Match Analysis

Rahane at the heart of royal slowdown

After rollicking opening against KKR, Rajasthan Royals had the momentum to build a mammoth total. Their captain's batting robbed them of that

16-May-2018•Sreshth Shah In Kolkata

Ireland's maiden Test: An occasion that even made the trains stop at Malahide

A community club hosted a community sport, as Ireland rose above the emotion of their overdue arrival at cricket's highest level

15-May-2018•Jarrod Kimber at Malahide

How does KKR's win against Royals impact playoff qualification?

Royals still have a chance if they win final game, though their NRR is -0.403 and their fate could be tied to how Mumbai fare in their last two matches

15-May-2018•Srinath Sripath

The inevitable, indispensable Kevin O'Brien century

Kevin O'Brien isn't the best player Ireland has ever had, he's just the one who keeps producing their most important innings

14-May-2018•Jarrod Kimber at Malahide

Mohammad Amir's fitness just one part of Pakistan's puzzle

The Test against Ireland has posed some familiar questions for Pakistan which they need to answer before facing England

14-May-2018•Melinda Farrell at Malahide

Talking Points: Have bowlers cracked the Gayle-Rahul puzzle?

Royal Challengers Bangalore crippled the Kings XI line-up with a flurry of short balls, taking out their most prolific pair inside the Powerplay

14-May-2018•Srinath Sripath

Jofra Archer lives on the extremes to help Rajasthan Royals rise

The Royals bowler can be really fast when he wants, and so much slower when he wants, and both speeds are effective

14-May-2018•Vishal Dikshit in Mumbai

Mohammad Amir, a mighty fast bowler who's mislaid his purpose

He is still undoubtedly the leader of Pakistan's attack, but Amir is not the bowler he used to be.

13-May-2018•Melinda Farrell at Malahide

Kimber: After the dream, the reality for Ireland

Ed Joyce, William Porterfield and Niall O'Brien have waited most of their professional career for a chance at Test cricket: their first innings were done inside eight overs

13-May-2018•Jarrod Kimber at Malahide

Talking Points - Sunrisers fall short against great chasers, again

And what's happened to Kane Williamson, the apparent struggler?

13-May-2018•Srinath Sripath

Did Dhoni not allocate the death overs properly?

A look at how Rajasthan Royals' new opening pair made Dhoni change tactics, what lengths were bowled to the CSK captain, and where CSK lost the match

11-May-2018•Sidharth Monga

Talking Points - Ashwin's tit-for-tat move fails

A duck for R Ashwin at No.3? He was just keeping his promise of being unpredictable this IPL

08-May-2018•Srinath Sripath

BBL hit, IPL miss?

How have stars from other T20 leagues fared in IPL 2018?

08-May-2018•Srinath Sripath

Talking Points: Why did Sunrisers delay Rashid v Kohli?

Plus: Is Bhuvneshwar Kumar the best last-over bowler going around, and why did RCB pick Moeen Ali?

07-May-2018•Srinath Sripath

Royals still pondering middle-order riddle

How they would handle their middle order was a question that cropped up as soon as they lost the services of Steven Smith. They are yet to find the answer, even as a spot in the playoffs slips further away

07-May-2018•Varun Shetty in Indore

Mumbai overcome their death-overs nerves

They kept losing close games at the start of the tournament, but on Sunday they made sure they didn't lose their way in the pressure moments

06-May-2018•Vishal Dikshit at the Wankhede

Talking Points - Why Rahul was given not out by the TV umpire

Jos Buttler had attacked Delhi Daredevils in the first six overs, but R Ashwin prevent a repeat with five overs of spin

06-May-2018•Srinath Sripath

Talking Points: Time for Shaw-Tendulkar comparisons?

What's got everyone excited is that the 18-year-old has got his runs with stylish drives rather than slogs

02-May-2018•Dustin Silgardo

Talking Points: RCB's gifts and slowdowns don't cost them, for once

They scored only 101 runs across 17 of their 20 overs, and conceded an astounding 23 extras, but they finally managed to defend a total

02-May-2018•Srinath Sripath

How do you solve a problem like Sunrisers' batting?

With Sunrisers' bowling, as it turns out. Also, let's talk about Ben Stokes and Ajinkya Rahane (again)

29-Apr-2018•Srinath Sripath

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