Both SRH and KKR are yet to win a single match in Chennai since 2013
CSK haven’t got off to an ideal start as they lost the first match to the Delhi Capitals by seven wickets, in a contest that exposed the vulnerabilities of their bowling department.
Rishabh Pant-led Delhi Capitals chased 189 runs to register seven-wicket victory with eight balls to spare.
There was a hilarious moment during Chris Lynn’s birthday celebrations when Krunal Pandya cheekily called Lynn as ‘Johnny Sins’.
After CSK’s loss to Delhi Capitals skipper, MS Dhoni had another reason to be disappointed as he was fined Rs 12 lakh for slow over-rate.
The 21-year-old opener added 138 runs for the opening wicket alongside Shikhar Dhawan (85 off 54) before losing his wicket to Dwayne Bravo.
The CSK bowlers were thrashed all around the Wankhede Stadium and Virender Sehwag took a dig at Men in Yellow.
As Delhi Capitals got off to a flying start in reply to CSK’s total of 188, a very interesting incident happened in the 8th over.
Shikhar Dhawan grabbed three incredible catches during the match.
Tom conceded 23 runs in the second last over, giving the entire control of the innings to CSK, who headed into the last over to finish on a high.
The experienced campaigner received a huge round of applause from his teammates and also received a pat on the back from Sam Billings.
Raina’s knock of 54 runs off 36 deliveries ended in the most unfortunate manner on Saturday.
Despite the fact that Dhoni stays away from social media, his return was keenly awaited by his fan base all over the globe.
The stylish left-handed batsman came out to bat when Chennai were struggling at 7/2 in 2.1 overs.
The fans were surprised after Avesh Khan was selected ahead of the experienced speedster.
Chennai Super Kings have done the unlikely and are going in with 4 all-rounders, excluding Shardul Thakur.
Pant, who is often touted as the disciple of MS Dhoni, kept listening to the tips shared by the legendary captain in the video.
The former Australian all-rounder had anchored the title win for CSK in 2018, having performed significantly in the finals.
SRH have a formidable batting unit, specially at the top-order that contains big guns like Jonny Bairstow, David Warner and Kane Williamson.
Punjab Kings batting coach wanted to be as mysterious as he could while predicting the winners for Saturday’s contest.
Chennai Super Kings will play their season opener on April 10 against Delhi Capitals.
Delhi Capitals will be without their star all-rounder for their opening game.
While MSD smashed some huge hits down the straight as usual, he also belted some towards the ‘cow corner’ region.
The newly-appointed DC skipper is set to make his IPL captaincy debut against none other than his idol, MS Dhoni.
Former Glenn Maxwell hit his first six in the tournament in nearly two years. He said that hitting a six in IPL after as many as 1079 days was like getting a monkey off his bat.
Sources close to the CSK camp have revealed the possible batting order for the Chennai Super Kings for their opening game against the Delhi Capitals.
Despite his poor performance last season, RCB went after Maxwell in the auctions and included him for a whopping INR 14.25 crores.
One of CSK’s top performers last season, Sam Curran, is expected to play a significant role if the Men in Yellow are to reach the playoffs and win their fourth title.
DC bowlers will look to exploit a glaring weakness in CSK’s batting – the lack of game-time for some of their players as Dhoni has not played any cricket since last year’s IPL.
When the Delhi boys step out on the field this time, they will be without their regular captain Shreyas Iyer – who has been ruled out of the entire season owing to a shoulder injury.
Fortunes turned for Royal Challengers Bangalore after they won the opening match last night. They beat Mumbai Indians by 2 wickets in Chennai on April 9.
Harshal Patel bagged his maiden five-wicket haul in the IPL and also became the first bowler to take a fifer against Mumbai Indians.
The right-handed batsman used his feet off the bowling of Krunal Pandya and smashed a mammoth 100m six.
The 55-year-old showed his humorous side as Mumbai Indians were facing Royal Challengers Bangalore on Friday.
Washington knew he didn’t have a mid-on fielder and hence he ran long way towards the back and grabbed the ball before it could touch the ground.
On the second delivery of the 15th over, the 27-year-old smashed the ball straight at the bowler who tried to catch before ducking out of the way.
Playing a full delivery bowled by Kyle Jamieson, Krunal Pandya hit the ball straight to Kohli at cover but a casual approach from the RCB skipper saw him getting injured.
In the recently-concluded series against England, Kohli managed to win only 2 tosses in 12 matches.
Jaffer has seemingly backed a pacer to come good at Chennai.
The T20I series will be a good preparation series for the two teams as they gear up for the showpiece ICC T20 World Cup in 2021.
As part of the drill, the players had to aim at the stump from a distance and then go on to perform another drill.
Indian skipper couldn’t believe his eyes when he watched ‘The Wall’ losing his cool.
MS Dhoni-led side may feature both Sam Curran and Dwayne Bravo in their XI at least for the first game.
After a Player of the Series performance in the ODIs, Zaman is looking forward to open along with Sharjeel Khan in the T20Is.
Australia Women have already named the series, winning the first two games of the three-match ODI series.
To add to the zeal and motivation of the side, RCB have released a new catchy and inspiring anthem.
In 5 IPL matches Jason Behrendorff has played so far, the left-arm speedster has scalped five wickets.
South Africa will now play a 4-match T20I series against Pakistan, starting April 10.
This is because MI’s first-choice opener Quinton de Kock is not available for selection owing to his mandatory quarantine period.
Yuzvendra Chahal, RCB’s leading leg-spinner, will have a huge role to play if RCB are to end their trophy drought this season.
The inspirational speech from DC coach Ricky Ponting comes ahead of the side’s first game against Chennai Super Kings on April 10.
The opening match will see Mumbai Indians go against Royal Challengers Bangalore on April 9 in Chennai.
The ICC World Test Championship final will see New Zealand take on India from June 18-22 at the Rose Bowl in Southampton.
Veteran India pacer Bhuvi, not only made a comeback after being out of action for several months owing to injury, but put up an impressive in the white-ball leg of the series against England.
The 25-year-old, who had the best batting strike rate for batsmen with over 300 runs in IPL 2020, disclosed the advice in a recent interview.
RCB opener Devdutt Padikkal and Australian all-rounder Daniel Sams will be missing the opening game for the Bangalore-based side.
While MSD had retired from international cricket in August last year, he continues to lead the Chennai franchise in the IPL.
Among millions of fans of the Virat Kohli-led side, it is a Jamaican legend whose show of affection towards Bangalore and its star players Kohli and AB de Villiers is breaking the internet.
Fans are secretly wishing to be a fly on the walls of either Mumbai Indians or Royal Challengers Bangalore to listen to what they are discussing ahead of the tournament opener on Friday.
Yuzvendra Chahal will be playing his 100th match in IPL while SuryaKumar Yadav needs 84 more runs to become the 5th player to score 1500 runs for Mumbai Indians.
Afridi also outlined the need to rethink the priorities after raising his concerns about T20 Leagues like the IPL influencing international cricket.
Cricket fraternity and enthusiasts came to Moeen Ali’s defence after author Taslima Nasreen targeted him with an offensive tweet.
New Zealand have named a 20-member squad for their Test tour of England, including the World Test Championship final against India.
Tendulkar argued that the income received from brand endorsements formed a major component of the income.
With Mumbai being the perennial slow starters, Kohli’s men would look to take the advantage of that record and start on a winning note. But cricket, oh cricket, is a funny game and anything can happen in the curtain raiser to the T20 tournament.
The mistake from Manjrekar came under the radar of critics in no time.
Aided by some amazing hitting from the duo of Babar Azam and Hasan Ali towards the end, Pakistan piled up over 300 runs in their stipulated quota of 50 overs.
With a mandatory 7-day quarantine period, cricketers need to keep themselves active and productive and they are getting the opportunities to try some fun and new activities to keep themselves engaged.
For Anushka Sharma, lifting Kohli off his feet seamed a stroll in the garden.
Ricky Ponting hinted that the Aussie batsman would not be getting too many changes, which is quite obvious keeping Delhi Capitals’ strong and settled top-order in the account.
Other than their buys in the auctions which included the likes of Moeen Ali, Krishnappa Gowtham and Cheteshwar Pujara, CSK also roped in some handy net bowlers.
The right-arm spinner has had a great record in T20 competitions around the globe but couldn’t quite make his presence felt after an impressive season with the Punjab Kings.
This is not the first case of COVID-19 among IPL teams as earlier the likes of Nitish Rana, Axar Patel and RCB’s Devdutt Padikkal had contracted the infection.
Glenn Maxwell was bought by RCB for Rs 14.25 crore in the IPL 2021 auction despite the Australian all-rounder’s poor season last year.
Post his heroics in the two practice matches, the 27-year-old could be set to make his IPL debut against Mumbai Indians on April 9.
The franchise shared a video on Tuesday where the Indian Test vice-captain can be seen doing some ‘shadow batting’ on the ground.
The IPL-bound players, who are currently in Mumbai, can now continue their practice sessions and other field activities after 8 pm and can even travel to their hotels late at night.
The 21-year-old hit 11 fours and 3 sixes during his innings which was played at a phenomenal strike rate of 217.14.
Mumbai Indians will play the season opener against Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore on April 9 in Chennai.
Notably, not only will the Indian team take on New Zealand in the finals of the World Test Championship at Southampton after the IPL, but they also have a five-match Test series against England after that.
The 31-year-old represented England in 10 Tests, 126 ODIs and 90 T20Is from 2006 to 2019.
For the series decider, the hosts will be without their five key players in the form of Quinton de Kock, David Miller, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje and Lungi Ngidi.
Maxwell, who shares quite a bit of banter with Indian leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal both on and off the field, shared a fun moment with Chahal as soon as he saw him in RCB colours.
Main players like Anrich Nortje, Quinton de Kock, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi and David Miller have left for India for the IPL, and skipper Bavuma will be left with a second-string team.
Cricket Association of Pondicherry (CAP) has offered Pondicherry as a venue to possibly relocate the Mumbai matches of the tournament.
The England star had previously missed the latter half of IPL 2020.
In an exclusive interview with SportsTiger, the 20-year-old Sunrisers Hyderabad all-rounder spoke on a number of topics.
As the comments from England all-rounder went viral on social media, Twitterati were quick to point out the reason behind the same.
Main concern raised by citizens is that while the state has banned all religious ceremonies and other personal occasions, games are not being questioned.
The 46-year-old added that he believes Shaw has done a lot of work over the last few months and hoped that he would have changed his theory now.
The 32-year-old certainly looked in explosive mood on Monday as he produced an unbelievable shot on his first day of practice.
After an almost perfect campaign in 2020, MI would look to repeat or even come out with a stronger performance this year, sensing a historic hat-trick of titles at the outset.
While Universe Boss Chris Gayle had been drafted into the batting order midway in IPL 2020, Jaffer has suggested that the West Indian six-hitting machine would straightaway walk into their XI this season. But where will he bat?
Tamil Nadu cricketer Shahrukh Khan will be representing Punjab Kings in the 14th edition of IPL.
The new jersey of Rajasthan Royals is also a combination of their old colours- blue and pink. The jersey basically talks about four points, designs of which are well imprinted on the shirt.
Zaman’s inspiring innings saw him face 155 deliveries for his 193. The southpaw scored those runs with the help of 18 boundaries and 10 sixes.
Khan made useful contributions with ball and bat in the first ODI, which Pakistan won by three wickets.
Courtesy of Zaman’s 193, which is now the highest individual score in an ODI run-chase, the Men in Green came close to pulling off a scarcely believable win, chasing 342.
Although he is usually on point with his analysis and picks, the 43-year-old made a rare mistake on social media.
South Africa beat Pakistan in the 2nd ODI by 17 runs despite Fakhar Zaman’s 193. The three-match ODI series is currently levelled 1-1.