Rahane and Watson

Rahane and Watson Star in Royals’ Emphatic Win Over Chennai Super Kings

 April 20, 2015   R K Gupta

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In the battle between the two hitherto undefeated sides, Royals proved a decisive superiority over Chennai Super Kings, when the two teams met at Ahmedabad’s Motera Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Packed with great batting power, CSK rightly chose to bat rather than slog in the sweltering summer heat of Western India. Only the other day, […]

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IPL season

Royals Record Fourth Win in a Dramatic Finish in IPL’s Low-Scoring 11th Match

 April 17, 2015   R K Gupta

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What looked like a straightforward match for Rajasthan Royals for most part, turned into a late drama and ended in the last-ball finish at Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy Cricket Stadium in Vishakhapatnam on Thursday. Rajasthan Royals had done everything right after winning the toss. They sent Sunrisers Hyderabad in and restricted them to 127, the […]

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Mumbai Indians Malinga

Meandering Mumbai Mauled by Smith after They Commit Hara-Kiri Earlier

 April 15, 2015   R K Gupta

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What Steven Smith did to MI bowlers was an event that was a sequel to Mumbai’s own initial blunders and some misfortune. Rohit Sharma and Mumbai’s top-heavy think-tank decided to bat first. In all likelihood, if they had lost the toss, Smith would have asked them to bat first as well. That is a conjecture […]

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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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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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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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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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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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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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