Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) pocketed their first points in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) with a clinical 65-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Eden Gardens on Thursday. Having already lost their respective first games, pressure was on both KKR and SRH. But it was Ishan Kishan’s side that went home with their […]
For Nitish Kumar Reddy, heading into the match against KKR, it was all about redeeming himself. After a breakout season in 2024 and playing for India, it suddenly seemed like the all-rounder was all over the place in the SRH. He didn’t bowl a lot across the 13 games for Hyderabad, and his place in […]
Heinrich Klaasen (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Sunrisers Hyderabad return to winning ways with a dominant 65-run victory over Kolkata Knight Riders, thanks largely to Heinrich Klaasen’s calm and experienced knock. While Blessing Muzarabani shines with four wickets for KKR, Klaasen’s steady 52 helps SRH post a strong 226/8 after being put in to bat. In […]
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 29 (ANI): Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) began their IPL 2026 campaign in emphatic fashion, chasing down a challenging 202 against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in just 15.4 overs, prompting SRH head coach Daniel Vettori to admit his side fell short with the ball. Despite posting a competitive 201 after recovering […]
Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru began IPL 2026 in commanding fashion, brushing aside Sunrisers Hyderabad by six wickets in the season opener at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday. The result set the tone for the tournament, with RCB making a bold statement while attention now […]
BENGALURU, India (AP) — Star batter Virat Kohli hit 69 not out off 38 balls, including five sixes and five fours, as defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by six wickets in the Indian Premier League season-opener on Saturday. Devdutt Padikkal smashed a 26-ball 61, with four sixes and seven fours, as Bengaluru […]
Virat Kohli celebrates his half century during an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad, at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bengaluru, Karnataka. (PTI Photo) Bengaluru: The M Chinnaswamy Stadium was bathed in red on Saturday night — not just in colour, but in the commanding form […]
RCB player Virat Kohli drops a catch (ANI Photo) Virat Kohli dropped a straightforward catch during the IPL 2026 opener between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad, but later made amends by taking the same batter’s catch.The drop came in the 18th over bowled by Bhuvneshwar Kumar when SRH batter Aniket Verma mistimed a shot. […]
RCB’s Phil Salt celebrates after taking the catch of Sunrisers Hyderabad’s captain Ishan Kishan (PTI Photo) Phil Salt produced a moment of brilliance in the field to dismiss Ishan Kishan, bringing an end to a commanding knock in the IPL 2026 opener between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad.Kishan was batting fluently on 80 off […]
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Virat Kohli, right, and Abhinandan Singh (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) Abhinandan Singh has emerged as a new name in the Indian Premier League after being handed his debut by Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the 2026 season opener against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.The right-arm pacer from Uttar Pradesh has taken a […]
