In the 55th match of the ongoing season, there were a couple of crucial catches which changed the ebbs and flows of the game.
The four wickets that India prised out in the third session, on balance, swung the game back in their favour, says Prem Panicker .
Usman Khawaja hit an unbeaten century to give Australia the upper hand on Day 1 of the fourth and final Test against India in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
IPL's Governing Council will have a meeting with the owners of all 10 franchises in Mumbai on Wednesday to discuss the various key issues of this year's players auction.
The lack of tension fuelled the '#WorstIPLFinal' trend on social media.
A look at statistics and aspects which have made SRH's 2024 season such a memorable one:
Maxwell has starred with bat and ball in Australia's white ball teams since coming back from his broken leg last year.
Suryakumar is placed second with 821 rating points behind Australia's Travis Head, who has 844 rating points.
IMAGES from Day 3 of the 3rd Test played between India and Australia in Indore on Friday.
A look at the best catches in the CSK-SRH game.
After the game, Mhambrey pointed out the contrast in the batting conditions in both innings and said in a video posted by Olympics.com.
2024 saw some of the most competitive and captivating cricket being played on the field.
Following the conclusion of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Australia's stand-in skipper Steve Smith lauded his team while adding that the series was played in really good spirit.
The 32-year-old Starc was diagnosed with a detached tendon in the middle finger and missed the third and final Test against the Proteas at Sydney.
'...there'll be nerves and a bit of pressure, but that's all part of it, and I'm just excited to see what it all brings.'
Images from the IPL 2024 match between Gujarat Titans and Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday.
Travis Head scored an unbeaten half-century on his home debut to give Australia hope of reeling in India's first innings lead at the close of day two of the first Test on Friday.
Pat Cummins and Co. stormed into the semi-finals on the back of one of the greatest ODI innings played by Glenn Maxwell. The all-rounder battled cramps to smash an unbeaten 201 off 128 balls to lift Australia from a precarious 91 for seven to the victory target of 292 against Afghanistan.
Smith carried his bat with an unbeaten 91 in a losing cause in Brisbane.
With pacer Mohammed Shami in menacing form, India holds the edge in the bowling department against Australia, reckons batting great Gundappa Viswanath, who wants skipper Rohit Sharma to convert his aggressive starts to a big hundred in the World Cup final.
'Just because of the nature of how good those bowling attacks were they probably embellished it a bit. So, you wouldn't want to play on it every day, but I think for occasional Test matches it's not the worst thing.'
Resurgent Australia are fourth in the standings, having won their last four matches in succession.
All about IPL 2025 which kicks off on March 22, Saturday.
'That's a standard we want to keep going with for the rest of tournament.'
Pathan mentioned that the Hyderabad-based franchise needs a proper spinner who can take wickets.
Only two bowlers stood out from Sunday's game.
Pakistan's experienced wicketkeeper-batter Sarfaraz Ahmed laid out the team's plans to ruin Australia's star batter David Warner's farewell Test series.
Images from the IPL match between Punjab Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad, at the Rajiv Gandhi stadium, Hyderabad, on Sunday.
IMAGES from Day 2 of the WTC Final played between Australia and India at The Oval in London on Thursday.
England struggled with dropped catches, including those behind the stumps by Jonny Bairstow
'Kuhnemann put his hand up straight away and did a fantastic job'
The most sensational catches that defined the encounter.
David Warner and all-rounder Marcus Stoinis scored half-centuries as 2021 champions Australia opened their account in the T20 World Cup with a 39-run win against Oman.
'To be able to then just work through it, and you could see there definitely was a shift after the second game just from his own performance, you'd see there's a little bit of extra intensity in him after that.'
More than 110,000 people are expected on the opening day at the world's largest cricket stadium
Abhishek, Head or Klassen? Whose batting caught your fancy last night?
Sunrisers Hyderabad's South African import Aiden Markram believes Abhishek Sharma's destructive IPL form would fetch him an India cap in the not so distant future.
The Australian team management chose Peter Handscomb ahead of Travis Head
Rishabh Pant released by DC, Heinrich Klaasen pips Virat Kohli in retention price
