IPL 2026 Playoff Qualification Scenarios: With 11 matches to go, CSK crash to 35.9% as GT all but seal top-four spot
NEW DELHI: With 11 games remaining in the league stage, LSG and MI are already out of contention for the playoffs. GT can only miss out through the net run rate route and RCB have almost qualified while SRH would have to do really badly from here on not to make the playoffs. RR have…
IPL 2026 | Jasprit Bumrah’s ‘ek din ka mukhya mantri’ remark goes viral after captaincy debut for Mumbai Indians
Jasprit Bumrah (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Star pacer Jasprit Bumrah was handed the Mumbai Indians captaincy in the absence of both regular skipper Hardik Pandya and stand-in captain Suryakumar Yadav during their IPL 2026 clash against Punjab Kings. It was the first time Bumrah led the Mumbai Indians side, a franchise he has represented…
Record! Pakistan captain Fatima Sana hits fastest fifty in WT20I history
Fatima Sana of Pakistan bats during the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup India 2025 match between Bangladesh and Pakistan at R. Premadasa Stadium on October 02, 2025 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (Photo/Getty Images) Pakistan captain Fatima Sana created a new record on Friday after scoring the fastest half-century in Women’s T20 Internationals during Pakistan’s match…
Robin Singh parts ways with Mumbai Indians after 16-year journey
NEW DELHI: A long chapter in Mumbai Indians history has come to an end, with former India all-rounder Robin Singh officially announcing his departure from the franchise after a 16-year association.Robin confirmed on Friday that he has parted ways with both Mumbai Indians and their overseas sister franchise MI Emirates, bringing to a close one…
LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka hails Akash Singh after three-wicket spell against CSK
Akash Singh made an instant impact in his first match of the IPL 2026 season with a strong spell in the powerplay against Chennai Super Kings in Lucknow on Friday.The left-arm pacer removed openers Ruturaj Gaikwad and Sanju Samson early to put CSK under pressure. He later dismissed Urvil Patel to complete a three-wicket spell.Akash…
Mitchell Marsh lights up Lucknow, dents CSK’s IPL playoff push in LSG’s seven-wicket victory
Lucknow Super Giants defeated Chennai Super Kings by seven wickets in their IPL 2026 match in Lucknow on Friday, riding on a destructive innings from Mitchell Marsh and a late assault from Nicholas Pooran. Chasing 188, Marsh led the charge with 90 off just 38 balls and shared a 135-run opening partnership with Josh Inglis,…
Lucknow Super Giants push Chennai Super Kings to sixth with commanding win
LSG beat CSK by 7 wickets. (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: Lucknow Super Giants, already eliminated from playoff contention, dented Chennai Super Kings’ chances of progressing further in IPL 2026 with a commanding win at Ekana Cricket Stadium on Friday.After restricting CSK to 187/5, with Akash Singh claiming 3 for 26 in his first game…
CSK’s Anshul Kamboj’s tough night in Lucknow, joins Yash Dayal in unwanted IPL record books
Anshul Kamboj endured a tough outing against Lucknow Super Giants in Lucknow on Friday, registering one of the costliest spells by a Chennai Super Kings bowler in IPL history.Kamboj gave away 63 runs in just 2.4 overs during CSK’s seven-wicket defeat. It is now the second-most expensive spell ever by a CSK bowler in the…
Indian sports wrap, May 15: Federation Cup in Ranchi to serve as selection trial for Asian U23 Athletics C’ship
ATHLETICS Federation Cup in Ranchi to serve as selection trial for Asian U23 C’ship The Federation Cup National Senior Athletics Competition, to be held from May 22 to 25 in Ranchi, will also serve as the selection trial for the upcoming inaugural edition of the Asian U23 Athletics Championships. Athletes between the age of 20…
‘It motivates me’: Akash Singh reveals story behind viral note celebration
Akash Singh with his viral note celebration. (IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Akash Singh lit up IPL 2026 on Friday with both ball and emotion, producing a memorable three-wicket spell – 3/26 in 4 overs – for Lucknow Super Giants against Chennai Super Kings before explaining the note that turned his celebration viral.Playing his first game…
