INA won by 11 runs

121/6

132/9

VAN won by 121 runs

48/10

169/4

CHN-W won by superover

China Women

85/10 & 9/0

Malaysia Women

85/8 & 8/1

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Stumps : Day 1 - Pakistan elected to bowl

301/4

MAR won by 13 runs

200/6

187/6

COI won by 9 wickets

49/1

47/10

HKG-W won by 9 runs

119/3

110/8

MAL won by 7 wickets

145/3

144/5

CYP won by 26 runs

165/3

139/10

BR won by 4 wickets

197/6

196/6

Stumps : Day 1 - Essex trail by 184 runs.

Essex

51/2

Hampshire

235/10

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Stumps : Day 1 - Yorkshire trail by 43 runs.

Warwickshire

147/10

Yorkshire

104/4

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Stumps : Day 1 - Surrey elected to bowl

Nottinghamshire

317/7

Surrey

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Stumps : Day 1 - Glamorgan elected to bowl

Glamorgan

Somerset

337/9

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Stumps : Day 1 - Sussex trail by 325 runs.

Sussex

3/0

Leicestershire

328/10

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Stumps : Day 1 - Derbyshire elected to bat

Derbyshire

342/3

Northamptonshire

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Stumps : Day 1 - Kent trail by 324 runs.

Gloucestershire

325/10

Kent

1/0

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Stumps : Day 1 - Durham elected to bowl

Worcestershire

209/7

Durham

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Stumps : Day 1 - Middlesex trail by 163 runs.

201/10

38/2

MAL won by 50 runs

198/6

148/7

All

Rajasthan Royals Sold for $1.63 Billion, Become First Fully Foreign-Owned IPL Team

by Dwijesh March 24, 2026

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The Rajasthan Royals have become the first fully foreign-owned team in the Indian Premier League. The sale process for the team had been going on for the last six months.

According to the Times of India, a consortium led by US-based entrepreneur Kal Somani, who is a minority stakeholder, has bought the franchise for $1.63 billion (approximately INR 15,301 crore). Somani had partnered up with Rob Walton, heir to the fortune of Walmart, and the Hamp family, who are majority stakeholders of the Detroit Lions in the National Football League (NFL). Walton co-owns the Denver Broncos.

RR sold for $1.63B, goes fully foreign-owned

Sheila Ford Hamp, the wife of Steve Hamp, also owns a significant stake in Ford Motor Company. Somani has a strong presence in the tech industry. He is the founder of IntraEdge, Truyo, Truyo.AI, and Academian. Somani isn’t new to the sports world either. He is also the co-owner of the Motor City Golf Club and was an early investor in TMRW Sports and Tomorrow’s Golf League.

Earlier, the ownership of the Rajasthan Royals was divided among several stakeholders. Manoj Badale’s Emerging Media Sporting Holdings Limited had a 65% stake, RedBird Capital Partners owned 15%, and Lachlan Murdoch held 13%. The remainder was split among individual investors, one of whom was Somani himself.

Just yesterday, reports claimed that the Rajasthan Royals rejected a $1.7 billion (around INR 15,859 crore) offer from Columbia Pacific Capital Partners, led by Nisha Sachdeva and Debjeet Gupta. However, this cannot be confirmed, as the franchise has reportedly accepted a slightly lower bid from Somani’s group. The four other interested parties, who were in a race to fully acquire RR, were Aditya Birla Group, with David Blitzer’s Bolt Ventures; Capri Global; Times of India Group; and Sanjay Govil. In fact, it was believed that the Aditya Birla Group was the frontrunners. Perhaps their final bid didn’t match what Somani’s consortium offered.

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by Shekhar March 24, 2026

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