New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Punjab Kings batting all-rounder Cooper Connolly said the team’s perfect run in IPL 2026 has come from sticking to the basics and executing them for longer periods as they look to sustain their strong start to the season through the upcoming clash against Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. PBKS, led by Shreyas Iyer, are at the top of the points table with 11 points, including five wins from six matches. “It’s always been positive. We just reinforce and reinf…
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New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Both Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings are unchanged as hosts captain Axar Patel won the toss and elected to bat first in match 35 of IPL 2026 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday. While table-toppers PBKS are the lone unbeaten team in the tournament, DC have three wins and as many losses to be at sixth spot. “It looks a bit dry and obviously it’s a day game, and it’s quite hot as well. So we’re thinking of putting up a good total first and then trying to defe…
Mumbai, April 25 (IANS) The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has unveiled a star-studded list of player retentions featuring India captain Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer and Shivam Dube for the T20 Mumbai League 2026. With elite performers such as U-19 World Cup-winning captain Ayush Mhatre, Shardul Thakur, Tushar Deshpande and Sarfaraz Khan retained, and Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ajinkya Rahane allotted as Icon Players, franchises have secured a formidable core, underlining the league’s growing st…
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Punjab Kings spin bowling coach Sairaj Bahutule has attributed the franchise’s unbeaten run in IPL 2026 to the culture and values instilled by head coach Ricky Ponting and captain Shreyas Iyer from last year. PBKS head into Saturday’s afternoon fixture against Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium as the only unbeaten side in the tournament, and Bahutule was emphatic in saying that the groundwork was laid well before this season began.”See, I think it started from…
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) An unbeaten Punjab Kings will look to maintain a perfect run in the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) season when they face an inconsistent Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The contrast between the two teams is pretty evident – PBKS have won five of their six games, with one ending in no-result, and sit at the top of the table. DC, meanwhile, have three wins and as many losses, to be at sixth position in the points tally.What makes Pun…
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) South Africa’s left-arm fast bowling all-rounder Marco Jansen has been emerging as a genuine all-rounder for Punjab Kings (PBKS). In last year’s Indian Premier League (IPL), Jansen finished as PBKS’ joint second-highest wicket-taker with 16 scalps from 14 matches.While known for his Power-play spells, Jansen’s best returns came in the middle overs, where he claimed six wickets at 8.5 runs per over. After having a good time for the Proteas in the T20 World Cup, …
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) captain Rishabh Pant’s struggles in IPL 2026 are rooted in his inability to find a clear batting template for himself in white-ball cricket, said former India wicketkeeper Saba Karim. Pant was dismissed for a three-ball duck on Wednesday, as LSG suffered their fourth consecutive loss of this season. His overall tally in IPL 2026 stands at 147 runs in seven innings at a strike rate of 132.43.”A modern T20 batter has to find his own template….
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Punjab Kings (PBKS) batting all-rounder Cooper Connolly has returned home for scans on his back, but is expected to rejoin the squad in time for their upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 clash against Delhi Capitals, to be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday afternoon.Connolly’s Instagram story, which showed him in Perth, triggered speculation that he had flown home for the scans, though he did not explain his return on the widely used social media p…
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer said calling openers Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya as ‘match-winners’ boosts their confidence and allows them to play with freedom in the IPL.Both Prabhsimran and Priyansh have amassed 211 runs each in the ongoing season, as PBKS have maintained their position as the only unbeaten team in the competition. “We have a team room, which is probably there for every team. We try to spend a lot of time together in that team room b…
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer has hailed young Rajasthan Royals opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi as a rare talent who’s ‘one for the future’, adding that all adjectives will be very inadequate to describe his explosive batting skills.So far, Sooryavanshi has amassed 246 runs in six innings, averaging 41 at a strike-rate of 236.53 . “He is a spectacular talent, and all the adjectives would be pretty less for him. The way he has that bat flow, the rhythm and momen…