Every completed match gets a 600-word report, the over-by-over turning point, the tactical moment that mattered, and a Fantasy desk verdict on the captain pick.
A match report on this desk has five parts: the result and the margin, the moment that defined the match, the tactical read, the player notes, and the fantasy-cricket verdict. Each part is short, named and dated — so the report can be cited as a record rather than re-read as a story.
Where the captain pick was wrong, the report says so. Where a tactical shift (a bowling change, an Impact Player swap, a powerplay re-shuffle) was decisive, the report explains why. We treat every report as evidence the desk will need to defend a previous call.
Reports from the last eight matches — the most recent at the top. Each card links to the full report.
Player availabilityOn 5 August 2026, Amir said he has not yet made up his mind about the IPL despite becoming eligible through British citizenship, while naming the PSL 2027 as his next T20 commitment.
RetrospectiveRajasthan Royals fell from 160 for 2 to 193 for 8 before Delhi Capitals completed a five-wicket chase, prompting a blunt assessment from captain Riyan Parag.
ReportWankhede, Mumbai · MI won by 6 wickets · Apr 11
Suryakumar Yadav's 48-ball 79 broke the chase open after the powerplay.
ReportChepauk, Chennai · CSK won by 4 wickets · Apr 10
Jadeja's middle-overs spell (4-0-12-2) drained the chase.
ReportAhmedabad · GT won by 8 wickets · Apr 09
Gill's 64-ball 91* sealed the chase inside 14 overs.
ReportBengaluru · RCB won by 22 runs · Apr 08
Kohli's 67 set up a 200+ total; Hazlewood's 3/22 closed it.
ReportWankhede · MI won by 5 wickets · Apr 07
Rohit's 53-ball 81 anchored the chase after a top-order wobble.
ReportLucknow · RCB won by 9 runs · Apr 06
Patidar's 49-ball 74 set up a tricky chase that held.
ReportDelhi · RR won by 7 runs · Apr 05
Hetmyer's late cameo (24 off 11) gave Rajasthan a defendable total.
ReportMohali · KKR won by 6 wickets · Apr 04
Russell's 28-ball 61 ended a tight run-chase in 16 overs.
5 Aug 2026 · Player availability. Amir confirmed the PSL 2027 as his next T20 commitment and left the IPL undecided, pointing at his Trent Rockets form as the reference frame.
18 May 2026 · Delhi Capitals won by five wickets. Rajasthan lost six wickets after reaching 160 for 2 in 14 overs, before DC completed the chase in 19.2 overs.
The archive goes back to the start of the 2024 season. Use the date filter on the captain picks page to find a specific match or venue. Each row links to the post-match report that justified the call.
Each match gets a 5-star rating based on the closeness of the finish, the quality of individual performance, the impact of the tactical shifts, the venue behaviour, and the resulting change in the league context. Five stars go to the most-decisive, most-tactical matches of the season. Three stars go to one-sided matches that didn't quite deserve a spotlight. One star is reserved for wash-outs and rain-affected games.
The first cut of the report appears within an hour of the match ending. Tactical analysis and the fantasy verdict land in the second pass within 24 hours.
No — the live scores page and the points table will give you everything factual. The reports add tactical context for readers who want to understand why a match went a particular way.
From the official broadcaster's post-match coverage, the league's own pitch notes, and the desk's own reading of the ball-by-ball data.
We add a corrections section at the top of the report, dated and named, and never quietly rewrite the text.
Yes. Where the captain pick was wrong, the verdict explains what we missed; where it was right, the verdict cites the relevant figures.
Yes. The Fantasy desk verdict appears as the second-to-last section of every report.
