6:01 PM IST Alagappan Muthu Big picture This is the game everyone’s been waiting for. The two best teams in the tournament square off and there are match-winners right down the line-ups. Come for Prithvi Shaw’s rasping back foot shots. Stay for Rohit Sharma’s languid sixes. Scream for Jasprit Bumrah’s searing yorkers. Gasp at Kagiso Rabada’s endless skill. Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals. Two of the most talented and tactical…
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals, IPL 2020, Fantasy Pick, team predictions
11:42 AM GMT Rohit Balaji Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals, Dubai Pro Tip: Current form should be the biggest marker when you pick your XI. So get a majority of your players from the Sunrisers, while taking a punt on the key Royals players. Our XI: Sanju Samson, Jonny Bairstow, David Warner, Kane Williamson, Steven Smith, Manish Pandey, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, T Natarajan, Khaleel Ahmed, Jofra Archer Substitutes: Ben…
Ben Stokes boost for struggling Rajasthan Royals against rejuvenated Sunrisers Hyderabad
5:01 PM IST Shashank Kishore Big picture Justin Langer may want to tune in to the IPL – if he hasn’t already – to see how Steven Smith and David Warner go. Both have blown hot and blown cold so far, but Warner’s form seems to be coming back after two back-to-back half-centuries. These have mirrored the Sunrisers Hyderabad’s swing in fortunes as they look to make their way up…
Darren Gough recognised with MBE in Queen's birthday honours
10:53 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Darren Gough, the former England fast bowler, has been awarded an MBE for services to cricket and charity in the Queen’s birthday honours list. Gough, 50, took 229 wickets in 58 Tests for England between 1994 and 2003, as well as playing 159 ODIs and two T20Is. He represented Yorkshire and Essex in county cricket, before retiring in 2008 and moving into a career in…
Where and when to watch KXIP vs KKR live match at 3.30 PM IST on October 10, 2020
A bout of food poisoning kept Gayle out of the game against the Sunrisers Hyderabad © BCCI The Kings XI Punjab are almost certain to bring in Chris Gayle for Glenn Maxwell. In the last game, in order to beef up their bowling, they ended up having a long tail with their middle order already not in great touch. Gayle’s entry might push Mayank Agarwal to No. 3 and tinker…
Shimron Hetmyer – 'Ricky Ponting helping me become a better finisher'
Play 05:43 Hetmyer came out to bat with a gameplan – Dasgupta Learning the art of playing a perfect pull shot from the peerless Ricky Ponting is a dream that Shimron Hetmyer is living during his stint with the Delhi Capitals. The West Indies batsman showed glimpses of his destructive self during his 24-ball-45 knock against Rajasthan Royals on Friday. The first of his five sixes was a pull shot…
Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Rolling Report
8:44 AM GMT Vishal Dikshit Welcome to ESPNcricinfo’s Rolling Report of the 24th game of IPL 2020, between Kings XI Punjab and the Kolkata Knight Riders, in Abu Dhabi. Get ready for the likes of KL Rahul, Nicholas Pooran, Mohammed Shami, Mayank Agarwal, and Mujeeb Ur Rahman taking on the likes of Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik, Shubman Gill, Eoin Morgan, Pat Cummins and Sunil Narine. You can also follow ball-by-ball…
Western Australia take the honours despite Lloyd Pope's haul
1:31 PM IST Western Australia 5 for 310 (Whiteman, Green 56, Agar 51*, Pope 5-94) v South Australia Lloyd Pope, the lone frontline spinner on South Australia’s contract list this season, bagged all five wickets to fall on the opening day but Western Australia held the honours with a solid top-order display that included three half-centuries, one coming from the much talked-about Cameron Green. Cameron Bancroft, looking to bounce back…
Michael Neser launches season with five but Beau Webster lifts Tasmania
Michael Neser claimed the first two wickets of the season in the space of four balls © Getty Images Queensland 0 for 7 trail Tasmania 250 (McDermott 74, Webster 54, Neser 5-32, Bartlett 4-58) by 243 runs Michael Neser enjoyed a fine opening day to the season as he claimed 5 for 32 to help dismiss Tasmania for 250. However, that was more than what Tasmania looked likely to get…
Impressive Delhi Capitals stifle Rajasthan Royals to go top of the table
Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Jos Buttler, 2.3 ov), 2-56 (Steven Smith, 8.1 ov), 3-72 (Sanju Samson, 10.3 ov), 4-76 (Mahipal Lomror, 11.2 ov), 5-82 (Yashasvi Jaiswal, 12.1 ov), 6-90 (Andrew Tye, 13.5 ov), 7-100 (Jofra Archer, 14.5 ov), 8-121 (Shreyas Gopal, 17.2 ov), 9-136 (Rahul Tewatia, 19.1 ov), 10-138 (Varun Aaron, 19.4 ov) Source: ESPN Crickinfo