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Royal Challengers Bengaluru lost its top place in the IPL 2025 points table after losing to Gujarat Titans on Wednesday. Currently Punjab Kings lead the table followed by Delhi Capitals, RCB and Gujarat Titans. Barring Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals, all teams have played three matches each. Lucknow Super Giants' Nicholas Pooran is the highest run-scorer and holds the Orange Cap with a tally of 189. Chennai Super Kings' Noor Ahmad continues to lead the highest wicket-takers' chart, and holds the   Jos Buttler made a fifty marked by creativity and sustained aggression to support the impeccable spell of Mohammed Siraj as Gujarat Titans carved a smooth eight-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL match on Wednesday. Buttler (73 not out, 39b, 5x4, 6x6) and B Sai Sudharsan (49, 36b) added 75 runs off 45 balls for the second wicket, as the Titans ended up at 170 for two in 17.5 overs, while chasing RCB's 169 for eight. However, the Gujarat side's...

Lucknow Super Giants spinner Digvesh Singh Rathi was fined 25 percent of his match fees and handed a demerit point for his unusual 'letter-writing' celebration after dismissing Punjab Kings batter Priyansh Arya. The Board of Control for Cricket in India penalised Rathi for "breaching the IPL Code of Conduct" during LSG's match against PBKS at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on Tuesday. PBKS won the game by eight wickets. "Digvesh Singh admitted to the Level 1 offence under Article 2.5 and accepted the Match Referee's sanction," an IPL media advisory stated. "For Level 1 breaches of the Code of Conduct, the Match Referee's decision is final and binding." The controversial celebration took place on the penultimate ball of the third over during PBKS' chase of 172. Digvesh bowled a short and wide delivery, which Arya attempted to pull without much foot movement, only to top-edge the ball. DIGVESH RATHI DROPS AN ABSOLUTE BANGER CELEBRA...

The sum of Rs 27 crore that Lucknow Super Giants spent on Rishabh Pant isn't looking good at the moment. The wicket-keeper batter has hardly gotten his bat to do the talking in the first three games for the franchise. Even his captaincy decisions have been questioned by many, with fans on social media already putting the label of a "Rs 27 crore flop" on the wicket-keeper batter. After LSG suffered their second defeat of the season, at the hands of Punjab Kings, the franchise's co-owner Sanji Goenka confronted Rishabh Pant again on the field, asking some tough questions. Goenka has developed a reputation of asking questions to his team's captains. In the past even KL Rahul has had to face Goenka's wrath on the field over the team's defeats. Pant was subjected to a similar confrontation after LSG's defeat against Delhi Capitals in their opening match of the season. Lucknow then bounced back with a victory against the Sunrisers Hyderabad but slumped t...

Mumbai Indians record-shattering IPL debutant Ashwani Kumar revealed the words of encouragement he received from skipper Hardik Pandya and his favourite scalp out of the four top stars he bagged against defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. Mumbai Indians (MI) continued their policy of unearthing new talent and presented the 23-year-old left-arm seamer to the world. On his debut, Ashwani became the first Indian to take a four-wicket haul on an IPL debut. Before enchanting the spectators with his scorching spell, Ashwani, who hails from Punjab, received a simple message from Hardik to bowl fearlessly and enjoy. "It is a really good feeling. I didn't expect things to play out like this. Hardik bhai told me you are from Punjab, and the people there are not scared of anything. You have to scare the opposition and enjoy," he said in a video posted by the IPL. He sent shivers down KKR's spine when he took his position a...

The Rajasthan Royals team notched their first win of the IPL 2025 as they beat five-time champions Chennai Super Kings in Guwahati on Sunday. The 2008 IPL champions are known as a side who always punches above its weight and it has reflected in their game too. While Jaipur is RR's first-choice home ground, this year the side has chosen Guwahati as its second home-ground. There was no shortage of support for RR in Guwahati, especially with home boy Riyan Parag leading the side in the initial matches. Bollywood actor Malaika Arora was also present in Guwahati in RR jersey watching the game against Chennai Super Kings. She saw the game with RR Director of Cricket Kumar Sangakkara . Social media users were surprised to see her in RR colours.  Malaika Arora after yesterday's win to me in my dreams: ‘I am a huge fan of Rajasthan Royals, especially Sanju Samson —he is one of my favorite players from Rajasthan. I have been supporting them since 2008. It was a really good way to sta...

Ben Stokes is not expected to play in the early rounds of the County Championship as he battles to be fit to lead England, his Durham coach Ryan Campbell said on Monday. The 33-year-old Test captain is recovering from hamstring surgery after breaking down in New Zealand in December, his second hamstring tear in five months. But the all-rounder is not yet ready for action in the four-day domestic championship, which starts on Friday. England host Zimbabwe in May, with a five-Test series against India to follow. Later in the year they head to Australia for a five-match Ashes series. Durham have six matches in the top tier of the County Championship before the Zimbabwe Test. Campbell, who is also without England quicks Brydon Carse (toe) and Mark Wood (knee), made it clear no risks would be taken. "When you look at Carse, Stokes and Wood, at this stage they're probably not likely to play for us. My expectation is that it'll be zero -- anything else is an added bonus,...

Chennai Super Kings skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad blamed their poor starts and fielding lapses as key reasons behind their six-run defeat to Rajasthan Royals in the IPL on Sunday, marking their second consecutive loss. Nitish Rana's blistering 36-ball 81, combined with Wanindu Hasaranga's four-wicket haul, powered Rajasthan Royals to a hard-fought win at the Barsapara Stadium. Chasing 183, CSK lost Rachin Ravindra for duck while Rahul Tripathi got out after the power play as they finished at 176/6. They had lost their last match at home to Royal Challengers Bengaluru, a first in 17 years. “We haven't been getting good starts, but once we do, things will be different,” Gaikwad admitted at the post-match presentation. “We also conceded 8-10 extra runs through misfields, and that's something we need to improve.” Gaikwad's valiant 63 anchored the chase, but with wickets falling at regular intervals, CSK couldn't cross the line. On batting at No. 3, the CSK captain expla...