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Lucknow: Young Pace bowler Mayank Yadav grabbed three wickets while Mohsin Khan took two as Lucknow Super Giants defeated Punjab Kings by 21 runs despite  openers Shikhar Dhawan and Jonny Bairstow's century partnership here Saturday. Chasing a tough 200-run target for victory after LSG had...

Lucknow: Wicketkeeper-batter Quinton de Kock, stand-in skipper Nicholas Pooran and Krunal Pandya played some big shots as Lucknow Super Giants made a strong 199/8 in their IPL match against Punjab Kings here Saturday. South Africa's De Kock struck a 38-ball 54 studded with five boundaries...

Lucknow: Lucknow Super Giants stand-in skipper Nicholas Pooran won the toss and elected to bat against Punjab Kings in their Indian Premier League match here Saturday. LSG's regular skipper KL Rahul is playing as an 'impact player' in the match. "KL Rahul is playing as...

New Delhi: Veteran India and Rajasthan Royals off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has come out in support of Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya after the latter has been at the receiving end of vicious trolling and booing, saying the fan wars are taking an ugly turn in...

Lahore: PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has offered Babar Azam captaincy in the white ball formats but the star player has not yet made his decision, sources have claimed. It has been learnt that Babar has set down conditions for accepting the captaincy, including having a...

Visakhapatnam: Delhi Capitals will be aiming to rejig their out-of-depth batting order by bringing the flamboyant Prithvi Shaw in the mix against the defending champions Chennai Super Kings in what could be safely termed as a 'battle of unequals' Sunday's Indian Premier League encounter. In...

Bengaluru: A ruthless fifty by Venkatesh Iyer worked as the catalyst for Kolkata Knight Riders' smooth seven-wicket victory over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL match here Friday. Venkatesh's 50 of 30 balls (3x4, 4x6) and stunning blitzes by openers Sunil Narine (47, 22b, 2x4,...

Bengaluru: Star batter Virat Kohli's skilful unbeaten fifty formed the foundation of Royal Challengers Bengaluru's competitive 182 for six against Kolkata Knight Riders in their IPL match here Friday. Kohli (83, 59b, 4x4, 4x6) and Cameron Green (33 off 21b) milked 65 runs off 42...

Bengaluru: Kolkata Knight Riders captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bowl against hosts Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their Indian Premier League match here Friday. KKR have made one change with left-arm spinner Anukul Roy coming in. KKR have handed a debut IPL...

Lucknow: Lucknow Super Giants will aim for an improved all-round effort when they take on Punjab Kings in their second Indian Premier League match here Saturday. K L Rahul-led LSG faltered in the opening game against Rajasthan Royals, losing by 20 runs in Chandigarh. Barring...