Royal Challengers Bengaluru chased down 167 on the last ball at Raipur, beating Mumbai Indians by two wickets. Bhuvneshwar Kumar did the heavy lifting twice — first taking 4 for 23 to restrict MI to 166 for seven, then walking in at the death and hitting the winning six.

Krunal Pandya carried the chase with an unbeaten 73 off 46 balls, steadying things after RCB collapsed to 39 for three. Tilak Varma (57 off 42) and Naman Dhir (47 off 32) got MI to a competitive total, but Corbin Bosch's 4 for 26 and Deepak Chahar's two for 33 kept them short. Josh Hazlewood took one for 33.

The result sends RCB to the top of the points table and knocks Mumbai Indians out of playoff contention. Virat Kohli fell for a duck to Chahar — his second in succession this season.

Gujarat Titans defeated Rajasthan Royals by 77 runs on Sunday at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Shubman Gill smashed 84 off 44 balls and Sai Sudharsan chipped in 55 off 36 to get GT to 229 for four. Rashid Khan then dismantled RR's chase, taking four for 33 to bowl them out for 152 in 16.3 overs.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi's 36 off 16 and Ravindra Jadeja's 38 off 25 came too late. Kagiso Rabada and Mohammed Siraj shared the early damage, while Brijesh Sharma got two for 47 in a losing effort. It's GT's fourth straight win — they're up to second on 14 points, and their playoff odds sit at 72.52% once net run rate is factored in.

RR captain Yashasvi Jaiswal put GT in after Riyan Parag pulled up lame with a hamstring. The decision looked worse when Jofra Archer bowled an 11-ball over that leaked 18 runs with three wides — bowling control fell apart at exactly the moment it mattered most.

Gujarat Titans defeated Rajasthan Royals by 77 runs at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. GT posted 229 for four and bowled out RR for 152 in 16.3 overs to claim their fourth straight win. Shubman Gill scored 84 off 44 balls and Sai Sudharsan made 55 off 36 balls for a 118-run opening stand.

Rashid Khan took four for 33 and Kagiso Rabada claimed two for 33 in GT's bowling. RR captain Yashasvi Jaiswal chose to field first but saw early wickets from Mohammed Siraj and Rabada. Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored 36 off 16 balls and Ravindra Jadeja made 38 off 25 balls as top scores for RR.

The result boosted GT's playoff chances to 72.52% per Times of India simulations while RR hold 80.31%. Jofra Archer bowled an 11-run over with wides during RR's chase, per ESPNcricinfo analysts.

Gujarat Titans beat Rajasthan Royals by 77 runs at Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Saturday. GT posted 229 for four with Shubman Gill's 84 off 44 balls and Sai Sudharsan's 55 in a 118-run opening stand. Rashid Khan took 4 for 33 to bowl RR out for 152 in 16.3 overs, per ESPNcricinfo.

Jason Holder claimed 3 for 12, Kagiso Rabada took 2 for 33, and Mohammed Siraj got 1 for 55. Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored 36 off 16 and Ravindra Jadeja made 38 off 25 for RR. GT earned their fourth straight win for 14 points and second place on the table.

RR captain Yashasvi Jaiswal opted to bowl first after losing to DC at home. Jofra Archer bowled an 11-ball over for 18 runs, per ESPNcricinfo analysts. GT raised playoff chances to 72.52 percent, while RR held 80.31 percent despite the slump.

Prince Yadav fired a 140kph inswinger that trapped Virat Kohli lbw off the second ball. Lucknow Super Giants beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru by nine runs on DLS at Ekana Stadium after rain hit. Mitchell Marsh smashed 111 off 56 balls with nine fours and nine sixes to lift LSG to 209 for three in 19 overs.

Yadav returned three for 33 in four overs to climb joint-third on the Purple Cap with 16 wickets. RCB reached 203 for six in their 19 overs but fell short of the adjusted target. Marsh built stands that ended LSG's six-game skid, showing power laced with placement.

Yadav credits Mohammed Shami and coach Arun for his variations from tennis-ball days. Experts call his ball to Kohli the tournament's best so far. LSG gain momentum while RCB hold firm in playoff lock despite the loss.

New Zealand named a 19-player Test squad for the one-off match against Ireland and three-Test series in England with recalls for Kyle Jamieson Will O'Rourke and Kane Williamson. Tom Latham leads the side that features a strong pace attack including Matt Henry and Nathan Smith for the Ireland Test on May 27. Uncapped allrounder Dean Foxcroft earns his first call-up to the group.

Jamieson returns to Tests after more than two years sidelined by injury while O'Rourke bolsters the bowling unit with recent form. Williamson's inclusion strengthens the batting lineup for the World Test Championship fixtures starting in Mirpur no the UK tours. The squad balances experience with fresh pace options for demanding conditions.

New Zealand prepare for the Ireland clash at an undecided venue before heading to England for Tests likely at Lord's and other historic grounds. Latham's leadership draws on recent series successes while pacers like Jamieson bring Championship know-how from county stints. The selection emphasizes depth in seam bowling for the northern summer challenges.

Chennai Super Kings defeated Mumbai Indians by eight wickets with 11 balls remaining at MA Chidambaram Stadium. Mumbai Indians posted 159 for seven after winning the toss and batting first. Naman Dhir top-scored with 57 off 37 balls while Ryan Rickelton hit 37 off 24 balls.

Anshul Kamboj returned 3-32 from four overs and Noor Ahmad took 2-26 from four overs to restrict the opposition. Ramakrishna Ghosh claimed 1-24 on debut for CSK while Prashant Veer also debuted. Ruturaj Gaikwad remained not out on 67 from 48 balls with five fours and two sixes. Kartik Sharma stayed unbeaten on 54 from 40 balls including four fours and three sixes as CSK reached 160 for two in 18.1 overs.

CSK moved to sixth place with eight points from nine matches and a net run rate of plus 0.005 per the points table after match 44. Mumbai Indians remained ninth with four points from nine games and a net run rate of minus 0.803. CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad earned player of the match for his knock. Hardik Pandya said it has not been MI's season after the loss.

Gujarat Titans defeated Royal Challengers Bengaluru by four wickets chasing 156 at Narendra Modi Stadium. Shubman Gill scored 43 from 18 balls with four fours and three sixes. Jos Buttler made 39 from 19 balls including two fours and four sixes. Rahul Tewatia finished 27 not out from 17 balls as GT reached 158 for 6 in 15.5 overs.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru made 155 all out in 19.2 overs with Devdutt Padikkal scoring 40 from 24 balls. Virat Kohli hit 28 from 13 balls. Arshad Khan took 3 for 22 from 3.2 overs for GT, Rashid Khan 2 for 19, and Jason Holder 2 for 29 with three catches. Bhuvneshwar Kumar claimed 3 for 28 for RCB.

Holder's all-round performance validated GT's Rs 7 crore investment per Times of India. GT won their previous match against CSK by eight wickets. RCB had beaten DC by nine wickets before this loss.

Delhi Capitals defeated Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets in IPL 2026 at Sawai Mansingh Stadium. RR posted 225 for six in 20 overs. DC chased the target in 19.2 overs, finishing on 226 for three with KL Rahul scoring 75 from 40 balls and Pathum Nissanka making 62 from 33 in a century stand.

Mitchell Starc took three for 40 from four overs on his IPL 2026 return for DC after injury. Riyan Parag top-scored for RR with 90 from 50 balls, Donovan Ferreira hit 47 not out from 14, and Dhruv Jurel scored 42 from 30. Ian Bishop praised Starc's firepower and speeds, ESPNcricinfo reported.

Ambati Rayudu commended KL Rahul's changed mindset after his 26 off nine balls against Ravi Bishnoi, lifting his IPL 2026 strike rate to 185.83, ESPNcricinfo reported. Riyan Parag dismissed critics after the loss and focused on team wins. The result keeps DC in playoff contention.

Heinrich Klaasen swung clean through the line — four sixes over the Wankhede ropes in his 65* off 30. Sunrisers Hyderabad hunted down Mumbai Indians' 243 for 5 with six wickets standing and eight balls left. Travis Head smashed 76 off 30, then Salil Arora and Klaasen closed it out.

Mumbai Indians opened without Rohit Sharma or Quinton de Kock. Will Jacks cracked 46 off 22, but Ryan Rickelton dragged them to a total with 123* off 55 — his hundred in 44 balls, MI's quickest ever and their highest individual score. Praful Hinge grabbed 2 for 54 while SRH's attack bled at over 12 an over.

Abhishek Sharma leads the Orange Cap with 425 runs in nine matches after his 45. Klaasen lurks second on 414. SRH rattled off a fifth straight win; Mumbai Indians dropped their second on the trot after Chennai Super Kings hammered them by 103 runs.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru opener Phil Salt has returned to England after suffering a finger injury on his left hand. He picked up the injury while diving to save a boundary during RCB's match against Delhi Capitals on April 18. Salt has missed RCB's last three games, including Sunday's four-wicket loss to Gujarat Titans at Narendra Modi Stadium.

RCB lost by four wickets after scoring 155 all out in 19.2 overs. Salt travelled back to the UK for scans and to spend time with family, per Hindustan Times. His availability for the remainder of IPL 2026 remains in doubt.

Jacob Bethell will continue to open the batting for RCB, per ESPNcricinfo. RCB sit near the bottom of the table after the defeat to GT. Salt's injury adds to RCB's challenges in the race for playoffs.

159 for 6. Rajasthan Royals defended it. Lucknow Super Giants all out 119 in 18 overs. Per ESPNcricinfo data. RR won by 40 runs at Ekana.

Jofra Archer took 3 for 20—now RR's leading IPL wicket-taker at 68, past Yuzvendra Chahal. Nandre Burger 2 for 27. Triggered collapse. Jadeja unbeaten 43 off 29. Mitchell Marsh 55 off 41 top-scored for LSG.

Burger fined 10% match fee. Level 1 breach. Send-off to Rishabh Pant. RR bounced back from KKR loss. LSG came off PBKS defeat.

Ayush Mhatre's out for a few games. That hamstring tweak came from a desperate double after his 30 off 13 against SRH. Scans today, April 20. Expect weeks sidelined.

Already missing Khaleel Ahmed, CSK now trial replacements. Mike Hussey called it a big loss. Dhoni's calf strain? No word yet. Ruturaj Gaikwad's side limps on without their 18-year-old's middle-order punch.

Next up, CSK chase 195. Hussey knows the absence hurts.

Priyansh Arya launched into the Mullanpur night with nine sixes. Ninety-three off thirty-seven balls. Cooper Connolly matched him close—eighty-seven from forty-six, eight fours, seven sixes. Their second-wicket stand hit 182 runs. Punjab Kings reached 254 for seven, highest total this IPL.

Lucknow Super Giants fought back to 200 for five. Rishabh Pant made 43 off 23, four sixes. Aiden Markram got 42 from 22. Arshdeep Singh took one for 41. Marco Jansen grabbed two for 37. But Prince Yadav's two for 25 sealed the 54-run win. PBKS stay unbeaten. Net run rate jumps.

Shreyas Iyer watched his openers turn the chase into a six-hitting game. Intent everywhere. Freedom in every shot.

179 for 4 in 19.5 overs. Delhi Capitals beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru by six wickets at Chinnaswamy. Chasing 176.

KL Rahul scored 57 off 34. Six fours, two sixes. Two sixes and two fours came off Josh Hazlewood in one over, per ESPNcricinfo. Tristan Stubbs 60 not out off 47. David Miller two sixes and a four in the final over off Romario Shepherd. DC from 18 for 3.

RCB made 175 for 8. Phil Salt 63 off 38. Tim David 26. DC bowlers: Lungi Ngidi two for 39, Kuldeep Yadav two for 32, Axar Patel two for 18. RCB's Bhuvneshwar Kumar three for 26 early on. RCB had beaten LSG before this.

Tom Banton won't bat again this IPL. A finger injury rules him out.

Gujarat Titans signed the England opener for his first stint since 2021. Zero games. Now they turn to Connor Esterhuizen, a 24-year-old South African keeper-batter. Player of the Series on T20I debut vs New Zealand. He steps in straightaway.

Punjab Kings beat Mumbai Indians by seven wickets at Wankhede. They chased 196 in 16.3 overs. MI made 195 for six.

Prabhsimran Singh hit 80 not out off 39 balls. Eleven fours. Two sixes. Shreyas Iyer scored 66 off 35. Arshdeep Singh took three for 22. MI's Quinton de Kock carried his bat with 112 off 60. Eight fours. Seven sixes. Naman Dhir made 50 off 31.

PBKS now lead the table with nine points from five games. Four wins. One no result. MI sit ninth with two points. One win from five. Hardik Pandya said his side must answer hard questions. Take ownership. Fourth loss in a row. Crowd calls it the cathedral. Empty echoes tonight.

Essex allrounder Wiaan Mulder's headed back to South Africa. Personal reasons. He's missing their County Championship clash with Warwickshire, but the club's right behind him—they'll let everyone know when he's due back.

He played his part in Essex's opener, that win against Hampshire, then the loss to Somerset. Without him around, though, the side's depth gets a proper early test this season.

Peshawar Zalmi smashed Multan Sultans by 24 runs. That tightens their hold on top spot in the PSL 2026 table even more. Kusal Mendis went off for 68, firing them to 196-6. Five wins from six now. Unbeaten run rolls on.

Sufiyan Muqeem grabbed 3/30 to lead the attack. Iftikhar Ahmed chipped in with his all-round effort too. Multan Sultans scrapped to 172-8 despite needing 51 off the final five overs. Weren't quite enough. Zalmi's bowlers shut the door.

Zalmi's run just keeps stretching out. Chasing teams feel the squeeze now. League's getting hotter by the match.

Mumbai Indians took a 7-wicket hammering from Punjab Kings right there at Wankhede. Quinton de Kock smashed an unbeaten 112 off 60 balls—8 fours, 7 sixes—to drag MI to 195/6. Naman Dhir chipped in with a brisk 50 off 31. Didn't matter. PBKS romped home at 198/3 in 16.3 overs. Prabhsimran Singh blazed 80* off 39. Shreyas Iyer added 66 off 35.

Arshdeep Singh ripped through with 3/22. MI's attack? Leaky tap. De Kock slotted back in as opener—Rohit Sharma's out with that hamstring tweak from the RCB match, where he'd retired hurt on 19 off 13. Hardik Pandya said at the toss Rohit might sit out more. That knock? De Kock's 25th IPL fifty as keeper-batter. Beats MS Dhoni's 24. Now second to KL Rahul.

MI grabbed 21-year-old Punjab seamer Krish Bhagat for base price INR 30 lakh. Replaces injured Atharva Ankolekar—knee problem from Ranji Trophy. PBKS shrugged off their SRH win. MI? Still licking wounds from that 18-run defeat to RCB.