Indian Cricket Team Updates

IPL 2012: Match 75, Qualifier 2 - Delhi Daredevils and Chennai Super kings Delhi Daredevils captain Virender Sehwag tosses the coin as Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni calls and Match Referee Ranjan Madugalle looks on during the second Qualifying match of the Indian Premier League ( IPL) 2012 between The Chennai Superkings and the Delhi Daredevils held at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on the 25th May 2012 Murali Vijay powered the Chennai Super Kings to their third successive IPL final with a sparkling century that helped the defending champions beat the Delhi Daredevils at Chepauk. After Vijay’s 113 (58 balls; 15x4, 4x6) took CSK to a towering score of 222, the bowlers, led by R Ashwin (three for 23), inflicted an 86-run defeat on the Daredevils. Earlier, DD surprised everyone by opting to play debutant off-spinner Sunny Gupta in place of Purple Cap-holder, Morne Morkel. With Irfan Pathan also nursing a hand injury, the Daredevils opted to play all-rounder Andre Rus...

IPL 2012: Match 72, Rajasthan Royals v Mumbai Indians Mumbai Indian captain Harbhajan Singh and Rajasthan Royals captain Rahul Dravid during the toss of match 72 of the Indian Premier League ( IPL) 2012 between The Rajasthan Royals and the Mumbai Indians held at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on the 20th May2012 It was a clear message to the play-off opposition - Chennai Super Kings - from Mumbai Indians. A 10-wicket win with the highest opening-stand ever in the Indian Premier League, against Rajasthan Royals showed Mumbai Indians are ready to play the eliminator round. A statistical look at their resounding win in Jaipur on Sunday. # Lasith Malinga has captured 22 wickets at 14.04 runs apiece in 13 matches - the most by a Mumbai bowler in the IPL 2012. # The four leading wicket-takers in the IPL 2012 are Morne Morkel (25), Sunil Narine (22), Lasith Malinga (22) and Vinay Kumar (19). # Dwayne Smith and Sachin Tendulkar were associated in a stand of 163 for the first wicke...

IPL 2012: Match 68, Deccan Chargers v Rajasthan Royals Coin used for toss of match 68 of the the Indian Premier League ( IPL) 2012 between The Deccan Chargers and the Rajasthan Royals held at the Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad on the 18th May 2012 Having posted a target of 127, Rajasthan Royals were on the back-foot. Despite an outside chance towards the end of the innings, the visitors in Hyderabad could not stop Deccan Chargers from eliminating them from the Indian Premier League. A look at the statistical highlights from the match. # With their convincing five-wicket triumph, Deccan Chargers have recorded their biggest win at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad in the IPL. # Deccan Chargers have recorded their second victory in 17 matches at Hyderabad in the IPL. They had defeated Bangalore by 33 runs at this venue on April 14,2011. # Ajinkya Rahane has taken his runs' tally in the IPL to 547 at an average of 52.07 in 15 matches. # Shikhar Dhawa...

IPL 2012: Match 65, Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders The toss coin before the start of the match 65 of the Indian Premier League ( IPL) 2012 between The Mumbai Indians and the Kolkata Knight Riders held at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on the 16th May 2012 Statistical higlights of the Indian Premier League match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians . # Sunil Narine has received his third Man of the Match award in the IPL. # Narine is the fourth player to get three or more Man Of the Match awards in the IPL 5, joining Chris Gayle (4), Abraham de Villiers and Virender Sehwag. # Narine is the first Kolkata bowler to record two instances of four or more wickets in an innings in the IPL. His superb figures of 5 for 19 against Punjab at Eden Gardens on April 15, 2012 are the best by a Kolkata bowler in the IPL. # Narine's above figures of 4 for 15 are the best by a Kolkata bowler against Mumbai Indians in the IPL. # Narine's brilliant figures are the best...

IPL 2012: Match 61, Kings XI Punjab v Deccan Chargers Kings XI Punjab player David Hussey with Deccan Chargers captain Kumar Sangakkara during the toss of match 61 of the Indian Premier League ( IPL) 2012 between The Kings X1 Punjab and The Deccan Chargers held at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali on the13th May 2012 Gurkeerat Singh (29* off 12 balls) and David Hussey (65* off 35 balls) made sure that Kings XI Punjab’s chances of making it to the DLF IPL 2012 playoffs remained alive. Their blustery 45-run stand off just 20 deliveries helped their team secure a last-ball win against the Deccan Chargers . With Hussey laying the foundation for the run-chase, Gurkeerat’s feisty strokeplay in the end, helped the hosts past DC’s score of 190. Earlier, after winning the toss and opting to bat first, it was the usual pair of Shikhar Dhawan andCameron White that powered the Deccan Chargers to their mammoth score of 190. Dhawan opened the batting with Parthiv Patel , and th...

IPL 2012: Match 55, Deccan Chargers v Delhi Daredevils Toss for match 55 of the the Indian Premier League ( IPL) 2012 between The Deccan Chargers and the Delhi Daredevils held at the Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad on the 10th May 2012 The Delhi Daredevils displayed their batting might as they chased down Deccan Chargers ’ total of 187 with consummate ease. Thanks to this win, the Delhi franchise has returned to the top of the league standings, with 18 points from 12 games. Opener David Warner was the difference-maker in this match with his domineering knock of 109*. Chasing a formidable 188 to win, opener Virender Sehwag (4) began in typical free-flowing style by smashing Shikhar Dhawan for a four off the very first ball. But it went pear-shaped for the DD skipper as he lobbed the next delivery in the air for Cameron White to take an athletic catch. The early wicket shocked the away side, but David Warner and Naman Ojha ensured that DC didn’t press home their e...

IPL 2012: Match 54, Mumbai Indians v Royal Challengers Bangalore Virat Kohli of Royal Challengers Bangalore and Harbhajan Singh captian of Mumbai Indians during the toss of match 54 of the Indian Premier League ( IPL) 2012 between The Mumbai Indians and the Royal Challengers Banglore held at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on the 9th May 2012 There was no respite for Mumbai Indians against Royal Challengers Banaglore on Wednesday as after being reduced to 141/6, the hosts at Wankhede were subjected to a blazing knock from Chris Gayle. A statistical look at the match. # Gayle has set a record with his 19th Man of the Match award in Twenty20, bettering Brad Hodge's tally of 18 awards. # Gayle's tally of ten Man of the Match awards in the IPL is bettered only by Yusuf Pathan (11). # Chris Gayle took his run-aggregate in the IPL 5 to 515 at an average of 57.22 in 11 matches. # Gayle is the leading run-scorer in the present edition of the IPL, overtaking Virender Sehwag...