With four fours and six sixes, Russell has finally made his presence felt this IPL season!
Images from Thursday's IPL match between Pune Warriors and Kolkata Knight Riders in Pune.
It was raining sixes and fours at the Eden Gardens before the IPL match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings was called off due heavy rain and thunderstorms.
Lucknow Super Giants skipper Rishabh Pant's woeful form with the bat and Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer's sublime touch have made Sunday's mid-table clash an engrossing contest -- one that could decisively shape the fortunes of either side as the IPL enters its business end.
Eden Gardens curator Kalyan Mitra went to the Kolkata Knight Riders' dressing room and apologised to the players for the poor strip in the IPL match against Deccan Chargers.
Images from the Indian Premier League match between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede.
Andre Russell returned with a four-wicket haul to guide Kolkata Knight Riders to a seven-run win over Kings XI Punjab and go atop the points table in their return to home in the Indian Premier League.
Images from the 17th match of the Indian Premier League between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Kolkata, on Sunday.
Eyeing a repeat of their success last season, Kolkata Knight Riders will open their title defence with a clash against a depleted Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League in Kolkata on Wednesday.
England were cruising at nearly nine runs per over after the powerplay when Chakravarthy turned the game around.
A steadily improving Delhi Daredevils look all set to challenge the might of title contenders Kolkata Knight Riders when the two teams clash for the second time in the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket match, in New Delhi on Saturday.
Kolkata Knight Riders all-rounder Moeen Ali said he dominated Rajasthan Royals batters by thinking like one.
Gujarat Titans will look to bounce back from the carnage that wonder boy Vaibhav Suryavanshi inflicted on them when they face a stuttering Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL match in Ahmedabad on Friday.
Delhi Capitals will be desperate to arrest their slump and stay in contention for a play-off berth when they take on high-flying Punjab Kings in a crucial IPL match in Dharamsala on Thursday.
Delhi Daredevils produced a superb bowling show as they crushed Kolkata Knight riders by 52 runs in their opening Champions League Twenty20 match in Centurion on Saturday.
KKR's new skipper Ajinkya Rahane has a great head on his shoulders, remains composed under pressure, and has been a stalwart of the game, says vice-captain Venkatesh Iyer.
Despite the leadership changes, KKR have retained key players, including Venkatesh Iyer, who has been re-signed at a huge price of Rs 23.75-crore and named the team's vice-captain.
Struggling with poor form and fitness, Rana had even missed practice the day before the match, but Dravid's belief in him reignited his confidence.
Karun Nair captured the hearts of cricket romantics even though his side -- Delhi Capitals -- lost to Mumbai Indians in a humdinger in IPL 2025 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Sunday, April 13, 2025.
Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer were left out from the list of centrally-contracted players last year, after failing to show up for domestic cricket despite a directive from the BCCI.
ICC ODI Player of the Year Afghanistan's Azamatullah Omarzai would be able to join Punjab Kings only on March 20.
Delhi Capitals skipper Axar Patel would like to quickly forget the underwhelming performances of his side in home conditions and get their stuttering campaign back on track when they take on Sunrisers Hyderabad, who are teetering on the edge of elimination, in the IPL match in Hyderabad on Monday.
Nicholas Pooran is not just in form -- he's in a league of his own.
The Sunrisers' core remains strong, with stars like Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, and Nitish Kumar Reddy forming a solid batting backbone.
The South African's blistering 52 off 25 balls not only augurs well for him personally but for the franchise who are aiming to build a team from scratch for the next season.
The 8-wicket loss to KKR was their biggest defeat margin in terms of balls remaining (59 balls), surpassing the loss against Mumbai Indians (46 balls) in Sharjah in 2020.
In two of the three games CSK has won this season, Noor Ahmad has won the Player of the Match award.
Images from the Indian Premier League match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings in Kolkata, on Saturday.
'This squad has shown it can go on a run. But it's going to take a lot of determination and belief to do that.'
Star spinner Kuldeep Yadav and all-rounder Axar Patel are likely to be promoted from Grade B to Grade A in the BCCI central contract list as the parent body is expected to announce the contracts for the 2025-26 season by the end of this week,
Punjab Kings (PBKS) assistant coach Brad Haddin has little doubt that the fighting win over Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) has instilled a lot of confidence in players but said they should strive to get better as this season's IPL is nearing its half-way stage.
The nature of the pitch at KKR's home venue has been in discussion ever since captain Ajinkya Rahane wished getting more support for his spinners at the Eden Gardens.
Nitish Rana addressed the decision not to send him out for the Super Over. He clarified that it was a collective call by the team management, and stood by it despite the disappointing outcome.
I learned a lot from Sunil Narine when I was with KKR: Kuldeep Yadav
Head coach Ricky Ponting hailed Punjab Kings' incredible spirit and resilience after they pulled off a sensational 16-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders.
IMAGES from the IPL match between KKR and LSG at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Tuesday
Lucknow Super Giants spin bowling all-rounder Shahbaz Ahmed has expressed confidence in captain Rishabh Pant despite his poor form in IPL 2025, saying the "chilled and relaxed" skipper will come good in crunch moments.
'You also know that Gambhir has an aura, the way he comes and takes the team along. I was just talking about that.'
Shreyas Iyer has overcome perceptions about his batting abilities and a difficult period in his career to establish himself as a key player in India's ODI team.
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