IPL T20 Cricket News

Chennai Super Kings clinch thrilling 5 wickets victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore

Sofia Mistry — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:33:28 +0000

Chennai Super Kings’ Faf du Plessis plays a shot against Royal Challengers Bangalore during the IPL 5 match at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. (TOI Photo) NEW DELHI: Chris Gayle (68 off 35 balls) and Virat Kohli (57 off 46 balls) outplayed Chennai Super Kings bowling to post 205/8 on the board in their IPL [...]

IPL 5: Delhi, Kolkata aim for winning start

Sofia Mistry — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 13:41:04 +0000

After mediocre performances in the first three editions of the IPL, Kolkata Knight Riders finally gave their fans something to cheer about a fourth-place finish. The Gautam Gambhir-led franchise will now aim to kick-start their season on a high when they take on last year’s wooden-spoon holders Delhi Daredevils in the second match of IPL [...]

IPL 5: Mumbai steamroll over Chennai in opening match

Sofia Mistry — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:05:25 +0000

Captain Harbhajan Singh‘s decision to bowl first seemed to be spot on as Mumbai Indians bowled out defending champions Chennai Super Kings 112 in the opening match of IPL 2012, which Mumbai Indians reached in 16.5 overs. It was an easy chase for Mumbai, with Richard Levi lighting up the MA Chidambaram stadium with some [...]

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) vs Mumbai Indians (MI): Sachin Tendulkar retires hurt after Doug Bollinger dismisses Rohit Sharma

Sofia Mistry — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:20:12 +0000

Chasing a modest 113-run target, Mumbai Indians lost Richard Levi (50) after he added quick 69 runs with Sachin Tendulkar against Chennai Super Kings in the opening match of the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Dwayne Bravo ended Levi’s whirlwind innings, after the batsman slammed three [...]

IPL 5: Mumbai Indians take on defending champions Chennai Super Kings

Sofia Mistry — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 12:36:09 +0000

Sights firmly set on a hat-trick of titles, defending champions Chennai Super Kings will open their campaign against last year’s Champions League Twenty20 winner Mumbai Indians in the inaugural match of the Indian Premier League 5 on Wednesday. The season’s lung opener at the M A Chidambaram stadium could not have got any better [...]

Preview: Match 1 – CSK v MI

Sofia Mistry — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:47:00 +0000

Preview: Match 1 – CSK v MI Defending champs take on CLT20-winners in tournament opener What The opening fixture of IPL 2012 features two heavyweight teams – Chennai Super Kings defending champions of the Indian Premier League, lock horns with 2011 Champions League T20 winners Mumbai Indians. Chennai Super Kings, who won the IPL title [...]

IPL 2012 teams: Analysis of all squads

Sofia Mistry — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:39:43 +0000

Chennai Super Kings will be chasing a hat-trick of titles in the Indian Premier League 2012 (IPL 5) that starts Wednesday. But the other eight teams too can spring a surprise. The following is an analysis of all the nine teams taking part in the IPL 2012: Mumbai Indians: They look the most complete [...]

Impasse ends, BCCI gives in to Sahara demands

Sofia Mistry — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:55:56 +0000

The impasse between the BCCI and Sahara Group has come to an end with the Indian board having to give in to most of its sponsors’ demands. The two warring parties have resolved their differences with Sahara Group set to remain involved with Team India and the Pune IPL team. The BCCI has agreed [...]

Sahara pulls out of IPL

Sofia Mistry — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:15:01 +0000

IPL auction: Why Sahara pulled the plug

Sofia Mistry — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:13:02 +0000

Negotiations were on between Sahara and IPL for the last 3-4 weeks. The main issue: Yuvraj Singh’s long-term illness. Yuvraj, Sahara’s icon player who came at a price of $1.8 million, is unavailable for this year’s edition and probably for the next too. Under IPL rules, there’s provision for temporary replacement in the event [...]