Sunrisers Hyderabad ended their league stage campaign on a high note by handing defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru a 55-run defeat. Despite the loss, RCB finish at the top of the IPL 2026 points table, while SRH are on 3rd and will play the Eliminator. Meanwhile, KKR have suffered a blow ahead of their virtual knockout game against DC as Angkrish Raghuvanshi has been ruled out. In other news, Pakistan have named a full-strength side for the ODI series against Australia, with Babar Azam and a host of stars returning. On that note, let’s take a look at the top headlines from Friday.
SRH to play Eliminator
After being set a target of 256, Bengaluru lost by 55 runs, but still managed to top the table with 18 points and a superior NRR. GT finish second while SRH with 18 points as well, finished in third spot. Right from the point where the chase started, it was pretty clear, that the 256-run target was out of reach for RCB. Read more here.
Angkrish blow for KKR
Angkrish Raghuvanshi has been ruled out of IPL 2026, due to concussion and a fracture on his left hand, suffered during the MI encounter on May 20. Kolkata are due to play their last league match against DC soon, and would sorely miss their best player of the season, Raghuvanshi scored 422 runs in 13 matches, including 5 fifties. Read more here.
Non-stop cricket for SKY
Even though Suryakumar Yadav is fully fit, but the kind of form he is at the moment… he is no mood to take a break from cricket. As per a report in the Times of India, despite playing back-to-back cricket, he is all set to take part in the T20 Mumbai League 2026 – which commences on June 1, playing for the Triumph Knights. That is not it. He is also keen on playing the Ireland and England series’ as well, which gets underway in late June. Read more here.
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Pakistan squad for Australia ODIs
PCB has named a full-strength squad for the upcoming three-match Test series against Australia, with several key figures making their return to the format. The series, which will commence from May 30, will be the first 50-over format series for Pakistan since their last outing against Bangladesh in March, where they lost 1-2 to the Tigers. Pakistan will want to hit the reset button and start their preparations for the 2027 World Cup on a winning note by taking down a second-string Aussie side. Read more here.
More seats at Chinnaswamy
KSCA President Venkatesh Prasad has hinted that M. Chinnaswamy Stadium’s seating capacity played a role in the BCCI’s decision to move the IPL 2026 final to the Narendra Modi Stadium. Currently, the Bengaluru Stadium can hold 40,000 spectators but was capped to 28,000 this season. Therefore, the KSCA is redeveloping the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium to increase the spectator capacity. Read more here.
What went wrong for CSK?
Yet another painful, forgettable IPL season ends for CSK, that not only brought its share of challenges, but posed some new set of questions, which remained unanswered. On Thursday, the Ruturaj Gaikwad-led team played their 14th encounter vs GT, which was a total failure, and ended up losing by 89 runs, while chasing 229. The five-time winners failed to make it to the playoffs, for the third consecutive time since 2024 — only highlighting how things have been systematically going downhill for them. Read more here.
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