Kings XI Punjab start favourites
The Big Picture
Kings XI Punjab and the Rajasthan Royals are both looking to open their account in the IPL after coming up second-best in Saturday’s matches. Punjab were undone at home by the brilliance of Michael Hussey but their abundance of riches means they are overwhelming favourites to win in Jaipur. Rajasthan, on the other […]
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Boucher seals thrilling win for Bangalore
In a match dominated by South African stars, the batting efforts of Mark Boucher and Jacques Kallis edged the all-round contribution of Shaun Pollock, as Bangalore Royal Challengers recovered from Friday’s mauling to register their first win of the tournament. Set a challenging 166 by the Mumbai Indians, Bangalore rode on an unbeaten 39 from […]
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Afridi aiming to better McCullum’s knock in IPL
Karachi (PTI): Pakistan’s flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi said he would be aiming to better Brendon McCullum’s awe-inspiring 73-ball 158 knock when he makes his debut for Hyderabad Deccan Chargers in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Tuesday.
The swashbuckling right-hander left on Monday for India to play in the IPL and said McCullum’s knock was fresh […]
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IPL: Kolkata pitch under investigation
The erratic behaviour of the pitch at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday during the Indian Premier League match between the Kolkata Knight Riders and Deccan Charges will be probed, Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary Niranjan Shah said.
Shah said the IPL’s technical committee and the Cricket Association of Bengal would probe […]
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Bangalore, Mumbai look evenly matched
After the mauling they received from Kolkata IPL team in the opening match of the Indian Premier League, Bangalore IPL team would be eager to set things right when they take on hosts Mumbai Indians in their second clash at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.
Bangalore captain Rahul Dravid, after a 140-run loss on […]
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Bravo replaces Malinga in Mumbai squad
The Mumbai Indian Premier League (IPL) team has a lot in common with the national cricket team. Apart from the name of the team, the colour of the team jersey (blue), poor media management, the Mumbai team is also suffering from injury woes, something that the Indian team faced during the recently-concluded Test series against […]
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‘Cricket the biggest crowd-puller in IPL’
Mohali: Kings XI Punjab is being captained by none other than the six-sixes man Yuvraj Singh. CNN-IBN’s Roma Khanna caught up with him ahead of his all-important first match.
Roma Khanna: King of T20 is leading Kings XI Punjab…
Yuvraj Singh: I am happy to be leading such a wonderful side, and I’m very excited about the […]
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Devils crushes Royals in IPL – triumph for Delhi
Delhi Daredevils’s bowlers gave nothing away from the start and never allowed any batsmen of the Rajasthan Royals to settle.
Choosing to bat, Rajasthan Royals scored a low score of 129 for 8. The bowlers dominated the game for the first time in IPL.
Glenn McGrath bowled the first maiden over of the championship – a miracle […]
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Hussey smashes quick-fire ton in IPL
Australian star Mike Hussey blasted 116 not out from just 54 balls to guide his Indian Premier League side to a 33-run Twenty20 victory last night.
Batting at No3, Hussey clubbed nine sixes and eight fours to help the Chennai Super Kings to a commanding 5-240 from their 20 overs.
Australian Test and one-day team-mate Matthew Hayden […]
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Gambhir rides on home advantage
Daredevils’ Gambhir and Royals’ Kaif appeared confident of their respective teams doing well in the opening match of the DLF Indian Premier League despite the absence of stars.
Delhi Daredevils batsman Gautam Gambhir claims that home advantage would give his team the edge in their high-profile DLF Indian Premier League (IPL) opening match against Rajasthan Royals […]
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