Kolkata

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (W)

Venkatesh Iyer

Nitish Rana (C)

Andre Russell

Rinku Singh

Sunil Narine

Shardul Thakur

Vaibhav Arora

Harshit Rana

Suyash Sharma

Varun Chakaravarthy

Punjab

Prabhsimran Singh

Shikhar Dhawan (C)

Bhanuka Rajapaksa

Liam Livingstone

Jitesh Sharma (W)

Sam Curran

Shahrukh Khan

Harpreet Brar

Rishi Dhawan

Rahul Chahar

Arshdeep Singh

Ajinkya Madhukar Rahane

Akash Deep

Angkrish Avaneesh Raghuvanshi

Anukul Sudhakar Roy

Cameron Donald Green

Daksh Kamra

Finnley Hugh Allen

Harshit Pradeep Rana

Kartik Tyagi

Manish Krishnanand Pandey

Matheesha Pathirana

Prashant Hitesh Solanki

Rachin Ravindra

Rahul Ajay Tripathi

Ramandeep Singh

Rinku Khanchand Singh

Rovman Powell

Sarthak Ranjan

Sunil Philip Narine

Tejasvi Singh

Tim Louis Seifert

Umran Malik

Vaibhav Gopal Arora

Varun Chakaravarthy Vinod

Azmatullah Omarzai

Benjamin James Dwarshuis

Cooper Patrick Leonard Connolly

Harnoor Singh Pannu

Lachlan Hammond Ferguson

Marco Jansen

Marcus Peter Stoinis

Mitchell J Owen

Musheer Naushad Khan

Nehal Wadhera

Praveen Dubey

Priyansh Arya

Pyla Avinash

Shashank Singh

Shreyas Santosh Iyer

Suryansh Prashant Shedge

Vijaykumar Vyshak

Vishal Nishad

Vishnu Vinod

Xavier Colin Bartlett

Yash Ravisingh Thakur

Yuzvendra Singh Chahal

Cricket

Indian Premier League 2023

Shardul Thakur not bowling a single over against Punjab Kings (PBKS) baffled many including former Indian head coach Anil Kumble.

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'Need to bowl me or not completely depends on captain': Shardul Thakur addresses why he didn't bowl against Punjab Kings

Former India head coach Anil Kumble is baffled by Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR) captain Nitish Rana’s tactics against Punjab Kings (PBKS) on May 8.

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'He doesn't get an over which is very strange': Anil Kumble slams Nitish Rana's captaincy for ignoring Shardul Thakur

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain Nitish Rana was on May 9 (Tuesday) fined Rs 12 lakh for breaching the Indian Premier League's (IPL) Code of Conduct during the match against Punjab Kings (PBKS) on May 8 (Monday).

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IPL 2023: Kolkata Knight Riders' captain Nitish Rana fined Rs 12 lakh for breaching Code of Conduct

Rinku Singh's match-winning performance for KKR against PBKS at Eden Gardens: Explore his game-changing strategy, backed by Andre Russell's support, in this cricket showdown.

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'I get goosebumps seeing him': Andre Russell heaps praise on Kolkata Knight Riders' consistent match-winner

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Will Cyclone Mocha wreak HAVOC on KKR vs PBKS IPL 2023 encounter?

Punjab Kings (PBKS) captain Shikhar Dhawan won the toss and opted to bat first at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.

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KKR vs PBKS: Shikhar Dhawan drops Australian batter to bring back Sri Lankan big-hitter to counter spinners

ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 2026

ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup, 2026

ICC Men's T20 World Cup Warm-up Matches, 2026

Women's Premier League, 2026

Ranji Trophy, 2025/26

England tour of Sri Lanka, 2026

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Editor's Choice

WPL 2026

WPL 2026: Delhi Capitals defeated Gujarat Giants by seven wickets to seal their berth for the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 final.

Delhi Capitals defeated Gujarat Giants by seven wickets.

DC will face RCB in WPL 2026 final. 

Delhi Capitals' Lizelle Lee (L) and Shafali Verma (2L) look on as Gujarat Giants' players appeal for a DRS (decision review system) against Lee during the Women's Premier League (WPL) Twenty20 cricket eliminator match

Delhi Capitals cruise into WPL final after seven-wicket win over Gujarat Giants

Delhi Capitals (DC) stapled their spot in the Women's Premier League 2026 after defeating UP Warriorz (UP W) by five wickets. DC's win also knocked out defending champions Mumbai Indians

Delhi Capitals defeated UP Warriorz by five wickets to make it to WPL 2026 playoffs

With this Mumbai Indians have been eliminated from the WPL 2026

Delhi Capitals players celebrate with each other in this frame. (X)

WPL 2026: DC storm into playoffs after beating UPW by 5 wickets, MI eliminated

Gujarat Giants stormed into the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 playoffs after beating Mumbai Indians by 11 runs. MI failed to chase down the 168-run target

Gujarat Giants got the better of Mumbai Indians by 11 runs in their WPL 2026 clash

With this Gujarat Giants have made it to the WPL 2026 playoffs

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WPL 2026: GG book playoff spot with thrilling 11-run win over MI

Royal Challengers Bengaluru have sealed the Women's Premier League 2026 final spot after hammering UP Warriorz by eight wickets on January 29

RCB stormed into the WPL 2026 final after bulldozing UP Warriorz by 8 wickets

RCB chased down the 144-run target with 41 balls to spare

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's captain Smriti Mandhana in this frame. (Getty)

WPL 2026: RCB seal WPL 2026 final spot after crushing UPW by 8 wickets

UP Warriorz batter Phoebe Litchfield has been ruled out of the remainder of WPL due to injury and wicketkeeper-batter Amy Jones has been named as her replacement

Phoebe Litchfield has been ruled out of WPL 2026 due to injury

UP Warriorz have named Amy Jones as the replacement

UP Warriorz's Phoebe Litchfield plays a shot during the Women's Premier League (WPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Gujarat Giants and UP Warriorz at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai (via Getty)

Blow to UPW's playoff hopes as star batter ruled out of WPL, replacement named

American Football

ESPN's Laura Rutledge faces backpack zip fail en route to Super Bowl LX at Levi's Stadium, joking "no you didn’t see my stuff spill" ahead of Patriots-Seahawks rematch of Super Bowl XLIX.


ESPN sideline star's backpack rips open mid-journey to Santa Clara.

Post-season, Rutledge hails her unsung Monday Night Football production crew as "talented humans" in a heartfelt shoutout before Super Bowl week.

Laura Rutledge in the frame.

Laura Rutledge faces big mishap ahead of Patriots vs Seahawks Super Bowl clash 

Tom Brady stays neutral on his ex-team Patriots' Super Bowl clash vs. Seahawks, praising Mike Vrabel's revival while Drake Maye shares the GOAT's "no shortcuts" advice amid injury concerns.


The Patriots legend hails Vrabel's turnaround after a post-Brady hiatus.

Young QB Drake Maye reveals Tom’s key lesson as he battles a shoulder issue heading into Super Bowl Sunday.

Fox Sports commentator and former NFL quarterback Tom Brady reacts as he walks on to the field prior to an NFC Championship NFL football game between the Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field on January 25, 2026 in Seattle, Washing

NFL analyst slams Tom Brady for refusing to side with New England Patriots

Basketball

James Harden's Clippers tenure nears an end amid trade talks with the Cavaliers for Darius Garland, though his player option gives him veto power despite no formal no-trade clause.


No no-trade clause, but his $42.3M player option for 2026-27 lets him block any deal before next season.

Trading Harden clears cap space to chase stars like Jokic, Giannis, and Curry in free agency.

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Does James Harden have no-trade clause? Exploring LA Clippers star's contract

LeBron James’ future with the LA Lakers looks increasingly uncertain after an NBA insider claimed both sides are prepared to move on, fueling talk of a potential final season in Los Angeles.


Insider Marc Stein Fischer claims the Lakers and LeBron James are ready to part ways this summer.

With Luka Dončić emerging as the franchise centerpiece, James’ reduced role has intensified exit and retirement speculation.

LeBron James and Los Anegeles Lakers headed toward a split, NBA insider suggests

LeBron James to leave LA Lakers? NBA insider drops BOMBSHELL 

Michael Porter Jr. is set to return for the Brooklyn Nets against the LA Lakers, with three players featuring on the injury report ahead of Tuesday’s marquee matchup.


Michael Porter Jr. is available after missing two games and enters the clash with a point to prove following his All-Star snub.

Noah Clowney and Haywood Highsmith have been ruled out, while Ziaire Williams is listed as probable.

Michael Porter Jr. #17 of the Brooklyn Nets looks on as he is recognized on the court during the first quarter of the game against the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena on January 29, 2026 in Denver, Colorado.

Brooklyn Nets injury report: Latest update on Michael Porter Jr.'s status 

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Kolkata vs Punjab Stats

KKR vs PBKS Match 53 Stats - Kolkata (08 May 2023)

Match Stats

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MANHATTAN

Series Stats

Most Runs

Best Strike Rate

Most 4s

Most 6s

Most Wickets

Shubman Gill

GT

890 Runs 17 Matches•17 Inns

Faf du Plessis

RCB

730 Runs 14 Matches•14 Inns

Devon Conway

CSK

672 Runs 16 Matches•15 Inns

Virat Kohli

RCB

639 Runs 14 Matches•14 Inns

Yashasvi Jaiswal

RR

625 Runs 14 Matches•14 Inns

Suryakumar Yadav

MI

605 Runs 16 Matches•16 Inns

Ruturaj Gaikwad

CSK

590 Runs 16 Matches•15 Inns

David Warner

DC

516 Runs 14 Matches•14 Inns

Rinku Singh

KKR

474 Runs 14 Matches•14 Inns

Ishan Kishan

MI

454 Runs 16 Matches•15 Inns

Cameron Green

MI

452 Runs 16 Matches•16 Inns

Heinrich Klaasen

SRH

448 Runs 12 Matches•11 Inns

Shivam Dube

CSK

418 Runs 16 Matches•14 Inns

Nitish Rana

KKR

413 Runs 14 Matches•14 Inns

Marcus Stoinis

LSG

408 Runs 15 Matches•15 Inns

News Updates

'Need to bowl me or not completely depends on captain': Shardul Thakur addresses why he didn't bowl against Punjab Kings

'He doesn't get an over which is very strange': Anil Kumble slams Nitish Rana's captaincy for ignoring Shardul Thakur

IPL 2023: Kolkata Knight Riders' captain Nitish Rana fined Rs 12 lakh for breaching Code of Conduct

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14 Matches•14 Inns

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452 Runs

16 Matches•16 Inns

448 Runs

12 Matches•11 Inns

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16 Matches•14 Inns

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408 Runs

15 Matches•15 Inns