Rajasthan

Yashasvi Jaiswal

Jos Buttler

Sanju Samson (C) (W)

Riyan Parag

Shimron Hetmyer

Dhruv Jurel

Ravichandran Ashwin

Trent Boult

Avesh Khan

Sandeep Sharma

Yuzvendra Chahal

Lucknow

KL Rahul (C) (W)

Quinton de Kock

Devdutt Padikkal

Ayush Badoni

Marcus Stoinis

Nicholas Pooran

Krunal Pandya

Ravi Bishnoi

Mohsin Khan

Naveen-ul-Haq

Yash Thakur

Adam Fraser Milne

Aman Rao Perala

Brijesh Sharma

Dhruv Chand Jurel

Donovan Ferreira

Jofra Chioke Archer

Kuldeep Rampal Sen

Kwena Tshegofatso Maphaka

Lhuan-dre Gilbert Pretorius

Nandre Burger

Ravindrasinh Anirudhsinh Jadeja

Ravi Singh

Samuel Matthew Curran

Shimron Odilon Hetmyer

Shubham Badriprasad Dubey

Sushant Samirkumar Mishra

Tushar Uday Deshpande

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi

Vignesh Puthur

Yashasvi Bhupendra Kumar Jaiswal

Yash Raj Punja

Yudhvir Singh Charak

Abdul Samad Farooq

Aiden Kyle Markram

Akash Maharaj Singh

Akshat R Raghuwanshi

Anrich Arno Nortje

Arjun Sachin Tendulkar

Arshin Atul Kulkarni

Digvesh Singh

Himmat Singh

Joshua Patrick Inglis

Manimaran Siddharth

Matthew Paul Breetzke

Mayank Prabhu Yadav

Mitchell Ross Marsh

Mohammad Shami Ahmed

Mukul Dalip Choudhary

Naman Tiwari

Prince Yadav

Rishabh Rajendra Pant

Shahbaz Ahmed

Pinnaduwage Wanindu Hasaranga De Silva

Cricket

Indian Premier League March 2024

IPL 2024, RR vs LSG: Nicholas Pooran and skipper KL Rahul's half-centuries went in vain as Sanju Samson-led Rajasthan Royals won their season opener by 20 runs.

Nandre Burger celebrates maiden wicket with Sanju Samson; Nicholas Pooran plays a shot (Getty Images)

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IPL 2024, RR vs LSG: Nicholas Pooran's 64 in vain as Sanju Samson's explosive 82 helps Royals beat Giants by 20 runs

IPL 2024, RR vs LSG: Devdutt Padikkal fell to opening bowler Trent Boult after taking a blow to the helmet which sent the neck guard flying.

Trent Boult's bouncer damages Devdutt Padikkal's helmet (Screengrab: X)

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Trent Boult fist bumps Devdutt Padikkal after damaging his helmet, gets him clean bowled next ball; watch video

Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat first against Lucknow Super Giants in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024's opener on March 24.

LSG skipper KL Rahul (left) and RR captain Sanju Samson in this frame. (Getty)

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RR vs LSG, IPL 2024: Sanju Samson put Lucknow to bowl first, KL Rahul brings star batter in fold, Know playing XIs of both teams

In a statement issued by the IPL on March 22 (Friday), the league announced the decision taken by the Royals franchise after Adam Zampa pulled out of the cash-rich tournament.

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BIG NEWS: Rajasthan Royals announce replacement for Adam Zampa, ropes in 25-year-old spinner from Mumbai in IPL 2024 squad

Australia's World Cup 2023-winning spinner Adam Zampa will not feature in the Indian Premier League 2024 for Sanju Samson-led Rajasthan Royals.

Rajasthan Royals players celebrate a wicket (File Photo)

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Rajasthan Royals' star bowler pulls out of IPL 2024 due to personal reasons

Sunil Gavaskar was highly impressed with Dhruv Jurel's performance in the Test series against England and he wants Jurel to bat up the order in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024.

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"He can definitely get a promotion': Sunil Gavaskar backs rising Indian star to bat in top order for his franchise in IPL 2024

Ahead of IPL 2024, Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson explained how he developed his power-hitting run by hitting a six early on in the innings.

Sanju Samson after losing his wicket against South Africa (File Photo: Getty Images)

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IPL 2024: Sanju Samson explains what 'a guy from Kerala' needs to do to cement his place in Indian team

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WPL 2026: Gujarat Giants captain Ashleigh Gardner revealed that she told Ayushi Soni that it was a team decision to retire her out.

Ayushi Soni scored 11 runs from 14 balls.

After retiring out Soni, Bharti Fulmali scored an unbeaten 15-ball 36. 

Ayushi Soni

Gujarat Giants batter becomes 1st to be retired out in WPL history, captain says

Harmanpreet Kaur starred with an unbeaten 71 to guide the Mumbai Indians to their highest successful chase in the WPL, leading a thrilling seven-wicket win over the Gujarat Giants. After early setbacks, Harmanpreet and Amanjot Kaur steadied the innings, with Nicola Carey finishing the job, while Harmanpreet also became the first Indian to cross 1,000 WPL runs.


Mumbai Indians defeated Gujarat Giants by 7 wickets.

Harmanpreet Kaur scored 71 runs against Gujarat Giants.

Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Harmanpreet Kaur playing a shot

Harmanpreet Kaur’s 71 leads Mumbai Indians to record WPL chase against GG

Gujarat Giants all-rounder Anushka Sharma is expected to be out for the next few matches after she sustained an injury while fielding against the Delhi Capitals

Anushka Sharma to be out of action for Gujarat Giants

Anushka had sustained an injury during the clash against Delhi Capitals

Gujarat Giants' Anushka Sharma 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)

Big blow for Gujarat Giants as all-rounder to be out of action due to injury

Grace Harris stole the show with a stunning 85 off just 40 balls as Royal Challengers Bengaluru easily beat UP Warriorz by nine wickets in their Women’s Premier League clash. Chasing 144, Harris raced to the fastest fifty of the season in only 22 balls, hitting 10 fours and five sixes.

RCB defeated UP Warriorz by nine wickets

Grace Harris’ smashed fastest half-century in WPL 2026.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's captain Smriti Mandhana (L) and her teammate Grace Harris run between the wickets

WPL 2026: Grace Harris blasts 85 as RCB crush UP Warriorz by nine wickets

The three matches of the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 will likely to be played in closed doors at the DY Patil Stadium because of municipal corporation elections in Navi Mumbai on January 15. Local police have told the BCCI that they will not be able to provide enough security for the Mumbai Indians vs UP Warriorz match scheduled on election day.


Three WPL 2026 matches will likely to be played without spectators.

WPL 2026 matches will likely to be played without spectators due to local elections.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Smriti Mandhana with WPL Trophy 

Explained: Why some of WPL 2026 matches likely to be played without spectators

Under-19 World Cup 2026 Warm-up: Tanzania suffered a colossal batting collapse but fought their way back into the game and snatch a win from jaws of defeat against Ireland.

Ireland pacer Oliver Riley's fifer went in vain.

Despite a batting collapse, Tanzania chased down 198 with 34 balls to spare.

Tanzania players

U19 WC Warm-up: From 6/21, Tanzania's lower order pulls off 1-wkt win vs Ireland

New Zealand tour of India 2026

Ahead of T20 World Cup 2026, Irfan Pathan wants Shreyas Iyer to return to T20I fold after more than two years in the absence of an injured Tilak Varma.

Irfan Pathan wants Shreyas Iyer to be picked for 1st three T20Is vs New Zealand.

Pathan feels Iyer's experience will come in handy as skipper Suryakumar Yadav is struggling.

Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav

'If Suryakumar is struggling...': Irfan names Tilak's replacement for T20Is v NZ

American Football

Vikings GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah stressed that Minnesota’s long-term goals come before committing to J.J. McCarthy as the franchise quarterback.

Adofo-Mensah refused to guarantee McCarthy’s QB1 status, emphasizing flexibility and playoff ambitions.

The Vikings plan to bring in competition at quarterback after McCarthy’s injury-hit and inconsistent season.

J.J. McCarthy #9 of the Minnesota Vikings warms up prior to the start of the game against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium on December 21, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Vikings GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah avoids long-term commitment to J.J. McCarthy 

Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti reacted humorously to Mike Tomlin stepping down as Steelers head coach, joking about a wildly unlikely AFC North coaching swap.


Bisciotti praised Tomlin’s long-standing success while dismissing any serious Ravens connection.

Tomlin’s exit leaves the Steelers searching for a new head coach after a heavy playoff loss to the Texans.

Head coach Mike Tomlin of the Pittsburgh Steelers looks on before the game against the Houston Texans at Acrisure Stadium

Rajasthan vs Lucknow Stats

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Series Stats

Most Runs

Best Strike Rate

Most 4s

Most 6s

Most Wickets

Virat Kohli

RCB

741 Runs 15 Matches•15 Inns

Ruturaj Gaikwad

CSK

583 Runs 14 Matches•14 Inns

Riyan Parag

RR

573 Runs 16 Matches•14 Inns

Travis Head

SRH

567 Runs 15 Matches•15 Inns

Sanju Samson

RR

531 Runs 16 Matches•15 Inns

Sai Sudharsan

GT

527 Runs 12 Matches•12 Inns

KL Rahul

LSG

520 Runs 14 Matches•14 Inns

Nicholas Pooran

LSG

499 Runs 14 Matches•14 Inns

Sunil Narine

KKR

488 Runs 15 Matches•14 Inns

Abhishek Sharma

SRH

484 Runs 16 Matches•16 Inns

Heinrich Klaasen

SRH

479 Runs 16 Matches•15 Inns

Rishabh Pant

DC

446 Runs 13 Matches•13 Inns

Faf du Plessis

RCB

438 Runs 15 Matches•15 Inns

Phil Salt

KKR

435 Runs 12 Matches•12 Inns

Yashasvi Jaiswal

RR

435 Runs 16 Matches•15 Inns

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IPL 2024, RR vs LSG: Nicholas Pooran's 64 in vain as Sanju Samson's explosive 82 helps Royals beat Giants by 20 runs

Trent Boult fist bumps Devdutt Padikkal after damaging his helmet, gets him clean bowled next ball; watch video

RR vs LSG, IPL 2024: Sanju Samson put Lucknow to bowl first, KL Rahul brings star batter in fold, Know playing XIs of both teams

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