Mumbai, May 24 (IANS) Conceding 73 runs in the last five overs cost Mumbai Indians the match, said skipper Hardik Pandya after the five-time champions fell short by 30 runs against Rajasthan Royals in Match 69 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday.Mumbai had claimed the prolific and aggressive Rajasthan openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi cheaply and had them on the ropes at 119/5. But Jofra Archer played a brilliant cameo, hitting three sixes in…
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Mumbai, May 24 (IANS) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi made history on Sunday by becoming the teenager with the most runs in a T20 league as he continued his impressive breakthrough season in the Indian Premier League 2026.The 15-year-old Rajasthan Royals batter entered the match against Mumbai Indians needing only two runs to break the record. He reached this milestone in the second over of the innings, taking his second run off Will Jacks. This officially moved him past the previous record for most runs s…
Mumbai, May 24 (IANS) Fine rearguard action by their lower-order batters helped Rajasthan Royals recover from losing their top-order cheaply and post 205/8 against the Mumbai Indians in a must-win match in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday.Rajasthan, who need to win their last league match to secure a spot in the playoffs, reached a challenging total, though there was no defining knock in their innings that lurched from one wicket to another in hot and humid …
Kolkata, May 23 (IANS) Delhi Capitals assistant coach Ian Bell hailed KL Rahul’s influence on and off the field, adding that he was delighted to see him become the vice-captain of the Indian Test team again and that his efforts to bring a real shift in his T20 strike-rate have paid off.Rahul is DC’s leading run-getter with 533 runs in 13 games at an average of 44.42 and a strike-rate of 171.93. Recently, Rahul replaced Rishabh Pant as India’s vice-captain in Tests for the one-off game agai…
Kolkata, May 23 (IANS) Delhi Capitals assistant coach Ian Bell said the mood in the camp remains upbeat despite the high‑stakes clash against Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 to be played at the Eden Gardens on Sunday evening. At the same time, Bell admitted that consistency has been the missing link in their campaign.DC, currently at eighth spot with 12 points, must not only get a big win over KKR, but also rely on favorable outcomes from other remaining matches. …
Kolkata, May 23 (IANS) Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) head coach Abhishek Nayar said his approach ahead of their crucial clash against Delhi Capitals is to ‘keep things quite simple’ and focus on controlling the controllables, stressing that preparation and consistency matter more than worrying about outcome at this stage in IPL 2026.After a disastrous start to the season in which KKR lost six of their first seven matches, the three-time winners scripted a remarkable turnaround by winning six o…
Mumbai, May 23 (IANS) Winner of the inaugural edition, Rajasthan Royals (RR), have signed Punjab left‑arm spinner Emanjot Chahal as a replacement for wicketkeeper‑batter Ravi Singh, who has been ruled out of the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 due to a hamstring injury.It is understood that Ravi sustained the injury while fielding in RR’s clash against Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on May 17. “Rajasthan Royals (RR) have signed Emanjot Chahal as a replacemen…
Lucknow, May 23 (IANS) Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) wicketkeeper‑batter Josh Inglis has conceded the results in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 have been disappointing for the franchise, but maintained that the atmosphere in the camp remains upbeat, with the focus firmly on finishing the tournament strongly.LSG never had the momentum in their favour in IPL 2026 and were knocked out early from the race to the playoffs. The side needs a win in their final league game against the Punjab Kings …
Lucknow, May 23 (IANS) Marco Jansen and Vyshak Vijaykumar have come in for Punjab Kings as captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bowl first against Lucknow Super Giants in a must-win Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 clash at the BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Saturday.PBKS come into Saturday’s clash after being winless in their last six outings, but still have a mathematical chance of making the playoffs if they beat LSG. They would also need to finish above Kolkata Knig…
Hyderabad, May 23 (IANS) In a high-scoring thriller played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) powered their way to a commanding 55-run victory over Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in Match 67 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 in Hyderabad on Friday night.Electing to bat first, SRH piled up a massive 255/4 in 20 overs, riding on explosive knocks from Ishan Kishan, Abhishek Sharma, and Heinrich Klaasen. In reply, RCB managed 200/4 despite fighting half-cen…