Super Kings beat Deccan Chargers, to face Mumbai Indians in final

Super Kings beat Deccan Chargers, to face Mumbai Indians in final




A fine spell of fast bowling from Doug Bollinger helped Chennai Super Kings beat defending champions Deccan Chargers by 38 runs in the semi-final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) here Thursday. Super Kings will now face Mumbai Indian in Sunday’s final at the same venue.

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Mumbai Indians beat Royal Challengers, enter IPL final

Mumbai Indians beat Royal Challengers, enter IPL final




Mumbai Indians relied on their rampaging form to outclass Royal Challengers Bangalore by 35 runs and romped into the final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) here Wednesday.

Electing to bat, Mumbai Indians recovered from a bad start to post 184 for five in 20 overs. Their in-form skipper Sachin Tendulkar was out early, but Ambati Rayudu (40), Saurabh Tiwary (52) and Kieron Pollard (33 not out of 13 balls) ensured that they set a tough target for Bangalore.

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Sachin likely to play against Kings XI Punjab

Sachin likely to play against Kings XI Punjab










Mumbai Indians skipper Sachin Tendulkar, who complained of fatigue and dehydration during their last match against Chennai Super Kings, is recovering well and is expected to play against Kings XI Punjab Friday.

Tendulkar left the field while batting, but came back later when Mumbai Indians were struggling to save the match.

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Knight Riders win over Dardevils to stay in semis hunt

Knight Riders win over Dardevils to stay in semis hunt




Sourav Ganguly led from the front with a majestic half century coupled with some brilliant fielding as the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) beat Delhi Daredevils by 15 runs in an Indian Premier League outing here Wednesday.

Replying to the Knight Riders’s 181/3, the Daredevils could only manage 166/8 before a 45,000-strong crowd at the Eden Gardens.

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Mumbai Indians, Super Kings clash with eye to semi-final

Mumbai Indians, Super Kings clash with eye to semi-final









Mumbai Indians and the Chennai Super Kings won't be taking anything for granted in their Indian Premier League game here Tuesday as the race for the semifinals gets hotter.

For sure, the Mumbai Indians plan to go full blast in a bid to sustain their wining run that has stretched to seven from eight games. They are sitting pretty with 14 points and just one defeat in eight outings.

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The Spinner’s Tale

The Spinner’s Tale







Chennai Super Kings’ leading player in IPL 2010 has been their strike bowler, Muttiah Muralidaran.

Murali has been among the top wicket-takers in the tournament and remains one of the contenders for the Purple Cap this season.

Delhi Daredevils spinner Amit Mishra may have just displaced the Sri Lankan at the top of the tree, but that has not dampened the spirit of the world’s best off-spinner.

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I come to IPL to entertain: SRK

I come to IPL to entertain: SRK











Days after twitting to his Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) players that they stop giving excuses and instead deliver, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan says he is neither involved in cricketing matters of his team nor the management part of it, but is only there to "entertain."

"I don't involve myself in the cricketing part. Because I feel if I tell them how to play, they will tell me how to act," the KKR owner said.

"I don't tell them (the players) much. I can only love them. Business decisions are taken by (co-owners) Juhi Chawla and Jai Mehta. I come to entertain."

However, he justified the stern warning through his twitter account. "It helps at times if you treat them (the Knight Riders cricketers) as boys."

SRK, as Shah Rukh is affectionately called, seemed happy after his side's convincing victory against the Deccan Chargers Thursday.

"It's good to see dada (KKR skipper Sourav Ganguly) among the runs. I told them (the cricketers) at the start of this season that we cannot do worse than last year's performance. So they can only take the team up".

With Ganguly leading from the front with a blazing 54-ball 88, the KKR scripted a 24-run win over the Deccan Chargers to move up to the fifth slot in the IPL table with eight points. The team had finished with the wooden spoon in the second edition of the tourney held in South Africa last year.

"It's most disappointing when the spectators come and we do not live up to expectations. So it's time we prove ourselves to the crowd at Eden Gardens," said King Khan.

The KKR are scheduled to play four more games at their home ground till April 19.

Asked about his IPL experience since 2008, Shah Rukh said, "The first two years I did not know what to do. I felt helpless when the team did not do well. But now I know the game has its share of ups and downs."

Source : dhangout.com

Sangakkara, Yuvraj, Ganguly cross 800 runs mark

Sangakkara, Yuvraj, Ganguly cross 800 runs mark









Kumar Sangakkara Sunday became the first Kings XI Punjab batsman to score 800 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL), followed by teammate Yuvraj Singh, while Saurav Ganguly became the first player to cross the same mark for the Kolkata Knight Riders.

Sangakkara amassed 826 runs at an average of 30.59, including six fifties in 32 matches.

Other statistical highlights of the match between Kings XI and the Knight Riders here Sunday:

Yuvraj is the second player for Kings XI to complete 800 runs in the IPL, amassing 809 (ave.24.51), including three fifties in 38 matches.

Sangakkara and Jayawardene were associated in a stand of 98 for the second wicket, which is Punjab's highest for any wicket against Knight Riders in the IPL.

Ganguly (36 off 31 balls) is the first batsman to make 800 runs for the Knight Riders - 815 runs at an average of 25.46 in 35 matches.

Ganguly is the top scorer for the Knight Riders in the 2010 edition of the IPL, aggregating 277 runs at an average of 30.77, including two fifties, in nine matches.

Kings XI have recorded their second victory in the third edition of the IPL.

The Knight Riders (200/3) have posted their highest total in the third edition of the IPL.

The score is the first ever of 200 in the IPL at the Eden Gardens, while Kings XI (204 for two wickets) is now the highest ever at this venue.

Kings XI total is the third successful chase of 200-plus in the IPL.

Chris Gayle (88 off 42 balls) has recorded his highest score in the IPL, outstripping 75 off 60 balls against Mumbai at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai March 22, 2010.

Irfan Pathan has become the first all-rounder to complete the double of 500 runs and 40 wickets in 37 matches.

Mahela Jayawardene (110 not out off 59 balls) has recorded his best ever innings in IPL - his first century in Twenty20.

Jayawardene's brilliant unbeaten knock of 110 is the second highest after Shaun Marsh (115 off 69 balls against Rajasthan at Mohali on May 28, 2008). They are the only two batsmen to register hundreds for Punjab in the IPL.

Jayawardene has received his fourth Man of the Match award in the IPL.

Gayle and Manoj Tiwary have added 101 for the second wicket - their highest for this wicket position in the IPL.

Source : dhangout.com