Mumbai Indians are the premier team of the IPL; the ultimate combination of financial might, some Bollywood stardust and one of the best leadership groups in franchise cricket. Under Rohit Sharma, Mumbai not only achieved unprecedented success – winning the IPL five times – but also set the template for a successful franchise. However, over the last two seasons, Mumbai have gone off track: after an ordinary 2021, Mumbai finished dead last in 2022. They no longer have star all-rounder Hardik Pandya in the team, Jofra Archer missed last season while Jasprit Bumrah is out of this term. Still, Mumbai…
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One of the most popular IPL franchises, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) headed into the IPL 2023 auction with a settled squad after retaining their core players in the draft earlier this year. They released just five players, the least by any franchise, ahead of the auction on December 23 in Kochi. Image credit : – blogspot The Bangalore-based franchise, which boasts one of the most loyal fan bases in cricket, headed into the auction with a purse value of 8.75 crores. While the other big names like Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians made the headlines after spending big bucks…
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 mini-auction got underway in Kochi and as many as 405 players went under the hammer and the Sunrisers Hyderabad made a few interesting changes in the players retained and released list in November. SRH decided to let go of skipper Kane Williamson following his underwhelming season last year and they were in search of a candidate to fill that spot. Furthermore, having released a good chunk of their side, the franchise had INR 42.25 crore going into the mini-auction, the highest amongst all the teams. The franchise began a bidding war with Rajasthan Royals…
Despite having a strong team in most of the IPL seasons, Delhi Capitals, formerly known as Delhi Daredevils have failed to win any title till date. Their best performance has been a final appearance in IPL 2020, when they lost to Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai Indians by five wickets. Delhi topped the points table in IPL 2021 after the league stage, but the tournament was suspended due to COVID-19-related restrictions. They were semifinalists in the inaugural IPL in 2008, where they lost to eventual champions Rajasthan Royals by a huge margin of 105 runs. They were in semi-finals in IPL 2009…
Punjab Kings captain Shikhar Dhawan produced a brilliant outing in the side’s second match of the 2023 Indian Premier League against Rajasthan Royals, as he scored an important half-century for the side. Shikhar Dhawan is the most expensive player. He is the highest paid cricketer in the team of Punjab Kings. Image credit : – mid Dhawan put out a strong innings of an unbeaten 86 in 56 balls, smashing 9 fours and three sixes en route the knock as the PBKS reached a mammoth score of 197/4 in 20 overs. With his half-century knock in Guwahati, Dhawan entered an…
Lucknow Super Giant has picked up a lot of players this year who have played well and paid huge sums for them. It can be said that these are the A Plus category players of Super Giants. Anyway to inform you that the LSG 2023 final squad list for the 16th edition of IPL 2023 was released. And this time the team of super giants has been selected with great care. Check Highest Paid Players in the LSG IPL 2023. Image credit : – sports On the other hand, after an overwhelming performance last time, the super giants have spent…
Paris FC is going head to head with Saint-Étienne starting on 8 Apr 2023 at 17:00 UTC at Stade Sebastien Charlety stadium, Paris city, France. The match is a part of the Ligue 2. Paris FC played against Saint-Étienne in 1 matches this season. Currently, Paris FC rank 8th, while Saint-Étienne hold 12th position. Founded in 1969, the club merged with Stade Saint-Germain to form Paris Saint-Germain in 1970. In 1972, the club split from Paris Saint-Germain resulting in the current Paris FC. Unlike its counterpart, which has gone on to establish a solid foundation, Paris FC has struggled to…
Austria Lustenau is going head to head with SC Rheindorf Altach starting on 8 Apr 2023 at 15:00 UTC at Planet Pure Stadion stadium, Lustenau city, Austria. The match is a part of the Bundesliga, Relegation Round. Austria Lustenau played against SC Rheindorf Altach in 2 matches this season. Currently, Austria Lustenau rank 2nd, while SC Rheindorf Altach hold 4th position. The low performance also undermines the team’s confidence; they score 1.3 goals on average per game but miss 1.9 times as often. Since they frequently miss six minutes between 16 and 30 minutes, they need to improve their ability…
Looking to snap their run of six consecutive defeats, Portimonense go head to head with Rio Ave in round 26 of the Portuguese Primeira Liga on Saturday. The Vilacondenses, meanwhile, journey to the Estadio Municipal de Portimao unbeaten in their last nine games against the home side and will be looking to extend this impressive run. Portimonense were left empty handed once again as they suffered a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Porto when the sides squared off last Sunday. In a one-sided affair at the Estadio do Dragao, 28-year-old defender Fabio Cardoso rose highest to head home Wendell’s…
Hertha Berlin host RB Leipzig on Saturday evening in a potentially crucial match at both ends of the Bundesliga table. Hertha head into the weekend’s action occupying the relegation playoff spot, while Leipzig are two points adrift of the Champions League qualification spots. Having only won one of their last six league games, Hertha appear to be in real jeopardy of falling into Germany’s second tier after struggling to find any real consistency during Sandro Schwarz’s debut campaign at the club. Scoring goals has certainly not been an issue for Die Alte Dame in recent weeks, with Jessic Ngankam’s late…
Sirens FC is going head to head with Marsaxlokk FC starting on 8 Apr 2023 at 14:15 UTC . The match is a part of the Premier League. Sirens FC played against Marsaxlokk FC in 1 matches this season. Currently, Sirens FC rank 10th, while Marsaxlokk FC hold 11th position. Sirens FC was first known as St Paul’s Bay Football Team for the Seasons 1968/69 and participated in the Amateur Soccer Cup Competition (ASCC). In their debut season the St Paul’s Bay team ended runners up that year. After obtaining such a good placing the committee applied for affiliation in…
On the 28th day of the Spain La Liga, Real Sociedad San Sebastian will play Getafe CF in San Sebastian. Fans in the Reale Arena and at home will be able to watch the two teams compete at 04:30 UTC. After losing their previous match against Villarreal by a score of 2-0 in La Liga, Real Sociedad will be looking to improve this one. Real Sociedad had 48 percent possession and 16 attempts at goal, but only three of them were successful. At the other end, Villarreal made 16 attempts on goal, four of which were successful. Nicolas Jackson (81′)…
On the 28th matchday of the Spain La Liga, Espanyol Barcelona will play Athletic Bilbao in Cornella on April 8, 2023. Fans at home and in the Rcde Stadium will be able to watch the two teams compete at 02:15 UTC. Following their previous La Liga defeat of Girona FC by a score of 2-1, Espanyol will be looking to improve on their performance in this matchup. During that match, Espanyol had 38% possession and 5 shots on goal, one of which was successful. Martin Braithwaite scored the only goal for Espanyol (74′). Girona had 14 shots on the objective…
The Premier League returns this weekend with another round of games, with Southampton facing Manchester City under Pep Guardiola in a crucial match at St. Mary’s Stadium on Saturday. Manchester City is right now in runner-up in the Chief Association standings and has been genuinely noteworthy up to this point this season. In their previous match, the Citizens defeated Liverpool by a score of 4-1 and will attempt to replicate that performance this weekend. However, Southampton has struggled this season and is currently rooted at the bottom of the league table. Last week, the home team lost to West Ham…
In the Premier League, Leicester City plays Bournemouth on April 8 at the King Power Stadium. Brendan Rodgers, the hosts’ manager, was fired after a near-disastrous season that put them in the bottom half of the table. In their most recent match, Leicester was defeated by Aston Villa, 2-1. Before the Villains scored a late winner thanks to a loose pass from Wilfred Ndidi, they appeared to be headed for a draw. With 25 points from 29 games, Leicester is 19th in the Premier League, just two points ahead of Southampton, which is last. In contrast, Bournemouth is currently engaged…