Big picture – Can RCB carry their form into Vadodara? Gujarat Giants (GG) vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) marks the start of the Vadodara leg of WPL 2026, with RCB arriving as the competition’s early pace-setters. They are the only team to remain unbeaten after four matches so far this season. They haven’t been flawless…
Big picture – Smriti Mandhana vs Jemimah Rodrigues Against Gujarat Giants (GG), they were clinical in all departments for the most part. Losing early wickets did not slow them down, as their batting depth stood out again. With the ball, too, RCB were mostly on point against a hard-hitting GG line-up, and in the field,…
Despite appearing to have all bases covered on paper, UPW’s all-international bowling attack hasn’t fired as expected Source link
Big picture – DC need top-order batters to fire Gujarat Giants (GG) and Delhi Capitals (DC) arrived at their opening fixtures with varying expectations and walked away with surprises of different kinds. There were questions over whether Giants’ line-up – big overseas players and many young and uncapped Indian players – could match up to…
Big picture – India return to action after prolonged break It isn’t often that India get a 22-day break from international cricket. Rarer still for the most commercially lucrative team and players to be missing in action at the height of holiday season. Everybody will want to make up for the lost time when India…
MI will also keep an eye on Hayley Matthews’ recovery who missed the opening match with a shoulder strain Source link
Both sides overhauled their squads at the mega auction and will hope to lock in their combinations quickly Source link
Big picture: A great rivalry in the making In its fourth season, the WPL now feels part of the system, shaping careers and standards in increasingly visible ways. Most notably, it played a part in India winning their first ODI World Cup last year. How ’bout that. Almost silly that there was a time when…
Big picture – Match practice for the T20 World Cup On Wednesday, we will be exactly a month out from the next men’s T20 World Cup, co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka. The arrangement is such that both Sri Lanka and Pakistan, who are contesting a three-match T20I series starting Wednesday, will be spending their…
Big Picture: Pollard and Sam Curran to the fore Desert Vipers and MI Emirates. The top two teams in this ILT20 season will meet again in the final in Dubai on Sunday. Vipers have had a chance to put their feet up for four days after overpowering MI Emirates in Qualifier 1 in Abu Dhabi…