KKR prevails in the Super Over

Apr 26, 2026, 4:12 PM

KKR's Pathirana boost

Both the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) have had a difficult season. When they play at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, the two worst teams in the 2026 Indian Premier League will attempt to turn their season around.

In regular time, Sunil Narine finished with 1 for 23.

Matheesha Pathirana, who is fit and eligible for the LSG game, will be a welcome addition to KKR, who had to deal with a weakened fast bowling attack. The crucial question is who he replaces.

Since their bowlers have been outstanding, LSG's problems are primarily related to their hitters. They are one of the rare teams with an all-Indian bowling attack with the majority of first-choice players available, and the figures demonstrate how successful they are. They have taken the second-most wickets in the phase (14) and have the best economy rate (7.59) during the powerplay.

Apr 26, 2026, 5:02 PM

Prince Yadav improves in the Indian Premier League

The LSG has quickly emerged as one of the top wicket-takers in the IPL this year because to a return to perfecting his yorkers and learning variations including slower bouncers. Prince is covered in more detail by S Sudarshanan.

Apr 26, 2026, 7:02 PM

LSG chooses to bowl; KKR will not have Pathirana

The Lucknow Super Giants choose to bowl against the Kolkata Knight Riders.

Rishabh Pant, the captain of the Lucknow Super Giants, chose to bowl first against the Kolkata Knight Riders in Lucknow after winning the toss in a match between two teams in last place. According to KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane, the toss is meaningless because they want to bat first nonetheless.

Pant expressed confidence in a turnaround. One alteration was made by LSG, who replaced M Siddharth with George Linde. Ayush Badoni was listed at No. 5 on the teamsheet, while Aiden Markram was scheduled to start alongside Mitchell Marsh.

Since KKR remained unaltered, Matheesha Pathirana was not yet present.

Pitch number six, which hasn't been utilised this season, will host the game. The two square limits are 64 and 69 metres in length, and the surface is made of black earth. The straight line is 73 metres long.

Lucknow Super Giants: 1 Aiden Markram, 2 Mitchell Marsh, 3 Rishabh Pant (capt, wk), 4 Nicholas Pooran, 5 Ayush Badoni, 6 Mukul Choudhary, 7 George Linde, 8 Mohammed Shami, 9 Prince Yadav, 10 Digvesh Rathi, 11 Mohsin Khan

Impact Player options: Himmat Singh, Avesh Khan, Abdul Samad, Akshat Raghuwanshi, M Siddharth

Kolkata Knight Riders: 1 Ajinkya Rahane (capt), 2 Tim Seifert (wk), 3 Cameron Green, 4 Angkrish Raghuvanshi, 5 Rovman Powell, 6 Rinku Singh, 7 Sunil Narine, 8 Ramandeep Singh, 9 Anukul Roy, 10 Vaibhav Arora, 11 Kartik Tyagi

Impact Player options: Manish Pandey, Finn Allen, Tejasvi Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Navdeep Saini

Apr 26, 2026, 7:35 PM

Rahane versus Shami

Rahane has dominated this matchup. In the IPL, Shami has bowled 59 balls to Rahane, who has taken 99 runs at a strike rate of 167.79 without being out at all.

Here, Shami begins with a yorker and has a slip in place. Rahane defends the following two deliveries as they form away. Then, in an attempt to pull it back, Shami strays down the leg side twice in a row. The second one touches Rahane's leg, whereas the first is broad. Rahane opens his account with a single when the final ball slips away and passes the diving backwards point.

KKR 2/0 after the one

Apr 26, 2026, 7:46 PM

Mohsin receives Seifert ahead of schedule

Tim Seifert walks back for a three-ball duck, costing KKR their maiden wicket once more. It was his second duck in two innings.

Mohsin bowled this fullish delivery at 142.4 kph. Seifert tried to reach it with his hands but was unable to get past more cover. This is the bowler's third wicket-maiden of the season despite a leg-bye in the over that doesn't count against him.

The new batter is Angkrish Raghuvasnhi.

Mohsin Khan bowled his first three overs in the 2026 IPL. Together, the other bowlers have bowled two.
KKR 3/1 following two

Apr 26, 2026, 7:48 PM

Rahane leaves after Mohsin hits once again

Rahane was trapped. He did hit Shami for a six over midwicket, but his stay is cut short by Mohsin's change of pace. He looks to go inside out over mid-off as he descends, but Mohsin slips one at 124.6 kph. Markram pedals back at mid-off and settles beneath Rahane's mistake.

KKR 21/2 following four

Apr 26, 2026, 8:01 PM

Raghuvanshi is blocking the field

It is the fifth over's final ball. Price Yadav is pushed towards mid-on by Raghuvanshi, who then takes off. While Shami fields the ball and attempts a direct hit at the striker's end, Green sends him back. In the meantime, Raghuvanshi does a huge U-turn and dives to return to his crease. The LSG players file an appeal for impeding the field after the throw strikes him. After observing, the TV umpire remarks that Raghuvanshi "clearly changes his direction." They've given him out.

Raghuvanshi is arguing with the on-field umpires because he is unhappy. Nothing will change as a result of this. It might even result in a fine for him. He must return on foot. He hits the ground with his bat as he gets closer to the boundary line; is that the boundary cushion? - and, furiously, tosses his helmet aside. The fourth umpire is being addressed by Abhishek Nayar. Everything is taking place.

Rovman Powell, meanwhile, enters the powerplay to bat.

Apr 26, 2026, 8:06 PM

A lost opportunity to run out

It's all happening, like I mentioned. Digvesh Rathi is nudged towards short midwicket by Powell. Powell sends Green back after he leaves. Prince Yadav, who is searching for Rathi, receives the ball directly. Prince tries to do it himself since Rathi isn't behind the stumps. He rushes in the direction of the stumps but is unable to smash them. Green was fast to turn back, so if he had destroyed the wicket, it would have been touch and go.

Powell, however, is short-lived. He attempts to retrieve a short ball from Mohsin on the opening ball of the seventh over, but ultimately gloves it to Pant.

KKR 31/4 following 6.1

Apr 26, 2026, 8:17 PM

Green and Rinku begin to rebuild

In the IPL, Raghuvanshi is the fourth batter to be dismissed for blocking the field. The others are Yusuf Pathan, Amit Mishra, and Ravindra Jadeja.

Green has hit Linde for two consecutive sixes, but his comeback is only getting started. Still a long way to go.

KKR 59/4 following nine

Apr 26, 2026, 8:37 PM

Mohsin gets five points, and KKR collapses

Green's counterattack is unsuccessful. On a bad delivery, he hits Mohsin for a six, but two balls later, he dies trying to make the same shot. However, he ended up skying it behind the stumps because it was a hard-length ball. Pant pouched it after running back.

Mohsin gets his first five-for in Twenty20 cricket as Anukul Roy chips the very next delivery to short midwicket. The second-earliest five-for in the IPL was taken by a bowler in eleven overs. In the 2011 Kochi Tuskers Kerala innings, Ishant Sharma finished his in the first four overs.

KKR 73/6 following 11

Apr 26, 2026, 8:53 PM

KKR is seven down after Ramandeep collapses

Linde gives up just two singles off the first five balls while bowling the fifteenth over of the innings. Ramandeep attempts to challenge him on the final, but he is unable to clear long-on.

Rinku Singh, batting on 27 off 27, continues to battle it out in the middle, and Sunil Narine joins him.

KKR 93/7 following 15

Apr 26, 2026, 9:04 PM

Pandey Manish padded up

One of KKR's Impact Player alternatives, Manish Pandey, is padded up in the dugout. However, Varun Chakravarthy, who is also on the Impact Player bench, would not be available to KKR if he were to join.

It appears that they won't need to bring in Pandey for the time being. KKR has reached 112/7 thanks to Rinku and Narine.

Apr 26, 2026, 9:09 PM

For Rinku, fifty

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It's Rinku's second fifty in as many games. He carves Shami over covers for a six to start the 19th over, then takes two fours off the next two deliveries. He reached his fifty from 42 balls with the first of those fours.

KKR 129/7 following 19

Apr 26, 2026, 9:15 PM

Rinku goes six, six, six, six

In T20 cricket, Rinku has an amazing record in the 20th over. However, he is typically up against a fast bowler and is not regarded as a strong spin hitter. Giving Rathi the last over is therefore theoretically a good idea. However, Rinku is well-positioned and hits Rathi for four straight sixes. It cost LSG 26 because there were two wides as well.

Rinku finishes with 83 not out from 51, his highest total in T20 cricket, as KKR finishes at 155 for 7. However, LSG should support themselves in order to easily pursue it.

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Apr 26, 2026, 9:42 PM

Marsh passes out early

Marsh and Markram, LSG's tried-and-true opening duo, return, but their partnership is short-lived. The opening ball of the second over is lost by Marsh. He finishes up slashing it in the direction of mid-on while attempting to pull Vaibhav Arora. Powell dives backwards to complete the catch after circling beneath it. However, he is hurting after landing heavily on his left side. He limps off the field. Hopefully, it's nothing major.

Apr 26, 2026, 9:48 PM

Powell returns to the field

After returning to the field, Powell keeps Pant on one off six balls with a sliding stop to his left at mid-off. However, Pant smacks Green over long-on for the first six of the chase after charging down the pitch with the subsequent ball.

LSG 17/1 following three

Apr 26, 2026, 10:01 PM

In the powerplay, KKR keeps LSG silent

During the powerplay, Arora bowls three overs and concedes just thirteen. Green and Narine bowled two overs for sixteen runs in between. Consequently, after six overs, LSG is 37 for 1.

However, KKR needs wickets because the necessary rate is still a comfortable 8.50.

Apr 26, 2026, 10:11 PM

Raghuvanshi is replaced by Varun

Raghuvasnhi is replaced as Impact Player by Varun Chakravarthy, who bowls a close first over with just five wickets. Narine follows suit from the opposite end. This raises the necessary rate to nine.

LSG 47/1 following eight

Apr 26, 2026, 10:13 PM

After 12 balls, a boundary

Step-hitting Varun over long-on for a six, Markram breaks free from the restraints. Markram was hitting with the turn because it was a googly. Ten is the over.

After nine, LSG is 57/1, and it's time to take a calculated break.

Apr 26, 2026, 10:22 PM

Markram is sent back by Rinku's genius

Pant and Markram understand that they must take chances. For a while, it appears that Markram has had enough of Green as he takes on him in an attempt to clear long-off. However, Rinku's skill turns it into a catch. He leaps into the air while running sideways and catches the ball. However, he lobs it up, steps outside, comes back in, and finishes the grab since the momentum will carry him beyond the boundary line.

Apr 26, 2026, 10:34 PM

Falling, falling, falling

Now the pants are sliding around the crease. For a six, he initially crosses his stumps and scoop-flicks Kartik Tyagi over fine leg. After that, he plays Narine in a downward sweep for four more. Narine, though, gets the last laugh. Pant gloves the following ball behind him after attempting a reverse sweep. He was declared not out, but KKR was able to have the ruling overturned after review.

Badoni gets to the crease as a result. On the other end, Pooran is batting on three off seven.

LSG 81/3 after 13, requiring 75 from 7

Apr 26, 2026, 10:45 PM

Pooran's bad run is still ongoing

In an attempt to meet the asking rate, Pooran also dies. He launches a full delivery from Varun over extra cover for a six but later in the over, Varun angles one across him. Pooran ends up edging it to short third after going for the slash. I believe that KKR should now lose this game.

LSG 89/4 following 14

Apr 26, 2026, 10:57 PM

KKR favourites, Choudhary collapses

When these two teams played earlier in the season, Mukul Choudhary made an impact with a fifty that changed the course of the match. Maybe that's why, despite the bowler hardly appealing, KKR burns a review when he is not ruled lbw off Narine. However, in the very next over, Anukul Roy catches him at deep midwicket. For one off of two balls, he walks back.

With Himmat and Badoni at the crease, LSG needs 52 in four overs.

Apr 26, 2026, 11:02 PM

Himmat and Badoni continue to pursue LSG

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Tyagi is hit over point for six by Himmat Singh to begin the 17th over. Badoni scoops him for another six after two balls. However, the bowler finishes strong, conceding just one single in the final three deliveries.

LSG requires 38 out of 3.

Apr 26, 2026, 11:08 PM

Varun receives Badoni

Badoni attempts to draw a length ball from around the wicket and holes out to deep midwicket. Roy made a fantastic catch by jumping forward to finish a low catch.

The replacement batter, George Linde, hits two fours off the final two balls to make sure the over still ends in ten.

28 are required from 2.

Apr 26, 2026, 11:14 PM

17 from the previous over are needed

A cameo causes Linde to collapse. He holes out in an attempt to clear long-on off a full delivery from Arora. This is Rinku's third catch of the inning.

Shami is ranked ninth. He hits a one-bounce four on the first ball he encounters by hitting it over the bowler's head. However, he then misses a high full toss. The last ball is scythed for four by Himmat.

With Shami on strike, 17 is required from the final over.

Apr 26, 2026, 11:26 PM

There is a tie!

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Seifert mishandles a slower ball, but LSG manages to get a bye off the opening ball. Tyagi bowls a beamer when Himmat is on strike. Tyagi bowls another waist-high full toss after it's a free hit. No-ball is signalling by the umpire. KKR review, but it remains a no-ball. Tyagi keeps bowling because this one is not considered harmful.

Twelve is needed from five balls in the equation. Himmat scores four off a short ball that he bowls. However, Rinku steps in with his fourth catch of the game.

However, the game is still ongoing. Shami hits a slot ball over long-off to tie the game when seven is required from the last ball.

Apr 26, 2026, 11:32 PM

Mohsin is unable to bowl the Super Over

LSG will bat first, but Himmat Singh will take Mohsin Khan's place when it's their turn to bowl.

Apr 26, 2026, 11:34 PM

Narine will bowl for KKR

Markram and Pooran emerge for the Super Over. The ball is with Narine. He once bowled Pooran his first Super Over.

Apr 26, 2026, 11:44 PM

In Super Over, LSG 1/2

With a big offbreak, Narine bowls him this opening ball. Pooran completely missed the slog sweep when he tried for it. To slap it to the sweeper cover for one, Pant skips and walks along the track. Markram goes on strike as a result. He makes an unsuccessful attempt to clear long-on off the back foot. Powell realises that his momentum will eventually carry him over the boundary line, so he rushes to his left and makes the catch. Before that, he has a moment. He can see Rinku approaching, but he is still quite a distance away. Powell then waits for him to get a little closer before forcefully flicking the ball in his direction. LSG is bowled out for one in the Super Over after Rinku completes the catch.

Apr 26, 2026, 11:47 PM

Rinku Singh completes it

Rinku Singh had to be the culprit. He takes the strike for the Super Over after putting in all the effort in the allotted time. Rinku drives Prince Yadav's opening ball through cover-point for four, thus Rovman Powell, who is at the other end, is not needed. At last, KKR has emerged victorious and is no longer the basement team.

CSK versus GT Live Score, IPL 2026: Sai Sudharsan and Rabada destroy CSK

Apr 26, 2026, 12:18 PM

CSK vs. GT: Sunday afternoon's midtable struggle

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Gujarat Titans (GT) have the same record at the midway point of the 2026 Indian Premier League: seven games, three wins, four losses. However, it appears that the two teams are going in different directions.

Despite the shortcomings of both teams, things appear to be improving for CSK following their victory over the Mumbai Indians (MI). Sanju Samson has been instrumental in it. He had three single-digit scores at the beginning of the season, but in the last four games, he has made two hundreds and forty-eight. In addition to him, Noor Ahmad has also regained his form following a lacklustre beginning. He has taken five wickets at an economy rate of 6.50 in the last three games. CSK will also benefit from playing at home on Sunday afternoon.

Rabada silences Chepauk with hard-length masterclass

GT is coming off two losses going into this match. GT's issues are structural, whereas CSK's are connected to Ruturaj Gaikwad and Shivam Dube's form. Their top three are compelled to play low-risk cricket because they lack a potent middle order. As a result, GT has the lowest rate in the competition, averaging 18.3 balls to hit a six. For comparison, Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings clear the boundary every 9.4 and 7.6 balls, respectively. With Impact Players and flat surfaces, GT's strategy puts pressure on their bowling assault to produce results, which isn't always feasible.

Apr 26, 2026, 12:48 PM

Is Dhoni going to play today?

MS Dhoni's calf injury is still healing. Thus, anticipate that CSK will field the same team.

Chennai Super Kings (probable): 1 Sanju Samson (wk), 2 Ruturaj Gaikwad (capt), 3 Sarfaraz Khan, 4 Shivam Dube, 5 Dewald Brevis, 6 Kartik Sharma, 7 Jamie Overton, 8 Akeal Hosein, 9 Noor Ahmad, 10 Anshul Kamboj, 11 Mukesh Choudhary, 12 Gurjapneet Singh

Additionally, GT might not alter their combination.

Gujarat Titans (probable): 1 Shubman Gill (capt), 2 Sai Sudharsan, 3 Jos Buttler (wk), 4 Washington Sundar, 5 Jason Holder, 6 Shahrukh Khan, 7 Rashid Khan, 8 Rahul Tewatia, 9 Manav Suthar, 10 Kagiso Rabada, 11 Mohammed Siraj, 12 Prasidh Krishna

Apr 26, 2026, 1:51 PM

Prasidh and Akeal

CSK was without a new-ball seamer following Khaleel Ahmed's injury. However, Akeal Hosein, a left-arm spinner, is more than capable of doing the task. Although Hosein's ability to swing the new ball is more well-known, he also demonstrated his ability to spin it versus MI. In his first two overs, he took two wickets by catching Danish Malewar's outside edge and beating Naman Dhir's.

In the first five games of the season, Prasidh Krishna took 11 wickets; but, in the last two, he has taken just one and gone for 14.16 per over. He appears to be deviating from the hard path that led to all of his achievements; it's not only about the economy rate. If GT wants to dominate the middle overs, he must be back to his best.

Apr 26, 2026, 2:13 PM

Statistics and trivia: CSK's Hosein key?

Hosein has dismissed Shubman Gill twice in 31 balls in Twenty20 cricket while conceding just 29 runs. Even more outstanding is Hosein's record against Jason Holder: 13 balls, two runs, four dismissals.

In the IPL, Mohammed Siraj has a strong record against Samson, dismissing him three times in 35 deliveries for a mere 40 runs.

In T20 cricket, Samson has scored at a strike rate of just 112.03 (121 runs off 108 balls) but has only once been dismissed by Rashid Khan.

Apr 26, 2026, 2:30 PM

"How can I forget MS?" they asked

"How am I going to forget MS [Dhoni]? He is making good progress. He is making progress towards recuperation and fulfilling all requests." Stephen Felming, head coach of CSK, on MS Dhoni. They will inevitably wind up playing the majority of balls if they have a good top order. Because they don't given enough game time, the middle order finds it challenging. However, we are content with what we have. Although they haven't performed well in some games, having such a strong order is advantageous.Vijay Dahiya, assistant coach at GT

Apr 26, 2026, 2:40 PM

We're melting

Welcome to a Chepauk where the majority of people appear to have abandoned their passion for the game out of concern that they may vanish into thin air. Here, it's as hilarious as insert preferred profanity. Good luck to the players who must endure the intense summer heat. If there wasn't a brawl in the dressing room for the impact player role (bat and never ever field), then there is a significant problem.

Apr 26, 2026, 2:50 PM

Slow-motion warm-ups

Although the warm-ups are in progress, it is evident that both sides are saving their energy for the game itself. Rabada's activities are limited to spot bowling. Sai Sudharsan and Prasidh are practicing catching. Rashid Khan is jogging, not running. Pitch number six, which is supposed to help spin a little, has been closely examined by Akeal Hosein.

Apr 26, 2026, 3:06 PM

Toss: GT bowl

Shubman Gill won the toss and decided to confront the heat right immediately on a day when Chennai had issued severe heat warnings. The Gujarat Titans' decision to bowl first may indicate that their batting lineup, which is largely dependent on the top three, would like to know what they are chasing rather than worrying about setting a total and whether it is par. If anything, spin is predicted to be aided by the conditions, and normal wear and tear may further reinforce this tendency.

Putting a total on the board made home skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad very delighted. He mentioned that he's been getting starts and that he will cash in when he believes it's his day, even though he is now out of form. CSK replaced Sarfaraz Khan with Urvil Patel and hinted that they would "play around" with the Impact Player. Prior to the toss, Ramakrishna Ghosh, a substitute who isn't in the starting lineup, had measured his run-up. GT also made a change, substituting Arshad Khan for Rahul Tewatia.

Gujarat Titans 1 Shubman Gill (capt), 2 Sai Sudharsan, 3 Jos Buttler (wk), 4 Shahrukh Khan, 5 Washington Sundar, 6 Jason Holder, 7 Rashid Khan, 8 Arshad Khan, 9 Kagiso Rabada, 10 Mohammed Siraj, 11 Manav Suthar

Impact player options: Glenn Phillips, Anuj Rawat, Kulwant Khejroliya, Nishant Sindhu, Rahul Tewatia

Chennai Super Kings 1 Sanju Samson (wk), 2 Ruturaj Gaikwad (capt), 3 Urvil Patel, 4 Dewald Brevis, 5 Shivam Dube, 6 Kartik Sharma, 7 Jamie Overton, 8 Akeal Hosein, 9 Noor Ahmad, 10 Anshul Kamboj, 11 Gurjapneet Singh

Impact player options: Sarfaraz Khan, Mukesh Choudhary, Prashant Veer, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Matt Short

Apr 26, 2026, 3:43 PM

Pace is pace

GT's bowling is oppressively good once more. In the first over, Siraj defeated Samson three times in four balls. Rabada began by overcoming Samson's advantage as well. After that, he was hammered for four. The ball had a terrific bounce after hitting the edge. The batter was able to ride it squarely on the off side after the ball that went for four bounced just enough.

Apr 26, 2026, 3:49 PM

Is Gaikwad sensing it?

MS Dhoni has never attended a CSK game. On demand, however, he can be heard stating, "Start the whistles." Every time CSK hits a boundary today, the DJ continues to play it. At the toss, Gaikwad said he would cash in when he felt it was his day. Today, he made two boundaries with his first two shots.

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Apr 26, 2026, 3:53 PM

Samson has left

There's space. It's brief. Samson takes the cut. However, the speed. The speed is 148 km per hour. in this heat. When Rabada is irritated, he becomes someone else, and it's obvious that those early boundaries irritated him. Now that he has his man, CSK will have to play 16.3 overs without their season's top hitter.

Samson has scored 304 of CSK's 1274 runs this season, or 24% of the team's total. For GT, getting rid of him early was crucial.

Enjoying his high, Urvil Patel charges at Rabada and uses additional cover to smash him. He tries to step out again at the next ball, but Rabada is too cool. He is brief. He enters the body. Additionally, his pace is BLISTERING. 149 miles per hour. upper edge. Make a mid-on catch. Rabada recalls the line. He gives Urvil a death gaze before dismissing him.

Apr 26, 2026, 4:03 PM

GT Quicks Masterclass

In the first over, Siraj defeated Samson three times in four balls.

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In the fourth over, Urvil and Samson are dismissed by Rabada.

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Sarfaraz is affected by 4 W Siraj's KOs in the fifth over.

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When Brevis shows there, Chennai enthusiastically applauds his custom of taking a knee just within the playing field as a symbol of his religion. Fans find it cool. similar to a hero's entrance.

Apr 26, 2026, 4:15 PM

How GT arranged their bowling

Rabada and Siraj bowled through the powerplay for the third time this season. They set up the remainder of the innings for themselves by front-loading their fast bowlers, especially those of such calibre. Siraj and Rabada typically take early wickets. They were searching for more after receiving three today. In the final over of the powerplay, when the fielding side would have been considering containment, they had a slip for new-batter Brevis. They can sneak in inexpensive overs from their backup bowlers after forcing the opponent into rebuilding mode with the early wickets they take. Jason Holder and Manav Suthar are now in charge. It is possible to save Rashid Khan for a few final overs.

25 balls have passed since CSK's previous boundary. After eight overs, they are 36 for 3. In more than 3.5, they hit the final of their five boundaries.

Apr 26, 2026, 4:21 PM

Brevis has left

When the ball went straight up off his bat rather than out of the ground as he had planned, he hung his head. It's intriguing. He has only scored two fifties in 20 IPL innings. He has a lot of promise. He has performed for South Africa and even at the SA20 as a result of that. However, he hasn't lived up to the hype at the IPL.

Today's powerplay score of 28 is the third-lowest of the season for CSK. They have already lost the most wickets of any side in the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) at 18.

Apr 26, 2026, 4:41 PM

Gaikwad's approach

In the IPL 2026 season, Ruturaj Gaikwad has encountered 58 dot balls. He is now in the top three as a result. To put things in perspective, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has encountered fifty dot balls this season. At the summit, Yashasvi Jaiswal has encountered 67 dot balls. Thus, it is obvious that a batter facing a lot of dot balls won't have any issues.

It's what they do anytime they have even a slim opportunity to score. In order to make up for it, Jaiswal attacks a lot of balls—24 out of 166 faced, or 15%. So far this season, Gaikwad has played 13 attacking shots (out of 127 faced, or 10%).

It's obvious that the CSK captain would rather settle in before making a bold move. However, the IPL might have evolved past this approach.

Apr 26, 2026, 4:46 PM

The second slowest fifty for CSK

50 CSK achieved their second-slowest IPL time of 11.6 overs. In 2011, they brought it up in 12.1 overs against RCB, which was the only instance in which they went more slowly.

However, in the thirteenth over, Gaikwad does open up.

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Apr 26, 2026, 4:56 PM

Dube goes after Rashid

He had been held back until the fifteenth over by GT. This is how it turned out.

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The 30,370-person Chepauk crowd has found their voice. "Duuu-be! Duuu-be! Duuu-be!" is what they are performing.

Apr 26, 2026, 5:00 PM

Dube has left

After a partnership of 59 off 43, Arshad Khan destroys Shivam Dube's stumps. This season, it was CSK's seventh fifty collaboration. Only LSG (3) and GT (6) have performed worse.

It appeared that CSK anticipated a dry pitch with some spin available. That hasn't been displayed. Pace has been present. Bounce has occurred. And it's been the perfect friend to GT's bowling attack

Apr 26, 2026, 5:04 PM

Fifty Gaikwad

The skipper of CSK has reached his first fifty in the 2026 Indian Premier League. In his final 11 IPL innings, he also scored his first fifty. He has persevered despite the difficulties in the hopes that the bowlers may eventually have a field day. This surface's speed and bounce will appeal to Overton and Gurjapneet.

Apr 26, 2026, 5:21 PM

Overton made a brief appearance

In the 17th and 18th overs, Kartik Sharma and Jamie Overton gave CSK a small boundary lift.

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With the pace and bounce available later in the game, Overton might be a problem. Will CSK, however, have enough players? Gill and Sai Sudharsan ordered this chase tailor. They don't have to take any chances.

Apr 26, 2026, 5:29 PM

CSK 158 for seven

Gaikwad finishes on 74 off 60 balls after leaving a ball in the final over and denying a single. Rabada effectively disrupted CSK's batting lineup and left them to pick up the pieces after taking three wickets, including two in one over. The second-slowest fifty in the IPL was achieved by CSK in 11.6 overs. It was Gaikwad's slowest fifty in the IPL and the slowest since 2022, taking 49 balls. 158 is a "amazing score," according to Shivam Dube in the intermission interview. One batter made 152 less than a day ago. And because the chasing club scored 120 in the powerplay alone, he ended up on the losing side.

Apr 26, 2026, 5:55 PM

Gill starts talking

In the final game for GT, Gill was going to run a ball while Sai Sudharsan was hitting it all over the place. Gill stated, "I hope he gives him some strike in the powerplay," during the presentation after they lost the game. Here, Gill is undoubtedly getting struck, and he has been able to profit on the little total in front of him. He has hit 20 of the first 22 runs at a strike rate of more than 200.

Apr 26, 2026, 6:14 PM

GT wins the powerplay

With 58 for 0, GT has emerged from the powerplay. For three less wickets, that is twice as much as what CSK scored. However, Gill stumbles to Noor Ahmad down the leg side at 6.2.

Apr 26, 2026, 6:56 PM

Fifty Sai Sudharsan

Today, GT reached their hundred more quickly than CSK reached their fifty. Here on his home field, Sai Sudharsan has backed up his hundred from the previous game with a fifty.

Apr 26, 2026, 7:15 PM

GT win

The Chennai Super Kings were destroyed by a powerplay burst from the finest new-ball assault in the IPL. Gujarat Titans won by eight wickets thanks to Kagiso Rabada's 3 for 28, moving them up to fifth place in the standings. After holding that spot, CSK is now in sixth place. With 87 runs in 46 balls, Sai Sudharsan completed the chase.

RR vs. SRH Live Score, IPL 2026: Following Sooryavanshi's century, Abhishek and Kishan put SRH ahead

Apr 25, 2026, 5:00 PM

Part 2 of RR versus SRH

When the Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad last faced off, all eyes were on one young player at the start of the game, but by the end, two other players were the focus of attention. Jasprit Bumrah and Josh Hazlewood were bossed by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, but in Hyderabad, Praful Hinge got him out for a duck and finished his debut with a four-wicket haul, along with fellow SRH fast Sakib Hussain. That led to a winning run of three games, which SRH will aim to maintain. Naturally, one of them might make room for Pat Cummins, the returning captain of SRH, today.

Ishan Kishan feasted on width from RR's bowlers

RR, on the other hand, lost two straight games before improving against the Lucknow Super Giants. Riyan Parag, their captain, is under some strain as they host SRH today. Both teams are aware that every point matters, particularly in that mid-table bottleneck, since they are both in the top four and the IPL 2026 league stage is halfway through. All of that prepares us for another fun competition.

Apr 25, 2026, 5:19 PM

Parag's battle

13.5 Riyan Parag's IPL 2026 batting average

In his first season as captain, Riyan Parag has not performed well. In just seven innings, he has only allowed 81 runs while striking at 117.39.

Sooner rather than later, the Rajasthan Royals will want their captain to improve and strengthen that middle order.

Apr 25, 2026, 6:12 PM

Archer Jofra: A powerplay boss who is always retro

When he's playing well, batters don't always have time to enjoy his run-up. They are occupied with leaving. Archer has claimed a wicket with his first ball in three of his previous four IPL matches. As a result, he now shares first place with Mohammed Shami on the list of IPL players with the most first-ball wickets (five).

This is a passage from Abhijato Sensarma's article about the danger posed by Jofra Archer.

Apr 25, 2026, 6:25 PM

Can Delhi's fireworks be matched by Jaipur?

This is taking place at the Feroz Shah Kotla. PBKS is at 83 for 0 in four overs as of this writing. IN FOUR OVERS. Two sixty-five, chasing 265.

The IPL is at its most explosive right now. If Travishek and Jaisoorya work hard, we might be able to get something similar in Jaipur in about an hour. This might be a lot of fun.

Apr 25, 2026, 6:39 PM

Speak up

Both teams may be classified as rather top-heavy, while having two exceptional top orders. Which middle order makes you feel more confident or anxious?

Apr 25, 2026, 7:18 PM

Cummins comes back, and SRH decides to bowl

When playing the Rajasthan Royals, Sunrisers Hyderabad decided to bowl.

In his first competitive match since the Adelaide Ashes Test in mid-December, Pat Cummins, the skipper of Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), has decided to bowl against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Jaipur.

Ishan Kishan, the stand-in captain, had lost all seven of the tosses he had played, hence this was SRH's first victory of the season.

In one of two bowling changes, Cummins replaced Sri Lankan quick Dilshan Madushanka in SRH's starting lineup. Seamer Praful Hinge, who made his IPL debut in the match-winning four-wicket haul in Hyderabad, also returned to the starting lineup in place of left-arm spinner Harsh Dubey.

Each squad substituted a seamer for a spinner. Legspinner Ravi Bishnoi dropped to the Impact Player bench and was replaced by Tushar Deshpande for RR.

Travis Head is on the SRH substitute bench when the game begins. When they start their pursuit, he will probably fill in as an Impact Player.

With RR having scored ten points in their first seven games and SRH eight in seven, both teams will be looking to solidify their prospects of finishing in the top four of the league going into this match.

Rajasthan Royals: 1 Yashasvi Jaiswal, 2 Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, 3 Dhruv Jurel (wk), 4 Riyan Parag (capt), 5 Shimron Hetmyer, 6 Donovan Ferreira, 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Jofra Archer, 9 Tushar Deshpande, 10 Nandre Burger, 11 Brijesh Sharma.

Impact Subs bench: Ravi Bishnoi, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Ravi Singh, Sandeep Sharma, Shubham Dubey.

Sunrisers Hyderabad: 1 Abhishek Sharma, 2 Ishan Kishan, 3 Heinrich Klaasen, 4 Salil Arora (wk), 5
Aniket Verma, 6 Nitish Kumar Reddy, 7 Pat Cummins (capt), 8 Shivang Kumar, 9 Sakib Hussain, 10 Praful Hinge, 11 Eshan Malinga.

Impact Subs bench: Smaran R, Travis Head, Liam Livingstone, Harsh Dubey, Harshal Patel.

Apr 25, 2026, 7:37 PM

Sooryavanshi exacts revenge on Hinge

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is the best at hitting all lengths and is also the most effective at hitting "bad" balls, as analyst Himanish Ganjoo notes on the Rock & Roll It podcast (full episode available here).

This is discovered in a 25-run first over by Praful Hinge, who dismissed Sooryavanshi for a duck on debut in the rematch 12 days ago. Twenty-five runs.

In that over, Sooryavanshi faces five balls and goes 0, 6, 6, 6, 6. A short ball is pulled off. A length ball whipped over a square leg in reverse. A long-off slot ball was lofted. A ball blasted over long-on from the entire side of the length. Where you pitch it is irrelevant.

Apr 25, 2026, 7:39 PM

Cummins versus Sooryavanshi

He struck Hazlewood for four, four, four, and six first up, then he smacked Bumrah for six first ball. For the first time in his life, he takes on Pat Cummins and gets a solid short ball first up. climbed to shoulder height while angled over the left-hander from over the wicket. What is the role of Sooryavanshi? What are you anticipating? It was simple to pull for six in front of the square. Right now, he's hitting on thirty off six balls. One dot and five sixes. What a performer.

Apr 25, 2026, 7:43 PM

Malinga obtains Jaiswal

Yashasvi Jaiswal received another excellent short ball from Eshan Malinga. Climbing over the batter's rear shoulder, it resembles the one Sooryavanshi pulled for six off Pat Cummins. When the ball grows huge on Jaiswal, he skews a catch to mid-on, which is not exactly what Sooryavanshi did.

Apr 25, 2026, 7:55 PM

Aniket pushes Sooryavanshi down

Both openers may have been removed by Eshan Malinga. Sooryavanshi doesn't produce as much power as usual and pulls a hard-length ball that is angled across him. Running to his right from a deep square leg, Aniket Verma uses both hands to lay down a straight-forward opportunity. The ball rolls into the rope as it topples over.

Later in the over, Sooryavanshi snags Malinga for a six only to add insult to injury. Since switching to 30 off 6, he has significantly slowed down. He is currently batting on 44 off 14. In five overs, RR is 63 for 1.

Apr 25, 2026, 8:00 PM

15-ball half-century

This is Sooryavanshi's fastest fifty. Only his joint-fastest fifty. This season, it's only his joint-fastest fifty. This season, he has reached a 15-ball half-century three times. Many 15s for a 15-year-old. Sakib Hussain's flat-batted six over long-on gets him there. This is his seventh six. 15 balls and a seventh six. Words are insufficient.

At the end of the over, Sakib misses another opportunity when Dhruv Jurel jabs one back at him, causing Sakib to get tangled in his follow-through. At 76 for 1, RR ends the powerplay. If that doesn't seem like much considering how Sooryavanshi is playing, it's because this pitch has shown some seam movement and two-pacedness when everyone else has been on strike. Jurel is batting on 14 off 12.

Apr 25, 2026, 8:09 PM

Sooryavanshi rattles along as the powerplay concludes

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Shivang Kumar's first over was that. The left-arm wristspinner presents Sooryavanshi with three balls. For one, a slight push down to long-on is sufficient. gets back on strike for the final two balls and smashes two straight long-off hits: a flat-bat six and a drilled four.

Apr 25, 2026, 8:25 PM

Jurel's battle

Dhruv Jurel is batting on 25 from 23 balls, has trouble middleing the ball, and struggles with fluency. Jurel may be keeping SRH in the match, but Sooryavanshi's innings should be taking the game away from them at this point. SRH may not be too upset with Sakib Hussain's two return catches off Jurel right now.

In ten overs, RR is 112 for 1.

Apr 25, 2026, 8:32 PM

Jurel makes a move

Eshan Malinga made two amazing shots to move from 26 off 25 to 37 off 27. Outstanding wrists and bat speed on both: a surgical square cut that cuts backwards point and deep third, followed by a pick-up shot for six over square leg.

At 127 for 1, RR ends the eleventh over.

Apr 25, 2026, 8:37 PM

The range

What is this child incapable of doing? He now uses a reverse-pull to hit Shivang Kumar's fast, into-the-pitch ball over backwards point. recognises that there isn't a fielder behind square. Very intelligent.

A bowler's plans are put under a lot of pressure by such kind of shot. Next, what do you bowl? Sooryavanshi says "thank you" and places the ball over the midwicket boundary after Shivang bowls one in the slot, angling it into his legs. goes from 32 to 87.

Apr 25, 2026, 8:43 PM

Fifty and over

With a beautiful straight drive for four off Nitish Kumar Reddy, Jurel reaches his half-century in 34 balls. With his next legal ball, Reddy gets him by going hard length, getting a little extra bounce, and converting the attempted pull into a skewed catch to provide additional cover.

Riyan Parag, who has had a very quiet season thus far, enters the game when RR is 152 for 4 in 12.4 overs.

Apr 25, 2026, 8:54 PM

Century and out

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is batting on 103 off 36 balls. He is 15 years old. And we're already so used to watching him bat like this that we almost take it for granted. He gets from 87 to 103 in three balls against his Bihar team-mate Sakib Hussain. Length ball outside leg, swiped over backward square leg for six. Then a slot ball, drilled over mid-off for four. Then full again, not quite as full, and he gets the elevation to launch it over long-on for his 12th six in 36 balls. Incredible.

Shahid Afridi's century off 36 balls reminds me of my naiveté when he scored one off 37 in an ODI in 1996. Sooryavanshi hasn't even reached his fastest IPL hundred yet. Last year, that one came off 35 balls.

He has undoubtedly broken many other records today that I am unable to list here. Before long, you will learn everything there is to know about them. This is passed on by Sampath Bandarupalli:

Fewest innings to score 4 hundreds in men's T20s:

26 - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
33 - Usman Khan
72 - B Sai Sudharsan
77 - Chris Gayle
88 - Michael Klinger

Then, for some reason, it simply ceases. Sooryavanshi tries to shuffle across and play a charming little reverse-scoop while Sakib goes blockhole. Some will ask him why he plays these shots when he can easily hit them with more traditional methods. I'll simply state that he has the right to do as he pleases. This time, it just doesn't connect.

What an innings. RR is 171 for 3 in 13.4 overs, while he is out for 103 off 37 balls.

Apr 25, 2026, 9:05 PM

York's Cummins Parag

Pat Cummins hit an inch-perfect yorker with just the right amount of tail into the RHB. Parag is unable to hit the ball when he tries to jam his bat down and squeeze it behind square on the off side. In 16.1 overs, RR is 191 for 4.

Apr 25, 2026, 9:11 PM

Everyone else's count

You may be curious how many runs the RR batters who aren't Sooryavanshi have scored thus far. Their total score after the 17th over is 87 off 65 balls.

After a superb Cummins over that yields just four runs, RR are 195 for 4. In the final three, how much can they score?

Apr 25, 2026, 9:22 PM

Ferreira's cameo is ended by Malinga

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The 18th and 19th overs are those. In the 19th, Eshan Malinga gave up just one run in four balls to Shimron Hetmyer after Donovan Ferreira got sunk into Sakib Hussain, who struggled to hit his yorkers. He can only hit the full-toss into long-on's hands after missing his yorker to Ferreira. For 33 off 16, he is out.

At the end of the over, Ravindra Jadeja swings a single slot ball to the wide long-on boundary. With one over remaining, RR is 218 for 5.

Apr 25, 2026, 9:30 PM

228 for 6

With 37 balls, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scored 103. The remaining players and extras scored 125 off 83 balls. RR receives 228 for 6. On a day when Punjab Kings chased down a T20 record 265 with an over remaining, is that sufficient for them? Is it possible for Travishek to accomplish what Sooryavanshi did from one end?

Apr 25, 2026, 9:51 PM

Everything is taking place

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Earlier today, Dhruv Jurel scored 51 off 35, which was a difficult innings in many respects. He now drops the first ball to Travis Head. Jofra Archer begins by delivering the ideal ball to the left-hander with rapid, hard length, angling across, without giving breadth, and leaping off the field. Head pokes it, edges it, and Jurel dives to his left to put it down. He managed to get his gloves under it, but he was unable to hang on.

After beating Head's bat twice in the next three balls, one of which is a wide, Archer offers a little breadth before being chopped wide of deep third for six.

Then, as Jurel considers the potential consequence of his error, Archer develops another edge and bowls another flawless ball. This time, it's a simple opportunity that sticks well in the gloves. Squares Head up.

In 0.5 overs, SRH is 7 for 1.

Next, Archer throws an enormous bouncer up to Ishan Kishan. He simply raises his hands to fend it off while toppling over since he reacts slowly. He gets enough of an edge for the bat to soar over the fine leg boundary for six when the bat is in front of his face and his eyes are not on the ball. Archer is really, really hot.

Apr 25, 2026, 10:22 PM

Epidemic of missed catches

I'm not sure how many games there are today, but it must be a ridiculous amount. Alright, Shiva Jayaraman tells us the number: twelve and counting.

In any case, Shimron Hetmyer loses sight of this opportunity from Abhishek Sharma, slashing Nandre Burger with an open blade towards deep third, which is why I chose the word "missed" rather than "dropped" as instructed. Perhaps the ball is emerging from the floodlights. Abhishek scores four runs after he makes a mistake, moves in the wrong direction, then raises his hands to shield his face.

SRH surpasses fifty in the fourth over as both Abhishek and Kishan start to pile on the boundaries.

Update: There have now been 13 missed catches. When Tushar Deshpande bowls in the fifth over, Abhishek gives Ravindra Jadeja of all people an absolute sitter at backwards point, and Jadeja shells it. Six times out of ten, I would have caught it.

The boundaries that Abhishek and Kishan have been hitting have nearly escaped me because I've been so preoccupied with discussing missed catches. By previous T20 norms, they're scoring at a remarkable rate, but we're growing accustomed to it.

The fact that SRH is entering from both ends is crucial. For RR, it did not occur. The individual on the other end was moving much more slowly, but Sooryavanshi was scoring more quickly than either Abhishek or Kishan.

At 89 for 1, SRH ends the powerplay.

Apr 25, 2026, 10:39 PM

50s for Abhishek and Kishan, and a century stand

Just 44 balls are needed to reach the century mark. Unfortunately for RR, their bowlers have provided plenty of breadth, and both Kishan and Abhishek have been merciless on everything that offers it. Some of it has been caused by their strategies, such as Tushar Deshpande's poor line control when trying to go wide of the left-handers' hitting arcs with the field set correctly.

Shortly after, Brijesh Sharma tries to go wide yorker but fails to get wide enough and misses his length to provide a full-toss, and Abhishek reaches his fifty with a beautiful, open-faced slice through point. takes 24 balls to get there.

With a drawn four off  Donovan Ferreira in the tenth over, Kishan also reaches his fifty in twenty-four balls. Ferreira will now bowl part-time offspin after we've already had one Riyan Parag over. For obvious reasons, RR hasn't yet employed Jadeja's left-arm spin.

Apr 25, 2026, 10:41 PM

Ferreira ends the collaboration

Ferreira suffered a costly defeat. Kishan launches him for a straight six after pulling him for a four. However, Abhishek's second try at a straight six is a minor error that results in him being caught at long-off.

In ten overs, SRH is 139 for 2. In the final ten overs, they must score 90.

Apr 25, 2026, 10:46 PM

Finally, Supersub Bishnoi enters the assault

RR added Ravi Bishnoi as an Impact Player and used five front-line bowlers in their bat-first lineup. They should have been able to keep Jadeja away from the left-handers by stacking their bowling in this fashion without having to bowl two part-time overs, but they have only used Bishnoi in the eleventh over, even though he has a history of being a great bowler to the left-handers.

In any case, Kishan and Heinrich Klaasen have taken 16 off it, making it an expensive over. Finally, Jadeja arrives as SRH needs 74 off 54 balls.

Apr 25, 2026, 10:52 PM

The archer reappears and strikes

Additionally, he has Kishan's important wicket. With only 63 off 48, I'm not sure if Kishan needed to play this shot off this bowler in this circumstance, but he backs himself to play these shots, which is why he's as good as he is. Archer's hard length struck the pitch and angled across Kishan, who attempted to draw it from an odd height and line or flat-bat. Ferreira makes a fantastic catch and tumbles forward after running in from long off, but he ends up skying it.

SRH is 166 for 3 in 12.1, while Kishan is out for 74 off 31 balls.

Apr 25, 2026, 11:04 PM

Drop number 15

Think about this doubleheader day. Not this particular match. However, RR finds little solace in that.

With his pace and spring off the pitch, Archer is frightening everyone yet going for less than nine per over. For this same reason, he has a wonderful deep third, and that fielder had reduced a bouncer that Nitish Kumar Reddy had awkwardly fended to a single. Reddy makes another error off another bouncer that swirls in the direction of that fielder, but Brijesh, who is sprinting left, is unable to hold onto the diving attempt.

Reddy finishes the fifteenth over with a beautiful straight shot that beats the bowler and finds the gap to the right of mid-off. In his four overs, Archer ends with 2 for 34. In the final five overs, SRH just needs 41.

Apr 25, 2026, 11:23 PM

Brijesh receives Klaasen and Reddy

There wasn't much he could have done to stop that proper yorker, which followed Reddy with a late reverse inswing. The lbw is essentially plumb, but he can review, which he does. SRH only needs 10 off 16, and he's out for 36 off 18.

Another review, but not a player review, confirmed another wicket off the final ball of the over. Klaasen slugs straight to deep square leg with a full-toss this time. Ball-tracking technology verifies that the full-toss was not higher than waist height when the umpires check its height. For 29 off 24, he is out. In the final two overs, SRH needs nine runs.

Apr 25, 2026, 11:27 PM

With nine balls left, SRH prevails

Sooryavanshi played the night's innings, but Abhishek and Kishan helped SRH go from both ends, but RR's innings was a one-man show. With more over 1.5 hours left, they hunt down 229, which would have been impressive on most days. With one over left, PBKS was seeking a record 265 today.

IPL 2026 DC vs. PBKS Live Score: Prabharya and Shreyas accomplish a record chase for PBKS

Apr 25, 2026, 11:51 AM

DC has a lot of catching up to accomplish

Punjab Kings (PBKS) had appeared in control throughout all aspects of their five-match winning streak, just two games short of their best run from 2013–14. They have an air of invincibility in chases, largely because of Shreyas Iyer, and their powerplay hitting, spearheaded by Priyansh Arya, has been especially deadly.

Shreyas Iyer got a couple of lives in his first 25 balls

On the other hand, the Delhi Capitals (DC) have had trouble keeping up with major targets. They have failed in eight of their ten efforts to reach 200 or more since 2024, and they have yet to reach 200 in three attempts this season. Their utilisation of resources, particularly the Impact Player, has been unclear, which exacerbates that.

They have alternated between Ashutosh Sharma (against CSK), Karun Nair (against RCB), and Ashutosh again (against SRH). After a strong start, Pathum Nissanka has become quiet, and Nitish Rana, who was previously left out, is now unexpectedly under pressure once more.

Their bowling is also tinged with ambiguity. Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel bowled just two overs apiece against SRH, who amassed 242, while Rana reached his quota of 55 runs. Auqib Nabi was back on the bench after two games. All of this suggests that one side is still looking for the best mix.

At the halfway point, that is not the best position to be in. DC will have to resolve these problems fast because a matchup with the table-toppers is imminent.

Apr 25, 2026, 12:29 PM

Axar beneath the scanner

With captain Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav, the Delhi Capitals have one of the best spin-bowling duos in the IPL. However, in the defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad, they bowled just four overs together, while Nitish Rana, a part-time bowler, bowled four.

Aaron Finch was not pleased with that, saying, "To me that makes no sense."

Apr 25, 2026, 12:50 PM

DC's strengthening

Mitchell Starc is expected to arrive shortly, according to two updates from the Delhi Capitals camp. Not immediately, but if nothing happens between now and May 1, he should be back on the field. Additionally, Rehan Ahmed, a legspin-bowling all-rounder for a top-order batsman and sporadic wicketkeeper, has been called in to replace Ben Duckett. However, Rehan could have to wait for his turn.

Apr 25, 2026, 1:15 PM

Pathum Nissanka and Vijaykumar Vyshak are in the spotlight

With scores of 44, 41, and 41 in three of his first four innings, Pathum Nissanka had a strong start to his IPL debut. However, in his final two games, he was defeated by RCB and SRH. For him, the upcoming games take on greater significance, particularly in light of Mitchell Starc's approaching arrival. A successful run currently would present a welcome selection conundrum for the team management. Given that they have other talented Indian bats like Prithvi Shaw or Karun Nair who can step in, Nissanka seems to be the most vulnerable if Starc replaces one of the foreign hitters. Given that there have only been two low scores, it would be a severe decision, but the IPL's team choosing process is frequently harsh.

Vijaykumar Vyshak has already played in more games halfway through IPL 2026 than he did during the entire previous season, when his appearances were mostly determined by matchups. However, his entire game has changed noticeably this year. He appears speedier, more fit, and less one-dimensional. Vyshak has expanded his skill set by combining hard lengths with cutters and yorkers, particularly in the end, rather than depending only on the knuckleball. Although an economy rate of 10.05 may appear excessive, it reveals as much about his job as it does about the batting-friendly surfaces. His methods are clearly trusted within the PBKS setup.

Apr 25, 2026, 1:54 PM

How will the pitch be structured?

The Gujarat Titans defended one run off the final ball in the thrilling final game at the Kotla. In a game with 419 runs scored, David Miller's decision to deny a single was the buzz of the town. In order to ensure that there is enough sheen on the deck to generate another high-scorer, the curators have had two weeks since that game, thus this match will be played on a similar deck.

Apr 25, 2026, 2:14 PM

"Comfortable in my own skin" Jansen

Marco Jansen, who is in his second season with PBKS, has so far contributed differently to the team in IPL 2026 than he did the previous year. In his first six innings of the IPL 2025, he bowled the first or second over three times. Jansen has only done it once in the first five innings this time. He said all of that and more prior to today's match.

Apr 25, 2026, 2:19 PM

Fantastic Saturday

The IPL 2026 league phase is halfway through. DC has an opportunity to get out of the mid-table congestion for the time being, as they are tied with CSK and GT with six points. This is an opportunity for PBKS to maintain their lead over RR and RCB and solidify their position at the top. Later tomorrow evening, RR will host SRH in Jaipur. There is a lot to do on this Super Saturday.

Our guy in Delhi, Daya Sagar, reports that the city's temperature is 41 degrees. The players' fitness will undoubtedly be put to the test today due to the intense heat.

Apr 25, 2026, 2:28 PM

See who has returned!

Mitch Starc, Australia's fastest player, has joined the DC team in Delhi and hopes to be available for the Delhi Capitals (DC) before their May 1 matchup with Rajasthan Royals (RR). Starc, 36, was taking care of shoulder and elbow problems. In addition, England all-rounder Rehan Ahmed has joined the DC team to take Ben Duckett's spot. Rehan can be chosen starting today.

Apr 25, 2026, 2:56 PM

Report on conditions

From Delhi, here's Daya Sagar: Good afternoon. In order to receive two points, PBKS and DC will need to perspire in the intense heat of 41 degrees Celsius. Due to the extreme heat, only few people have arrived at the stadium thus far, but as the game approaches, the number is anticipated to grow.

For now, Delhi's Lungi Ngidi and Mukesh Kumar have marked their bowling run-ups from both ends, while Punjab's Arshdeep Singh, Xavier Bartlett, Marco Jansen, and Vijaykumar Vyshak have done the same. On the side pitch, Yuzvendra Chahal is honing his spin bowling technique. He will undoubtedly fit into PBKS' starting lineup, although it is unclear if PBKS will also start Harpreet Brar in today's dry-surface encounter.

It was said in yesterday's news conference that the choice would be made on match day once the pitch was examined. Maybe that's why coach Ricky Ponting and skipper Shreyas Iyer are currently standing close to the field, talking and deliberating. KL Rahul is addressing the Delhi squad during a huddle in the meantime.

Apr 25, 2026, 3:02 PM

DC chooses to bat against PBKS

Delhi Capitals choose to bat against Punjab Kings.

On a 41-degree day in Delhi, Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel won the toss and decided to bat against Punjab Kings in an afternoon match. Shreyas Iyer, the captain of PBKS, stated that the toss was "inconsequential" since he wanted to bowl first.

From their prior games, neither team had changed. Mitchell Starc, Australia's fastest player, has joined the DC team but is not yet prepared to play. He hopes to be eligible for DC prior to their May 1 matchup with the Rajasthan Royals (RR). In addition, England all-rounder Rehan Ahmed has joined the DC team to take Ben Duckett's spot. Seamer Auqib Nabi might be DC's Impact Player when they bowl, or if the Delhi pitch—which Axar described as dry—favors spin, they might lean towards legspinner Vipraj Nigam.

Nehal Wadhera is the most likely player for PBKS to fill in as the Impact Sub during a pursuit. Just two games short of their best run from 2013–14, PBKS is now on a five-match winning streak.

Delhi Capitals bat-first XI: 1 Pathum Nissanka, 2 KL Rahul (wk), 3 Sameer Rizvi, 4 Nitish Rana, 5 David Miller, 6 Tristan Stubbs, 7 Axar Patel (capt), 8 Kuldeep Yadav, 9 Lungi Ngidi, 10 T Natarajan, 11 Mukesh Kumar

Impact Sub bench: Vipraj Nigam, Karun Nair, Dushmantha Chameera, Ashutosh Sharma, Auqib Nabi

Punjab Kings bowl-first XI: 1 Prabhsimran Singh(w), 2 Priyansh Arya, 3 Cooper Connolly, 4 Shreyas Iyer(capt), 5 Shashank Singh, 6 Marcus Stoinis,7 Marco Jansen, 8 Xavier Bartlett, 9 Vijaykumar Vyshak, 10 Arshdeep Singh, 11 Yuzvendra Chahal

Impact Sub bench: Nehal Wadhera, Harpreet Brar, Suryansh Shedge, Yash Thakur, Vishnu Vinod

Apr 25, 2026, 3:36 PM

Rahul pursues Bartlett

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Xavier Bartlett starts off as an outswinger. Rahul beats the lone man in the deep on the off side by reaching out for it and cracking it away behind point. The next delivery is overcorrected by Bartlett, who pushes it too full on the stumps. Rahul grabs it and flips it over in the middle. Bartlett has had to use his defensive abilities after just two balls. He uses a slower cutter to keep Rahul honest. However, he fails to get the short ball at Nissanka short enough, and the ball disappears to the right of deep square leg for the third boundary of the over.

Apr 25, 2026, 3:41 PM

Shashank's numerous failures

Arshdeep celebrates after drawing a mis-hit from Rahul in his second cover, but he must stop himself because Shashank Singh dropped a fairly normal catch at deep square leg. Shashank shells another after missing at least three opportunities in PBKS's last match, this time to save Rahul on 12. Shashank allows the ball to go all the way to the boundary. Coach Ponting appears to close his eyes and lower his head. He is unable to witness this terrifying spectacle on the field.

But two balls later, Arshdeep smacks Nissanka's top edge from left-arm over. Prabhsimran made no mistakes behind the stumps. After seven balls, Nissanka was dismissed for eleven. Arshdeep can now rejoice.

Shashank is still being followed by the ball. In the fifth over, he dives to his right from sweeper cover, but it is ineffective because the ball glides into the boundary.

Shashank departs the field prior to the beginning of the powerplay's last over."It's fair to say [we haven't performed well in the field]," Ponting grinned.

Apr 25, 2026, 3:59 PM

In a powerplay, Rahul and Rana attack

DC's powerplay score of 68 was their highest in the 2026 Indian Premier League. Earlier this month, they defeated CSK in Chennai with a powerplay score of 66, which was their highest of the season.

Rahul has maximised the powerplay by repeatedly hitting the ball over the top. He has easily reached 35 off of 16 balls. At No. 3, Rana has also started to attack, reaching 22 off 13 balls.

Apr 25, 2026, 4:24 PM

Rahul is fifty!

Rahul's 26-ball half-century has given PBKS a strong foundation. He scored 35 of DC's 68 runs during the powerplay, demonstrating his quickness. Rahul had a strike rate of more than 200 when he scored those powerplay runs.

After the powerplay, he continued to be aggressive, step-hitting Chahal for six and Vyshak for four. Rahul was dropped twice along the route. Can he take advantage of those opportunities and help DC reach a significant total?

Rahul's fastest fifty since his 25-ball performance against CSK in 2021, according to our stats expert Sampath Bandarupalli.

Apr 25, 2026, 4:34 PM

Fifty Rana

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With just 29 balls, Nitish Rana reaches his own half-century. It's also his second consecutive fifty. Rana reaches the milestone with consecutive scooped fours, the first of which Chahal swatted away to the boundary at short fine leg.

In the 12th over, Rana had undoubtedly applied pressure, taking Bartlett for a sequence of 6,4,4,4,4,6. In 12 overs, DC is 142 for 1. In his three overs, Bartlett has given up 52 runs.

Apr 25, 2026, 4:50 PM

Rahul scores his first IPL sub-50 ball tonne

Rahul has reached a century off 47 balls after taking advantage of two opportunities. On 12, Shashank dropped him, and on 51, Vyshak dropped him off his own bowling. This is Rahul's first IPL century under 50, according to Sampath Bandarupalli.

In the eleventh over, he picked Chahal away for back-to-back fours after stepping out of the crease to hit him for six over long-on. With a run of 4,6,4,4 against Arshdeep in the fourteenth over, Rahul stormed into the nineties. In the fifteenth over, he reached the milestone with a four off Jansen. Rahul makes a 'X' with his arms and rejoices. He is joined in celebration by the Arun Jaitley Stadium. In 15 overs, DC is 189 for 1.

Apr 25, 2026, 4:58 PM

Rahul lines up Vyshak

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Vyshak Vijaykumar is bowling the sixteenth over. In a 24-run over, Rahul rips into his Karnataka teammate, hitting him for three sixes and a four. Both over and around the wicket, Vyshak continued to miss his yorkers. Rahul shot up to 126 after 54 balls. Is he able to reduce Gayle's 175*?

Apr 25, 2026, 5:16 PM

Rana and Rahul in the record stand

192 DC's best partnership for any wicket in the IPL.

192 and counting. Rahul hits a six over long-on off Jansen to surpass 200. Can he keep going and break Gayle's record?

In the penultimate over of the innings, PBKS finally breaks the stand at 220. Shreyas makes a deft grab after Rana launches a full-toss to mid-off. Rana failed to reach a century, going for 91 off 44 balls. Rana receives back pats from Rahul and the new Miller.

Apr 25, 2026, 5:25 PM

Rahul 152*, Rana 91, DC 264

On his way to 152* off 67 balls, Rahul has destroyed the record books and the PBKS attack. After Brendon McCullum (175*) and Chris Gayle (158*), he became the first Indian and third overall to reach 150 or more in the IPL. Gayle's record was in danger at one point, but it is now secure. However, Rahul has made an incredible effort. DC is now at 264 for 2, which is both their biggest total and the seventh highest overall.

While keeping in the second innings, Rahul is gasping for air and hoping he doesn't cramp. On a 41-degree day in Delhi, it was a serious shift. "Rahul! Rahul! Rahul!" chants reverberate across the area.

Apr 25, 2026, 5:48 PM

Prabhsimran and Arya begin the pursuit

DC's Impact Sub Auqib Nabi's first ball is on off and of decent length. It's a decent ball. However, Arya makes it appear that way. He grabs it and hits a first-ball six by dumping Nabi over midwicket. The right-hander then grabs hold of it and hits a six over the leg side after Nabi pushes it too full against Prabhsiran. The chase's opening over yielded fifteen runs.

In the second over of the chase, Mukesh generates an opportunity by having Prabhsimran slice in the air. The ball pops out as Nabi throws himself to his right. It's a difficult opportunity, but it's a chance. On 13, Prabhsimran is given a life. In two overs, PBKS is 36 for 0.

Apr 25, 2026, 5:53 PM

Ngidi hits the ground with his head

Arya slices the left-arm spinner over mid-off after attempting to step-hit Axar. Ngidi miscalculates, bolts back, lands on his ass, and clumsily hits his head on the ground. He seemed to be in terrible agony. He's still unconscious. nasty blow. Faces in the DC camp were tense. On the field is the stretcher.

Although Ngidi is still unconscious, she is communicating with the medical staff. DC coach Badani motions for a neck brace as the ambulance arrives on the pitch. Miller, Ngidi's SA friend, seemed especially worried. Horrible incidents in Arun Jaitley Stadium.

Chameera, a member of the Impact Subs bench who might replace Ngidi, starts to warm up in Delhi. Ngidi remains on the stretcher.

Ngidi is currently being carried into the ambulance on a stretcher. They're taking him to the hospital.

Yes, Chameera enters the game at mid-off. It's time to start playing again. Vipraj Nigam has been confirmed as Ngidi's concussion substitute.

Apr 25, 2026, 6:15 PM

Prabh and Arya fire off

When play starts up again, Arya gives Axar another six. Prabhsimran increases the pressure on the rookie by hitting the seamer for three sixes in the next over, which is bowled by Nabi. In an over that costs DC 27, Arya swots him for another six over square leg, and PBKS flies to 83 for 0 in four overs.

Apr 25, 2026, 6:28 PM

Power that is sensational (play)

PBKS scored 116 runs in the first six overs, which is the second-highest powerplay total in IPL history. At this same location in 2024, SRH had previously scored 125 in the powerplay against DC.

Apr 25, 2026, 6:36 PM

DC is relieved as Arya and Prabh collapse

So far, Arya has hit five sixes. He ends up holing out to Rizvi at deep midwicket for 43 off 17 balls after attempting his sixth. Arya went for it despite DC having three players out in the deep on the leg side. In contemporary T20 cricket, that is the quality that teams search for. Axar and DC will have some relief as PBKS are 126 for 1 in the seventh over.

DC goes bam bang. Kuldeep stops Prabh's knock on 76 off 26 balls in the following over by trapping him lbw. PBKS is 53.53% favoured to win despite the twin blows. That speaks volumes about Prabharya's opening salvo.

Apr 25, 2026, 6:55 PM

Kuldeep strikes once again

With a wrong'un in his second over, Kuldeep overcomes Connolly's left-handed defences. 17 off 10 balls and gone. The odds of PBKS winning this game are reduced to 41.25%.

Apr 25, 2026, 7:12 PM

In the chase, Shreyas' key

Shreyas Iyer has gotten off to another fast start, ensuring that the asking rate has not fallen beyond their reach despite wickets dropping at the other end. Iyer has 28 off 19 balls. Wadhera, the Impact Sub for PBKS, starts up with a flicked six off Natarajan's short fine leg.

Apr 25, 2026, 7:24 PM

Nair drops Shreyas twice

In the fifteenth over, Nigam sends one up at Wadhera, catching him at long-on. Nigam could have also had Shreyas in the same over, but Nair misses a sitter at long off. Nair makes another regulation catch, this time at long-on, in Kuldeep's subsequent over. Has Nair lost the game twice?

Apr 25, 2026, 7:45 PM

PBKS reduces 265

With six wickets and seven balls remaining, PBKS chases down 265. Another noteworthy victory for PBKS. In actuality, it's the IPL's most successful pursuit. The complete report will soon be available on the website. I appreciate you listening in.

RCB is now in second place

Apr 24, 2026, 4:07 PM

A brief farewell at the Chinnaswamy

With three victories in four games in IPL 2026, the reigning champions have given the home crowd enough to enjoy, in contrast to last year when Royal Challengers Bengaluru struggled at the Chinnaswamy. They will aim to make it four against five when they play Gujarat Titans later in the day in their final league stage match at the Chinnaswamy.

For the second wicket, Kohli and Padikkal put up a strong fight

After that, RCB plays a few of away games before moving to Raipur, their second home. Naturally, the Chinnaswamy will host two playoff games, including the championship game. RCB will be hoping that today's match won't be their final home game of the season.

Gujarat Titans, whose middle-order weaknesses were exposed in their most recent match against Mumbai Indians, will face them. Against an explosive RCB team with a strong bowling attack of their own, they will be searching for answers.

When these two teams last faced off here, Mohammed Siraj's outstanding new-ball bowling stint completely destroyed his old squad. Overall, we should be in for a fantastic game.

Apr 24, 2026, 4:59 PM

Focus on the middle order of the Gujarat Titans

Since the previous season, the Gujarat Titans have had an incredibly dependable top order. Their top three players have contributed 69% of their runs in the 2026 Indian Premier League, the highest percentage of any side. But what happens if you get past Jos Buttler, B Sai Sudharsan, and Shubman Gill?

The lowest percentage of runs in the league, 29%, have come from their middle order (Nos. 4–8).

GT collapsed when the Mumbai Indians tore through their top order. RCB will be aware that defeating GT will depend on this. How is GT going to adjust? Or will they continue using the model that has worked for them?

Apr 24, 2026, 5:51 PM

Being Tim David

"I try to enjoy training because I play cricket for ten or eleven months of the year and am frequently away from home. The coaches have to kick me out of the nets because I've been working harder than ever. You can put a lot of pressure on yourself while you play, which is why I find it enjoyable. I can either strive my hardest or suffer from anxiety for eleven months of the year.

This passage is taken from Ashish Pant's article about Tim David.

Apr 24, 2026, 6:50 PM

500 for Buttler

Jos Buttler will play in his 500th Twenty20 match. There are just nine other people who have played that many.

Apr 24, 2026, 7:01 PM

RCB decides to bowl and substitutes injured Salt with Bethell

When playing Gujarat Titans, Royal Challengers Bengaluru decided to bowl.

Rajat Patidar, the captain of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), chose to bowl first against Gujarat Titans (GT) at the Chinnaswamy Stadium after winning the toss. According to Patidar, it would help them understand the pitch, which was devoid of grass.

Due to an injury, RCB had to make a change: Jacob Bethell took Phil Salt's position. Bethell would only enter the game as an Impact Player in the second innings and was not included in the bowl-first XI.

GT made two adjustments. They substituted Manav Suthar for Ashok Sharma and Jason Holder for Glenn Phillips. Holder's first GT game is this one.

Both square limits are 61 metres, and the game is being played on the central pitch. The straight line is 74 metres long.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 1 Virat Kohli, 2 Devdutt Padikkal, 3 Rajat Patidar (capt), 4 Jitesh Sharma (wk), 5 Tim David, 6 Romario Shepherd, 7 Krunal Pandya, 8 Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 9 Josh Hazlewood, 10 Suyash Sharma, 11 Rasikh Dar

Impact Player options: Jacob Bethell, Jordan Cox, Mangesh Yadav, Vicky Ostwal, Venkatesh Iyer

Gujarat Titans: 1 Shubman Gill (capt), 2 B Sai Sudharsan, 3 Jos Buttler (wk), 4 Washington Sundar, 5 Jason Holder, 6 Shahrukh Khan, 7 Rahul Tewatia, 8 Rashid Khan, 9 Kagiso Rabada, 10 Manav Suthar, 11 Mohammed Siraj

Impact Player options: Prasidh Krishna, Anuj Rawat, Glenn Phillips, Nishant Sindhu, Arshad Khan

Apr 24, 2026, 7:37 PM

Bhuvneshwar's early movement

When Bhuvneshwar Kumar receives the ball, it moves past Sai Sudharsan and into Shubman Gill. Fortunately, Sudharsan's thick outside edge gets past the short-third defender for a four.

Josh Hazlewood, on the other end, beats Sudharsan's outside edge a few times after striking him on the pads with his opening ball. Sudharsan appeared to be late on the shoot at times.

GT 11/0 following two

Apr 24, 2026, 7:43 PM

Sudharsan takes action

Sudharsan establishes another boundary through the short-third area when the early movement disappears. It was a purposeful steer this time. He hammers another four past covers later in the over before leaping out of his crease, only to push the ball back in the bowler's direction.

Hazlewood is replaced at the opposite end by Rasikh Salam, although he lacks length and line. After pulling him, Sudharsan slices him for fours on consecutive deliveries.

GT 31/0 following four

Apr 24, 2026, 7:51 PM

The innings' first six

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Thanks to Sudharsan, we now have the first six of the innings after 4.4 overs. He slices the seamer over cover-point for a six after scooping Hazlewood past the diving keeper for a four. He backs off and slashes the ball behind point for another boundary to end the over.

Gill has just faced three deliveries, while he has advanced to 41 off 27 balls.

GT 45/0 following five

Apr 24, 2026, 7:56 PM

In powerplay, GT 57/0

Gill and GT are probably aware that 180–190 could not be sufficient tonight. Gill therefore wants to maximise the powerplay's last over. He slogs the slower ball down the ground for four after charging down the pitch to Rasikh. Although it's not visually appealing, the scorecard shows four runs.

In order to guarantee that GT ends the powerplay on 57 with no loss, Sudharsan scores one more four in the over.

Apr 24, 2026, 7:58 PM

Krunal's collection of tricks

Patidar visits Krunal Pandya as soon as the fielding limitations are lifted. As he does with all left-hand batsmen these days, he bowled around the wicket to Sudharsan. He bowls a bouncer, goes round-arm, and beats the outside edge with a delivery speed of 113.2 kph.

He only managed four singles in his over.

GT 61/0 following seven

Apr 24, 2026, 8:01 PM

For Sudharsan, fifty

Sudharsan is ensuring that GT doesn't become trapped. He raises his fifty off thirty-three balls by scooping Romario Shepherd over fine leg for a six. Covers are used to send out the following delivery. Gill uses his signature pull on the penultimate ball of the over, making it a 17-run over. It is undoubtedly the innings' most costly over.

GT 78/0 for eight

Apr 24, 2026, 8:09 PM

Krunal is uppercut by Sudharsan for a six

When was the last time you witnessed someone uppercut a spinner, especially for a six? In a Test match, I recall Sachin Tendulkar (happy birthday!) uppercutting a Shane Warne ball for a four. Krunal was struck for a six over deep third by Sudharsan.

He takes a more conventional approach and slog-sweeps the spinner for an additional six off the final ball of the over. He now has 2000 runs in the IPL as a result. He eclipsed Gayle's record by one inning and reached the mark in 47 innings, making him the fastest to the mark.

Fastest to 2000 runs in the IPL (by innings):

47 - B Sai Sudharsan
48 - Chris Gayle
52 - Shaun Marsh
57 - Ruturaj Gaikwad
60 - KL Rahul

Apr 24, 2026, 8:20 PM

"Slightly slow and two-paced"

This is Parthiv Patel, the assistant coach for GT, on the field:

"Accessing it is a little challenging. We felt that the wicket was a little bit slower and a little bit two-paced. Thus, I believe our hitters have performed admirably. It's good that our set hitters bat through since it's not the easiest wicket to bat on."

After 12 overs, GT is already at 121 for 0. Gill is on 32 off 23 while Sudharsan is on 85 off 49.

Apr 24, 2026, 8:30 PM

After Suyash is injured, Gill

After hitting a six over wide long-off to begin Suyash's 13th over, Sudharsan smashes one back at the bowler. Suyash makes an effort at the catch, but he is unable to react in time and injures a finger on his left hand. He is wincing in pain, but fortunately it's not his bowling hand. The physiotherapist is going to take a look.

After receiving some therapy, he gets rid of Gill and resumes his over. Gill tries to force it over long-on, but he is unable to get past Padikkal since it is a googly.

Sudharsan is joined in the middle by Buttler, who is playing his 500th T20. Suyash greets him with a slip and makes a mistake initially. Buttler receives two leg-byes when it's on the pads.

GT 131/1 after 13

Apr 24, 2026, 8:40 PM

Sudharsan raises a hundred

He took 57 balls to complete the task, which is slow, particularly in the Impact Player era. GT is still scoring at a pace of 10.33 per over, though. With a four and a six from Suyash in the fifteenth over, Buttler is now at 17 off nine.

GT 155/1 following 15

Apr 24, 2026, 8:48 PM

100 and out for Sudharsan

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Hazlewood comes back and gives Sudharsan a hard length. The batter attempts a pull, but he misses the shot and ends up making a return catch. There is no late acceleration since he walks back for 100 off 58. However, Washington Sundar begins with a four and a six.

GT 170/2 after 17

Apr 24, 2026, 8:58 PM

GT falters following Sudharsan

After bowling a four-run 17th over, Suyash leaves the field, most likely to need medical attention for a blow to his hand earlier in the game.

Bhuvneshwar provides a five-run over to support it. In addition, Buttler is eliminated when he reverse-scoops a low full toss to short third. The new batter is Holder.

GT 179/3 following 18

Apr 24, 2026, 8:59 PM

Rasikh leaves the field

GT is hoping for the last touch, but it doesn't appear to be arriving. In the 19th over, Hazlewood concedes just eight runs. Rasikh enters the game to bowl the twentieth, but he slows down and lies on the ground as he rushes in to bowl his first ball. It appears to be cramps. Rasikh has to leave the field after the physiotherapist spends a lot of time trying to help, but nothing seems to be working.

Apr 24, 2026, 9:08 PM

GT finish on 205/3

The 20th over is bowled by Krunal, who begins with a low trajectory delivery that Holder hits over deep midwicket for a six. Holder doesn't offer a shot on the subsequent wide yorker. However, Krunal freezes as he rushes in to bowl his third ball. His groyne is having some problems. Krunal is prepared to return after receiving therapy from the physiotherapist once more.

On the stumps, the third ball is full. Holder reaches for the ball with his long levers and smacks it over deep midwicket for another six. Padikkal misfields at long-off on the fourth ball, giving up a boundary. 18 comes from the over in total. GT have only scored 17 out of the last three.

Apr 24, 2026, 9:33 PM

Kohli fell to zero

Running in, Siraj bowls a length ball at the stumps. Kohli attempts his signature flip but is unable to maintain it. At short midwicket, Washington has a regulation catch, but he drops it.

At the opposite end is Bethell, who has joined Suyash as an Impact Player.

RCB 5/0 following one

Apr 24, 2026, 9:42 PM

Bethell is unable to capitalise on his good fortune

Now Bethell is fortunate. He hangs his bat out to a length ball that bounces extra and jags in to take the inside edge while facing Kagiso Rabada. Buttler dives full length to his right, but it avoids the stumps.

He is hammered over mid-on by Kohli, who comes down the track later in the over. It wasn't a flawless smash, but it was enough to give Kohli his 800th IPL four. Nobody has made that many hits.

Siraj hits two fours, one on each side of the wicket, as Bethell shuffles in his crease in the third over. However, he finds Shahrukh Khan at backwards point after attempting the same tactic on the final ball of the over.

RCB 26/1 following three

Apr 24, 2026, 9:53 PM

Padikkal's first-ball six gets him off to a good start

At 153.6 kph, Kagiso Rabada bowls a length ball on the stumps. He gets picked up for a six over deep square leg by Padikkal, who is deep in his crease.

When Siraj bowls on Padikkal's pads, he commits a similar error and is flipped to fine leg for four. After that, Siraj changes his line to outside off and bowls four consecutive dots. However, the over's ultimate delivery is too full. For a six, Padikkal leans into it and lofts it over further cover.

RCB 50/1 following five

Apr 24, 2026, 10:09 PM

Kohli's 300th six

GT is being made to pay for the reprieve by Kohli. When Rashid Khan bowls the ninth over, Kohli pulls him over deep midwicket for a six after he bowls a half-tracker. In the IPL, this is his 300th six. He slices Rashid for four on the subsequent ball.

In the IPL, Kohli scored 300 sixes. Chris Gayle (357) and Rohit Sharma (310) are the only players with more hits.

RCB 83/1 following 8

Apr 24, 2026, 10:13 PM

Padikkal dissects Rashid and Prasidh

Gill's preferred bowler in the middle overs has been Prasidh Krishna. He has taken wickets in addition to stopping runs with his powerful lengths. In this instance, however, he misplaces his line against Padikkal, who pulls him over fine leg for a six after flicking him fine for a four. Prasidh circles the wicket for the final ball of the over, but he ends up bowling too full. For another six, Padikkal lofts him over long-off.

In the same way, he launches Rashid over long-off at first, then sweeps him over deep square leg. He reaches his fifty off of just twenty balls with the second shot.

After ten, RCB is 118/1; they require 88 from the following ten.

Apr 24, 2026, 10:19 PM

Kohli also gets fifty

It takes him thirty balls to get there. However, Padikkal's knock has made it appear nearly unremarkable. However, Kohli has no intention of acting as the anchor in this situation. On the pads, Rabada makes two mistakes. After flicking him for four, Kohli lifts him for a six over deep midwicket.

RCB 131/1 after 11

Apr 24, 2026, 10:37 PM

Padikkal and Kohli falter, but RCB is making great progress

Rashid bowls a googly while circling the wicket. Padikkal swings and misses after failing to lift it up and falling to the ground. The bails are trimmed by the ball. Padikkal takes 55 off of 27.

Holder is then faced by Kohli. He flicks him over deep midwicket and into the stands as he walks at him. He steps down again on the subsequent ball, but this time he gives himself some leeway and goes over mid-off, which carries all the way for a six. For the photographers, Kohli strikes a pose.

After that, the holder inserts a short, slower ball outside off. Instead of pulling, Kohli chops it against his stumps. For 81 off 44, he walks back. However, RCB is well on their way to winning.

RCB 158/3 following 14

Apr 24, 2026, 10:45 PM

RCB shakiness

Jitesh Sharma and Rajat Patidar decide they want to get it done quickly. Each of them hits a six off Rashid, but Jitesh is caught in covers by the spinner. Manav Suthar, a left-arm spinner, catches Patidar at extra cover after beating him in the air. RCB is now five behind.

RCB requires 31 runs in four overs.

Apr 24, 2026, 10:54 PM

RCB is close thanks to Krunal

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With his strike on Suthar, Krunal firmly closes the door just when it appeared that RCB had left it open. After hitting consecutive fours to begin the 18th over, he is dismissed for a six over deep midwicket. He takes 15 from that over in total. RCB requires seven out of twelve balls.

Apr 24, 2026, 10:59 PM

Krunal concludes

Krunal completes RCB's commanding victory. He delicately drags Holder down to fine leg for the winning run after swatting him for four to tie the score with five required from eight balls. With the victory, RCB is now in second place on the points table, behind only the undefeated Punjab Kings.

The crowd isn't leaving the Chinnaswamy for RCB's final league game. "RCB, RCB" is being chanted by them.