Tag: Ipl

Amazon video service decides to expand Indian regional content

MUMBAI: Amazon´s video service will look to add more regional content in India, two company executives said, as it competes with a host of...

Tymal Mills, Joe Denly signed by Karachi Kings in PSL

KARACHI: England pace bowler Tymal Mills has been signed by Pakistan Super League side Karachi Kings. Sussex left-armer Mills, 25, was bought for £1.4m by Royal...

IPL auction: Most shocking deals

MUMBAI: From the unheralded 16-year-old making 700 grand to the one-Test wonder with a two-million-dollar deal, the weekend’s Indian Premier League auction threw up...

IPL spend could hit $96 million as wage cap rises 20%

NEW DELHI: The Indian Premier League, one of the world´s richest sports competitions, will let teams splurge up to $12 million each on player...

Star India bags IPL media rights for $2.55 billion

MUMBAI: Star India will pay a staggering 163.48 billion rupees ($2.55 billion) for the television and digital rights to the Indian Premier League (IPL)...

Pakistani commentators to opt out of IPL-2017

In a recent turn of events, Pakistani commentators Ramiz Raja, Shoaib Akhtar and Waqar Younis have opted out of the Indian Premier League (IPL)...

Afghan cricketers Nabi, Rashid create IPL history

NEW DELHI: Afghanistan cricket broke a new barrier when Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan became the first from the war-torn nation to be picked...

Five Afghan Cricketers Named On IPL Auction List

Officials from the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) said on Tuesday that five members of the national cricket team have been selected for the auction...

PSL 2017: Lahore Qalandars win toss, choose to field first

DUBAI: The Lahore Qalandars have won the toss against Quetta Gladiators in Dubai and have chosen to field first. Qalandars captain Brendan McCullam chose to put...

Warner 93* leads Sunrisers into final

An unbeaten 58-ball 93 from David Warner, his eighth half-century of the season, steered Sunrisers Hyderabad through a tense chase against Gujarat Lions and...

Dispirited Lions face confident Sunrisers in virtual semi

Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Lions exchanged the top two positions on the points table for the majority of the league stage. Now, they face...

Sunrisers’ seamers snuff out Knight Riders

Three teams had defended successfully in five games on slow Feroz Shah Kotla surfaces this season. There was no reason why Sunrisers Hyderabad, with...

Spinners, Yusuf lead Knight Riders into playoffs

Home advantage counts. But only if you are well-equipped to use it. With four spin options to call upon on a parched Eden Gardens...

Smith, Raina seal top-two spot for Lions

Gujarat Lions guaranteed themselves a top-two finish on the IPL league table, and earned themselves two shots at a place in the final, after...

Dhoni’s last-over heroics seals Supergiants win

This wasn't the deadest of dead rubbers. Two knocked-out teams - Rising Pune Supergiants and Kings XI Punjab were desperate not to finish at...

Nair 83* in last-ball thriller keeps Daredevils alive

Karun Nair showed there was place for finesse and street-smart cricket amid the big-hitting in T20s. His unbeaten 59-ball 83 single-handedly helped Delhi Daredevils...

Smith and Raina lift Lions to No. 2

Dwayne Smith used a green Kanpur pitch as his ally to return figures of 4 for 8, setting up Gujarat Lions' six-wicket win against...