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Ireland stun T20 World Cup champions India in Belfast shock

Ireland stun T20 World Cup champions India in Belfast shock

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5 min readJun 26, 2026 10:28 PM IST India’s new T20I era under Shreyas Iyer started off with a shock defeat as a second-string Ireland bowling attack, missing key players, ended up bowling out the world champions. The 34-run defeat at Stormont in Belfast on Friday means that, for the first time in three years, India won’t win a T20 bilateral series. On an afternoon where Irish fans were outnumbered clearly by Indian fans, who had arrived expecting 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to make his debut, it was the Irish debutant duo of Matt Hollard and Jai Moonda who left their imprint. Set 183 for a win, India’s chase never got going. Apart from Abhishek Sharma, who scored 50 off 20 deliveries, the rest of the batting unit failed to turn up. To start with, India had little business chasing the score. They had reduced the hosts to 51/4 in 7.1 overs before conceding 114 runs in the last 10 overs. But given India’s batting might, this should have been a total they should have overhauled …

Bowling lineups have work cut out: SRH asst coach on Travishek & Vaibhav-Jaiswal | Cricket News

Bowling lineups have work cut out: SRH asst coach on Travishek & Vaibhav-Jaiswal | Cricket News

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4 min readMay 26, 2026 09:42 PM IST With Sunrisers Hyderabad facing Rajasthan Royals in the Eliminator at Mullanpur on Wednesday, the focus will be on the opening pairs of the two sides. Sunrisers’ opening pair of Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head have amassed 563 runs and 393 runs respectively; Royals’ openers Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal have amassed 583 runs and 397 runs respectively. Sunrisers’ assistant coach James Franklin quipped that bowling lineups of both sides will have their work cut out in the Eliminator. “Absolutely, I mean, both pairs of openers for both teams are exciting cricketers. They are destructive in their own ways and means. We have obviously seen for a few years now, the dynamic partnership that we have with Travis (Head) and Abhishek (Sharma) and then obviously the emergence from the fag end of last year’s IPL and this IPL, Vaibhav (Sooryavanshi)and (Yashasvi) Jaiswal as an opening partnership has been very destructive. So I would say both the teams’ bowling line-ups have got their work cut out for them. But …

RCB fail to chase down SRH’s mammoth score but clinch top spot in IPL 2026 table

RCB fail to chase down SRH’s mammoth score but clinch top spot in IPL 2026 table

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With Ishan Kishan leading the way with the bat and Heinrich Klaasen and Abhishek Sharma also playing key roles SRH had enough on the board to challenge the defending champions. SRH managed to keep the dangerous Royal Challengers Bengaluru batting line-up in check throughout the chase of 256 runs. “Boys are going to enjoy it tonight,” is what Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper Pat Cummins said at the toss, and his batters did just that. If anything, Royal Challengers Bengaluru bowlers would complain SRH indulged in too much hitting. RCB had plans. When these two sides first met on the opening night of the season, Jacob Duffy cramped the batters for room by hitting a hard length that worked well. They tried a similar ploy to start with, but SRH batters were prepared this time. Travis Head came up with the plan, giving himself room and fiercely cutting the ball through the cover and point boundaries. For Abhishek, it did not matter much. Like he had been doing all season, it was to see the ball and …

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi aims to break Indian record in DC vs RR match

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi aims to break Indian record in DC vs RR match

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2 min readMay 17, 2026 12:23 PM IST Most sixes in an IPL season: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has taken the IPL 2026 stage by a phenomenal storm, so much so that the 15-year-old leads the six-hitting charts in just his second season at the top of the order for Rajasthan Royals. None of the international quality bowlers has been spared from the fierce Sooryavanshi bat-swing. The dashing southpaw now stands a chance of rewriting the record books by a fair stretch after having already smashed multiple T20 world records this season. Sooryavanshi had emerged as the fastest batter ever to hit 100 T20 sixes, getting to the feat in only 515 deliveries, almost 300 balls faster than the previous record holder. ALSO READ | Sangakkara backs Jaiswal to rediscover his best as Royals eye playoff push In only 11 innings, he has walloped 40 sixes this edition, making up over 50 percent of his 440 runs this season in maximums. Sooryavanshi had also broken the Indian record held by Murali Vijay for most sixes in an innings, …

Gill, Sudharsan and beginning well in IPL

Gill, Sudharsan and beginning well in IPL

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Mumbai: In T20 cricket, the importance of an in-form opening pair can’t be overemphasised. It is where matches are being won and lost in IPL 2026. Teams with batters firing at the top have dominated. Six of the top seven run-getters in IPL are openers. Gujarat Titans’ captain Shubman Gill, right and Sai Sudharsan in action during IPL 2026. (AP) The focus is mainly on their strike-rates. It’s the reason for the buzz around Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. He sits in the sixth place with 440 runs. With a strike-rate of 236.55, the 15-year-old has caught the imagination of the cricket world with the fearless brand of cricket he plays. Amid all the hype surrounding the teenage talent, there are some other deserving performances that have virtually gone unnoticed. Like the Gujarat Titans pair of Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill. Their batting approach contrasts with the slam-bang version, but it is again proving mighty effective. It all depends on what the team’s management considers best suited to the needs of their outfit. At GT, the emphasis is on …

When Abhishek Sharma was asked if he likes samosa or Vada pav, and his answer was….

When Abhishek Sharma was asked if he likes samosa or Vada pav, and his answer was….

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2 min readMay 10, 2026 04:18 PM IST Heinrich Klaasen always seems to be ringside when IPL table toppers Sunrisers Hyderabad get talking about food. Back in April, the South African took on a challenge to polish off a plate of biryani, but found it so spicy that he turned red and started tearing up and sweating profusely after a few spoonfuls. So it was with immense trepidation that he asked his teammates what exactly Vada pav was. The SRH teammates Abhishek Sharma and Aniket Verma were part of a This-or-That game, video of which was posted by the franchise. ‘Puli’ or Tiger, as Abhishek is known in Hyderabad, was thrown the first poser – Samosa or Vada Pav. “I think I’ll go with Vada pav,” was his prompt answer. “First of all what is it, I don’t know,” Klaasen would say, sounding quite terrified. It’s a potato stuffing with chilli, dhaniya seeds and curry leaves, salt and condiments fried in a besan batter. This pattice is then wedged into a paav. The paav used …

PBKS coach on 3 dropped catches in IPL 2026 clash against SRH

PBKS coach on 3 dropped catches in IPL 2026 clash against SRH

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3 min readHyderabadMay 7, 2026 07:00 AM IST The Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) vs Punjab Kings (PBKS) match was decided by fielding, and although both sides dropped their fair share of catches, the visitors giving lives to key in-form SRH batters: Heinrich Klaasen once and Ishan Kishan twice proved expensive for them in the end. The former made 69 off 43 deliveries, and the latter scored 55 off 32 balls. The missed opportunities cost PBKS dearly as they lost to SRH by 33 runs and moved to second place on the points table. Bowling coach Sairaj Bahutule cited the ball coming out of the crowd and gravity as potential reasons for the dropped catches. “Fielding under lights is not easy because the ball comes out from the lights as well as from the crowd. And you know, the higher it goes, obviously, it’s going to fall as quickly as possible, and gravity will obviously take its toll,” Bahutule said at the post-match press conference. PBKS had their plans in place. They had fielders on either square …

Travis Head–Abhishek Carnage Lead SRH in Massive Run Chase vs Mumbai Indians

Travis Head–Abhishek Carnage Lead SRH in Massive Run Chase vs Mumbai Indians

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A solid start from Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma anchors Sunrisers Hyderabad in a 243-run chase against the Mumbai Indians on April 29 at Wankhede Stadium. Mumbai Indians bowlers had no answers for the duo’s aggressive start in Wednesday’s clash. After choosing to bat first, Will Jacks and Ryan Rickelton opened the innings while Pat Cummins opened the bowling attack. The duo made a solid start, scoring 78 runs in the power play. However, Will Jacks got dismissed on the first ball of the 8th over from Nitish Kumar Reddy. He was caught out on an outside off delivery. With a swing in the delivery, Ishan Kishan picks the catch safely behind the wickets. Suryakumar Yadav came to bat at No.3 and joined Ryan Rickelton aiming for playing a brilliant knock. In the meantime, Ryan Rickelton smashed his fifty in 23 deliveries which included 5 fours and four sixes. Eshan Malinga bagged the wicket of Suryakumar Yadav for 5 runs. He got dismissed on a short delivery where Abhishek Sharma take the catch. Naman Dhir …

Most sixes in an IPL season: Can Vaibhav Sooryavanshi break Chris Gayle’s record in 2026? | Cricket News

Most sixes in an IPL season: Can Vaibhav Sooryavanshi break Chris Gayle’s record in 2026? | Cricket News

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2 min readApr 29, 2026 09:50 AM IST The IPL 2026 season has seen unprecedented levels of six-hitting just as the tournament has moved past the half-way stage. The previous season in 2025 was the greatest edition in terms of six-hitting with 1294 sixes hit in 73 matches. The individual striking has entered a whole new level this year, with the Indian batters leading the charts with a bevy of maximums. Among them, teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has emerged as the six-hitting freak thus far, smoking a staggering 37 sixes in only nine innings, putting him already close to the Indian record in an edition. Sooryavanshi also tops the run-getters list with 400 runs and also broke the Indian record held by Murali Vijay for most sixes in an innings, having smashed 12 of them during his 36-ball hundred against SunRisers Hyderabad. Among Indian batters, Abhishek Sharma holds the record for the most sixes struck in a series, with 42 maximums in the 2024 edition. ALSO READ | Has Vaibhav Sooryavanshi already set a world …

IPL 2026: Abhishek Sharma vs Jasprit Bumrah – what will happen when unstoppable force meets immovable object | Cricket News

IPL 2026: Abhishek Sharma vs Jasprit Bumrah – what will happen when unstoppable force meets immovable object | Cricket News

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5 min readUpdated: Apr 28, 2026 07:40 PM IST When Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) face Mumbai Indians (MI) on Wednesday, one of the most significant individual battles could begin straight away: Jasprit Bumrah vs Abhishek Sharma. It is a clash between one of the IPL’s greatest pacers and one of its most dangerous Powerplay batters. But beyond reputations, there is a more specific tactical question. Can Bumrah’s slower ball change the scoring areas that have powered Abhishek’s best innings in IPL 2026? The head-to-head numbers can give MI confidence. Across five IPL innings against Bumrah, Abhishek has scored only 17 runs from 23 balls at a strike rate of 73.91 and has been dismissed twice.The numbers suggest that Bumrah has not allowed Abhishek to get off to a start. That is significant because SRH’s batting model depends heavily on fast starts. A look at the left-hander’s major innings this season shows a clear pattern. Most of his runs have come through the offside. In his 74 off 28 balls against Punjab Kings, 53 percent of his …