There were no demons in the pitch, but 37-year-old Karn varied his pace brilliantly and allowed the balls to slightly grip off the surface and the DC batters fell into his trap, perishing while attempting risky shots.
Royal Challengers Bangalor will attempt to break a 17-year jinx at the Chepauk stadium when they face Chennai Super Kings in the IPL match on Friday.
Sunrisers Hyderabad head coach Daniel Vettori attributed their heavy defeat to Mumbai Indians to a dramatic top-order collapse and a misjudgment of the pitch.
Josh Hazlewood scalped four wickets in a brilliant spell as Royal Challengers Bengaluru staged a stunning comeback to edge Rajasthan Royals by 11 runs.
With KKR failing to capitalise on home advantage, the pressure is already mounting on Rahane and his squad to bounce back in their next encounter.
Arshdeep Singh, the India seamer, reveals he has felt a sense of "seniority" since joining Punjab Kings, attributing it to the responsibility entrusted upon him.
CSK coach Stephen Fleming said the 43-year-old Mahendra Singh Dhoni is carefully managing his body.
'IPL challenges you in a very unique way because of how the tournament is structured. It's not like a short bilateral series, it spans several weeks, and your position on the points table keeps shifting. That constantly changing scenario brings different kinds of pressure.'
The Delhi Capitals will be looking to improve their batting performance in the middle overs when they face a struggling Kolkata Knight Riders in their Indian Premier League match on Tuesday.
Gujarat Titans were uncharacteristically sloppy in the field, missing four chances -- including three catches and a stumping.
Gujarat Titans senior batter Jos Buttler admitted he was "embarrassed" after dropping Royal Challengers Bengaluru opener Phil Salt during their IPL match. However, Buttler made amends by smashing 73 not out off 39 balls, leading his team to an eight-wicket victory. Buttler's knock was marked by creativity and aggression as GT chased down the target of 170 in 17.5 overs.
The towering pacer has returned to competitive T20 cricket after multiple injury layoffs. He missed the last two seasons of the IPL after suffering a stress fracture of the back in 2022 and a quadriceps injury in 2024.
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.
Mumbai Indians announced the development on social media on Sunday saying, "Once a cub now a lion, the lion is back to be the king of the jungle again."
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's sturdy middle-order, in-form skipper Smriti Mandhana and a partisan home crowd will be the major challenges UP Warriorz will have to contend with when the two teams clash in the Women's Premier League match in Bengaluru on Monday.
Dhoni himself addressed the retirement rumours in a latest podcast after speculation of his retirement from IPL intensified, when his parents Pan Singh and Devaki Devi were seen at Chepauk for CSK's match against Delhi Capitals on Saturday.
Punjab Kings head coach Ricky Ponting expressed disappointment with his team's batting performance in their seven-wicket defeat to Royal Challengers Bangalore in an IPL match.
Gujarat Titans Director of Cricket Vikram Solanki believes that head coach Ashish Nehra has played a significant role in reviving the confidence of Mohammed Siraj, who was dropped from India's white-ball setup after their T20 World Cup triumph in 2024.
Virat Kohli's unbeaten 73 off 54 balls led Royal Challengers Bangalore to a seven-wicket victory over Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023.
Images from Saturday's IPL match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and SunRisers Hyderabad, in Sharjah.
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.
Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya achieved some remarkable individual feats on Friday although his team suffered a heartbreaking loss against Lucknow Super Giants in an away match in Lucknow.
Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming and Rajasthan Royals head coach Rahul Dravid have praised the composure of young batsmen Ayush Mhatre and Vaibhav Suryavanshi in the IPL.
Shafali Verma and Jess Jonassen smashed half-centuries as Delhi Capitals handed Royal Challengers Bengaluru a fourth consecutive defeat with a commanding nine-wicket win.
Images from the Indian Premier League match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings, in Sharjah, on Friday.
Beaten comprehensively by Chennai Super Kings in Friday's IPL match in Sharjah, captain Virat Kohli says his Royal Challengers need to show more courage in crunch moments to get back on a winning run.
The WPL starts on Friday with a match between defending champions RCB and Gujarat Giants in Vadodara.
Spinner Krunal Pandya upstaged brother Hardik as Royal Challengers Bengaluru edged Mumbai Indians by 12 runs in a high-scoring thriller.
As part of the home season, India are scheduled to host West Indies and South Africa and therefore, the members are likely to decide on the venues for the those Test series.
Delhi Capitals have never won the IPL despite featuring top talent over the years. Under Axar Patel's leadership, they will hope IPL 2025 finally ends their title drought.
Images from the IPL match between Royal Challengers and Kolkata Knight Riders, in Chennai.
Sunil Gavaskar also urged the misfiring Rohit Sharma to be a bit more selective about his shot-making.
As the ball was about to drop down in no man's land, Starc sprinted to his left from long-off and slid to complete a fine two-handed catch.
Siraj, named Player of the Match, dismantled RCB's top order with a fiery 3/19, leading GT to a dominant 8-wicket victory at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Siraj delivered fiery yorkers that can easily cause mayhem on the pitch and beat the edge of the bat many times.
Along with his ability to adapt, the high release point makes Hazlewood a tricky customer to deal with on any kind of surface, as it allows him to find that disconcerting extra bounce.
Team India pacer Mohammed Siraj said on Wednesday that his break from international cricket gave him the time to reflect on his mistakes and work on his bowling and fitness.
'Right now, India is in a very privileged place where they have such a good assortment of cricketers across skill sets.'
Chairman Arun Dhumal said they are considering expanding IPL to a full home-and-away format with 94 matches from 2028 onwards.
UP Warriorz's 12 runs win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru knocked the defending champions out from the race to the play-offs on Saturday, confirming qualification for Delhi Capitals, Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Giants in the process.
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