It was the innings CSK had been waiting for since the moment they traded Sanju Samson from Rajasthan Royals. An unbeaten 115 off 56 balls against Delhi Capitals didn’t just win a match — it rewrote the entire conversation around one of Indian cricket’s most debated talents. Suresh Raina put it plainly on Star Sports: … Read more
Nobody walks into the IPL, collects the Orange Cap before the season is a week old, and gets described as having a “mature approach” — but that is exactly what Vaibhav Suryavanshi is pulling off for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2026. Former India wicketkeeper-batter Saba Karim has been watching, and the praise coming from that … Read more
The last time SRH and RR locked horns at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Sunrisers Hyderabad posted 286 — the highest total in IPL history. Now they meet again in Match 21 of IPL 2026, and almost everything about the context has flipped. Rajasthan Royals arrive in Hyderabad unbeaten and playing with a confidence that … Read more
Only one of their bowlers is holding an economy rate under 10. That single statistic tells you everything you need to know about Mumbai Indians’ biggest problem heading into the MI vs RCB IPL 2026 clash at Wankhede Stadium on April 12. Former Indian cricketer and analyst Aakash Chopra has laid it out bluntly on … Read more
The question every CSK fan is asking right now isn’t about team selection or pitch conditions — it’s just three words: when is Dhoni back? Subramaniam Badrinath, who wore the yellow jersey alongside MS Dhoni for years at Chennai Super Kings, has stepped forward with the most candid update we’ve had so far on the … Read more
Fifty-six runs from four innings at a strike rate of 103. In T20 cricket that is not immediately alarming, but it is the kind of quiet underperformance that catches up with a team well before the playoff push arrives. Ruturaj Gaikwad has IPL centuries on his CV. He carries the Chennai Super Kings captaincy with … Read more
One win from their opening matches, a bowling unit that couldn’t defend 220, and now a home fixture against the tournament’s most dangerous batting side. Sunrisers Hyderabad‘s IPL 2026 has been uncomfortable so far, and Match 21 against Rajasthan Royals is the kind of game that either steadies a campaign or sinks it. Coming back … Read more
Three games, 54 runs, and a growing chorus calling for change — that was the noise surrounding Phil Salt heading into Sunday’s clash at the Wankhede. What followed was a brutally efficient reminder of why you back class over a three-game slump, every single time. Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Mumbai Indians by 18 runs at … Read more
KKR’s death bowling has been a problem in every single match this season, and each game without Matheesha Pathirana has made that problem harder to ignore. His NOC clearance to join the squad changes things — and for a side sitting rock bottom of the IPL 2026 points table, the timing could not feel more … Read more
Two wins on the bounce and the Lucknow Super Giants are carrying serious momentum into Match 19 of IPL 2026 — but Shubman Gill and Gujarat Titans are walking into the BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium with something to prove. I think this is the fixture that could define GT’s entire IPL 2026 campaign, and getting … Read more
