Indian Premier League

Du Plessis hails middle order as Bengaluru complete IPL playoff lineup

Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Faf du Plessis showered praise on the team's middle order after they grabbed the final playoff spot in the Indian Premier League (IPL) following a stunning turnaround in the tournament.

'We missed Mustafizur': CSK captain rues players' unavailability

Royal Challengers Bangaluru beat Chennai Super Kings by 28 runs on Saturday to qualify for the Indian Premier League 2024 playoffs. 

Siraj regains rhythm ahead of T20 World Cup

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's pace spearhead Mohammed Siraj produced a scintillating new-ball burst in Saturday's Indian Premier League (IPL) victory against Gujarat Titans to ease concerns over his form ahead of the T20 World Cup in June.

Starc shows class as Kolkata win in Mumbai

Mitchell Starc picked up four wickets as a disciplined bowling performance helped Kolkata Knight Riders seal a 24-run victory over Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League on Friday.

Fraser-McGurk pushing for a World Cup spot

Australia's Jake Fraser-McGurk has made a strong case for inclusion in their Twenty20 World Cup squad, former skipper Michael Clarke said after the top-order batsman lit up the Indian Premier League (IPL) again with his pyrotechnics.

Kolkata beat Bengaluru in IPL thriller after Kohli's dismissal drama

Kolkata Knight Riders survived a late charge by Royal Challengers Bengaluru batsmen to win by one run in an IPL thriller after Virat Kohli's angry outburst at his dismissal on Sunday.

Hyderabad's Abhishek says rapport with Head behind top-order fireworks

Sunrisers Hyderabad's Abhishek Sharma said his good off-field bond with Australian opener Travis Head had translated into a successful partnership at the top of the order after the pair put Delhi Capitals to the sword in the Indian Premier League.

'Rahul can play himself into World Cup spot with IPL heroics'

Lucknow Super Giants skipper KL Rahul will be among the front-runners for the wicketkeeper-batter role in India's Twenty20 World Cup squad if he can maintain his recent Indian Premier League (IPL) form, former batter Robin Uthappa said.

'Mustafizur has nothing to learn from IPL'

Bangladesh Cricket Board’s cricket operations chairman Jalal Yunus has defended the board’s decision to bring back Mustafizur Rahman from the IPL for the Zimbabwe series, saying Mustafizur has nothing to learn from the IPL.

May 30, 2016
May 30, 2016

Fizz IPL's first best foreign young player

At the end of Sunrisers Hyderabad's rousing Indian Premier League (IPL) final victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore yesterday, Mustafizur Rahman was adjudged the Emerging Player of IPL 2016.

May 29, 2016
May 29, 2016

The Mustafizur subplot in the RCB-SRH showdown

Just over 90 mintutes remain for the Indian Premier League final between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad and the big question in all Bangladeshi cricket fans' minds is whether Mustafizur Rahman will recover in time from his hamstring niggle and play.

May 29, 2016
May 29, 2016

Fizz hoping to play

When Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad take the field at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore today in the quest for a first Indian Premier League (IPL) title, millions of fans in Bangladesh will pray that the magical Mustafizur Rahman will retain his fitness and finish this season's cash-rich T20 tournament with a flourish.

May 26, 2016
May 26, 2016

Heath Streak set to step down as Bangladesh bowling coach

Bangladesh bowling coach Heath Streak has revealed that he wants to part ways with the Bangladesh Cricket Board.

May 22, 2016
May 22, 2016

Gujarat seal top-two spot

Gujarat Lions guarantee themselves a top-two finish on the IPL league table, and earn two shots at a place in the final.

May 21, 2016
May 21, 2016

Shakib, Fizz face off in crucial IPL tie

Kolkata Knight Riders, with Shakib Al Hasan in their ranks, take on Sunrisers Hyderabad who boast Mustafizur Rahman as one of their main draws in a crucial IPL match that may well decide Kolkata's fate for this season.

May 8, 2016
May 8, 2016

Mustafizur Rahman's three wickets guide Hyderabad to 85-run win against Mumbai Indians

The Bangladesh pacer recorded his best bowling figures of the Indian Premier League today with 3 for 16.

May 7, 2016
May 7, 2016

Mustafizur and Bhuvneshwar lift Hyderabad

Mustafizur Rahman, the 20-year-old cutter master of Bangladesh and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, the leading swing bowler of India form a deadly duo and drive their team Sunrisers Hyderabad to the fourth spot in the Indian Premier League’s 2016 standings after eight matches only.

May 5, 2016
May 5, 2016

Baby-faced Bangladesh assassin Rahman takes IPL by storm

Pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman has been a revelation since he burst onto the international stage with Bangladesh just a year ago -- and now he is taking the Indian Premier League (IPL) by storm.

April 26, 2016
April 26, 2016

No batsman bothers me too much: Mustafizur Rahman

Mustafizur Rahman is a shy boy who doesn't like talking much, unless he is speaking in his mother tongue Bangla. But in the ongoing Indian Premier League, the 20-year-old Bangladesh bowler, has allowed the ball to do all the talking.