11:48 AM ET Danyal Rasool The fallout from Zimbabwe Cricket’s decision to sack Heath Streak, along with the entire coaching staff, in response to the side’s failure to qualify for next year’s World Cup escalated with Streak hitting back against accusations that he was racist. Days after removing the coaching staff – a decision that provoked strong opinion in Zimbabwe – the chairman of ZC Tavengwa Mukuhlani had implied that…
Play 04:35 Agarkar: KKR have enough opening options Toss Kolkata Knight Riders chose to bowl v Royal Challengers BangaloreLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Dinesh Karthik, the new Kolkata Knight Riders captain, opted to bowl in their first match against Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore. Royal Challengers chose Brendon McCullum, Quinton de Kock, AB de Villiers and Chris Woakes as their overseas players, while Knight Riders gave Mitchell Johnson the nod…
3:00 AM ET Toss Kings XI Punjab chose to bowl v Delhi DaredevilsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details R Ashwin, the new Kings XI Punjab captain, elected to field in warm and breezy conditions at the PCA Stadium in Mohali. The hosts picked 17-year old Mujeeb Ur Rahman ahead of Chris Gayle, meaning the Afghanistan offspinner becomes the youngest player to appear in the league. Kings XI settled for a spin-heavy…
Royals look Calm, Composed and Stealthy (1:49) A look at Rajasthan Royals team profile (1:49) 3:00 AM ET Big picture One returning franchise is already dominating the conversation this IPL, and now it’s time for the other to come up on stage and say what’s up. But before all that, Rajasthan Royals might just want to check that Chennai Super Kings haven’t used up all of the re-beginners’ luck. The…
3:00 AM ET Toss Kings XI Punjab elected to field v Delhi DaredevilsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details R Ashwin, the new Kings XI Punjab captain, won the toss and elected to field in warm and breezy conditions at the PCA Stadium in Mohali. Ashwin’s decision was in keeping with the history between the two teams at this venue: four of their last five meetings in Mohali have been won by…
11:08 PM ET Vishal Dikshit in Mumbai About 20 minutes after winning the match for Chennai Super Kings with a flurry of sixes in the dying moments of what looked like a losing cause, Dwayne Bravo was asked in the post-match press conference about his strategy in the death overs against Mumbai Indians. Bravo asked the journalist a question in reply: “While batting or bowling?” Bravo was fully aware that…
3:00 AM ET Chennai Super Kings 169 for 9 (Bravo 68, Jadhav 24*, Markande 3-23, Pandya 3-24) beat Mumbai Indians 165 for 4 (Suryakumar 43, Krunal 41*, Watson 2-29) by one wicket Mumbai Indians’ title defence began with a remarkable capitulation. After managing to comeback from a poor batting start, put up an above-par score, throwing their superstar at the Chennai Super Kings’ top order and unleashing a starlet to…
Can new leader rejuvenate Kolkata Knight Riders? (1:24) They won the title twice in three years between 2012 and 2014, but haven’t managed to sustain that kind of form since (1:24) 3:00 AM ET Big picture When Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore walk out on Sunday, both sides will be conspicuously lacking a familiar left-handed opener. Royal Challengers let go of Chris Gayle, perhaps their biggest match-winner ever,…
3:00 AM ET Chennai Super Kings elected to bowl v Mumbai IndiansScorecard and ball-by-ball details Rohit Sharma flicks one off the hip BCCI ‘Our emotions are under control,’ MS Dhoni said of his team, after winning the toss on his return as Chennai Super Kings captain. Dhoni elected to field, as he had when these teams last faced each other – in the final of the 2015 edition. Both captains were…
IPL Team Profile: Kings XI Punjab (1:33) Can 2018 be their year of redemption? (1:33) 3:00 AM ET Big picture So that R Ashwin, eh? Over the coming weeks, he’s likely to bowl legspin instead of offspin for Kings XI Punjab, have opening batsmen in the middle order, push the finishers up top, invent ice-cream that tastes sour, build a working time machine, and categorically prove apples are better than…