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May 28, 2022 10:39 AM IST

Why IPL is closer to the oldest form of cricket than Test matches

The first Test match was played in 1877 – well over 300 years after the first known/undisputed game of cricket was played in Guildford, Surrey.

Buttler showed why he is the best in this format with yet another century

Buttler joined Murali Vijay, Virender Sehwag, Wriddhiman Saha, Shane Watson and Rajat Patidar as the sixth batsman to score a century in the IPL Play Offs, his latest century was the 13th instance of a RR batsman scoring an IPL century.

RR pacers make hay as RCB crumble under pressure

Right-armer Prasidh Krishna and left-armer Obed McCoy bowled impressively to finish with six wickets between them and conceded a combined total of just 45 runs in their eight overs with the West Indian giving one run more than his Indian team-mate.

Buttler and Rajasthan make light work of RCB to set up final against GT

Buttler was there from start till end to not only anchor RR’s pursuit of 158 target after his pace bowling team-mates Prasidh Krishna (3 for 22) and Obed McCoy (3 for 23) did well to restrict Royal Challengers Bangalore to 157 for eight

How dropped catches nailed LSG to their fate against RCB

LSG ought to have curtailed RCB to under 200 had they held onto their catches and been a little more disciplined in the outfield. Patidar, who became IPL 2022’s fourth centurion was lucky to have three ‘lives’ in his 112 not out that came off only 54 deliveries.

Patidar makes light work of LSG bowlers with maiden century

Patidar had never scored a T20 hundred before. His highest score in 37 previous T20s was 96 for Madhya Pradesh against Goa in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in January 2021.

Patidar blockbuster and LSG's dropped catches help RCB win by 14 runs

Patidar’s maiden T20 century, let alone his maiden IPL hundred in only his 11th match and second season with RCB, took his team to 207 for four after LSG won the toss and inserted the opposition in.

Killer Miller and Pandya keep their cool to hand Gujarat feisty win

Miller had none other than his captain Hardik Pandya to finish it for Titans, notching up a comfortable seven-wicket victory after chasing down Rajasthan Royals’ 188 for six to win with three deliveries to spare.

Jos Buttler returns to form with a fiery 89, but RR lose the opening qualifier

After a string of ordinary performances, Buttler came back to his run-scoring form, scoring 89 runs in 56 balls with 12 fours and two sixes, all in vain in the end though.

David Miller steals a win for Gujarat as Buttler blockbuster goes in vain

Miller put on a show to steal what might have been Buttler's night with some brilliant power hitting to take the Gujarat Titans to just a win away from the IPL trophy.

Delhi court asks Mumbai jail authorities to produce accused who 'duped' Rishabh Pant of Rs 1.63 crore

The accused, Mrinank Singh, is also a cricketer, having represented Haryana's under-19 team. He was also listed for the auction of the 2018 edition of the IPL.

As an IPL player, you have to take wickets and get runs: GT’s David Miller

Miller acknowledges that his success in this season of the cricket tournament is due to the full backing of his team.

TATA IPL 2022 | SRH vs PBKS: Turning point -- SRH dropping Livingstone twice

Livingstone remained unbeaten on 49, scoring at a strike rate of nearly 223, smashing five sixes and two fours.

TATA IPL 2022 | Punjab Kings beat SunRisers Hyderabad by five wickets in last league match

It was disciplined bowling by PBKS that did not allow SRH, who chose to bat after acting captain Bhuvneshwar Kumar won the toss, to race away to a tall score.

BCCI announces squad for 5 T20Is against South Africa, picks KL Rahul to lead

The T20I series against South Africa is set to begin on June 9 in New Delhi. And the fifth and final Test of the series against England is scheduled to take place between July 1-5 in Edgbaston.

Thank you, Mumbai, we will remember this one: Kohli after MI's win seals RCB's playoff berth

"Thank you, Mumbai, we will remember this one," said Virat Kohli after Royal Challengers Bangalore sneeked into the playoffs following Mumbai Indians' thrilling five-wicket win over Delhi Capitals in their last game of the IPL in Mumbai.

IPL 2022: Mumbai denies Delhi playoff berth, advancing Bangalore

Mumbai's chase began with another failure by skipper Rohit Sharma, who scored 2 off 13

Gary Kirsten: ‘There definitely is that belief (that Gujarat Titans can go all the way)’

"We now understand what the personality of the team is, what our performance flow is as a team and how each guy performs at his best." - Gary Kirsten on the Gujarat Titans

Two new teams finishing as top-2 in the IPL league stage has been amazing, says LSG coach Vijay Dahiya

Former India wicket-keeper Vijay Dahiya speaks on the challenges of IPL coaching and nurturing young talent.

I will play IPL next year, will be unfair not to say thank you to Chennai: MS Dhoni

With this, the 40-year-old Dhoni put to rest speculations around his participation in the lucrative league next season.

Chennai Super Kings corrected 15-20% in unlisted markets over a month

Analysts blamed the correction on concerns over the team leadership among others.

IPL 2022| Mohsin Khan shines with the ball in LSG's two-run victory against KKR

Making an impression as a left-arm pacer in his first season of IPL, Mohsin took a wicket in each of his first two overs, giving away only six runs in them.

IPL 2022| Quinton De Kock's stunning century sends KKR in a leather hunt

A brilliant unbeaten 140 in an unseparated 210-run opening partnership with his skipper KL Rahul silenced all his detractors.

IPL 2022| LSG confirms play-offs spot with victory over KKR

How Umran Malik turned the tides in favor of SRH

Malik, it has to be said, provided the turning points for SRH, though the same could have gone to Tim David and his fireworks had the result gone against SRH.