In light of the rising temperatures and ongoing heatwave in Rajasthan, special arrangements are being made at Sawai Mansingh (SMS) Stadium in Jaipur ahead of the first IPL 2025 match, scheduled for April 13.

To ensure the well-being of spectators and players, ORS (Oral Rehydration Solution) counters and drinking water cans will be set up throughout the stadium.

He added that water will also be provided free of cost at various locations inside the venue.

League leaders Delhi Capitals will aim to continue their winning start in the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) season when they visit the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium to take on the Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Thursday.

The hosts have so far won three of their opening four games, but their only loss came at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, an eight-wicket defeat to Gujarat Titans in their first home game of the season so far.

RCB come into the game on the back of their first win at the Wankhede Stadium in 10 years when they defeated the Mumbai Indians by 12 runs. It was once again Virat Kohli who led the side with an aggressive 67-run innings, which also saw him become the first Indian to score 13,000 runs in T20s, helped him set the tone while skipper Rajat Patidar’s 64 and Jitesh Sharma’s unbeaten 40 helped set a massive target.

New Zealand stand-in skipper Michael Bracewell has moved up in the top five of the ICC Men's All-Rounder Rankings following victory in the third ODI against Pakistan.

The 34-year-old, who contributed 85 runs with the bat, including a superb half-century in the final ODI in New Zealand's 3-0 series sweep over Pakistan, rose two spots to be placed fifth in the all-rounder list with 246 rating points, becoming highest ranked Kiwi in the category with compatriot Mitchell Santner sitting sixth.

Indian batting legend Virat Kohli has said that shedding ego and adapting to the demands of match situations has been at the heart of his successful journey in the shortest format of the game.

Kohli, who recently became the first Indian to breach the 13,000-run mark in T20 cricket, shared insights into his approach and growth over the years.

“It’s never about ego. It was never about trying to overshadow anyone,” said the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) star to JioHotstar. “It’s always been about understanding the game situation — and that’s something I’ve always taken pride in. I want to play according to what the situation demands.”

The 36-year-old stalwart remains the highest run-scorer in Indian Premier League (IPL) history with 8168 runs from 256 matches, including eight centuries — the most by any player in the tournament. Kohli emphasized that his ability to step up or step back depending on his teammates’ momentum was crucial in his evolution.

Former India cricketer Robin Uthappa weighed in on the conversation around MS Dhoni's intent and evolving role at Chennai Super Kings after the 18-run loss to Punjab Kings and said the way veteran wicketkeeper batter is playing right now, he should come high up in the order.

Opting to bat first, Punjab Kings posted 219/6, with Priyansh Arya leading the charge. He struck a blistering 103, the second-fastest century by an Indian in IPL history, featuring 7 fours and 9 sixes.

In reply, CSK's chase was off to a solid start with Rachin Ravindra and Devon Conway dominating the powerplay. Regular wickets, however, hampered their progress. Dhoni’s quickfire 27 off 12 balls kept the chase alive until he got out in the final over and CSK slumped to their fourth successive loss.

Nicholas Pooran's unbeaten 87 and Mitchell Marsh's 81 powered Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) to their second-highest-ever total of 238/3 in 20 overs against Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at the Eden Gardens here on Tuesday.

It was a Marsh and Markram show early on as the experienced overseas opening duo nullified KKR’s power-play plans with clinical aggression. Vaibhav Arora, hailed recently as a power-play specialist by Venkatesh Iyer, struggled to trouble the right-handed opening pair.

After registering three back-to-back wins, Gujarat Titans will aim to continue their winning streak against Rajasthan Royals, who have a mixed start with two wins and as many losses, in match 23 of the IPL 2025 at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Wednesday.

Led by captain Shubman Gill, GT have arrived in their home after thrashing Sunrisers Hyderabad by seven wickets while Sanju Samson-led RR trounced Punjab Kings by 50 runs.

The GT bowling unit is riding on the brilliance of pacer Mohammed Siraj and spinner Sai Kishore. Siraj, who produced career-best bowling figures of 4-17 in the IPL in the last match, is one of the most dependable new-ball bowlers this season.

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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have won the toss and elected to bowl first against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in Match 21 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at the Eden Gardens on Tuesday.

KKR have made one change in their playing XI as Spencer Johnson comes in for Moeen Ali while LSG are playing with the same team.

"We are going to bowl first. The wicket looks really good, it's not that hot. The wicket won't change much. One side boundary is small, that's why we are bowling first. Everyone is looking forward to this game. This game is all about starting fresh, need to take the positives, need to take one step at a time. People are going to talk about it, we know Quinny and Sunil are match-winners. We are not worried about them. Spencer comes in place of Moeen," KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane said at the toss.

Former Australia Test opener Will Pucovski has retired from all levels of cricket with immediate effect due to concussion.

Pucovski has been forced to retire from professional cricket following a recommendation from a panel of experts. The batter faced a series of incidents where he was hit on the head, causing him concussions, during his career.

The latest episode of concussion happened in March 2024. Pucovski was forced to retire hurt when a delivery hit him on the helmet during a Sheffield Shield match. It sidelined him for the remainder of the Australian summer and led him to withdraw his contract with Leicestershire for the English summer of 2024, ICC reports.

Liverpool captain Virgil Van Dijk has revealed there has been ‘progress’ in terms of his talks with the Merseyside club regarding a new contract as his current deal runs out at the end of the season.

Van Dijk, alongside Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold have been integral cogs of Liverpool’s success in the past few years and all three are out of a contract this year putting fans on red alert.

“There is progress, yeah. I don’t know, we’ll see. Listen, these are internal discussions and we’ll see. I love the club, I love the fans and they were there for us again and we wanted to reward them. But I want them to be there Sunday again (at home to West Ham United) and make the stadium an amazing venue like always for us,” Van Dijk was quoted saying by The Athletic.