1:16 AM IST Saurabh Somani Close Saurabh Somani is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo Mumbai Indians 195 for 5 (Rohit 80, Suryakumar 47, Mavi 2-32) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 146 for 9 (Cummins 33, Karthik 30, Pattinson 2-25) by 49 runs A clinical Mumbai Indians played true to form to shrug off their opening game

KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal, two of the many Karnataka boys in the Kings XI Punjab team © BCCI Big picture On the eve of the IPL’s opening match, the Royal Challengers Bangalore released a new anthem, which triggered a social-media backlash from fans who were angry that most of its lyrics were in Hindi

5:29 AM GMT Beth Mooney‘s focus on greater self-belief and quicker adaptation to specific sets of conditions and match scenarios underlines why she will enter Australia’s first international assignment on home soil since the onset of Covid-19 as the world’s best T20 batter. Far from sitting back contentedly on a dominant T20 World Cup, capped

8:05 PM GMT Saurabh Somani Close Saurabh Somani is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo Before IPL 2020, MS Dhoni had batted at No. 7 – the lowest he’s ever batted in the tournament – only six times in 12 years. In the two matches the Chennai Super Kings have played this year though, Dhoni has

Kagiso Rabada celebrates a wicket © BCCI Kagiso Rabada is one of only two bowlers to have bowled two Super Overs in the IPL, alongside Jasprit Bumrah. Not coincidentally, both times they bowled a Super Over, their teams won the match. Rabada’s Super Over record reads: nine balls bowled, nine runs given, and three wickets

5:10 AM GMT Bowlers beware. Alyssa Healy might be about to bring out even more shots. The Australia wicketkeeper-batter could unveil some new strokeplay in the series against New Zealand which starts on Saturday, having used the extended Covid-19-enforced break from the game to look at how she can become a full 360-degree player. The

1:54 AM IST Valkerie Baynes Close Valkerie Baynes is a general editor at ESPNcricinfo England 163 for 8 (Beaumont 62, Selman 3-26) beat West Indies 116 for 6 (Dottin 69) by 47 runs A half-century from an at-home looking opener, Tammy Beaumont, led England to a comfortable 47-run victory over West Indies in the first

Welcome to ESPNcricinfo’s Rolling Report of the third IPL 2020 match: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore in Dubai. On one side, we have the likes of Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Yuzvendra Chahal, Dale Steyn, Washington Sundar, Umesh Yadav and others. On the other, there are David Warner, Rashid Khan, Jonny Bairstow, Bhuvneshwar Kumar,

4:55 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Crestfallen after losing their IPL opener, Kings XI Punjab batsman Mayank Agarwal said it feels terrible to not close off the game after making a stupendous comeback against Delhi Capitals. Chasing 158 to win, Kings XI were struggling at 55 for 5, until Agarwal turned it around with a fine

12:23 AM IST Karthik Krishnaswamy Delhi Capitals 157 for 8 (Stoinis 53, Iyer 39, Pant 31, Shami 3-15, Cottrell 2-24) beat Kings XI Punjab 157 for 8 (Agarwal 89, Ashwin 2-2, Rabada 2-28, Stoinis 2-29) via the Super Over Seam movement and bounce with the new ball. A 20-ball half-century that came out of nowhere.