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Super Kings overpower fighting Mumbai for first IPL trophy

Chennai Super Kings overcame a resolute Sachin Tendulkar, playing with five stitches on his right hand, and a sensational Kieron Pollard to beat Mumbai Indians by 22 runs in a nail-biting final to win the Indian Premier League at a packed D.Y. Patil Stadium at Navi Mumbai Sunday night. Super Kings, electing to bat, scored [...]

Mumbai Indians to take on gutsy Super Kings in IPL final

High on form, Mumbai Indians will take on gutsy Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL) final here Sunday amid the murky row which has cast a shadow over cricket’s biggest money spinner. The happening of the last couple of weeks overshadowed the cricketing action with several financial irregularities surfacing in the IPL.
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Chennai Super Kings charge into finals

A fine spell of fast bowling from Doug Bollinger helped Chennai Super Kings beat defending champions Deccan Chargers by 38 runs in the semi-final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) here Thursday. Super Kings will now face Mumbai Indian in Sunday’s final at the same venue.
Bollinger picked up four for 13 as Deccan Chargers were [...]

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 [...]