Mumbai falter in run chase to lose fifth game in a row

The Mumbai Indians’ winless streak in season 15 of the Indian Premier League continued as Rohit Sharma’s side suffered their fifth straight defeat in the competition at the hands of the Punjab Kings on Wednesday in Pune. Chasing 199, Mumbai paid the price of playing just six specialist batters and having two of them run […]

Cummins’ blitzkrieg sends KKR to the top of the table

Pat Cummins smashed the joint-fastest fifty in IPL history off 14 balls to hand the Kolkata Knight Riders a remarkable victory over the Mumbai Indians at the MCA Stadium in Pune. Coming in with 61 required off 41 deliveries, Cummins completely changed the complexion of the match for KKR, smashing four fours and six sixes […]

Mumbai Indians IPL 2022 Preview

The most successful side in IPL history had a season to forget in 2021 as the Mumbai Indians unsuccessfully defended their title, finishing 5th in the points table. In 2022, Mumbai retained most of their core that won back-to-back titles in 2019 and 2020, with Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Kieron Pollard, Suryakamar Yadav and Ishan […]

Pant, Kohli notch fifties as India secure T20 series victory

India fought their way to a series victory against the West Indies at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata with an eight-run win in the second T20I on Friday. After half-centuries from Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant took India to 186 in the first innings, the hosts withstood an astonishing assault from Nicholas Pooran and Rovman […]

Bishnoi shines on debut as India take 1-0 T20 series lead

India’s leg-spin prodigy – Ravi Bishnoi – enjoyed a sparkling debut in the opening T20I against the West Indies in Kolkata, setting up the victory for the Men in Blue with an excellent spell of two for 17. After a nervy start, Bishnoi produced a player of the match performance to help restrict the West […]

India vs West Indies T20 Series Preview

After a clean sweep in the ODI’s and the drama and commotion of the IPL auction, the focus now turns to the shortest format as India take on the West Indies in three T20s in Kolkata. Following their extremely poor performances at the 2021 T20 World Cup – where they were both knocked out in […]

Spinners star as India cruise past West Indies in series opener

Rohit Sharma enjoyed an excellent start to his reign as India’s permanent ODI captain as the Men in Blue comfortably brushed aside the West Indies to win the opening ODI in Ahmedabad by six wickets on Sunday. Spinners Yuzvendra Chahal (4 for 49) and Washington Sundar (3 for 30) picked up seven wickets between them […]

India vs West Indies ODI Series Preview

After a disappointing clean sweep in the ODI’s against South Africa, India will want to get their white-ball fortunes back on track in the upcoming home series against the West Indies. The Men in Blue take on Kieron Pollard’s side in three ODI’s at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, and the hosts welcome the […]

Holder, Hosein shine as West Indies seal decider to clinch series victory

Jason Holder and Akeal Hosein starred for the West Indies in the fifth and final T20I at the Kensington Oval in Barbados, combining to pick up nine English wickets to help the hosts clinch the decider and seal the series victory 3-2. Defending 179, Akeal Hosein set the tone with career-best figures of 4 for […]

All-round Mooen helps England level series

England drew level at 2-2 in the five-match T20I series against the West Indies in Barbados, thanks to a phenomenal all-round performance from stand-in captain Moeen Ali. Leading the team in the absence of the injured Eoin Morgan, Moeen Ali scored a lightning 28-ball 63 to take England to 193 in the first innings before […]