Cricket

Moeen Ali took 3-7 and Sam Curran 2-24 for Chennai Super Kings as Rajasthan Royals capitulated to a 45-run defeat in the IPL once Jos Buttler was bowled by a beauty from Ravindra Jadeja. Buttler (49 off 35) had the Royals handily placed at 87-2 after 11 overs in their pursuit of 189 for back-to-back IPL wins - only to then be dismissed by left-arm spinner Jadeja from the first ball of the 12th over with a delivery that pitched on leg stump

Sunrisers Hyderabad's (SRH) bowling coach Muttiah Muralitharan underwent angioplasty on Sunday in Chennai due to a suspected cardiac issue. According to reports, a stent was fitted to open a blocked artery discovered during a routine check-up in a well-known hospital. It is understood that Muralitharan is stable now, and there is nothing to worry about. The Sri Lankan legend will join the Sunrisers Hyderabad squad once again after he is discharged. However, according to BCCI SOPs and protocols,  Muralitharan will have to undergo another

Mumbai Indians eked out a 13-run Indian Premier League win over Sunrisers Hyderabad, who lost their way after Jonny Bairstow's sparkling 43. Bairstow had Sunrisers on track to chase 151, but after he trod on his stumps, they fell from 72-0 to 104-5. Sunrisers needed 16 from the final over with two wickets in hand, Trent Boult seeing them bowled out for 137. Defending champions Mumbai were lifted to 150-5 by Kieron Pollard, who hit the final two balls of the innings for

Moeen Ali hit 46 from 31 balls after Deepak Chahar's four-wicket haul and Ravindra Jadeja's electric fielding had shredded Punjab Kings' top order as Chennai Super Kings stormed to their first win of the IPL season. England star Ali struck seven fours and a six from the No 3 spot before Sam Curran (5no) smashed the winning boundary as Chennai coasted to their target of 107 with 26 balls to spare in Mumbai to win by six wickets and bounce back from Saturday's

MADRID: First-half strikes from Paco Alcacer and Gerard Moreno guided Villarreal into the Europa League semi-finals with a 2-1 victory over Dinamo Zagreb on Thursday (Apr 15) and a 3-1 aggregate triumph. Villarreal dominated the game and almost took the lead after 25 minutes when forward Samuel Chukwueze rattled the post with a close-range volley. They did not have to wait long to open the scoring, however, with Alcacer netting 10 minutes later. Chukwueze was initially flagged offside in the build-up, but the

Chris Morris - the most expensive player in Indian Premier League history - justified his hefty price tag as he fired four late sixes to see his Rajasthan Royals to a thrilling three-wicket win over Delhi Capitals on Thursday. Chasing 148 to win, the Royals looked to be heading for a second-straight defeat to start the tournament when stumbling to 17-3 inside four overs and 42-5 in the 10th, but David Miller's 62 from 43 balls and the late cameo from £1.6m man

Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli has been reprimanded after hitting a plastic chair with his bat following his dismissal during an Indian Premier League (IPL) match. Kohli made 33 in Bangalore's second successive win this season of the popular Twenty20 tournament after they edged out Sunrisers Hyderabad by six runs in Chennai on Wednesday (Apr 14). But the star batsman was charged for breaching the IPL's code of conduct that relates to "abuse of cricket equipment or clothing, ground equipment or fixtures

PRETORIA - Captain Babar Azam hit a record-breaking 122 to lead Pakistan to an impressive nine-wicket victory over hosts South Africa at Centurion on Wednesday and a 2-1 lead in the four-match Twenty20 series. Mohammad Rizwan scored an unbeaten 73 as he and Babar, whose century came off 49 balls, shared a record 197-run partnership in a devastating display of batting that enabled the touring side to reel in South Africa’s competitive 203-5 with consummate ease. They won with two overs to spare

England all-rounder Ben Stokes has been named Wisden's leading cricketer in the world for the second year in a row. Stokes, 29, is the first Englishman to win the award twice since its inception in 2004. He scored more Test runs than any other batsman in 2020, with 641 in seven matches, while also taking 19 wickets. Kent all-rounder Darren Stevens has become the oldest person since 1933 to be named as one of Wisden's five Cricketers of the Year. Stevens, 44, is

Rajasthan Royals and England all-rounder Ben Stokes will miss the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) season after breaking his finger in their opening match, his franchise said on Tuesday. Stokes sustained the injury while fielding during Monday’s narrow four-run loss to Punjab Kings, where he bowled only one over and was dismissed for a duck after opening the innings in the run chase. The Royals said the 29-year-old will not be returning to England yet. “Subsequent investigations revealed that he sustained

New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson was the recipient of the Sir Richard Hadlee medal as player of the year for the fourth time in six years at the country’s 2020-21 cricket awards on Tuesday. Williamson, the number one test batsman, also bagged the International Test Player of the Year award as he led from the front with New Zealand winning 17 of 20 matches across all formats played over their summer, winning all seven series. The 30-year-old plundered test runs which included double

England all-rounder Ben Stokes has been ruled out of the Indian Premier League with a broken finger, his Rajasthan Royals team say. The Royals say Stokes, 29, was injured while fielding during their four-run loss to Punjab Kings on Monday. England say their medical staff are in contact and Stokes will have a second X-ray "in the next 24-48 hours" to assess the seriousness of the injury. "I'm devastated," Stokes told the Mirror. "To suffer a broken finger in the very first game is just devastating."

Punjab Kings had staged a miraculous comeback last year after a disastrous start, nearly making it to the playoffs in the process, and captain KL Rahul will hope his side is able to build momentum early so as to not build too much pressure over the playoffs qualification towards the business end of the tournament. With their purchase of top-ranked T20I batsman Dawid Malan, and shoring up the pace department with the acquisition of Jhye Richardson and Riley Meredith, Punjab will certainly fancy

The Pakistan Super League will resume on 1 June with the final on 20 June after it was postponed because of a coronavirus outbreak. The Twenty20 tournament was halted on 4 March after seven cases were reported. A June restart was initially proposed subject to a Pakistan Cricket Board-commissioned independent report into how Covid-19 protocols were breached. Those plans have now been finalised with enhanced safety measures based on the commission's findings. "The board of governors endorsed all recommendations of the fact-finding panel,

Chennai Super Kings has started off this season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on a wrong note. CSK captain MS Dhoni has been fined Rs 12 lakh for slow over-rate

IPL 2021: Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw went for their big shots with impunity on all sides of the Wankhede Stadium, as Delhi Capitals (DC) defeated Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Match 2, of the ongoing Indian Premier League 2021 season. Highlights Suresh Raina scored a half-century for CSKShikhar Dhawan slammed 85 runs off 54 balls for DCRishabh Pant hit the winning four for DC Openers Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw pummelled Chennai Super Kings into submission with their explosive batting as Delhi Capitals romped to a seven-wicket

Wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan hit an unbeaten 74 as Pakistan chased 189 with a ball to spare to beat South Africa in the Twenty20 series opener. Pakistan required 11 from the last over, and three from two balls, with an overthrow sealing a four-wicket win. Rizwan, who hit nine fours and two sixes, shared 41 with Babar Azam, 45 with Fakhar Zaman and 48 Faheem Ashraf. Earlier South Africa made 188-6 with opener Aiden Markram making 51 and captain Heinrich Klaasen 50. Left-arm spinner

Australia completed a clean sweep over New Zealand with a 21-run victory in a rain-affected final one-day international of the series. The match was reduced to 25 overs a side after rain in Tauranga. Australia posted 149-7, with White Ferns off-spinner Leigh Kasperek taking three wickets in five balls to disrupt their progress. However, New Zealand once again struggled for impetus with the bat, finishing on 128-9. Alysaa Healy top-scored for Australia with 46 but she, Ashleigh Gardner and Rachael Haynes all fell

Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting's rousing speech during his first interaction with the squad earlier this week became a huge hit on social media, with fans drawing up comparisons between him and Kabir Khan -- a fictional character played by Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan in 2007 sports drama 'Chak De India'. While comparing the two motivational speeches, fans also pointed out that both Ponting and Shah Rukh Khan had a stubble addressing their respective sides. However, ahead of their opening match against Chennai Super Kings

CHENNAI, India - Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli believes Harshal Patel has solved the team’s death-overs woes in the Indian Premier League (IPL) following the seamer’s bowling masterclass in Friday’s victory against champions Mumbai Indians. Patel claimed three wickets in four balls in the dramatic 20th over and conceded only one run to help restrict a star-studded Mumbai to a modest 159-9. His 5-27 was also the first five-wicket haul any bowler has managed against five-time champions Mumbai, the most successful team