Devdutt Padikkal, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shimron Hetmyer starred in the Royals chase.
West Indies bludgeoned their way to an eight-wicket victory over South Africa in Tuesday's rain-affected Twenty20 international to sweep the three-match series.
Riding high on their new-found confidence, defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders will be hoping to finally get it right at home and keep their play-off hopes alive when they take on a struggling Rajasthan Royals in their IPL match in Kolkata on Sunday.
Root surpassed 7000 runs in ODIs and also went past Eoin Morgan to become England's leading ODI run-scorer.
Sanju Samson influenced former IPL champions Rajasthan Royals' decision to opt for the maximum six retentions, head coach Rahul Dravid said on Monday.
Delhi Capitals senior off spinner Ravichandran Ashwin lavished praise on Hetmyer, saying that the swash-buckling West Indian has done well for the team this year and his efforts are recognised in the dressing room.
Gamechangers Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal and Shimron Hetmyer had to compete with a movie star who stole the show during the Rajasthan Royals-Punjab Kings encounter.
Rajasthan Royals surged to their fifth victory in six games in IPL 2024 but skipper Sanju Samson does not want to get too ambitious, as past experiences have taught him to never take things for granted.
Jofra Archer, after disappointing outings in the first two matches, bowled with great pace and accuracy and put the opposition on the back foot right from the word go.
Sunil Gavaskar landed himself in an unnecessary controversy after making an unwarranted remark about Rajasthan Royals batter Shimron Hetmyer and his wife
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Images from the IPL 2025 match between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders.
On a pitch that was difficult to score big runs, Punjab scored a par total of 147 for 8. Rajasthan scripted a late win thanks to Shimron Hetmyer's 10-ball 27.
West Indies dropped Bravo for the one-off Test against Afghanistan in November and Holding reckoned the England tour was a missed opportunity for the top-order batsman trying to revive his stop-start career.
The Royals batting looks decent but there is the issue of consistency and lack of depth that could be telling as the tournament wears on.
West Indies will play three-match T20I series before two Tests against New Zealand starting on December 3 in Hamilton. The first T20I will be played in Auckland on November 27.
With just two wins from eight outings, Rajasthan find themselves languishing in eighth place on the points table.
A Mitchell Starc-inspired Delhi Capitals defeated Rajasthan Royals via the Super Over.
Delhi Capitals pulled off a thrilling win via the Super Over against Rajasthan Royals, courtesy a Mitchell Starc masterpiece.
RR could not have asked for a better start to the season, registering four consecutive wins from as many games.
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Ponting said with one down in the very first over, the side wanted to match the runs scored by SRH in the powerplay
Considering that he will captain the T20I side, Hardik Pandya might get a breather during the ODI series.
Playing on an Uppal shirtfront that resembled a national highway or at the Kotla or Wankhede is completely from playing at the Chepauk where the strip will be sticky in nature.
As Royals travelled from Hyderabad to Guwahati, Yuzi could been seen sporting a black lungi and flexing his biceps.
LSG pacer Avesh Khan said he was just concentrating on producing his best yorkers in his last couple of overs.
Rajasthan Royals' star-studded batting will face the serious challenge of decoding Sunil Narine's mystery at Eden Gardens when they take on two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders in a top-of-the-table IPL clash in Kolkata on Tuesday.
Delhi Capitals bowlers made up for the team's underwhelming display with the bat to hand Rajasthan Royals a 33-run defeat in their Indian Premier League match, in Abu Dhabi, on Saturday.
The Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals will hope their struggling bowling units can find their form on an Ahmedabad pitch that has produced high scores in the last four matches.
Sunrisers Hyderabad's batting will have to guard against the wily leg-spinner Chahal,
Images from the 4th T20I between India and West Indies in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Saturday.
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 auction saw some foreign names earning big bucks, headlined by Aussie all-rounder Cameron Green
The focus will be on K L Rahul's form and fitness when he returns after a quadriceps injury lay-off to lead Lucknow Super Giants in their IPL 2024 opener against Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur on Sunday.
Finishing with 2/34 on a batting-friendly pitch, Harshal Patel played a key role in stifling Royals' momentum in the middle overs.
Rajasthan Royals will face a stern test of character as they look to arrest a shocking slide in a do-or-die IPL Eliminator against an in-form RCB.
Gujarat Titans will aim to tighten their grip on the top spot and move closer to securing a play-off berth when they take on a faltering Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League match in Jaipur on Monday.
Expect some fireworks for the highly-versatile Cameron Green along with Quinton de Kock, Matheesha Pathirana, Venkatesh Iyer and Ravi Bishnoi.
The Capitals have been inconsistent so far, winning five and losing six of their last 11 games.
RR lost as many as 5 games this IPL after being in a seemingly winning position. Had they managed to win those games, they would have sealed a playoff spot.
