Anil Kumble returned with his first five-wicket haul in Twenty20 cricket to bowl Bangalore Royal Challengers to victory over reigning champion Rajasthan Royals in the second match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) second edition here Saturday. The former India captain also has the best economy rate in the IPL (1.57). Delivering a minimum...
Monthly Archives: April 2009
Royal Challengers Vs Rajasthan Royals: RC won toss, opt to bat
Bangalore Royal Challengers skipper Kevin Pietersen won the toss and opted to bat against Rajasthan Royals in their first Indian Premier League match at Newlands cricket ground here on Saturday. The Teams: Bangalore Royal Challengers: Kevin Pietersen (C) Jesse Ryder, Robin Uthappa, Ross Taylor, Rahul Dravid, Virat Kohli, B Akhil, R Vinay Kumar, Praveen...
IPL semi-final and final in Johannesburg
The second semi-final and the final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will be played at the Wanderers in Johannesburg after all, following an agreement reached between the tournament organisers and the Gauteng Cricket Board (GCB) over the sharing of suites. In the run-up to the 37-day tourney there were fears that the semi-final...
Chennai Super Kings Vs Mumbai Indians: Tendulkar leads Mumbai to win the first IPL match
Scoreboard from the first Indian Premier League (IPL) match between the Mumbai Indians and the Chennai Super Kings at Newlands on Saturday. Mumbai Indians innings S.Jayasuriya c Hayden b Thushara 26 S.Tendulkar not out 59 S.Dhawan c Dhoni b Gony ...
Dhoni wins toss for Chennai, chose to field
The much awaited Indian Premium League season II has just begun in Cape Town with the first match being played between the Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians. Lalit Modi spinned the coin, Dhoni won the toss, and has decided to bowl first. “It will be exciting, getting new players which adds balance to...
Dhoni Vs Sachin in IPL 2, match 1
They are easily the biggest icons of Indian cricket. If one has been the inspirational leader, the other has been the supreme performer, and the two have taken Team India from strength to strength over the past couple of years. And Mahendra Singh Dhoni would be the first to acknowledge that his success as...
Tait banned from playing in IPL 2
Cricket Australia has refused to allow fast bowler Shaun Tait to play in the Indian Premier League because of fitness concerns. The 26-year-old was due to play for Shane Warne’s Rajasthan Royals, the defending champions, in Saturday’s first game against Bangalore. But Australian officials were concerned he had not recovered from a hamstring injury...
IPL is important for me says Flintoff
Andrew Flintoff says he is right to play in the Indian Premier League, despite suggestions he should be rested ahead of the big Ashes summer. The England all-rounder, 31, has been plagued by injury in recent years. But he plays for Chennai Super Kings against Mumbai Indians in Cape Town on Saturday saying he...
No World Cup in Pakistan – ICC
International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday said Pakistan would not host 2011 World Cup matches because of security concerns. After ICC’s announcement Pakistan’s future as an international cricket destination hits a dead end just two years before the World Cup is to be played in the sub-continent. The decision to strip Pakistan of World...
McCullum is Knight Riders Captain
Shah Rukh Khan’s Kolkata Knight Riders appointed New Zealand batsman Brendon McCullum as captain of the team. McCullum will replace Sourav Ganguly for the second edition of the tournament, which kicks-off in Cape Town on Saturday. KKR meet Hyderabad Deccan Chargers in their opening match on April 19. McCullum’s appointment comes in the wake...
