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Mumbai Indians (MI) will be seeking a maiden win of the season when they host high-flying Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the 14th match of the IPL 2024 at Wankhede Stadium on Monday evening. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/rJd6kTc via IFTTT

GT vs SRH pitch report: Gujarat Titans and Sunrisers Hyderabad will go head-to-head against each other at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad as they look for the second win of the season. The Giants started the tournament with a hard-fought win over Mumbai Indians but were blown away by Chennai Super Kings in their second outing, which gave a hit to their Net run rate too.  from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/zsFnTG0 via IFTTT

Mumbai Indians haven't started their campaign in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on a good note. They have lost two matches so far in as many outings and things don't seem to be good for them. Moreover, their skipper Hardik Pandya has been at the receiving end of all the hate from the fans in the stadium as well. For the unversed, the fans are not pleased with the all-rounder for taking over Rohit Sharma's MI captaincy. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/KI3hiV5 via IFTTT

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will be looking for back-to-back wins when they host Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the 10th match of the Indian Premier League 2024 on Friday, March 29.  from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/c2losyr via IFTTT

Rajasthan Royals (RR) are set to host Delhi Capitals (DC) in the ninth match of Indian Premier League 2024 on Thursday, March 28. Rajasthan kicked off their IPL 2024 campaign with a dominant win against Lucknow Super Giants and can regain the top spot in the points table with a win against Delhi. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/VSfvxjH via IFTTT

The Indian Premier League 2024 is in full flow as teams are producing some edge-of-the-seat matches and thrilling games in the tournament. The complete schedule for the tournament is also out and fans are excited to watch their favourite teams and players in action for two months of this fascinating time.  from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/Pxk4Lwf via IFTTT

The IPL 2024 season is slowly gaining momentum with every passing day and the sixth fixture of the edition is expected to expedite the momentum even more. Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) are slated to host Punjab Kings in the sixth game of the season at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Monday. On the other hand, the USA senior men's soccer team got the better of Mexico in the final of the Concacaf Nations League. All of that and much more in today's sports wrap. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/A5dFCjG via IFTTT

The Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants clash at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium was halted for a while due to a snag in Spider-Cam early on in the innings. The two teams are playing in their first match as KL Rahul has made a return to competitive cricket after an injury break.  from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/50dVB2o via IFTTT

Organisers revealed the format and groups for the Indian Premier League 2024 season on Sunday, March 24. The two most successful IPL sides Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians are set to face each other twice in league stages having been placed in different groups this season. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/7rmk5Sl via IFTTT

Prithvi Shaw misses out on Delhi Capitals' playing eleven for their opening IPL 2024 game against Punjab Kings. The young opener is sidelined as Rishabh Pant-led Delhi are forced to bat first against Punjab Kings in the second match of the tournament at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/slLb75u via IFTTT

Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals will lock horns against each other in the second match of the Indian Premier League (IPL). This is the first match for both teams this season as they will look to start their campaign on a high. The match is set to be played at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh stadium in Mullanpur, Chandigarh even as the venue will host an IPL game for the first time. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/1GjiDqR via IFTTT

Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals will get their campaign underway in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) on March 23, Saturday. The clash will take place at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh international cricket stadium in Mullanpur, Chandigarh which will be the new home venue for PBKS this time around. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/Vn2B1Ro via IFTTT

Punjab Kings announced a new vice-captain during the captain's photoshoot ahead of the Indian Premier League 2024. The rising Indian youngster Jitesh Sharma has been named deputy to Shikhar Dhawan for the IPL 2024 on Thursday, March 21. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/ICYbfHv via IFTTT

Australia are touring Bangladesh for the first time in Women's cricket for six matches in limited-overs format. The tour will commence on March 21 with the three-match ODI series that are also the part of ICC Women's Championship. All the matches of the series are scheduled to be played at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka with the ODIs commencing at 9 AM IST. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/915kQUE via IFTTT

New Zealand Cricket (NZC) is likely set to bring in a couple of their legendary players and experienced coaches Stephen Fleming and Shane Bond as part of their support staff for the T20 World Cup 2024 in the Caribbean and the United States. Fleming, who was part of the Black Caps squad for a couple of away series last year and in the 2021 T20 World Cup as a consultant when New Zealand reached the final of the tournament in the UAE, will bring a wealth of experience having been coach of Super Kings franchises across the globe. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/XwnjsP6 via IFTTT

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will start their title defence in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 in the opening game of the season against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). MS Dhoni is once again ready to lead the men in yellow and all eyes will be on the defending champions. Overseas players generally play a crucial role in the IPL as four of them are allowed in the playing XI. Only eight are allowed to picked in the squad of maximum 25 players and CSK are struggling massively at the moment with three of them being injured. Here we have a look at three players from CSK who are injured currently: from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/GDFNtg9 via IFTTT

Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore WPL 2024 Final LIVE match updates  Meg Lanning-led Delhi Capitals and Smriti Mandhana's Royal Challengers Bangalore are set to clash in the mega final of the Women's Premier League 2024 at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Sunday, March 17. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/ZPzLoCm via IFTTT

Greek star Maria Sakkari stunned the world no.3 Coco Gauff in a late-night thriller to reach the women's singles finals of the Indian Wells Open 2024 on Saturday, March 16. Sakkari registered a 4-6, 7-6, 2-6 win against the US star and is set to face the top-seeded Iga Swiatek in the final on Sunday. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/4NxnPKy via IFTTT

IPL 2024: The Royal Challengers Bangalore have dropped a major hint on their social media on a potential change to the name of the franchise ahead of the new season of IPL. The Virat Kohli-starrer franchise is set to feature in the tournament opener on March 22 against Chennai Super Kings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/6ZdM3nV via IFTTT

In the search of their maiden title, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have kick-started their pre-tournament camp ahead of the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Most of the players including the skipper Faf du Plessis have joined the team. However, the superstar Virat Kohli is yet to link up with the team with only eight days to go for IPL 2024 to get underway. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/ValLFwc via IFTTT

Mumbai have defeated Vidarbha to win the Ranji Trophy for 42nd time in history. It was only a matter of time for them to seal the title clash after setting the target of 538 for the opposition late on the third day. But credit to Vidarbha batters for taking the game into the final day when even at lunch, unthinkable seemed possible with their skipper Akshay Wadkar looking solid in the middle. However, things unravelled soon in the second sesson as they lost their last five wickets for just 15 runs. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/apsL7n5 via IFTTT

Jonny Bairstow has reportedly made himself available for the entire Indian Premier League 2024 season in a major boost to Punjab Kings.  from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/W2k5ySU via IFTTT

Ever since, he has smacked 30 runs off the last over to win the game for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) against Gujarat Titans (GT), Rinku Singh's life has never been the same. He has redeemed himself and has hogged the limelight at the international level too. His performance in IPL 2023 earned him a place in India's T20I side and is most likely to be picked for the World Cup to be played in the West Indies and the USA in June this year. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/nCq2iIF via IFTTT

It has been a flood of emotions, debates and discussions since the switch in captaincy by Mumbai Indians (MI) ahead of the 2024 edition of the IPL. Rohit Sharma, who led MI to five titles in over 10 seasons, was removed from the leadership role with Hardik Pandya, who returned to the champion side by a trade from the Gujarat Titans replacing him. Rohit is set to play IPL 2024 just as a player and there are doubts over him staying in the MI setup if the mega auction takes place next year. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/OKMQ85e via IFTTT

An average of 57.52 in the current era of Test cricket would be considered great, which it is. Steve Smith, the best Test batter of this generation as labelled by many including his contemporaries, was batting on a different level till a couple of years ago, smashing centuries for fun wherever he toured, on whichever ground he batted irrespective of the bowling attack. However, in the last 18 months or so, his average has come down considerably to 57 now from the highs of 62 at one point. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/rg2FhNj via IFTTT

The BCCI secretary Jay Shah has announced a "Test Cricket Incentive Scheme" to reward the India players who prioritise the red-ball format and are always readily available to don the whites and play the longest format of the game for the country. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/ZmljtV8 via IFTTT

India captain Rohit Sharma was at his fluent best in the first session on day two of the ongoing Dharamsala Test as he shattered and levelled numerous records on his way to a magnificent hundred.  from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/NWJxLAX via IFTTT

Team India is dominating England in the fifth and final Test in Dharamsala. After skittling the visitors out for a paltry score of 218 runs, the hosts are batting well with skipper Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill plundering runs. The India skipper has also reached his 12th Test ton much to the delight of the fans. This is also his ninth century in the World Test Championship (WTC) history going past Pakistan's Babar Azam who has scored eight tons so far. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/UlNwxc7 via IFTTT

R Ashwin, one of the greatest spinners to play the game, reached the landmark of playing 100 Test matches as India locked horns against England in the series finale in Dharamsala on Thursday, March 7. It was a special occasion for Ashwin, who despite not being a first-choice spinner overseas for the Indian team has been able to stay relevant for such a long time and still make a difference playing for India, especially in the longest format of the game. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/K1bcBtv via IFTTT

India bowlers were all over the England batters after the visitors chose to bat first in the fifth and final Test in Dharamsala. England openers began well and had their share of luck against a Jasprit Bumrah who had his tails up and bowled extremely well with no luck. However, once Kuldeep Yadav was brought into the attack, it was all him and the only way England batters went was the pavilion as the left-arm wrist spinner registered his fourth five-wicket haul in Test cricket.  from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/LUsc3bQ via IFTTT

England have named their playing XI for the fifth and final Test against India to be played in Dharamsala from March 7 (Thursday). The visitors have made one change to their combination they preferred in Ranchi as they aim to make it 2-3 in the series. Mark Wood is coming back into the mix after missing out in the last game while under-fire Ollie Robinson has been dropped for the fifth and final Test match. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/6KI0JE4 via IFTTT

93 runs and 4 wickets. This was the equation when the fifth and final da's play started in Nagpur in the second semifinal of Ranji Trophy between Vidarbha and Madhya Pradesh. But the Vidarbha bowlers had other ideas as they skittled the remaining wickets of the opposition to seal their place in the final by 62 runs. They will now face Mumbai who will be playing in the title clash of the tournament for the mammoth 48th time. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/7o9TksR via IFTTT

The caravan of Women's Premier League (WPL) now moves to Delhi with the remaining matches set to be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians will lock horns to kick off the Delhi leg of the tournament. India's men's and women's table tennis teams have qualified for the Paris Olympics via rankings for the first time since 2008. All of that and much more in today's sports wrap. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/0JCE8GS via IFTTT

Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will be up against each other in a three-match T20 series as part of a month-long mult-format tour. The series will serve as an opportunity for both teams to fine-tune their preparations ahead of the T20 World Cup as both teams are still finding their feet in the format with no senior players around. Sri Lanka, especially will be without their skipper Wanindu Hasaranga for the first two games as he was suspended by the ICC for his public dissent against the officials and coach Chris Silverwood was of a view that it will give them an opportunity to give their bench a look-in. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/9cTUF2P via IFTTT

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) came down heavily on Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan for not giving preference to red-ball domestic cricket despite repeated warnings by the board and the board secretary Jay Shah by terminating their annual central contract for the 2023-24 season. While many have deemed the move a bit harsh including former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan, however, some have called it a reality check for players who prefer IPL over any domestic tournament in the country. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/tkayFe3 via IFTTT

Puneri Paltan became the seventh team to win the Pro Kabaddi League trophy beating the Haryana Steelers in the final of the 2024 edition in thriller 28-25. On the other hand, former India captain MS Dhoni was present at the Anant Ambani-Radhika Merchant pre-wedding celebrations in Jamnagar along with several other celebrities. Sachin Tendulkar, Kieron Pollard and Dwayne Bravo were also present at the event. All that and more in our Sports Wrap for today. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/huyPnl9 via IFTTT

It is very difficult to create partnerships when it comes to T20 cricket as batters are always in a hurry to score runs quickly and in the process, can lose their wicket as well. But on a few occasions, a couple of batters have got stuck to the opposition bowling attack stitching massive partnerships. One such incident took place in Nepal at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur with the Netherlands batters Michael Levitt and Sybrand Engelbrecht creating a world record. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/dzDgrVb via IFTTT