IPL 2025 highlights: Mumbai pacer Ashwani Kumar was the star of the evening with his incredible 4 for 24 in his debut match
The Royal Challengers Bengaluru have been perfect in their pursuit of their maiden IPL title. They sit on top of the table with 4 points from 2 games.
Ashwani is 10th overall and the fourth player for MI to take a maiden IPL wicket on their first ball on debut
Star Sports Network in India will telecast the IPL 2025 match between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders. MI skipper Hardik Pandya won the coin toss and elected to field first against KKR
Mumbai Indians (MI) vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Playing 11: Sunil Narine has returned for KKR in place of Moeen Ali
Wankhede Stadium has hosted 118 IPL matches, with teams batting second having a slight edge, winning 64 times compared to 54 wins for teams batting first
Mumbai Indians are searching for their first win of the season while defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders have also won one and lost one in their two games of this season so far
Out of 34 encounters between MI and KKR in the IPL, MI lead quite comfortably in the head to head stats with 23 victories to DC's 11 wins so far.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni can't bat ten overs running full stick as his knee remains dodgy and the former captain decides on his batting position based on the match situation, revealed Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming. The 43-year-old Dhoni had faced criticism for batting at number 9 during CSK's 50-run loss to Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Chepauk last week. On Sunday, the CSK talisman walked out at number 7 with the team needing 54 off 25 balls but could manage just 16 runs off 11 balls as they suffered a six-run loss to Rajasthan Royals. "It's a time thing. MS judges it. His body, his knees aren't what they used to be. He's moving okay but there's still a nutrition aspect to it. He can't bat 10 overs running full stick. So he will gauge on the day what he can give us," Fleming said at the post-match press conference. "If the game's in the balance like today, he will go a little bit earlier and he backs other players when other opportunities are up. So he's balancing that. I
Parag is the second captain in IPL 2025 to receive a fine in IPL 2025. Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya was previously penalised for the same offence in a match against Gujarat Titans
New Zealand batting great Kane Williamson lavished praise on Nitish Rana, calling his 36-ball 81 an "incredible knock of the highest standard" and also credited Rajasthan Royals' fielding for their six-run win over Chennai Super Kings. Nitish, coming to bat at number 3, produced a match-winning performance as RR posted 182 for nine and then restricted CSK to 176-6 to open their account this season. Wanindu Hasaranga's four wickets and some sensational fielding, including stand-in skipper Riyan Parag's incredible one-handed catch to dismiss Shivam Dube, were key moments of the match. "Nitish is an excellent player of spin, but he got his innings started against the seam, using the pace well," Williamson, who has played for Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Titans in the past, said on JioHotstar. "He accessed the areas behind square nicely and perhaps came in at No. 3 due to the left-hand, right-hand combination. It was an incredible knock of the highest standard, and I think that's ke
Bumrah, who has been rehabilitating at NCA at the moment, suffered a back injury during the India vs Australia Test in January this year
Kolkata Knight Riders head coach Chandrakant Pandit on Sunday supported the idea of teams having greater control over the nature of pitches at their home venues, saying they too "expect something to be provided at Eden Gardens. The nature of the pitch at KKR's home venue has been in discussion ever since captain Ajinkya Rahane wished getting more support for his spinners at the Eden Gardens. As a coach, as a team management, we always whatever the surface has been provided to us, we play. The control, of course, that will be under curator, Pandit told the media here on Sunday. Pandit, who refrained from making any definite comments on the topic, said any team including KKR would like to play on pitches that support their skills. At this moment, my focus is definitely going to be in the next game tomorrow which we are playing, he said ahead of the clash against Mumbai Indians here. At the moment, I am definitely not thinking on what has to be done, what is in whose control. But, le
Ruturaj Gaikwad's 63 runs innings goes in vain as CSK suffered their second consecutive defeat of the season
In CSK's last game vs RCB, Dhoni scored a brilliant 30 not out off 16 balls, but by the time he added those runs the match was far gone from CSK's grip
SRH's head coach, Daniel Vettori, after the match against DC, said, "There are no conversations around tempering down our approach on the field."
Promoted ahead of Riyan Parag, Rana came out with an aggressive mindset on the night and made 81 off 36 balls.
Star Sports Network in India will telecast the IPL 2025 match between Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings
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The Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati has hosted five IPL matches, with teams batting first winning twice, while chasing sides have also secured victories twice, and one match ended without a resu