Live Cricket Blog: Rajasthan Royals choke at the death against Sunrisers Hyderabad

6:00pm – Rajasthan Royals choke at the death against Sunrisers Hyderabad

Meanwhile in the IPL, Sunrisers Hyderabad’s bowlers have put on a show for the third consecutive game. Having to defend a target of just 152, the visitors restricted Rajasthan Royals to just 140-6 to move to the top of the IPL table. Here are our takeaways from the low-scoring thriller at Jaipur.

3.03pm – Match Preview: Wounded Chennai Super Kings face rejuvenated Delhi Daredevils test

It will be a clash of extremes as IPL leaders Chennai Super Kings take on Delhi Daredevils at the Dahunje stadium in Pune on Monday.

MS Dhoni’s Super Kings have started this season in blistering fashion but come into the game on the back of an eight-wicket defeat to the Mumbai Indians on Sunday.

On the other hand, a change of captaincy has worked wonders for bottom-of-the-table Daredevils with Shreyas Iyer beginning his tenure with a comprehensive win against Kolkata Knight Riders.

Read our preview here

1.04pm – Moeen Ali could be on the move in the IPL mid-season transfer window

For the first time, a mid-season transfer window will come into effect in the IPL starting from Sunday.

Set to run for the period between Match 28 and Match 42, the transfer window will culminate on May 10 with the meeting between Delhi Daredevils and Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Ashish Peter takes a look at five players who could be on the move

10:30pm – Mumbai Indians keep IPL play-offs hopes alive with win over Chennai Super Kings

In the IPL, defending champions Mumbai Indians have just about managed to keep their hopes of reaching the play-offs alive with a eight-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings at the Dahunje stadium in Pune. Rohit Sharma’s men chased down Chennai’s total of 169-5 with two balls to spare to record their second win of the season. Here are our talking points from the clash.

19:30pm – Phil Simmons not bothered about Virat Kohli’s availability for Afghanistan’s historic Test with India

Virat Kohli’s participation in the historic one-off Test against Afghanistan remains under a cloud due to the Indian skipper’s probable County stint after the completion of the ongoing IPL. Afghanistan head coach Phil Simmons is not concerned about Kohli’s participation though and is only looking to create history.

18:30 – In-form Sunrisers Hyderabad seek to break down Rajasthan Royals’ fortress

Sunday’s double header in the IPL will start with Rajasthan Royals hosting Sunrisers Hyderabad at Jaipur. The Royals have a really impressive record at home but Sunrisers are in red-hot form. Read our preview for the game here.

18:00 – Pakistan lose early wickets in warm-up game against Kent at Canterbury

Meanwhile, Pakistan have started their tour of Ireland and England with a warm-up game against Kent at Canterbury. Sarfraz Ahmed’s men were 79-3 when bad light stopped play before lunch. Opener Imam-ul-Haq was looking solid for Sarfraz Ahmed’s men with an unbeaten 37.

1:42pm – Key talking points from strong World T20 West Asia Qualifying campaign for UAE

Our man Denzil Pinto looks back on a successful tour of Kuwait for Dougie Brown’s men, which saw the UAE win all six matches in Kuwait and continue on the path to qualification for the next World T20 tournament, to be held in Australia in two years’ time.

Read more here.

1:15pm – RCB and KKR aim to get back to winning ways in IPL

It’s a double-header in the IPL tomorrow with Bangalore and Kolkata clashing at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. Both sides enter the side on the back of a defeat with RCB losing to Chennai while KKR were beaten by Delhi. Read our preview here.

10:45am – Eoin Morgan is supports the idea of 100-ball format

The England limited-overs captain gave his backing to the new 100-ball format, saying such measures must be embraced or cricket ‘will die’. The England and Wales Cricket Board announced plans for the new tournament that will see each side play 100-ball each.

Read what Morgan had to say here.