Tilak Varma scores unbeaten 136 off 56 balls in Telangana T20 League chase

Tilak Varma scored an unbeaten 136 off 56 balls to guide his side to a 259-run chase in the Telangana T20 League. The innings came a day after he captained a tri-series win.

Chennai Super Kings have retained head coach Stephen Fleming for the next season despite earlier fan calls for change. Lucknow Super Giants plan to appoint G Jayakumar as batting coach following the Rishabh Pant trade.

The BCCI is considering an earlier start to the IPL from 2027 to avoid extreme summer heat. Pant moved to Delhi Capitals in a swap that sent Kuldeep Yadav to Lucknow Super Giants.