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IPL 2026 scenarios: Five teams fighting for last playoff spot
With seven group fixtures remaining, RR, PBKS, CSK, KKR and DC are in the hunt for the final playoffs spot
Klaasen back at No. 1 in IPL 2026 Orange Cap race; Abhishek, Kishan rise too
Anshul Kamboj, meanwhile, has become the third bowler this season to touch, or cross, 20 wickets
'It's going to take a little bit of time' - Fleming on transition from Dhoni to Gaikwad
"It's the management's call, not mine," CSK coach Stephen Fleming says of his own future with the team as their chance of entering the IPL 2026 playoffs hangs by a thread
The Chepauk go-slow: SRH learn quickly, CSK miss the lesson
Bowling first, SRH's seamers bowled 39 slower deliveries out of their 102 to find great success; CSK didn't have the personnel to pull off something similar
Does Vaibhav Sooryavanshi now hold the record for the most sixes in an IPL season?
And what is the biggest margin of victory by runs for a side in the IPL?
Cummins, Kishan, Klaasen power SRH into playoffs; CSK not out yet
The win for SRH also took Gujarat Titans into the playoffs as CSK finished their home leg with a loss
IPL 2026 McClenaghan CSKs bowlers didn't learn from SRH (1:44)
IPL 2026 - McClenaghan: Brevis does better on slower surfaces (1:07)
CSK opt to bat in last Chennai game of IPL 2026
If SRH win, they and Gujarat Titans will be through to the playoffs
Coach's corner - Akeal's inclusion the right call by CSK? (3:43)
IPL 2026 scenarios: eight matches to go, three playoffs spots left to fight for
RCB are through to the last four, MI and LSG are out. Here's a look at what the seven remaining teams have to do - and what to hope for - in the last eight league-stage games
CSK's playoff hopes on the line against SRH in Chennai
The match is also Dhoni's last chance of playing at Chepauk in IPL 2026
Should Hosein play against left-hander heavy SRH? (8:16)
Spencer Johnson: I feel like I'm going to get better and faster
The Australian quick had not played competitive cricket between IPL 2025 and IPL 2026, but bowled with express pace on his CSK debut against LSG
With Kartik Sharma, CSK's long No. 4 search may be over
Kartik Sharma arrived in the IPL with hype, a hefty price tag and a reputation as a spin-hitter, but it has taken time - and the right role - for his game to truly emerge
'Exceptional' Kartik Sharma is beginning to live up to his billing
"Since he has come at No. 4 or No. 5, he has been batting exceptionally well," Ambati Rayudu says about the CSK batter
Rayudu on Kamboj's horror day: 'Like getting a golden duck'
Anshul Kamboj was hit for eight sixes by Mitchell Marsh and Nicholas Pooran as he returned 2.4-0-63-0 in CSK's loss to LSG
IPL 2026 - LSG vs CSK - Anshul Kamboj's horror day - Mitchell McClenaghan and Ambati Rayudu discuss (2:19)
IPL 2026 - Rayudu - Kartik Sharma turning into a complete middle-order batter (1:54)
LSG bowl; CSK hand franchise debut to Spencer Johnson
With LSG out of playoffs contention, they brought in Akash Singh, Abdul Samad and Mukul Choudhary into the side
RCB sign Gleeson as replacement for Thushara
CSK have replaced Khaleel Ahmed with Kuldip Yadav
Marsh onslaught, Akash three-for dent CSK's playoffs chances
LSG's rampaging win wasn't enough to drag them up from the foot of the points table but pushed CSK down one position
IPL 2026 scenarios: eight teams still in contention with 11 games to go
CSK, KKR and DC will have to depend on other results going their way to qualify for the playoffs
CSK must fill Overton-sized hole against LSG
With four wins in their last five games, CSK have climbed to fifth place, but must now find a solution for another injury problem
Mukund: 'I'd pick Johnson to replace Overton' (8:05)
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Quote Unquote: who's saying what
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When VVS Laxman turned out to bat for Pudsey Congs
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Brisbane 2001: 'For the first time, I saw genuine fear in Australia'
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Records index
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The many shades of Marlon Samuels
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20 cricketers for the 2020s: players we think will dominate the decade
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Deadly venom: the terror of Derek Underwood
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Cheteshwar Pujara on Rahul Dravid: 'He taught me there is life beyond cricket'
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Why you should watch the 2025-26 ISL Finale as five teams vie to become champion on final day
May 21, 2026 is guaranteed to be one of the most impactful days ever in Indian football as any of Mohun Bagan SG, East Bengal FC, Mumbai City FC, Punjab FC and Jamshedpur FC aim to become ISL champions.
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After 8,060-day drought, Arsenal are deserved Premier League champions
Mikel Arteta deserves plenty of praise for Arsenal's first Premier League title in 2004, but the Gunners are well-set to win more thanks to him and the flaws of their rivals.
