CSK host out-of-form KKR in battle of stragglers
CSK have one win in four games, while KKR are yet to taste victory with three defeats and one no-result
Posted on 13 April 2026 | 5:29 pm
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Who is Praful Hinge, who started his IPL career with a triple-wicket over?
The 24-year-old fast bowler from Vidarbha idolises Pat Cummins and is also inspired by Umesh Yadav
Posted on 13 April 2026 | 5:29 pm
Northants denied by Ben Compton and rain
Kent escape with unlikely draw thanks to opener's hundred and loss of 60 overs on final day
Posted on 13 April 2026 | 5:20 pm
ICC increases total prize pool for Women's T20 World Cup by 10%
The increase stems largely from the expansion from a 10 to 12-team competition, and an increase in group-stage matches from 20 to 30
Posted on 13 April 2026 | 5:15 pm
Dhoni hits Chepauk nets but his recovery continues to stretch
He faced throwdowns from the support staff and didn't keep wicket ahead of CSK's fixture against KKR
Posted on 13 April 2026 | 4:41 pm
Smith, Pope continue strong form as Surrey secure high-scoring draw
Soporific batting surface has the last word in a match of 1,474 runs and only 24 wickets
Posted on 13 April 2026 | 4:35 pm
Notts bank first win despite Crane's resistance for Glamorgan
Liam Patterson-White takes three as reigning champions overcome newcomers on last day
Posted on 13 April 2026 | 4:15 pm
Anderson up-ends Derbyshire as Lancashire defend 138 in thriller
Visitors had been strong favourites but crumble to 108 all out in face of relentless seam attack
Posted on 13 April 2026 | 2:44 pm
Kyle Abbott takes ten as Yorkshire slump to 214-run loss
Hampshire bounce back from opening-round loss to Essex with emphatic win at Headingley
Posted on 13 April 2026 | 2:11 pm
Jack Leaning 120* seals win to ignite Sussex Championship hopes
Unbroken sixth-wicket stand with Tom Price helps cash-strapped club start summer with two from two
Posted on 13 April 2026 | 2:06 pm
RR opt to bowl against SRH; both teams make two changes
Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Tushar Deshpande came in for RR, while SRH included Sakib Hussain and Praful Hinge
Posted on 13 April 2026 | 2:05 pm
Venues for both matches between CSK and GT in IPL 2026 swapped
The IPL said the reason for the swap was the "municipal corporation elections in Ahmedabad and other parts of Gujarat" on April 26
Posted on 13 April 2026 | 1:46 pm
Van Niekerk, Kapp to miss home T20Is against India
It is expected that, if fit, van Niekerk will be considered for selection for the T20 World Cup, which starts on June 12
Posted on 13 April 2026 | 1:28 pm
Tim David fined by IPL for 'disobeying umpire's instructions' twice
MI captain Hardik Pandya also receives INR 12 lakh fine for maintaining a slow over-rate on Sunday
Posted on 13 April 2026 | 12:54 pm
ILT20 Season 5 to run from November 22 to December 20
The ILT20 has been moved to an even earlier window this year after being played in December-January the last time
Posted on 13 April 2026 | 9:57 am
Prasidh Krishna leads Purple Cap race at IPL 2026 after four-wicket haul
Rajat Patidar and Virat Kohli, meanwhile, are up in the top five of the Orange Cap table. Here's how things stand after Sunday's double-header at IPL 2026
Posted on 13 April 2026 | 9:00 am
Krunal keeps himself 'one step ahead' of batters despite massive odds
"As a bowler, I always want to be one step ahead with the skill set as well as with the mental battle," Krunal Pandya says after playing a key role in RCB's win over MI
Posted on 13 April 2026 | 8:56 am
Swanepoel gets NOC from CSA but still faces disciplinary action
South African fast bowler Beyers Swanepoel is now expected to be available for Worcestershire's next match, at home against Kent from April 24
Posted on 13 April 2026 | 8:48 am
Abbas, Chappell leave hosts reeling as Derbyshire eye rare Old Trafford win
Lancashire grateful for Marcus Harris' second significant score as they seek to set testing target
Posted on 13 April 2026 | 9:44 am
Labuschagne carries Hyderabad Kingsmen home with unbeaten 61
Debutant Asif Mehmood also took a four-wicket haul against Islamabad United
Posted on 13 April 2026 | 7:46 am
Salt and Patidar power RCB past Mumbai Indians
They scored a combined 131 off just 56 balls to pull off a rare batting-first victory at Wankhede
Posted on 13 April 2026 | 7:17 am
Rohit retires hurt, Kohli troubled by ankle during RCB's win over MI
MI batter went off on 19 and didn't return to bat, while Kohli was seen in the dugout at the end
Posted on 13 April 2026 | 7:05 am
Compton, Northeast fight for Kent in follow-on
Northants still on course for victory but made to work for their wickets on third day at Canterbury
Posted on 12 April 2026 | 6:45 pm
Leaning keeps Sussex hopes alive in hard-fought contest
Bamber and Booth strike for Warwickshire as hosts take fourth-innings chase of 328 to final day
Posted on 12 April 2026 | 6:23 pm
Brown, Abbott push Yorkshire to the brink of heavy defeat
Unbeaten century gives way to cheap four-wicket haul before the close as Hampshire surge
Posted on 12 April 2026 | 6:22 pm
Tribe, rain combine to frustrate champions Notts
Glamorgan opener unbeaten on 82 off 98 between showers after hosts set them 478 to win
Posted on 12 April 2026 | 6:22 pm
Patel, Cox pile on the pain as Surrey face awkward final day
Leicestershire rack up 171-run lead thanks to innings of three hundreds and a 96
Posted on 12 April 2026 | 6:13 pm
Waite's key contributions prove crucial as Worcestershire edge out Middlesex
Allrounder makes vital runs before picking up two wickets as hosts fall short in fourth innings
Posted on 12 April 2026 | 6:02 pm
Jaisoorya vs Travishek with Royals' bowling giving them an edge
Two high-scoring teams go head-to-head in Hyderabad's placid conditions
Posted on 12 April 2026 | 5:55 pm
Sarmin Sultana back in Bangladesh side after seven years for SL ODIs
Hosts return to ODIs for the first time since 2025 World Cup, from whose squad they make three changes
Posted on 12 April 2026 | 5:39 pm
Parkinson unlocks Gloucestershire as Durham surge to innings win
Hosts left on zero points after two rounds after thumping defeat at Bristol
Posted on 12 April 2026 | 5:39 pm
Allround Overton condemns Essex to ten-wicket thumping
Captain's performance with bat and ball drives Somerset to victory at Chelmsford
Posted on 12 April 2026 | 3:47 pm
'Bit of space from the game': how Buttler got his form back
Lean T20 World Cup was brought about by technical issue that prevented him from seeing the ball well
Posted on 12 April 2026 | 3:40 pm
RR manager Bhinder caught on camera using mobile phone in team dugout
BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia told PTI that the board would be conducting an "internal investigation" and "reviewing the video footage"
Posted on 12 April 2026 | 3:13 pm
Prasidh, Buttler set up comfortable win for Gujarat Titans
Gujarat Titans made it two in two, scaling LSG's target of 165 in 18.4 overs with seven wickets in hand
Posted on 12 April 2026 | 2:29 pm
MI opt to chase and make two changes; no Hazlewood for RCB
Mumbai Indians picked Mitchell Santner and Mayank Markande for the game against Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Posted on 12 April 2026 | 2:08 pm
Gujarat Titans bowl against Lucknow Super Giants, both teams unchanged
Both teams have won their previous match, and are looking to break into the top four of the points table
Posted on 12 April 2026 | 11:04 am
Pathirana granted NOC by Sri Lanka Cricket to join KKR
The news will come as a boost to KKR, who are at the bottom on the IPL points table after failing to win even one of their four games so far
Posted on 12 April 2026 | 9:55 am
Nitish Rana penalised for 'use of an audible obscenity' in CSK vs DC game
Ruturaj Gaikwad became the third captain to be fined for their teams' slow over-rates during IPL 2026
Posted on 12 April 2026 | 8:39 am
Overton 'point of difference' for CSK in win over DC, say Finch and Jaffer
Aaron Finch and Wasim Jaffer agree that Jamie Overton's 4 for 18 should have earned him the Player-of-the-Match award, which went to Sanju Samson for his 56-ball 115 not out
Posted on 12 April 2026 | 8:39 am
Gaikwad needs to get rid of 'tunnel vision of scoring big', says Jaffer
Ruturaj Gaikwad is "not getting off to a flyer and he's not getting big enough scores to have a significant impact on games," Aaron Finch says
Posted on 12 April 2026 | 8:38 am
Klaasen and Kamboj rise in Orange and Purple Cap tables
The latest updates from the Orange Cap and Purple Cap tables at the end of Saturday's PBKS vs SRH and CSK vs DC games
Posted on 12 April 2026 | 8:35 am
Lewis, Jones, Lamb star as Lancashire trounce Durham
Century for Ireland international sets up 149-run win at Chester-le-Street
Posted on 13 April 2026 | 10:03 am
PBKS ace another 200-plus chase courtesy Arya, Prabhsimran and Iyer
Shashank was the unlikely hero with the ball, stalling SRH after a blistering opening stand from Abhishek and Head
Posted on 12 April 2026 | 8:25 am
Pollard on Bumrah: 'When the time comes to get wickets, he'll get wickets'
MI's spearhead isn't among the wickets yet, and looks down on pace even as he holds together a struggling attack
Posted on 12 April 2026 | 7:46 am
Hassan and Irfan take Kingsmen to first win in five attempts
Saad Baig's fifty and Moeen Ali's blazing 44 off 16 balls took Kings to 188, but it wasn't enough
Posted on 12 April 2026 | 6:58 am
Samson and Overton deliver first points for CSK
Stubbs battled with 60 off 38 balls for DC but the mounting asking rate was too much to overcome
Posted on 12 April 2026 | 6:51 am
Samson had a 'lot of doubts' after low scores in first three games
Samson came into the IPL having scored 97, 89 and 89 in his last three outings to help India win the T20 World Cup, but started the season with scores of 6, 7 and 9
Posted on 12 April 2026 | 6:25 am
Rishi Patel leads Leicestershire fightback against wasteful Surrey
Top-flight newcomers show fight after conceding a hefty 520 at The Oval
Posted on 11 April 2026 | 6:44 pm
Abbott, Baker skittle Yorkshire as Hampshire cement dominance
Richardson subbed out on debut after illness, as Lyth battles for hosts
Posted on 11 April 2026 | 6:37 pm
Procter stars for Northants with 261* before abject Kent collapse
Crawley among wickets as hosts crumble in face of mammoth first innings of 684 for 2 declared
Posted on 11 April 2026 | 6:24 pm
Roach, Raine ransack Gloucestershire after Durham post 605 for 5
Hosts facing crushing defeat at halfway mark of one-sided encounter in Bristol
Posted on 11 April 2026 | 6:24 pm
Libby, Lategan impress but Higgins keeps Middlesex in touch
Worcestershire carve out slender advantage as wickets continue to fall at Lord's
Posted on 11 April 2026 | 6:17 pm
Yates, Bamber star as Warwickshire take charge against Sussex
Hosts left to rue first-innings collapse after Rob Yates' unbeaten 75 cements advantage
Posted on 11 April 2026 | 6:17 pm
Overton gives Somerset the edge with career-best 141
Allrounder's second first-class century handed Somerset a first innings which Essex have whittled down
Posted on 11 April 2026 | 6:09 pm
Came comes to Derbyshire's aid as Lancashire are made to toil
Rain-shortened day ends with visitors sensing a chance to apply third-innings pressure
Posted on 11 April 2026 | 6:06 pm
Wyatt-Hodge hits the heights as Surrey crush Warwickshire
Em Arlott battles in adversity for 90 but Surrey secure emphatic 52-run win
Posted on 11 April 2026 | 5:54 pm
Joe Clarke century compounds Glamorgan's misery
Nottinghamshire dismissed the visitors for just 113 before establishing a vast lead of 450
Posted on 11 April 2026 | 5:49 pm
After narrow escapes, bigger questions await LSG and GT
Both teams arrive on a high of thrilling wins but have issues to iron out
Posted on 11 April 2026 | 5:15 pm
McCaughan, Norgrove drive Hampshire to five-wicket win over Essex
Last season's wooden-spoonists start with defeat again despite Grewcock's 80
Posted on 11 April 2026 | 4:43 pm
Luff hangs tough to land one-wicket win for Somerset
Yorkshire put up spirited showing on Tier 1 debut but are outdone at the last in thriller
Posted on 11 April 2026 | 4:37 pm
Brevis back for CSK; DC pick Auqib Nabi and bowl first
Both teams made a couple of changes on a fresh red-soil pitch at Chepauk
Posted on 11 April 2026 | 2:17 pm
Wounded by Sooryavanshi, MI and RCB look to bounce back
Both teams are coming off a defeat against Rajasthan Royals in their previous match
Posted on 11 April 2026 | 1:59 pm
Kusal, bowlers hammer Qalandars to keep Zalmi unbeaten
Zalmi batter added 109 with Babar, before Bracewell, Muqeem and Nahid shared eight wickets
Posted on 11 April 2026 | 1:59 pm
Lahore Qalandars' Parvez Hossain Emon out of PSL with injury
Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batter suffered a shoulder injury during an on-field collision
Posted on 11 April 2026 | 10:50 am
PBKS bowl; SRH bring in Salil and Hinge
SRH left out Livingstone, Unadkat while PBKS remained effectively unchanged
Posted on 11 April 2026 | 10:45 am
Bangladesh name unchanged 15-man squad for first two ODIs against New Zealand
Five players in Bangladesh's ODI squad are currently involved in the PSL in Pakistan, but are expected to link up with the squad soon
Posted on 11 April 2026 | 8:25 am
Jurel makes No. 3 spot at RR his own with 'the complete game'
On his move up to No. 3, Dhruv Jurel says, "For me, batting number is just a number; my character is such that even if you ask me to bat at eight or nine, I will take it happily"
Posted on 11 April 2026 | 7:22 am
IPL 2026 - Sooryavanshi snatches Orange Cap from Jaiswal
Find out who are leading the Orange and Purple Cap races at IPL 2026 at the end of Match No. 16 of the tournament
Posted on 11 April 2026 | 2:48 am
D'Oliveira grit helps Worcestershire edge bowlers' day at Lord's
Middlesex stumble to close six down in reply to visitors' total of 191
Posted on 11 April 2026 | 1:33 pm
Robinson catches the eye before Woakes, Smith counterattack
Sussex captain leads penetrative bowling effort in front of watching Rob Key
Posted on 11 April 2026 | 8:48 am
All eyes on Samson and Gaikwad as CSK seek reset
Delhi Capitals are coming off a narrow loss against Gujarat Titans
Posted on 11 April 2026 | 7:55 am
Prabharya vs Travishek in battle of the IPL openers
New Chandigarh day game will play host to some of the quickest scoring batters in recent IPL history
Posted on 11 April 2026 | 5:51 am
Fleming: 'Criticism is fair when you don't do well'
"We just need a little bit of confidence and a bit of evidence, and that comes from getting across the line. And we haven't been too far off"
Posted on 11 April 2026 | 5:36 am
Rossouw and Shakeel hand Rawalpindiz fifth straight loss
Rawalpindiz's middle order imploded and they are now on the verge of a league-stage exit
Posted on 11 April 2026 | 5:17 am
Sooryavanshi and Jurel make short work of RCB to make it four-in-four for RR
Sooryavanshi's uninhibited hitting was matched by Jurel's scintillating stroke play, which helped RR to their fourth straight win
Posted on 11 April 2026 | 4:53 am
Bashir takes four as Derbyshire fight back after Harris hundred
Wicket off final ball of day dents visitors after spinner's late spell keeps them in the hunt
Posted on 11 April 2026 | 12:24 am
Jamie Smith restates England credentials with second successive hundred
Surrey take command through 200-run stand between Smith and Ollie Pope
Posted on 10 April 2026 | 9:31 pm
Shaw, Overton give Somerset edge on 15-wicket day
Visitors send for Will Smeed after Essex tumble from 77 for 2 to 149 all out
Posted on 10 April 2026 | 8:57 pm
Baker rockets rock Yorkshire after Hill five-for
Jake Lehmann leads Hampshire batting effort on bowling day at Headingley
Posted on 10 April 2026 | 8:48 pm
Will Smeed makes first-class debut as substitute ... three years after red-ball retirement
Tom Kohler-Cadmore suffers hand injury in slip cordon, and becomes third substitute of season
Posted on 10 April 2026 | 7:39 pm
Haynes hundred lifts Notts after van der Gugten salvo
Century stand with Fergus O'Neill lifts champions away from trouble against promoted Glamorgan
Posted on 10 April 2026 | 7:07 pm
McKinney 214* drives Durham onwards as Gloucestershire wilt
Lees also makes century and Bedingham 76 not out as visitors pile on the runs at Bristol
Posted on 10 April 2026 | 5:48 pm
Northants top-order puts Kent to the sword on run-soaked day
Procter, Vasconcelos, Harrison all make hundreds as visitors post 409 for 1 on opening day
Posted on 10 April 2026 | 5:36 pm
Hazlewood returns as Royals ask RCB to bat in rain-hit game
Key player from the title win in 2025 is back fit and slots in for Duffy
Posted on 10 April 2026 | 3:11 pm
George Linde replaces Wanindu Hasaranga at LSG
Linde, who has never played the IPL before, joins at his base price of INR 1 crore
Posted on 10 April 2026 | 12:33 pm
Zimbabwe women set for first-ever tour to Pakistan
The teams are set to play three ODIs and three T20Is at the National Bank Stadium
Posted on 10 April 2026 | 12:02 pm
On-the-rise Connolly 'keen to stick to my own strengths' at big-hitting Punjab Kings
"I think there's still some slight things that I do that I still haven't mastered yet," 22-year-old Cooper Connolly says about life in the fast lane
Posted on 10 April 2026 | 10:33 am
KKR's Raghuvanshi, Rahane in top five in Orange Cap race
Their side lost a thriller to LSG at Eden Gardens, but both batters continued to be among the runs
Posted on 10 April 2026 | 10:21 am
WTC expansion: ICC to consider allowing one-Test series in next cycle
An ICC working group led by Roger Twose is expected to present the recommendation to board heads at an ICC meeting soon
Posted on 10 April 2026 | 9:43 am
Mukul Choudhary: 'I practise hitting 100-150 sixes every day'
"I have practised that shot since childhood," the MS Dhoni fanboy says of the helicopter shot after setting IPL 2026 alight
Posted on 10 April 2026 | 9:35 am
Learoyd shines in Green vs Gold contest with over 200 runs
NSW batter made scores of 142 and 68 without being dismissed, while state team-mate Frankie Nicklin claimed eight wickets
Posted on 10 April 2026 | 7:13 am
Lister called up for Bangladesh tour after Clarke injury
Ben Sears will also miss the ODI leg of the trip having been signed as a replacement player in the PSL
Posted on 10 April 2026 | 7:00 am
'A little bit of smart cricket…' - the missing ingredient in KKR's season so far
Dale Steyn and Aaron Finch criticise Green's performance with bat and the decision to give him the ball for the 19th over of the chase
Posted on 10 April 2026 | 5:40 am
Rashid Khan cuts down on Tests, looking to play one a year
Afghanistan's premier spinner has had to shift his priorities since his back injury in 2023
Posted on 10 April 2026 | 3:19 pm
Unbeaten RCB call on RR to battle for the top spot
Josh Hazlewood is expected to miss out again as two mighty batting line-ups face off in Guwahati
Posted on 10 April 2026 | 7:10 am
Hasaranga out of IPL; LSG to name replacement soon
ESPNcricinfo has learnt South Africa's George Linde is the likely replacement
Posted on 10 April 2026 | 6:07 am
Mukul Choudhary stuns KKR to seal last-ball win for LSG
Mukul Choudhary bashed a 25-ball half-century, having come in at 104 for 5 in the 13th over, to help LSG chase down 182
Posted on 10 April 2026 | 6:02 am
'He's got that look in his eyes' - Langer earmarks Choudhary for bigger hits
The 21-year-old batter smashed an unbeaten 26-ball fifty to take his team home in a last-ball thriller against Kolkata Knight Riders
Posted on 10 April 2026 | 5:43 am
Mendis and Babar power Zalmi to record-breaking win over Kings
The 191-run stand between Kusal Mendis and Babar Azam took Peshawar Zalmi to 246, and Karachi Kings could only put up 87 in the chase
Posted on 10 April 2026 | 5:25 am