The Kolkata Knight Riders thrashed Indian Premier League (IPL) table toppers Kings XI Punjab by nine wickets at the Barabati Stadium here Sunday. Chasing a modest target of 150, the Kolkata outfit reached home comfortably in 18 overs. Skipper Gautam Gambhir played the anchor's role with a match-winning innings of 63 not out. Earlier, Kings XI......
Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bat against Rajasthan Royals in an Indian Premier League (IPL) clash at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here Sunday. Squads: Royal Challengers Bangalore: Chris Gayle, Parthiv Patel, Virat Kohli (captain), AB de Villiers, Yuvraj Singh, Vijay Zol, Albie Morkel, Mitchell Starc,......
Cricket-crazy fans here appear to be more desperate than home team Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for a win over Rajasthan Royals in the IPL-7 league tie at the M. Chinnaswamy stadium here. Disappointed by the home team's back-to-back defeats last week against Mumbai Indians May 6 in Mumbai and Kings XI Punjab Friday here, the fans have been......
Australian imports Steve Smith and James Faulkner pounded 65 runs in just 17 balls to carry Rajasthan Royals to a five-wicket win against Royal Challengers Bangalore in a crucial IPL game here Sunday. Smith (48 not out, 21b, 4x4, 4x6) and Faulkner (41 not out, 17b, 3x4, 3x6) came together in the 14th over with Rajasthan on 106 for five, and played......
Kolkata Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir won the toss and elected to field against Kings XI Punjab in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Barabati Stadium here Sunday. Squads: Kings XI Punjab: Mandeep Singh, Virender Sehwag, Wriddhiman Saha, Glenn Maxwell, George Bailey (captain), David Miller, Akshar Patel, Mitchell Johnson, Rishi......
Sunrisers Hyderabad coach Tom Moody was all praise for his bowlers, saying the death bowling performance, in their eight-wicket win over Delhi Daredevils at the Ferozeshah Kotla here Saturday, was the turning point in the match. Delhi's fourth consecutive loss means they are all but out contention for the play-off spot while the win took Hyderabad......
Mumbai Indians made 157 for six in 20 overs against Chennai Super Kings in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Wankhede Stadium here Saturday. Ambati Rayudu top scored with 59 while Lendl Simmons made 38. Ravichandran Ashwin was the pick of the Super Kings bowlers, bagging three for 30 in four overs....
The Indian Premier League (IPL) Governing Council Saturday revamped the schedule by taking away all the matches from Chennai while June 1 final was allotted to Bangalore. The council was forced to take the decision after the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) said that it won't be possible to host any of the IPL matches in Chennai due to an......
Chennai Super Kings beat Mumbai Indians by four wickets in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Wankhede Stadium here Stadium. Set a target of 158, Super Kings made 160 for six with three balls to spare....
Chennai Super Kings consolidated their position at the top of the table with an exciting four-wicket win over defending champions Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League ( IPL) at the Wankhede Stadium here Saturday. With the win, Super Kings have 14 points, equal with Kings XI Punjab, but were second on the basis of run rate. This was also......
Sitting pretty in the points table behind Chennai and Punjab, an upbeat Rajasthan is, however, wary of Bangalore's top order coming out all guns blazing in their Indian Premier League (IPL-7) tie here Sunday. "Though Bangalore is in a rough situation, their top order may come out all guns blazing, as they have to win most of the remaining six......
While our favourite cricketers battle it out on the field to decide which team plays the best cricket in the Indian Premier League, e-commmerce platform Myntra.com has unveiled a new concept titled Indian Fashion League (IFL), to determine which city has the highest fashion quotient. Started Friday, Myntra's IFL is a 20-day bonanza that will......
With barely a day to recover from the mauling they received at the hands of table-toppers Kings XI Punjab Friday night, the pressure will be squarely on Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) who will be hosting Rajasthan Royals for a crucial Indian Premier League (IPL) game here Sunday. Struggling in the bottom half of the eight-team league, RCB are......
Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field against Delhi Daredevils in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium here Saturday. Sunrisers are unchanged but Daredevils have made three changes. They have dropped seamer Wayne Parnell, opener Murali Vijay and left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem for leg spinner......
If one Modi is highly popular in Gujarat, even if his development model is hotly disputed, the other Modi is equally well-liked in Rajasthan for its district cricket units to defy the Indian board and vote him the state association president. Just as the Gujarat Modi expands his focus to a pan-India canvas in keeping with his prime ministerial......
New West Indies Test captain Denesh Ramdin has promised to bring a "level of calmness" to the position, when he takes over for the New Zealand tour starting next month. The 29-year-old wicketkeeper, who has led Trinidad and Tobago in recent years, was on Friday named to replace Darren Sammy who led the regional team since November 2010,......
Heavy rain interrupted the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Delhi Daredevils and Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Ferozeshah Kotla here Saturday. Put into bat, the Daredevils were 103 for three in 13.1 overs when play was interrupted due to rain. Skipper Kevin Pietersen announced his return to form with a whirlwind 35 runs off 19 balls. Dinesh......
With the Indian Premier League 2014 back and fans across the country turning out in larger than expected numbers for the matches, the Kolkata Knight Riders are eager to christen Barabati Stadium here as 'home-ground' when they take on the Mumbai Indians Wednesday. The historical Barabati Stadium, which plays the gracious host to not one but two......
A fine death bowling performance by Sunrisers Hyderabad helped restrict Delhi Daredevils to 143 for seven in 20 overs in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Ferozeshah Kotla here Saturday. The Daredevils were 103 for three in 13.1 overs when rain came down. After an hour and 13 minute delay, play resumed and Delhi found the going......
Sunrisers Hyderabad will chase a revised target of 117 in 15 overs under the D/L method after rain for the second time interrupted play against Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Ferozeshah Kotla here Saturday. Under the new rules, there will be five powerplay overs and five bowlers can bowl a maximum of three overs......