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Lahore Qalandars hit 185-5 in only 13 overs in a rain-shortened victory over Multan Sultans at the Pakistan Super League.

Opener Mohammad Naeem hit 60 from 28 balls, Bangladesh international Parvez Hossain Emon 45 from 19 and Abdullah Shafique a 14-ball 33 as Qalandars set a mammoth target.

Their run-rate of 14.23 runs per over was the highest across the innings at a PSL.

Multan lost Steve Smith, Josh Philippe and Sahibzada Farhan inside the powerplay and were already behind the required rate despite Shan Masood's 44 from 18 and Ashton Turner's 52 not out from 22.

Needing 59 from the last 12 overs, Multan finished on 165-5 as Qalandars won by 20 runs.

Lahore now sit second in the table, level on points with third-place Multan but ahead on net run-rate.

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Punjab Kings beat Chennai Super Kings by five wickets to continue the trend of chasing teams winning in this year's Indian Premier League.

Kings knocked off a target of 210 with eight balls to spare, meaning six of the seven matches at this year's tournament have been won by the chasers.

Five-time champions CSK, who finished bottom of the standings last year and have now lost two from two this season, made a quick start as 18-year-old Ayush Mhatre hit 73 from 43 balls.

Punjab fought back through the middle but CSK reached 209-5 with Sarfaraz Khan adding 32 and Shivam Dube 45.

But Punjab openers Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh put on 61 in just 4.2 overs at the start of the chase.

They fell for 39 and 43 respectively but captain Shreyas Iyer struck 50 from 29 to push the visitors on as CSK struggled to break through.

With 12 needed from the final two overs, Shashank Singh and Marcus Stoinis secured Punjab's second win, one that puts them top of the early table, in the penultimate over.

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Sunrisers Hyderabad earned their first win of this year's Indian Premier League by comfortably beating Kolkata Knight Riders by 65 runs at Eden Gardens.

Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma put on 82 for the first wicket in just 5.4 overs and even though Australia's Head fell for 46 and India opener Abhishek 48, the visitors still posted 226-8 with South Africa's Heinrich Klaasen adding 52 from 35 balls.

Gloucestershire left-armer David Payne conceded 25 from the first over of the chase as New Zealand opener Finn Allen flogged three fours and two sixes but the innings soon fell away.

Allen chipped a catch back to spinner Harsh Dubey for 28, Angkrish Raghuvanshi was run out for 52 and Australian Cameron Green also run out for two.

Left-armer Jaydev Unadkat took 3-21, including the final wicket as KKR, who have lost their first two games, were bowled out for 161 in 16.1 overs.

The win was also the first not won by the chasing side in this year's IPL.

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A destructive 74 from 34 balls by Pakistan wicketkeeper Azam Khan ensured Karachi Kings chased 198 to beat Rawalpindiz in the Pakistan Super League.

Azam was dropped on 36 and 69 but struck six fours and six sixes, meaning only 10 runs were needed by the time he was dismissed in the penultimate over.

The right-hander shared a partnership of 76 with Australian David Warner, who made 50 from 36 balls.

Kings completed their chase with four balls remaining, sealing a five-wicket win.

Former England wicketkeeper Sam Billings hit 58 and New Zealand all-rounder Daryl Mitchell 65 in Rawalpindiz's 197-6.

The win maintains Karachi's winning start to this year's PSL, putting them top of the standings with three wins from three. Pindiz have lost both of their games.

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Islamabad United registered their first victory of the 2026 Pakistan Super League with a convincing eight-wicket win over Quetta Gladiators.

Captain Shadab Khan inspired the win, taking 3-23 with the ball and then steering Islamabad to victory with an unbeaten 69.

Hasan Nawaz smashed an unbeaten 66 off 36 balls as Quetta posted 183-5, with ex-England bowler Tom Curran adding 29* (22) at the end.

In reply, teenage opener Sameer Minhas dominated the Quetta bowling with 82 not out (48) alongside Shadab, who hit four sixes in his 39-ball knock.

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England's all-time leading wicket-taker James Anderson says he "hated every minute" of playing in The Hundred last year and intends to go on holiday during the 2026 tournament.

Anderson, 43, was picked as a wildcard in 2025 after impressing with 17 wickets in initial block of the T20 Blast for Lancashire.

He was signed by Manchester Originals, the side linked to Lancashire, and took two wickets in three games.

The seamer has been named Lancashire's red-ball captain for 2026 and intends to focus on winning the Red Rose promotion from division two, alongside playing in the Blast.

"It was a mixture of hating every minute of The Hundred last year, if I can say that, and especially being captain this year, I think it's really important that I focus on being as fit as I can be for the four-day stuff," Anderson told The Independent, external.

"When The Hundred's on, I'm hopefully going to be on holiday somewhere."

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Impact substitute Sameer Rizvi helped Delhi Capitals recover from a precarious position and claim a six-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League.

Chasing 142, Capitals lost KL Rahul first ball and slipped to 26-4 halfway through the fifth over.

Rizvi was brought into the game at the fall of the second wicket and finished unbeaten on 70 off 47 balls as Capitals won with 17 balls to spare.

He put on an unbroken 119 for the fifth wicket with South Africa's Tristan Stubbs, who made 39 not out.

Earlier, Super Giants were bowled out for 141 with Abdul Samad (36) and Mitch Marsh (35) the only batters to pass 14.

Seamers Thangarasu Natarajan and Lungi Ngidi were the pick of the Capitals bowlers, picking up 3-29 and 3-27 respectively.

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Pakistan opener Sahibzada Farhan crashed an unbeaten 106 to guide Multan Sultans to a six-wicket win over Hyderbad Kingsmen in the Pakistan Super League.

Farhan, who was dropped on 56, hit seven fours and eight sixes - including a six to win the game - as Sultans chased 226 with eight balls to spare.

He shared 104 with Australia's Steve Smith (46 off 20) for the first wicket and also put on 45 with Shan Masood for the third wicket.

Earlier, Kingsmen posted 225-5 with Maaz Sadaqat making 62 off 26 at the top of the order and Sharjeel Khan an unbeaten 51 off 26.

The win sees Sultans climb to the top of the table with two wins from two, while Kingsmen sit bottom with three successive defeats on their PSL debut.

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Jamaica Kingsmen will become the seventh team in the Caribbean Premier League from the 2026 season.

The USA-based ownership group recently set up Hyderabad Kingsmen, who have joined the Pakistan Super League season for the 2026 campaign.

Pete Russell, the chief executive of the CPL, said Jamaica was a "powerhouse in Caribbean cricket" and that the new team was a "bold step forward in building on that legacy".

Fawad Sarwar, owner of the Jamaica Kingsmen, added: "Jamaica has a rich cricketing heritage and passionate fans, and we are committed to building a team that reflects that pride and competes at the highest level."

The franchise will be based in Kingston and will play at Sabina Park.

A Jamaica-based side - Jamaica Tallawahs - were last in the CPL in 2023.

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Cooper Connolly made a superb unbeaten 72 on his Indian Premier League debut as he guided Punjab Kings to a three-wicket victory over Gujarat Titans.

Chasing 162, Punjab looked to be cruising to victory at 110-2 at the start of the 12th over.

But the Kings lost four wickets for eight runs to slip to 118-6 as Prasidh Krishna claimed three quick wickets en route to figures of 3-29.

However, Australia all-rounder Connolly batted with measured aggression, hitting five fours and five sixes, to get Punjab over the line with five balls to spare.

"I'm stoked to spend some time in the middle and to put on a show tonight was nice," Connolly, 22, said.

"Working with [Punjab coach] Ricky Ponting has been great and some slight tweaks have helped me out."

Earlier, Jos Buttler had hit 38 off off 33 balls as he hinted at a return to form following a difficult winter.

The England opener struggled during the recent T20 World Cup as he averaged 10.87 in eight innings with a top score of 26.

In his first appearance since the tournament the 35-year-old, batting at three, whacked three fours and two sixes in his knock.

Only Shubman Gill, who made a 27-ball 39, outscored Buttler for the Titans as they posted 162-6 from their 20 overs.

Vijaykumar Vyshak finished the pick of the Punjab bowlers with 3-34 while all-rounder Marco Jansen bowled tightly as he claimed 1-20.

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Vaibhav Suryavanshi whacked the joint-third fastest half-century in Indian Premier League history as he helped Rajasthan Royals to an emphatic eight-wicket victory over Chennai Super Kings.

Set a modest 128 for victory by CSK in the opening game for both sides in this year's tournament, the 15-year-old Royals opening batter hammered 50 off just 15 balls in Guwahati.

It was just two balls more than the record set by his Rajasthan opening partner Yashasvi Jaiswal against Kolkata Knight Riders in 2023.

The teenager was dismissed by seamer Anshul Kamboj - caught at extra cover - on 52 off 17 balls with a strike-rate of 305.88 having hammered four fours and five sixes.

After watching Suryavanshi break the back of the chase Jaiswal made an unbeaten 38 off 36 balls as the Royals cruised over the line with 47 balls remaining.

"The plan was to go big in the powerplay. The wicket was sticky early on but then it eased up," Suryavanshi said.

"The coaches have told me that they back me and they're behind me. They told me to read the situation and back my game.

"After every ball, Jaiswal didn't tell me to take a single. He told me that the ball's going off the bat nicely and to keep going."

Earlier, England fast bowler Jofra Archer took 2-19 to finish the pick of the Rajasthan bowlers as the Super Kings lost wickets at regular intervals.

Jamie Overton, one of three CSK players into double figures, added some respectability as he top-scored with 43 off 36 balls.

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Fakhar Zaman is awaiting the outcome of a ball-tampering charge following the completion of a second disciplinary hearing.

Lahore Qalandars were penalised for the offence by the umpires during Sunday's Pakistan Super League defeat (PSL) by Karachi Kings.

Prior to the final over, Kings, who needed 14 to win, were awarded five penalty runs after the officials deemed Pakistan international Fakhar had broken rules by "unfairly changing the condition of the ball" - an offence he has denied.

BBC Sport has been told a second and final hearing was concluded on Monday and the decision from match referee Roshan Mahanama is now pending.

Cricket's laws do not allow players to alter the condition of the ball, other than when shining it.

Law 41.3.2 states "it is an offence for any player to take any action which changes the condition of the ball".

Fakhar has never been charged with ball tampering previously and would likely be handed a one or two-match ban in the PSL if found guilty of the offence.

The 35-year-old has played 120 T20 internationals for Pakistan and scored 2,494 runs in 110 innings at an average of 23.98.

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Mumbai Indians made an imposing start to the Indian Premier League by beating Kolkata Knight Riders by six wickets at Wankhede Stadium.

A day after Royal Challengers Bengaluru chased 202 in 15.4 overs, five-time champions Mumbai knocked off 221 with five balls to spare in another impressive pursuit.

Former captain Rohit Sharma scored 78 from 38 balls and fellow opener Ryan Rickelton, preferred over South Africa team-mate Quinton de Kock, a 43-ball 81 - the pair combining for an opening partnership of 148 runs in 11.5 overs.

That put Mumbai well ahead of the game on another ideal batting surface which was the same pitch used for England's T20 World Cup semi-final against India.

Mumbai strolled home even with the loss of four wickets, having earlier done well to limit Kolkata to only 220-4.

KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane scored 67 from 40 balls but the former champions did not take full advantage of reaching 100 after 7.5 overs.

India's Jasprit Bumrah was the most economical bowler again, conceding 35 runs from his four overs.

Rajasthan Royals host Chennai Super Kings in Monday's fixture.

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Quetta Gladiators earned their first win of the Pakistan Super League season by inflicting a second defeat on Hyderabad Kingsmen.

Kingsmen, beaten by 69 runs by Lahore Qalandars in their opening game, lost by 40 runs in Lahore as they made a poor attempt at chasing 175.

After taking 17 from the first over, Marnus Labuschagne's side managed only 34 from the next eight with only one boundary coming between the end of the second over and the start of the 10th.

They were 51-4 after nine overs and finished on 134-8. Australia international Labuschagne made a 21-ball 23, Irfan Khan 33 from 25 balls and Hassan Khan 31 from 19.

Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed took 3-23 for Gladiators while Hasan Nawaz hit 53 and opener Shamyl Hussain 54 in their 174-8.

Qalandars and Karachi Kings, who both won their opening games, meet in Sunday's later match.

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India great Virat Kohli said the breaks in his schedule help him stay "fresh and excited" as he scored an unbeaten 69 on his return to action in the Indian Premier League.

Playing his first T20 innings since last year's IPL final and his first knock of any kind since January, Kohli anchored Royal Challengers Bengaluru's impressive chase of 202 in the opening match of this year's competition.

The 37-year-old ended his 123-Test career last year and retired from T20 internationals after winning the 2024 World Cup, leaving one-day internationals, the IPL and occasional domestic matches for Delhi as his only competitive action.

"The amount of cricket I have played, for me there was always risk being burned out rather than overcooked," he said after RCB's win.

"These breaks help me immensely to stay fresh and excited.

"Whenever I come back to play it is 120%."

Kohli's 69 came from 38 balls with five fours and five sixes. He began in a more measured fashion as number three Devdutt Padikkal crashed 61 from 26 balls.

Amid a sparse schedule, it was his fifth fifty in his past 10 innings in addition to four centuries across formats.

"It was good to get back out there," Kohli said.

"The way I batted in the ODI series [against New Zealand in January] quite recently helped me stay in that same momentum.

"I wasn't playing shots that I don't usually play.

"I knew as long as I have the rhythm and have done enough work with my fitness things should come together nicely."

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Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has signed for San Francisco Unicorns in a landmark move for the Major League Cricket T20 competition.

The move will make Ashwin, 39, the first player capped by India to play in the MLC.

The off-spinner was due to play for Sydney Thunder in the 2025-26 Big Bash but had to pull out because of a knee injury.

Attracting high-profile India players has been an aim of many T20 leagues around the world, given the exposure they can bring.

Ashwin took 537 wickets in 106 Tests and also played 281 white-ball matches for India.

He retired from Test cricket in December 2024 and stepped away from the Indian Premier League last summer, making him available to play in leagues in the rest of the world.

Though Ashwin has not played since July, David White, chief executive of the San Francisco Unicorns, described the move of a "seismic moment" for American cricket.

"Beyond his tactical genius on the pitch, Ashwin brings a level of market impact that will elevate the Major League Cricket brand and drive sustained fan enthusiasm," he said.

Australia captain Pat Cummins joined Unicorns on a four-year deal in 2024.

Ashwin's signing also means he could line up alongside Pakistan and Unicorns bowler Haris Rauf amid the political tensions between the two countries.

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Michael Bracewell and Abdul Samad powered Peshawar Zalmi to their highest chase in the Pakistan Super League as they knocked off 215 to beat Rawalpindi Pindiz by five wickets in their opening match of the competition.

Zalmi needed 74 from the last five overs against PSL debutants Pindiz before the pair combined for a partnership of 64 from 23 balls.

Pakistan international Samad hit 33 from 11 balls and New Zealand's Bracewell 35 not out from 17.

Samad was caught off the last ball of the 18th over but Aamer Jamal finished 17 not out from five balls, hitting the winning runs in a victory sealed with five balls to spare.

In the later game also held in Lahore, Multan Sultans eased home in a chase of 172 to beat Islamabad United by five wickets.

Mark Chapman, another New Zealand international, was the highest scorer in Islamabad's 171-8 with 40 but contributions from a trio of Australians - 31 from Steve Smith, 55 from Josh Philippe and 43 not out by Ashton Turner - helped Sultans win with eight balls to spare.

After three days and one round of matches in the revamped PSL, Lahore Qalandars, Karachi Kings, Sultans and Zalmi have one win.

Pindiz, Islamabad, Hyderabad Kingsmen and Quetta Gladiators all opened their tournament's with defeats.

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Moeen Ali and Hassan Ali helped Karachi Kings to a 14-run win over Quetta Gladiators in their opening Pakistan Super League game.

After being asked to bat first, Kings posted 181-7 with Moeen making an unbeaten 48 off 29 balls.

He hit four fours and three sixes and helped the 2020 champions recover from 109-5.

Gladiators got to a good start in reply, with Shamyl Hussain (52) and captain Saud Shakeel (33) sharing 79 for the first wicket.

However Shamyl's dismissal started a mini-collapse to 95-3, with Moeen picking up the wicket of Saud.

Gladiators were unable to recover and Hassan picked up 4-27 including the wickets of Rilee Rossouw (25) and Hasan Nawaz (19).

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