Maxwell and Kings go in as underdogs
Last season Kolkata Knight Riders' bowlers handed Kings XI Punjab's batsmen seven single-digit scores in their first meeting in 2016 to set up a six-wicket win in Mohali. The same trend continued at Eden Gardens when Andre Russell took...
New Rules to help protect Keepers
MCC, the guardians of the Laws of Cricket, have taken steps to protect wicketkeepers from the sort of horrific eye injury that ended the career of South Africa's Mark Boucher, by ratifying the use of tethers to limit the...
Babar and Hasan pin series at 1-1 for Pakistan
A career-best unbeaten 125 by Babar Azam, followed by a clinical bowling performance, ensured Pakistan eased to a 74-run win to level the three-match series. Set 283 to win, West Indies wilted early despite beginning the chase with attacking...
RCB & Kings look to build on initial wins
For a city that has grown up on the stories of its glorious cricket history of 1940s and 1950s, the callings of Twenty20 were still relatively unknown for Indore. Hosting Kings XI Punjab for the first time, the locals...
Chris Lynn shoulder injury overshadows season opener
Chris Lynn's IPL campaign appears in serious doubt after the Queensland and Kolkata Knight Riders batsman suffered yet another shoulder injury when diving in the field against Mumbai Indians on Sunday night.
In what is the third injury to the...
Nitish Rana unleashes late charge on KKR
Gautam Gambhir and Nitish Rana have been team-mates in the Delhi state team for a few years now. In March, during the Vijay Hazare Trophy, Gambhir, a senior player in the Delhi team, had a spat with coach KP...
Lions to rethink strategy
Gujarat Lions might rethink their strategy of playing four overseas batsmen after a nine-wicket thrashing by Sunrisers Hyderabad condemned them to their second defeat in two matches. Coach Brad Hodge has hinted at a change in tactic, admitting that...
Mumbai Indians gain Malinga, lose Rayudu
Head to head
Last season: Mumbai Indians won both matches, by the same margin - six wickets - and with the same Man of the Match - Rohit Sharma
Overall: Mumbai have won 13 of the 18 matches
Mumbai will be buoyed...
Pant pushes on with a tremendous knock
A return to the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, the venue of his international debut, should have triggered happy memories for Rishabh Pant. Instead, days before Delhi Daredevils' first match of IPL 2017, Pant's world was turned upside down with the...
Warner, Henriques and Rashid put in massive effort to demolish Lions
Sunrisers Hyderabad dominated all aspects of a T20 game - batting, bowling, fielding and winning a toss - to consign Gujarat Lions to their second rout of the season. Sunrisers cruised to their second comfortable victory, with nine wickets...
