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Mumbai, March 30 – Shardul Thakur, who was a net bowler for the Mumbai Indians in their early years, celebrated his first match for the franchise with a three-wicket haul that helped them defeat the Kolkata Knight Riders by six wickets at the Wankhede Stadium.Thakur has played for Kings XI...

Mumbai, March 29 Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane is disappointed that Australian all-rounder Cameron Green, the team's most expensive buy at ₹25.20 crore, didn't bowl during their team's crushing six-wicket defeat to Mumbai Indians, failing to defend a target of 220.Rohit Sharma...

Mumbai, March 29 – Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton starred with brilliant half-centuries as Mumbai Indians defeated Kolkata Knight Riders to win their season opener after 13 years in the Indian Premier League on Sunday.Shardul Thakur claimed 3 wickets for 39 in his debut match for the...

Mumbai, March 29 – Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton scored brilliant half-centuries to help the Mumbai Indians win by six wickets against the Kolkata Knight Riders in Match 2 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, ending their embarrassing streak of losing their opening match in 13 seasons...

Mumbai, March 29 – Mumbai Indians defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by six wickets, breaking their unbeaten streak in the opening matches of the IPL, thanks to half-centuries from Rohit Sharma (78) and Ryan Rickelton (81).Mumbai had previously lost all their opening matches since their...

Mumbai Indians:Ryan Rickelton run out (Roy) 81Rohit Sharma c Roy b Arora 78Suryakumar Yadav c Singh b Kartik Tyagi 16Tilak Varma c sub (MK Pandey) b Narine 20Hardik Pandya not out 18Naman Dhir not out 5Extras: (LB-2, NB-1, W-3) 6Total: (For 4 wickets in 19.1 overs) 224Fall of...

Mumbai, March 29 Ryan Rickelton and Rohit Sharma smashed quickfire fifties to hand Mumbai Indians a comfortable six-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders in an Indian Premier League match here on Sunday. This was MI's first opening round win after 13 seasons.Chasing 221, Rickelton (81 off 43...

Mumbai, March 29 – Just when everyone was wondering how long he would continue, Mumbai Indians legend Rohit Sharma turned back the clock in his first match of the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL), scoring his fastest fifty in the league, reaching the mark in 23 balls against the Kolkata Knight...

Mumbai, March 29 Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane was forced to leave the field on Sunday, apparently after suffering cramps in the second half of their Indian Premier League match against Mumbai Indians here.In Rahane's absence, India all-rounder Rinku Singh, who had been named...

Mumbai, March 29 – Skipper Ajinkya Rahane and Angkrish Raghuvanshi scored half-centuries as Kolkata Knight Riders reached 220/4 in 20 overs in a stop-start innings against Mumbai Indians in their opening match of the Indian Premier League 2026 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.Asked...

Mumbai, March 29 Scorecard of the Indian Premier League match between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders held here on Sunday.Kolkata Knight Riders:Ajinkya Rahane c Pandya b Thakur 67Finn Allen c Tilak Varma b Thakur 37Cameron Green c Rutherford b Thakur 18Angkrish Raghuvanshi c...

Mumbai, March 29 Captain Ajinkya Rahane hit a fine half-century, but it was debutant Angkrish Raghuvanshi who shone brightest, scoring 51 off 29 balls to help Kolkata Knight Riders post 220 for four against Mumbai Indians in their season-opening Indian Premier League match here on Sunday...

Guwahati, March 29 Riyan Parag's maturity and vision for the team made him the perfect candidate for captaincy, ahead of five others, including veteran Ravindra Jadeja, Rajasthan Royals head coach and Director of Cricket, Kumar Sangakkara said ahead of the team's opening game against Chennai...

Guwahati, March 29 If Mahendra Singh Dhoni's calf muscle injury wasn't enough, Chennai Super Kings have been dealt a second blow in the form of Dewald Brevis' side strain, which will keep him out for the first few games, head coach Stephen Fleming confirmed here on Sunday.The Super Kings will...

March 29, New Delhi: In the Indian Premier League, five-time champions Mumbai Indians will face Kolkata Knight Riders in a high-stakes match on Sunday.The match between the two former champions is scheduled to take place at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, promising an exciting contest for...

Guwahati, March 29 – Five-time champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will be without South African batter Dewald Brevis for their IPL 2026 opening match against Rajasthan Royals (RR) after he suffered a side strain during training, confirmed head coach Stephen Fleming."CSK is hopeful that he...

Mumbai, March 29 Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and decided to bowl first against Kolkata Knight Riders in their opening match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.Mumbai gained a boost on the eve of the match as pace spearhead...

Mumbai, March 29 Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and chose to bowl against Kolkata Knight Riders in an Indian Premier League match here on Sunday.MI gave debuts to Afghanistan off-spinner Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar and Sherfane Rutherford.Cameron Green, Finn Allen, Sunil...

Bengaluru, March 29 – Head coach Daniel Vettori motivated the players after Sunrisers Hyderabad’s (SRH) six-wicket defeat to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 opener played at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday, calling the performance "rusty but far...

Christchurch, March 29 – South Africa all-rounder Kayla Reyneke capped her ODI debut with a last-ball six against New Zealand on Sunday, giving the Proteas a thrilling two-wicket win. In doing so, Kayla has become the first woman in international cricket to win player of the match awards on...