Cricket is a sport like no other. What makes cricket the most unique sport in the world is one significant factor: the pitch. More so in T20 cricket, where the nature of. The pitch dictates a team’s selected bowling combination, especially with the impact player rule in IPL. Because the IPL is conducted in India, the tournament sees a variety of pitches across the vast landscape of the country. The upcoming edition will be spread across 13 cities! The 13 IPL 2026 venues, or the IPL host cities, are Bengaluru, Chennai, Guwahati, Kolkata, Delhi, Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Raipur, Dharamsala,…
Author: Ryan Rey
IPL 2026 is not just about watching matches. For millions of fans, it is about building teams, tracking every run and wicket, and competing every day. More than 130 million users are expected to play on Dream11 alone this season. Every boundary and every wicket will matter, not just for teams, but for your fantasy points too. This season feels different even before it starts. Cameron Green has moved to Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹25.20 crore, making him the most expensive overseas player ever. Sanju Samson has shifted to Chennai Super Kings in a huge trade. And defending champions RCB…
There is one number that stands out in IPL history. Yuzvendra Chahal has 221 wickets. No one else has reached 200 yet. In a tournament where batters dominate and big scores are normal, this makes his record special. Spinners have found ways to take wickets even on flat pitches. Fast bowlers, including some of the fastest bowlers in IPL history, have used yorkers and slower balls at the right time. These players did not just survive in a batter-heavy league, they made an impact again and again. Now, as IPL 2026 starts on March 28, a few more bowlers are…
Assuming you have ever searched ‘no 1 fixing team in IPL’, your not the only one. This search query is one of the topmost searches during each IPL season when surprising results have taken place or a heavy team has been defeated. There are several fans who think that some of the teams get their matches fixed, others say that the entire IPL is scripted. But how much of this is true? Explains the true facts, official records and proven IPL fixing cases from 2008-26 without speculations, gossip, or rumors. At the end, you will be having a clear idea…
The highest score in powerplay in IPL was made on April 20, 2024, at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Sunrisers Hyderabad came out to bat, and their openers Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma didn’t ease into the game. They attacked from the first ball and didn’t stop. By the end of six overs, they had scored 125 runs without losing a wicket against Delhi Capitals. This was not just an IPL record. It became the highest powerplay score in all T20 cricket. Before this, teams never got close to this kind of number in the first six overs. A big part…
Everyone loves a massive six in the IPL. We’ve seen players like Chris Gayle, MS Dhoni, and Andre Russell hit huge shots that leave the stadium. But for nearly 18 years, the longest six in IPL history hasn’t been beaten. Moments like these are rare, just like other milestones such as the highest powerplay scores in IPL, where games are dominated early. It all started in 2008 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. Albie Morkel, playing for Chennai Super Kings, faced spinner Pragyan Ojha of Deccan Chargers. Ojha tossed the ball up, Morkel swung perfectly, and the ball…
The IPL 2025 final was one of the most-watched IPL games as it featured Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), the franchise touted to have the largest fanbase of the 10 IPL teams around the world. This was RCB’s, and Virat Kohli’s, fourth appearance in an IPL final. They have succumbed to defeat in the previous three IPL finals, in 2009, 2011, and 2016. However, nine years on from the heartbreaking defeat in the 2016 IPL final, RCB and Kohli ended their long wait of 17 years to get their hands on the IPL trophy by thumping the Punjab Kings in the…
A four in cricket is when a player hits the ball to the boundary and it hits the ground before the boundary rope. The umpire then signals four runs. In t20 cricket, fours contribute heavily to the potential quick scoring runs that batters can play without the need to hit the ball for a big shot. There is an abundance of dependable IPL players who score runs by scoring boundaries. Some players rely upon six hitting, some rely on good timing and placements. These players score runs by driving, cutting and flicking the ball with a large number of boundary…
IPL 2026 is set to begin on March 28. The defending champions, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, will try to defend their title. Other big teams like Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians have also built strong squads. With ten teams competing again, this season looks very competitive. If a team is dangerous because of star players, then Mumbai Indians are right at the top. They entered the auction with only ₹2.75 crore, following the latest IPL retention rules, the smallest purse, but they focused on keeping their core players. Their lineup has some of the strongest Indian players in the league.…
In the long history of the Indian Premier League, big scores usually win matches. Teams often chase totals close to 200 without much trouble, including some of the highest successful run chases in IPL history. That is why matches where a team defends a very low score are so memorable. They feel impossible at first, and that is what makes them special. One of the most shocking moments came on April 15, 2025. At the new stadium in Chandigarh, the Punjab Kings were in serious trouble. They were bowled out for 111 in just 15.3 overs. It looked like the…