Mumbai/Bhubaneswar: With the 51-day long cricket carnival coming to an end today at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, two-time champions Chennai Superkings (CSK) and the winners of the ninth edition Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) are all set for the summit clash. Led by ‘Captain Cool’ Mahendra Singh Dhoni, CSK and the only team with a foreign skipper SRH […]
Kolkata: Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan starred with bat and ball to help Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) fix a date with Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Sunday’s final after beating Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 13 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL) Qualifier 2 at the Eden Gardens here on Friday. Sunrisers will take on CSK […]
Kolkata: Skipper Dinesh Karthik (52) led from the front as Andre Russell (49 not out), Piyush Chawla (2/24) and Kuldeep Yadav (1/18) starred with bat and ball to help Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) see off Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 25 runs and reach Qualifier 2 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) here on Wednesday. KKR […]
Pune: Young paceman Lungi Ngidi conceded only 10 runs and took four wickets before Suresh Raina hit a measured 61 as Chennai Super Kings eliminated Kings XI Punjab from the Indian Premier League (IPL) with a five-wicket win, a result which sealed Rajasthan Royals’ place in the Play-offs, here tonight. Delhi Daredevils had done a […]
Mumbai: Mumbai Indians kept their play-offs hopes alive as the hosts edged past Kings XI Punjab by three runs in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match here on Wednesday. After a brilliant batting display, Mumbai bowlers managed to restrict Punjab to 183/5 to bag two crucial points. With this victory, Mumbai are now sitting at fourth […]
Pune: Chennai Super Kings rode on opener Ambati Rayudu (100 not out) and Shane Watson (57) heroics to hammer Sunrisers Hyderabad by eight wickets here on Sunday and maintain their second spot in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Following the win at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Chennai are virtually through to the play-offs with […]
Bhubaneswar: Prior to Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s debut in International cricket, the BCCI Board was always in a dilemma while selecting a wicketkeeper for any international fixture. Be it ODIs or Tests, before 2004 the selectors regularly experimented with wicketkeepers like Parthiv Patel, Deep Dasgupta, Dinesh Karthik and others to find out the best option for […]
New Delhi: Rishabh Pant’s valiant century went in vain as Sunrisers Hyderabad made light work of Delhi Daredevils’ challenging 187/5 to romp home by nine wickets and consolidate their stay at the top of the Indian Premier League (IPL) points table. The visitors overcame the early loss of opener Alex Hales (14) as the other […]
Mumbai: Kolkata Knight Riders suffered a massive defeat from Mumbai Indians by a huge margin of 102 runs at their home venue- Eden Gardens, Kolkata last evening. Chasing a mammoth target of 211, the Kolkata team was bowled out for a paltry 108 runs. Superstar Shah Rukh Khan has apologised for the “lack of spirit” […]
Indore: Opener Lokesh Rahul’s unbeaten 84 helped Kings XI Punjab beat Rajasthan Royals by six wickets in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match here on Sunday. The win takes Punjab to third spot with 12 points in nine matches while Rajasthan, who faced their third consecutive defeat, are tottering at the bottom of the table […]
Mumbai: Mumbai Indians (MI) kept their play-off hopes alive after registering a 13-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders in an Indian Premier League (IPL) tie at the Wankhede Stadium here on Sunday. The Rohit Sharma-led side, which is now placed fifth in the league points table with four wins from 10 games, delivered a good […]
Kolkata: Top-order batsman Shubman Gill cracked an unbeaten 36-ball 57 while skipper Dinesh Karthik bludgeoned a 18-ball 45 not out to guide Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to a six-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in an Indian Premier League (IPL) clash at the Eden Gardens here on Thursday. Chasing 178 for victory, Gill, an […]
New Delhi: Skipper Shreyas Iyer and wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant scored half centuries to keep Delhi Daredevils’ play-off hopes alive in the Indian Premier League (IPL) after the hosts pipped Rajasthan Royals by four runs by D/L method in a rain-truncated clash at the Ferozshah Kotla here on Thursday. With sporadic rain affecting the proceedings in […]
Kollam (Kerala): After some amazing knocks in the ongoing Indian Premier League for Kings XI Punjab, the swashbuckling Caribbean opener Chris Gayle is enjoying a holiday with his family in Kerala. The star West Indian batsman is cooling down and he preferred a wet pitch to test his talents- fishing in the Kerala backwaters. However, […]
New Delhi: Fast-medium bowlers Shivam Mavi and Avesh Khan, playing for Kolkata Kinght Riders and Delhi Daredevils respectively, were today reprimanded for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct. They were issued reprimands for two separate incidents during the match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Daredevils at the Feroz Shah Kotla last night. “Both Mr. […]
Mumbai: Sunrisers Hyderabad produced a stunning bowling performance under pressure as they defended a small total of 118 to beat holders Mumbai Indians by 31 runs in a low-scoring but engrossing IPL match here on Tuesday. Mumbai bowled out the visitors for a paltry 118 in 18.4 overs but then made a heavy weather of […]
New Delhi: Kings XI Punjab emerged winner by four runs as embattled Delhi Daredevils’ woeful run of form in the Indian Premier League continued despite a change in venue and many changes in the team here on Monday. A heavily-rejigged Daredevils produced a much-improved bowling performance to restrict Kings XI Punjab to 143 for eight […]
Jaipur: K. Gowthams quickfire 33 not out off 11 deliveries helped Rajasthan Royals overcome Mumbai Indians by three wickets here on Sunday as they ended their two-match losing streak in the Indian Premier League (IPL). In pursuit of Mumbai’s 167/7, powered by half-centuries from Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan, Rajasthan were in trouble having lost six […]
Pune: Seasoned all-rounder Shane Watson smashed his third IPL century as Chennai Super Kings moved to their new ‘home’ in style by producing a comprehensive 64-run win over Rajasthan Royals, here on Friday night. CSK, forced out of Chennai due to the Cauvery dispute, were shepherded by the 36-year-old Australian, who hammered 106 from 57 […]
Berhampur: At least three youths, including a B. Tech student, were arrested in Berhampur on Thursday on charges of betting during the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket match between the Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad. Acting on a tip-off, Bada Bazar police conducted a raid last night at a house near Aska Road First Gate […]