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Make that four! The MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings (CSK) beat Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 final in Dubai on Friday and lifted their fourth IPL title. CSK, who posted 192/3 on the board on the back of Faf du Plessis’ brilliant 86, restricted KKR to 165/9 and…

IPL Media Advisory: Code of Conduct Breach Sharjah: October 13, 2021 Dinesh Karthik, the Kolkata Knight Riders wicketkeeper-batsman, has been reprimanded for breaching the VIVO Indian Premier League’s (IPL) Code of Conduct during his team’s Qualifier 2 against Delhi Capitals at Sharjah on Wednesday 13th October, 2021. Mr Karthik admitted to the Level 1 offence…

The pendulum swung dramatically as the things neared the end, but Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) held their nerve and beat the spirited Delhi Capitals (DC) in Qualifier 2 of the VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 in Sharjah on Wednesday and set up the blockbuster final showdown against the MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings, which…

MEDIA ADVISORY October 13, 2021 Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announces release of tender to own and operate an Indian Premier League (“IPL”) team The Governing Council of the IPL had issued the ‘Invitation to Tender’ (“ITT”) document available on payment of the non-refundable tender fees on August 31, 2021. The invitation…

MEDIA ADVISORY October 13, 2021 Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announces release of tender to own and operate an Indian Premier League (“IPL”) team The Governing Council of the IPL had issued the ‘Invitation to Tender’ (“ITT”) document available on payment of the non-refundable tender fees on August 31, 2021. The invitation…

Sunil Narine starred with the ball and bat as Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Eliminator of the VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 in Sharjah on Monday. The Eoin Morgan-led unit will now square off against Rishabh Pant’s Delhi Capitals in Qualifier 2 and the winner of that match will…

A vintage MS Dhoni finish made its presence felt as Chennai Super Kings (CSK) beat Delhi Capitals (DC) by six wickets in Qualifier 1 in Dubai and became the first team to reach the VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 final. Meanwhile, DC, will now take on the winners of the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)…

KS Bharat held his nerve and cranked a last-ball six as Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) edged out Delhi Capitals (DC) in Match 56 of the VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 in Dubai on Friday. Needing 165 runs to win, RCB rode on KS Bharat’s 78* off 52 and Glenn Maxwell’s 33-ball 51* and sealed…

Mumbai Indians (MI) ended their VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 campaign on a high as they beat Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 42 runs in Match 55 in Abu Dhabi on Friday. Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav hammered 84 and 82 respectively and set up MI’s win. Chasing 236, SRH were quick off the blocks…

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) ran riot with the ball and beat Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Match 54 of the VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 in Sharjah on Thursday. Put into bat, KKR posted 171/4 and then bowled out RR for 85 to register their seventh win of the season. While young Shivam Mavi scalped…

Captain KL Rahul set the stage on fire with the bat as Punjab Kings (PBKS) beat Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by six wickets in Match 53 of the VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. The right-hander hammered an unbeaten 98 off 42 balls, hitting 7 fours and 8 sixes, as…

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) kept things tight with the ball and held their nerve as they beat Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by four runs in Match 52 of the VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.  Needing 142 runs to win, RCB captain Virat Kohli set the ball rolling with a crisp…

IPL Media Advisory October 6, 2021 Dominic Drakes joins Chennai Super Kings as a replacement for the injured Sam Curran Chennai Super Kings have signed Dominic Drakes as a replacement for the injured England all-rounder Sam Curran for the remainder of the VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021.  Drakes is an uncapped West Indian all-rounder…

Nathan Coulter-Nile and Jimmy Neesham ran riot with the ball while Ishan Kishan set the stage on fire with a quickfire 50* as Mumbai Indians’ (MI) secured a dominant eight-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Match 51 of the VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 in Sharjah on Tuesday. While Coulter-Nile picked four wickets,…

The things went right down to the wire, but Delhi Capitals (DC) managed to hold their nerve and beat Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by three wickets in Match 50 of the VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 in Dubai on Monday. Shimron Hetmyer played a fine knock of 28* under pressure as DC, with their…

Bowlers shared the spoils while Shubman Gill scored 57 as Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Match 49 of the VIVO Indian Premier League in Dubai on Sunday. After they restricted SRH to 115/8, KKR chased down the target in 19.4 overs to seal their sixth win of the season. SRH kept…

The Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) beat Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Match 48 of the VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 in Sharjah on Sunday and became the third team after Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals to seal a place in the Playoffs. While Glenn Maxwell starred with the bat, Yuzvendra Chahal was…