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Super(Over)charged Kings XI Punjab look to continue turnaround against pace-setters Delhi Capitals
Big picture The Kings XI Punjab’s IPL campaign is well and truly back on track. And despite their nerve-wrangling win…
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Chennai Super Kings, Rajasthan Royals look to revive their campaigns with time running out
Big picture The Chennai Super Kings and the Rajasthan Royals are in a bit of crisis at this point in…
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Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad look for key points, and a way out of the morass
Big picture The Kolkata Knight Riders and the Sunrisers Hyderabad enter their face-off with a difference of only two points…
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Rajasthan Royals nearing last chance saloon, Royal Challengers Bangalore look for sixth win
Big picture Who would have imagined that Virat Kohli vs Steven Smith would become a bit of a no-contest at…
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Chennai Super Kings set to test Delhi Capitals’ ability to adapt to crisis
Big picture Since pulling off a Super Over heist against the Kings XI Punjab in their opening game, the Delhi…
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Knight Riders face bogey team as Narine uncertainty persists
Big picture It’s time, once again, for the most lopsided clash in IPL history to commence. Irrespective of Kolkata Knight…
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Can Chris Gayle inspire Kings XI Punjab against his old team?
11:08 PM IST Saurabh Somani Close Saurabh Somani is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo Big picture It’s Chris Gayle against…
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Injury-hit Delhi Capitals hope rejigged XI does the job against unpredictable Rajasthan Royals
Big picture Four days can be a long time in franchise cricket. The Delhi Capitals came away with a convincing…
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Can Chennai Super Kings rekindle their tournament against up-and-down Sunrisers Hyderabad?
Big picture If social media is anything to go by, this contest is also cheekily termed the MRC Nagar derby.…
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KKR sweat over Sunil Narine and Andre Russell as in-form RCB loom
Big picture Two teams on an upward surge meet on Monday when Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore take on Dinesh…
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Ben Stokes boost for struggling Rajasthan Royals against rejuvenated Sunrisers Hyderabad
Big picture Justin Langer may want to tune in to the IPL – if he hasn’t already – to see…
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Mumbai vs Capitals – a star-studded affair on Super Sunday
6:01 PM IST Alagappan Muthu Big picture This is the game everyone’s been waiting for. The two best teams in…
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Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore seek middle-order boost
Big picture It’s quite clear what’s ailing the Chennai Super Kings this season. Their batting, especially the middle order, has…
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Focus on Chris Gayle’s return as struggling Kings XI Punjab face rising Kolkata Knight Riders
Big picture Having managed a solitary win in six games, the heat, both literally and figuratively, will be on the…
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Top-heavy Kings XI Punjab and Sunrisers Hyderabad look for right XIs, rise in points table
Big picture Two teams that, on paper, are heavily reliant on their top order face off in Dubai – it’s…
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Rajasthan Royals in need of batting rejig as Mumbai Indians look to keep momentum going
Big picture The fortunes of the Mumbai Indians and the Rajasthan Royals have gone in opposite directions this past week.…
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Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals face off in bid to go top of the table
Big picture Virat Kohli wore a big smile when he got to his fifty against the Rajasthan Royals on Saturday.…
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Chennai Super Kings very much in need of change, Kings XI Punjab might bring in Chris Jordan
11:44 PM IST Alagappan Muthu Big picture Chennai Super Kings don’t change. Instead, they keep picking their best players, wait…
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Batting plans could make the difference in Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders clash of equals
Big picture With two wins and one comprehensive defeat each, the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Delhi Capitals have begun…
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Will the real CSK show up against rejuvenated Sunrisers?
Big picture “I feel the coming seven days are the best break we could have. We’ll give the guys a…
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Can high-flying Rajasthan Royals make it three in three?
Big picture It was last in 2015, the year before their two-year ban, that Rajasthan Royals won their first three…
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Shaky Sunrisers Hyderabad in the way as Delhi Capitals look for hat-trick of wins
Big picture Even before the start of IPL 2020, it seemed the lack of experience in the middle order could…
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Royal Challengers Bangalore seek solutions to old problems against well-drilled Mumbai Indians
Big picture All-new IPL season. All-new venues. Same-old Mumbai Indians. Same-old Royal Challengers Bangalore. Rohit Sharma’s side brushed off their…
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Jos Buttler and Chris Gayle could be key as Rajasthan Royals face Kings XI Punjab in Sharjah
Big picture The Kings XI Punjab recovered superbly – a 97-run win against the Royal Challengers Bangalore – after their…
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Sunil Narine the opener in focus as Kolkata Knight Riders, Sunrisers Hyderabad look for first points
Big picture Sunil Narine’s batting in the powerplay threw opponents off gear for quite a while after the Kolkata Knight…
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MS Dhoni in focus even as Delhi Capitals look to reset wretched record
11:55 AM IST Alagappan Muthu Big picture Even when he wasn’t playing, wasn’t anywhere near the Indian team for major…
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Power-packed Kolkata Knight Riders look to extend Mumbai Indians’ winless UAE streak
Big picture Before IPL 2020 began, Mumbai Indians were everyone’s favourites, and with good reason. A batting order that had…
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Cream rises to the top as Bob Willis Trophy gets a final to savour
Big Picture There’s an unmissable irony in the ECB’s decision to name their emergency first-class competition after the late, great…
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Work-in-progress Delhi Capitals and Kings XI Punjab face off with much to prove
Big picture Three of the eight current IPL franchises have never won the trophy, and two of them face off…
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