New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) For the second game running, Sameer Rizvi walked in and changed the complexion of a chase – this time by smashing a swashbuckling 90 off 51 balls to guide Delhi Capitals to a comfortable six-wicket win over Mumbai Indians and record their second straight win of IPL 2026 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday.On a black soil pitch which was slow and got better to bat on, stand-in captain Suryakumar Yadav top-scored with 51 as MI posted a competitive 162/2. It was the ki…
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New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) For the second game running, Sameer Rizvi walked in and changed the complexion of a chase – this time by smashing a 90 off 51 balls to guide Delhi Capitals to a comfortable six-wicket win over Mumbai Indians and record their second straight win of IPL 2026 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday.In the chase of 163, DC were struggling at 73/3, before Rizvi turned the game in his team’s favour by hitting seven fours and as many sixes at a strike-rate of 176.47. He stit…
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Stand-in captain Suryakumar Yadav top-scored with 51 as the Mumbai Indians posted a competitive 162/6 in 20 overs on a slow black-soil pitch against the Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Saturday.It was the kind of innings for MI that never quite found its stride – Suryakumar and Rohit Sharma steadied proceedings with a 53-run stand. But just as it threatened to build into something decisive, DC intervened to pick wickets at regular intervals,…
Lucknow, April 1 (IANS) Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel credited his side’s awareness and execution with the ball for setting up a six-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants, highlighting how they made the most of helpful new-ball conditions before sealing the chase through a crucial middle-overs partnership.“Game finished early, got close in the middle. The new ball was doing a bit, our chat was about a big partnership, and we finished well. Happy with bowling. We knew it swung and seamed a…
Lucknow, April 1 (IANS) Sameer Rizvi’s unbeaten 70 and his 119-run partnership with Tristan Stubbs helped Delhi Capitals kick off their campaign in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 with a thumping six-wicket victory over hosts Lucknow Super Giants at the Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Wednesday.The strategy of LSG revolved around the pace bowling attack from the onset; consequently, the four-pronged seam attack made it easy for them to force the Delhi Capital…
Lucknow, April 1 (IANS) Delhi Capitals (DC) produced a brilliant bowling effort as Lungi Ngidi and T. Natarajan picked three wickets each to haunt Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) to 141 in 18.4 overs at the Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow on Wednesday.Asked to bat first, LSG came up with a new opening batting pair as skipper Rishabh Pant promoted himself to the top order but was removed early in the innings of an unfortunate run out. A strange moment in what might have been a…
Lucknow, April 1 (IANS) Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bowl against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the fifth match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Wednesday.”We will bowl first. First game, red soil, so we want to see how the pitch plays,” said DC captain Axar Patel after winning the toss. Obviously, the data is there that the second team wins more. The tournament is starting, we want to see ho…
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Delhi Capitals (DC) fast bowler Mukesh Kumar said he is focused on contributing to the team’s success in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season rather than chasing personal targets. Mukesh made his IPL debut in 2023 after being picked up for Rs 5.5 crore.He was retained for the 2024 season and finished as the joint-highest wicket-taker for DC with 17 scalps. His price rose to Rs 8 crore in 2025, as DC retained him via the RTM option. In IPL 2025, Mukesh clai…
Chandigarh, Feb 28 (IANS) In a major blow to an organised international drug trafficking network, the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) of Punjab Police has busted an international narcotics network with the arrest of six key operatives involved in the supply of party drugs targeting urban youth, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav on Saturday. Those arrested have been identified as Rishav, Mukesh Kumar, Lakhwinder Singh, Ravi Kumar, Baljinder Singh and Talwinder Singh. DGP Yad…
Greater Noida, Feb 27 (IANS) At the age of 16, the phenomenally talented Kartik Singh has provided enough evidence to justify the tag of “future superstar of Indian golf”. At 61, Mukesh Kumar is aware his glory days are behind him, but nothing gives him more pleasure than beating youngsters half his age on the golf course.Kartik also happens to be the youngest player in PGTI’s 72 The League, the ground-breaking new team and league tournament that teed off at Classic Golf & Country Resort o…