Anshul Gupta

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) won their third IPL title with a comfortable 8-wicket victory against the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final in Chennai on Sunday, May 26. Skipper Shreyas Iyer, who won his first IPL trophy, brought a bit of a football flavour to the celebrations on the podium.

As Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad lock horns in the final in Chennai on Sunday, May 26, there have been 16 editions of the IPL thus far but do you know when did a losing finalist won the Player of the Match in the summit clash? It has happened only once.

India's ace javelin athlete Neeraj Chopra clarified his decision to skip the Ostrava Golden Spike 2024 meet. The organisers of the meet said that Chopra had suffered a muscular injury but the 26-year-old clarified that the decision to skip is precautionary keeping in mind the Paris Olympics.

West Indies and South Africa will lock horns for one final time in the ongoing three-match T20 series in Jamaica on Sunday, May 26. The hosts have already sealed the series and the Proteas will be keen to avoid the whitewash even though they are missing a few of their key players.

Shaheen Afridi, who was removed as Pakistan's T20 captain after the hammering series defeat against New Zealand. Reportedly, Shaheen denied the vice-captaincy role after being offered the same for the T20 World Cup, however, the Pakistan Cricket Board has now come up with a clarification.

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will take on the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the 2024 edition of the IPL. This is the first time this fixture has taken place in the IPL final. Both teams have won at least one trophy. KKR have qualified for the fourth final while SRH will be playing their third.

England and Pakistan will take on each other in now the second T20I of the series which now effectively consists of three matches after the opener was washed out at Headingley. Pakistan have announced their T20 World Cup squad and will now be eager to get out on the park with their first-choice XI.

Sunrisers Hyderabad came back strongly from the defeat in the first qualifier against the Kolkata Knight Riders to defend 175 on a sluggish track in Chennai that kept getting slower and slower. Rajasthan Royals did well to restrict Sunrisers to a decent-ish score but failed to chase it down.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday, May 24 announced a star-studded commentary panel for the upcoming men's T20 World Cup. With representation from probably each of the 20 participating nations, the 41-member panel is inclusive and diverse and the excitement has already increased.

It will be a busy summer in the United States of America as far as cricket is concerned with the T20 World Cup, the second edition of the Major Cricket League and now the newest legends league - the Intercontinental T20 League scheduled to be held in successive months from June to August.

Lanka Premier League (LPL) terminated the contract for the Dambulla franchise a day after the player auction after the owner of the team was arrested. The team is without an owner and Sri Lanka Cricket in a statement said that for the integrity and smooth functioning of LPL, the decision was made.

Rajasthan Royals huffed and puffed their way to a nervy 4-wicket win against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the eliminator of the 2024 edition of the IPL. RCB kept coming back with regular wickets but on a good surface with dew, Royals were always in control of a 173-run chase.