SA cricketers to return home from India by Friday
The last of South Africa’s IPL players will return home on Friday following the tournament’s indefinite postponement due to Covid-19.
Mad dash for cricket’s stars to get home
Cricket authorities in Australia and New Zealand have rushed to evacuate star players from Covid-19-hit India on Wednesday, after the lucrative Indian Premier League was abandoned.
IPL 2021: How did the Saffas fare?
The IPL 2021 season has been suspended with immediate effect by the BCCI due to the ongoing Covid-19 crisis in India. CARL LEWIS reflects on the performance of each South African.
IPL postponement too little, too late
The IPL’s indefinite postponement was inevitable, but the fact organisers took so long to make the decision beggars belief, writes CRAIG LEWIS.
CSA engaging with IPL over return of SA players
Cricket South Africa is currently negotiating the possible return of South African players from India after the IPL was indefinitely suspended on Tuesday.
IPL indefinitely suspended
It has been confirmed that the BCCI has indefinitely suspended this season’s IPL amid the coronavirus crisis in India.
Second IPL match postponed as CSK go into isolation
The Chennai Super Kings’ match against the Rajasthan Royals on Wednesday has been postponed after two staff members from the CSK camp returned positive Covid-19 tests.
Aussie great slams government ban on India
Former Australian cricketer Michael Slater slammed his government on Monday for threatening to jail anyone who breaks its India travel ban, telling the prime minister he had ‘blood on your hands’.
IPL match called off as Covid-19 breaches bio-bubble
Monday’s IPL clash between the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Royal Challengers Bangalore has been postponed after two players in the KKR camp tested positive for Covid-19.
KG sets up win, DC go top of the IPL table
Kagiso Rabada was back amongst the wickets for the Delhi Capitals, his 3-36 setting up a relatively easy chase for them as they beat the Punjab Kings by seven wickets in Ahmedabad.
Buttler records century, Morris bags three wickets
Jos Buttler finally smashed a century to set up a 55 run victory for the Rajasthan Royals over the embattled Sunrisers Hyderabad in Delhi.
IPL: Foreign stars ‘totally safe’ amid covid crisis
Indian Premier League chiefs on Tuesday sought to reassure foreign stars in the tournament that they are “totally safe” even as the country battles a devastating coronavirus surge.
Sensational Pollard leads Mumbai to victory, despite Faf 50
Kieron Pollard played what could be the innings of the IPL, scoring an unbeaten 87 off only 34 balls to almost single-handedly guide the Mumbai Indians to a four-wicket win over the Chennai Super Kings.
AB misfires in RCB defeat
The Punjab Kings picked up a crucial win against the Royal Challengers Bangalore as AB de Villiers was dismissed cheaply in Ahmedabad on Friday night.
Scrap the IPL
People should always matter more than products. The product that is the Indian Premier League needs to be scrapped as India wrestles with a health crisis that shows no signs of abating, writes RYAN VREDE.
