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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Delhi beat Rajasthan
Delhi Daredevils thrashed Rajasthan Royals by nine wickets in the third match of the Indian Premier League on Saturday night at the Ferozeshah Kotla.
Gautam Gambhir 58 not out off 46 balls (7×4, 1×6) and Shikar Dhawan, 52 not out off 41 balls (7×4) shared a 112-run partnership for the second wicket to […]

Posted on April 20th, 2008 by monica
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Posted on April 8th, 2008 by monica
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Australia’s leading cricketers are likely to be granted a fortnight of paydirt in the Indian Premier League (IPL) before they tour the Caribbean. 
Cricket Australia (CA) is yet to announce what sort of role the likes of Ricky Ponting, Andrew Symonds and Brett Lee will have in the inaugural IPL season before the world champion team […]

Posted on March 17th, 2008 by monica
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Former Pakistani opener Imran Farhat hit a blazing half-century to lead Lahore Badshahs to a 38-run win over local favourites Chandigarh Lions in an ICL Twenty20 match in Panchkula on Sunday night. 

Posted on March 17th, 2008 by monica
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Delhi Daredevils captain Virender Sehwag on Saturday insisted that his team has a good balance even though they could afford Australian tour hero Ishant Sharma because of his “high price“. 
Sehwag said the gangling fast bowler was among the players he listed but decided not to bid for him because the franchisee would not have got […]

Posted on March 17th, 2008 by monica
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Top officials from Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment, the IPL’s Kolkata franchise, and the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) will meet in the city on Tuesday to break the deadlock on hosting league matches at Eden Gardens, one of the world’s biggest cricket venues.

Posted on March 11th, 2008 by monica
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