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The carnival of IPL 2025 arrives in the City of Nawabs, Lucknow, as LSG prepares to take on Punjab Kings in their first home game of the season at the Ekana International Stadium today. The city is buzzing with excitement, and home fans are eager to witness their team in action. Many fans were seen waiting outside the stadium yesterday, hoping to catch a glimpse of their favourite players as the team buses passed by. After a week-long break, Punjab Kings are set to play their second match of the season, with their fast-bowling coach highlighting the extended preparation time…

In the IPL or in the T20 format in general, often a lot of the magic with bat and ball happens during the Powerplay overs. It this defined as this mandatory phase in each of the two innings, where for the first six overs, only two fielders are allowed outside the 30-yard cycle. Typically, this is a batsman’s dream but tonight it turned out to be a nightmare phase for the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) as they lost four of their top order bats for a paltry 41 runs. For context, the highest Powerplay scores in the IPL this season…

Mumbai Indians (MI) beat Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by eight wickets with 43 balls to spare at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on March 31. Debutant pacer from MI, Ashwani Kumar won the Player of the Match award for his four-wicket spell. Here are the top three highlights from today’s MI vs KKR clash in IPL 2025 KKR’s Sixth Lowest Score Against MI KKR managed to score only 116 runs, getting all out in 16.2 overs. MI’s bowlers applied pressure from the very first over when Trent Boult bowled Sunil Narine with an excellent yorker. KKR’s batting struggled throughout the…

Rohit Sharma, who was in great form during the Champions Trophy, played a match-winning knock of 76 off 83 balls, which included seven boundaries and three sixes, against New Zealand in the final, leading India to victory. However, he is now struggling to get going in the ongoing IPL 2025. Rohit was retained by MI, and fans have high hopes for the opener. For MI to win this year’s trophy, they need Rohit to fire at the top of the innings. Rohit started MI’s opening match against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) with a four-ball duck, losing his wicket to Khaleel…

Mumbai Indians (MI) are taking on Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai today, March 31. MI won the toss and opted to bowl first. Trent Boult struck early with an excellent yorker to dismiss Sunil Narine (0 off 2). Quinton de Kock attempted to loft a delivery over mid-off but was caught off Deepak Chahar’s bowling after scoring just one run. Then came the surprise package and the primary cause of KKR’s downfall today—Ashwani Kumar. Ashwani started by dismissing KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane (11 off 7), who was caught by Tilak Varma. Venkatesh Iyer, who was…

Ashwani Kumar, picked up his first IPL wicket on the very first ball of his debut match. The 23-year-old, left-arm medium pacer, who hails from Mohali, bowled a full delivery that was angling across Rahane, who sliced it hard towards deep backward point. Tilak Verma fumbled but eventually held on it and young Ashwani became the 3rd bowler for Mumbai Indians (MI), after Ali Murtaza (2010) and Alzarri Joseph (2019), to pick a wicket on the very first ball of an IPL debut. He now becomes the 10th bowler in the history of the IPL to do so after Ishant…

The defending champions, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), had a terrible start to their innings when coming to bat against Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Wankhede Stadium in today’s clash. MI’s pacers were on song from ball one as Trent Boult took the wicket of Sunil Narine and Deepak Chahar bagged the wicket of Quinton de Kock. But then, MI introduced the debutant Ashwani Kumar, a left-arm pacer from Punjab, who dismissed KKR skipper Ajinkya Rahane on the first delivery of his IPL career. KKR were left three wickets down at just 25/3. It was a full and outside-off delivery, which…

Rohit Sharma has not managed a good start to his IPL 2025 campaign for Mumbai Indians (MI) as he scored a duck in the first game vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and eight runs vs Gujarat Titans (GT) in the second game. His inability to give blistering starts, for which he is known, is a major reason behind MI’s two losses in two matches so far. With an aim for a comeback and to register their first win of this season, MI will lock horns with the defending champions, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, later today.…

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) won their second match against Rajasthan Royals (RR) after getting thrashed by Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the season opener. Quinton de Kock missed his hundred by just three runs. They have a commendable spin attack comprising Sunil Narine and Varun Chakaravarthy. Narine will be making a comeback from injury, as confirmed by KKR coach Chandrakant Pandit. KKR’s firepower in the lower order makes them a dangerous side for any opponent. Mumbai Indians (MI) have started the season with two losses in two games. However, they will not be too concerned, as they are known for…

Speaking to the media before LSG’s home match against Punjab Kings, Shardul Thakur criticized the pure batting-friendly pitches calling them unfair for the bowlers. He expressed concerns over the diminishing role of bowlers in the game and argued that the introduction of the Impact Player rule has further skewed the contest in favor of batters more. Bowler’s perspective on Impact Player rule and pitch conditions Shardul did not shy away from voicing concerns about the Impact Player rule and the batting-friendly pitches. “What I am saying is not just my personal opinion but I’m talking on behalf of all…