Suresh Raina and Murali Vijay scored unbeaten half-centuries to ensure that the Chennai Super Kings beat the Kolkata Knight Riders by nine wickets. The Kolkata Knight Riders, who were restricted to 139 for eight, are now relying on other results to go in their favour if they are to make the semi-finals while the Super [...]
Kieron Pollard produced his best Indian Premier League performance to date to inspire the Mumbai Indians to a comprehensive 39-run win over the Delhi Daredevils. The Mumbai Indians have already qualified for the semi-finals and the result did the Daredevils’ chances of joining them few favours as they were held to 144 for seven in [...]
The Deccan Chargers overcame a terrible start to their Indian Premier League game against the Royal Challengers Bangalore to win by 13 runs and keep their hopes of making the semi-finals alive. Dale Steyn’s opening burst reduced the Chargers to 14 for three but they managed to post 151 for six and defended that by [...]
Sachin Tendulkar produced another Indian Premier League batting masterclass as the Mumbai Indians qualified for the semi-finals with a comprehensive 37-run win over the Rajasthan Royals. Tendulkar batted through Mumbai’s innings and took full advantage of being dropped by Aditya Dole when on 45 to see his side to a score of 174 for five [...]
The Kings XI Punjab pulled off a second successive victory batting second in the Indian Premier League, hurting the Delhi Daredevil’s chances of reaching the semi-finals with a polished seven-wicket win. After bowling Delhi out for 111, the lowest IPL score in Delhi, they reached 112 for three with eight balls to spare. Irfan Pathan [...]
Robin Uthappa smashed an unbeaten 52 off just 22 balls as the Royal Challengers Bangalore wrapped up a comfortable seven-wicket win over the Kolkata Knight Riders. Uthappa hit three fours and five sixes and his 22-ball innings enabled his side to reach their victory target of 161 with two overs and five balls to spare. [...]
T Suman scored his second half-century in two games as the Deccan Chargers kept their Indian Premier League semi-final hopes alive with a six-wicket win over the Chennai Super Kings in Nagpur. Suman hit 55 as the Chargers picked up a second win on the bounce in the final over having restricted the Super Kings [...]
Last in the Indian Premier League table, Kings XI Punjab stunned leaders Mumbai Indians with a six-wicket win in front of their delighted home fans in Mohali. After Irfan Pathan and Piyush Chawla shared six wickets to restrict the Mumbai side to 154 for nine, they picked off the runs with four balls to spare, [...]
Tirumalasetti Suman (78 not out; 57 balls, 6×4, 3×6) and Andrew Symonds (53 not out; 24 balls, 5×4, 3×6) spoilt the party for the Royal Challengers Bangalore’s on the home ground in Bengaluru. The Deccan Chargers Hyderabad ended their losing streak with a seven-wicket victory in Match 40 of the IPL-2010 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium [...]
The Indian Premier League (IPL) announced that Kolkata Knight Riders have been fined for maintaining a slow over rate during their DLF IPL match against Delhi Daredevils in Kolkata. At the end of the match, Kolkata Knight Riders were assessed to be two overs behind the required rate after allowances were taken into consideration. Since [...]
Bowlers Ranganath Vinay Kumar and Piyush Chawla have been included in India’s 15-man squad for the ICC World Twenty20, both men impressing during the Indian Premier League. Leg-spinner Chawla, who was part of the winning 2007 squad, has been one of few strong performers for the underwhelming Kings XI Punjab while pacer Vinay Kumar remains [...]
Skipper Sourav Ganguly led from the front to steer Kolkata Knight Riders to a morale-boasting 14-run win over Delhi Daredevils in Match 39 of the IPL-2010 at Eden Gardens on Wednesday. Kolkata Knight Riders rode away to 181/3 and then contained Delhi Daredevils to 167/8. After making a brilliant 46-ball 56, Ganguly’s fielding inspired Kolkata [...]
ings XI Punjab’s S Sreesanth has been fined for breaching the DLF Indian Premier League’s (IPL) Code of Conduct during his team’s match against the Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium in Jaipur. Sreesanth pleaded guilty to a Level 1 offence (Article 2.1.3), which relates to “showing dissent at an umpire’s decision”. The [...]
The Indian Premier League (IPL) has announced that tickets for the IPL playoff matches, including the IPL 2010 Grand Final on Sunday 25 April, are on sale online now exclusively at www.iplt20.com. Priced from INR 500 onwards, tickets can only be purchased from the official online destination of the league at www.iplt20.com website until the [...]
Left-handed opener Michael Lumb hit a majestic 83 (43 balls) as Rajasthan Royals conquered Kings XI Punjab by nine wickets in Match 38 of IPL 2010 at Sawai Man Singh Stadium in Jaipur on Wednesday. Electing to bat, Kings XI Punjab opener Manvinder Bisla (20) cracked four fours in the first two overs. But top [...]