Kings XI Punjab big beaten Mumbai Indians

Kings XI Punjab 163 for 8 (Marsh 43, Karthik 31, Munaf 5-21) beat Mumbai Indians 87 (Bhatt 4-22) Mumbai Indians' inspiring run in the IPL was bring to a impolite halt by the Kings XI Punjab, who finished an forceful 76-run win in Mohali. Mumbai had won six out of their seven preceding games, but were bundle out for 87 in 12.5 overs on Tuesday chasing 163. Praveen Kumar's two for 19 and Bhargav Bhatt's four for 22 engineered the give way that saw...

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Restricted Pune outplay colorless Deccan

Pune Warriors 137 for 4 (Pandey 49, Ganguly 32*) strike Deccan Chargers 136 for 8 (Marsh 4-25, Yuvraj 2-17) by six wickets Deccan Chargers' coach Darren Lehmann on Tuesday slams his batsmen for "careless" batting in their six-wicket beat to Pune Warriors in the IPL. Lehmann admits that his team was entirely outplayed by the visitors in all aspects of the game. "Batting was poor, reckless. We were none for 50 in six overs and we might have got...

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Dilshan to leave IPL at afterward date

Having originally careful leaving the IPL on Tuesday to join the England-bound team, the newly-appointed Sri Lanka captain is established to play in Bangalore's match next to Rajasthan on Wednesday. The Lankan dasher, along with Chris Gayle, has been active in giving his side great starts. His volatile batting is an asset that the Vettori-led Royal Challengers would want to keep for as long as possible. Dilshan was supposedly keen to travel to...

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Gayle's doorway has ended us dreadful

Having registered five wins on the jog with Chris Gayle playing an important role, Bangalore captain Daniel Vettori recognized that the West Indian has distorted their fortunes. "We had in progress poorly, losing three breach games but with Gayle coming in and his opening partnerships with (Tillakaratne) Dilshan, we have been able to put force on the resistance. Gayle has been in wonderful form and has bowled well too," said Vettori at the match-eve...

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Toughest day of my cricketing job Sourav Ganguly

Sourav Ganguly said it was the toughest day of his career and he come into the match with zero-confidence. The former India captain Sourav Ganguly was the cynosure of all eyes on Tuesday as he scored a brave run-a-ball 32 not out lace with a six and three boundary to help Warriors strike Chargers by six wickets at Rajiv Gandhi stadium at Uppal. "I said it's almost certainly the toughest day of my career. I have not selected a cricket bat for...

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