Brad Hodge proved his worth as one of the most sought after T20 cricketers in the world as he single-handedly guided Rajasthan Royals to a four-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in a thrilling low scoring ‘Eliminator’ of the Pepsi Indian Premier League.
CSK made their fourth consecutive final in the bargain, their fifth in six years of the tournament, with a resounding 48-run win in what was supposed to be a contest of equals but turned out to be anything but as Mumbai’s formidable bowling unit came a cropper. Their in-form batsmen too faltered under pressure of [...]
The Sunrisers Hyderabad survived a late attack of nerves and negotiated a tricky chase to storm into the IPL-6 play-offs with a thrilling five-wicket win against the Kolkata Knight Riders. Chasing 131, the Sunrisers hit the ground running as openers Parthiv Patel (47, 37b, 7×4) and Shikhar Dhawan (42, 35b, 3×4, 2×6) punished the Knight [...]
Finch struck 52 off 34 balls opening the batting for Pune Warriors, laying the platform for an impressive total of 172. In reply, Delhi Daredevils could only muster 134 with the bat, with Warner’s disappointing weekend completed by making two off five balls before being dismissed by South African Wayne Parnell.
Skipper Virat Kohli’s magnificent batting and short but incisive spell from Zaheer Khan kept Royal Challengers Bangalore in contention for pay-off berth as they easily beat Chennai Super Kings by 24 runs in their final league game of Pepsi Indian Premier league. Courtesy Kohli’s blistering 29-ball-56, RCB posted 106 for two in only eight overs [...]
Kings XI Punjab defeated Mumbai Indians by 50 runs in the IPL T20 league match. Earlier, Azhar Mahmood and Shaun Marsh smashed a half century each and rescued Kings XI Punjab from a disastrous start to post 183 for eight.
James Faulkner’s second five-wicket haul of the season went in vain as Sunrisers Hyderabad beat spot-fixing embroiled Rajasthan Royals by 23 runs to brighten their chances of booking a play-offs berth in the Pepsi IPL on Friday. Paceman Faulkner, who became the first bowler in IPL history to grab five wickets twice in a season, [...]
Kings XI Punjab kept their faint hopes of making the play-offs alive by beating Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League. Contributions from skipper Adam Gilchrist (42), Shaun Marsh (45) and David Miller (44 not out) ensured Punjab post 171 for four.
Mumbai Indians consolidated their position at the top of the table with a 14-run win over 2008 champions Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League match.
Pune Warriors snapped their nine-match losing streak and knocked Kolkata Knight Riders out of the Indian Premier League with a thrilling seven-run win.
Chennai Super Kings beat Delhi Daredevils by 33 runs in their Indian Premier League match. Opting to bat, Chennai scored 168 for four, and then restricted Delhi to 135 for nine.
Proving that their earlier victory was no flash in the pan, Punjab overhauled RCB’s challenging total of 174 for five with 11 balls to spare. After Parwinder Awana bagged three wickets for the visitors, Adam Gilchrist tore into the opposition attack, making the chase look simple as Punjab raced to a seven-wicket victory. This result also ended [...]
Kieron Pollard’s blistering unbeaten 27-ball 66 today all but assured Mumbai Indians of a play-off berth after the hosts defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by seven wickets. Chasing 179 to win, Pollard snatched victory from the jaws of defeat as the big-hitting West Indian smashed six huge sixes off successive overs bowled by Thisara Perera and Amit [...]
Shane Watson hammered a 34-ball 70 that helped Rajasthan Royals beat MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by five wickets. Chasing CSK’s 141 for four, Rajasthan reached 144 runs by losing only five wickets in 17.1 overs.