In a pulsating match at Durban, the Royal Challengers Bangalore stunned the Chennai Super Kings to keep their own hopes of reaching the Indian Premier League semi-finals with a two-wicket victory. Captain Anil Kumble, Jacques Kallis and Ranganath Vinay Kumar all picked up two wickets as the Super Kings were bowled out for 129 and [...]
Delhi Daredevils won by 12 runs in Durban as the Deccan Chargers collapsed from 86 for two to be bowled out for 161. They lost seven wickets in 53 balls as despite a half-century from Adam Gilchrist as they set off at speed in pursuit of 174 to win, they fell short, Rajat Bhatia picking [...]
May 14, 2009 IPL 2009 IPL Mumbai vs IPL Rajasthan, 45th Match Kingsmead, Durban Umpires: B Doctrove (WI) and D Harper (AUS) Third Umpire: S Shastri (IND) Match Referee: D Govindjee (SA) Toss: IPL Rajasthan (Elected to Bat) Result: IPL Rajasthan won by 2 runs Man of the Match: Shane Warne Match Summary: Match Over [...]
Indian Premier League, 2009 Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Chennai Super Kings, 44th match Kingsmead, Durban, May 14, 2009 Match Information Toss: Chennai Super Kings (Elected to bat) Match Status: Bangalore Royal Challengers won by 2 wkts Batting: Chennai Super Kings Innings Batsmen Chennai Super Kings (129/10 in 19.4 ovs) Runs Balls 4′s 6′s SR Murali [...]
Indian Premier League, 2009 Deccan Chargers vs Delhi Daredevils, 43rd match Kingsmead, Durban, May 13, 2009 Match Information Toss: Deccan Chargers (Elected to field) Match Status: Delhi Daredevils won by 12 runs Batting: Deccan Chargers Innings Batsmen Deccan Chargers (161/10 in 19.4 ovs) Runs Balls 4′s 6′s SR Tirumalsetti Suman c A Nehra b P [...]
The Mumbai Indians juggled their batting order once again and came up with a winner as a Dwayne Bravo half-century saw them ease to an eight-wicket win over the Kings XI Punjab at Centurion. However, they were only chasing 120 after the Kings XI made just 119 for nine from their 20 overs and Bravo’s [...]
The trophy for the Twenty20 World Cup in England this June was unveiled in Mumbai on Monday. The trophy has been designed in Australia and weighs seven and a half kilograms. Distinctive in its silver finish the trophy will be handed over of course, to the captain of the victorious team on the 21st of [...]
The BCCI on Tuesday decided to stop the game with immediate effect, which asked viewers to SMS in their prediction for an over in return for a cash prize. The Sports Minister had argued that the game encouraged betting. While the designers of the game called 6UP argued that it was a test of skill [...]
Delhi Daredevils stand-in captain Gautam Gambhir said the team would be further bolstered by the return of regular skipper Virender Sehwag in their next match against Deccan Chargers on Wednesday. Gambhir said his opening partner Sehwag has fully recovered from his finger injury and would be fit to play in the next match. “He (Sehwag) [...]
The Bangalore Royal Challengers beat Kolkata Knight Riders by six wickets as both Brendon McCullum and Ross Taylor returned to form. McCullum blasted an unbeaten 84 in 64 balls as the Knight Riders made their way to 173 for four but Taylor was even more impressive, striking 81 not out in just 33 balls as [...]
The Deccan Chargers moved to within two points of the top of the Indian Premier League with a comprehensive 53-run win over reigning champions Rajasthan Royals. Dwayne Smith hammered 47 as the Deccan Chargers racked up 166 for seven in Kimberley beforethe Royals were bowled out for 113, Rohit Sharma taking three wickets. Smith, keeping [...]
Indian Premier League, 2009 Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians, 42nd match SuperSport Park, Centurion, May 12, 2009 Match Information Umpires: Sanjay Hazare (Ind) & Rudi Koertzen (RSA) Third Umpire: Marais Erasmus (SA) Match Referee: Yashpal Sharma (Ind) Toss: Kings XI Punjab (Elected to bat) Match Status: Mumbai Indians won by 8 wkts Batting: Kings [...]
Indian Premier League, 2009 Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 41st match SuperSport Park, Centurion, May 12, 2009 Match Information Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) & Sanjay Hazare (Ind) Third Umpire: Rudi Koertzen (RSA) Match Referee: Yashpal Sharma (Ind) Toss: Bangalore Royal Challengers (Elected to field) Match Status: Bangalore Royal Challengers won by 6 wkts [...]
Indian Premier League, 2009 Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals, 40th match De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley, May 11, 2009 Match Information Umpires: Sudhir Asnani (Ind) & Kumar Dharmasena (SL) Third Umpire: Gary Baxter (NZ) Match Referee: Javagal Srinath (Ind) Toss: Deccan Chargers (Elected to bat) Match Status: Deccan Chargers won by 53 runs Man of [...]
The Delhi Daredevils coasted to a seven-wicket win over the Kolkata Knight Riders in Johannesburg to move back to the top of the Indian Premier League table. The Knight Riders’ were restricted to 123 for eight, Amit Mishra ripping through their middle order with three for 14, before AB de Villiers guided the Daredevils home [...]
An unbroken 104-run third-wicket stand between JP Duminy and Ajinkya Rahane set the Mumbai Indians up for a 16-run Indian Premier League victory over the Royal Challengers Bangalore. Duminy hit 59 in 41 balls and Rahane 62 in 49 deliveries as the Indians made 157, which proved beyond the Challengers, who closed on 141 for [...]
Rajasthan Royals fast bowler Amit Singh has been reported for a suspect bowling action for the second time in the Indian Premier League. Having already been reported by umpires Daryl Harper and K Hariharan earlier in the tournament, Singh was reported by Kumar Dharmasena, Gary Baxter and Amish Saheba during the match against the Chennai [...]
India coach Gary Kirsten feels fatigue could play a major role in the defending champions’ campaign in the biennial event that is the T20 world cup in England in June. India have been playing non-stop cricket for a long time, travelling from one corner of the world to another. They play their first warm-up game [...]
Bangladesh has offered amnesty to 14 cricketers who played in the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL), asking them to scrap contracts by June 15 to have their bans withdrawn, an official said on Saturday. Bangladesh Cricket Board spokesman Jalal Yunus said that the cricketers who joined the Twenty20 cricket meet have to sever their links [...]
Indian Premier League chiefs were defending themselves against government charges that the lucrative Twenty20 event in South Africa was “encouraging gambling and betting.” Sports minister Manohar Singh Gill lashed out at an IPL mobile phone SMS contest in which participants win cash prizes for correctly guessing the sequence of runs scored in the subsequent over [...]