Vishal Dikshit

Assistant editor, ESPNcricinfo

Slow-starters MI eye first points as they face KKR at home

While KKR will be bolstered by Narine's return, MI have a 9-2 record against them at the Wankhede

30-Mar-2025•Vishal Dikshit

KKR coach bats for home teams getting favourable conditions

Chandrakant Pandit clarified that the franchise is currently not in control of preparing pitches at Eden Gardens

30-Mar-2025•Vishal Dikshit

High-flying NZ look to close out series against deflated Pakistan

Pakistan are trailing 2-0 in the five-match series, this despite a number of first-choice NZ players unavailable due to IPL commitments

20-Mar-2025•Vishal Dikshit

Jayawardene banks on MI's core group and 'old faces' to 'paint our destiny' in IPL 2025

Captain Hardik Pandya, meanwhile, backs experienced Trent Boult, Deepak Chahar and Reece Topley to do well at Wankhede

19-Mar-2025•Vishal Dikshit

Suryakumar to lead in Hardik's absence in Mumbai Indians' IPL 2025 season opener

Hardik will be serving a one-match ban for his team's slow over-rate in their final league game of IPL 2024

19-Mar-2025•Vishal Dikshit

Not having Bumrah at the start of IPL 2025 'a challenge', says Jayawardene

"We'll have to wait or find an opportunity for someone else to step up - that's how I see it," Jayawardene says

19-Mar-2025•Vishal Dikshit

What can MI do to cope with Bumrah's absence at the start?

After finishing last in 2024, Mumbai Indians retained their Indian core, bought a couple of experienced New Zealand players, and have invested in a lot of untested youth

17-Mar-2025•Vishal Dikshit

A Harmanpreet masterpiece blows Delhi Capitals away

The MI captain came in at 14 for 2 in the final and produced a stunning counterattack

16-Mar-2025•Vishal Dikshit

It's trial by error for Giants as promising season ends in Eliminator

Giants coach Michael Klinger gave his team's performance a 'minus 20' for their several missteps against Mumbai Indians

14-Mar-2025•Vishal Dikshit

Sciver-Brunt, Matthews power Mumbai Indians into second WPL final

Gujarat Giants put down four catches in the field, before losing their way in a chase of 214 in the Eliminator

13-Mar-2025•Vishal Dikshit

Gujarat Giants face bogey team Mumbai Indians in bid for final spot

Mumbai are playing their third game in four days, and that workload could have an impact in the eliminator

12-Mar-2025•Vishal Dikshit

Mandhana on RCB's disappointing season: 'Midway we just lost somewhere'

The defending champions started WPL 2025 with two wins, but five straight losses cost them a knockout spot

12-Mar-2025•Vishal Dikshit

Mandhana, Wareham, Rana breach Brabourne fortress to deny MI top spot

RCB end the season on a high and deny MI a direct finals berth

11-Mar-2025•Vishal Dikshit

Deol 70*, Meghna three-for lift Giants to No. 2

Giants' win knocks out UP Warriorz from the playoffs race

07-Mar-2025•Vishal Dikshit

Gujarat Giants look for top-order runs and first win in Bengaluru

Delhi Capitals, on the other hand, want runs from their middle order

24-Feb-2025•Vishal Dikshit

Sutherland, Kapp hold nerve to keep sloppy Warriorz winless

Warriorz's fielding lapses of three dropped chances and misfields in the last over cost them the game after Lanning smashed 69

19-Feb-2025•Vishal Dikshit

Athapaththu to leave WPL early to play for Sri Lanka

Her departure will be the second big blow for UPW who are already without their full-time captain Alyssa Healy because of injury

18-Feb-2025•Vishal Dikshit

Mandhana, bowlers help RCB cruise past Delhi Capitals

Renuka, Wareham and Bisht bowled out Capitals for 141 before Mandhana and Wyatt-Hodge made short work of the target

17-Feb-2025•Vishal Dikshit

Thakur, Kotian and Mulani, the architects of Mumbai's great escapes

When opposition attacks think they've got on top of Mumbai, they invariably run into their champion lower order

16-Feb-2025•Vishal Dikshit

Shafali Verma, Niki Prasad star as DC seal last-ball thriller

It came down to two off the last ball and Arundhati Reddy had to put in a dive to make her ground and seal the win

15-Feb-2025•Vishal Dikshit

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