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Mumbai Indians hand over royal defeat to challengers

Mumbai Indians relied on their rampaging form to outclass Royal Challengers Bangalore by 35 runs and romped into the final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) here Wednesday.
Electing to bat, Mumbai Indians recovered from a bad start to post 184 for five in 20 overs. Their in-form skipper Sachin Tendulkar was out early, but Ambati [...]

Super Kings annihilate Kolkata Knight Riders

The Chennai Super Kings galloped to a nine-wicket victory against the Kolkata Knight Riders in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match here Tuesday to jump to second spot behind the Mumbai Indians on the IPL leaderboard. Knight Riders, batting first on winning the toss, crawled to 139 for eight in their 20 overs and the [...]

Mumbai Indians storm into semis

Mumbai Indians sealed a semi-final berth with a clinical 37-run victory over Rajasthan Royals in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match here Sunday. Sachin Tendulkar smashed an unbeaten 89 off 59 deliveries as Mumbai Indians recovered from early jolts to post 174 for five after being sent to bat. Rajasthan Royals were then restricted to 137 [...]

Sreesanth may pay dearly for ‘clapping’ at umpires

Kings XI Punjab’s medium pacer Sreesanth, it seems, has failed to learn from his past mistakes and was again staring at a penalty in the Indian Premier League (IPL) match after his sarcastic clappping at the umpires and Rajasthan Royals batsman Michael Lumb here Wednesday at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium.
The incident took place in [...]

I joked about dancing naked: Shah Rukh Khan

“Doesn’t anyone take a joke anymore,” asks Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan after his statement of dancing naked if his team Kolkata Knight Riders wins the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) was blown out of proportion by media.
“Read in some paper that I can be taken to court for my dancing in the buff statement [...]

Warne magic chokes Deccan Chargers

An inspirational Shane Warne turned the clock back with a sensational spell, taking four wickets, as Rajasthan Royals beat Deccan Chargers by two runs in a thrilling Indian Premier League contest here Monday. Set a winning target of 160 runs, Deccan Chargers were all out for 157 on the penultimate ball of a tense final [...]

Mumbai Indians roll over Deccan Chargers

Mumbai Indians turned in a flawless performance to outplay defending champions Deccan Chargers by 63 runs in Indian Premier League match here Saturday. After setting a tough target of 179 runs, Mumbai Indians bowlers made the most of a slow track to restrict Deccan Chargers to 115.
For Mumbai Indians, Ambati Rayudu smashed an unbeaten [...]

Explosive Vijay powers Super Kings to victory

An explosive 56-ball 127 by opener Murali Vijay powered a rejuvenated Chennai Super Kings to 23-run victory against the Rajasthan Royals in their Indian Premier League match here Saturday. Batting on winning the toss, the Super Kings piled up 246 for five in 20 overs to break their own record total of 240 for five [...]

Warner blitz floors Kolkata Knight Riders

David Warner struck an explosive century as Delhi Daredevils romped to their first home victory this season, outplaying Kolkata Kninght Riders by 40 runs in an Indian Premier League match here Monday.
Cheered by a capacity crowd, Daredevils scored 177 for four after electing to bat with Warner scoring an unbeaten 107 off 69 balls – [...]

Jadeja’s IPL ban upheld, Mumbai Indians reprimanded

Contrary to expectations that he might play in the later half of the Indian Premier League, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja’s ban over contractual violation has been upheld by the governing council. Jadeja had appealed against the one-year ban for not signing the renewal contract with Rajasthan Royals and instead negotiating a larger financial contract with Mumbai [...]