Lucknow Super Giants: After Ruturaj Gaikwad smashed a century to propel Chennai Super Kings to a target of 210, Marcus Stoinis struck his maiden IPL century to single-handedly take Lucknow Super Giants to six wickets victory with nine balls to spare over Chennai Super Kings at M.A. Chidambaram Stadium here on Tuesday. Stoinis also broke the highest individual score in an IPL chase of Paul Valthaty's 120* in 2011, also against CSK, after scoring 124 not out in 63 deliveries. In three games before

Lucknow Super Giants: In a ton-for-ton response, Marcus Stoinis scored his maiden IPL century to overcome Ruturaj Gaikwad's hundred for Chennai Super Kings and helped Lucknow Super Giants to a six-wicket victory in Match 39 of the Indian Premier League at M.A. Chidambaram Stadium here on Tuesday. Coming in after the fall of the first wicket in the first over, Stoinis hammered a 63-ball 124 not out as Lucknow Super Giants romped to 213/4 after Giakwad's 60-ball 108 not out helped Chennai Super Ki

Bangla National Cricket Stadium: Mushtaq Ahmed, Pakistan's legendary former spinner and Bangladesh's newly appointed spin-bowling coach, has joined the national camp at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. Mushtaq joined the camp along with the rest of the coaching panel, including head coach Chandika Hathurusingha, who joined the Tigers' camp following the Eid holidays. According to reports in the Bangladesh media, Mushtaq was given a warm welcome by a few of the national team cricketers

Lucknow Super Giants: Ruturaj Gaikwad slammed his second century of the season while Shivam Dube blazed to a blistering 66 off 27 deliveries, which took Chennai Super Kings to 210/4 against Lucknow Super Giants in Match 39 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 at M.A. Chidambaram Stadium here on Tuesday. Asked to bat first by the visitors, Chennai suffered an early setback as Matt Henry provided LSG the first breakthrough on the very last ball of the opening over. Henry bowled the first five b

Lucknow Super Giants: Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to field first against Chennai Super Kings in Match 39 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 at M.A. Chidambaram Stadium here on Tuesday. CSK have made one change as Daryl Mitchell comes in for Rachin Ravindra, whereas LSG made no changes. LSG captain K.L. Rahul said, We'll bowl first. There is a bit of dew, we have trained here and there is a bit of dew that will play an impact. The wicket is a bit slow and hopefully, we can

South African Beyers Swanepoel: Australian quick Xavier Bartlett has joined Kent for the first eight matches of the 2024 Vitality Blast after Cricket Australia blocked the fast bowler from playing for them in the County Championship. Bartlett will join fellow Australian seamer Wes Agar and South African Beyers Swanepoel as three overseas options for Kent's Blast campaign, which begins on May 31 against Middlesex at Chelmsford. Only two of them are permitted in any given playing XI. In a statemen

ICC Champions Trophy: Team India may not travel to Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy next year, and the venue for the event will likely get shifted or a hybrid model used, sources in the BCCI told IANS on Tuesday. They added that a bilateral series with the neighbours is unlikely in the near future. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi on Monday reportedly said that they would think about a bilateral series with India if they send their team to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy

BR Sharath Joshua Little: Outclassed by Sunrisers Hyderabad in their previous match, Delhi Capitals will be eyeing to return to winning ways when they take on an inconsistent Gujarat Titans in the reverse fixture of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here on Wednesday. The two sides met last week at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, where DC easily won by six wickets after bowling out GT for just 89. Both DC and GT, placed at eighth and sixth respectively in the p

T20 World Cup: Uganda Cricket Association (UCA) has announced the appointment of Indian former first-class cricketer Abhay Sharma as the new head coach of their senior men's national team on a three-year contract. Sharma boasts of a proven track record of success as both player and coach. He previously served as the fielding coach for India A and India U-19s, in addition to his tenure with the Indian womens cricket team. His most recent coaching role was with the Delhi Ranji Team. Expressing his

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar: Bihar Cricket Association (BCA) is gearing up to transform the Moin-ul-Haq Stadium into a modern sporting hub. The upcoming cricket complex promises a wave of upgrades, offering top-notch facilities to players and fans alike. This project marks a significant step forward for Bihar's cricketing landscape, ushering in a new era of sporting excellence in the State. Last month, the BCA acquired the Moin-ul-Haq Stadium from the Bihar government on a long-term lease. The s

The Bengal Pro T20 League: The inaugural edition of Bengal Pro T20 League is set to begin in June 2024 following the conclusion of IPL 2024. Franchisees have started preparing for the much-awaited league and have set their eyes on the local talent of Bengal. The Bengal Pro T20 League is conceptualised on the lines of the IPL involving 8 franchise teams in both the men's and women's categories and the newly formed franchise teams are excited to be part of the showpiece event. Servotech Power Syst

Sri Lanka Sports Ministry: Sri Lanka's Attorney General has informed the court that Yoni Patel, the owner of Kandy Samp Army, one of the seven teams played in the Legends Cricket Trophy, has been indicted on charges of match-fixing. A State Counsel representing the Attorney General informed the Colombo Magistrate on Monday that Patel had been charged with criminal charges before Colombo High Court. He is indicted on the counts of pressuring a cricketer to engage in corrupt practices during the L

The Sri Lankan: Following a knock of 195 not out in the third ODI against South Africa in Potchefstroom, Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu returned to the top in the latest ICC Women's ODI batting rankings, released on Tuesday. Athapaththu's ninth ODI century, which is the highest score in a successful chase in Womens ODIs, helped her overtake England all-rounder Natalie Sciver-Brunt to the top spot. The left-hander had earlier been number one from July 3 to 12, 2023 before Beth Mooney and t

Star Sports Cricket Live: As the Rajasthan Royals (RR) are sitting well on top of the IPL 2024 points table, former Australia cricketer Aaron Finch shed light on how skipper Sanju Samson has performed this season and hailed his captaincy while highlighting how calm RR are when they're under pressure. A five-star performance from Sandeep Sharma (5-18) and an authoritative century from Yashasvi Jaiswal (104 not out off 60) powered RR to a nine-wicket win over Mumbai Indians. Samson provided able s

The IPL 2024 has been a high-scoring tournament where multiple times 250-plus totals have been scored. The lowest total this season was recorded by Gujarat Titans, when they got all out for 89 runs against Delhi Capitals at Narendra Modi Stadium in match no. 32. Now these two teams will face each other once again. This will be the 40th game of the season, which will be held at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Wednesday. DC is coming off a big defeat, and they need this win there. Meanwhile, GT is in a be

Pallekele International Cricket Stadium: Cricket team manager of the Legend Cricket League 2024, Yoni Patel has been indicted before the Colombo High Court over match-fixing charges, Attorney General informed the court. Patel was charged over match-fixing allegations during the Legend Cricket League 2024 on complaints by former New Zealand legend Neil Broom, who represented the team Punjab Royals and Sri Lankan cricketer Upul Tharanga, who represents the Kandy Samp Army team. The two former cric

T20 World Cup: West Indies is famous for producing some of the best power-hitters in T20 cricket, but Australian veteran left-handed opener David Warner thinks amassing runs in the Caribbean during the Mens T20 World Cup in June will be a tough ask due to slow conditions and ball turning a bit. The Men's T20 World Cup will be jointly hosted by the West Indies and the USA from June 1-29. The last time the mega event happened in the Caribbean, was in 2010 when England beat Australia in the final t

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: A week after India captain Rohit Sharma said he was not a fan of impact player rule and is hampering the growth of all-rounders, Delhi Capitals duo of Axar Patel and Mukesh Kumar have expressed their displeasure with the ruling currently being used in IPL 2024. The impact player ruling was introduced in IPL 2023 after a successful trialling in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. The rule allows all ten teams to bring in a player from the five nominated substitutes at any point

Chennai Super Kings: Defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will host the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in their reverse fixture of the IPL 2024 on Tuesday. LSG are fifth with four wins in seven games while CSK are fourth with similar number wins. In their last encounter last week, LSG registered an eight-wicket win over the defending champions CSK. The two teams have met four times in the tournament so far of which one match was washed out. CSK v LSG head-to-head 4- Lucknow Super Giants: 2

Indian Premier League: Sandeep Sharma announced his comeback from an injury with brilliant figures of 5-18, the best by any bowler in this seasons IPL before Yashasvi Jaiswal returned to form with a 59-ball century as host Rajasthan Royals ended their home leg with a nine-wicket victory over Mumbai Indians at Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Monday night. The Royals concluded their campaign in Jaipur with a seventh decisive victory in eight games, solidifying their position atop the table. Jaiswal seal

BCCI Secretary Jay Shah: Sourav Ganguly, the former India skipper currently serving as director of cricket at Delhi Capitals, thinks that captain Rohit Sharma and talismanic batter Virat Kohli should open the batting in the Mens T20 World Cup, to be held from June 1 in West Indies and USA. Rohit had been declared as Indias captain for the mega event by BCCI Secretary Jay Shah at Rajkot in February, but who opens the batting alongside him is the question. Kohli is currently the leading run-getter

T20 World Cup: Sourav Ganguly and Ricky Ponting, the director of cricket and head coach at Delhi Capitals, have backed wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant to be included in Indias 15-member squad for the upcoming ICC Mens T20 World Cup, which is expected to be announced by the end of this month. Since his return to competitive cricket following a layoff of 14 months and 28 days due to injuries suffered in a life-threatening car accident in December 2022, Pant has amassed 254 runs in eight innings a

Indian Premier League: Star Rajasthan Royals (RR) bowler Yuzvendra Chahal created history by becoming the first bowler to claim 200 wickets in the history of Indian Premier League (IPL), against Mumbai Indians in Match 38 at Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Monday. Chahal grabbed the wicket of Mohammad Nabi for 23 runs to reach the landmark of 200 wickets. Chahal made his IPL debut back in 2013 and reached the feature in his 153rd game. Chahal, who is the highest wicket-taker in the history of the tour

Indian Premier League: Sandeep Sharma's brilliant haul of 5-18 halted Mumbai Indians (MI) to 179/9, despite Tilak Varma's half-century, against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Match 38 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 at Sawai Mansingh Stadium here on Monday. Opting to bat first on a spin-friendly pitch, Rajasthan bowler Trent Boult struck early in the first over after getting stuck for a boundary by Rohit Sharma through a leading edge. Boult dismissed Rohit on the score of six with a full-lengt

For Royals Sandeep Sharma: Mumbai Indians (MI) have won the toss and elected to bat first against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Match 38 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at Sawai Mansingh Stadium. Hardik Pandya is playing his 100th game for Mumbai Indians and feels grateful to represent the team in his 100th match. Two changes for Mumbai Indians as Nehal Wadhera comes in for Romario Shepherd and Piyush Chawla for Shreyas Gopal. For Royals Sandeep Sharma comes in for Kuldeep Sen. Mumbai Indians capt

The World Masters League T20: Iconic cricketers Suresh Raina and Chris Gayle will illuminate the cricket field during the highly anticipated World Masters League T20, which is set to be held later this year. The World Masters League T20 is set to feature star players from cricketing powerhouses like India, Australia, West Indies and England, and promises to captivate fans worldwide with its extraordinary blend of skill, strategy, and entertainment. Joining Raina and Gayle on this prestigious pla

Indian Premier League: Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting has confirmed that Australian star Mitchell Marsh will miss the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 as he continues to recover from a right hamstring injury. Marsh travelled back to Perth, Australia on April 7 to consult Cricket Australia's medical staff. However, his return to the IPL has been delayed to give him adequate time to recover before being reassessed. I don't think he'll be coming back, Ponting said on Monda

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) batter Virat Kohli, has been fined 50 percent of his match fees for breaching the Indian Premier League (IPL) Code of Conduct during Match 36 of the IPL 2024 against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens on Sunday evening. Kohli was hauled up for expressing dissent against the umpire's decision as he was unhappy with the manner of his dismissal as he believed the ball on which he got out was above the waist and thus should have b

The defending champion Chennai Super Kings have lost three out of the seven games they have played this season. They are currently sitting in fourth place on the points table, which can be tricky for them as the tournament is heading towards the second half. CSK is coming off a defeat against Lucknow Super Giants in their last game. Now they will face the same opposition on Tuesday in match no. 39. This game will take place at Chapauk Stadium in Chennai. CSK's record at home is phenomenal, a

One of the biggest games of the IPL 2024 is scheduled to take place on Monday evening. It will be a clash between Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. This will be the second time that these two teams will cross paths in the IPL 2024. Earlier, MI surrendered against RR at Wankhede Stadium. So they have another chance. Well, Rajasthan needs this win to make it through the next round, as they are at the top with 12 points. But MI needs this win badly because the

Sam Curran: Former Indian opener Virendra Sehwag questioned Punjab Kings (PBKS) stand-in skipper Sam Curran's role in the team and said he would never even pick a bits-and-pieces player in his team. Sehwag's remark came after PBKS suffered their sixth loss of the season after suffering a narrow three-wicket loss at the hands of Gujarat Giants in low-scoring thriller. Curran scored 20 off 19 balls and claimed one wicket after conceding 18 runs from his two overs. If I was in the PBKS dugout, I wo

The Indian Premier League is around the halfway mark this season with teams scrambling to make the top four of the T20 tournament. AFP Sport looks at five talking points in the first half of the world's richest cricket competition. - Head starts and tall scores - Opener Travis Head has been the demolition man for Sunrisers Hyderabad with his explosive starts taking the team to two record IPL totals of 277 and 287 this season. The Australian left-hander has amassed 324 runs so far including a

Punjab Kings captain Sam Curran has been fined 50 per cent of his match fees for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct relating to over-rate offences during the match against Gujarat Titans (GT) here at the PCA New International Cricket Stadium on Sunday night. Curran committed a Level 1 offence under Article 2.8 of the IPL's Code of Conduct. He admitted to the offence and accepted the Match Referees sanction, the BCCI statement read. Meanwhile, Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Faf du Plessis

Kolkata Knight Riders: Punjab Kings (PBKS) fast Bowling coach Charl Langeveldt has said that his side still have the belief to make a comeback after they slumped to their sixth loss in the IPL 2024. PBKS went down by 3 wickets against Gujarat Titans (GT) in on Sunday at the new PCA Stadium. After winning the toss and batting first the Kings posted a modest total of 142. The Kings bowling unit showcased their fighting spirit and pushed the match to the final over. It was a disappointing result. T

Sawai Mansingh Stadium: Table toppers Rajasthan Royals (RR) will host five-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI) in their reverse fixture of the IPL 2024 on Monday. In the latest match-up between the two sides at Mumbai three weeks ago, RR beat MI comfortably by six wickets with 27 balls to spare. The two teams have played each other 29 times in the IPL. The Royals have been victorious on 13 occasions, with the MI winning 15. One match was abandoned. MI v RR head-to-head 29- Mumbai Indians: 15 Raja

Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket: Left-arm spinner Sai Kishore came up with an outstanding bowling effort to claim a four-fer as Gujarat Titans caught Punjab Kings in a spin web and strangled their batters on their way to a comfortable three-wicket victory in Match 37 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium here on Sunday. Electing to bat first after stand-in skipper Sam Curran had won the toss, Punjab Kings made a super s

Mark Chapman hit a robust half century to help an under-strength New Zealand to a shock seven-wicket victory over Pakistan in the third Twenty20 international in Rawalpindi on Sunday. The 29-year-old left hander smashed a 42-ball 87 to anchor New Zealand's chase of 179-run target in 18.2 overs against the much vaunted Pakistan bowling attack, silencing a packed 16,000 holiday crowd. Shadab Khan (41) and Babar Azam (37) were the main contributors in Pakistan's 178-4 after the hosts were s

Indian Premier League: Rahul Tewatia played a blinder, hitting an unbeaten 36 off 18 balls following a brilliant performance by their spinners led by left-armer Sai Kishore's four-fer helped Gujarat Titans survive a few anxious moments to score a comfortable victory against Pujan Kings in Match 37 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 on Sunday. Tewatia came to bat with the Titans 97/4 chasing a modest target of 143 and flicked, reverse-swept and played some fine shots to race to 36 off 18 balls a

After Royal Challengers Bengaluru: After Royal Challengers Bengaluru fell agonisingly short of beating Kolkata Knight Riders in Match 36 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, skipper Faf du Plessis addressed Virat Kohlis angry outburst over his dismissal, saying the duo felt the balls height was higher than the waist length. In the chase of 223, Kohli was off the blocks quickly by hitting two sixes and a four. But Kohli lobbed a slower high full-toss from Harshit Rana back to the bowler, and the

Kolkata Knight Riders: Kolkata Knight Riders captain Shreyas Iyer lauded Andre Russell for his match-winning spell of 3-25 in the sides thrilling one-run win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru, saying the fast-bowling all-rounder completely changed the momentum of the game. In chasing 223, Will Jacks and Rajat Patidar smashed half-centuries while sharing a crucial 102-run stand for the third wicket, before Russell came on to take out the settled duo with slower balls in a span of four balls in the

Impact Player Suyash Prabhudessai: Captain Shreyas Iyer hit a 36-ball fifty, his first half-century in IPL since May 2022, while Phil Salt and Ramandeep Singh smashed quick cameos and Andre Russell followed it up with a three-fer as Kolkata Knight Riders survived a late Karn Sharma scare to clinch a nail-biting victory over Royal Challengers Bengaluru by just one run at the Eden Gardens on Sunday. Iyer smashed seven fours and a six to end the day as the top run-scorer for KKR, while Salt sizzled

Impact Player Suyash Prabhudessai: Andre Russell and Sunil Narine took five wickets collectively as Kolkata Knight Riders clinched a nail-biting victory over Royal Challengers Bengaluru by just one run at the Eden Gardens here on Sunday. After captain Shreyas Iyer hit a 36-ball fifty, also his first half-century in the IPL since May 2022, while Phil Salt and Ramandeep Singh smashed quick cameos in propelling KKR to a massive 222/6, Will Jacks and Rajat Patidar struck fifties in a 102-run stand f

Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket: Punjab Kings' stand-in skipper Sam Curran won the toss and elected to bat first against Gujarat Titans in Match 37 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium here on Sunday. Punjab Kings are still without injured regular skipper Shikhar Dhawan and went in unchanged from their last game against Mumbai Indians. Stand-in skipper Sam Curran said they would like to put in the runs and try their be

Kolkata Knight Riders: Captain Shreyas Iyer struck a 36-ball fifty, also his first half-century in IPL since May 2022, while Phil Salt and Ramandeep Singh smashed quick cameos in propelling Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to a massive 222/6 in 20 overs against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the Eden Gardens here on Sunday. Iyer smashed seven fours and a six to be the top run-scorer for KKR, while Salt sizzled with a 14-ball 48 and Ramandeep produced fireworks in the end with an unbeaten 24 off

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Cameron Green, Mohammed Siraj and Karn Sharma come back into the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) playing eleven as captain Faf du Plessis won the toss and elected to bowl first against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in match 36 of IPL 2024 at the Eden Gardens on Sunday afternoon. RCB are at the bottom of the table and are currently on a five-game losing streak, with time running out for them to make a turnaround in the tournament. Green, Siraj and Karn come into the e

The first T20I between Pakistan and New Zealand was washed out due to rain, but the action returned on Saturday when these two teams faced each other in the second game. Pakistan registered an easy win against the second-string New Zealand side to take a 1-0 lead. Now it is time for the third match between the two teams. The coming match will be played on Sunday evening at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. The hosts will look to win another game and take an unassailable lead. New Zealand have a big jo

Sunday will come with two big matches in a day. The second game will be played between Punjab Kings and Gujarat Titans. This clash will be held in Chandigarh, and it will kick off at 7:30 p.m. Both teams are at the bottom of the points table. PBKS is in an even more tricky situation as they are 9th on the table with only four points. If they lose here, they will be pushed even further behind in the playoff race. Meanwhile, GT also has a similar story, and a win here can help them move up on the

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: A day before the Sunrisers Hyderabad took the field against Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday, Travis Head talked about the sides strategy of maximising power-play to the fullest in IPL 2024 in a select virtual media interaction. Here at the Sunrisers, the aim has been to take control of the Powerplay and be aggressive in the Powerplay. Myself, Abhi (Abhishek Sharma) and Klass (Heinrich Klassen) are able to do that. Every team has got different ident

Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket: Punjab Kings (PBKS) will take on Gujarat Titans (GT) in their reverse fixture on Sunday evening in match 37 of the IPL 2024. PBKS are in ninth position in the points table after two wins in seven games while GT are eighth with three wins. In their previous meeting earlier in the season, Punjab secured a thrilling victory over the Titans in Ahmedabad. PBKS v GT head-to-head 4 - Punjab Kings- 2 Gujarat Titans- 2 PBKS v GT The match starts at 7:30 PM

Kolkata Knight Riders: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) takes on the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in its fourth home game of the season on Sunday afternoon. Kolkata currently holds the third position on the points table with four wins in six games, whereas Bengaluru finds itself at the bottom of the standings with a solitary win in seven outings. The two teams have met 34 times in the tournament so far with KKR holding an advantage in their matchups. In their previous encounter this season in Ma