Jurel and Nitish Kumar Reddy then safely saw off the bowling to stay 73 for 5 till close of play, taking a 11-run lead.
IMAGES from the IPL match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Chennai Super Kings at the M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday
Gujarat Titans scored a resounding 38-run victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad, in Ahmedabad on Friday, to move a step closer to the Indian Premier League play-offs.
Led by Josh Hazlewood, RCB produced a dominant bowling performance to crush Chennai Super Kings by 50 runs.
A high-stakes match between cross-city rivals Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Chennai on Friday will usher in IPL 2024, but, beyond the grandeur around it, the two protagonists will have to find early answers to some deep questions as they attempt to enter a rarefied territory.
India B captain Abhimanyu Easwaran single-handedly kept his team in the hunt with a defiant century against India C, in the Duleep Trophy.
In 16 matches (15 innings) against CSK, he has amassed 630 runs at an average of 45 and a strike rate of 142.85, including six fifties.
CSK are coming into the game with back-to-back wins, LSG have endured a mini-slump with two successive defeats.
As CSK gears up for the IPL 2024 season opener, attention remains focused on Dhoni's successor.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index of IPL 2025 after Game 29.
The Indian team appeared in high spirits as they departed Barbados.
The CSK captain's vintage finishing act powered his side to a five wicket win, snapping a five match losing streak.
The 'Dhawans' were all smiles as they posed for the camera.
IMAGES from the IPL match between CSK and SRH in Chennai on Friday.
Harbhajan Singh also wants IPL performers Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rinku Singh and Tilak Varma to get the national call-up in the shortest format.
Rohit Sharma's poor form in red-ball cricket continued as he fell for a 19-ball 3 before Mumbai conceded a first-innings lead against Jammu and Kashmir
Images from India's fourth T20 International match against Australia in Raipur on Friday.
This bilateral series played a crucial role for these emerging players
Yashasvi Jaiswal said being 'fearless' while playing his natural game is his mantra for success.
A clinical India outplayed South Africa with both bat and ball to register a comprehensive 48-run victory in the third T20I in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday and keep themselves alive in the five-match series.
'Another one of those for me is Ruturaj Gaikwad. He is an all-format player and should have played for India a lot more than he has but the competition is so much that he hasn't played much. '
While at first it was Faf who was going all guns blazing, as the innings progressed it was Rutu who took centre-stage as CSK won in a canter to go atop the IPL points table.
Chennai Super Kings all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja admitted that they were short by 15-20 runs but lauded their disciplined bowling show in securing a convincing 28-run victory over Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League match in Dharamsala on Sunday.
A summary of Thursday's matches in the Vijay Hazare Trophy limited-overs' tournament.
Following is a list of individual honours that were awarded at the end of the 14th Indian Premier League.
Punjab Kings left-arm spinner Harpreet Brar opened up about the areas he tries to aim for while bowling against some of the best hitters of the tournament in the ongoing Indian Premier League season.
Mumbai clinched their 15th Irani Trophy title, ending a 27-year wait with a commanding performance that reaffirmed their status as a powerhouse in Indian cricket.
Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway's effortless six-hitting exhibition was well complemented by a four-wicket haul from Mukesh Choudhary as Chennai Super Kings notched up an emphatic 13-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Fan-favourite and team skipper MS Dhoni's arrival is yet to be confirmed.
Shubman Gill was at his silken best during Indian team's intra-squad training game here at the Tuks Oval on Thursday even though there wasn't an opportunity to get a glimpse of that enchanting sight.
It started pouring again with only 3.3 overs bowled and no more play was possible.
Jasprit Bumrah has been named as India's captain for the three-match T20I series against Ireland next month.
Despite missing the Ireland series, Suryakumar Yadav remains on the top spot in the T20I rankings for batters.
Jammu and Kashmir caused a major upset in the Ranji Trophy as they shocked defending champions Mumbai by five wickets on Saturday.
Easwaran compiled an unbeaten 151 off 212 balls, and laced his innings with 12 fours and a six on the third day of the match at the Ekana Cricket Stadium.
IMAGES from the 1st T20I between Zimbabwe and India played in Harare on Saturday
Chennai Super Kings batting coach Mike Hussey is in awe of Shivam Dube for transforming into a batter who no longer ducks or defends when faced with the short ball, an improvement that has been monitored personally by former captain and team talisman Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Ruturaj Gaikwad, who scored a century in the first innings was batting on 18 in the company of skipper Priyank Panchal (17).
Chennai Super Kings CEO Kasi Viswanathan said he is 'very, very hopeful' of former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni participating in IPL 2025 as a player.
Shivam Dube or Rachin Ravindra? Which left hander batted best?
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