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Gill: Physically RCB might have advantage, but finals are all about mental strength
May 30, 2026

Gill: Physically RCB might have advantage, but finals are all about mental strength

GT face the unenviable task of playing a third game, at a third venue, in six days when they take on RCB in the IPL 2026 final on Sunday

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Patidar: Mindset is the same as last year's final
May 30, 2026

Patidar: Mindset is the same as last year's final

Patidar is one win away from being the third man to defend IPL titles As captain

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Storm delays Gujarat Titans' arrival in Ahmedabad for IPL final
May 30, 2026

Storm delays Gujarat Titans' arrival in Ahmedabad for IPL final

GT are likely to arrive in Ahmedabad only after 10pm on Saturday

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Kemp makes the difference as England square the series in Bristol
May 30, 2026

Kemp makes the difference as England square the series in Bristol

Yastika retired-out backfires for India as they slump to 26-run loss

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Home comfort vs championship pedigree as GT and RCB collide in IPL 2026 final
May 30, 2026

Home comfort vs championship pedigree as GT and RCB collide in IPL 2026 final

Although RCB won Qualifier 1, it was GT who were victors when they faced off in Ahmedabad during the league stage

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Tendulkar: Sooryavanshi is 'truly special'
May 30, 2026

Tendulkar: Sooryavanshi is 'truly special'

Indian batting legend praises the 15-year-old and wants no one to "play around with his natural instincts."

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Holden, De Caires fire Middlesex to first win of season
May 30, 2026

Holden, De Caires fire Middlesex to first win of season

Tymal Mills takes three but Sussex flounder in chase of 214 to be replaced at bottom of South Group

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Hermann hundred puts South Africa A in command at Canterbury
May 30, 2026

Hermann hundred puts South Africa A in command at Canterbury

Rehan and Ekansh holding on at stumps, with aim to eke out a defendable fourth-innings lead

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Minhas' record-breaking debut sets up handsome Pakistan victory
May 30, 2026

Minhas' record-breaking debut sets up handsome Pakistan victory

Renshaw and Short scored half-centuries but Australia could only post 200 against the home side's spinners

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Ros Rivaz appointed to ICC board as independent director
May 30, 2026

Ros Rivaz appointed to ICC board as independent director

Dr Ros Rivaz is set to join the ICC board on an initial three-year term, which can be extended for a maximum of one further three-year term

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Solanki banks on Gill-Sai Sudharsan's 'immense appetite for run-scoring'
May 30, 2026

Solanki banks on Gill-Sai Sudharsan's 'immense appetite for run-scoring'

"He knows how to deal with all of those matters - success, failure, professional sport is about dealing with exactly that," Solanki says about Gill's...

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'Disappointing' - Sangakkara on Sam Curran turning out for Surrey with IPL still on
May 30, 2026

'Disappointing' - Sangakkara on Sam Curran turning out for Surrey with IPL still on

"We were told that Sam Curran had a season-ending injury," Kumar Sangakkara says after allrounder resumes playing at the Vitality Blast for Surrey

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Henry's all-round heroics hands West Indies win against Pakistan
May 30, 2026

Henry's all-round heroics hands West Indies win against Pakistan

West Indies are in the lead on the tri-series points table, having beaten Ireland in the opening match on Thursday

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Sooryavanshi finishes IPL 2026 with big lead in Orange Cap race
May 30, 2026

Sooryavanshi finishes IPL 2026 with big lead in Orange Cap race

Sbhubman Gill's match-winning century kept him on track to take the Orange Cap away, while Kagiso Rabada got past Bhuvneshwar Kumar to take the Purple...

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Sangakkara on Sooryavanshi: 'I'm sure that he'll get that call-up very, very soon'
May 30, 2026

Sangakkara on Sooryavanshi: 'I'm sure that he'll get that call-up very, very soon'

"I think no one really probably gave us a chance to qualify [for the playoffs] when we started the campaign," Kumar Sangakkara says after Rajasthan Ro...

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Leicestershire sneak home after Budinger injured in horror collision
May 30, 2026

Leicestershire sneak home after Budinger injured in horror collision

Opener taken off on a stretcher after running into team-mate Liam Trevaskis on boundary

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Dawson delivers as Surrey are outgunned by Hampshire
May 30, 2026

Dawson delivers as Surrey are outgunned by Hampshire

Visitors lose at Utilita Bowl for first time since 2015 after topsy-turvy performance

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Babar returns while understrength Australia look to 2027 and beyond
May 30, 2026

Babar returns while understrength Australia look to 2027 and beyond

Some familiar names return for Pakistan while Australia have fresh faces in the absence of a number of frontline stars

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McCullum refreshed and 'keen to finish job we started' with England
May 30, 2026

McCullum refreshed and 'keen to finish job we started' with England

Head coach wants "refinement" of Test approach after being backed by ECB following Ashes debacle

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Sales sails past Gloucestershire with career-best haul
May 29, 2026

Sales sails past Gloucestershire with career-best haul

Charlesworth makes 49 but Lynn, McSweeney demolish run-chase

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Grace Scrivens fifty sets up Essex in Headingley thriller
May 29, 2026

Grace Scrivens fifty sets up Essex in Headingley thriller

Eva Gray takes three wickets, Grace Scrivens and Sophia Smale two apiece to seal victory by just three runs

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