Star batsman Yuvraj Singh smashed a magnificent 68 not out in a stunning six-hitting exhibition to power Royal Challengers Bangalore to a 16-run victory over Delhi Daredevils in an IPL match in Bangalore.
Delhi Daredevils snapped their five-match losing streak with a comfortable six-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad to keep their hopes alive of making it to the play-offs, in the Indian Premier League, at the Feroz Shah Kotla in New Delhi, on Tuesday.
The Delhi Daredevils team management, comprising of skipper Kevin Pietersen and coach Gary Kirsten, will have some selection dilemma ahead of the seventh edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), if Ross Taylor is to be believed.
All the IPL 10 numbers, from Rajneesh Gupta.
England all-rounder Ben Stokes became the most expensive overseas purchase -- bought by Rising Pune Supergiants for a whopping Rs 14.50 crore even as some unheralded Indian domestic players trumped seasoned names to land lucrative deals at the Indian Premier League players' auction.
As in all successful comebacks, strong leadership will be key for the Chennai Super Kings and the Rajasthan Royals.
Rajneesh Gupta brings you the drama and the magic behind all the 12 IPL finals so far.
De Villiers was set to lead the side in Kohli's absence but the South African was ruled out of the team's opening game of the season on Wednesday.
The South African batting great revealed how he would pen love letters for girls in his school but never actually find the courage to hand it over to them.
Marcus Stoinis, a limited-overs specialist, said that Delhi Capitals has a right balance.
With it's scandalous past, still fresh in the minds of fans and critics alike, the Indian Premier League (IPL) organisers will look to ensure that the focus remains firmly on cricket when the cash-rich event gets underway with a glamorous opening ceremony on Tuesday.
Former pacer Zaheer Khan has been made an honorary life member of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), becoming the 24th Indian cricketer to be bestowed the honour. "MCC has elected Zaheer Khan as an Honorary Life Member of the Club," the Club said in a statement.
Parthiv Patel said that the results may not be coming but the star-studded support staff gives players space and their inputs are valuable.
Aruneel Sadadekar/Rediff.com lists seven memorable moments from the week gone by in IPL 9.
Rajneesh Gupta's fascinating look at the routes RCB and Sunrisers Hyderabad took to the IPL 9 final.
Virat Kohli, with the IPL final left to play, could become the first batman in the history of T20 cricket to score 1,000 runs in a single tournament.
Police said the two were involved in fixing in the KPL 2019 finals between Bellary Tuskers and Hubli Tigers after accepting Rs 20 lakh each for slow batting.
MS Dhoni-led team has lost its number one position to Kolkata Knight Riders.
Rohit Sharma and Krunal Pandya's late cameos saw Mumbai Indians snatch a thrilling six-wicket victory against Kings XI Punjab to keep their hopes alive, in the Indian Premier League, in Indore, on Friday.
Virat Kohli's inspirational leadership for Royal Challengers Bangalore will be up against the brute force with which David Warner has steered Sunrisers Hyderabad when the two teams, eyeing their maiden IPL title, square off in a high-intensity summit clash in Bengaluru on Sunday. RCB, however, will have a slight advantage over Sunrisers as they have the experience of playing in an IPL final twice in the past -- 2009 and 2011, but on both occasions, they had finished runners-up. Sunrisers' best finish was a play-off berth which they managed in their debut season in 2013.
Chennai Super Kings will take on holders Mumbai Indians in the opening match of the Indian Premier League, which has retained its earlier match timings, weeks after considering the broadcaster's request for a change in schedule.
It is learnt that all eight captains will do a special video shoot on April 6 and leave for their respective cities that very evening itself.
Most of these incredible performances came against one team -- the Gujarat Lions.
A look at 5 exciting bowlers to watch out for in IPL 2020.
At one stage, New Zealand and Royal Challengers Bangalore all-rounder Sophie Devine even made a plea for pushing back the boundary limits.
While some cash-rich franchises -- notably SunRisers Hyderabad -- splurged to earn the services of the biggest names on the cricketing map, uncapped Indian talents were also under the spotlight for hefty contracts.
Royal Challengers Bangalore lived to fight another day in the Indian Premier League as the star duo of Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers shared a scintillating 118-run stand off 64 balls to script a five wicket win over Delhi Daredevils
As India women cricketer set foot into hitherto uncharted territory, it would be fair to say the auction has gone way beyond expectation for several of them if one compares it with the IPL.
As many as 76 players including 28 from overseas will go under the hammer at the 2017 Indian Premier League auction to be held in Bengaluru on February 20.
With a most valuable player index (MVPI) of 702, Australian Glenn Maxwell has proved to be unstoppable with the bat having smashed 531 runs in 11 matches at an amazing strike rate of 195.
Jason Holder could well turn out to be one of the most expensive buys at this edition of IPL
A day after bludgeoning the Australian bowlers in Mohali, Virat Kohli on Monday came to the defence of his ex-girlfriend Anushka Sharma, who has been subject to a lot of abuse and jokes on Twitter following their recent break-up.
A day after bludgeoning the Australian bowlers in Mohali, Virat Kohli on Monday came to the defence of his ex-girlfriend Anushka Sharma, who has been subject to a lot of abuse and jokes on Twitter following their recent break-up.
Nothing but a win will keep their play-off hopes alive as defending champions Mumbai Indians take on Gujarat Lions in a do-or-die battle, which will be their final IPL league match in Kanpur on Saturday. With seven wins in 13 matches, Mumbai are currently placed fifth, tied on 14 points with Royal Challengers Bangalore (3rd) and Kolkata Knight Riders (4th) -- both having better net run-rate with one match to go. A loss on Saturday will knock them out of the race for play-offs and Mumbai will hope to pull the rug from under the feet of the Lions this time after suffering a defeat during their home leg on April 16.
From Captain Cool losing his, well, cool to Rabada's super over, and Malinga's unbelievable bowling for the cup, IPL 2019 was not short of magical moments. Here are a few.
Gary Kirsten, feels that Duncan Fletcher played a 'huge role' during his four-year tenure.
The Bombay high court on Tuesday allowed the Board of Control for Cricket in India to host Indian Premier League matches in Maharashtra only till April 30 after which it has asked the organisers to shift the matches outside the state.
Aruneel Sadadekar/Rediff.com picks his IPL Dream Team of Season 9. Check it out!
The Australia vice-captain struggled in the four-Test series in India preceding the IPL but has been at his attacking best in the Twenty20 tournament, where he has registered back-to-back 600-plus run seasons.
