Archive for March, 2010

Raina top scorer in IPL (Statistical highlights)

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Suresh Raina’s unbeaten 44 off 35 balls in Chennai Super Kings’ five-wicket win over Bangalore Royal Challengers Wednesday catapulted him to the top of the run scorers list in the Indian Premier League. Aggregating 1,093 at an average of 36.43 in 38 matches, Raina overtook Deccan Chargers skipper Adam Gilchrist’s tally of 1,081 in 36 [...]

Murli Vijay powers Super Kings’ victory over Bangalore

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A blistering 39-ball 78 by opener Murali Vijay carried the Chennai Super Kings to a resounding five-wicket win against the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the second half of the Indian Premier League tournament, here Wednesday.
It was Super Kings’ first win after four consecutive defeats and only their third success in eight outings while the Bangalore [...]

Daredevils pacer Nannes out for a week with injury

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Delhi Daredevils fast bowler Dirk Nannes missed Wednesday’s game against Rajasthan Royals with a finger injury and has been ruled out for a week from the Indian Premier League (IPL).
The left-arm pacer sustained the injury after being hit by a scorching drive from Wriddhiman Saha in Daredevils’ last game against Kolkata Knight Riders at the [...]

Shoaib may face cheating case ahead of marriage with Sania

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Indian tennis star Sania Mirza’s marriage with Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik next month is not likely to be a smooth affair with Malik facing the threat of legal action for allegedly cheating a girl after marrying her.
A day after Sania Mirza announced her decision to marry Malik next month, the past has returned to haunt [...]

Mumbai fined for slow over-rate

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The IPL has fined Mumbai Indians for maintaining a slow over-rate during their win against Kings XI Punjab at the Brabourne Stadium on Tuesday

Royal Challengers set 162-run target for Super Kings

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Royal Challengers Bangalore made 161 for four in their 20 overs against the Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament here Wednesday. Opener Jacques Kallis (52, 49b, 7 x 4) was the mainstay of the innings while Virat Kohli (34 off 24 balls) and Robin Uthappa (21 off 13), who was dropped [...]

Mumbai Indians fined for slow over rate

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Mumbai Indians captain Sachin Tendulkar has been fined $40,000 for failing to maintain the over rate during their Indian Premier League match against Kings XI Punjab Tuesday.
Mumbai Indians were one over behind the required rate after allowances were taken into consideration.
“It was Mumbai Indians’ second offence of the season and under the IPL’s code of [...]

Malinga, Dhawan star in Mumbai Indians’ four wicket win

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Mumbai Indians kept on their winning streak beating Kings XI Punjab by four-wickets for their fourth consecutive win in the Indian Premier League (IPL) here Tuesday.
Riding on opener Shikhar Dhwan’s crispy 50 and Saurabh Tiwary flashy 31, Mumbai Indians achieved the target of 164 runs with three balls to spare and by losing six wickets [...]

No room to experiment in Twenty20 – Harbhajan

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Harbhajan Singh believes that the advent of the Twenty20 format has resulted in making Test cricket more result oriented

Lasith Malinga, Saurabh Tiwary star in thrilling Mumbai win

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A dry slow wicket and the early fall of Sachin Tendulkar, on whom Mumbai tend to depend far too much, combined to produce a thrilling game that concluded in the last over

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