Mumbai Indians

Sunrisers Beat DD in a Tight Finish but Mumbai Indians Disappoint Yet Again

 April 26, 2014   R K Gupta

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In Friday’s two IPL matches, played at the Dubai International Cricket stadium, Sunrisers Hyderabad’s true batting strength came to the fore. They lost just one wicket but each of the three batsmen played his part in amassing a match-winning total of 184/1 at the end of 20 overs. The victory target of 185 was stiff […]

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KKR

Last-Ball Win For KKR In A Thriller Against RCB at Sharjah

 April 25, 2014   R K Gupta

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During the entire tenure of the game on Thursday night, Kolkata Knight Riders never looked like the side, which could take the victory away from Royal Challengers Bangalore. Even at the start of the last over, they had the accomplished South African duo of AB de Villiers and Albie Morkel, who are gifted with the […]

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Jadeja

Jadeja’s All-Round Performance Helps CSK Defend a Low Score Against Royals

 April 24, 2014   R K Gupta

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The FM Gold Channel of All India Radio features a daily evening program called Sports-Scan at 8.30 PM Indian Standard Time. The narrators usually invite known experts, who specialize in various sports. These specialists air their views on past, present and future sporting events. On Wednesday the CSK were already batting, when the program began. […]

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Maxwell

Oh Boy!! KXIP’s Maxwell Fired on Al l Cylinders Yet Again to Sink Sun-risers Hyderabad

 April 23, 2014   R K Gupta

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In Tuesday night’s match played at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Shikhar Dhawan won the toss for Sunrisers Hyderabad and asked Kings XI Punjab to bat first. The decision was presumably aimed at precluding the KXIP batsmen to mount their now famous herculean chases. But little did poor Dhawan know that the Big Max was ready for […]

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IPL Updates: Mumbai’s Bad Patch, KXIP and RCB Lead and CSK Thrash Delhi

 April 22, 2014   R K Gupta

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Four IPL matches were played over the last 3 days in 3 different venues at UAE. In the first two matches at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Saturday April 19, Mumbai Indians pathetic batting display allowed Royal Challengers to record their second straight win and in the next match on the same venue, Delhi Daredevils […]

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Rajasthan Royals

Kings XI Chase 200+ In Great Style But Rajasthan Royals Scrape Though Narrowly

 April 19, 2014   R K Gupta

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Chennai Super Kings is a feared T20 team any day and MS Dhoni is full of guile as a captain. Dhoni has been observed in recent past to send the opposition in after winning the toss. On April 18’s first match Abu Dhabi, he chose to bat first against Kings XI Punjab. The reason was […]

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Yuvraj

Yuvraj Survives His First Test As Royal Challengers Beat Dare Daredevils

 April 18, 2014   R K Gupta

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For critics keeping tabs at the RCB’s match with DD on Thursday night, the focus was set on two Indians. Yuvraj Singh has been more in news for his 140 million rupee price tag than his true playing abilities and likewise, Dinesh Karthik, whom DD bought for 125 million rupees had to pass the acid […]

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Jacques Kallis

IPL Begins in UAE With Jacques Kallis Led Victory For Kolkata Knight Riders

 April 17, 2014   R K Gupta

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The inaugural match of the seventh edition of the IPL was won on Wednesday by the 2012 champions; Kolkata Knight Riders, who scored an emphatic 41 run victory over the 2013 champions, Mumbai Indians. Like a typically uncertain IPL game, the KKR victory could not have been predicted early in their innings, when Lasith Malinga, […]

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IPL UAE

Countdown Continues For the First Part of IPL Extravaganza in UAE

 April 11, 2014   R K Gupta

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After endless controversies on match-fixing scandal, involving the bigwigs of Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals with legal matters going all the way up to India’s Apex court, the seventh edition of Indian Premier League is finally set to get underway at the United Arab Emirates. With federal government’s current involvement with General Elections in […]

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Kolkata Knight Riders

Kolkata Knight Riders: The name stands tall

 March 8, 2014   Kirti Daga

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Ever since the launch of Indian premier League (IPL) in India where cricket is religion, the focus of its fans is entirely different. Now the fans are supporting their respective cities or state. But IPL is much more of a brand than just cricket. The reason is the way in which its respective teams are […]

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