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England's Jacob Bethell made 26 off 27 balls as Royal Challengers Bengaluru won a dramatic last-ball thriller against Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League.

Set 167 for victory, RCB lost Virat Kohli for a first-ball duck before fellow opener Bethell steadied the ship in Raipur with his highest score of this year's IPL.

Krunal Pandya was the key man from RCB with 73 off 46 balls - striking four fours and five sixes - as he laid the platform for the chase.

MI appeared to be favourites with 15 required off the last over, but Raj Bawa conceded four wides and a no-ball before Bhuvneshwar Kumar clubbed a six.

Rasikh Salam and Bhuvneshwar then scrambled two off the final delivery to secure victory for RCB which means MI cannot make the play-offs.

Earlier Tilak Varma's 57 off 42 balls had earlier helped MI post 166-7 from their 20 overs while Will Jacks made 10 off 10 balls.

Experienced seamer Bhuvneshwar finished the pick of the RCB bowlers with 4-23.

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Urvil Patel hit the joint-fastest half-century in the history of the Indian Premier League as Chennai Super Kings claimed a five-wicket victory over Lucknow Super Giants.

The 27-year-old batter made 65 off 23 balls as CSK chased down 204 for victory with four balls to spare after Jamie Overton had earlier taken 3-36 to be named player of the match.

Urvil shares the record with Yashasvi Jaiswal who made made 98 not out against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens in 2023.

Josh Inglis' 85 from 33 had laid the foundation for LSG's first-innings total of 203-8 while Shahbaz Ahmed hammered a brisk 43.

Urvil's record-equalling fifty at number three laid the foundations for what should have been an easy victory for CSK.

But Shahbaz Ahmed (2-30) looked have got Lucknow back in the game with the wickets of Ruturaj Gaikwad (42) and Urvil.

However, Shivan Dube came out firing, whacking an unbeaten 15 off seven balls and he wrapped up the game with back-to-back sixes as he guided CSK to their sixth win of the season.

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Shubman Gill's 84 from 44 balls led the in-form Gujarat Titans to a 77-run thrashing over Rajasthan Royals.

Captain Gill added 118 inside 11 overs with Sai Sudharsan, who made 55, before England's Jos Buttler fell cheaply for 13.

Washington Sundar struck an unbeaten 37 to push Gujarat to an imposing 229-4, with Rajasthan's bowlers conceding 16 in wides.

England's Jofra Archer conceded 46 from three wicketless overs.

Rajasthan were bowled out for 152 in 16.3 overs in reply, with Ravindra Jadeja top-scoring with 38. 15-year-old opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi made 36 from 16 balls.

Spinner Rashid Khan was the pick of the bowlers with 4-33 and West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder mopped up the tail 3-12.

Gujarat remain second in the table while Rajasthan are fifth.

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New Zealander Finn Allen hit a brutal 47-ball century to lead Kolkata Knight Riders to a dominant eight-wicket victory over Delhi Capitals and boost his side's unlikely push towards the Indian Premier League play-offs.

By hitting the winning runs with a six, Allen finished exactly 100 not out as KKR completed a chase of 143 with 5.4 overs to spare.

He had 20 from 17 balls and, having been dropped on 42 by Tristan Stubbs, was on 45 from 31.

At that stage KKR were 75-2 after 10 overs but Allen, who scored 33-ball hundred in this year's T20 World Cup semi-final, hit eight of his remaining 16 balls for six.

Fifty-five of KKR's remaining 72 runs came off his bat, while the right-hander also scored 83 runs in an unbroken stand of 116 with Australia Cameron Green, who finished 33 not out.

Allen is only the fourth KKR player to score an IPL century, following West Indian Sunil Narine, India's Venkatesh Iyer and fellow New Zealander Brendon McCullum.

Delhi, meanwhile, were strangely meek with the bat.

They were 74-1 in the eighth over but stumbled to 142-8, taking only 11 runs in five overs from the 12th to 16th despite not losing a wicket.

Delhi drop to eighth in the table on eight points and are struggling to make the play-offs with three games to go.

KKR were winless across their first six matches but have now won four in a row.

They have nine points in seventh - three fewer than Royal Challengers Benglauru, Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans who are third, fourth and fifth respectively.

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England batter Jacob Bethell was dismissed cheaply after an injury scare as Royal Challengers Bengaluru were beaten by bottom-of-the-table Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League.

Bethell, whose participation in the tournament has been debated in recent weeks, injured a finger attempting a catch as Mitchell Marsh's century helped LSG pile up 209-3 in 19 overs in between rain delays.

He left the field for treatment but was able to open the batting.

The left-hander made 14, 20 and five in his previous innings at this year's IPL and this time was caught for four from five balls slicing a catch to deep third.

Former captain Sir Alastair Cook was among those to suggest the 22-year-old should be playing county cricket in preparation for England's Test series against New Zealand next month.

Australian Marsh's century came from 49 balls, the fastest by a Lucknow player in the IPL. Their next highest scorer was West Indian Nicholas Pooran with 38.

RCB's target was adjusted to 213 in 19 overs because of the rain but the defending champions lost Bethell and Virat Kohli for a two-ball duck in the first two overs.

RCB needed 91 from the last six overs before hitting from Tim David, Krunal Pandya and Romario Shepherd kept them in the contest.

They required a further 20 from the last over but managed only 10. Lucknow won by nine runs via the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method to end a six-match losing run.

Lucknow remain bottom of the standings but are now level on points with Mumbai Indians. RCB are third having missed the chance to go top.

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Hollie Armitage has been named MI London women's captain for the 2026 season of The Hundred.

Durham's Armitage, 28, who has played six times for England, was captain of Northern Superchargers for their title win in the Hundred last season.

Superchargers were coached to their win by Australian Lisa Keightley, who has since joined MI - formerly Oval Invincibles.

"It is no secret that we hoped Hollie would lead the side after signing her in the auction," Keightley said.

"The role of captain in a short form game is crucial, and Hollie brings a brilliant cricket brain and a degree of calmness to make crucial decisions under pressure."

Armitage said: "Being named MI London's women's captain is huge honour as we start an exciting new chapter.

"Lisa is a terrific coach to work alongside, and we are eager to replicate last year's success in MI London colours."

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Cooper Connolly scored his first T20 century but Sunrisers Hyderabad inflicted a third consecutive defeat on Punjab Kings and replaced them at the top of the Indian Premier League.

Australian Connolly, 22, made 107 not out from 59 balls but Punjab still finished 33 runs short in pursuit of 236 in Hyderabad.

Sunrisers capitalised on dropped catches and piled up 235-4 on another fine batting track, with fearsome opening partnership Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head putting on 54 in 21 balls.

After Abhishek fell for 35 and Head 36, Ishan Kishan hit 55 from 32 balls.

South African Heinrich Klaasen added a further 69 from 43 to take top spot in the leading run-scorers list from India opener Abhishek.

Priyansh Arya was then caught for one off the bowling of Sunrisers and Australia captain Pat Cummins in the first over of the chase.

Prabhsimran Singh followed in the second over for three and captain Shreyas Iyer in the fourth for five.

That left Connolly to play a lone hand, striking seven fours and eight sixes, but the visitors were never truly in the chase.

Punjab, who are coached by Australia legend Ricky Ponting and topped the league phase last year before losing in the final, were unbeaten through their first seven matches in this year's tournament but are now a point behind new leaders Sunrisers.

Two points separate the top five teams in the standings, with Chennai Super Kings two points further back in sixth.

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The final of the 2026 Indian Premier League has been switched from Bengaluru to the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

Organisers said the match had been switched "owing to certain requirements from the local association and authorities that were beyond the scope of BCCI's [Board of Control for Cricket in India] established guidelines and protocols".

The Modi Stadium, one of the largest cricket grounds in the world, held the IPL finals in 2025, 2023 and 2022.

It also held the 2023 50-over World Cup and the T20 World Cup earlier this year.

The final will be played on 31 May.

The first qualifier will be played on 26 May in Dharamshala.

The eliminator and second qualifier will be held in New Chandigarh on 27 and 29 May respectively.

The final is four days before England's first Test of the summer against New Zealand at Lord's, with Jacob Bethell and Jofra Archer two of England's Test players currently at the tournament and in the play-off places with Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Rajasthan Royals respectively.

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Opener Sanju Samson hit a fine 87 not out in a chase of 156 as Chennai Super Kings beat Delhi Capitals by eight wickets to boost their Indian Premier League hopes.

Samson countered a tricky pitch by taking only 16 runs from his first 19 balls as captain Rutaraj Gaikwad and number three Urvil Patel fell for six and 17 respectively.

But the India opener pushed on as his innings developed, hitting seven fours and six sixes as victory was sealed with 15 balls to spare.

He shared a partnership of 114 not out with right-hander Kartik Sharma, who made 41 from 31 balls.

Delhi were punished for their top four all reaching double figures but all failing to pass 20.

Sameer Rizvi top-scored with 40 not out while South African Tristan Stubbs made 38.

Afghanistan spinner Noor Ahmad was the pick of the CSK bowlers with 2-22. England's Jamie Overton took 1-5 but only bowled one over. He left the field at one stage though returned.

CSK and Delhi remain sixth and seventh respectively in the table but the win means the five-time champions are only two points off four teams above them - Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans - on 12 points.

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Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton scored blistering half-centuries as Mumbai Indians kept their Indian Premier League play-off hopes alive with a six-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants at the Wankhede Stadium.

Rohit top-scored with 84 off 44 balls, including seven sixes, while Rickelton scored 83 off 32 (eight sixes) as the five-time champions chased 229 with eight balls to spare.

Together, they put on 143 runs off just 65 balls for the first wicket before Rickelton was removed by Mohsin Khan.

Manimaran Siddharth later picked up two wickets in quick succession to set home nerves jangling with just 40 runs needed off 27 deliveries but a brisk 23 not out (12) from Naman Dhir and a match-winning six from England's Will Jacks saw Mumbai over the line.

Earlier, Nicholas Pooran smacked 63 runs off just 21 balls, including dispatching Jacks for three sixes in his only powerplay over, as Lucknow Super Giants passed 120 inside eight overs.

However, Corbin Bosch struck twice in five balls to remove Pooran and Mitchell Marsh (44 off 25) as the batting side faltered from 123-1 to 160-5. Although Aiden Markram and Himmat Singh added an unbeaten 68 for the sixth wicket, the Super Giants' total proved insufficient.

The result ends a run of three defeats for ninth-placed Mumbai, who are six points off the top four with four matches to play.

Bottom side Lucknow Super Giants remain without a win since 9 April.

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Babar Azam has been named captain of the Pakistan Super League team of the tournament 2026 after leading Peshawar Zalmi to their second title.

He is one of three Zalmi players in the side, while beaten finalists Hyderabad Kingsmen also have three representatives.

Former England seamer Richard Gleeson and Sri Lanka's Kusal Mendis are the only overseas players included.

1. Babar Azam (Peshawar Zalmi - captain)

Matches: 11, runs: 588, average: 73.50, strike-rate: 145.90

2. Fakhar Zaman (Lahore Qalandars)

Matches: eight, runs: 401, average: 57.28, strike-rate: 151.89

3. Kusal Mendis (Peshawar Zalmi - wicketkeeper)

Matches: 11, runs: 550, average: 55.00, strike-rate: 168.19, dismissals: eight

4. Shan Masood (Multan Sultans)

Matches: 11, runs: 367, average: 45.87, strike-rate: 158.18

5. Usman Khan (Hyderabad Kingsmen)

Matches: 13, runs: 389, average: 35.36, strike-rate: 162.76, dismissals: seven

6. Shadab Khan (Islamabad United)

Matches: 10, runs: 173, average: 34.60, wickets: 17, average: 14.47

7. Hassan Khan (Hyderabad Kingsmen)

Matches: 13, runs: 139, average: 27.80, wickets: six, average: 48.50

8. Shaheen Shah Afridi (Lahore Qalandars)

Matches: 10, wickets: 16, average: 18.18, economy: 7.86

9. Hunain Shah (Hyderabad Kingsmen)

Matches: 10, wickets: 17, average: 18.41, economy: 8.57

10. Sufyian Moqim (Peshawar Zalmi)

Matches: 11, wickets: 22, average: 14.40, economy: 7.20

11. Richard Gleeson (Islambad United)

Matches: nine, wickets: 12, average: 18.83, economy: 7.13

12th man: Hasan Nawaz (Quetta Gladiators)

Matches: 10, runs: 291, average: 32.33, wickets: two, average: 27.00

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Indian Premier League leaders Punjab Kings suffered a second successive defeat, losing by four wickets to Gujarat Titans.

Chasing 164, Sai Sudharsan scored 57 from the top of the order for Titans, while Washington Sundar hit an unbeaten 40 as his side reached their target with one ball to spare.

Kings slipped to 47-5 having been put into bat, before Suryansh Shedge (57) and Marcus Stoinis (40) put on 79 for the sixth wicket to offer their side some hope.

Jason Holder starred with the ball for the Titans, finishing with figures of 4-24, while fellow seamers Kagiso Rabada and Mohammed Siraj also took two wickets each as Kings finished on 163-9.

Titans lost Sudharsan in the 15th over when they needed 40 runs for victory, and while they lost two further wickets, Washington saw his side home, finishing the match with a six.

The victory means fifth-placed Titans join three other teams on 12 points, while Kings remain top with 13.

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Sunrisers Hyderabad missed out on the chance to move top of the Indian Premier League, losing by seven wickets to Kolkata Knight Riders.

Having chosen to bat, Sunrisers collapsed from 105-1 to 165 all out with an over to spare.

After losing Abhishek Sharma for 15, Travis Head (61) and Ishan Kishan (42) shared a second-wicket partnership of 61, before the former's wicket halted Sunrisers' innings.

No subsequent batter scored more than 11, while Head was the first of three batters to fall to leg-spinner Varun Chakravarthy (3-36).

Kolkata captain Ajinkya Rahane (43) and Angkrish Raghuvanshi (59) put on 84 for the second wicket in their side's reply as they eased towards their target.

Both batters fell, but Rinku Singh (22) and Cameron Green (3) ensured the visitors reached their target with 10 balls remaining.

Sunrisers sit third with six wins from 10 games, while Kolkata remain eighth having won three of their nine matches.

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Ruturaj Gaikwad and impact substitute Kartik Sharma put on an unbroken partnership of 98 as Chennai Super Kings cruised to an eight-wicket win over Mumbai Indians.

Captain Gaikwad struck 67 while Kartik hit 54 as Chennai reached their target of 160 with 11 balls to spare.

Seamer Anshul Kamboj starred with the ball for Chennai, removing opener Will Jacks for one in the second over and then returning to dismiss Hardik Pandya and Robin Minz on his way to figures of 3-32.

Naman Dhir top-scored for Mumbai with 57, putting on partnerships of 58 and 40 with Ryan Rickelton (37) and Suryakumar Yadav (21).

The latter's dismissal in the 11th over, leaving his side 99-3, stalled the Mumbai innings and they scored just 60 off their remaining 56 balls to close on 159-7 having chosen to bat.

Jasprit Bumrah had Sanju Samson caught behind for 11 in the second over and AM Ghazanfar bowled Urvil Patel for 24 in the sixth, but Chennai never really looked troubled.

The win moves the home side up to sixth, above Delhi Capitals on net run-rate, while Mumbai remain ninth after their third consecutive defeat.

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Mitchell Starc and KL Rahul kept alive Delhi Capitals' slim hopes of a top-four finish in the Indian Premier League with victory over in-form Rajasthan Royals.

Starc, playing in his first IPL game of the season, took the key wickets of Yashasvi Jaiswal (6), Ravindra Jadeja (20) and Royals captain Riyan Parag (90) as the hosts batted first.

There was also a rare failure for 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who was bowled by New Zealand's Kyle Jamieson off just the second ball he faced.

However, more powerful hitting from South Africa's Donovan Ferreira, who hit six sixes in his 14-ball 47*, gave the Royals late impetus and led them to 225-6.

The Capitals were given the perfect platform with a century stand by openers Pathum Nissanka (62) and Rahul (75), who was eventually dismissed by England's Jofra Archer (1-46 off four overs).

Nitish Rana clubbed 33 off 17 before Tristan Stubbs and Ashutosh Sharma saw the Capitals home by seven wickets and with five balls to spare.

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Hunain Shah, the younger brother of Pakistan fast bowler Naseem Shah, delivered a brilliant final over to put Hyderabad Kingsmen into the final of the Pakistan Super League.

Islamabad United needed just six runs off the last over to win a dramatic Eliminator in Lahore but Shah, whose bowling style is reminiscent of his brother, conceded just two runs off the bat to seal a famous win and spark a pitch invasion from the jubilant Kingsmen players.

Australia all-rounder Chris Green hammered 19 off five to put United on the verge of victory before Shah's brilliant final over, which also included the wicket of Faheem Ashraf.

Earlier, Usman Khan (61* off 30 balls) and Kusal Perera (37 off 21) had shared a century stand to steer Kingsmen to 186-5.

Mark Chapman (43 off 26) and Haider Ali (31 off 16) got United to within reach of their target before Green's late hitting looked to have tipped the tie.

However, Shah's masterclass in death bowling against his former team-mates sealed a two-run win and a place in Sunday's final against Peshawar Zalmi.

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A lucrative women's T20 tournament in Saudi Arabia scheduled for later this year has been postponed due to the war in Iran - but is not set to be impacted by sporting cutbacks in the country.

The Women's World T20 Challenge was due to take place a few weeks after the English domestic season had finished with some of the best players from England, Australia and India poised to be involved.

Sources close to the event in the Gulf state have told BBC Sport it has now been delayed until 2027 at the earliest because of the ongoing Iranian conflict.

It is also understood there are no concerns over funding for the tournament amid a reduction in sporting investments by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF).

It was announced this week that PIF will stop bankrolling LIV Golf at the end of the season which has cast doubt on other Saudi-backed sporting ventures.

But sources say the Women's World T20 Challenge, a six-team tournament sanctioned by the International Cricket Council, is not directly connected to PIF.

The deal for the tournament, signed in November last year, was between the Saudi Arabian Cricket Federation and FairBreak Global and is seen as a domestic project so its financial backing will not be affected.

FairBreak, a private company founded in 2013 that aims to improve gender equality in sport, had been enlisted to run and manage the tournament and help provide the impetus and expertise for cricket's wider development in Saudi Arabia.

England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt has featured in previous tournaments organised by FairBreak along with team-mates Heather Knight, Sophie Ecclestone and Sophia Dunkley.

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England's Jacob Bethell made only five as Royal Challengers Bengaluru suffered a four-wicket defeat by Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League.

Left-hander Bethell, playing his third match of the season after an injury to England and RCB team-mate Phil Salt, cut one four but flicked his fifth delivery to square leg.

With the 22-year-old set to be part of England's Test team this summer, there has been debate whether he would be better served preparing against the red ball in the County Championship.

He has managed 39 runs across his three innings in the IPL.

After he was dismissed, defending champions RCB lost regular wickets and were bowled out for 155 in 19.2 overs. Devdutt Padikkal was the highest scorer with 40, while Virat Kohli made 28.

Amid the collapse, Kohli protested in the dugout when captain Rajat Patidar was given out caught by Jason Holder at fine leg.

Holder appeared to drag the ball along the floor while diving to complete the catch but, after brief checks, Patidar was given out.

Cricket's laws state the fielder must be in control of both their body and the ball in completing the catch.

After Kohli led the protests on the sidelines, RCB coach Andy Flower was seen in discussions with the fourth umpire.

In the chase, India Test captain Shubman Gill hit 43 from 18 balls and England wicketkeeper Jos Buttler capitalised on being dropped on one in making 39 from 19.

It meant, despite losing five wickets after reaching 57, Gujarat could edge home with 25 balls to spare.

Gujarat stay fifth in the table but are now four points clear of Chennai Super Kings in sixth and two behind Rajasthan Royals in the fourth play-off place.

RCB remain second and are a point behind Punjab Kings at the top.

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