Harbhajan MI

Hard-Nosed Harbhajan Hangs on to Hinder Heavy Loss for MI in IPL-8’s Match #7

 April 14, 2015   R K Gupta

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Last year’s runners-up Kings XI Punjab scored their first victory of the new IPL season but contrary to early indications, the win didn’t come as easily as it first appeared. The visitors to India’s maximum city had to endure some seriously anxious moments as one man literally pulled the rug from under their feet. Mumbai […]

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Delhi Daredevils vs RR

11th Straight IPL Defeat for Daredevils Comes in Last-Over Thriller Against Royals

 April 13, 2015   R K Gupta

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It was the one match Delhi Daredevils should have won. Dealing with Chris Morris and Tim Southee at finish was not the same as bowling against Rahane, Faulkner or Hooda but despite his vast international experience as a player and captain of Sri Lanka, Angelo Mathews could innovate nothing in his last over for Delhi […]

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Gayle RCB IPL

CSK Vs SRH and RCB Vs KKR: Explosive Batting from Big Boy Brendon and Galloping Gayle Ensure Wins for Their Teams

 April 12, 2015   R K Gupta

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In the 4th and 5th IPL matches played on Saturday, the results solely depended on the tear-away batting explosions from CSK and RCB openers; Brendon McCullum and Chris Gayle. In case of McCullum, his 100 not out off 56 balls was the cornerstone of CSK’s 209 runs and although Sunrisers Hyderabad began well with David […]

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Rajasthan vs punjab

All-round Faulkner Show Take Rajasthan to Easy Win Over Kings XI Punjab

 April 11, 2015   R K Gupta

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The match between the Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab at the MCA stadium Pune on Friday was akin to the Australian World Cup winning stars splitting themselves in two groups and playing one another. Shane Watson was a non-starter as he picked up a niggling injury but the stand-in captain, Steven Smith has collected […]

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IPL-8

IPL-8 Begins With Glitzy Two-Night Fanfare and KKR Take the Cake by Beating MI in Match#1

 April 9, 2015   R K Gupta

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Over two days, Kolkata, known in India as the City of Joy, was drenched with cricket, rain and celebrations as the eighth edition of immensely popular Indian Premier League opened with a ceremony, attended by industry big-wigs and Bollywood stars. On the first day April 07, 2015, even the thundershowers and incessant rain couldn’t dampen […]

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Win 2015 CWC Final

New Zealand Come a Cropper After a Magnificent World-Cup Show as Australia Dish Out Superbly Controlled Performance to Win 2015 CWC Final

 March 30, 2015   R K Gupta

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On a super Sunday at MCG, Australia dictated terms from start and produced an extremely comprehensive final performance to inscribe their name as five-time winners of the Cricket World Cup. Once Brendon McCullum was taken in the very first over, New Zealand couldn’t recover as Australians applied pressure. Except Grant Elliot and Ross Taylor, none […]

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Semifinal cwc 2015

CWC 2015: India’s Tame Semifinal Surrender Breaks a Billion Hearts!

 March 26, 2015   R K Gupta

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The overwhelming numbers of fans present at the Sydney Cricket Ground on a fateful Thursday were sorely disappointed to see India go down softly against the charged up Australians in the second semifinal of the ICC 2015 Cricket World Cup. There were a billion others watching the action on television across the globe with high […]

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CWC 2015 First Semifinal: South Africa Came Close but Let Themselves Down by Fielding Lapses Towards the End

 March 26, 2015   R K Gupta

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South Africa lost to New Zealand in the first semifinal on Tuesday, March 24, 2015. They batted well, bowled their heart out and threw themselves on the field but in the end Grant Elliot denied them. In a match that went to the very edges of pure thrill and kept spectators guessing until the last […]

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Martin Guptill New Zealand v West Indies: Quarter Final - 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup

Guptill Made West Indian Chase Impossible as New Zealand Cruise to Semifinals

 March 22, 2015   R K Gupta

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Riding on Martin Guptill’s fantastic double hundred, New Zealand piled up close to 400 runs and made the West Indies victory chase out of reach. It is not every day that someone comes up with double centuries in 50-over matches but when that happens, the opponents are heavily pressurized. After the CWC opener against Sri […]

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Australia Cricket

Australia Overcome Middle-Over Pakistani Scare and Set up a Clash with India in the Second Semifinal in Sydney.

 March 22, 2015   R K Gupta

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Pakistan won the toss but lost the early advantage. Their openers, who excelled against Ireland, fell easy prey to the Australian pace battery. Only Misbah-Ul-Haq fought as he had been doing in CWC 2015. With Haris Sohail, Misbah attempted a rescue mission and added 73 runs for third-wicket. That was the highest partnership in Pakistan’s […]

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