Chennai poised for final four spot:
Rajasthan Royals beat Kolkata Knight Riders by six wickets in their Indian Premier League match at the Eden Gardens on Tuesday. It was Rajasthan’s ninth win in 11 matches, second over Kolkata, and cemented their status as one of the tournament’s favourites.
Meanwhile, it was Kolkata’s seventh defeat in […]

Posted on May 21st, 2008 by admin
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In-form teams push for semi-final berths
The fortunes of both Mumbai and Punjab have changed remarkably since their first meeting in the Indian Premier League. Both teams had lost their first two games going into that match in Mohali, which ended with Harbhajan Singh slapping Sreesanth. Since then, Punjab have moved to second place in […]

Posted on May 21st, 2008 by admin
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It was a dismissal that summed up Bangalore’s shambolic displays in this competition. Misbah-ul-Haq, who finally revealed why so many consider him a master of the Twenty20 IPL, smashed one hard to long-off. For a while, it looked as though it might be four, but Shoaib Malik, wo was placed on substitute for Gautam Gambhir, […]

Posted on May 20th, 2008 by admin
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Australian way doesn’t impress Pidge……….
When Bharat Chipli edged one behind off Glenn McGrath, he stood there and waited for the umpire to make his decision, in the time-honoured Australian way. Steve Davis, Australian himself, said no, and a snarling McGrath was left to snipe constantly at Chipli until a miscued pull ended his stay. Even […]

Posted on May 20th, 2008 by admin
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