Indian sport enters a new financial era with Kolkata Knight Riders emerging as the most valuable IPL franchise and Virat Kohli finishing as the highest-ranked IPL athlete in the inaugural Fanatic Sports Hurun India's Most Valuable Sports Teams 2026 report.

IPL chairman Arun Dhumal tells TOI that other boards are starting leagues for revenue as bilaterals are not adding enough value, allays fears over depreciating media rights value next year, and maintains that BCCI will maintain good relations with boards after the Mustafizur Rahman fiasco.

RCB romped to a 23-run victory over PBKS, thus sealing their spot in the IPL 2026 play-offs thanks to some brilliant batting by Virat Kohli and Venkatesh Iyer

Get the complete results of yesterday IPL 2026 matches. Check who won between PBKS vs RCB and DC vs RR along with top scorers and man of the match awards.

A controversial incident during the IPL 2026 match between the Punjab Kings and the Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Dharamshala saw a fan using an RCB jersey to clean shoes and tear it in the stands. The viral video sparked heated debate online,

“He’s a proper cricket player, like he’s a really good cricket player, and I think he goes unseen a lot of the time because he’s got no frills about him," Dale Steyn said while praising Bhuvneshwar.

Both results, packed with explosive batting and strong bowling, have added fresh momentum to the league stage as teams battle for the final playoff berths.

The picturesque HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala bore witness to a historic night of cricket on Sunday, 2026. In the 61st match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, a packed house watched an iconic, 18-year-old tournament record shatter into pieces during a high-stakes clash between Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB).