Author: Vaibhav Tripathi

Kolkata Knight Riders finished the league stage as the No. 1 team and they played like the best side of the tournament tonight. They restricted a strong Sunrisers Hyderabad batting line-up to 159 before making a mockery of the 160-run chase by completing it inside 14 overs. With this win, KKR will go to Chennai to play their fourth final. SRH will also go to Chennai to play the Qualifier 2. The Mitchell Starc show When the occasion demanded it, Mitchell Starc rose to the occasion. In a crucial game, he charged in and delivered a match-defining spell. His lengths…

The formidable Sunrisers Hyderabad and the soaring Kolkata Knight Riders are set to clash in the first qualifier of the ongoing IPL at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. The winners of this match will secure a direct spot in the final, while the defeated team will have another opportunity to vie for the second spot in the grand finale. In terms of their head-to-head record, KKR and SRH have faced off 26 times, and KKR holding the advantage with 17 wins to SRH’s nine. Looking at their recent five encounters, KKR have won three games, while SRH…

Hitting sixes holds paramount importance in the IPL. Bar the inaugural season in 2008, in every subsequent edition of the tournament, at least one of the two teams in the final has consistently ranked in the top two for hitting the most number of sixes throughout the tournament. Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad, the top-two after the league phase of the 2024 IPL, feature among the top five teams for most sixes hit this season. Now, the two batting powerhouses are all set to clash in Qualifier 1 in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. While the average first innings total in…

Farewells are often emotional, and it may be no different for MS Dhoni in the Yellow Jersey as Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) knocked out Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in a crucial game of IPL 2024 on Saturday night in Bengaluru. Dhoni’s valiant effort — 25 off 13 balls — couldn’t save the defending champions, as they lost to RCB by 27 runs. Ahead of IPL 2025, there will be a mega auction next year and there is widespread speculation that Dhoni may announce his retirement from the IPL. As the 42-year-old is at the fag end of his career, fans…

Royal Challengers Bengaluru needed to beat Chennai Super Kings by less than 18 runs to reach the playoffs. The task was daunting, but the RCB players were laser-focused on achieving it. They gave themselves a strong chance by posting a formidable total of 218. While they needed to defend 219 for the win, their qualification depended on restricting CSK to 201 or less. Rising to the occasion, RCB’s spirited bowling attack held CSK to 191, securing a crucial 27-run victory. RCB won six in a row to go through. CSK, the defending champions, were knocked out Story of the first…

“Me & him playing again, maybe for the last time,” said Virat Kohli ahead of the big-ticket clash between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on May 18. Was Kohli hinting that this could be MS Dhoni’s final IPL season? “For fans to see him again in any stadium in India, obviously it’s a big thing,” Kohli said during an interaction with JioCinema. “We have had some great memories, some great partnerships for India, it’s a great occasion for fans to see us together.” Speculation is mounting that this might…

As the IPL 2024 season climaxes, cricket fans are eagerly awaiting a gripping showdown between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday. This contest is like boxing’s KO – knock out. RCB need to secure a victory by a specific margin to make the cut. This is not just another IPL contest, hopefully, two cricketing legends, MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli, whose contributions have significantly shaped Indian cricket, will face off against each other minus rancour. These two iconic figures will, perhaps, figure in a cricket contest for the last…

The Sunrisers Hyderabad versus Gujarat Titans match scheduled for Thursday (May 16) in Hyderabad was abandoned without a ball bowled due to rain and adverse weather conditions. This was the second washout in IPL 2024, after Gujarat Titans-Kolkata Knight Riders in Ahmedabad on Monday. This one confirmed SRH’s qualification for the playoffs. The teams were awarded one point each. With this outcome, SRH becomes the third team to secure a playoff berth after KKR and Rajasthan Royals. They have 15 points from 13 games. SRH also have a chance to grab a top-two finish, if they beat Punjab Kings on…

With the race for the playoffs heating up in the ongoing IPL, the focus is squarely on securing crucial wins rather than dwelling on past performances. Sunrisers Hyderabad enter this game with a strong chance of making it to the playoffs, but they must maintain their recent form to ensure a smooth passage. Gujarat Titans will look to play spoilsport in SRH’s quest for a playoff spot. Having bounced back from three losses in four matches, Sunrisers delivered a dominant performance against Lucknow Super Giants in their latest fixture, clinching victory by 10 wickets. Buoyed by the success, they seek…

Even before the start of this year’s IPL, there was a lot of chatter surrounding two IPL-winning teams: Mumbai Indians (MI) and Gujarat Titans (GT). These teams were at the centre of one of the biggest trade deals in IPL history. Hardik Pandya made a return to his former franchise, Mumbai, from GT, where he was captain for two years. Replacing Rohit Sharma came as a surprise to many in the cricketing community. This move raised two major questions: Why did GT let go of their captain, and how did MI appoint Pandya as their skipper? Amidst these queries, a…