Archive for May, 2008

Clinical Chennai send Punjab packing

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

An inspired Chennai Super Kings shrugged off the underdogs' tag with a thoroughly comprehensive display to thrash Kings XI Punjab by nine wickets and join Rajasthan Royals in the IPL final. Punjab's batting had been in superb form through most of the tournament, but they came completely unstuck in the ...

Rajasthan trounce Delhi to enter final

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Shane Watson did the star turn as Rajasthan Royals stormed into the final of the Indian Premier League, beating Delhi Daredevils by 105 runs in the first semi-final at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai on Friday night. The Australia all-rounder first hit a breezy 52 as the Royals put ...

Akhtar nothing but a problem: Ex-PCB chief

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

Shoaib Akhtar may claim to be a perfect team-man but former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar Khan says the maverick pacer has been nothing but a "problem" for captains and coaches who have worked with him in the past couple of years. Khan feels the pacer, who is fighting a ...

Rajasthan and Delhi face knock-out

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

The first semi-final of the Indian Premier League will see an interesting clash between table-toppers Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Daredevils, which qualified by default, at the Wankhede Stadium here on Friday. Rajasthan Royals would be looking to continue their dream sequence of wins, while Delhi Daredevils, which managed to grab the ...

Marsh century conquers Rajasthan

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

Rajasthan Royals may have ended the league stage on top, but it will be the Kings XI Punjab who head into the semi-finals full of confidence after triumphing by 41 runs in a dead-rubber top-of-the-table clash in Mohali. Full Scorecard Shane Warne rested himself for the game, and there was not ...

Chennai Super Kings seal semi-final spot

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

Mahendra Singh Dhoni lost the toss but everything else went right for his team, beginning with some tight bowling, as the Chennai Super Kings won the match against the Deccan Chargers and a spot in the semi-finals at the expense of the Mumbai Indians. Chennai will face Kings XI Punjab, ...

Rajasthan win a last ball thriller

Monday, May 26th, 2008

The semi-final hopes of the Mumbai Indians suffered a jolt with the table-toppers Rajasthan Royals scoring a spectacular last ball win in their Indian Premier League match in Jaipur on Monday. Scorecard | Points table The home team, needing 15 to win in the final over, got two off ...

Punjab sneak a one-run thriller

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

A see-saw last over - which included a six, a four, a dropped catch and three run-outs - allowed Kings XI Punjab to end Mumbai Indians' six-match winning streak and boost their hopes for a place in the semi-finals. Shaun Marsh and Luke Pomersbach's 134-run stand laid the platform but it ...

Delhi DareDevils win by 5 wickets

Monday, May 19th, 2008

Misbah Ul Haq bags the DLF Maximum Sixes award. Delhi Daredevils beat Bangalore Royal Challengers by five wickets in their Indian Premier League match at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Monday. Scorecard It was Delhi’s sixth win in 12 matches and kept alive their chances of reaching the last four. For Bangalore, who are ...

Shah Rukh will be allowed to cheer from dug-out

Monday, May 19th, 2008

A day after Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan was denied entry to his team’s dressing room, Indian Premier League authorities issued fresh guidelines, which cleared the deck for the presence of a franchise owner in the team dug-out during the Twenty20 tournament. IPL chairman and commissioner Lalit Modi announced that ...