12th Over: Yuvraj into the attack. FOUR! Watson heaves it over mid wicket. A single gets Yusuf on strike. SIX! He blasts it over thr rope to get off the mark. SIX! Yusuf goes straight past the bowler’s head. Wow! Cramped for room/ A single to get Watson on strike.
11th Over: Chawla continues. Patel drives […]
Shane Warne, the Rajasthan Royals’ captain, took the opportunity of this dead-rubber top-of-the-table clash to take a break, and it may be another masterstroke as it allowed him to watch from the dugout while Kings XI Punjab’s top order blasted their way to 221 for 3.
Shaun Marsh led the way for Punjab with a 69-ball […]
Mumbai rounded off their IPL campaign with a comfortable win over the Bangalore Royal Challengers in a match reduced to 18 overs a side by rain. Sanath Jayasuriya and Sachin Tendulkar weren’t troubled by the damp conditions and added 96 in 69 balls after Dilhara Fernando restricted Bangalore to 122 with controlled spells of bowling […]
11th Over: Kulkarni continues as Dravid and White try to consolidate. FOUR! White heaves it over mid wicket. SIX! White got stuck onto that and the ball is out of there. FOUR! White has gone berzerk, pulls another one away.
10th Over: Smith introduced into the attack. Dravid plays it away for two to bring up […]
Sachin Tendulkar chose to field in a rain-shortened game against the Bangalore Royal Challengers, hoping to use the damp conditions to dismiss the hosts cheaply. The two sides will bat under lights for 18 overs each in what is the final match the tournament for both.
It rained early in the afternoon and the sky is […]
Somerset were left facing a nervous wait after their Friends Provident Trophy match at Glamorgan fell victim to the rain on Wednesday. Read more
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John Dyson, the West Indies coach, has said the gap between his team and Australia has become narrower after a closely-fought first Test in Jamaica, which Australia won by 95 runs.
Having trailed on the first innings by 119, West Indies were in with a fighting chance of winning after dismissing the visitors for 167 in […]
The South Australia Cricket Association have confirmed that discussions with Younis Khan have progressed to the point where a contract may be offered to make the Pakistan middle-order batsman the Redbacks’ marquee player for the 2008-09 season.
“Younis is currently one of the world’s best batsmen, recruiting him is an important step in our recruiting strategy […]
John Bracewell, the New Zealand coach, has confirmed the side will retain the same batting line-up for the third and final Test at Trent Bridge starting on June 5, despite their six-wicket defeat at Old Trafford. New Zealand’s inexperienced batting was exposed after they capitulated for 114 in the second innings, squandering an imposing first-innings […]
Match facts
Wednesday, May 28
Start time 16.00 (local), 10.30 (GMT)
The Big Picture
A probable high-stakes contest has been nipped in the bud with the Chennai Super Kings edging out the Mumbai Indians in the semi-final race. The only remaining interest in the clash is whether a crestfallen Mumbai can avenge their home defeat against the Bangalore Royal […]
The Chennai Super Kings booked a semi-final showdown with the Kings XI Punjab after they won their final round-robin match against the Deccan Chargers by seven wickets.
The Super Kings needed victory to assure their place and were made to sweat on victory, finally reeling in the home side’s 147 for eight when Suresh Raina clubbed […]
England coach Peter Moores has backed Paul Collingwood to rediscover his best form after a recent lean spell with the bat for Durham and the national team.
Collingwood has gone 22 innings without a Test century and has yet to reach 50 in any form of cricket this season. Read more
Courtesy: news.bbc.co.uk