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Playoff Hope Intact! KKR Beat Mumbai Indians by 4 Wickets

Playoff Hope Intact! KKR Beat Mumbai Indians by 4 Wickets

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A four-wicket victory in the IPL 2026 game against the Mumbai Indians keeps playoff hopes alive for KKR. By this win, KKR jumped to the 6th spot in the IPL 2026 points table with one game yet to be played. After being invited to bat first, Ryan Rickelton and Rohit Sharma opened the innings while Anukul Roy opened the bowling attack. Cameron Green, who was introduced to bowling within the power play, bagged the wicket of Ryan Rickelton for 6 runs. He got dismissed on a catch from Manish Pandey after the batter got an edge at the cover point. Cameron Green bagged his second wicket, dismissing Naman Dhir for a duck. He got outside edge on a full-length delivery, and Angkrish Raghuvanshi took the catch behind the wickets. With Saurabh Dubey bagging the wicket of Rohit Sharma for 15 runs, the Mumbai Indians bagged three wickets for 22 runs. He got dismissed on full length delivery where he mistimes completely, and Cameron Green picked a tough catch. Saurabh Dubey bagged the wicket of Suryakumar …

Yashasvi Jaiswal on Rajasthan Royals’ playoff chances after LSG win

Yashasvi Jaiswal on Rajasthan Royals’ playoff chances after LSG win

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3 min readMay 20, 2026 12:50 PM IST With their seven-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants on Tuesday, Rajasthan Royals recorded their seventh win of the season and now need to win their last match against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday to qualify for the play-offs without depending on other results. Punjab Kings are currently on 13 points, and with their last match against Lucknow Super Giants on Saturday, the maximum they can reach is 15 points. With the last match of their campaign like a pre-quarterfinal, stand-in skipper Yashasvi Jaiswal shared how the team needs to be balanced and enjoy the game rather than dwelling on the pressure. “I think I just want to play with a smile and enjoy the beautiful game of cricket. I think that is the fun if we go and we’ll enjoy and relax with a smile, even if things are going our way, if it doesn’t as well. We need to be balanced and enjoy the game and enjoy the crowd, the fans’ love and …

Check CSK, PBKS, RR, DC, KKR Playoff Qualification Scenario

Check CSK, PBKS, RR, DC, KKR Playoff Qualification Scenario

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3 min readMay 19, 2026 12:53 PM IST IPL 2026 Playoff Qualification Scenarios: Rajasthan Royals face Lucknow Super Giants in their penultimate league game of the 2026 Indian Premier League on Tuesday. RR and Kolkata Knight Riders are the only teams among the contenders for the final playoff spot who have two games left this season and so a victory for the Royals could have huge repurcussions on the race for the top four. RR are sitting on 12 points in 12 matches with six wins and defeats each. They are one of three teams on 12 points, the other two being Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals. However, they are placed above both sides on fifth due to their net run rate of 0.027. A victory for RR over LSG today would mean that they will jump up to 14 points and thus take fourth place, pushing Punjab Kings down to fifth. LSG, meanwhile, have no bone in this fight. Sitting last with eight points in 12 matches, they are well and truly out of …

Ishan Kishan Stars as SRH Seals Playoff Spot With Victory Over CSK

Ishan Kishan Stars as SRH Seals Playoff Spot With Victory Over CSK

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A heroic knock from Ishan Kishan set up Sunrisers Hyderabad’s 5-wicket victory against Chennai Super Kings on May 18 at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. His 70-run knock played a crucial role in the side’s win and qualified for the playoffs. By this win, After choosing to bat first, Sanju Samson and Ruturaj Gaikwad opened the innings while Nitish Reddy opened the bowling attack. Despite a brilliant start from Samson, he could not convert the start as he got dismissed by Pat Cummins for 27 runs. He got dismissed on a length delivery outside off, where the ball got thick outside edge as Ishan Kishan picked the catch behind the wickets. Urvil Patel, who came to bat at No.3, showed some intent with a couple of sixes, but got dismissed cheaply by Sakib Hussain. He got dismissed on off cutter where the batter goes for pull and misses as the ball hits off stump. With Ruturaj Gaikwad and Kartik Sharma at crease, CSK scored 57 runs in the powerplay. A cameo from Kartik Sharma helped the …

Check CSK, PBKS, RR, DC, KKR Playoff Qualification Scenario

Sangakkara backs Jaiswal to rediscover his best as Rajasthan Royals eye IPL 2026 playoff push

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4 min readNew DelhiMay 16, 2026 09:48 PM IST In the last three weeks, their rivals have gathered steam or unravelled altogether. The Rajasthan Royals have been doing neither — two appearances on the field, two defeats, and a fortnight of enforced stillness in between. The extended breaks have been unkind. After the bowlers’ profligate returns undid a 225-run defence against Delhi Capitals, the batters imploded in a similarly hefty chase against Gujarat Titans in Jaipur. More of the same, and their playoff hopes begin to narrow. RR head coach Kumar Sangakkara knows it. Speaking on Saturday, he stressed the immediate need for balance — for the unit and its lead anchors. He threw his weight behind out-of-form captain Riyan Parag and his deputy Yashasvi Jaiswal, even as both have endured a lean run of late. The league standings have shifted considerably around them, but Rajasthan’s playoff hopes remain intact. Starting Sunday against Delhi at the Feroz Shah Kotla, their top-four chances are in their own hands — three matches lined up against sides that …

Mitchell Marsh’s mayhem gets Lucknow Super Giants rare win, dents Chennai Super Kings’ playoff hopes

Mitchell Marsh’s mayhem gets Lucknow Super Giants rare win, dents Chennai Super Kings’ playoff hopes

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Synopsis: LSG-ian Marsh mellows CSK yellows after Akash flashes notes and serves notice Two wickets in as many balls ignited hope for Chennai Super Kings. A third too would soon fall, but the havoc that Mitchell Marsh had wreaked with his 90 from 38 balls was so irreversible that LSG, resisting all their self-implosive impulses, sauntered past the finish line. Victory would only do so much to restore their battered pride. But it imperils CSK’s playoff hopes and dents their run rate. Marsh, the man his teammates call Bison, sneered. He had sent the first four offerings of Anshul Kamboj over the fence. But the fifth— a savage strike no less — ricocheted off the bowler’s trailing right leg in his follow-through. So ferocious the straight drive was that it landed near the cover fielder. But Marsh did not stop; he was in a merciless mood, brutalising anything his long and powerful levers could reach. AS IT HAPPENED | LUCKNOW SUPER GIANTS VS CHENNAI SUPER KINGS IPL 2026 HIGHLIGHTS No doubt he was venting out …

Pat Cummins refuses to panic after GT thrashing, says SRH still have ‘breathing room’ for playoff push

Pat Cummins refuses to panic after GT thrashing, says SRH still have ‘breathing room’ for playoff push

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Sunrisers Hyderabad’s push to complete their resurgence with a playoff qualification has suffered a setback, at least for now, after Gujarat Titans handed them a brutal reality check with a commanding win at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. SRH’s batting line-up crumbled like nine pins as they were bowled out for just 86 in 14.5 overs while chasing 169, suffering an 82-run defeat that pushed them down to third place in the points table. Gujarat Titans’ captain Shubman Gill (L) is congratulated by his Sunrisers Hyderabad’s counterpart Pat Cummins for his team’s win at the end of their 2026 IPL match (AFP) Despite the heavy loss, captain Pat Cummins refused to hit the panic button even after Sunrisers lost two of their last three matches. Instead, he chose to focus on the bigger picture, with SRH having won six of their previous eight games, including a five-match winning streak that had taken them to the top of the table until the start of this month. Describing the defeat against Gujarat as mere …

RCB on top after last-ball thriller; CSK playoff hopes alive; MI & LSG eliminated

RCB on top after last-ball thriller; CSK playoff hopes alive; MI & LSG eliminated

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4 min readMay 11, 2026 05:30 AM IST IPL 2026 Updated Points Table: Royal Challengers Bengaluru edged past Mumbai Indians in a last-ball thriller in Raipur on Sunday to displace Sunrisers Hyderabad from the top of the Indian Premier League 2026 points table. RCB’s title defence is gathering steam as they now sit in first place with 14 points from 11 matches. Earlier in the afternoon game, Chennai Super Kings registered their sixth win of the season and third in a row after beating Lucknow Super Giants at home in Chennai. With these results, both Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants have been eliminated from the playoff race. Swing king Bhuvneshwar Kumar broke Mumbai’s back with his four-wicket haul and, in the process, became the leading wicket-taker of the season with 21 scalps from 11 matches. SRH’s destructive middle-order batter and finisher Heinrich Klaasen continues to top the Orange Cap list with the most runs. IPL 2026 Points Table Rank Team Matches Won Lost  NR Points NRR 1 RCB 11 7 4 0 14 1.103 …

“If Chennai beat LSG in both games…I don’t see a reason for…” Ashwin gives his take on CWK play-off chances

“If Chennai beat LSG in both games…I don’t see a reason for…” Ashwin gives his take on CWK play-off chances

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4 min readMay 9, 2026 03:38 PM IST With back to back wins in their last two matches in IPL this season, Chennai Super Kings have climbed to the sixth spot in the points table with ten points in ten matches. With four matches still left for the team in the league stage, the Ruturaj Gaekwad led Chennai team will face Lucknow Super Giants twice, first at Lucknow on May 10th and then at Chennai on May 15 before they face Sunrisers Hyderabad at Chennai on May 18 and Gujarat Titans at Ahmedabad on May 21. Former Indian spinner and two-time IPL winner Ravichandran Ashwin believes if Chennai can score a win over Lucknow Super Giants in these two matches, he sees no reason the team can win the remaining two matches and qualify for the play-offs. “Chennai Super Kings are going to play two games against Lucknow Super Giants. Let’s not make the mistake of saying this ahead of time. LSG are no pushovers but in case they (Chennai) beat LSG in both those …

DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Capitals seek revenge on Super Kings in a battle to stay alive in playoff race

DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Capitals seek revenge on Super Kings in a battle to stay alive in playoff race

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DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Axar Patel led Delhi Capitals will be looking to exact revenge on Chennai Super Kings. DC vs CSK LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings meet at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Tuesday, May 5, in Match 48 of the IPL 2026. The match arrives at a point where both sides are level on eight points from nine matches, separated mainly by net run rate. CSK are placed above DC because of a better NRR. The result will directly affect the middle of the points table. Neither side has created distance from the chasing pack, and both teams enter the fixture with four wins and five defeats. The match is therefore less about rhythm and more about staying alive in the playoff race before the final stretch of league games begins. Delhi Capitals enter the game ending a three-match losing streak with a high-scoring win over the Rajasthan Royals. KL Rahul made 75 off 40 balls in that chase, helping DC complete …