A superlative bowling performance by Royal Challengers Bangalore, including a hat-trick by Praveen Kumar, decimated Rajasthan Royals to a paltry 92 and set up a huge win. The match lasted just 30.3 overs as Bangalore strolled home by 10 wickets to call it an early night, and also seal the second-most comprehensive victory in terms [...]
With their backs against the wall after two successive losses, an injury-stricken Jaipur will take on a rejuvenated Bangalore tonight.
Shane Warne’s inspirational leadership that saw his side conquering the first edition of the IPL seems to be fading away. Nothing has been going right for the leg-spinning legend.
His fringe players, who were the key to [...]
Match facts
Bangalore v Rajasthan in Bangalore
Thursday, March 18
Start time 2000 (1430 GMT)
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The captain’s legbreaks are not coming out right; the most imposing batsman of the team has broken a finger, the canny wicket-taker has done an ankle; their fastest bowler is fast becoming wider than he is fast; and the talismanic allrounder’s arrival is [...]
A smooth entry: “Quite long queues, don’t wait too long [to leave for the stadium]” warned a colleague already at the Chinnaswamy. Entering a stadium in India can be an unforgettably unpleasant experience because of aforementioned queues, bottleneck entry points and the slow processing of tickets and security checks by officious policemen.
The security was tight [...]
Bisla who?
Manvinder Bisla made 2 off six balls against Delhi Daredevils, so the question from a clueless spectator was one most fans at the Chinnaswamy Stadium would have had. They knew soon enough, though, for after a streaky four against a Dale Steyn lifter, Bisla drove Praveen Kumar to the cover boundary and cracked Jacques [...]
Bangalore captain Anil Kumble praised the influence of Jacques Kallis as his side secured victory over Mohali.
South African all-rounder Kallis hit a superbly-paced 89 and Robin Uthappa smashed 51 as Bangalore overhauled Mohali formidable score of 203 for three with seven deliveries to spare, securing an eight-wicket victory in their first match at home.
“We haven’t [...]
If not for a bloke from Barbados who once flayed Dennis Lillee and friends for 254 at the MCG, Jacques Henry Kallis would end his career as the greatest all-round cricketer in the history of the game. His numbers in Test and one-day cricket brook no arguments, but there were many who felt that Twenty20 [...]
Jacques Kallis smashed an imperious half-century as Bangalore secured a remarkable eight-wicket victory over Mohali.
Fuelled by a rollicking 75 from opener Manvinder Bisla and a superb 77 from Ravi Bopara - his second consecutive half-century - Mohali amassed a formidable 203 for three after choosing to bat first.
But Kallis smashed an unbeaten 89 and Robin [...]
At the halfway mark it seemed as if Kings XI Punjab had scored enough to record their first victory of the tournament, but Royal Challengers Bangalore went after the target with such vengeance that Punjab were punished for trespassing on private property. At the forefront of the chase was the reborn Twenty20 basher Jacques Kallis, [...]
Match facts
Tuesday, March 16
Start time 1600 (1030GMT)
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This is a match-up between two teams who haven’t been quick off the blocks. Kings XI Punjab’s trio of big-name batsmen - Yuvraj Singh, Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene - flopped against a strong Delhi Daredevils, and Royal Challengers Bangalore went down without much of a fight [...]
“I’ve always known that he had the talent,” said Sourav Ganguly after the game. “Players like [Manoj] Tiwary, [Cheteshwar] Pujara and [Wriddhiman] Saha. It’s just a question of giving them the opportunities. In this format, the best time to score runs is when opening. He batted very freely and played some big shots as well. [...]
An all-round display from the Kolkata took them to a seven-wicket victory over last year’s runners-up Bangalore.
Medium-pacer Angelo Mathews claimed an outstanding four for 19 as Bangalore were restricted to a mere 135 for seven, 65 of those runs coming from Jacques Kallis in their match in the Indian T20 Series.
It’s all about numbers
Openers Manoj [...]