Cricket

New England captain Joe Root got off to the perfect start by leading his team to a comfortable 211-run victory over South Africa in his first test in charge. But delight quickly turned to despair as South Africa were resurgent in the second test, levelling the series with a dominant …

Mumbai Indians v KKR, Friday 18th May Bangalore The two sides meet on Friday for the right to play the Rising Pune Supergiants on Sunday in the IPL Final Pune beat Mumbai in their first Qualifier to go direct to the final. Chasing 163, Mumbai were off to a flier …

The last two rounds of matches of the round robin phase before the play-offs see two games ahead of weekend double-headers as follows: Mumbai Indians v Kings XI Punjab (Thursday 11th May) Mumbai lost to Sunrisers last time out when restricted to a total of 138/7 but are still top …

The last week of group matches and five teams are still in contention for a top 4 place in the knockout stages beginning next week All prices here are Ladbrokes Kings XI Punjab v KKR (Tuesday 9th May) Kings XI’s longshot hopes of making the last four were dented on …

Reaching the end of the group stages and the line up for the knock-out phases is becoming clearer All prices here are from Ladbrokes   RCB v KKR RCB are not only out of the competition but their batting once again failed dramatically in the loss to Kings XI on …

Reaching the end of the group stages and the line up for the knock-out phases is becoming clearer with four teams clear of the rest All prices here are from Ladbrokes   Friday 5th May RCB v Kings XI Punjab RCB are now out of contention for the knockout stages …

All prices are courtesy of Skybet: Delhi Daredevils v Sunrisers Hyderabad (Tuesday 2nd) Sunrisers come into this game after an exciting home win against table toppers KKR on Sunday led by Warner’s brilliant 126 off 59 balls, the highest score for SRH in ten seasons and equal fifth fastest 100 …

Into the second half of the group stages and Friday see’s the first of three successive days of double headers. All prices are from Bet365. RCB v Gujarat Lions (Thursday 27th April) RCB’s hopes of making the knockout stages, needing to win five of their last seven games, were dealt …

Matches this midweek are as follows. All prices are bet365   Tuesday 25th Aril RCB v Sunrisers Hyderabad RCB have won two of their seven games so so far. No team has ever qualified with fewer than seven wins. RCB need to win at least five of their last seven. …

Two double headers this weekend. The games are as follows, with prices from Ladbrokes Rising Pune Supergiants v Sunrisers Hyderabad (11.30am, Saturday 22nd April) RPS come into this match after a week off following their defeat to Gujarat last weekend, when Gujarat chased 172 to win for the loss of …