Injury-hit Sri Lanka and South Africa seek winning start to World Cup
South Africa won their T20 series against world champions West Indies and Ireland, and will once again be captained by Temba Bavuma in both formats.
High-flying Rajasthan Royals will look to continue their winning momentum and consolidate their position at the top when they take on a resurgent Lucknow Super Giants, who would be gunning for revenge at home in an IPL match in Lucknow on Saturday.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff's first Most Valuable Player Index for IPL 2025.
Two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders will seek home comfort in their bid to return to winning ways when they face a depleted Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League match in Kolkata on Sunday.
IMAGES from the T20 World Cup match played between South Africa and Nepal in Kingstown, St. Vincent, on Saturday.
Lucknow Super Giants head coach Justin Langer was the brain behind making K L Rahul the 'Impact Player'.
South Africa's bowlers chipped away at the wickets to stay on course for a huge victory against New Zealand.
The most interesting aspect of the contest is the form of batters from both sides which has been the reason of their success so far.
Records were shattered at Centurion as South Africa pulled off the highest successful run chase in T20s to hand West Indies a six-wicket loss.
'I was a bit nervous this morning, don't normally get nervous at all.'
Pooran showcased his masterful batting skills, guiding his team to a triumphant MLC 2023 win.
Marcus Stoinis' desire to keep playing international cricket beyond the T20 World Cup in June has not been diminished by Cricket Australia's decision to drop him from the central contracts list, the all-rounder said.
Lucknow Super Giants skipper KL Rahul and his Chennai Super Kings counterpart Ruturaj Gaikwad have been fined Rs 12 lakh each as their teams maintained a slow over-rate in their Indian Premier League match in Lucknow on Friday.
The statement further said that a decision on wicketkeeper batter Quinton de Kock's availability for the remaining two matches will be made in due course by CSA's medical team.
Aiden Markram conceded that Andries Gous made life difficult for his side after the United States put the seasoned South Africans under tremendous stress in their T20 World Cup Super Eight match.
Sanju Samson will look to continue his domination of the bowlers but India need more stability in the top order
Australia's 417-6 against Afghanistan in Perth in 2015 was the previous highest total in the men's World Cup.
IMAGES from the ICC World Cup match played between South Africa and Sri Lanka in New Delhi on Saturday.
Delhi Capitals take on the Lucknow Super Giants at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee stadium in Lucknow on Saturday, April 1, 2023, evening.
Devon Conway scored a half-century to guide New Zealand to a seven-run victory over South Africa in a rain-affected World Cup warm-up game on Monday.
Game 20 of IPL 2022 will see the Rajasthan Royals take on the Lucknow Super Giants at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai starting 1930 IST.
Quinton de Kock applauded an "unbelievable" performance from the Lucknow Super Giants after they beat defending champions Chennai Super Kings by six wickets to seal their first win in the Indian Premier League.
The result at Eden Gardens has raised hopes that come Nov. 19, India will be lifting the 50-over World Cup trophy for a third time following their triumphs in 1983 and 2011.
IMAGES from the Group 2 Super 8 match, played between South Africa and USA, in North Sound, Antigua, on Wednesday.
Quinton de Kock says it will become difficult for players to participate in all three formats
IMAGES from the Indian Premier League match played between Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Supr Giants in New Delhi, on Tuesday.
The Proteas have named five new players in the squad for the series starting next month.
India will attempt to end its title drought against a South African side, which is unfamiliar with the winning feeling at major events.
Images from the T20 World Cup Super Eight Group 2 match between the West Indies and South Africa, in Antigua.
Cricket South Africa's Director of Cricket Enoch Nkwe confirmed Klaasen was still part of their white ball plans.
It was history in the making as Quinton de Kock scored a century and shared a record opening stand with skipper K L Rahul.
India's Arshdeep Singh is in the race for the ICC Men's T20I Cricketer of the Year along with Pakistan's Babar Azam, Zimbabwe's Sikandar Raza and Australia's Travis Head, the ICC revealed on Sunday.
Lucknow Super Giants skipper KL Rahul is all set to play for his franchise from the opening IPL game after getting all clear from the National Cricket Academy but he has been advised against wicket-keeping in the first few games.
'Quinny (De Kock) batted really well, from where they were we were happy with 310, we felt it was chaseable. It looked like hard work out there at night, zipped around now, but we were well off the mark.'
Images from the second semifinal between Australia and South Africa in the ongoing ICC Men's ODI World Cup at the Eden Gardens on Thursday.
South Africa will look to fix their chasing troubles before the semifinals while Afghanistan will back themselves to beat another top team
Chasing targets has been their Achilles heel throughout the tournament. The same batters who've plundered the bowling and scored daddy hundreds batting first, have resembled pale shadows of themselves chasing targets.
Sunrisers Hyderabad's fielding was an absolute masterclass, suffocating the life out of the Lucknow SuperGiants innings.
