Deccan Chargers 168 for 9 (Gibbs 58, Bravo 3-34, Malinga 3-19) beat Mumbai Indians 156 for 7 (Duminy 47, Ojha 3-21) by 12 runs… The Kingsmead crowd was witness to a hard-fought contest between two evenly-matched teams and, after several twists and turns, Deccan Chargers, winners of last year’s wooden spoon clinche…

Punjab rode on a brutal knock by Ravi Bopara to carve out their first win of the IPL, blowing Bangalore away. Kings XI Punjab win by seven wickets Bopara in the company of his skipper Yuvraj Singh destroyed Bangalore’s attack and killed any hopes Kevin Pietersen had of forcing a win. Anil Kumble sent Kumara [...]

Cape Town, April 24 (IANS) The first tie and the Super Over in the Indian Premier League here Thursday saw reigning champions Rajasthan Royals pipping Kolkata Knight Riders in a heart-stopping finish. Yusuf Pathan’s telling blows off Ajantha Mendis handed the Royals victory after the two teams were tied at 150. In the S…

Durban, April 23 (IANS) Delhi Daredevils’ South African batsman A.B. De Villiers thanked compatriot Albie Morkel of Chennai Super Kings for missing an easy catch and allowing him to score a match winning century in the Indian Premier League (IPL) match here Thursday. Albie dropped a sitter when De Villiers was on 50, an…

20 overs Delhi Daredevils 189 for 5 (de Villiers 105*, Dilshan 50, Balaji 3-19) beat Chennai Super Kings (Hayden 57, Raina 41, Sangwan 3-28) by nine runs…. Delhi Daredevils, inspired by AB de Villiers’ superbly-paced century, held their nerve in the field to beat Chennai Super Kings in the first close game of IPL …

Adam Gilchrist and Rohit Sharma helped Deccan Chargers register a comfortable 24-run victory against Bangalore Royal Challengers. Chasing a massive target, Bangalore Royal Challengers lost Jesse Ryder in the very first over for a duck. Thereafter, Deccan Chargers tightened the noose even more and send back Jacques Kallis and …

Cape Town, April 22 (IANS) Deccan Chargers captain Adam Gilchrist will be hoping that he can get a start to his mission at the Sahara Newlands Stadium Wednesday to hit 25 sixes in the Indian Premier League (IPL) to help fund 25 modified bikes for children with disabilities. Gilchrist, who failed to hit a six [...]

Rajasthan Royals v Mumbai Indians – Match abandoned without a ball bowled Poor weather continued to dominate the early stages of the IPL as the match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals was washed out without a ball being bowled. The opening game of the Tuesday double-header between Kolkata Knight Riders and Kin…

Kolkata Knight Riders 79 for 1 (Gayle 44*, McCullum 21) beat Kings XI Punjab 158 for 6 (Yuvraj 38, Pathan 32, Ganguly 2-24) by 11 runs by D/L method…. Sourav Ganguly made yet another comeback, this time with the ball, to help Kolkata Knight Riders keep Kings XI Punjab down to 158 for 6. Thereafter, [...]

Chennai Super Kings have managed to bundle out Bangalore Royal Challengers for a mere 87 to register a 92-run victory. Chasing a huge target, Bangalore Royal Challengers kept losing wickets at regular intervals. They lost their first wicket in the form of Praveen Kumar early, then Albie Morkel claimed the prized wicket of Jac…