A brilliant four wicket haul by Bangalore captain Anil Kumble restricted Hyderabad to a modest 143 for six from their 20 overs in the final of the Indian Premier League… A double blow by Anil Kumble in his final over helped Bangalore send Rohit Sharma and Venugopal Rao back to the hut. Sharma tried to [...]

Bangalore Royal Challengers 149 for 4 (Pandey 48, Dravid 44) beat Chennai Super Kings 146 for 5 v (Parthiv 36, 2-38) by six wickets… Last things first. Royal Challengers and Deccan Chargers, placed at the bottom last year, will face each other for the IPL tomorrow. And lightning does strike twice. Ask Chennai Super King…

Chennai Super Kings have managed to post 146 for five in their alloted 20 overs against Bangalore Royal Challengers… Chennai Super Kings got off to a flying start after Bangalore Royal Challengers won the toss and put them into bat in the second semifinal of the IPL II at Johannesburg on Saturday. Openers — Matthe…

Deccan Chargers 154 for 4 (Gilchrist 85) beat Delhi Daredevils 153 for 8 (Dilshan 65, Sehwag 39, Harris 3-27) by six wickets… There’s no rust on this baby. Adam Gilchrist didn’t just blow the Delhi Daredevils out with an overpowering blitzkrieg, but also backed up his vow at the end of a disappointing 2008 t…

A fabulous half-century by Tillakaratne Dilshan helped Delhi Daredevils post a competitive 153 for eight in their semifinal match. Ryan Harris gave Deccan Chargers a dream start as he managed to send back both the Delhi Daredevils openers — Gautam Gambhir and David Warner in the very first over after Delhi were put in t…