A fine four wicket haul by pacer RP Singh set up Deccan Chargers to a comprehensive eight wicket victory over Kolkata Knight Riders in their Indian Premier League campaign opener in Cape Town on Sunday. RP Singh led a disciplined bowling attack of Deccan Chargers with figures of 4/22 to bundle out Kolkata Knight...
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Delhi Daredevils Vs Kings XI Punjab: Sehwag destroys Punjab
Virender Sehwag blasted 38 from just 16 deliveries to help the Delhi Daredevils ease to a 10 wicket Duckworth-Lewis victory over the Kings XI Punjab in a rain-affected Indian Premier League clash in Cape Town. Daniel Vettori (3/15) sent down a miserly spell of bowling earlier to help reduce Punjab to 104 for seven...
Rain Delays the Start between Delhi and Punjab Kings
Here is the latest update regarding the toss of the third IPL match between Delhi Daredevils and Kings XI Punjab. The match was delayed due to rain and after the toss, rains have started pouring again delaying the match further more. The overs have been reduced to 14 and its still not sure when...
Delhi Daredevils Vs Kings XI Punjab: Rain delays start, Daredevils wins toss, chose to field
The toss for the third match of the second edition of the Indian Premier League between Delhi Daredevils and Kings XI Punjab was delayed by 30 minutes due to rain at Newlands in Cape Town on Sunday. The match is about to start after the toss with Delhi Daredevils winning the toss and opting...
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...
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...
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...
Cape Town awaits IPL Celebrities
Cape Town is getting ready for the biggest celebrity invasion of the year as the off-field stars of the Indian Premier League (IPL) converge on the Mother City. As a popular holiday destination and film-shoot location, Cape Town is no stranger to the rich and famous, but with the glamorous Twenty20 tournament due to...
