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Jos Buttler's manic mayhem was matched in equal measure by spin twins Ravichandran Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal as Rajasthan Royals beat Mumbai Indians by 23 runs in an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 match on Saturday. Buttler (100 off 68 balls) scored his second IPL ton off only 66 balls to help the Royals to 193 for 8, which seemed slightly sub-par due to Jasprit Bumrah's (3/17 in 4 overs) brilliant effort. Ishan Kishan (54 off 43 balls) and unheralded N Tilak Verma

New Zealand fast bowler Lockie Ferguson scalped four wickets for 28 runs in a stunning display of pace and accuracy after Shubman Gill's imperious 84 to help Gujarat Titans beat Delhi Capitals by 14 runs and register their second consecutive win in their maiden IPL season here on Saturday. Ferguson, who was bought for a whopping Rs 10 crore in the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction, dismissed dangerous opener Prithvi Shaw (10), Mandeep Singh (18), captain Rishabh Pant (43 off 29 balls) and

Umesh Yadav's four-wicket haul helped bowl Punjab Kings out for 137 before Andre Russell's stunning 31-ball 70 helped Kolkata Knight Riders chase the total down in less than 15 overs. Umesh Yadav continued his dream run with a four-wicket haul before Andre Russell returned to his brutal best to fire Kolkata Knight Riders to an easy six-wicket win over Punjab Kings here on Friday. Umesh (4/23), coming into the season with just two games over two IPL seasons and going unsold initially at

Lucknow Super Giants defeated Chennai Super Kings by six wickets to register their first win in the Indian Premier League on Thursday. Evin Lewis, who looks up to Chris Gayle for inspiration, batted, or rather, belted the ball like the legendary Jamaican to power Lucknow Super Giants to an incredible win over Chennai Super Kings in the IPL on Thursday. Lewis blazed away to an unbeaten 23-ball 55 as LSG, from a hopeless situation, overhauled an imposing target of 211 with three balls

Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Kolkata Knight Riders by three wickets in their Indian Premier League match here on Wednesday. Royal Challengers Bangalore batters overcame some nervy moments after leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga spun his way to a four-wicket haul to register a three-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders in a low-scoring IPL match here on Wednesday. Hasaranga lived up to his Rs 10.75 crore price tag as his four-wicket burst helped RCB dismiss KKR for 128. The Sri Lankan was ably supported by the

Rajasthan Royals defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 61 runs in an Indian Premier League match on Tuesday. A new-look and re-energised Rajasthan Royals attacked from the outset and inflicted on Sunrisers Hyderabad a 61-run hammering to begin their campaign in IPL-15 on a rousing note on Tuesday. RR got the better of SRH in every department after skipper Sanju Samson led from the front with a scintillating 27-ball 55 to power his team to an imposing 210 for six. Smarting from the pounding in

HIGHLIGHTS RCB fail to defend 206 to slip to 4-wicket defeat to PBKS RCB conceded the most number of wides in an IPL game on Sunday Faf du Plessis’s first match as RCB captain ended in dissappointment Royal Challengers Bangalore set an unwanted record on Sunday as they became the first team in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL) to fail to defend a total of 200-plus total on 4 occasions. RCB achieved a new low when Punjab Kings gunned down

Delhi Capitals gave a sense of security to Kuldeep Yadav, something that brought the best out of the India wrist-spinner, allrounder Axar Patel said on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS Kuldeep Yadav got mental security at Delhi Capitals, says Axar PatelAxar said DC camp never lost hope in the IPL 2022 game vs MIKuldeep Yadav made a match-winning debut for Delhi Capitals Delhi Capitals allrounder Axar Patel said that Kuldeep Yadav received a sense of mental security at the DC camp which brought the best out

Invited to bat, CSK rode on Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s unbeaten fifty and contributions from skipper Ravindra Jadeja (26 not out) and Robin Uthappa (28) to manage a modest 131 for five. Dhoni, playing for the first time after 12 seasons without wearing the captain’s armband, slammed seven fours and a six in his 38-ball innings. In reply, KKR overhauled the target, scoring 133 for four in 18.3 overs. For KKR, Umesh Yadav snapped two wickets, while Varun Chakravarthy (1/23) and Andre Russell (1/38)

In a rematch of last year's final, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) face Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the season opener at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, on Saturday. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) face Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) each other in the season opener of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, on Saturday. The match will kick-start a two-month cricket carnival which fans have been eagerly waiting for. It will also be a rematch of last year's final where

MS Dhoni, who has been the CSK captain since the inception of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2008, handed over the team’s captaincy to Ravindra Jadeja on Thursday. The decision comes two days ahead of the start of the IPL 2022 season. Releasing a statement, the CSK said that Dhoni will continue to represent Chennai Super Kings this season and beyond. “MS Dhoni has decided to hand over the leadership of Chennai Super Kings and picked Ravindra Jadeja to lead the team.

Mithali achieved the feat as India locked horns with arch-rivals Pakistan in their much-anticipated opening match of the ICC Women's World Cup at the Bay OvalOne of the game’s finest servants, India captain Mithali Raj on Sunday became only the third cricketer and the first woman to appear in six World Cups, joining the iconic Sachin Tendulkar and Pakistani great Javed Miandad. She achieved the feat as India locked horns with arch-rivals Pakistan in their much-anticipated opening match of the ICC Women’s World

The announcement of Friendship Cup UAE corresponds with the ‘Most Beautiful Winter in the World’ campaign launched by HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum to unify UAE as a single tourist destination ARBA sports services (LLC) announced a thrilling and entertaining Cricket tournament, Friendship Cup UAE 2022. The cricket tournament will be held on the 5th, 6th, and 7th of March 2022 at the world-famous Sharjah Cricket Stadium. The tournament is set to launch under the patronage of Sheikh Faisal Bin Khaled

The 15th edition of Indian Premier League will kick off on March 26, says a report. The decision to hold the IPL from the given date was taken at the IPL Governing Council meeting held on Thursday (February 24). This year 10 teams will take part in the tournament. The two new teams added are Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans. "The IPL will start on Saturday, March 26," IPL chairman Brijesh Patel told PTI after the governing council meeting on Thursday. With

The wedding of Maxwell and Vinny will most likely be held in traditional Tamil Brahmin style and many Australian cricketers and international guests are expected to attend the ceremony. Australian cricket superstar Glenn Maxwell will soon tie the knot with Vini Raman, a girl of Indian origin. The wedding card of the adorable couple, printed in Tamil, is going viral on social media. Maxwell and Vini have been reportedly dating each other since 2017 and the duo got engaged in February 2020. It

IPL Mega Auction 2022 Team Players List, CSK, RR, MI, KKR, RCB, PBKS, SRH, DC, LSG Team 2022 Players List: 590 cricketers, including 227 overseas candidates up for grabs during the two-day event IPL Mega Auction 2022 Team Players List, CSK, RR, MI, KKR, RCB, PBKS, SRH, DC, GT, LSG Team 2022 Players List: The 15th IPL auction is the last mega-event as the BCCI is planning to do away with the concept since most franchises don’t want their stable core to be

Australia beat New Zealand by eight wickets in the final of the Twenty20 World Cup last November and the rivals were expected to play in Napier from March 17-20. New Zealand’s three-match Twenty20 international cricket series next month against world champion Australia has been cancelled because of COVID-19 border regulations. Australia beat New Zealand by eight wickets in the final of the T20 World Cup last November and the rivals were expected to play in Napier from March 17-20, in anticipation of a

T20 World Cup 2022: Tickets For India vs Pakistan Match At MCG Sold Out Within Five Minutes Excitement is building for the ICC men's T20 World Cup 2022, with general ticket allocations for two match-days sold out on the first day of going on sale to the public. General ticket allocations have all been sold for India vs Pakistan encounter at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on October 23 and the double-header that features South Africa vs Bangladesh and India vs Group A

England men's cricket team head coach Chris Silverwood has resigned from his position in the wake of his side's humiliating performance in the Ashes. England men's cricket team head coach Chris Silverwood has resigned from his position in the wake of his side's humiliating performance in the recently-concluded Ashes series. The decision comes hours after Ashley Giles stepped down as ECB's managing director. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Friday announced that Silverwood has parted ways with the senior men's side,

The 34-year-old Lakmal, a former Test captain, has played 68 Tests, 86 ODIs and 11 T20s. Senior Sri Lanka pacer Suranga Lakmal will retire from all forms of international cricket after the tour of India which begins later this month. The 34-year-old Lakmal, a former Test captain, has played 68 Tests, 86 ODIs and 11 T20s. “Former Sri Lanka Test Captain Suranga Lakmal has informed Sri Lanka Cricket that he will retire from all forms of International Cricket following the completion of the