IPL Final Preview: Chennai vs Bangalore

Chennai are living up to their team name with an undefeated home run in IPL and it would Bangalore take quite an effort to breach their fortress in the finale today Teams: Chennai Super Kings (From): MS Dhoni(w/c), Srikkanth Anirudha, Ravichandran Ashwin, Subramaniam Badrinath, George Bailey, Doug Bollinger, Dwayne Bravo, Faf du Plessis, Ben Hilfenhaus, Michael Hussey, Shadab Jakati, Joginder Sharma, Suraj Randiv, Nuwan Kulasekara, Vijaykumar...

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PCB panic over security to Afghan team

The Pakistan Cricket Board has asked the government to give sufficient security for the visiting Afghanistan side. After a television channel showed the Afghanistan team travelling in a bus in Rawalpindi with only a police mobile escort it with three officers on board, the PCB has requested that security be enlarged for the visiting team. In March 2009, militants attack the Sri Lankan team bus in Lahore and killed six Pakistani policemen and a...

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Broad: A hard day for England

England 47 for 1 (Cook 24*, Anderson 1*) follow Sri Lanka 400 (P Jayawardene 112, Paranavitana 66, Samaraweera 58, Anderson 3-62) by 353 runs Stuart Broad became the second-youngest England bowler to accept up 100 Test match wickets but he insists the team effort is more important. England will resume on Saturday on 47 for one but they lost skipper Andrew Strauss for 20 in the evening session after Sri Lanka had earlier been bowled out for 400,...

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Bangalore hardback IPL final spot

Royal Challengers Bangalore set up an all southern final against the Chennai Super Kings after a 43-run IPL play-off win over Mumbai Indians. Chris Gayle was the star yet again, smash 89 off 46 balls in a 113-run opening stand with Mayank Agarwal (41) to lead Bangalore to 185 for four. In reply, Mumbai unsuccessful to get going in spite of a valiant 40 from skipper Sachin Tendulkar, as his complement Daniel Vettori picked up figures of three for...

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India squads for West Indies Tour

Suresh Raina has been named captain for India’s ODI series next to the West Indies, while Sachin Tendulkar will miss the whole tour. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announce a 16-man squad for the three-Test series which follows a one-off Twenty20 fixture and five one-day internationals - with Sachin Tendulkar opts out to use time with his family before a vital tour of England. Left-handed opener Gambhir was set to captain the...

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