Match Analysis

Cricket's Ship of Theseus: A decade of the IPL

On April 18, 2008, the IPL began with a Brendon McCullum blaze. How does T20 look today, exactly ten years later?

18-Apr-2018•Srinath Sripath

Back at old home, Suryakumar thrives in new role

Having spent most of his time at Kolkata Knight Riders batting in the lower middle order, the Mumbai batsman has found a wider canvas for his talent in his second stint at his hometown franchise

16-Apr-2018•Vishal Dikshit in Mumbai

RCB tripped up by friendly long-hops

The fab four all fell pulling short balls from spinners, and the bowlers didn't find the right line in the death

15-Apr-2018•ESPNcricinfo staff

Age-old jitters keep RCB fans on edge

Royal Challengers have perhaps the most fearsome top four in the league, but what comes after? Nervy moments for the Chinnaswamy Stadium faithful, usually

14-Apr-2018•Varun Shetty in Bengaluru

CSK win it the Dhoni way

All the numbers said one thing, MS Dhoni's team did something quite different and it just worked for them. In the heat of the battle, instinct trumped statistics and the opposition blinked first

10-Apr-2018•Srinath Sripath

Talking points: Sunrisers' admirable bowling depth

They struggled against Rashid and Shakib, but things could've been much different had Rajasthan Royals not defied logic to decide their batting order

09-Apr-2018•Srinath Sripath

Talking points: A trick missed against Narine, and bizarre umpiring

Should Royal Challengers have bowled more pace in the Powerplay, and did the umpires fail to call a number of bouncers?

08-Apr-2018•ESPNcricinfo staff

What Smart Stats say about Bravo's incredible performance

A look at the key performances in the opening game of the IPL through ESPNcricinfo's new metrics for T20 cricket

07-Apr-2018•Srinath Sripath and ESPNcricinfo stats team

Agonising end to a season of crumbs

Having failed to break New Zealand's lower-order resistance, England will leave Christchurch with many of the same questions that were on their minds on arrival in Perth more than five months ago

03-Apr-2018•Andrew McGlashan in Christchurch

Du Plessis satisfies his needs, Elgar fulfils his wants

Du Plessis was coming off low scores which is why he needed the hundred more than he wanted it. Elgar didn't need a hundred because he already scored a big one in this series but he still might have wanted it

02-Apr-2018•Firdose Moonda in Johannesburg

Sounds of Australian silence a marker of change

Throughout a 250-ball stay that would usually have attracted plenty of unflattering Australian commentary, Dean Elgar was mainly faced with an unusually silent visiting team

02-Apr-2018•Daniel Brettig in Johannesburg

'Permanent' Paine shows stomach for fight

Since an injury in late 2010, Paine has fought his way back into the Tasmanian and Australian teams, before quickly assuming a senior role by dint of his deft glovework, neat, determined batting and the mind and temperament of a leader

01-Apr-2018•Daniel Brettig in Johannesburg

Crafty Maharaj emerges from the shadows

The left-arm spinner tends to slip under the radar, but he is South Africa's second-highest wicket-taker in the series, and could well be in the spotlight in its final act, particularly given Morne Morkel's injury concerns

01-Apr-2018•Firdose Moonda in Johannesburg

Australia overcome past bruises with eye on World T20

Having relinquished both their limited-overs titles in successive years, the tri-series win assumes greater significance for Meg Lanning's team as they head into the World T20 later this year

01-Apr-2018•Annesha Ghosh in Mumbai

Cook's leanest series stirs talk of future

Another cheap dismissal pushing at Trent Boult extended Alastair Cook's run of indifferent form - but it never pays to write off England's leading Test run-scorer

01-Apr-2018•Andrew McGlashan in Christchurch

Bavuma digs in for innings of character

He was left stranded five short of what would have been his second Test hundred, but Temba Bavuma did enough by then to answer many of the questions that have been raised over his place in South Africa's Test team

31-Mar-2018•Firdose Moonda in Johannesburg

Cricket failings set scene for Australia's disintegration

The controversies of the past week won't be forgotten soon, but Australia's batting has been equally responsible for their freefall despite a win in Durban

31-Mar-2018•Daniel Brettig in Johannesburg

Full deliveries a reminder of what makes Broad effective

But there was still the feeling he bowled a little too short, especially with the first new ball when Trent Boult and Tim Southee had pitched theirs up with devastating effect

31-Mar-2018•Andrew McGlashan in Christchurch

What Australia lost, and what they gained

A hard-nosed battle without sledging left stump mics redundant and provided glimpses of new a Australia

30-Mar-2018•Daniel Brettig in Johannesburg

Wagner gets the job done with heart and skill

It was just passion that Neil Wagner's face reflected as he celebrated the wicket of Ben Stokes and Chris Woakes on the last day. It came without a lot of the nonsense seen of late

26-Mar-2018•Andrew McGlashan in Auckland

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