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IPL 2026: Samson, Brevis and Noor on song as CSK notches up second win in a row

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IPL 2026: Samson, Brevis and Noor on song as CSK notches up second win in a row

Noor Ahmad celebrates after castling Cameron Green. | Photo Credit: Ragu R. ike a restored Swiss watch, Chennai Super Kings ticked, getting the timing right again at Chepauk as it clinched a second straight win, beating Kolkata Knight Riders by 32 runs in IPL 2026 here on Tuesday. Defending 192 under lights, CSK applied the…

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IPL 2026 | Revitalised Chennai Super Kings host faltering Knight Riders

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IPL 2026 | Revitalised Chennai Super Kings host faltering Knight Riders

Chennai Super King players Sanju Samson, M.S. Dhoni and mcaptain Ruturaj Gaikwad during a practice session ahead IPL 2026 match against Kolkata Knight Riders on April 13, 2026. | Photo Credit: R. Ragu Until Saturday (April 11, 2026), Chennai Super Kings was like King Lear in the storm this IPL — once a Super King,…

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IPL 2026 | Capitals, MI keen to show their prowess in afternoon clash

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IPL 2026 | Capitals, MI keen to show their prowess in afternoon clash

MI’s Surya Kumar and DC’s Rahul exchange pleasantries during a practice session on Friday, April 03, 2026, ahead of theor IPL match at the Arun Jaitley stadium in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY In a tournament as long as the Indian Premier League, a franchise’s opening fixture isn’t necessarily indicative of how the…

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IPL 2026 | Stage set for some big hitting from KKR and SRH batters

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IPL 2026 | Stage set for some big hitting from KKR and SRH batters

KKR’s Varun Chakaravarthy bowls during a practice session on the eve of the IPL 2026 cricket match against SRH, in Kolkata, on April 1, 2026. | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak With similar backstories, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) would look to open their account in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 meeting…

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Matheesha Pathirana to miss early stages of IPL 2026, Harshit Rana’s participation also doubtful

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Matheesha Pathirana to miss early stages of IPL 2026, Harshit Rana’s participation also doubtful

File photo of Harshit Rana and Matheesha Pathirana Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) pacer Matheesha Pathirana is expected to miss the early stages of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season, while Harshit Rana’s availability in the tournament is also uncertain, according to ESPNcricinfo. KKR head coach Abhishek Nayar has confirmed that Pathirana, who was snapped…

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Cricket is collateral damage in a game of political expediency

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Cricket is collateral damage in a game of political expediency

For so long has the Board of Control for Cricket in India been the bully of international cricket, it shouldn’t be a surprise that it is equally the bully of domestic cricket too. By asking the Kolkata Knight Riders to sack Bangladesh’s Mustafizur Rahman after he had been picked for the IPL, the BCCI showed it was more concerned with…

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BCCI vs BCB: Cricket is collateral damage in a game of political expediency

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BCCI vs BCB: Cricket is collateral damage in a game of political expediency

File picture of Bangladesh’s Mustafizur Rahman celebrating a wicket during a T20I against India | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini For so long has the Board of Control for Cricket in India been the bully of international cricket, it shouldn’t be a surprise that it is equally the bully of domestic cricket too. By asking the…

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Lights, Camera, Auction — IPL 2026 edition

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Lights, Camera, Auction — IPL 2026 edition

The Etihad Arena — adjacent to the picturesque Yas Marina Formula One circuit — was illuminated by football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo’s presence only last week. On Tuesday (December 16, 2025), the iconic venue will once again be at the centre of global sporting attention when franchises splurge lakhs and crores at the 2026 Indian Premier…

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IPL 2026 auction: Sarfaraz Khan and Pritivi Shaw named in opening set of players

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IPL 2026 auction: Sarfaraz Khan and Pritivi Shaw named in opening set of players

Sarfaraz Khan and Prithvi Shaw — the intriguing batters who went unsold in last year’s full auction — have been named in the opening set of players for the Indian Premier League (IPL) Player Auction ahead of the 2026 edition Sarfaraz Khan and Prithvi Shaw — the intriguing batters who went unsold in last year’s…

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