, reflected on a career spanning nearly three decades. In an emotional post, Healy thanked her family...

New Delhi, March 30 Former Indian spinner Anil Kumble praised Rohit Sharma's batting performance against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), where he scored the fastest fifty in IPL history, saying the opener arrived this season in his "2.0 avatar," which will be a cause for concern for other...

New Delhi, March 30 – Sanju Samson is stepping into unfamiliar territory this IPL season, but the transition to the Chennai Super Kings already appears to have settled him. On the eve of their 2026 campaign opener against his former side, the Rajasthan Royals, Samson offered an unfiltered...

New Delhi, March 30 – As Mumbai Indians have finally broken one of the IPL’s most puzzling streaks, head coach Mahela Jayawardene revealed that the long-standing curse had remained a recurring theme within the dressing room, making its end as much a mental breakthrough as a statistical one.A...

Mumbai, March 30 Former India captain Anil Kumble has been quite impressed with how Rohit Sharma has started the new IPL season for Mumbai Indians, and he expects the opener's "2.0 version" to trouble rivals throughout the ongoing edition.The 38-year-old Rohit smashed a 78 off 38 balls in MI's...

The dismissals and the spinners' dominance helped Australia Women extend their control over the West Indies with a commanding 90-run victory in the second ODI, securing the three-match series with an unassailable 2-0 lead.After being put to bat, Australia's innings found stability through...

March 30, New Delhi - In the Indian Premier League, Chennai Super Kings will face the Rajasthan Royals at the ACA-Barsapara Stadium tonight. The match is scheduled to begin at 7:30 PM IST.This contest is shaped as much by transition as by recent form. Both teams come in after underwhelming...

New Delhi, March 30 Cricket Australia has responded to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain Ajinkya Rahane, who said that only the Australian board knows why, Cameron Green didn't bowl in the team's heavy loss to the Mumbai Indians, saying that they had informed the franchise in advance that the...

Mumbai, March 30 Suryakumar Yadav, India's T20 captain, who played as a substitute in Mumbai Indians' IPL opener here, was a precautionary measure due to a minor injury he was nursing, said head coach Mahela Jayawardene, insisting that there were no "unnecessary stories" to be found in this...

Sydney, March 30 Cricket Australia said on Monday that the Kolkata Knight Riders' management is "fully aware" of Cameron Green's injury status after the team's captain, Ajinkya Rahane, created a stir by stating that only the all-rounder's board knew why he could not bowl in their IPL opener...