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"To me that's not out because the ball should not touch the ground," Abhinav Mukund says on Rajat Patidar's dismissal from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/xhRvN6n

Steve Waugh, Glenn Maxwell and Chris Gayle are among the others to be part of the ownership groups of the franchises at the European T20 Premier League, which will be launched in August from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/GwxB9yk

Helmot steps down to pursue new opportunities despite having two years to run on his contract from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/5cMeuR7

The RR head coach says the controversies "have been addressed" and "the constant reminder to the players is to make sure they're responsible to the franchise" from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/zMo4BVU

"If we give fair wickets, the spectators will say it's become boring because the T20 followers want entertainment, so they want to see the fours and sixes," Muthiah Muralidaran says from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/Y2lkRgo

It leaves CA with only four states, who control five BBL clubs, in favour of moving to the next phase of privatisation from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/yKdNhU2

"I think 244, I think I'll back my bowlers to stop it, but [...] today we could not execute" from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/xhFY7T4

Here's how things stand at the top of the Orange and Purple Cap tables at IPL 2026 at the end of Rajasthan Royals' win over Punjab Kings from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/rLaYem1

Charlotte Edwards has largely stuck with core group, who have one last chance to perform on world stage from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/QaTuOpl

DC folded for 75 against RCB and their NRR took a beating from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/zMcdELJ

Test opener returns to South Australia, where he played the first eight seasons of his Shield career, after Tasmania agreed to release him from the final two years of his contract from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/NugawY7

RCB quick grabbed 3 for 5 against DC, before Kohli moved up to No. 4 among run-getters from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/TmSHrnV

Allott played 10 Tests and 31 ODIs for New Zealand but has also served as NZC's general manager of cricket and an NZC board director, taking over after the resignation of Scott Weenink from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/LFHxGyK

Quartet included in their first overseas ODI squad which will be Suzie Bates farewell to ODI cricket from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/KsgEXwZ

A five-wicket haul from Mohsin Khan went in vain in a game with multiple momentum shifts from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/XevNkA6

ESPNcricinfo's experts feel giving youngster time alongside India internationals - without rushing him into an India debut - is the best way forward from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/9Zxls3D

PBKS went on to score 116 in the powerplay, bringing the required run-rate down to just 10.50 per over after overs in the chase from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/7t1lsqX

The Orange Cap was worn by three different batters across Saturday, before eventually settling on the SRH opener's head from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/BkKfpaH

Bracewell's 83 in vain for Peshawar as qualification goes down to the wire from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/CVp8glM

"The other guys around him have to come in and strike at, maybe, 160, 170 and above," Ian Bishop says of the Gujarat Titans batting plan from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/AlO5Ty3

Spinning allrounder reflects on formidable career, as he targets future role as coach ... and maybe selector from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/UwRZpz0

"When you see someone really so driven and so passionate about the game, it really rubs off to everybody in the side," Devdutt Padikkal says about Virat Kohli from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/S6mGL5j

Shubman Gill, Rajat Patidar and B Sai Sudharsan also rose on the highest run-getters' table at IPL 2026 after the RCB vs GT game on Friday night from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/kDX3yKQ

Here's what the Orange and Purple Cap tables at IPL 2026 look like after Chennai Super Kings' big win over Mumbai Indians on Thursday from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/Vtsy5kE

"I feel confident when I see the ball in his hand in crisis moments," Mehidy Hasan Miraz says of Mustafizur Rahman after the quick picked up five wickets to win Bangladesh the last ODI from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/zre5YO6

"We are one of the teams that has given the highest number of big overs," Mahela Jayawardene says about Mumbai Indians' lack of consistency in IPL 2026 from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/9WShBHF

The left-arm seamer played his part in CSK's win against MI following the death of his mother on Tuesday from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/Y6E9XnG

Skipper not satisfied with 3-0 series win and wants to chase a five-match sweep against India from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/Czt2IcX

The result means South Africa have won all three of their home series this season in preparation for June's T20 World Cup from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/3HPRVl5

"Right before the IPL, I had gone through something, and even now I'm going through something and everyone understands that" from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/j81gOL6

ESPNcricinfo has learned the positive result comes from testing during T20 World Cup earlier this year from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/gdIWahY

The first two ODIs were played in spin-friendly conditions. The decider will be played on a flat pitch from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/CAfwYZW

DC captain avoided a match-up against the left-handed Abhishek Sharma, prompting criticism from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/aimIBcv

Here's what the Orange and Purple Cap tables at IPL 2026 look like after Sunrisers Hyderabad's dominant win over Delhi Capitals on Tuesday from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/n2L6iY9

Mhatre, so far CSK's top run-scorer this season, will require a rehabilitation period of six to 12 weeks from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/u1eOFYD

Jasprit Bumrah bowled the first ball of a match in IPL 2026 for the first time against Gujarat Titans on Monday, and struck straightaway, breaking his duck in the process from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/7K65ICL

"We shouldn't be allowing Rahul Tewatia or Shahrukh Khan [to face] lots of balls," Matthew Hayden, Gujarat Titans' batting coach, says after the collapse against Mumbai Indians from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/4aHdkPz

Here's what the Orange and Purple Cap tables at IPL 2026 look like after Mumbai Indians' dominant win over Gujarat Titans on Monday from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/QzPW6Sm

The combination of Marco Jansen, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Xavier Bartlett and Vijaykumar Vyshak gives PBKS variety in their bowling attack at IPL 2026 from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/BMrlkdD

Mustafizur Rahman continues to miss out, and Shoriful Islam has been persisted with on a pitch that is likely to assist fast bowlers from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/8CbgS4q

Here's a look at what the Orange and Purple Cap tables look like after the KKR vs RR and PBKS vs LSG games on Sunday in IPL 2026 from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/EZ4bng0

"His appetite to be able to upskill himself is sensational," R Ashwin says of Shreyas Iyer, adding that his batting form is rubbing off on his performance as captain of PBKS from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/1MlITqt

Ayush Mhatre will be sent for scans to determine the severity of the injury, says CSK batting coach Mike Hussey from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/GmwTpZN

There are major changes on the Orange and Purple Cap tables after Saturday's double-header at IPL 2026 from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/0RgYn2p

SRH have had poor luck with their overseas seamers, having to bring in replacements for Jack Edwards and Brydon Carse, and now David Payne, but should get Pat Cummins back soon from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/ICq472y

Cameron Green got 79 runs in 55 balls against Gujarat Titans, but scored just four runs in 11 balls in the last four overs - as KKR scored 23 runs - to pull the innings back from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/rSEfI6k

The latest updates from the IPL 2026 Orange and Purple Cap tables at the end of Gujarat Titans' win over Kolkata Knight Riders from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/ITgikKN

Here's how things look on the Orange and Purple Cap tables at IPL 2026 at the conclusion of Match No. 24 from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/R25LWlN

He previously held the job for four years having coach Queensland to a hat-trick of Shield titles in the early 2000s from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/ZIVhD9Q

A new documentary aired on Friday makes claims about an over bowled by captain Dilpreet Bajwa against New Zealand from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/DXvJhb4

NZ are without a number of their first-choice players who are away at the IPL or PSL from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/j1l7WDh

The RCB captain is averaging 55.50 and striking at 213.46 this season, and has hit 21 sixes and 12 fours from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/6DE51qt

Here's how things stand after Match No. 23 at IPL 2026 from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/MfAKywE

SRH's captain returned to Australia for scans which have provided positive news on his back injury from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/relXuEU

Queensland have also said they are not yet in a position to make a final decision from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/iu3owqt

"Some of their tactics were very questionable," Aaron Finch says of KKR's muddled planning, which led to a slowdown after the powerplay and Cameron Green batting at No. 6 from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/FRv9qjk

We have a new No. 5 on the Orange Cap table too. Here's how things stand after Match No. 22 at IPL 2026 from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/AbgNPvB

Pakistan seamer will make Yorkshire his third county after injury rules out Naveen-ul-Haq from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/HvM9ctz

Ravi Bishnoi, meanwhile, stayed in second place in the wicket charts as he went wicketless against SRH from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/HjUD7Ah

Four Indians among Five Cricketers of Year in latest edition of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/pJdxBkQ

South African fast bowler Beyers Swanepoel is now expected to be available for Worcestershire's next match, at home against Kent from April 24 from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/oP1T80K

"As a bowler, I always want to be one step ahead with the skill set as well as with the mental battle," Krunal Pandya says after playing a key role in RCB's win over MI from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/espNn8d

Rajat Patidar and Virat Kohli, meanwhile, are up in the top five of the Orange Cap table. Here's how things stand after Sunday's double-header at IPL 2026 from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/5KVjau1

MI batter went off on 19 and didn't return to bat, while Kohli was seen in the dugout at the end from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/SA8eyBb

Aaron Finch and Wasim Jaffer agree that Jamie Overton's 4 for 18 should have earned him the Player-of-the-Match award, which went to Sanju Samson for his 56-ball 115 not out from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/B8n6Prf

Ruturaj Gaikwad is "not getting off to a flyer and he's not getting big enough scores to have a significant impact on games," Aaron Finch says from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/pozusGd

The latest updates from the Orange Cap and Purple Cap tables at the end of Saturday's PBKS vs SRH and CSK vs DC games from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/cZ1sLPb

Samson came into the IPL having scored 97, 89 and 89 in his last three outings to help India win the T20 World Cup, but started the season with scores of 6, 7 and 9 from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/hTVE7Us

Visitors send for Will Smeed after Essex tumble from 77 for 2 to 149 all out from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/wj5pM8A

Century stand with Fergus O'Neill lifts champions away from trouble against promoted Glamorgan from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/p7EkQYt

"I have practised that shot since childhood," the MS Dhoni fanboy says of the helicopter shot after setting IPL 2026 alight from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/hH5OtwC

Their side lost a thriller to LSG at Eden Gardens, but both batters continued to be among the runs from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/72Zejsq

KKR's other mystery spinner, Varun Chakravarthy, however, was not fit yet from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/WoUhcqu

The 21-year-old allrounder broke the nine-wicket barrier for the first time in T20Is, including a hat-trick for figures of 3-2-4-9 from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/g7LCa13

He was the last surviving member of the XI that achieved India's first Test win, against England in Chennai in 1952 from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/sSCAWkK

New leadership which came into power on Tuesday makes its first move from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/U4nzk5L

After Gujarat Titans' victory over Delhi Capitals in Ahmedabad, there was a little shake-up in the purple cap race from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2vIOmBp

"We always thought 210 on this [pitch] we are 10-15 runs above par," says GT captain from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/Sqj1Kws

Allrounder Nicola Carey returns to the list while Grace Harris retains her deal from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/JE3VOxj

In a season where the runs are flowing, Hasan's variations in the closing overs have stood out from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/oTNklgM

The Rajasthan Royals openers added 80 runs in five overs to stun Mumbai Indians in a rain-hit game from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/sQTo0bg

Currently involved in the PSL, Warner had gone to Australia during a week-long break in fixtures for Karachi Kings from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/sFtOnIY

He will lead an 11-member ad-hoc committee that includes former Bangladesh captain Minhajul Abedin and commentator Athar Ali Khan from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/M5lOTea

The IPL's most expensive overseas player has yet to hit rhythm this season from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/Rw5xFKD

A look at the Orange Cap race and the Purple Cap race in IPL 2026 after 12 games from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/aG7oS6h

Here's a look at the Orange Cap and Purple Cap leaderboards at IPL 2026 after the first 11 games of the group stage from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/TPmkHRw

RCB "a team that's making the right decision at the right time," Aaron Finch says after their 43-run win over CSK from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/c9eyr2J

PBKS have won their first two matches of IPL 2026, while KKR have lost their first two games from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/GVvIhBo

Faiazur Rahman, Shanian Taneem and Mehrab Alam Chowdhury step down from their positions after marathon BCB meeting on Saturday from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/aYI60Bx

Rawalpindiz have now lost all three games while Rizwan suffered his 13th PSL defeat in 14 games as captain from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/Pr3BNhd

Shreyas Iyer smashed 50 off 29 balls in successful chase of 210 against CSK to continue his rise in T20s since IPL 2024 from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/3ibAjgu

After CSK's second successive loss in IPL 2026, Stephen Fleming looks back at the auction strategy, the players they have let go of, and where the team might be lagging behind from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/MOi3tmE

The PBKS captain top-scored with 50 as his team chased down 210 with eight balls to spare from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/TaCl297

In the 13-overs-a-side clash, Qalandars piled up 185 for 5 and then restricted Sultans to 165 for 5 from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/Dv3NhSA

"It's not compulsory to bowl four overs. If he's struggling, you've got to accept that he is struggling," Ajinkya Rahane says of giving Varun Chakravarthy just two overs against SRH from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/0SuaN9b

The visitors needed fewer than 20 overs to chase their target to complete an undefeated tour of West Indies from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/tahjRCI

His brutal 34-ball 74 led the way in a chase of 198, after an excellent Hasan Ali had ripped out a three-for in the death for Kings from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/p3qxVdb

The opener has gone top of the T20I batting rankings after just 12 matches following her century against West Indies from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/lIsqiOd

"You want those individual brilliant performances to drive your team. It's always been the case." from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/XD4c9pB

Whether as opener or not, however, Pant is decided on playing in the top order from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/ojA8NH4