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With 12 league games left to play in IPL 2021, we finally have the first official, mathematical elimination. Sunrisers Hyderabad are now well and truly out of the playoffs race. SRH’s loss to CSK on Thursday meant it can no longer mathematically make it to the top four, even if it wins its remaining games.

Can Ravichandran Ashwin ever be too far away from controversy? Be it his Mankading of Jos Buttler in the 2019 IPL or his non-selection in the Indian team for the Tests in England, the star offie has always been a subject of conversation. He has divided opinion like few other cricketers in the Indian team.

Star player Chris Gayle has decided to leave the IPL's bio-secure environment due to "bubble fatigue", his team Punjab Kings said on Thursday. Gayle had played two games for the team since IPL's resumption and now wants to refresh before the T20 World Cup beginning next month.

One of the key tactics long-distance runners apply on entering the home stretch is the motto of 'keep pace and win easy'. When a resurgent Kolkata Knight Riders take on an inconsistent Punjab Kings on the home stretch of IPL-14 in Dubai on Friday, both teams will be burdened with the challenge of keeping pace with their respective playoff ambitions.

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) head coach Stephen Fleming believes that Dwayne Bravo has provided some good competition to Sam Curran for the all-rounder spot in the team.

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) skipper Kane Williamson admitted the side didn't put on a fighting total against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Thursday.

Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Thursday lauded his team for making a strong comeback following a dismal showing last season after it qualified for the IPL play-offs for the 11th time.

The slowness of the wicket made no difference to the table toppers with 18 points as they rode on a 75-run opening partnership between Ruturaj Gaikwad (45; 38b, 4x4, 6x2), including a successful LBW review off Rashid Khan, and Faf du Plessis (41; 36b, 4x3, 6x2) to successfully chase down a target for the third time in the UAE leg of IPL.

Chennai Super Kings produced a convincing performance against Sunrisers Hyderabad to maintain their remarkable consistency this season and sail into the Indian Premier League play-offs on Thursday. The CSK bowlers restricted SRH to 134/7 after MS Dhoni opted to bowl first on a slow surface. The three-time former champions then registered a convincing six-wicket win.

Smriti Mandhana headlined a rain-hit opening day with a career-best 80 not out which had elegance written all over it as the Indian women's cricket team finished on 132 for 1 in the one-off Day/Night Test against Australia. Mandhana added 93 for the opening stand with Shafali Verma (31 off 64 balls), who played the second fiddle during their partnership.

When Ricky Ponting speaks, all Avesh Khan does is listen to the former Australian captain with rapt attention. The Delhi Capitals fast bowler, who has taken 18 wickets from 11 games, has been in good form during this season and he feels that his head coach inputs on cricket as well as the mental aspect of the game, helped him evolve as a player.

Every budding cricketer has a hero while growing up and it is no different for Ireland batsman Paul Stirling, who looked up to Virender Sehwag and Australian Damien Martyn in his formative years.

Former BCCI chief selector MSK Prasad has suggested that ex-Team India captain Rahul Dravid is an ideal candidate to take over as coach of the national side after the conclusion of Ravi Shastri's tenure.

Smriti Mandhana's career-best 80 not out had elegance written all over it as the Indian women's cricket team reached 132 for 1 at tea during a rain-hit stop-start second session on the first day of the one-off Day/Night Test against Australia.

England confirmed Thursday they will visit the Netherlands next June for a three-match one-day international series after this year's tour was postponed because of uncertainty over the coronavirus.

India reached 114/1 against Australia when rain stopped play after the dinner break on the first day of the one-off Day/Night Test on Thursday.

An angry Ravichandran Ashwin on Thursday asked Eoin Morgan and Tim Southee to not use "derogatory" words and lecture him on 'Spirit of Cricket' by taking a moral high ground after their on-field bust-up over an extra run during an IPL game.

Rajasthan Royals' skipper Sanju Samson admitted that his side was not able to carry forward the momentum after the opening batsmen had given the team a good start against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL on Wednesday.

Smriti Mandhana was elegance personified during her sublime unbeaten half-century as India made a solid start, reaching 101 for 1 at the dinner break on the first day of their one-off Day/Night pink ball Test against Australia here on Thursday.

Royal Challengers Bangalore have further consolidated the third spot on the IPL 2021 points table by virtue of a big 7 wicket win vs Rajasthan Royals.

Kumar Sangakkara doesn't believe in blame game as both success and failure is collective in nature, Rajasthan Royals Team Director said after a disappointing defeat against Royal Challengers Bangalore, which seriously dented their IPL playoff hopes.

Royal Challengers Bangalore wicket-keeper KS Bharat is happy that he is able to provide a stable base as a number three batsman for finishers like Glenn Maxwell which has been a key recipe in the last two wins for his franchise.

Fearless all-round cricket by Royal Challengers Bangalore took the steam out of Rajasthan Royals' effort for a seven-wicket victory in the Indian Premier League on Wednesday. The win further consolidate RCB's third position on the points table.

The business end of IPL 2021 is getting very, very interesting. 43 of the 56 league-stage matches have now been completed; and with 13 league games left to play, the race for the playoffs is getting more and more intense.

The race to garner a playoff berth is gathering pace and this is the stage when IPL gets interesting.

With this win, RCB have further strengthened their hold in the top-four while RR find themselves in a do-or-die situation in the race for a playoffs spot. After RCB captain Virat Kohli's (25 off 20 balls) innings was cut short by a direct hit from Riyan Parag in the seventh over, that saw him being run out, Glenn Maxwell and Srikar Bharat ensured nothing else went wrong.

Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli on Wednesday said impressive bowling in the middle overs and staying fearless during the game's crucial moments contributed to the team's fine run in this edition of the IPL.

Putting a whole lot of two and twos together, sections of the media reported this week about Indian cricketers calling BCCI secretary Jay Shah to complain about Virat Kohli and his captaincy, and the BCCI decided to step in. The BCCI, once again for the record, had no role to play in Kohli resigning as captain of the T20 team. It was the cricketer's own decision.

Royal Challengers Bangalore dished out a clinical display with both bat and ball to record a comprehensive seven-wicket victory over Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League here on Wednesday, boosting their prospects of a top-two finish. Chasing 150, RCB completed the task with as many as 17 balls to spare.

The defeat against Kolkata Knight Riders is a wake-up call and Delhi Capitals are ready to pull their socks up for the business end of the IPL, team's assistant coach Pravin Amre said on Wednesday.

Having gained significantly in confidence with a fighting performance in one-dayers, the Indian women's cricket team would now go through a trial by fire when it make its day-night Test debut against Australia in the one-off game beginning here on Thursday.

India and Australia renew their rivalry in Test cricket after 15 years and home team skipper Meg Lanning hopes the day-night game beginning here on Thursday is the start of "something special".

Defending champions Mumbai Indians have not had a great run this season. The 5 time champions found themselves in seventh position ahead of their clash vs Punjab Kings on Tuesday.

India skipper Mithali Raj is "curious" to see what the pink ball does, especially in the twilight period, as the women's team goes into its first-ever day-night Test against Australia with only two days of practice.

The BCCI has invited the presidents and the secretaries of its affiliated units to watch the Qualifier 2 and the summit clash of the ongoing Indian Premier League season in the UAE.

Young India batter Jemimah Rodrigues will play for Melbourne Renegades in the upcoming Women's Big Bash League, the event organisers announced on Wednesday.

Gavaskar said that since Kohli has announced to step down as the T20I skipper after the upcoming World Cup, Rohit Sharma would be an ideal candidate to lead the team in the next World Cup.

Mumbai Indians' (MI) playoff chances received a much needed shot in the arm on Tuesday, when they managed to end their losing run with a six-wicket win over Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the Indian Premier League. Here are the major highlights from the match played in Abu Dhabi.

Former Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq has clarified that he did not suffer a heart attack and rather went to the doctor just for a routine check-up. He was discharged from the hospital after undergoing angioplasty.

David Warner of Sunrisers Hyderabad is in the news after he was dropped for the second time in this IPL season and watched a match from his hotel room. The Australian was one of the four changes made by Sunrisers in the team's match against Rajasthan Royals on Monday night.

According to Delhi Capitals' skipper Rishabh Pant, 150-160 should be a good score on the slow Sharjah wicket. However, they fell well short of that, managing just 127 for nine after being put in to bat by Kolkata Knight Riders' skipper Eoin Morgan on winning the toss on Tuesday.

Mumbai Indians' skipper Rohit Sharma agreed that his team didn't play to their potential in the first three games on resumption while his Punjab Kings opposite number KL Rahul had no hesitation in admitting that his team is not handling pressure situations well enough. MI beat Punjab Kings by six wickets after three back-to-back defeats and are now back in playoff contentions with 10 points from 11 games.

42 of the 56 league stage matches of IPL 2021 have now been completed. The double-header on Tuesday has helped create gaps between the four teams that were log-jammed in the middle of the table on eight points, with KKR and MI easing ahead and Punjab falling behind. TOI has done the calculations to show the probabilities of each team qualifying after Tuesday's games.

Mumbai Indians' all-rounder Hardik Pandya said that after getting hit while facing Punjab Kings' fast bowler Mohammed Shami, things changed for him and he decided to finish off the game in the Indian Premier League 2021 on Tuesday.

The BCCI has just sounded the bugle for what is going to be cricket industry's biggest war-cry over the next six months - sale of Indian Premier League (IPL) media rights. In a statement late Tuesday, the Cricket Board said: "IPL media rights tender for the cycle 2023-27 will be released immediately after the appointment of two new IPL teams".