Fresh from a morale-boosting victory against Gujarat Titans, Rajasthan Royals will look to build on to the momentum and aim to halt five-time champions’ Mumbai Indians’ late surge when the two sides face off in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match in Jaipur on Thursday.
After KKR had their batters producing quick knocks at a great strike rate to post 204/9 on a pitch that was great for batting, DC threatened to chase down the total via a 76-run stand between vice-captain Faf du Plessis, who top-scored with 62, and skipper Axar Patel, who smashed 43 despite suffering a left-hand injury while fielding.
Vaibhav not only became the youngest centurion in men’s T20 cricket but also the fastest Indian to score a century in the IPL, reaching the milestone in just 35 balls — helping the Royals secure their third win of the tournament.
Although Suryavanshi showed he has a deep arsenal of cricketing shots, he was not a man of many words, and understandably so after having put the entire country on notice at this age.
Having suffered two defeats in their last four matches, including the six-wicket loss to RCB on Sunday, Delhi Capitals will aim to get back on track and avoid any late stumbles in their impressive IPL 2025 campaign when they take on a struggling Kolkata Knight Riders at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here on Tuesday
Former South Africa spinner Paul Adams believes Delhi Capitals made a smart decision in retaining South African power-hitter Tristan Stubbs for the 2025 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
The 24-year-old Draca represented the Brampton Wolves in the Global T20 Canada in August this year, and finished as the joint second-highest wicket-taker of the tournament. He ended up with 11 wickets from six innings, boasting a stellar average of 10.63 and an economy of 6.88.
Notably, the timing of the auction coincides with the third and fourth days of the first Test between India and Australia in Perth.
Ricky Ponting, who recently took over as the head coach of the Punjab Kings franchise, has revealed the strategies his side used during the recent Indian Premier League (IPL) retention period and how he plans to make his mark at the upcoming auction.
Tilak Varma has been named captain of the India A team for the men's T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup, which gets underway in Oman on October 18. Varma, who has represented India in four ODIs and 16 T20Is, will have a few other players with international experience for company, with Abhishek Sharma and Rahul Chahar also a part of the squad.
