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Qualifier 1 will be held in Chennai on May 7, followed by the Eliminator on May 8 and Qualifier 2 on May 10 in Visakhapatnam. The final will be played on May 12 in Hyderabad Sports News : The four matches of the Indian Premier League (IPL) playoffs and final will commence at 7 The Committee of Administrators in a meeting held in the capital recently had discussed to revise the timings. Qualifier 1 will be held in Chennai on May 7, followed by the Eliminator on May 8 and Qualifier 2 on May 10 in Visakhapatnam. The final will be played on May 12 in Hyderabad. → Read our full coverage on  IPL 2019  ← Moreover, three Women's T20 Challenge games will start at 7:30 pm (IST). Only the second game, which clashes with the men's eliminator match, will commence at 3:30 pm (IST). All the games will be hosted at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Three teams -- Supernovas, Trailblazers and Velocity -- will play against each other once. Trailblazers will play Supernovas o...

Mumbai, currently in third spot with 12 points from 10 games, lost against Rajasthan Royals and will be keen to keep themselves in the hunt for the playoffs Sports News : In match 44 of VIVO Indian Premier League 2019 (IPL 2019), Chennai Super Kings will host Mumbai Indians at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai Friday. After MS Dhoni's team defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad on Shane Watson's unbeaten 96, they would be looking to continue the momentum as the top the IPL 2019 Points Table with 16 points. → Read our full coverage on  IPL 2019  ← The visitors, currently in third spot with 12 points from 10 games, lost against Rajasthan Royals and will be keen to keep themselves in the hunt for the playoffs. After Watson, CSK hope Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu and Kedar Jadhav find form before the playoffs. Mumbai would look to add two more points with a win and cement its place for the playoffs as the side has been inconsistent and a loss could cause them some worr...

The recent shuffling in the IPL 2019 points table has sent Shreyas Iyer-led Delhi Capitals at the second spot while Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians are just behind them at the third position Sports News : In match 34 of the VIVO Indian Premier League 2019 (IPL 2019), Delhi Capitals (DC) will host Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Feroz Shah Kotla Ground in New Delhi on Thursday. The recent shuffling in the 2019 IPL points table has sent Shreyas Iyer-led Delhi Capitals at the second spot while Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians are just behind them at the third. Delhi’s key batsman Rishabh Pant will be the cynosure of all eyes after his exclusion from India’s 15-member squad for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 in May. → Read our full coverage on  IPL 2019  ← On the eve of the match, Delhi Capitals captain Shreyas Iyer suffered an injury scare when he was hit on the right arm during training at Feroz Shah Kotla. There was no official update given on the extent of his injury. Howeve...

Sunrisers Hyderabad bowled a nagging line and length to restrict Chennai Super Kings to 132 for five. Sports News : In Match 33 of VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL 2019), Sunrisers Hyderabad, led by Kane Williamson crushed Dhoni-less Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by six wickets at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium at Uppal, Hyderabad on Wednesday. Struggling with back spasm, Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was rested and for the first time he is not leading the yellow brigade since 2010. Earlier, Sunrisers Hyderabad bowled a nagging line and length to restrict Chennai Super Kings to 132 for five. → Read our full coverage on  IPL 2019  ← Leading the side in the absence of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who was rested for the game because of back spasm, Suresh Raina opted to bat after the coin landed in his favour. But the decision did not work wonders for the visitors as the Sunrisers bowlers produced a disciplined effort to pick up five wickets fo...

The MS Dhoni-led side is at the top of IPL 2019 points table while SRH tumbled to sixth place. Sports News : In match 33 of the VIVO Indian Premier League 2019 (IPL 2019), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will host Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad on Wednesday. Leading the IPL points table 2019 initially, SRH tumbled with a hat-trick of losses and are now at the sixth spot, just ahead of the struggling Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore. CSK have been the only consistent side so far in the IPL 2019 with seven wins and a loss from their eight matches. The MS Dhoni-led side also tops the IPL 2019 points table and is unlikely to be relegated to a lower position anytime soon. → Read our full coverage on  IPL 2019  ← Hyderabad have not been able to take advantage of home conditions and it was visible again in their last match as the side collapsed against Delhi Capitals, losing 8 wickets for just 16 ru...

Invited to bat, KXIP posted 182 for six against RR. KL Rahul (52) and David Miller (40) shared 85 runs to lay the foundation KXIP’s Nicholas Pooran celebrates the dismissal of RR’s batsman Sanju Samson at PCA IS Bindra Stadium Mohali. Sports News : In match 32 of VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL 2019), Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) beat Rajasthan Royals by 12 runs at PCA IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali, Chandigarh on Tuesday.  This was KXIP’s 5 win in 8 matches and now they moved to the 4th spot of IPL points table 2019. Earlier, opener KL Rahul cracked a patient fifty before a terrific cameo by skipper Ravichandran Ashwin powered Kings XI Punjab to a challenging 182 for six against Rajasthan Royals in a reverse IPL fixture. → Read our full coverage on  IPL 2019  ← Rahul, who was named in the World Cup squad on Monday, recovered after a slow start to post a 47-ball 52 studded with three fours and two sixes. He was ably supported by David Miller (40...

Imran Tahir gatecrashed Chris Lynn's party with a figures of four for 27 as CSK bounced back to restrict KKR to a below-par 161 for 8.   Sports News : In match 29 of VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL 2019), Imran Tahir spun a web before Suresh Raina found his mojo back with a half-century as Chennai Super Kings (CSK) inched closer towards another playoff qualification with a five-wicket victory over Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Eden Garden in Kolkata on Sunday. After Tahir's career-best 4 for 27 restricted KKR to 161 for 8, CSK coasted to the target in 19.4 overs as Raina anchored the chase with an unbeaten 58 off 42 balls with seven fours and a six. Ravindra Jadeja also played an important cameo hitting 31 off 17 balls to pave the way for the team's seventh win in eight games. → Read our full coverage on  IPL 2019  ← Needing 24 runs off the last two overs, Jadeja smashed Harry Gurney for three successive fours to make it just a formality in the l...

Virat Kohli’s RCB registered their first victory in IPL 2019 after defeating Kings XI Punjab on Saturday and they’d be high on confidence with first points on the IPL 2019 points table Sports News : In match 32 of the VIVO Indian Premier League 2019 (IPL 2019), Mumbai Indians (MI) will host Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Monday. Virat Kohli’s RCB registered their first victory in IPL 2019 by defeating Kings XI Punjab on Saturday and they’d be high on confidence with first points on the IPL 2019 points table. On the other hand, Mumbai Indians lost their last match against Rajasthan Royals despite scoring 187 runs as Jos Buttler’s quickfire 89 overshadowed their efforts. As usual, It will rain runs in Wankhede so both the teams will have to pick bowlers in their playing 11 very carefully because wickets are the only key. → Read our full coverage on  IPL 2019  ← RCB is tight on bowlers as they usually keep just enough bowlers ...

Kolkata Knight Riders are placed at the second position in IPL points table 2019 with eight points from six matches while Delhi capitals are at sixth spot with six points Sports News : In Match 26 of VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL 2019), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will host Delhi Capitals (DC) at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata Friday. Andre Russell's big-hitting prowess will challenge Kagiso Rabada's inch-perfect yorkers for the second time in IPL 2019 as DC will look shed away their inconsistent run. Kolkata Knight Riders are placed at the second position in IPL points table 2019 with eight points from six matches. → Read our full coverage on  IPL 2019  ← On the other hand, Delhi Capitals had an inconsistent run in IPL 2019 and they are at sixth position in IPL 2019 points table with six points. It was a thrilling Super Over that decided the tie in their first meeting in IPL 2019, with Delhi riding another Rabada special in that one over to victory. Russel...

Chennai Super Kings produced yet another disciplined bowling effort to restrict Rajasthan Royals to a modest 151 for seven. Sports News : In Match 25 of VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL 2019), bispectacled Mitchell Santner smashed Ben Stokes into the stands off the final delivery to guide Chennai Super Kings to a thrilling four wicket victory in an IPL game which saw a very public outburst from winning captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.   CSK recorded their sixth win in seven games as they made a rough weather of a modest 152 run target before Santner's six sealed in a dramatic final over in which CSK needed 18 runs.    → Read our full coverage on  IPL 2019  ←   Dhoni on his part scored 58 off 43 and added 95 with Ambati Rayudu (57 off 47 balls) for the fifth wicket.   However Stokes got him with a yorker and a clear waist high no-ball to Santner was ruled out by umpire Ulhas Gandhe after trying to raise his arm. This prompted an...

Rohit Sharma will look to lead by example at the top of batting order with Quinton de Kock as he failed to put on a quality show so far in IPL 2019 Sports News : In Match 24 of VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL 2019), Mumbai Indians will host Kings XI Punjab at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday. KXIP come to the match with three consecutive wins in their home ground, while Mumbai Indians defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad in their previous encounter. Mumbai Indians’ pacer Joseph Alazzari took six for 12–the best bowling figure in IPL history.  → Read our full coverage on  IPL 2019  ← Rohit Sharma will look to lead by example at the top of the batting order along with Quinton de Kock after failing to put on a quality show so far. While KXIP are placed at the third spot in IPL points table 2019 with four wins from six games, MI are fifth with three wins from five games. With the league closing in on the middle stage, each team will now look to grab the advantage a...

With an emphatic win, CSK are back at the top of the IPL points table 2019 with five victories from six game Sports News : In Match 23 of VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL 2019), a clinical Chennai Super Kings (CSK) maintained their unbeaten run at home with a seven-wicket thrashing of Kolkata Knight Riders at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday. The hosts put up a top-class bowling effort yet again after winning the toss, limiting KKR to 108 for nine despite an unbeaten 50 off 44 balls from the dangerous Andre Russell.  With the dew making batting easier in the second half of the match, CSK chased down a rather comfortable target in 17.2 overs. With an emphatic win, CSK are back at the top of the IPL points table 2019 with five victories from six games while KKR suffered their second loss in six matches and will be hoping that Tuesday's performance was just a blip in otherwise a promising campaign so far.    → Read our full coverage on  IPL...

KKR is at the top of IPL 2019 points table while CSK is at number two, with fresh energy in the camp, Chennai would look to extend thei lead and climb the top of points table Sports News : In match 23 of VIVO Indian Premier League 2019 (IPL 2019), Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will host Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the M A Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday. It's set to be an interesting clash as Dinesh Karthik-led KKR is at the top of IPL 2019 points table while MS Dhoni-led CSK is at number two. Both Chennai and Kolkata won their last match against Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals respectively and they would look to extend lead as IPL 2019 approaches half-stage.  → Read our full coverage on  IPL 2019  ← For CSK, there is uncertainty over Dwayne Bravo's inclusion in the playing 11 as he missed the last match due to injury. It will be a clash of two strong sides and Chennai would require the service of all-rounder Bravo to counter Andre Russell's ramp...

David Warner struck his fourth fifth of the season before Deepak Hooda played a cameo in the final over to lift Sunrisers Hyderabad to 150-4. Check KXIP vs SRH Live score and match commentary here SRH batsmen David Warner and Jonny Bairstow cross each other to complete a run, during the IPL match between Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad.      Sports News : In today’s match of VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL 2019), R Ashwin’s Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) will lock horns with Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at PCA IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali. KXIP has had a mixed journey so far in IPL 2019, winning three games and losing two. SRH lost their first IPL 2019 match against Kolkata Knight Riders, but then won three matches in a row before Mumbai Indians pacer Alzarri Jospeh halted them in their own home ground in Match 19. SRH’s brittle middle order was exposed against Mumbai Indi...

Hyderabad is heavily dependent on opener David Warner and Jonny Bairstow for runs and their Ashwin's team would chalk out a plan to eliminate them early Sports News : In match 22 of the Indian Premier League 2019 (IPL2019), R Ashwin's Kings XI Punjab will host Sunrisers Hyderabad at PCS IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali on Monday. SRH, who have played four matches with Bhuvneshwar Kumar as stand-in captain, have fared well in IPL 2019 so far but they suffered an unexpected loss on Saturday after Mumbai Indians' new recruit Alzarri Joseph took 6 wickets on his debut IPL match.  Kings XI Punjab lost their last match against Chennai Super Kings despite a crucial partnership between KL Rahul and Sarfaraz Khan Chennai spinners managed to choke the run flow following which the batting line-up crumbled. Hyderabad is dependent on opener David Warner and Jonny Bairstow for runs and their Ashwin's team would chalk out a plan to eliminate them early.  → Read our full coverage on ...

Australian batsman Steve Smith scored 73 not out to anchor Rajasthan Royals to 139 for 3. Sports News :  In Match 21 of VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL 2019), openers Sunil Narine and Chris Lynn tore the Rajasthan Royals bowling attack to shreds to help Kolkata Knight Riders notch up an easy eight-wicket win at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Sunday. Chasing 140 for a win, Narine (47) and Lynn (50) shared 91 runs for the opening stand in 8.3 overs to take the game away from Rajasthan Royals as KKR reached the target with 6.1 overs to spare.   The win, which took KKR to the top of the table with eight points from five matches (4 wins and 1 loss), was the best of this season in terms of number of balls to spare. Narine contributed 47, his best of this IPL season, from 25 balls from which he hit six fours and three sixes while Lynn made an exact 50 from 32 deliveries, with the help of six boundaries and three sixes. → Read our full coverage on  IPL 2019 ...

Virat Kohli played an uncharacteristic sedate knock as Delhi Capitals restricted Royal Challengers Bangalore to 149 for eighth Sports News :  There was no end to Royal Challengers Bangalore's woeful run this IPL as the Virat Kohli-led side suffered its sixth straight defeat while Delhi Capitals played like a unit to win by four wickets in Match 20 of VIVO Indian Premier League at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.   RCB batsmen found the going tough on a tough wicket after being invited to bat first and could only manage 149 for 8 in the stipulated 20 overs. With the ball not coming on to the bat, Kohli scored almost a-run-a-ball before hitting two sixes late in his innings, consuming 33 balls for his 41. Had it not been for Kohli and Moeen Ali's contributions, RCB would have been in deep trouble. Ali hit a 18-ball 32. → Read our full coverage on  IPL 2019  ← South Africa paceman Kagiso Rabada (4/21) accounted for four RCB batsmen to lead Delhi's...

Delhi Capitals suffered yet another defeat as Sunrisers Hyderabad beat them by 5 wickets. SRH now have topped the points table. Sports News :  In Match 16 of VIVO Indian Premier League 2019 (IPL 2019), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) beat Delhi Capitals (DC) by 5 wickets at Ferozshah Kotla ground in New Delhi on Thursday. Chasing a modest total of 130, SRH were off to a flying start, thanks to Jonny Bairstow. However, wickets did fall but it was a little too late for the home team. With this win, SRH have climbed to the top of the VIVO IPL points table. Chasing a score of 130, SRH once again got off to a strong start as their openers Jonny Bairstow and David Warner hammered the hosts with regular boundaries inside the first six overs. The team was able to score 62 runs in the powerplay overs. The duo stitched together a 64-run partnership before Bairstow (48) was dismissed by Rahul Tewatia. The batsman failed to read the ball out the bowler's hands and he was adjudged LBW. ...

Royal Challengers Bangalore are now 0-4 down and considering their form, it would be a huge task for Virat Kohli to bring his team out of the menace Sports News :  In Match 17 of VIVO Indian Premier League 2019 (IPL 2019), Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will face Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Friday. Virat Kohli faces a herculean task of taking his team to first win of this edition of IPL as the team has suffered back-to-back defeats in first four matches and are now seated at the eighth and the last spot at 2019 IPL points table. On the other hand, Dinesh Karthik-led Kolkata Knight Riders won their first two matches comfortably but Delhi denied them a hat-trick of wins as they snatched victory in the super over. Andre Russell has been in supreme form RCB bowlers would be busy preparing for a way to get rid of him before he starts demolishing. → Read our full coverage on  IPL 2019  ← Royal Challengers Bangalore have ...

Stokes said there was no point in looking back and focus on the upcoming games because if they lose the next two, bouncing back could be beyond Royals' reach CSK bowler Imran Tahir and RR batsman Ben Stokes during IPL match between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) at Chepauk Stadium in Chennai.   Sports News :  Rajasthan Royals all-rounder Ben Stokes has said that his team can't afford to lose another game after suffering three consecutive defeats in the IPL. Stokes said there was no point in looking back and focus on the upcoming games because if they lose the next two, bouncing back could be beyond Royals' reach. "Our first three games we got ourselves into a real good position to win All three, and we know it is just (about) winning those crucial moments. (This game) it was the last over and unfortunately we couldn't cross the line," Stokes said at the post-match press conference after the eight-run loss against Chennai Super...

South Africa's AB de Villiers (192 sixes) is the second batsman on the list of most number of sixes Sports News :  Chris Gayle, the West Indies left-handed batsman on Saturday became the first player in the Indian Premier League (IPL) to smash over 300 sixes in the tournament as he scored a quickfire knock of 40 runs for his team Kings XI Punjab against the Mumbai Indians. Gayle struck four sixes during his 24-ball knock to set up a successful run chase for Punjab who were able to defeat Mumbai Indians by eight wickets. The left-hander as a result of his four sixes took his sixes count to 302 in 114 innings in the IPL. Gayle hit two back-to-back sixes against Mumbai Indians pacer Mitchell McClenaghan to achieve this feat at Mohali. → Read our full coverage on  IPL 2019  ← South Africa's AB de Villiers is the second batsman on the list of most number of sixes. He has a total of 192 sixes in 131 IPL innings whereas Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni is on the...

Chris Gayle's absence at the top of the order did have an impact as Kings XI Punjab could only manage a par-score of 166 for 9 against DC. Sports News :  In Match 13 of VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL 2019), Kings XI Punjab's costliest buy Sam Curran proved his worth with an incredible spell at the back end as the home team pulled off a miraculous 14-run victory against Delhi Capitals left stunned by an inexplicable batting collapse in Monday's IPL encounter.   KXIP's 'million dollar man' Curran picked up 4 for 11 in 2.2 overs including a hat-trick and was ably supported by Mohammed Shami as Delhi Capitals were shot out for 152 in 19.2 overs in pursuit of 167. From 144 for 3, Delhi lost their last seven wickets for 8 runs, something that will haunt them for days to come especially after Rishabh Pant and Colin Ingram set up what looked like an easy win.   Pant muscled a couple of sixes into deep mid-wicket stand during 39 off 26 balls as Ingram ...

With a gigantic target to eclipse, RCB needed a rollicking start but the visitors’ chase never got going as they kept on losing wickets to be bundled out for 113 in 19.5 overs Sports News :  In match 11 of VIVO Indian Premier League 2019 (IPL 2019), Jonny Bairstow and David Warner smashed sensational centuries to guide Sunrisers Hyderabad to a comprehensive 118-run win over struggling Royal Challengers Bangalore at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Sunday. Englishman Bairstow struck 114 from just 56 balls while Warner carried his bat for a 55-ball 100 in a record 185-run first-wicket partnership to post a mammoth 231 for two after being put into bat. Bairstow punished RCB with 12 fours and seven sixes while Warner hit five fours and as many sixes in his 55-ball knock. With a gigantic target to eclipse, RCB needed a rollicking start but the visitors’ chase never got going as they kept on losing wickets to be bundled out for 113 in 19.5 overs. It was RCB...

Umpire Sundaram Ravi's no ball howler cost Royal Challengers Bangalore heavily in Thursday's IPL match and led to an angry outburst by RCB skipper Virat Kohli MI bowler Jasprit Bumrah celebrates after taking wicket of RCB batsman Virat Kohli     Sports News :  A furious India and Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli asked umpires officiating in the IPL to keep their "eyes open" after a "ridiculous" no-ball howler cost his side dearly, something which was also acknowledged by rival Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma. Both Kohli and Rohit criticised the umpiring standard during the match which was won by Mumbai Indians by six runs on Thursday. RCB needed seven to win the match and Lasith Malinga's delivery to Shivam Dube -- a full toss- was a no-ball which was missed by the on-field umpire S Ravi. → Read our full coverage on  IPL 2019  ← The TV replay showed that the bowler had overstepped and a free hit should have been awa...