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They finished at the bottom of the league in IPL 2025 and have a new look for the 2026 season

Shardul Thakur impressed on his MI debut, taking 3 for 39

CSK are already without Nathan Ellis, who has been ruled out of the season, and Dhoni, who is likely to miss the first two weeks

Australia batter prioritises family matters but will return as captain after signing one-year extension

Shamyl, Nawaz set the platform for Gladiators before Abrar and Co put on a consolidated performance

KKR also had three debutants in Finn Allen, Blessing Muzarabani and Cameron Green

Carey made 103, and McAndrew made 60 and took two wickets as Victoria wobbled to 102 for 5 chasing 196 for the title

There's a lot more to come from him, Rayudu says after Kohli's unbeaten 69 off 38 balls in RCB's dominating win over SRH in IPL 2026 opener

At the same time, he found positives in David Payne and Harsh Dubey

Head coach expects experienced India players to slot back into their MI roles seamlessly

The RCB batter began his IPL 2026 season with a half-century in a commanding win against SRH

Qamar also impressed with a three-for against Islamabad

Duffy set up the drubbing with the ball before Padikkal, Kohli fifties took RCB home

England Test captain had been expected to play first round of County Championship for Durham

Phil Salt put in an electric shift in the field to restrict SRH from scoring more. His sharp catches sent Kishan and Klaasen packing

The KKR assistant coach also says that he is not a big fan of the Impact Player rule

Five-time champions have not won their IPL opener since 2012

Yasir Khan scored 83 for Pindiz, and added 125 with Mohammad Rizwan, but it went in vain

Uncapped Abhinandan got a debut for RCB, while SRH gave Salil Arora a go

Several New Zealand players are expected to miss the tour due to their commitments in the IPL and PSL

Mumbai Indians begin their IPL 2026 campaign at home against Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday

This will be Ashwin's first T20 franchise stint outside IPL after he opted out of his BBL deal with Sydney Thunder because of a knee injury

Australia and DC quick says he didn't know extent of the injury during the home summer

At the end of farcical scenes on day three of the Sheffield Shield final, Mitchell Perry replaced Sam Elliott, who had tightness in his left hamstring, and struck with his first delivery

O'Neill made 64 not out as Victoria posted 261 before South Australia slumped to 94 for 5 in their second innings with a lead of just 31

The plans that we have in place for the ODIs are pretty solid, so hopefully we can put up better performances, Laura Wolvaardt says ahead of the three-match New Zealand-South Africa series

KKR are the worst hit so far with injuries to Akash Deep, Harshit Rana and Pathirana

MS Dhoni is currently undergoing rehabilitation, CSK say in a statement on the opening day of IPL 2026

Phoebe Litchfield top-scored with 77 and Georgia Wareham had an impressive all-round game

PCB stated that Naseem's tweet violated the terms of his central contract as well as media policy and regulations

Shamyl shone with a 21-ball fifty but got little support from the batters below

Becomes first Afghan to play for county, having already featured for Notts and Manchester Originals

This is the first time top-flight cricket is returning to the venue since May last year

Matheesha Pathirana (KKR) and Wanindu Hasaranga (LSG) are yet to take their fitness tests

Will Sutherland took 4 for 54 to bowl SA out for 198 before Victoria were 110 for 4 in replay with Nathan McAndrew taking two key wickets

The ball was smeared with the colour from the Kingsmen's kit and was changed after 15 overs into their chase against Lahore Qalandars

Defending champions flaunt their muscle with bat and ball to demolish tournament debutants on opening night

Seales, along with Shamar Joseph and Alzarri Joseph, will have their workload carefully monitored

The new rule aims to neutralise dew advantage

Orr came through as a young player at Sussex, while McKerr has been playing county cricket as a local for a decade

England opener is vulnerable after limited impact in Ashes, and needs runs at Kent to make his case

The Gujarat Titans skipper also said the Impact Player rules is 'taking the skill out of the game'

The India legspinner bagged a ten-wicket haul on debut for the county in the previous season

NZ's head coach Rob Walter reflects on the takeaways from the five-match T20I series against SA

Dharamsala and Raipur among venues returning to the calendar

Jacob Duffy claims Sir Richard Hadlee medal while Martin Snedden wins Bert Sutcliffe Medal

The Australia captain weighs in on concerns that more players might forego Cricket Australia contracts in the future if they can earn more in franchise cricket

Zimbabwe are set to embark on their first bilateral tour of India since 2002