Journalism of Courage
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IPL 2026 Stats
MAT
INNS
RUNS
HS
AVG
SR
100
50
4S
6S
1
Virat Kohli
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
5
5
228
69*
57.00
158.33
0
2
25
8
2
Heinrich Klaasen
Sunrisers Hyderabad
5
5
224
62
44.80
142.67
0
2
13
8
3
Rajat Patidar
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
5
5
222
63
55.50
213.46
0
2
12
21
4
Ishan Kishan
Sunrisers Hyderabad
5
5
213
91
42.60
190.17
0
2
22
12
5
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
Rajasthan Royals
5
5
200
78
40.00
263.15
0
2
18
18
6
Sanju Samson
Chennai Super Kings
5
5
185
115*
46.25
172.89
1
0
21
8
7
Yashasvi Jaiswal
Rajasthan Royals
5
5
184
77*
61.33
157.26
0
2
19
10
8
Angkrish Raghuvanshi
Kolkata Knight Riders
5
5
182
52
45.50
155.55
0
2
20
7
9
Dhruv Jurel
Rajasthan Royals
5
5
176
81*
44.00
177.77
0
2
17
8
10
Jos Buttler
Gujarat Titans
4
4
176
60
44.00
158.55
0
2
22
7
11
Ayush Mhatre
Chennai Super Kings
5
5
171
73
34.20
171
0
2
15
11
12
Sameer Rizvi
Delhi Capitals
4
4
166
90
55.33
153.7
0
2
13
11
13
Shubman Gill
Gujarat Titans
3
3
165
70
55.00
147.32
0
2
16
6
14
Ajinkya Rahane
Kolkata Knight Riders
5
5
152
67
38.00
149.01
0
1
8
9
15
Tim David
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
5
5
147
70*
147.00
216.17
0
1
9
13
The Indian Premier League (IPL) is the biggest franchise-based cricket league in the world and has been running since 2008. The IPL 2026 season will be the 19th edition of the tournament.
The IPL 2026 will start on March 28, with the tournament scheduled to run for more than two months. The IPL 2026 final will be played on May 31, bringing the 19th season of the Indian Premier League to a close.
As in previous seasons, 10 teams will compete in IPL 2026 across multiple venues in India.
So far in the history of the IPL, Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings are the most successful teams, having won the title five times each. Mumbai Indians’ last IPL title came in 2020, while Chennai Super Kings lifted their most recent trophy in the 2023 edition. CSK also won the titles in 2010, 2011, 2018 and 2021, while Mumbai were champions in 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2019 besides their 2020 triumph.
Kolkata Knight Riders have won the IPL title three times, including the most recent championship, while Gujarat Titans have lifted the trophy once in their first two seasons. Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad have also won the IPL once each.
April 16, 2026 10:23 IST
Pat Cummins gets green signal to play in IPL, eyes SRH return in major boost for Sunrisers Hyderabad
The Australian fast bowler is set to fly to India on Friday, where he will rejoin compatriot Travis Head at Sunrisers Hyderabad for the rest of the IPL season
April 14, 2026 22:23 IST
IPL vs PSL debate: ‘Comparison karne wale bewakoof hein…Churan bikhta hai na! IPL pe sawal kardo woh simple highlight ho jata hai,’ says Basit Ali
Earlier former South African cricketer Rilee Rossouw said: “Both leagues have their pros and cons. IPL is a very long tournament, and PSL is a much more compact tournament where the competition is a lot more fierce,”
April 14, 2026 11:57 IST
Salman Khan cheers for Preity Zinta’s IPL team 2 days after Kings XI Punjab’s win; fans call it a sequel to his 2014 ‘Zinta’s team won kya’ viral tweet
Salman Khan congratulated longtime co-star Preity Zinta for her IPL team performing well. But his tweet came two days after Kings XI Punjab beat Sunrisers Hyderabad on Saturday.
April 11, 2026 13:53 IST
IPL 2026: ‘Back of the mind, it is there. I try to play the ball…’ – Vaibhav Sooryavanshi on hitting Bumrah & Hazlewood for sixes
Rajasthan Royals' opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi smashed pacer Josh Hazlewood for three boundaries and one six during his 26-ball knock of 78 runs against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Friday.
April 9, 2026 19:23 IST
KKR vs LSG Toss Updates, IPL 2026: Coin flip favours Rishabh Pant’s Lucknow Super Giants over Ajinkya Rahane’s Kolkata Knight Riders
IPL 2026 Today Match, KKR vs LSG Toss updates: Here’s how the Toss played its part last year for the Kolkata Knight Riders at home and for Lucknow Super Giants away from home.
April 9, 2026 09:53 IST
IPL 2026: Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans Match Date, Time, Venue, Head-to-Head
Delhi Capitals take on Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League 2026 Match No. 14 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium (Kotla) in New Delhi on Wednesday.
April 7, 2026 08:56 IST
Story of Ashok Sharma, IPL’s 154 kph pacer: A farmer, two cricketer sons, cash crunch, one drops out, other makes cricket ball fly
Ashok Sharma, son of a farm hand in Rajasthan, has got people talking with his raw pace; his story is one of a brother sacrificing his dream so that his sibling can play
April 7, 2026 10:18 IST
KKR vs PBKS highlights, IPL 2026: Match called off due to rain
KKR vs PBKS: Varun Chakarvarthy and Sunil Narine have been replaced with Navdeep Saini and Rovman Powell for Kolkata while Punjab goes with unchanged side
April 6, 2026 00:45 IST
SRH vs LSG Highlights, IPL 2026: Rishabh Pant’s fighting 68* takes LSG home in a tense run-chase
IPL 2026 LSG vs SRH Match Highlights: SRH recovered after a nightmare start, thanks to Klassen and Nitish hitting half centuries, eventually managing 156/9 in 20 overs. LSG got to the target with one ball to spare.
April 8, 2026 14:47 IST
IPL 2026 SRH vs LSG: Date, Time, Head-to-Head, Pitch Report for Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Lucknow Super Giants
Ishan Kishan's SRH square off against Rishabh Pant's LSG at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Sunday.
April 3, 2026 19:07 IST
IPL 2026: ‘Maybe Dhoni is telling them to run the show’ – Ashwin suggests CSK’s legend taking a step back
Chennai Super Kings legend MS Dhoni was ruled out for two weeks following a calf strain.
April 4, 2026 09:00 IST
CSK vs PBKS IPL 2026 Highlights: Shreyas Iyer slams half century as Punjab Kings defeat Chennai Super Kings by 5 wickets
Captain Shreyas Iyer slammed a 50 as he built on an excellent start by Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh as Punjab Kings defeated Chennai Super Kings by 5 wickets, consigning CSK to their second defeat of the season.
April 3, 2026 11:06 IST
Sameer Rizvi’s coming-of-age knock: The four people who built his innings before he faced a ball
From an uncle banned from his sister's house to a word from MS Dhoni — how Delhi Capitals' match-winner was made long before that Lucknow chase.
April 4, 2026 09:01 IST
IPL CSK vs PBKS: Date, Time, Predicted Playing XI, Head-to-Head, Pitch Report
After an eight-wicket humbling against Rajasthan Royals in Guwahati in their tournament opener, Chennai Super Kings will need to get their act together when they take on last year's finalists, Punjab Kings, in the Indian Premier League 2026 match at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, their first home game of the season, on Friday.
April 2, 2026 08:01 IST
IPL 2026 LSG vs DC Highlights: Sameer Rizvi, Tristan Stubbs help Delhi Capitals recover from early stutter, defeat Lucknow Super Giants by 6 wickets
IPL Yesterday Match LSG vs DC Highlights 2026: Lucknow Super Giants lock horn with Delhi Capitals in the IPL 2026 Match No. 5 at Ekana on Wednesday.
April 1, 2026 13:01 IST
Kamran Akmal: ‘Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will play for India after this IPL’
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's latest feat was a 15-ball fifty against Chennai Super Kings, in a Rajasthan Royals chase of just 128.
April 2, 2026 11:10 IST
IPL Today Match 2026, KKR vs SRH: Date, Time, Venue, Predicted Playing XI, Head-to-Head, Pitch Report
IPL Today Match 2026, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) Match Date, Time, Venue, Playing 11 Prediction, Pitch Report: Check date, time, Eden Gardens pitch report, predicted playing XI, and head-to-head stats for Kolkata vs Hyderabad clash.
March 31, 2026 18:48 IST
‘Best I’ve ever experienced’: Kevin Pietersen praises Mumbai’s clean air, claps back at ‘paid post’ claim
Currently in India for commentary duties during the Indian Premier League 2026, Pietersen took to X to share his thoughts.
April 2, 2026 07:56 IST
LSG vs DC: Match Date, Playing XI, Head-to-Head, Pitch Report, Live Streaming
Rishabh Pant's Lucknow Super Giants will open their campaign in the Indian Premier League 2026 against Axar Patel's Delhi Capitals at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Wednesday.
March 31, 2026 13:37 IST
‘Would love to see him fast-tracked’: Former India spinner backs Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to play for India after 17-ball 52 vs CSK in IPL 2026
He felt that since Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was already facing top-class bowling in the IPL, he may not have as big an issue playing them on the international stage, whenever he gets the chance.
March 30, 2026 09:36 IST
MI vs KKR: Will Rohit Sharma play as impact sub for Mumbai Indians; Who will replace Harshit Rana for Kolkata Knight Riders
Hardik Pandya's Mumbai Indians will lock horns with Ajinkya Rahane's Kolkata Knight Riders in game 2 of the Indian Premier League at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.
March 27, 2026 16:42 IST
RCB IPL 2026: Ideal playing XI for Royal Challengers Bengluru vs Sunrisers Hyderabad in season opener
RCB probable XI, IPL 2026: Here's how defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru could line up against the SunRisers Hyderabad for the IPL 2026 opener at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday.
March 27, 2026 11:36 IST
‘RCB will always remain a part of my DNA’: Vijay Mallya pens emotional note to new owners, reveals why he invested Rs 450 crore
In his message, Mallya recalled purchasing the team back in 2008 for Rs 450 crore, a move that, at the time, drew widespread criticism and was dismissed by many as a mere vanity investment.
March 25, 2026 23:12 IST
Rejuvenated Prithvi Shaw says he does not want to prove points
Time off from cricket travelling and putting in 'three times the effort' has gruelled him in his comeback pursuit
March 25, 2026 17:58 IST
Once exotic, now IPL mainstream: Evolution of the lap shot from the days of Douglas Marillier to AB de Villiers and Rishabh Pant
The scoop was in existence before T20s even came into being; but AB de Villiers got it humming like a ceiling fan and Rishabh Pant brought down the roof filling it with histrionics, teasing third man and leaving fine leg to fret