SRH

SRH Stun RR Then Prevail Over Delhi, RCB No match To KXIP and MI Lose Again

 May 11, 2014   R K Gupta

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In four IPL matches over the last three days, Sunrisers Hyderabad won both their games with the victory over RR on Thursday being particularly noteworthy. Two days later, unseasonal showers in Delhi interrupted the DD/SRH game four times and thrice new D/L targets were announced. Finally, SRH were required to score 43 off 5 overs […]

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KXIP

MI’s Second Win, A Disciplined KKR Beat DD And Big Max Powers KXIP Victory Over CSK

 May 8, 2014   R K Gupta

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IPL matches on Tuesday and Wednesday were high-scoring contests. At Mumbai on Tuesday, a late charge by MI batsmen helped them log their second straight win in two matches. However, having lost the first five, it is still an uphill task for them to finish within the top four. On Wednesday, batting second at the […]

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RR

Rollicking KKR Suffers Sudden Paralysis Against RR As CSK Dominate Daredevils at Delhi

 May 6, 2014   R K Gupta

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Gautam Gambhir won the toss and took to the field, presumably to go after the target with due planning. RR’s final score of 171 did not bother Gambhir as he mounted a big century opening stand with the in-form Robin Uthappa. RR did not appear to have much chance, when KKR needed just 50 runs […]

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MI

Mumbai Wins at Last, RR Too Good for DD and RCB Returns to Winning Ways

 May 5, 2014   R K Gupta

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Over the last two days, three venues in India hosted the 22nd, 23rd, and 24th matches of IPL 2014. In Mumbai’s Wankhede stadium, MI looked like repeating the rhythm of their past defeats until Aditya Tare came on the scene. The little guy lit up the scene on arrival and showed big man Pollard what […]

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csk

CSK Had Better Plans As They Beat KKR In Rain-Curtailed First IPL2014 Game In India

 May 3, 2014   R K Gupta

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The India-leg of IPL began with rain in Ranchi. It wasn’t known until 9 PM as to when the game would begin. Finally, it was announced that the 17-over per side match would get underway at 9.40 PM. The other restrictions were; a) the 5-over power-play and; b) only 2 bowlers allowed to bowl 4 […]

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Mumbai Indians

Batting Woes Continue For Mumbai Indians Even As IPL’s UAE Leg Comes To An End

 May 2, 2014   R K Gupta

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Kings Eleven Punjab and Mumbai Indians are at the two ends of a spectrum in this IPL. 20 matches were played on the round-robin basis between 10 participants in different venues of UAE until yesterday. While KXIP won all their five games, MI lost all five. Every other team recorded some wins and some losses. […]

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IPL Match

19th IPL Match Between KKR and RR Goes To The Extremes of Thrill

 April 30, 2014   R K Gupta

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The game ended in a tie and had to go to the super over. Batting first, KKR made 11 in their allotted 6 balls. Following on, RR batsmen Shane Watson and Steven Smith managed 9 runs off the first 5 balls from Sunil Narine. Steven Smith had to face Narine’s last ball with KKR requiring […]

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KXIP

KXIP Score Fifth Straight IPL Victory in a Low Scoring Game against RCB At Dubai On Monday

 April 29, 2014   R K Gupta

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When Kings XI Punjab won their first three matches of IPL 2014, everyone attributed their wins to the immense fire-power of Glenn Maxwell. The big-hitting Australian truly stood above the pack and single handedly made the difference. Beginning with the patient chase that KXIP launched in the face of 206-run target set by CSK in […]

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CSK

Mumbai Lose Fourth Successive Match But CSK Show Their Mettle to Sun-Risers

 April 28, 2014   R K Gupta

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When you win the toss and elect to bat in a T20 game, the obvious purpose is you have a target in mind that the opposition cannot reach. In the case of Mumbai Indians all their targets have been so dismally low that any opposition can overhaul that without too much trouble. In a strange […]

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RCB’s Woeful Slump Against RR as KXIP Record Fourth Straight Win

 April 27, 2014   R K Gupta

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After coming out on tops in their first two matches, RCB took an about turn by snatching an unexpected defeat from the jaws of a certain victory against KKR on Thursday. On Saturday, the team did much worse, after being put into bat by RR, who won the toss. In the simmering Dubai heat, it […]

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