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IPL team owners ‘obviously have a say’ in selection of XI: Liam Livingstone | Cricket News

IPL team owners ‘obviously have a say’ in selection of XI: Liam Livingstone | Cricket News

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3 min readUpdated: Jun 5, 2026 12:31 PM IST Liam Livingstone could play just two matches in the 2026 season of the Indian Premier League for Sunrisers Hyderabad and the England all-rounder has said that it may be because the team owners preferred a player above him. Livingstone had rather forgettable outings for SRH this season, scoring a 20-ball 14 against Lucknow Super Giants and then a solitary run as an Impact Player off five balls against Chennai Super Kings. He didn’t bowl in either matches and while SRH lost to LSG, they beat CSK by 10 runs. Livingstone played for Lancashire a couple of days after SRH’s IPL campaign ended in the Eliminator. “I think there are three ways in the IPL. You are either playing, locked in and everything is kind of set out for you. There’s like a fringe where you may or may not. And your thoughts are, ‘If I play, this is how it’s going to go.’ Me this year, when I went there we got a lad in the …

SRH captain Pat Cummins mulls skipping IPL 2027 for Ashes: ‘Something has to give’

SRH captain Pat Cummins mulls skipping IPL 2027 for Ashes: ‘Something has to give’

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3 min readUpdated: Jun 3, 2026 11:09 AM IST Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins could have a limited role with the franchise in the Indian Premier League (IPL) season next year. Or perhaps none at all. With an intense international calendar set to peak in the 2027 calendar year, Cummins is open to cutting down on his franchise commitments over the season. “Something has to give,” he said. And it’s not going to be one of the 150th anniversary Test at MCG in March, the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series in India, a potential World Test Championship final or the ODI World Cup defence in late 2027. ALSO READ | 12 matches in 40 days: India set for biggest cricket tour to New Zealand in October Sandwiched between either end of a jam-packed international season will be the 20th edition of the IPL, running over two months between March and May and the Sunrisers skipper will be mindful of the workload that could hamper Australia’s star pace trio involving himself, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc. Ashes, WC …

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi shines as RR eliminate SRH to reach IPL 2026 Qualifier 2

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi shines as RR eliminate SRH to reach IPL 2026 Qualifier 2

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Cricket’s young prince Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is enjoying the pressure of conquering the kings of the world game. In the bust-or-boom Eliminator, he bested Sunrisers Hyderabad’s power pair of Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma; he reduced Pat Cummins to the depths of humiliation; he made the world wonder again of his glowing potential. Is it bottomless? The more one thinks one has fathomed his genius, the more unfathomable it looks. His 29-ball 97, 72 off which came in maximums, expedited Rajasthan Royals to 243 for 8, a total Sunrisers Hyderabad fell short by 47 runs. Jofra Archer and Co completed what a 15-year-old had started. Cummins has a career longer than Sooryavanshi’s age; his honours board reads multi-format World Cups, the World Test Championship and Ashes; he has conquered the finest batsmen in the world, crushed their egos and ended their careers. But he would remember with astonishment the night a 15-year-old felled him, a boy not yet out of school schooling him. It took just three balls for the schooling to begin. Cummins had erred …

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 …

The MRF pace foundation’s hand in SRH’s success

The MRF pace foundation’s hand in SRH’s success

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A couple of days before Sunrisers Hyderabad’s game against Chennai Super Kings that sealed their spot in the playoffs, their pacers Eshan Malinga and Praful Hinge had checked-in unannounced at the MRF Pace Foundation guest house in Chennai where young fast bowlers from across the country are lodged for the off-season camp. It was a throwback of sorts for the two pacers who have hogged the limelight in IPL 2026, where they sat across the table and shared breakfast and lunch. Three years ago, they were in the Foundation house, taking early steps into their cricketing career. It is where they got a window to what it takes to be fast bowlers at the elite level – eating right food, having a diet plan and training methods. The notable miss on that day was Sakib Hussain, the 21-year-old tear away pacer from Bihar, who now has 15 wickets this IPL at an average of 23. Three years back, a scout had taken notice of him in Gopalganj and had sent him to MRF Pace Foundation …

Sehwag defends RCB loss to SRH

Sehwag defends RCB loss to SRH

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2 min readMay 23, 2026 11:50 AM IST Former India opener Virender Sehwag defended Royal Challengers Bengaluru despite their stinging 55-run defeat to the Sunrisers Hyderabad in their final IPL 2026 league-stage game in Hyderabad on Friday. Stepping out to safeguard their top spot in the standings and not concede a defeat in excess of 90 runs to lose a Qualifier 1 spot to SRH, RCB played out a 256-run chase in a unique fashion. Barring the Powerplay, RCB did not ever press into top gear during the chase. A quickfire 44 from Venkatesh Iyer set the innings in motion even when star batter Virat Kohli fell cheaply on 15. On the back of skipper Rajat Patidar’s half-century, RCB finished on 200 in 20 overs, despite only losing four wickets. Despite the spectacular batting, hosts Hyderabad then settled for third spot on Net Run Rate. ALSO READ | Virat Kohli snubs Travis Head handshake but SRH star has last laugh on field in RCB defeat Having retained their Qualifier 1 position at the top of …

Virat Kohli refuses Travis Head handshake in RCB defeat, SRH star has last laugh on field

Virat Kohli refuses Travis Head handshake in RCB defeat, SRH star has last laugh on field

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3 min readMay 23, 2026 08:27 AM IST Royal Challengers Bengaluru slumped to a stinging 55-run defeat against SunRisers Hyderabad in their final IPL 2026 league-stage game. Still, Virat Kohli was once again in the spotlight as his combative mood grabbed eyeballs after the match. After a prolonged on-field clash with SRH opener Travis Head during RCB’s monumental 256-run chase, Kohli refused a customary post-match handshake with the Aussie, the clip going viral on social media late on Friday night. ALSO READ | For Virat Kohli, the home stretch to the 2027 World Cup isn’t feeling very homely Kohli, who first shook hands with SRH captain Pat Cummins and wicket-keeper Ishan Kishan, walked past Head’s extended hand after the match, affirming that the former India captain had not wiped off the earlier incidents from his mind. Virat Kohli refused handshake with Travis Head, as both had some heat moments between the game. SRH vs RCB ☠️ #ViratKohli #RCB #IPL #SRHvsRCB pic.twitter.com/7j6kdaCyxB — 𝐙𝐮𝐛𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐑🕊 (@iiZub22) May 22, 2026 The exchange between Kohli and Head began early …

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 …

Ishan Kishan & Heinrich Klaasen take Sunrisers Hyderabad into playoffs, push CSK to the brink

Ishan Kishan & Heinrich Klaasen take Sunrisers Hyderabad into playoffs, push CSK to the brink

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SYNOPSIS: Sunrisers Hyderabad win in Chennai to make the play-offs, take Gujarat Titans along into the last four A centre pitch, already used twice this season. It was a dry and slow surface that promised to bring the spinners into the game. So in a fixture of utmost importance to both Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad, the conditions weren’t going to dictate terms. Ruturaj Gaikwad won the toss and chose to put a total on the board and challenge Hyderabad’s gung-ho batting unit to overhaul it. And Hyderabad responded, showing they are capable of adjusting to different conditions. The 75-run partnership between Ishan Kishan (70 off 47 balls) and Heinrich Klaasen (47 off 26) swung the game Hyderabad’s way. Chennai’s qualification isn’t in their own hands now. Collective effort Chennai, for a change, read the conditions well. They didn’t try to aim for a 200-plus total and fall a long way short. Once Sanju Samson provided a rapid start, they paced their innings perfectly with skipper Gaikwad being the lone batter to struggle in …

Why Ruturaj Gaikwad’s 15 off 21 was a problem for CSK against SRH

Why Ruturaj Gaikwad’s 15 off 21 was a problem for CSK against SRH

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4 min readMay 18, 2026 09:55 PM IST Off the 21st delivery he faced, Ruturaj Gaikwad finally took the aerial route off Pat Cummins. As Eshan Malinga pouched it deep square-leg, and Gaikwad dragged himself off, it felt as if the packed house at Chepauk was more relieved than stunned into silence. 15 off 21. No boundary or a six to show. A strike-rate of 71.42. Opening the batting and returning to the pavilion after 11.3 overs, the numbers said it all. In a tournament where openers and the top three have been setting the early pace with quickfire knocks, Gaikwad has been the opposite. His strike-rate of 120.67 is way below what modern T20 template demands. Chennai Super Kings’ opponent on the night, Sunrisers Hyderabad, have at their disposal two openers who strike at 209.13 and 171.09. As the broadcaster put out a graphic, Gaikwad’s strike-rate of 125 is the lowest among all openers who have faced a minimum of 200 deliveries this season. Batsmen enduring a dip in form through the course of …