Rajasthan Royals had weapons like lethal bowling, athletic fielding and super strategies to defend their Champion’s title, but pathetic batting poured cold water on their aspirations, according to their dejected skipper Shane Warne. “While defending we gave absolutely everything we had and showed the real fighting power we have. It is disappointing as defending...
Preity Zinta turned out to be the last of the Bollywood stars twinkling in the IPL whose team made an exit from the tournament when they lost to Chennai Super Kings by 24 runs on Wednesday at the Kingsmead. Shah Rukh Khan’s team had lost its way long back, Shilpa Shetty’s team lost...
Kolkata Knight Riders captain Brendon McCullum won the toss and elected to bowl against Rajasthan Royals in the 53rd match of the second edition of the Indian Premier League at Kingsmead in Durban on Wednesday. Rajasthan have replaced Graeme Smith with Tyron Henderson. Rajasthan have stuttered in the tournament and have rarely looked like...
Chennai Super Kings and Kings XI Punjab will fight for a semifinal spot in the Indian Premier League on Wednesday in Durban. Super Kings lost their last match to bottom-placed Kolkata Knight Riders which left them on 15 points and requiring a victory in their last league match to make it to the semis....
The Royals Challengers Bangalore recorded a much-needed win over the table toppers Delhi Daredevils to keep their semifinal hope alive. The Royal Challengers beat Delhi Daredevils by 7 wickets in a crucial IPL match at The Wanderers in Johannesburg. With this victory, Royal Challengers now have 14 points from 13 matches. They will make...
Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni described his side’s bowling performance as one of the worst in the Indian Premier League while admitting that they were outplayed by their opposition in their seven-wicket defeat to Kolkata Knight Riders. “It is disappointing to lose the match. We had (enough) runs on the board (to...
A spectacular run-chase by the Kolkata Knight Riders stunned the Chennai Super Kings by seven wickets in a thrilling last-ball finish at the Super Sport Park on Monday. After Suresh Raina and Mahendra Singh Dhoni powered the Super Kings to 188-3, Brendon McCullum came out with all guns blazing, smashing a 48-ball 81. Brad...
An forceful 52 by Suresh Raina, and his 75-run third wicket partnership with captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (40 not out), helped Chennai Super Kings post a formidable 188 for three against Kolkata Knight Riders in their Indian Premier League match at SuperSport Park, Centurion, on Monday. Local boy Albie Morkel played a cameo in...
Scoreboard of the 50th match between Delhi Daredevils and Rajasthan Royals at Bloemfontein on Sunday. Delhi Daredevils innings (20 overs maximum) G Gambhir c & b Patel 8 V Sehwag lbw b Patel 2 AB de Villiers not out 79 TM Dilshan b Botha 33 D...
Kings XI Punjab lived to see another day in the IPL after a tremendous bowling effort – highlighted by Yuvraj Singh’s second hat-trick of the tournament – gave them a one-run win over the Deccan Chargers off the last ball of the game. Chargers needed 11 runs in the last over but Pathan assured...
