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Trial by spin likely as weakened MI enter CSK's cauldron
Chepauk will be abuzz on Sunday for the next installment of the IPL's most-storied rivalry


Cricket
Why did RCB spinners find success?
Piyush Chawla and Ambati Rayudu on on what worked for them

IPL
Cricinformed: Decoding CSK's recent dominance vs MI
CSK have won five of their last six matches against MI

IPL
Krunal restricts KKR to 174 despite blazing knocks from Rahane and Narine
The left-arm spinner picked up 3 for 29 from his four overs in the opening game of IPL 2025

Chennai Super Kings
Cricket
IPL 2025 - Do CSK need a wristspinner in their XI vs MI
Piyush Chawla and Ambati Rayudu on CSK's potential spin make-up

Mumbai Indians
Cricket
IPL 2025 - How do Mumbai Indians line-up without Hardik Pandya
Ambati Rayudu and Piyush Chawla on how MI's XI will look vs CSK
england
Jamie Smith and Gus Atkinson ready to have it all -Â again
Fresh from 12 months of multi-format cricket for England, the Surrey pair are gearing up more in 2025 for club and country

IPL
RCB opt to bowl vs KKR in IPL 2025 opener; de Kock, Johnson debut for KKR
Bhuvneshwar Kumar had a minor injury for RCB, who picked Yash Dayal, and handed caps to Phil Salt and Tim David

Chennai Super Kings
Cricket
Gaikwad: Dhoni focused on hitting as many sixes as possible
The CSK captain is also not worried about Pathirana as he has more death-bowling options to choose from

Rajasthan Royals
Cricket
Youngest captains in the IPL
Riyan Parag is set to lead Rajasthan Royals at 23, but there have been four younger captains in the IPL

IPL
Can Parag's Royals rein in sixy Sunrisers?
SRH hit 178 sixes in 2024, the most by any side in an IPL season. Rajasthan Royals' bowlers will have their work cut out in what is a rematch of last season's second qualifier

IPL
KKR vs RCB - IPL 2025 - Ajinkya Rahane brings up fifty with a huge six
The KKR captain slog sweeps Suyash to bring up a 25-ball fifty

Chennai Super Kings
Cricket
Cricinformed - MS Dhoni, CSK's 43-year-old six machine
Since 2023, no one has hit sixes more frequently in T20s than Dhoni

Sunrisers Hyderabad
Cricket
Vettori: 'Whatever ground we go to, our batting is going to be aggressive'
Both Pat Cummins and Nitish Reddy and fit and "very keen to go"

IPL
KKR vs RCB - IPL 2025 - Ajinkya Rahane gets going with a six
He swiveled and dispatched Rasikh Salam on the leg side

Sunrisers Hyderabad
Cricket
Cricinformed - SRH batting line-up set for a new IPL high?
SRH dominated the charts with the best batting stats last season, and they've kept their core intact for another explosive run

IPL
KKR vs RCB - IPL 2025 - Josh Hazlewood gets Quinton de Kock early
De Kock got a life earlier but couldn't capitalise

Mumbai Indians
Cricket
Suryakumar Yadav confident his T20 runs will come
Mumbai Indians' stand-in captain is not concerned with the absence of Hardik and Bumrah or his lean T20I form heading into the game against CSK

IPL
IPL 2025 - Will bowlers be better prepared this season
Chawla, Varun and Rayudu on on whether it will be another season the batters will dominate

IPL
IPL 2025 - Ajinkya Rahane great choice to lead KKR says Ambati Rayudu
Rayudu says Rahane 'opened up' as a cricketer, and as a person during his CSK stint

Cricket
Heather Knight departs as England captain after nine-year reign
World Cup-winning captain follows head coach in departure after Women's Ashes whitewash

Cricket
Knight's inglorious exit exposes limits of England women's evolution
Despite her enduring worth as a leader and batter, captain is collateral in overdue regime-change
Kane Williamson
Cricket
Kane Williamson on what it takes to be a good IPL captain
Five teams in IPL 2025 have new captains

Cricket
Pakistan look to continue winning momentum with series on the line against NZ
For New Zealand, Matt Henry will also miss the remainder of the series as he continues his rehab from shoulder injury

New Zealand
Cricket
Matt Henry out of last two Pakistan T20Is, to continue injury rehabilitation
Kyle Jamieson has also been removed from the squad, while Zak Foulkes and Will O'Rourke have been retained