Ajay Mandal

Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings face a crucial IPL 2026 clash at Arun Jaitley Stadium, with both teams vying for a playoff spot. After recent losses, DC seeks momentum against a confident CSK, who are historically dominant in this fixture and have a strong record in New Delhi.

Delhi is buzzing with excitement for the IPL 2026 clash between Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, with fans eager to see Virat Kohli play at his home ground. To accommodate the massive turnout, the Delhi Metro has extended train services on April 27, ensuring a smooth return for spectators after the night match.

Delhi Capitals, reeling from a high-scoring loss, face defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru tonight. Despite a strong batting lineup, Delhi's bowling has been a major concern, while RCB boasts a more balanced side. The Arun Jaitley Stadium is expected to host another run-fest, with clear and hot weather predicted.

Rishabh Pant played peacemaker between Nitish Rana and Digvesh Rathi, resolving their on-field spat during the Delhi Premier League. The LSG captain's intervention helped the two cricketers patch things up ahead of the IPL 2026 clash between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals. Both teams are looking to improve after missing the playoffs in the previous season.

Both Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals endured underwhelming campaigns in IPL 2025, missing out on playoff qualification. Delhi narrowly fell short, finishing fifth and just one point away from the top four, while Lucknow ended seventh after managing six wins in their 14 league matches. Rishabh Pant-led Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will start their campaign in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 against Axar Patel's side, Delhi Capitals (DC), at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.

Prithvi Shaw makes an emotional return to Delhi Capitals for IPL 2026 after being released and going unsold in the auction. He secured a Rs 75 lakh deal with his former franchise during the accelerated phase. Shaw expressed his joy at being back home, reflecting on his strong bond with the team and the stadium.

The Ranji Trophy team captain Harpreet Singh Bhatia, and all-rounder Ajay Mandal were both signed by two different franchises in the IPL auction on Friday. The captain was signed by the Punjab Kings for Rs. 40 lakh, while Ajay Mandal was picked by the Chennai Super Kings for Rs. 20 lakh. Harpreet Singh Bhatia has already played for the Pune Warriors and the Kolkata Knight Riders in domestic tournaments, and Ajay Mandal has played for the Madhya Pradesh team in domestic tournaments. This will be Ajay Mandal's first experience in the IPL. Both players were picked on the basis of their recent performance in tournaments such as the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

Left-arm spin bowler Ajay Mandal delivered his career best with the ball as Chhattisgarh registered a 132-run win over Pondicherry in a low-scoring match of the Ranji Trophy. Ajay claimed 13 wickets in the match.

Left-arm spin bowler Ajay Mandal claimed 13 wickets in the match as Chhattisgarh registered a 132-run win over Puducherry in a low-scoring match of the ongoing Ranji Trophy.

Slow left-arm orthodox bowler Ajay Mandal has completed 100 wickets, the first to achieve this milestone while playing only for Chhattisgarh, in the Ranji Trophy when the bowler claimed five scalps of Goa to guide his team to beat the visitors by eight wickets.

Ajay Mandal was felicitated by the state unit for taking 100 wickets for Chhattisgarh in the Ranji Trophy. He has become the first player to achieve this milestone while playing only for Chhattisgarh. Mandal has bagged 103 wickets for Chhattisgarh in the Ranji Trophy.

Chhattisgarh beat Services in a Ranji Trophy match played at Air Force Complex ground in Palam on Friday. Middleorder batter Amandeep Khare shone with the bat, hitting an unbeaten 125 off 283 spinners, while pace spearhead Ravi Kiran took six wickets in both innings. Services opted to bat first, but they failed to take the advantage after the entire team was bundled out for 213. Ansu Lal Gupta remained the highest scorer for Services, hitting 71 off 105, while Pacer Ravi Kiran claimed five scalps for Chhattisgarh. Ajay Mandal took three wickets in reply for Services, while experienced campaigner Medium Pacer Pankaj Rao took three wickets himself. Rahul Singh Gahlaut made 71, while Rajat Paliwal scored 58. Chhattisgarh then chased the target, winning the match without losing any wicket.

The Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium in Nava Raipur is set to host the second season of the Chhattisgarh Cricket Premier League starting June 6. Six teams will compete, with Raipur Rhinos facing Bilaspur Bulls in the opening match. IPL players Shashank Singh and Ajay Mandal will participate, enhancing the tournament's appeal.

BPCC president and former Speaker of the state assembly Sadanand Singh was trailing his JD(U) rival Ajay Mandal by a margin of around 4,500 votes.

Amandeep Khare’s fighting knock of 151 in 283 went in vain as Chhattisgarh lost to Jharkhand while chasing a target of 357 on the fourth day of the Ranji Trophy match. Once Amandeep, middle order batter, departed, remaining batsmen, including all-rounder Ajay Mandal (29 off 64), could only delay the results of the match. Jharkhand won the match by 44 runs in an evenly poised four-day match.

Chhattisgarh defeated a strong Tamil Nadu in a low scoring T20 match at Lucknow on Thursday to start the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy with a winning note. Winning the toss, Chhattisgarh opted to bat first.

Amid speculation about the two main NDA allies in Bihar drifting apart mid-election, the BJP and JD(U) brass on Monday scurried to plug coordination gaps between the two parties from the top to the bottom of the hierarchy.

Hectic preparations are on for the maiden visit of deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav here on Wednesday.

Mumbai's left-arm spinners Atharva Ankolekar and Atharva Bhosale ran through the Bengal batting. Dilshad Khan took six wickets for Bengal. Bengal need 222 runs to win the match.

Kerala bagged three points from their drawn encounter against Chhattisgarh in Ranji Trophy Group B at the Shaheed Veer Narayan International Stadium in Naya Raipur on Monday.

Chattisgarh produced a collective bowling effort to bundle out Haryana for a paltry 178 in their first innings before reaching 68 for one at the end of the opening day's play in a Group C Ranji Trophy match on Thursday.

They dished out yet another pathetic show with the bat, but Mumbai are now just 14 runs away from a face-saving win that should at least give them some solace before they sign off from the Ranji Trophy this season.

Delhi's Navdeep Saini shone with a fiery spell in their opening Ranji Trophy match against Chattisgarh. Despite his efforts and Jonty Sidhu's century, the teams agreed to a draw on the final day. Delhi earned three points under new head coach Sarandeep Singh. Saini's impressive bowling helped, but Chattisgarh managed to secure a draw.