Ravi Bopara blasted his way to a half century to help the Kings XI Punjab beat the Bangalore Royal Challengers by seven wickets at Kingsmead on Friday for their first victory in this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL). Bopara carved his way to 84 off 59 balls with four fours and five sixes as...
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Royal Challengers Vs Kings XI Punjab: Kings hope for better luck
After falling prey to the rain Gods fury twice, the struggling Kings XI Punjab will hope for better luck this time while Royal Challengers Bangalore will strive to get into the groove when the two teams cross swords here on Friday. Things are not really falling in place for the Punjab team, who are...
Royal Challengers Vs Deccan Chargers: DC won by 24 runs to Top IPL
Adam Gilchrist and Rohit Sharma’s explosive half centuries led to a comprehensive 24-run victory for the Deccan Chargers against the Bangalore Royal Challengers in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at Newlands Wednesday. Unbeaten Deccan are in top of the table after two matches. Their total of 184 for six was the highest of...
Royal Challengers vs Deccan Chargers: RC hope to bounce back
After the second-match defeat, Royal Challengers would focus to strive up the ladder with points, while Deccan Chargers would strive to keep their redemption journey on when the two teams lock horns in their Indian Premier League match here on Wednesday. The Bangalore team started their journey in the second edition of the Twenty20...
Royal Challengers Vs Chennai Super Kings: Chennai Super Kings won by 92 runs
The Chennai Super Kings put their title back on track in stunning manner with a massive 92-run win over the Bangalore Royal Challengers in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match here Monday. The Chennai side first scored 179 for five, riding on Australian Matthew Hayden’s blistering 35-ball 65, and then bundled out Bangalore for...
Royal Challengers Vs Chennai Super Kings: Kevin Pietersen Vs Dhoni
Dhoni and Kevin Pietersen the two maverick leaders of Team Chennai and Royal Challengers will clash in the fifth match of the Indian Premier League at Port Elizabeth on Monday. Having lost the tournament-opener to Mumbai Indians by 19 runs, Chennai, last year’s runners up, will be hoping to get on the points table...
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 to miss top players
The Indian Premier League may bring unforseen riches to the world’s top cricketers, but not everyone has fallen for the lure of the lucre. Australian captain Ricky Ponting and senior pro Michael Hussey opted out of the IPL’s second season starting in South Africa on Saturday to rest tired limbs after a back-breaking schedule....
Kevin Pietersen will prove says Royal Challengers Coach
Bangalore Royal Challengers coach Ray Jennings has said that he is confident that England batsman Kevin Pietersen will show his class as the skipper of the side during the second edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), and ‘doesn’t care a damn’ about the star batsman’s controversial reign as England captain. He said: “I...
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...
