Delhi Dare Devils beat Deccan Chargers by six wickets in the first match of the day at Centurion. Delhi won the toss and elected to field first. Dwayne Smith top scored with 48 for the Chargers, left-arm pacers Dirk Nannes and Ashish Nehra sharing four wickets. Smith hit five fours and two sixes as he [...]
Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner Shah Rukh Khan on Thursday dismissed reports that the beleaguered Indian Premier League franchise is up for sale. There were reports that the venture hasnt turned out as planned for the Bollywood star and that he might be selling it off, with Nokia, Anil Ambani and Sahara India in the fray. [...]
Mumbai will house the 2011 World Cup secretariat and India will host 29 of the 49 matches after the event’s Central Organising Committee today reallocated the games following the ICC decision to drop Pakistan as a co-host of the tournament. Accordingly, the opening match of the 10th edition of the quadrennial tournament would be held [...]
In a surprise decision, the Indian Cricket Board on Wednesday agreed to lift ban on players associated with the rebel ICL if they severed their links with the Subhash Chandra-owned League. BCCI President Shashank Manohar said the decision was taken after some ICL players and their support staff met the Board members and admitted committing [...]
India have withdrawn from a one-day tri-series scheduled for Zimbabwe in July because no third team has been confirmed, Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary N. Srinivasan said. “The visit to Zimbabwe was planned but has been dropped now as it was to involve three teams,” Srinivasan told reporters. “They will have to [...]
Kings XI Punjab held on their nerves to win a thrilling match against Mumbai Indians at Durban. Batting first, the Kings XI, anchored by Kumar Sangakkara’s unbeaten 45, reached 119 for eight before restricting the Mumbai Indians to 116 for seven. Both sides lost wickets at regular intervals, with spin playing a key role throughout [...]
Bangalore Royal Challengers beat Kolkata Knight Riders at Durban to win their second match of the IPL in the battle of the two lowest placed teams in the IPL. Brendon McCullum won the toss and elected to bat first. Kevin Pietersen himself opened the bowling and picking up the wicket of McCullum off the first [...]
Rajasthan Royals beat Delhi Dare Devils at Centurion by 5 wickets. The Daredevils elected to but were soon in trouble as Dimitri Mascarenhas removed Virender Sehwag for eight and Gautam Gambhir for 16. Tillakaratne Dilshan (7) and Dinesh Karthik (4) also fell cheaply. The fightback came from AB de Villiers, who stroked 50 in 40 [...]
Indian Premier League, 2009 Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals, 22nd match SuperSport Park, Centurion, April 30, 2009 Match Information Umpires: Gary Baxter (NZ) & Rudi Koertzen (RSA) Third Umpire: Amiesh Saheba (Ind) Match Referee: Gundappa Viswanath (Ind) Toss: Rajasthan Royals (Elected to field) Match Status: Chennai Super Kings won by 38 runs Man of [...]
Indian Premier League, 2009 Delhi Daredevils vs Deccan Chargers, 21st match SuperSport Park, Centurion, April 30, 2009 Match Information Umpires: Gary Baxter (NZ) & Amiesh Saheba (Ind) Third Umpire: Rudi Koertzen (RSA) Match Referee: Gundappa Viswanath (Ind) Toss: Delhi Daredevils (Elected to field) Match Status: Delhi Daredevils won by 6 wkts Man of the Match: [...]
Indian Premier League, 2009 Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians, 20th match Kingsmead, Durban, April 29, 2009 Match Information Umpires: Mark Benson (Eng) & Suresh Shastri (Ind) Third Umpire: Tyron Wijewardene (SL) Match Referee: Devdas Govindjee (Ind) Toss: Kings XI Punjab (Elected to bat) Match Status: Kings XI Punjab won by 3 runs Kings XI [...]
Indian Premier League, 2009 Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 19th match Kingsmead, Durban, April 29, 2009 Match Information Umpires: Mark Benson (Eng) & Tyron Wijewardene (SL) Third Umpire: Suresh Shastri (Ind) Match Referee: Devdas Govindjee (Ind) Toss: Kolkata Knight Riders (Elected to bat) Match Status: Bangalore Royal Challengers won by 5 wkts Man [...]
Indian Premier League, 2009 Delhi Daredevils vs Rajasthan Royals, 18th match SuperSport Park, Centurion, April 28, 2009 Match Information Umpires: Gary Baxter (NZ) & Rudi Koertzen (RSA) Third Umpire: Daryl Harper (Aus) Match Referee: Javagal Srinath (Ind) Toss: Delhi Daredevils (Elected to bat) Match Status: Rajasthan Royals won by 5 wkts Man of the Match: [...]
Indian Premier League, 2009 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians, 17th match St Georges Park, Port Elizabeth, April 27, 2009 Match Information Umpires: Brian Jerling (SA) & Russell Tiffin (Zim) Third Umpire: Sudhir Asnani (Ind) Match Referee: Yashpal Sharma (Ind) Toss: Mumbai Indians (Elected to bat) Match Status: Mumbai Indians won by 92 runs Man [...]
Indian Premier League, 2009 Deccan Chargers vs Chennai Super Kings, 16th match Kingsmead, Durban, April 27, 2009 Match Information Umpires: Shashank Ranade (Ind) & Tyron Wijewardene (SL) Third Umpire: Ian Howell (SA) Match Referee: Devdas Govindjee (Ind) Toss: Deccan Chargers (Elected to field) Match Status: Deccan Chargers won by 6 wkts Man of the Match: [...]
Indian Premier League, 2009 Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals, 15th match Newlands, Cape Town, April 26, 2009 Match Information Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) & K Hariharan (Ind) Third Umpire: Mark Benson (Eng) Match Referee: Gundappa Viswanath (Ind) Toss: Kings XI Punjab (Elected to bat) Match Status: Kings XI Punjab won by 27 runs Man [...]
Indian Premier League, 2009 Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Delhi Daredevils, 14th match St Georges Park, Port Elizabeth, April 26, 2009 Match Information Umpires: Sudhir Asnani (Ind) & Brian Jerling (SA) Third Umpire: Billy Doctrove (WI) Match Referee: Yashpal Sharma (Ind) Toss: Bangalore Royal Challengers (Elected to bat) Match Status: Delhi Daredevils won by 6 wkts [...]
Indian Premier League, 2009 Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 13th match Newlands, Cape Town, April 25, 2009 Match Information Match Status: Match abandoned due to rain | The Teams Chennai Super Kings: Matthew Hayden , Parthiv Patel , Suresh Raina , Mahendra Singh Dhoni (c) (w) , Subramaniam Badrinath , Albie Morkel , [...]
Deccan Chargers beat Mumbai Indians by 12 runs to maintain their perfect start to the IPL second edition. Deccan chargers openers Adam Gilchrist and Herschelle Gibbs gave their team a rollicking start after opting to bat first. Deccan team was steady at the score of 88 after losing just one wicket at the halfway stage. [...]
Andrew Flintoff has returned home from the IPL to undergo surgery on a torn meniscus in his right knee. It was during Team Chennai’s last match against Team Delhi when Flintoff felt the discomfort in his right knee. Flintoff was then taken to a hospital in Durban. The team’s medical staff contacted Dr Nick Peirce, [...]