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How can Kolkata Knight Riders go to next round?

How can Kolkata Knight Riders go to next round?

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2 min readMay 24, 2026 01:09 PM IST KKR Playoffs Qualification Scenarios: Kolkata Knight Riders will take on Delhi Capitals at the Eden Gardens on Sunday in the evening game with one eye on the Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians day game. With a lot riding on that match, both Kolkata and Punjab Kings’ play-offs chances hang by a thread depending on the result of Mumbai vs Rajasthan encounter at Wankhede. Here are the scenarios for Kolkata Knight Riders to qualify for the next round: First things first. Kolkata need to defeat Delhi Capitals at the Eden Gardens to reach 15 points which will tie both them and Punjab with the same points. In case of that, then net run rate will come into effect. With Punjab currently boasting a superior NRR to Kolkata, KKR will have to overhaul PBKS’ NNR to go to the next round. In order to overhaul Punjab’s net run rate, Kolkata need to win against DC by at least 77 runs if they bat first. In case they are chasing, …

How Jofra Archer has stepped up for the Rajasthan Royals | Cricket News

How Jofra Archer has stepped up for the Rajasthan Royals | Cricket News

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There was a time when Jofra Archer’s presence in an IPL XI brought fear in the opposition camp even before a ball was bowled. Then that feeling disappeared as injuries took a toll on his body. After many tough seasons, that seems to have returned in IPL 2026, where, for the Rajasthan Royals (RR), he has made an impact, quietly but unmistakably. Since his IPL debut in 2018, he has had his share of peaks and troughs. There was an explosive phase between 2018 and 2020, where he took 46 wickets in 35 matches. Then came the halts — no IPL in 2021 and 2022 — followed by stop-start returns, where he never quite looked the same fearsome bowler. This season, though, something has felt different. His return of 18 wickets in 13 matches is not merely numbers; it is the first time in a while in the IPL that he has looked like a bowler who can crack open matches at the start and give RR an early edge. 𝙍𝙄𝙂𝙃𝙏 𝙊𝙉 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙀𝙔 👊 …

Been in cricket for 40 years, haven’t seen that before

Been in cricket for 40 years, haven’t seen that before

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3 min readMay 23, 2026 05:57 PM IST For most 15-year-olds, walking into the Wankhede Stadium for an IPL game could probably feel overwhelming. The noise, the expectations, the cameras, the conversations around them – all of it can consume even experienced cricketers, let alone teenagers. But Rajasthan Royals (RR) assistant coach Trevor Penney says Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has reacted to the attention around him in a manner he has rarely seen before. Speaking ahead of RR’s must-win clash against the Mumbai Indians on Sunday, Penney described the teenager as someone operating in his “own little bubble”, largely untouched by the scale of the occasion around him. “I’m sure he’s very excited. We don’t have to talk to him much,” Penney said. “He’s just such a pleasant boy. He’s very confident. He’s just so excited every day to go and play and practise.” Sooryavanshi’s emergence has quickly become one of the stories of IPL 2026. At an age when most players are still navigating junior cricket, he has already become part of RR’s playoff push and …