Indian Cricket Team Updates

Match Report: In the battle to decide who takes the wooden spoon, Pune Warriors India triumphed over the Delhi Daredevils by 38 runs at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium in Pune. Batting first PWI, riding on their skipper Aaron Finch’s half-century, posted 172 before their bowlers restricted DD to 134. Pune Warriors captain Aaron Finch and Delhi Daredevils captain Mahela Jayawardene during the toss of the match 71 of the Pepsi Indian Premier League ( IPL) 2013 between The Pune Warriors India and the Delhi Daredevils held at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune on the 19th May 2013 Chasing 173, David Warner was given a life as early on as he was dropped by Finch off Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s first delivery. Wayne Parnell however got Warner (2) the next over caught by wicket-keeper Robin Uthappa. Bharath Chipli, playing his first match of the season, pulled Parnell for a six and was put down by Angelo Mathews at slip a few deliveries later. Mahela Jayawardene (14) who survived a stu...

Match Report: Kings XI Punjab kept alive their hopes in the Pepsi IPL 2013 with a seven-run win over the Delhi Daredevils at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala on Thursday. Batting first, KXIP posted 171 and their bowlers did well to defend DD to 164. Adam Gilchrist (R) spins the coin during toss of match 67 of the Pepsi Indian Premier League between The Kings XI Punjab and the Delhi Daredevils held at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, India on the on the 16th May 2013 Chasing 172, DD got off to a lucky start as Azhar Mahmood dropped Mahela Jayawardene at slip off Praveen Kumar in the first over. Unmukt Chand (7) creamed Kumar for a six through cover before he had his stumps rattled a couple of balls later. Sandeep Sharma then struck twice, having Irfan Pathan (1) and David Warner (0) caught at slip off consecutive deliveries to leave DD reeling at 12 for three.  Virender Sehwag smashed two boundaries off Piyush Chawla, introduced into the attack in th...

Match Report: Chennai Super Kings topped the table with a comfortable 33-run win over Delhi Daredevils at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. CSK, led by captain MS Dhoni posted a massive 168, before their bowlers restricted DD to 135 for nine.  MS Dhoni shakes hands with David Warner after the toss during match 64 of the Pepsi Indian Premier League between The Chennai Superkings and the Delhi Daredevils held at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on the 14th May 2013  Chasing 169, DD lost Virender Sehwag (0) in the very first over of the run-chase as he edged Mohit Sharma to Dhoni behind the stumps. Johan Botha smashed a six and a boundary off Jason Holder in the fourth over. Unmukt Chand (16) then launched Mohit Sharma over the ropes before top-edging an attempted slog-sweep only to find Holder. Botha (23) was then caught by Holder off Ravichandran Ashwin in the seventh over. The wickets continued to tumble as Kedar Jadhav (2) was caught behind off Alb...

Topping the points table last year, the Delhi Daredevils have come a cropper in IPL 2013, languishing in the bottom two. With three games to go in this tournament and no chance to qualify for the Playoffs, the team aims to finish the tournament on a high, according to Ashish Nehra, on the eve of their big game against the Chennai Super Kings. “This has not been a good season for us but we have three games left now and we will look to finish well and try to win all those games,” Nehra said. “It’s difficult to maintain consistency season after season in the IPL. Only Chennai Super Kings have been able to do that because they have had more or less the same team since the first season. We have a very good team this season but were held back with too many injuries. It has been a difficult season but in the T20 format you have to take it in your stride,” Nehra said, citing the absence of Kevin Pietersen and Jesse Ryder as big blows. “We had many injuries up front this year ...

Match Report: Royal Challengers Bangalore got back to winning ways and a step closer to a place in the Pepsi IPL 2013 Play-Offs with a thrilling four run victory over the Delhi Daredevils at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in Delhi.  Delhi Daredevils captain David Warner and Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli shake hands after the toss during match 57 of the Pepsi Indian Premier League between Delhi Daredevils and the Royal Challengers Bangalore held at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, Delhi on the 10th May 2013  RCB were led by their captain, Virat Kohli who scored a brilliant 99, before Jaydev Unadkat's five wicket haul sealed the match for the visitors. Chasing 184, Mahela Jayawardene hit consecutive boundaries off Moises Henriques in the second over, before he hit two more off Ravi Rampaul in the second over. Jaydev Unadkat got the initial breakthrough as Jayawardene (19) dragged him back onto his stumps. Virender Sehwag dispatched R Vinay Kumar for ...

Defending 154 runs against the Rajasthan Royals, Delhi Daredevils’ Siddharth Kaul opened the proceedings with a maiden over against the inform Rahul Dravid. The 22-year old pacer who has come off a successful domestic season, finished with 3.5-1-23-1.  (Also Read:  RR vs DD - M52 Report & Stats: IPL 2013 ) The youngster who has been biding his time in the team and taking in as much as he can from the experienced players and coaches in the DD set-up sent back the opposition skipper to give the visitors their only wicket in the game. While speaking to iplt20.com, Kaul reflected on the match and his experience in the side so far. Excerpts from the interview: What was the plan while coming out to bowl to Rahul Dravid and to claim his wicket later? There was no plan. I have been working on my strengths and I have been focusing hard. I had not planned to take any particular wicket. I had to bowl my best for the team and that is what I was trying to do, that effort...

Match Report: By inflicting a nine-wicket defeat to the Delhi Daredevils, Rajasthan Royals kept their fortress, the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, intact and cruised to the second position on the points table. After DD posted a respectable 154, RR chased it down on the back of a century opening stand between Rahul Dravid and Ajinkya Rahane. Delhi Daredevils captain Mahela Jayawardene calls as Rajasthan Royals captain Rahul Dravid tosses the coin during match 52 of the Pepsi Indian Premier League (IPL) 2013 between The Rajasthan Royals and the Delhi Daredevils held at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on the 7th May 2013 Chasing 155, Dravid who played a first over maiden by Siddarth Kaul, set the ball rolling with two boundaries in the third over. Rahane was given a life as Pawan Negi dropped him on four off Morne Morkel. The RR skipper went after Ajit Agarkar hitting three boundaries as RR made 49 from their power play. Rahane and Dravid rotated the strike well and ...

Match Report: Sunrisers Hyderabad leapfrogged to third place in the standings after they routed the Delhi Daredevils by six wickets at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. SRH put up a very impressive show with the ball demolishing DD for just 80 runs before knocking off the target with 37 balls remaining. Sun Risers Hyderabad captain Kumar Sangakkara and Delhi Daredevils captain Mahela Jayawardene during the toss of the match 48 of the Pepsi Indian Premier League between The Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Daredevils held at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad on the 4th May 2013  Chasing a meager 81, Shikhar Dhawan got SRH rolling with a boundary off Irfan Pathan in the first over. Umesh Yadav was dispatched for two boundaries in the second over before Dhawan cut Ashish Nehra for a boundary. Johan Botha got the first breakthrough trapping Dhawan (22) leg before. Ashish Reddy (5) hit Nehra for a boundary before he was caught behind. SRH ma...

Match Report: Delhi Daredevils won their second consecutive match at the Chhattisgarh International Cricket Stadium in Raipur as they defeated defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders by seven wickets and kept their play-off dreams alive. DD were led by David Warner who scored an undefeated 66 to see his team home. Earlier the DD bowlers put on a good show restricting KKR to 136.  Delhi Daredevils captain Mahela Jayawardene and Kolkata Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir shake hands after the toss during match 44 of the Pepsi Indian Premier League between The Delhi Daredevils and the Kolkata Knight Riders held at the Chhattisgarh International Cricket Stadium in Raipur on the 1st May 2013 Chasing 137, DD started slowly. Virender Sehwag was given a reprieve on 11 when Gautam Gambhir dropped a sitter off Brett Lee in the third over. Sehwag (17) hit Jacques Kallis for a boundary before the South African had him caught at slip a couple of balls later. Mahela Jayawardene...

Match Report: Delhi Daredevils lifted themselves off the bottom of the table through a hard earned 15-run win over Pune Warriors India at the Chhattisgarh International Cricket Stadium in Raipur. David Warner did the star turn for DD with a well composed 51 that enabled them post 164, following which the bowlers did well to restrict PWI to 149. Chasing a stiff 165, PWI started cautiously as Irfan Pathan bowled a maiden first over. After a few sedate overs, Robin Uthappa upped the tempo with two boundaries off Morne Morkel. PWI made 43 runs from their power play overs. Aaron Finch smashed three boundaries off Pathan's seventh over as PWI started to up the ante. At the halfway stage, PWI were 75 for 0, still needing 90 runs of the remaining ten. Pathan struck a double blow in the 11th over pegging back PWI. First Uthappa (37) was caught by Unmukt Chand in the deep before Finch (37) was adjudged caught behind. Yuvraj Singh looked in dangerous mood with two imperious ...