Heinrich Klaasen (AP Photo)

NEW DELHI: Sunrisers Hyderabad return to winning ways with a dominant 65-run victory over Kolkata Knight Riders, thanks largely to Heinrich Klaasen’s calm and experienced knock. While Blessing Muzarabani shines with four wickets for KKR, Klaasen’s steady 52 helps SRH post a strong 226/8 after being put in to bat. In reply, KKR never really get going and are bowled out for 161 in just 16 overs, slipping to another defeat.

Cameron Green runout (Screengrab)

Cameron Green’s IPL 2026 campaign has got off to a poor start, with another failure capped by a bizarre run-out against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Match 6 of IPL 2026 in Kolkata.KKR won the toss and invited SRH to bat. Sunrisers Hyderabad posted a strong 226/8 in 20 overs, powered by key contributions from the top and middle order. Travis Head (46) and Abhishek Sharma (48) provided a blazing 82-run opening stand, while Heinrich Klaasen anchored the innings with a fluent 52. Nitish Kumar Reddy added late impetus with 39 as SRH crossed the 220-mark despite a few quick wickets in the middle.

Ajinkya Rahane (Image: IPL)

Ajinkya Rahane etched his name into the record books as he became the 11th cricketer to play 200 matches in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The milestone came during Kolkata Knight Riders’ clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2026 at the Eden Gardens.Rahane, who made his IPL debut in 2008 for Mumbai Indians, has been one of the most consistent performers in the league over the years. Ahead of this landmark game, the veteran batter had featured in 199 IPL matches, scoring 5,099 runs at an average of around 30, including 2 centuries and 34 fifties.

Sanjiv Goenka interaction with Rishabh Pant (Image: X)

Lucknow Super Giants have clarified the much-discussed on-field interaction between owner Sanjiv Goenka and captain Rishabh Pant following their defeat to Delhi Capitals.After the loss, Goenka was seen in an animated conversation with Pant, with head coach Justin Langer also part of the exchange. While no audio was available, the visuals suggested a serious discussion, quickly going viral across social media and sparking widespread speculation among fans and experts.The moment also revived memories of a similar incident in the 2024 IPL season, when Goenka was seen having a public exchange with then-captain KL Rahul after a defeat, an episode that had drawn considerable criticism at the time.However, addressing the narrative, Lucknow Super Giants shared a video on their official social media, stating:“Not everything you see is the true story, here’s the unfiltered post-match vibes when the cameras don’t cut.” Match HighlightDelhi Capitals pulled off a remarkable six-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants in Match 5 of IPL 2026, chasing down a modest target of 142 in 17.1 overs. LSG were bowled out for 141 after a disappointing batting display, with Delhi’s bowlers, led by Lungi Ngidi and T Natarajan, keeping them in check. In reply, DC suffered an early collapse to 26/4 inside the powerplay, but Sameer Rizvi (70* off 47) and Tristan Stubbs (39* off 32) stitched an unbeaten 119-run partnership to turn the game around. Rizvi anchored the chase with maturity and finished it in style, earning Player of the Match honours as Delhi completed a stunning comeback.

KKR wins toss, opt to field (Image: IPL)

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) won the toss and opted to bowl first against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the 6th match of IPL 2026. While left-arm wrist spinner Shivang Kumar came in for SRH, KKR chose to stick with the same playing XI, banking on continuity after a positive showing in their previous outing. Both the teams lost their opening game.Rahane backs bowling unit, highlights conditions”There is always room for improvement but there were a lot of positives from the last game – batting unit wise we batted really well. As I said in the post-match presentation, bowling wise there was a bit of inexperience but they will do really well. We generally don’t see this much of grass, last couple of days rain around and that’s the reason we are bowling first. Generally there is dew but this wicket should remain good for 40 overs, not sure with the dew as there’s a breeze going around, but generally at 7:30-8 the dew comes in. He (Cam Green) is doing all the things which he needs to do, physio and our trainer are looking after him. You will see him bowling very soon. Going with the same team,” Rahane said after winning toss. SRH focus on execution after being put in to bat”I would have elected to bowl first. But getting to bat first here at Eden it comes to the same point – be sure how the wicket is going to play and watch the ball and play your best game. We need to come up with the best game show for us. It all depends on the mindset, if you feel fresh before the game, you just go out and do the basics right. Only one point I would say is execution, when you plan something and execute it in a good manner then you will be on the winning side, we need to be calm even if we are not in a very good situation and that will make the difference. We will look to keep it simple in this game. (When will Cummins be available?) I don’t know yet, but he should be ready as soon as possible, he makes a big difference, with the bat as well, keeping him in the team is such a plus point. We have one change – Shivang comes in, keeping the wicket-taking options open, he has bowled well in the practice sessions and we are giving him the chance, and I think he is going to do well,” Ishan Kishan during toss.

Impact subs and playing XIs

Sunrisers Hyderabad XI: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan (wk/c), Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Salil Arora, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, David PayneSunrisers Hyderabad Impact Subs: Harshal Patel, Liam Livingstone, Eshan Malinga, R Smaran, Sakib HussainKolkata Knight Riders XI: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wk), Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi, Blessing MuzarabaniKolkata Knight Riders Impact Subs: Finn Allen, Manish Pandey, Saurabh Dubey, Rovman Powell, Tejasvi Dahiya

Iga Swiatek and Rafael Nadal (Photos by AP)

NEW DELHI: World No. 4 Iga Swiatek has announced a coaching change, bringing in Francisco Roig, who previously worked with Rafael Nadal. The 24-year-old shared the update on Instagram, writing, “Welcome to the team, Francisco! Very excited for this new chapter.”The former World No. 1 publicly acknowledged the support from legendary Rafael Nadal.“You know, Rafa is my idol and basically the only person I watched play tennis as a child. He was also kind enough to talk to me several times during his career and give me tips. He’s the person I can turn to if I need help or have a problem. Having someone so experienced – the best, the GOAT, in fact – is obviously a fantastic opportunity, and I’ll take advantage of it if I can,” Swiatek told Sport.pl.

USA GM Hikaru Nakamura blasts FIDE

NEW DELHI: World No. 2 American grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura has hit out at FIDE, the world chess governing body, over what he sees as excessive anti-cheating measures at the 2026 Candidates Tournament in Cyprus. Opening his fourth Candidates with a loss to fellow American Fabiano Caruana, Nakamura took to his YouTube channel with Norwegian GM Jon Ludvig Hammer and Luxembourg’s WIM Fiona Steil-Antoni to vent his frustration.“My general view about the whole topic of delay, cheating over-the-board, and all this stuff is that I frankly think it’s nonsense,” Nakamura said. “Considering the amount of machines they have to scan the players in the room, it’s all complete nonsense. I really do.”