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New No. 2s after GT beat SRH: B Sai Sudharsan and Kagiso Rabada

Prasidh Krishna and Jason Holder also moved up the Purple Cap tables after their many wickets in the GT vs SRH game in IPL 2026 on Tuesday from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/GN2RBMo

Molineux fit; Brown out but Hamilton and Harris in for T20 World Cup

The 19-year-old Lucy Hamilton has been included in the 15 at the expense of Darcie Brown after playing just one T20I, with Grace Harris also returning to the squad from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/T9BQpg8

Gill believed 'it won't be easy' for SRH to chase 169 on 'tricky' pitch

Washington Sundar, who scored 50 off 33 balls, said "the plan was to not think much" from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/iPaIX2n

Abhinav puts forward Chahal gamble that Punjab Kings might have missed

Spinner did not bowl a single over in the loss to DC from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/wfFnHKt

KL Rahul steps up a spot to No. 2 on the Orange Cap table

DC opener has 477 runs from 12 innings at a strike rate of 177.98 from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/vk8eDtl

Miller, Axar and Ashutosh keep DC's IPL alive

PBKS' 210 was not enough as they succumbed to a fourth consecutive defeat of the season from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/WRGNyAz

'It's mainly the lines' and Overton hasn't fluffed them in the middle overs

Last season, CSK bowled Jamie Overton in the powerplay, a role his brother Craig is more familiar with, and he couldn't get it right; it's been very different in IPL 2026 from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/SRHFXfN

Peake called into Australia's ODI squad, big three absent, Maxwell left out of T20s

Peake, Scott, Joel Davies earn maiden call-ups for different parts of the three-leg white-ball tour of Pakistan and Bangladesh with all format quicks rested while Maxwell has missed the T20 squad from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/b71aCzp

RCB eliminate MI and go top after tense finish

An enthralling contest came down to the last ball, and Rasikh Salam got the two runs needed to end Mumbai Indians' campaign from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/4TSjULe

Glamorgan's Tom Norton makes history with hat-trick on debut

Somerset rocked to 32 for 6 second innings as 18-year old runs riot with four dismissals from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/favpDor

Rashid: I made 'huge mistake' rushing back from surgery last year

"I took only two months to get back on the field, and that was something that I did in a hurry" from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/WK7LNCt

Mushfiqur key as Bangladesh aim for 400-plus after Abbas takes four

Abbas struck three times in the morning session on day two, with Mushfiqur unbeaten on 71 from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/hPcnx3B

Confidence and clarity make Anukul Roy 'a really good package' for KKR

"It's good that guys like Anukul are getting opportunities because you could easily get overlooked for the next flashy toy," says Mitchell McClenaghan from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/rEh8eNb

'It's always going to be the second half' - KKR not out of playoffs race yet

"A lot of these pitches or venues which have been used so far are getting a little tired, where the spinners' role become that much more important," says Deep Dasgupta from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/ClNpLiE

IPL Orange and Purple Cap race: watch out for Sooryavanshi, Rabada and Archer

Not much changed after the Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders game, but a lot could look different on the IPL 2026 Orange and Purple Cap tables after Saturday night from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/L176bzy

Prince Yadav rises to third place on IPL 2026 Purple Cap table

Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Virat Kohli had the chance to move up their respective tables, but both returned blobs against LSG from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/EJg4TPL

Prince Yadav to Virat Kohli, and 'the ball of the tournament'

"A lot of bowlers bowl one or two good balls in an over. This guy bowls about four to five. That's his strength," Ambati Rayudu says after Prince Yadav's latest match-winning show at IPL 2026 from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/W069HFZ

Dhumal: IPL's anti-corruption unit has flagged 'anomalies' in a report to BCCI

BCCI secretary also said that in some cases, team owners and officials have been mingling with players in areas where it is not allowed from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/XPwmcv4

'Good head on his shoulders' - Connolly's happy IPL with PBKS continues

Sairaj Bahutule credits Cooper Connolly, who scored an unbeaten 107 in 59 balls, for not giving up even when the chase against SRH was dead in the water from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/IO7DPY1

Warner was 'reckless and foolish' to drink and drive, according to his lawyer

Warner's drink driving case was adjourned in a Sydney court on Thursday with no plea required, with the case to continue on June 24 from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/CJHZu1p

Klaasen and Abhishek lead Orange Cap race at IPL 2026

Ishan Kishan, Cooper Connolly and Eshan Malinga also moved up the ladder after SRH beat PBKS by 33 runs in IPL 2026 on Wednesday night from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/wYPCMeq

'We dropped too many catches' - Shreyas Iyer rues sloppy PBKS performance

Punjab Kings dropped three catches and missed one stumping chance, as Sunrisers Hyderabad raced away to a 33-run win and the top of the table from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/0LQtedB

Ahmedabad, not Bengaluru, to host IPL 2026 final

Dharamsala will stage Qualifier 1 while New Chandigarh will host the Eliminator and Qualifier 2 from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/c7PIkiO

'Bit of an up-and-down curve' - Badani on navigating home pitches

DC have played five matches at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in IPL 2026 and have won just one so far from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/4cxeqtl

Finch: Samson batting on a different level after quiet start

After three low scores, Samson has stepped up and become CSK's batting mainstay from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/xX6FzsY

IPL Orange Cap table - Samson in top five

Samson made a match-winning 87* against DC and displaced Sai Sudharsan from the No.5 spot from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/Zju8gYq

Does Bumrah need a break? 'Sit and have a chat with him,' our experts say

Jasprit Bumrah conceded 31 in his two powerplay overs against LSG, bowled wides and no-balls, and didn't pick up a wicket to continue his poor run in IPL 2026 from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/MsbW5Lf

Rickelton surges past nine batters on IPL 2026 Orange Cap table

There weren't any changes in the top five of either the Orange Cap or the Purple Cap tables at the end of the Mumbai Indians vs Lucknow Super Giants game on Monday night from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/eg7CzYa

Ryan's World: 'chemistry' with Rohit, 'healthy competition' with de Kock, and lots of runs

In an up-and-down IPL 2026 season for Mumbai Indians, Ryan Rickelton has stood out as their most consistent run-scorer, making Wankhede his backyard in the process from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/d9FKkyL

Maxwell open to playing for Victoria when available despite ODI retirement

Matt Short also elects not to take a state contract in order to go freelance but will still play for Victoria when available from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/9N0twgG

Rabada rises to No. 3 on Purple Cap table; Abhishek takes back Orange Cap

It was a bad day for many of the top run-getters in IPL 2026, with the two games on Sunday producing low-scoring contests from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/qfuTeP6

'Took the wind out of our sails' - Gillespie proud but disappointed after Kingsmen lose final

Coach bemoans collapse of 4 for 2 with the bat but was proud of the early fight with the ball in the PSL final from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/kNlDMr5

Benjamin ton helps keep Kent on track against Derbyshire

Stand of 184 with Joey Evison rescues Kent from trouble before they strike in run chase from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/prGIFyT

Anshul Kamboj has 'found a plan that works for him' and he's cashing in

Though the wickets have been coming in a rush, Ambati Rayudu feels Anshul Kamboj "still needs to improve his slower ball" from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/Xnc5xPB

Kamboj catches up with Bhuvneshwar at the top of the IPL 2026 Purple Cap table

Here's how things stand on the Orange and Purple Cap tables at IPL 2026 at the end of the Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians contest from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/5Ny1Vb2

Bringing up Kartik Sharma - Dhoni and Fleming put 'duty of care' in motion

Kartik Sharma has had a rough time of it after joining CSK for a record fee, but finally came good with a match-winning half-century against Mumbai Indians from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/lWj6yOG

What made India recall Yastika and Radha for the T20 World Cup?

The chief selector Amita Sharma and captain Harmanpreet also explained why they retained Bharti Fulmali from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/y0qUM8K

Hunain on last over heroics: 'We had one plan, bowl six yorkers'

With United requiring six to win the eliminator in the final over, Hunain delivered a yorker masterclass as Kingsmen won by two runs from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/8CxafkA

Rahul leads IPL 2026 Orange Cap race, Archer climbs to No. 2 on Purple Cap table

This is what things look like on the Orange and Purple Cap tables after another high-scoring game in IPL 2026 from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/OYulWsf

Parag explains why RR held rampaging Ferreira back

RR captain added that they wanted to have a left-right combination as well from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/8fmELgV