Day 3 - Surrey lead by 96 runs.

454/6

Sussex

358/9d

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Day 3 - Hampshire trail by 322 runs.

Hampshire

214/10

Glamorgan

536/7d

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Day 3 - Yorkshire lead by 131 runs.

Somerset

274/10

Yorkshire

162/10 & 243/6

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Day 3 - Leicestershire trail by 170 runs.

Leicestershire

308/10 & 12/0

Nottinghamshire

490/10

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Lunch Break : Day 3 - Kent lead by 180 runs.

Kent

352/10 & 132/6

Derbyshire

304/10

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Innings Break : Day 3 -

Northamptonshire

597/7d

Worcestershire

306/10

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Day 3 - Durham trail by 81 runs.

430/10

349/5

UAE won by 54 runs

308/8

254/10

BR won by 4 runs

166/7

162/6

GER won by 5 wickets

216/5

213/9

GUE won by 40 runs

198/6

158/4

BAR won by 4 wickets

146/8

147/6

KKR won by 7 wickets

165/10

Kolkata Knight Riders

169/3

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Guernsey elected to bat

27/0

May 3, 2026 7:00 pm

Gujarat Titans elected to bowl

Gujarat Titans

Punjab Kings

47/5

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Peshawar Zalmi elected to bowl

0/0

May 4, 2026 7:30 am

May 4, 2026 10:00 am

May 4, 2026 10:00 am

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IPL 2026 Commentary Panel Announced: Full List of Star Sports & JioHotstar Commentators

by Dwijesh March 28, 2026

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With the Indian Premier League 2026 season starting on Saturday, March 28, the official broadcaster Star Sports announced its star-filled commentary team on March 27.

The long and elaborate list includes some prominent names, including Ravi Shastri, Sunil Gavaskar, Harsha Bhogle, Deep Dasgupta, Suresh Raina, and Mohammed Kaif, among others. It has also seen the inclusion of some new faces like Faf du Plessis, Cheteshwar Pujara, Umesh Yadav, and others.

List of IPL 2026 Commentators

IPL 2026 Commentary Panels

Hindi – JioHotstar

Commentators
R Ashwin
Suresh Raina
Harbhajan Singh
Irfan Pathan
Virender Sehwag
Anil Kumble
Piyush Chawla
Umesh Yadav
Aakash Chopra
Cheteshwar Pujara
Aditya Tare

Hindi – Star Sports

Commentators
Navjot Singh Sidhu
Sunil Gavaskar
Sanjay Bangar
Ajay Jadeja
Mohammad Kaif
Saba Karim
Deep Dasgupta
Padamjeet Sehrawat
Anant Tyagi
Sunil Taneja

English Commentary Panel

Commentators
AB de Villiers
Dale Steyn
Faf du Plessis
Kevin Pietersen
Aaron Finch
Eoin Morgan
Michael Clarke
Mitchell McClenagan
Deep Dasgupta
Sunil Gavaskar
Ravi Shastri
Harsha Bhogle
Ian Bishop
Simon Doull
Daniel Morrison
Daren Ganga
Nick Knight
Graeme Swann
Mpumelelo Mbangwa
Simon Katich
Murali Kartik
WV Raman
Anjum Chopra
Abhinav Mukund
Alan Wilkins
Katey Martin
Raunak Kapoor

Tamil Commentary Panel

Commentators
Murali Vijay
S Badrinath
L Balaji
Yomahesh
Sadagopan Ramesh
S Sridhar
Russel Arnold
Abhinav Mukund
Thirush Kamini
Baba Aparajith
Baba Indrajith
RJ Balaji
Nanee
Muthu Pradeep
Ashwath Mukunthan
Bhavna Balakrishnan
Sameena Anwar
Vishnu Hariharan
Gowtham Dhavamani

Telugu Commentary Panel

Commentators
Hanuma Vihari
MSK Prasad
T Suman
Kalyan Krishna
Ashish Reddy
Akshath Reddy
Ravi Teja
Kalyan Kollaram
NC Kaushik
Vindhya Vishaka
Prathyusha Sadhu
RJ Hemant

Kannada Commentary Panel

Commentators
Vinay Kumar
Krishnappa Gowtham
Bharat Chipli
Vijay Bharadwaj
Srinivasa Murthy
Pavan Deshpande
Akhil Balachandra
GK Anil Kumar
Veda Krishnamurthy
Kiran Srinivasa
Shashank Suresh
Roopesh Shetty
Madhu Mailankody
Sumesh Goni
Reena D’Souza

Bhojpuri Commentary Panel

Commentators
Saurabh Singh
Sumit Mishra
Shivam Singh
Satyaprakash Krishna
Gulam Hussain
Jwala Singh
Abhay Kumar
Shalinee Singh

Haryanvi Commentary Panel

Commentators
Manvinder Bisla
Anil Chaudhary
Padamjeet Sehrawat
Sonu Sharma
Ajit Singh
Ravin Kundu
Vishwaas
Ashish Hooda
Sumit Narwal

Marathi Commentary Panel

Commentators
Kiran More
Salil Ankola
Aditya Tare
Dhawal Kulkarni
Praveen Tambe
Prasanna Sant
Chaitanya Sant
Ganesh Joshi
Prasad Kshirsagar

Bangla Commentary Panel

Commentators
Jhulan Goswami
Shreevats Goswami
Raja Venkatraman
Anustup Majumdar
Saradindu Mukherjee
Shiladitya Chatterjee
Sanjeeb Mukherjee
Subhomoy Das
RJ Varun
Gautam Bhattacharya
Shrijit Mukherjee
Soumitra Chatterjee

Gujarati Commentary Panel

Commentators
Sheldon Jackson
Nayan Mongia
Rakesh Patel
Bhargav Bhatt
Atul Bedade
Akash Trivedi
Aseem Parikh
Manpreet Juneja

Punjabi Commentary Panel

Commentators
Sarandeep Singh
Reetinder Singh Sodhi
Mandeep Singh
Chetan Sharma
VRV Singh
Sunil Taneja
Gurjit Singh
Rahul Sharma

Malayalam Commentary Panel

Commentators
Sachin Baby
Raiphi Gomez
MD Nideesh
Sony Cheravatur
Vishnu Hariharan
VA Jagadeesh
CM Deepak
Rohan Prem
Aju John Thomas
Manu Krishnan

IPL 2026 Presenters

Presenters
Anant Tyagi
Mayanti Langer
Abhinav Mukund
Tanay Tiwari
Bhavna Balakrishnan
Swedha Baahal
Suren Sundaram
Sahiba Bali
Nidhi Dugar
Navneeth Krishna
Nashpreet Singh

IPL 2026, RCB vs SRH Match Prediction: Who Will Win, Fantasy Picks, Top Batters and Bowlers Royal Challengers Bengaluru will face Sunrisers Hyderabad in the first match of IPL 2026 on March 28th at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, starting at 7:30 PM.

by Dwijesh March 27, 2026

LastModified Date: 2026-03-28 01:52:25

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A dedicated cricket content writer with a proven track record at The Cricket Winner, I deliver sharp, reliable coverage of match-day news, previews, and in-depth analysis. My expertise extends to Dream11/fantasy‑cricket content, offering data-driven player stats, insightful tips, and strategy-focused predictions that resonate with fans and fantasy players alike. Combining a keen eye for detail with editorial rigor, I’m committed to producing engaging, high‑accuracy content that builds trust and readership.