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Quinton de Kock (W)

Ryan Rickelton

Tilak Varma

Suryakumar Yadav

Hardik Pandya (C)

Sherfane Rutherford

Naman Dhir

Mayank Rawat

Shardul Thakur

Deepak Chahar

Jasprit Bumrah

Punjab

Prabhsimran Singh (W)

Priyansh Arya

Cooper Connolly

Shreyas Iyer (C)

Shashank Singh

Marcus Stoinis

Marco Jansen

Xavier Bartlett

Vijaykumar Vyshak

Arshdeep Singh

Yuzvendra Chahal

Azmatullah Omarzai

Benjamin James Dwarshuis

Cooper Patrick Leonard Connolly

Harnoor Singh Pannu

Harpreet Brar

Lachlan Hammond Ferguson

Marcus Peter Stoinis

Mitchell J Owen

Musheer Naushad Khan

Nehal Wadhera

Prabhsimran Singh

Praveen Dubey

Pyla Avinash

Shreyas Santosh Iyer

Suryansh Prashant Shedge

Vishal Nishad

Vishnu Vinod

Xavier Colin Bartlett

Yash Ravisingh Thakur

Yuzvendra Singh Chahal

Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar

Ashwani Kumar

Atharva Vinod Ankolekar

Corbin Bosch

Danish Vishnu Malewar

Deepak Lokandersingh Chahar

Hardik Himanshu Pandya

Jasprit Jasbirsingh Bumrah

Keshav Athmanand Maharaj

Krish Bhagat

Mahipal Krishan Lomror

Mayank Markande

Mayank Ram Rawat

Mitchell Josef Santner

Mohammad Salahuddin Izhar

Quinton de Kock

Raghu Shivam Om Gauri Dutt Sharma

Raj Angad Bawa

Robin Minz

Rohit Gurunath Sharma

Ruchit Ahir

Ryan David Rickelton

Shardul Narendra Thakur

Sherfane Eviston Rutherford

Suryakumar Ashok Yadav

Namboori Thakur Tilak Varma

Trent Alexander Boult

William George Jacks

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IPL 2026

Sachin Tendulkar lauds Shreyas Iyer’s stunning relay catch as Punjab Kings seal a dominant win over Mumbai Indians in IPL 2026.


Sachin Tendulkar praises Iyer’s awareness and athleticism behind spectacular catch.

PBKS remain unbeaten with nine points after five matches in IPL 2026.

PBKS skipper Shreyas Iyer in this frame (X).

Sachin Tendulkar pens down heartfelt social media post for Shreyas Iyer's catch

Punjab Kings continued their unbeaten run in IPL 2026 with a dominant seven-wicket win over Mumbai Indians, as Preity Zinta lauded the team’s all-round brilliance.


Prabhsimran Singh and Shreyas Iyer power PBKS to comfortable chase of 195.

Preity Zinta praises team effort as PBKS remain unbeaten in the season.

PBKS co-owner Preity Zinta and skipper Shreyas Iyer in the frame (X).

IPL 2026: Preity Zinta applauds PBKS after thumping win over MI

Mumbai Indians’ struggles deepen after a five-wicket loss to Punjab Kings, with Jasprit Bumrah’s form emerging as a key concern.


Jasprit Bumrah remains wicketless in five matches, managing workload due to niggle.

Mumbai Indians slump to ninth place with four consecutive defeats in IPL 2026.

Mumbai Indians' Jasprit Bumrah in this frame (X).

IPL 2026: MI coach drops bombshell on Jasprit Bumrah's pace drop

Hardik Pandya while ruing Mumbai Indians' seven-wicket loss to Punjab Kings said that the management will figure out whether the team needs to make some difficult calls or not

Hardik Pandya was left gutted following MI's seven-wicket loss to PBKS

This was MI's fourth straight defeat in the ongoing season

MI captain Hardik Pandya in this frame. (Screenshot)

'We need to make difficult calls': Hardik left heartbroken amidst MI's slump

Prabhsimran Singh and Shreyas Iyer's brilliant fifties handed Punjab Kings an emphatic seven-wicket win over Mumbai Indians in their IPL 2026 clash

PBKS thrashed MI by seven wickets to go top of the IPL 2026 points table

PBKS chased down the 196-run target with 21 balls to spare

PBKS' Shreyas Iyer (L), Prabhsimran Singh and MI's Quinton de Kock in this frame. (X)

IPL 2026: Prabhsimran-Shreyas' special dampens De Kock's ton as PBKS rout MI

Mumbai Indians' star Quinton De Kock struck a phenomenal century in the IPL 2026 clash against Lucknow Super Giants. He scored a 60-ball 112 to help MI post a total of 195/6

Quinton de Kock cracked a sensational ton in the IPL 2026 clash against PBKS

He scored a 60-ball 112 to help MI post a total of 195/6

Mumbai Indians' star opener Quinton de Kock in this frame. (Screenshot)

Quinton De Kock enters record books as 1st overseas player to bag this feat

Shreyas Iyer and Xavier Bartlett executed a breathtaking relay catch to send Hardik Pandya packing during the Mumbai Indians vs Punjab Kings IPL 2026 clash

Shreyas Iyer combined with Xavier Bartlett to produce a stunning catch to dismiss Hardik Pandya

Shreyas Iyer's effort left Rohit Sharma in total disbelief

Shreyas Iyer-Xavier Bartlett pull off jaw-dropping catch to dismiss Pandya, leave Rohit in disbelief during MI vs PBKS clash. (Screenshot)

Watch: Shreyas Iyer-Xavier Bartlett pull off a screamer catch to dismiss Pandya

Arshdeep Singh scripted history on April 16 as he became the first Punjab Kings' bowler to grab 100 wickets in the Indian Premier League

Arshdeep Singh completed his 100 wickets for Punjab Kings in IPL

Arshdeep achieved this feat during MI vs PBKS IPL 2026 clash

Punjab Kings' ace pacer Arshdeep Singh in frame. (X)

Arshdeep Singh becomes first bowler to bag this historic feat for PBKS in IPL

Rohit Sharma wasn't part of Mumbai Indians' playing XI in the IPL 2026 clash against Punjab Kings as he failed to recover in time after sustaining a hamstring injury in the previous match

Rohit Sharma picked up a hamstring injury during MI's chase against RCB

Hence, Rohit ended up missing the key clash against PBKS on April 16

Former MI captain Rohit Sharma in this frame. (X)

REVEALED: How many matches will Rohit Sharma miss in IPL 2026? Pandya discloses

Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to bowl first against Mumbai Indians in their IPL 2026 clash. Rohit Sharma sits out of MI's playing XI, owing to hamstring injury

PBKS won the toss and chose to bowl first against MI

Here are the playing XIs of both the sides:

PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer (L) and MI skipper Hardik Pandya in frame. (Getty)

IPL 2026: PBKS opt to bowl against MI, suspense over Rohit ends; Know playing XI

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Afghanistan Tour of India 2026

In the IPL 2026 final, Virat Kohli suffered a hamstring injury and needed medical attention on the field. The injury has led to him missing the ODI series against Afghanistan.

Virat Kohli suffered a hamstring tear during IPL 2026 final.

Kohli hobbled between the wickets during his match-winning unbeaten 75. 

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Kohli batted with hamstring tear in IPL final; out of AFG ODIs, ENG tour in doub

Krunal return to Team India: Krunal Pandya said that he is disappointed at times when he is not selected but reminds himself about why he started playing cricket.

Krunal Pandya's last T20I appearance was against Sri Lanka in 2021.

Krunal claimed 14 wickets and scored 226 runs in IPL 2026.

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Ahead of Ireland, England tour, Krunal Pandya hopeful of comeback after 5 years

Sachin Tendulkar explained how things went south for Punjab Kings after dominating the first half of the Indian Premier League 2026

Punjab Kings remained unbeaten through half of the Indian Premier League 2026

Things started going downhill for PBKS at the latter half of the season which ultimately resulted in their ouster

PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer (L) and batting legend Sachin Tendulkar in frame. (Getty)

Sachin Tendulkar explains main reason behind dramatic downfall in IPL 2026

Ravichandran Ashwin included several key players in his best XII of the Indian Premier League 2026. Ashwin appointed Shubman Gill as captain of his star-studded team

R Ashwin has disclosed his best XII of IPL 2026

Ashwin has included the likes of Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill in his star-studded team

Former CSK spinner Ravichandran Ashwin in this frame. (Getty)

Ashwin announces his best XII of IPL 2026, appoints 26-yr-old as captain

RCB's batting juggernaut Virat Kohli offered a crucial advice to RR's explosive opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi after winning the IPL 2026 title

Virat Kohli heaped immense praise on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi

Virat Kohli's 'ek Bihari sab pe bhari' remark to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi goes viral

Rajasthan Royals' Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (L) and RCB's Virat Kohli in this frame. (Screenshot)

'Ek Bihari sab pe bhari': Virat Kohli lavishes praise on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, t

Ryan Ten Doeschate disclosed that Rishabh Pant and India's head coach Gautam Gambhir had a detailed chat on the standards of conduct expected from the former and explored how to communicate effectively within the group regarding his style of play

Rishabh Pant is gearing up for the one-off Test against Afghanistan

The one-off Test between India and Afghanistan will start from June 6

India's head coach Gautam Gambhir (L) and star wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant in frame. (Getty)

Ryan Ten Doeschate reveals crucial chat between Pant and Gambhir ahead of IND vs

Virat Kohli has been ruled out of the three-match ODI series between India and Afghanistan which is slated to get underway from June 13

Virat Kohli will miss the entire ODI series against Afghanistan 

India will play a three-match ODI series against Afghanistan starting from June 13

India's superstar batter Virat Kohli in this frame. (Getty)

IND vs AFG: Pinpointing the last time Virat Kohli missed the entire series for I

Ahead of India versus Afghanistan one-off Test, Kuldeep Yadav admitted that it's tough when one switch from Indian Premier League to the longest format

Kuldeep Yadav is gearing up for the one-off Test against Afghanistan

India's ace spinner Kuldeep Yadav in this frame. (Getty)

'It is tough when you switch from...': Kuldeep ahead of IND vs AFG Test

India's wicketkeeper-batter KS Bharat has announced retirement from International cricket. The 32-year-old's international cricket spanned exactly one year

India's wicketkeeper-batter KS Bharat has called it quits to International cricket

KS Bharat made his Test debut for India against Australia in Nagpur in February 2023

India's wicketkeeper KS Bharat (L) and ace pacer Mohammed Shami in this frame. (Getty)

India's 32-yr-old wicketkeeper-batter retires ahead of one-off Test vs AFG

Women's T20 World Cup 2026

The stage is set for the action-packed Women's T20 World Cup 2026 which is scheduled to get underway from June 12 with England and Sri Lanka taking on each other in the opener

Women's T20 World Cup 2026 will kick off from June 12

Sri Lanka and England will take on each other in the tournament opener

India captain Harmanpreet Kaur in this frame. (Getty)

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Sachin Tendulkar pens down heartfelt social media post for Shreyas Iyer's catch

IPL 2026: Preity Zinta applauds PBKS after thumping win over MI

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