Toss Rajasthan Royals choose to bowl vs Chennai Super Kings Rajasthan Royals’ new captain Riyan Parag won and toss in front of his home crowd in Guwahati and opted to bowl against Chennai Super Kings on a red-soil pitch that had spent considerable time under the covers. CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad said he would have…
South African allrounder Beyers Swanepoel has put his No-Objection Certificate (NOC) to play county cricket at risk after leaving his domestic team without notice and during the one-day cup final. Swanepoel, who took 3 for 44 for the Lions against the Titans in Sunday’s match, walked off the field with eight overs to go to…
Sikandar Raza sought to exonerate Shaheen Shah Afridi after a letter from the Punjab police to the PSL chief executive Salman Naseer accused the pair of “forcefully escorting” unauthorised visitors up to Raza’s room on Saturday night. Raza said he wanted to see close friends he had known for 19 years, and Afridi was merely…
But McAndrew is pragmatic about where he stands in the pecking order despite coming off a Player-of-the-Match performance to lead South Australia to back-to-back Shield titles. McAndrew’s performance against Victoria was remarkable. He scored 17 and 60 with the bat. The latter coming in a 105-run match-winning stand with Alex Carey to rescue South Australia…
Addressing concerns about the lack of a settled bowling combination, Rahane said that the side is still searching for the right mix. “I think when hopefully Green starts to bowl soon, the combination will be slightly different,” he said at the presentation. “At the moment, we have to see the balance and who can bowl…
Lahore Qalandars have been accused by Punjab police of a “serious breach of established security protocols” after four unauthorised visitors made their way to the floor of the hotel where the Qalandars team was staying. In a letter written by a deputy police inspector, and addressed to PSL CEO Salman Naseer, Qalandars captain Shaheen Shah…
“[Kohli] was still looking a little rusty… throughout the innings,” Rayudu said on ESPNcricinfo’s Time Out. “There’s a lot more to come from him, as he gets more tuned in.” Kohli looked scratchy at the start but Devdutt Padikkal’s blazing 26-ball 61 allowed him to find his hitting range. Kohli took a slight backseat in…
Toss South Africa bowl vs New Zealand South Africa won the toss and chose to bowl first in the first ODI of the series against New Zealand, at Hagley Oval in Christchurch. New Zealand had won the T20 series 4-1, but South Africa – finalists in the ODI World Cup last year – are hoping…
Kohli’s last T20 was the IPL 2025 final, which RCB won to end their wait for a maiden IPL trophy, and they began their title defence by chasing down a target of 202 in 15.4 overs. Kohli remained unbeaten in the chase. “Well, you know, the kind of scheduling that we’ve had over the last…
Five-time IPL champions Mumbai Indians have not made a final since 2020 but their head coach Mahela Jayawardene downplayed the significance of that gap, insisting their focus remains on process and culture rather than results. “To be honest, every year we want to win, so it’s not about the gap,” Jayawardene said on the eve…