Mumbai, April 30 (IANS) Mumbai Indians’ batting coach Kieron Pollard has thrown his support behind pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, urging critics to show patience despite the pacer’s modest returns in the ongoing Indian Premier League 2026 season.The remarks came after the Mumbai Indians suffered a heavy six-wicket defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad, where even a daunting total of 243 proved insufficient. Bumrah, one of the side’s key bowlers, has managed just two wickets in eight matches so far…
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Lucknow, April 25 (IANS) Lucknow Super Giants are set to face Kolkata Knight Riders in their eighth match of the Indian Premier League 2026 season on Sunday evening at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium. LSG head into the fixture after a setback against Rajasthan Royals, a result that has put them under pressure in the standings. Despite the loss, there were encouraging signs from the bowling unit, which delivered disciplined performances. Mohammed Shami, Prince Yad…
Ahmedabad, April 20 (IANS) Mumbai Indians (MI) opener Quinton de Kock struck a calm and honest note on the team’s campaign so far in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, admitting that while results haven’t gone their way early on, there is still enough time to turn things around.“It’s been pretty chill, to be honest. Obviously, I know the squad pretty well. Obviously, we haven’t had a great start, but that’s fine. We’re getting to the halfway stage of the tournament, so h…
New Chandigarh, April 20 (IANS) Rishabh Pant cut a perplexed figure after Lucknow Super Giants slumped to a crushing 54-run defeat against Punjab Kings, admitting it was hard to pinpoint where things went wrong as his side slipped to eighth on the Indian Premier League 2026 points table.It was a night to forget for LSG at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in New Chandigarh, where PBKS piled up a daunting 254/7 after being put in to bat. Priyansh Arya led the carnage wit…
New Chandigarh, April 20 (IANS) Shreyas Iyer revealed that a light-hearted six-hitting contest in the dressing room sparked Punjab Kings’ batting blitz after they hammered Lucknow Super Giants by 54 runs in a high-scoring Indian Premier League 2026 clash on Sunday.PBKS, who sit atop the points table, produced another batting masterclass, piling up 254/7 — the highest total of the season so far — riding on sensational knocks from Priyansh Arya and Cooper Connolly. The duo stitched together …
Bengaluru, April 16 (IANS) Skipper Rajat Patidar lauded his bowling unit and fielding effort after Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) secured a convincing five-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in Match 23 of the Indian Premier League 2026 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday.RCB produced a clinical all-round performance, first restricting LSG to 146 and then chasing down the target comfortably in 15.1 overs to climb to the top of the points table.Reflecting on the bowling performa…
Bengaluru, April 15 (IANS) Stand-in skipper Nicholas Pooran admitted that Lucknow Super Giants’ (LSG) continued struggles with the bat proved costly in their five-wicket defeat to Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Match 23 of the Indian Premier League 2026 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday.“We’ve been below par with the bat. 175 would’ve been competitive. But it’s no secret we have been struggling with the bat the entire season, and today we paid the price,” Pooran said after t…
Lucknow, April 12 (IANS) Prasidh Krishna’s personal-best T20 figures of 4-28, followed by a dominant batting display led by Shubman Gill and Jos Buttler, powered Gujarat Titans to a comfortable seven-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants in their Indian Premier League 2026 clash at the Ekana Stadium on Sunday.Chasing a competitive 165, the Titans made light work of the target, reaching 165/3 in 18.4 overs to register a clinical victory, built on a commanding second-wicket partnership and a late…
Kolkata, April 10 (IANS) Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) skipper Ajinkya Rahane admitted that their three-wicket defeat to Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the Indian Premier League 2026 is a really tough one to take, as they slumped to another close defeat at Eden Gardens on Thursday.Coming to bat first, KKR posted a competitive 181/4 in 20 overs, thanks to solid contributions from Rahane (41), Angkrish Raghuvanshi (45), and an unbeaten 39 from Rovman Powell. The total looked challenging on a slow sur…
Hyderabad, April 5 (IANS) Veteran pacer Mohammed Shami expressed satisfaction after Lucknow Super Giants registered a thrilling last-over victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad in their Indian Premier League 2026 clash at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Saturday, saying the win was crucial for building momentum after a setback in their previous home game.Lucknow held their nerve to chase down 157 with one ball to spare, with skipper Rishabh Pant finishing the match in the final over after a …