Big picture – Whose WPL is it anyway? In a WPL season that’s proving to be the most competitive for the remaining two knockouts spots since Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) qualified about 10 days ago, none of the other four teams is staying at the bottom of the table for too long nor are they…
Big picture: Sanju Samson or Ishan Kishan? When India’s squad for the T20 World Cup was announced, Ishan Kishan was supposed to be a back-up for Sanju Samson. He had last played a T20I in 2023 and was picked only because the selectors decided to change the team combination at the last moment. A lot…
Big Picture – SA without Miller The confetti has barely stopped fluttering from the trophy presentation at the SA20 final, but less than 48 hours after being involved in the title match, seven players will be in action again, representing their countries. South Africa and West Indies will compete in a series that was originally…
Big picture – MI’s unusual season Before the ongoing season, Mumbai Indians [MI] had never lost four matches in the group stage of a WPL season. In WPL 2024 when they did not make the final, their defeat in the eliminator was their fourth. In WPL 2026, however, MI have already lost four games out…
Big picture – India flex their muscle and depth India ticked some key boxes in the second T20I in Raipur: Suryakumar Yadav ended his T20I fifty drought and Ishan Kishan seamlessly slotted into Tilak Varma’s slot. In the absence of Jasprit Bumrah, who was rested, and Axar Patel, who is nursing a finger injury, Kuldeep…
Big Picture The playoffs race may be heating up elsewhere, but Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have already booked their place in the knockouts. They’re sitting pretty on top of the table with a perfect record and one more win will give them a direct entry into the final. Even a change of venue hasn’t slowed…
Big picture: Giants or Warriorz will go second UP Warriorz (UPW) are at interesting crossroads in WPL 2026. They started the season with three straight losses. They are primarily responsible for handing Mumbai Indians (MI) three consecutive losses (UPW won two of those), and they now run into Gujarat Giants (GG), who are desperate to…
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Big picture – Last hurdle before World Cup New Zealand have pulled off series wins over India in India for the first time in Tests and ODIs in the span of just over a year. Can they pull off a first in a proper T20I series too, discounting the one-off match they won in 2012?…
Big picture – The powerplay battle It’s a clash between a team with a settled core and an experienced, title-winning captain and a side with a young leader and several new faces. Yet both Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals arrive in Vadodara under pressure, having both lost two of their last three matches. MI have…