Author: Divyansh Mishra

Punjab Kings had an awful day on the field yesterday as Royal Challengers Bengaluru easily won Qualifier 1 of IPL 2025. Captain Shreyas Iyer was a big disappointment for PBKS, getting out early to Josh Hazlewood in this all-important match. RCB won the toss and elected to bowl first, setting the tone for a good start by dismissing Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh in quick succession with Yash Dayal and Bhuvneshwar Kumar doing the bowling. Shreyas Iyer came in at 4 with PBKS hoping for a rescue. But he failed for the second time in this crucial match, being Hazlewood’s…

The eliminator at IPL 2025 is scheduled for Friday, 30th May, at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians. After missing out on the playoff last season, Gujarat has definitely made a comeback, supported by a strong top-order and solid bowling department. In contrast, Mumbai, joint-most successful IPL franchise, also seems to have revived their spirit from the season ago. They hope to defeat GT in this one-off game, with Hardik Pandya at the helm. Match overview: 🏏 Match Details: IPL 2025 Eliminator CategoryInformationMatchGujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians – Eliminator, IPL 2025VenueMaharaja Yadavindra Singh…

Pragyan Ojha, before this coming season, formerly an Indian spinner, has been staged in the League Commissioner role for The Legenz T10. The garnished venue will be the Pink City, Jaipur, on June 25, setting a stage for the fast-paced T10 thrills. Both teams get to play for just 10 overs each. Ojha has played in 24 Tests, 18 ODIs, and 6 T20Is for India and will manage the League operations to provide smooth functioning and further growth opportunities. The Legenz T10 is meant to shine the spotlight on Indian street cricketers, hence the tagline ‘Gali Se TV Tak,’ meaning…

In one-day internationals, England created a new record for the highest team total scored without a batsman reaching a century, scoring 400/8 against the West Indies. At Edgbaston Birmingham, this unheard-of victory came by way of a 238-run margin on Thursday. Winning the toss and electing to bat, England’s innings was set afire by Jacob Bethell’s calculated blazing 82 runs in just 53 balls, along with half-centuries from Ben Duckett, Joe Root, and Brook, much to the chagrin of what was a struggle for the West Indies’ in bowling. This was the highest score for England against West Indies at…

The Eliminator clash between the Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians is set to kick off on May 30 at the Mullanpur Cricket stadium. The culmination of the match would send the winning team to the second qualifier while the losing side is knocked out. Plenty of exciting clashes among players will be seen in this match.  Suryakumar Yadav vs Rashid Khan First comes Suryakumar Yadav and Rashid Khan. Suryakumar has been in sublime form, amassing 640 runs in 14 innings with an average of 71.11. It will be very fascinating to see how Suryakumar’s challenge to Rashid plays out in…

On Friday night, the Gujarat Titans will meet the Mumbai Indians to contest the Eliminator at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur. A win will secure the team a berth in the second qualifier at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on June 1.  GT were once heavy favorites to finish on top of the points table, but they lost their last two matches and thus slipped to third position. On the other hand, MI also had their chances of crushing into the top two, yet having dropped two of their last three matches, settled at the…

With an 8-wicket win on May 29th against Punjab Kings in Qualifier 1, Royal Challengers Bengaluru thus confirmed their entry into the Indian Premier League 2025 final. Chasing a modest target of 102 runs, RCB steamed past it in 10 overs alone, leaving 60 balls in hand. It stands as the quickest IPL playoff victory in terms of balls left, sidelining the previous one set at 59 by Kolkata Knight Riders in 2024. Teams winning the playoffs match with Most balls to spear Balls RemainingWinnerOpponentVenueYear60RCBPBKSMullanpur2025*57KKRSRHChennai202438KKRSRHAhmedabad202433MIKKRBengaluru201731CSKPBKSWankhede2008 Standing fast in a show of strong bowling with a smashing start to the outing…

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) batter Angkrish Raghuvanshi is keen to represent India in all forms of cricket, including Test matches. Raghuvanshi, a right-handed top-order batter from Mumbai, was the highest scorer for India at the 2022 Under-19 World Cup, amassing 278 runs in six innings. He made his IPL debut for the Knight Riders in 2024 and was again purchased for the 2025 season at 30 lakh. I want to play all formats of the game, including Test cricket, Raghuvanshi said, turning to Wisden.com for those remarks. He also reflected on the challenges of playing in the IPL. In the…

An important series against Australia is shaping up for this Indian women’s side with three ODIs schedules just nine days before the World Cup starts on September 14 in Chennai. The second ODI will take place on September 17, with the third following on September 20. The World Cup schedule is still awaited, but it is likely that it will start around September 29. Chepauk will host women’s ODIs after 18 years; the last one was in a quadrangular series where India, New Zealand, England, and Australia participated, with India ending at the last position. Three ODIs were played against…

Virat had probably stepped back in Test, but his relationship with the fans and especially the kids isn’t fading away. Harbhajan recalled a touching moment involving his 8-year-old daughter, Hinaya, who was heartbroken at her father’s abrupt retirement. Things began when Harbhajan expressed his emotions through Twitter after hearing the news on May 12, asking, “Why, Virat, why?” The fans were questioning such a decision, including Hinaya. She said to her dad: “Papa, why did Virat retire?” Since he couldn’t answer, she herself decided to phone the man directly, sending the message to Kohli, “This is Hinaya, Virat, why did…