Cricket

Rajasthan Royals kept up their excellent start to IPL with a second successive win to reach the top of the IPL table.

KKR ended up with a comfortable win over Punjab Kings thanks to the contributions from their star Jamaican Andre Russell and Indian international Umesh Yadav.

An Odean Smith cameo at the end turned out to be the difference as Punjab Kings chased down a mammoth target of 206 against RCB to start their IPL campaign with a win. Smith ended up with 25 off 8 balls as Punjab got home with an over to spare in the end.

Axar Patel and Lalit Yadav put together a stunning 75 runs partnership to deny Mumbai Indians a win in their opening encounter of the IPL.

India beat South Africa by runs, and joined them in the World Cup semifinals alongside Australia and England.

IPL opener ended up with a comfortable Kolkata Knight Rider (KKR) win in the end despite Dhoni's heroics

Last year's finalists, CSK and KKR, will be back at it again to kick-start the 2022 edition of the IPL in Mumbai

Cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle disappeared while talking to a sports portal on Instagram, which turned out to be a stunt

Ravindra Jadeja is now regarded as one of the best all-rounders in the world and one of the finest players in the IPL.

Shreyas Iyer scored a stroke filled 92 off 98 balls as he pushed India to a score of 252 in the pink ball test in Bengaluru