Author: Kashish Chadha

Mumbai Indians (MI) will be taking on Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Match 24th of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 on Thursday (April 29) in Delhi. The two teams will be arriving into the contest with nearly similar sort of campaigns in the IPL 2021 so far. Both MI and RR have won two and lost three of their five matches. However, one resides in the upper half of the points table and the other in the lower half only because of the different net run-rate. The victory for RR could turn the table upside down, and that shall inspire…

Inaugural season champions Rajasthan Royals have sought players on the fringes of other franchises as the loan transfer window begins in the ongoing 14th edition of the Indian Premier League. Are the worst affected team due to the premature departure of multiple players from the ongoing IPL 2021. The efflux of these players, including ones injured and those opting out because of bio-bubble fatigue, have left RR significantly under-strength, especially in the overseas contingent. With injuries to Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer triggering their exit from the entire IPL 2021 and Andrew Tye, Liam Livingstone also returning home for personal…

With England’s premier domestic first-class competition, the County Championship, not ‘classed among elite sport’ by the UK government, Australian fast-bowler Billy Stanlake has got no quarantine exemption and is having to wait longer for his Derbyshire debut. After arriving in England on Sunday (April 25), the tall right-arm quick Billy Stanlake was eager to play in the Championship against Nottinghamshire from Thursday (April 29). Stanlake wouldn’t have faced any issue had he been in the UK to take part in the T20 Blast, which has received relaxations from the government and is deemed an elite sport. But since the Championship has…

Stand-out batting performances from wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan and skipper Babar Azam helped Pakistan defeat Zimbabwe comfortably in the third and final T20I of the series in Harare this Sunday (April 25). Rizwan’s superb knock of 91 not out off 60 deliveries and a measured half-century from Babar (52 off 46 balls) contributed immensely in setting up a Pakistani victory in the decider of the three-match series, which had been levelled 1-1. Rizwan was the aggressor of the two, while Babar played the anchor as Pakistan’s two in-form batsmen put on 124 runs for the second wicket to set the visitors…

The final game of the Chennai leg in this year’s edition of the IPL saw Delhi Capitals come out triumphant in a Super Over thriller against Sunrisers Hyderabad on April 25. DC made a score of 159/4 in their allotted 20 overs before SRH matched it with 159/7 in the second half to send the game into the Super Over. In the Super Over, on a turning track, DC chose left-arm spinner Axar Patel to deliver the goods, while SRH handed the responsibility to skipper David Warner and Kane Williamson.  Despite Warner taking the strike initially to the left-arm spinner,…

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain Eoin Morgan is seeking better intent from his team’s batting unit after their bitter loss against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Mumbai this Saturday (April 24) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021. KKR suffered a six-wicket defeat to RR after posting an inappropriate score of 133/9 in their allotted 20 overs in the first half. For Morgan, it was a case of his team lacking the right approach for the conditions and ending 40 runs short of a challenging total.  I think we lacked a lot of intent and impetus throughout our whole innings. We…

Mumbai Indians’ (MI) experienced all-rounder, Kieron Pollard, came up with a cryptic tweet in defence of himself after facing criticism over controversy following a potential non-striker run-out incident. In MI’s previous encounter of the ongoing IPL 2021 on Friday (April 23) against Punjab Kings (PBKS), Pollard was seen backing up too far at the non-striker’s end as paceman Mohammad Shami hit the delivery stride. While Shami didn’t actually run-out Pollard, commentators and fans over social media noticed how much of an unfair advantage was the batter trying to get in his quest to get across the other end. The wider…

An outstanding bowling performance from Zimbabwe helped them come out victorious in the low-scoring second T20I over Pakistan this Friday in Harare. The win once again reignited hopes for a revival of Zimbabwe cricket as they inched past another major full-member country in recent years. This was also Zimbabwe’s maiden victory in T20I cricket over Pakistan from 16 games since their first outing back in 2008. The African rivals scripted a turnaround after losing 15 games straight against their Asian opponents. As it happened, outstanding spells from pacer Luke Jongwe (4/18) and spinner Ryan Burl (2/21) triggered the Pakistani downfall, helping Zimbabwe bundled out the visitors…

The Sunrisers will be taking on DC in Match 20th of the IPL 2021. The game will take place in Chennai on Sunday. While the Capitals are in the upper half of the points table with three wins from four matches, Hyderabad are languishing in the bottom half of the standings with just one victory and three losses from their four games. SRH, though, have previously beaten Punjab Kings and will be feeling rejuvenated after ending their three-match losing streak. The newly-found shift in momentum will make sure SRH feel upbeat over their chances of defeating DC, who also got the better…

Kolkata Knight Riders captain Eoin Morgan said his team could feel proud of their stomach for a fight despite being seemingly out of the contest in their IPL 2021 face-off with CSK on Wednesday. KKR collapsed to 31/5 in their mammoth chase of the 221-run target on a good batting wicket at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. However, the two-time champions made an admirable recovery with Dinesh Karthik (40), Andre Russell (54) and later even Pat Cummins (66*) threatening to pull the game in their team’s favour. KKR overcame the initial hiccups so well that they equalled CSK in terms…