IPL 2026 coverage
Eighteen home-and-away games plus the playoffs: the cricket desk tracks every fixture with venue projection, captain notes and the post-game tactical read.
IPL 2026 fixtures
74 matches across 10 franchises. The format is a home-and-away round-robin followed by a four-team playoff. Final scheduled for May 25 at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. The desk's live widget refreshes every over.
Live widget: ball-by-ball
The IPL live scorecard opens at toss. Run rate updates after every over; required rate updates after each wicket. The wagon wheel and pitch map populate at the innings break.
DRS reviews appear as coloured markers beside the umpire's call. Impact-sub windows open between innings. Strategic time-outs are flagged with the batting captain's name.
DRS and stoppage-time handling
IPL uses the same DRS rules as international cricket: three reviews per innings, with the on-field call standing in 'umpire's call' zones. Strategic time-outs: one per innings, 2.5 minutes. Rain delays: DLS par scores are calculated using the ICC method.
Title-race view
Top four (after 32 matches): Chennai Super Kings 12 pts, Royal Challengers 10 pts, Mumbai Indians 10 pts, Kolkata Knight Riders 8 pts. NRR leaders: CSK +0.94, RCB +0.61. Bottom: Delhi Capitals 4 pts, Sunrisers Hyderabad 4 pts.
Editor's note
The desk's live widget covers all 74 IPL fixtures. Refresh cadence: every over during the powerplay, every ball during the death overs. Coverage note: rain delays, super overs and impact-sub changes are flagged in the scorecard header within 60 seconds.
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