PUNE WARRIORS to play against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 35th match of the Indian Premier League 2011 at M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore tonight.Yuvraj Singh-led Pune Warriors won the first two matches of its IPL Continue Reading..
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Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians are ready to face their first encounter of IPL 4 at 4 pm IST at Sawai Mansingh Stadium. This match of course, will be the clash of two legends, Tendulkar and Shane Warne. Tendulkar might have come out as the better man in many a battle, but Warne can up his sleeves to trouble Tendulkar.
For this match demand for tickets is bigger than the one-day international matches last year.
Currently Mumbai Indians are at the top of the IPL standings with 10 points ,other wins here on will add to their tally to make it good enough to make the knockout stage. Whereas, Rajasthan Royals stand fifth in the IPL points table and have won three games out of the seven.
Rajasthan Royals have been quite unpredictable in the IPL 2011 and they can beat Mumbai Indians. They have arsenal, Shane Watson, Shane Warne, Ross Taylor, Rahul Dravid who can fire anytime against the opposition. Watson played outstandingly against Bangladesh in the recent ODI series.
Mumbai Indians has the God of Cricket Tendulkar,and potential match-winners like Lasith Malinga, Harbhajan Singh, Kieron Polard, Andrew Symonds, Rohit Sharma, Ambati Rayudu . T20 is not just about potential and its about being best in the day.
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TWO STAR cricketers of Delhi, Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir will face-off against each other in a friendly rivalry in the 33rd match of the Indian Premier League 2011 at Feroz Shah Kotla stadium in Delhi on Thursday, April 28.
Gautam Gambhir, who has played for Delhi Daredevils in the last three editions of the Indian Premier League Continue Reading..
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Mumbai Cricket Association may lose the two play-off matches of the IPL 4. These matches may be shifted to Bangalore.
BCCI working committee discussed how police behaviour and security arrangements were inconveniencing the franchises and officials during IPL 4, refering to N Srinivasan and Ratnakar Shetty being prevented from entering the office inside the stadium. Mumbai police refused to recognise the accreditation given by the IPL authorities and want officials to carry police accreditations with them.
Instead Mumbai police replied, they cannot compromise security over ego issues. “Even the police commissioner is not allowed to enter without accreditation. Why are BCCI officials making an issue? Egos should be kept aside,” deputy police commissioner (Operations) Rajkumar Vhatkar said. “We are just saying that the authorities should also have police-provided cards. There is no issue between the police and BCCI.”
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IN Indian Premier League 2011 today, at Kochi's Nehru Stadium, Kochi Tuskers Kerala will take on Deccan Chargers. Both Kochi and Deccan are playing their seventh game in the on-going IPL 2011.Continue Reading..
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YUVRAJ SINGH-LED Pune Warriors has a great chance to take revenge from MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings of its defeat. Two days back Chennai Super Kings defeated Pune Warriors by 25 runs at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Warriors' defeat to Super Kings is its third out of five contested in the IPL 4.Continue Reading..
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IN THE 30th match of the Indian Premier League on Tuesday April 26, Delhi Daredevils will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore at Delhi's Feroz Shah Kotla stadium. In their last six encounters, Delhi Daredevils have won five matches and lost just one game against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL.Continue Reading..
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MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings and Yuvraj Singh-led Pune Warriors will go head to head in the Indian Premier League 2011 tonight.Chennai Super Kings started IPL 2011 journey with a victory over Kolkata Knight Riders. In the next match Kings XI Punjab defeated CSK by six wickets. Cheenai team won next IPL match against Royal Challengers Bangalore by 21 runs. Kochi Tuskers Kerala won against Chennai by seven wickets in the CSK's fourth match in the IPL 2011.Continue Reading..
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Chennai Super Kings today will take on Pune Warriors new team in the Indian Premier League.It will be the first match between both the teams.
Defending champion Chennai Super Kings would look to get back to winning track by taking on IPL 2011 debutants Pune Warriors in today’s IPL match. MS Dhoni led Chennai is second last in the points table after three defeats in five matches. Chennai has won against Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore, and lost to Kochi Tuskers, Mumbai Indians and Kings XI Punjab.Chennai have another nine matches to go along with today’s tie against Pune.Last year , they went on to win the title, after they were facing elimination close to the end of league.
Chennai's batting is strong withDhoni, Mike Hussey, Suresh Raina and Aniruddha in the team, worries are in the bowling department.Suraj Randiv, R Ashwin are yet to perform big.
Yuvraj Singh led Pune Warriors has work harder for points as they also lost last two of their matches. Pune Warriors rely heavily on Yuvraj and Jesse Ryder, with Robin Uthappa still due to perform. Their Bowling is also on weak side. Wayne Parnell had been economical but have not got many wickets.
Teams are:
Pune Warriors: Yuvraj Singh (capt.), Robin Uthappa (wk), Murali Kartik, Abhishek Jhunjhunwala, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Deeraj Jadhav, Eklavya Dwivedi, Ganesh Gaikwad, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Harshad Khadiwale, Kamran Khan, Mithun Manhas, Mohnish Mishra, Rahul Sharma, Sachin Rana, Shrikant Wagh, Shrikant Mundhe, Imtiyaz Ahmed, Graeme Smith, Jesse Ryder, Wayne Parnell, Alphonso Thomas. Tim Paine, Callum Ferguson, Mitchell Marsh, Jerome Taylor.
Chennai Super Kings: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt), Murali Vijay, Suresh Raina, S Badrinath, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shadab Jakati, Michael Hussey, Albie Morkel, Ben Hilfenhaus, Doug Bollinger, G Bailey, Tim Southee, F du Plessis, Suraj Randiv, Nuwan Kulasekara, Joginder Sharma, Yo Mahesh, A Mukund, Wriddhiman Saha, Scott Styris, Sudeep Tyagi, K Vasudevadas, G Vignesh.
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Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, Challengers captain Daniel Vettori has won the toss and asked Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir to bat first.Continue Reading..
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Sri Lankan cricketers including Kochi Tuskers Kerala captain Mahela Jayawardene and Deccan Chargers captain Kumar Sangakkara, can stay on in the IPL 2011 for some time more. This decision has been taken by the Sri Lankan cricket board.Continue Reading..
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HISTORICAL EDEN Gardens in Kolkata is going to host the 24th match of the Indian Premier League 2011 between host Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore this evening. Both KKR and RCB are playing their sixth match in the ongoing tournament.
Shah Rukh Khan owned and Gautam Gambhir led Kolkata Knight Riders is on top of the points tableContinue Reading..
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Sri Lankan speed star Lasith Malinga is playing IPL 2011 even when he is not fit to play for his national team in the upcoming Test series against England starting on May 26 in Cardiff. Malinga has a knee injury and he can't bowl long spells, so opted out of the upcoming Test series,but can bowl the required four overs in an IPL match.
Sri Lanka Cricket umbrage at the pacer and has decided to summon him immediately back to Sri Lanka for a rehabilitation. "It looks a bit awkward when someone says he is injured and continues to play cricket," Sri Lanka's new chairman of selectors Duleep Mendis, a former Lanka captain too, was quoted as saying. "That is the reason why we have decided to write to Malinga and ask him to return home and undergo a rehabilitation programme. Malinga has specifically mentioned in a letter that he is not available for Test matches right now because he has a nagging knee problem."
On the other hand now Sri Lankan Cricket Board has allowed their cricketers to play in the IPL till May 18. Indications are that Lasith will keep playing for Mumbai Indians.
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IN THE only match on Thursday, April 21, in the Indian Premier League, former Australian legends, Adam Gilchrist-led Kings XI Punjab and Shane Warne-led Rajasthan Royals will play each other at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali. Continue Reading..
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Pune Warriors captain Yuvraj Singh won the toss and decided to bat first against Mumbai Indians in the 21st match of the Indian Premier League 2011. The batting track is likely to support batsmen.Mumbai Indians captain Sachin Tendulkar has made two change in the playing XI. Mumbai Indians lost their match against Kochi Tuskers Kerala played at the same venue.Continue Reading..
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IN Indian Premier League 2011 tonight Kolkata Knight Riders will take on Kochi Tuskers Kerala. The Kolkata Knight Riders team who has never reached the semi final of the Indian Premier League so far, is at the top of the points table in IPL 2011.Continue Reading..
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Mumbai Indians and Pune Warriors, will meet at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium in the 21th match of the IPL 2011. The Sachin Tendulkar-led Mumbai Indian and Yuvraj Singh-led Pune Warriors will play their fourth match in the tournament.Continue Reading..
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Deccan Chargers captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss against Delhi Daredevils and decided to bat first in the 19th match of the IPL 2011. Both the teams have made minor changes in their squads today.Continue Reading..
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ROYAL CHALLENGERS Bangalore to face up Rajasthan Royals in front of its home crowds at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore tonight in the 20th match of the Indian Premier League 2011. Both Bangalore and Rajasthan are playing their fifth match in the IPL 4. Continue Reading..
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Indian Premier League 2011 on April 19, Delhi Daredevils will take on Deccan Chargers at Feroz Shah Kotla stadium in Delhi. Both Deccan Chargers and Delhi Daredevils have won one match each in the ongoing IPL 2011. Continue Reading..
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Indian Premier League 2011, Kochi Tuskers Kerala will clash with Chennai Super Kings on Monday, April 18th 2011 at Nehru Stadium in Kochi. Chennai and Kochi both are playing their fourth match in the ongoing IPL 4.Continue Reading..
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Much to the delight of their fans Delhi Dare Devils playing under the captaincy of Virender Sehwag played very well and defeated the Pune Warriors. Despite Yuvraj's heroics, DD managed to score their first victory.Continue Reading..
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Today in Indian Premier League 2011 Deccan Chargers will take on Kings XI Punjab.Kings XI Punjab captain Adam Gilchrist and Deccan Chargers captain Kumar Sangakkara, have swapped the teams they are playing for.Kings XI Punjab has won four matches and Deccan Chargers two matches. Continue Reading..
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CHENNAI SUPER Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore will meet in the Indian Premier League 2011 match at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai today evening. The fourteenth match of IPL 2011 between CSK and RCB will be the third and fourth game for both teams in this tournament.Continue Reading..
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Kolkata Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir won the toss and decided to bowl first against Rajasthan Royals in the 12th match of the IPL 2011.Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Warne has made two changes in the playing XI from the last match against Delhi Daredevils. All-rounder Shane Watson continue reading..
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Rajasthan Royals will take on Kolkata Knight Riders in the 12th match of the ongoing Indian Premier League at Jaipur’s Sawai Mansingh Stadium to maintain its winning march. Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals have played six matches with each other in the IPL 2011. Royals has won four matches and the Riders has won two. Continue Reading..
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IPL 2010 runner-up team Mumbai Indians to play against new team Kochi Tuskers Kerala in the 13th match of the IPL 2011 this evening.Mumbai Indians will play its first game at the home ground since 2008.Continue Reading..
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TWO DEBUTANTS in the Indian Premier League 2011, Pune Warriors and Kochi Tuskers Kerala, will face off in the tenth match of the IPL 4 at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Wednesday, April 13.
Pune Warriors (PW) is led by man-of-the-tournament in the Cricket World Cup 2011, Yuvraj Singh, and Kochi Tuskers Kerala's (KTK) command is in the hands of Mahela Jayawardene, under whose captaincy Sri Lanka reached the final of 2007 Cricket World Cup.
Pune Warriors started its IPL 4 campaign with a glorious victory against Kings XI Punjab by seven wickets on Sunday April 10, whereas Kochi Tuskers Kerala started its IPL 2011 campaign with a disappointing defeat against Royal Challengers Bangalore by six wickets at its home ground.
Both Pune Warriors and Kochi Tuskers Kerala franchise owners picked some big names in their squads in the IPL auction in January this year. Warriors have Graeme Smith, Jesse Ryder, Yuvraj Singh, Callum Ferguson, Tim Paine, Nathan McCullum, and Jerome Taylor.
In the KTK squad, Mahela Jayawardene, Brendon McCullum, John Hastings, Brad Hodge, Muttiah Muralitharan, Michael Klinger, and Sreesanth are some big names.
Both team are looking very balanced, and it is difficult to predict which one is better. However, at the end of the day individual and team performances will decide who will be the better team.
But, it seems likely that the tenth match of the IPL 4 between Pune Warriors and Kochi Tuskers Kerala will entertain both ground audiences and TV viewers.
Pune Warriors begins their journey with a victory on Kings XI Punjab in their opening match Of IPL 2011. Now Pune Warriors will take on Kochi Tuskers Kerala in Mumbai. Pune Warriors is playing under captaincy of Yuvraj Singh who was the star and man of the tournament in World Cup 2011. Pune Warriors side also looked most balanced team in this IPL extravaganza., Having players like Graeme Smith and Jesse Ryder, Yuvraj Singh, Callum Ferguson, Robin Uthappa who can demolish top bowling attack. And in bowling department Ashish Nehra, Wayne Parnell, Jerome Taylor, Murli Karthik can be dangerous.
Kochi team led by Mahela Jayawardene, lost their opening match of IPL against Bangalore Royal Challengers.Kochi Tuskers openers Brendon McCullum and VVS Laxman will look to provide good start, and Sreesanth vs Smith is the battle to watch out for.
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Teams:
Pune Warriors: Yuvraj Singh (captain), Robin Uthappa (wicket-keeper), Murali Kartik, Abhishek Jhunjhunwala, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Deeraj Jadhav, Eklavya Dwivedi, Ganesh Gaikwad, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Harshad Khadiwale, Kamran Khan, Mithun Manhas, Mohnish Mishra, Rahul Sharma, Sachin Rana, Shrikant Wagh, Shrikant Mundhe, Imtiyaz Ahmed.
Kochi Tuskers Kerala: Mahela Jayawardene (captain), Brendon McCullum, Parthiv Patel (wicket-keeper), VVS Laxman, Owais Shah, Brad Hodge, Ravindra Jadeja, Thisara Perera, Rudra Pratap Singh, Ramesh Powar, R Vinay Kumar, Muttiah Muralitharan, B Akhil, Chandan Madan, Deepak Chougule, Kedar Jadav, Raiphi Gomez, Sushant Marathe, Tanmay Srivastava, Y Gnaneswara Rao, Yashpal Singh, Prasanth Padmanabhan.
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THIS AFTERNOON at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur in the seventh match of the Indian Premier League 2011, Delhi Daredevils (DD) captain Virender Sehwag won the toss and decided to bat first against Rajasthan Royals (RR).
Delhi captain Sehwag has made one change in the playing XI from the last match, Shahbaz Nadeem came in the playing XI in place of Umesh Yadav. Rajasthan captain Shane Warne has made two changes. Shaun Tait and Ajinkiya Rahane came in for injured Jacob Oram and Stuart Binny.
Both the Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Delhi Daredevils (DD) are playing their second match in the IPL 2011. After a heart breaking defeat at the hands of Mumbai, Delhi Daredevils team landed in Jaipur with the hopes of debut win, whereas Rajasthan Royals came back after an away victory over Deccan Chargers in their bag.
In the Indian Premier League, Delhi Daredevils and Rajasthan Royals have met seven times so far. Delhi team has won four matches and Rajasthan team has won three matches, including first semi final match in the inaugural edition of the IPL in 2008.
Here are the playing XI of Delhi Daredevils and Rajasthan Royals in the seventh match of the IPL 2011:
Rajasthan Royals (RR): Amit Paunikar, Abhishek Raut, Rahul Dravid, Ross Taylor, Ajinkya Rahane, Johan Botha, Ashok Menaria, Shane Warne (capt), Amit Singh, Shaun Tait, Siddharth Trivedi.
Delhi Daredevils (DD): Virender Sehwag (capt), David Warner, Aaron Finch, Unmukt Chand, Naman Ojha (wk), Venugopal Rao, Irfan Pathan, RE van der Merwe, Morne Morkel, Shahbaz Nadeem, Ashok Dinda.
The live action of the second match of IPL 2011, between DD vs RR started at 4: 00 PM and all details regarding the match will be available Here.
IN THE seventh match of the Indian Premier League 2011 at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Tuesday April 12, host Rajasthan Royals will play against Delhi Daredevils. Today's match will be the second match for both the Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Delhi Daredevils (DD) in the IPL 2011.
In the opening match, Rajasthan Royals defeated Deccan Chargers by eight wickets with seven balls remaining. Delhi Daredevils started their campaign of IPL 4 with a humiliating defeat against Mumbai Indians by eight wickets. The entire team was all out for 95 runs just in 17.4 overs.
In the absence of Rajasthan Royals retained player Shane Watson, who is playing ODI series against Bangladesh, Ross Taylor will take the command to destruct DD's bowling attack. In the last match, Johan Botha played a brilliant knock against Chargers and scored 67 runs. Siddharth Trivedi and the captain himself can put pressure on opposition's batting in the IPL 4.
In the first match Delhi Daredevils' batsmen had no clue about Lasith Malinga yorkers. In the IPL 2011, DD batting line-up is mainly depending on captain Virender Sehwag and David Warner. All rounder Irfan Pathan and pacer Morne Morkel can also play key role for their team.
The seventh match of the IPL 4, between Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Delhi Daredevils (DD) in the IPL 2011, will start from 4:00 PM, and live telecast of this match can be watched on SET Max.
KOLKATA KNIGHT Riders, Kings XI Punjab, Delhi Daredevils, Deccan Chargers – a common thing amongst all of them is that they went for a complete revamp of their teams for the fourth season of the IPL.
Even though the teams were given the option to retain 4 players these franchises felt the need to have a completely new playing XI. Barring their captain Virender Sehwag the Delhi Daredevils have a completely new team. KKR, Kings XI Punjab and Deccan Chargers are also starting afresh.
But has this strategy backfired? All four of them lost their opening games. KKR still managed to give the Chennai Super Kings some fight but the other games were completely one sided. Could this complete revamp strategy be a reason for that?
For starters, these teams did not retain certain key players and then lost them to the other franchises during the auction thereby weakening their teams. Not retaining Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, and Rohit Sharma may prove costly for them as the tournament goes on.
According to Navjot Sidhu or Sherry as he is fondly called by the IPL hosts, Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians have done the smart thing by retaining key players thereby keeping the nucleus of the team intact. The initial results have also been in their favour, with Chennai beating KKR and Mumbai bowling out the Delhi Daredevils for a modest total of 95.
As per experts, for any new side, players take some time to get used to each other. The captain also needs some time to understand each of his players, their strengths and weaknesses and build his strategies accordingly. Three years of playing together and then not even a week to adjust to the new situation does have an impact on the performance of the teams.
However, its still early days in the tournament. Let's hope that the players of these franchises adjust quickly to the new scenario and live up to the faith that their owners have shown in them.
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Deccan chargers leading bowler Dale Steyn is in form , took 2/18 in limited four overs game vs Rajasthan Royals. Johan Botha, played for Rajasthan Royals performed well in the opening match of Indian Premier League.Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Warne made the inspired decision to use Johan Botha. Johan Botha hit unbeaten score 67 off just 47 balls to set up comfortable win over Deccan Chargers.
Ryan McLaren who plays from Kings XI Punjab from 9/4 against Sahara Pune Warriors. He batted through out the innings and remained unbeaten on 51 off 43 balls with 6 boundaries and a six. Alfonso Thomas also had an opening spell of 2/8 in 2 overs for the Warriors, whereas Wayne Parnell also did well by 1/20 in four overs.AB de Villiers, another protea hit 5 sixes in an unbeaten innings of 54 off 40 balls for Bangalore Royal Challengers to fetch victory against Kochi Tuskers Kerala.
Jacques Kallis also took two wickets for Kolkata Knight Riders ,along with an innings of 54 off 42 balls.In the same match Albie Morkel hit a six and a four in the last over.
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IN THE sixth match of the IPL 2011, Gautam Gambhir-led Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will play against Kumar Sangakkara's team Deccan Chargers (DC) at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata this evening. Both KKR and DC are playing their second match in the IPL 4 for their first victory.
In the inaugural match of the IPL 2011, Shah Rukh Khan's Kolkata Knight Riders lost against Chennai Super Kings by two runs, and on Saturday, Deccan Chargers was defeated by Rajasthan Royals by eight wickets in a one-sided encounter at Hyderabad.
KKR captain Gautam Gambhir should come for batting at either at the opening spot or at first down, and Yusuf Pathan should play at the number three position. Jacques Kallis is playing his best cricket.
In the bowling department Laxmipathy Balaji and Iqbal Abdulla are KKR's best available options. Kolkata Knight Riders will have to improve their fielding and catching.
In the Deccan Chargers, captain Kumar Sangakkara and JP Dumini can destroy any bowling attack, and Shikhar Dhawan is also a very promising batsman. In the bowling department Dale Steyn will be a handful. Amit Mishra and Ishant Sharma are also very useful bowlers for the Chargers. In the last match against RR, Pragyan Ojha was quite expensive.
Sixth match of the IPL 2011 between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) vs Deccan Chargers (DC) will start at 8:00 PM, and will telecasted live on the SET Max channel.
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IN THE second match of the Indian Premier League 2011, Rajasthan Royals will play against Deccan Chargers at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Hyderabad, on Saturday evening. Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Deccan Chargers (DC) are the winners of IPL season first and second respectively.
This year former Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara is leading the completely new-look Chargers. Earlier, he was the captain of Kings XI Punjab, which is now being led by former Deccan Chargers captain Adam Glichrist. Rajasthan Royals management has retained its coach cum captain Shane Warne for the top job.
After their inaugural crown of IPL in 2008, Rajasthan Royals have not performed well in the last two editions. During the IPL auction this year RR management brought in some useful international cricketers such as Rahul Dravid, Shaun Tait, Ross Taylor, Jacob Oram, and Johan Botha, and retained Shane Warne and all-rounder Shane Watson.
Deccan Chargers, who won the IPL 2009 and finished fourth in 2010, has some big players such as Sangakkara, Kevin Pietersen, Dale Steyn, Cameron White, JP Duminy. Meanwhile, Kevin Pietersen and Cameron White are not with the team due to injury and international commitments respectively.
In last year's IPL, two Chargers spinners Pragyan Ojha and Amit Mishra, were the two highest wicket-takers.
The second match of the IPL 4, between Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals, will start from 4:00 PM, and viewers can watch live telecast of this match on SET Max.
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Inaugural Indian Premier League T20 Champions, Rajasthan Royals, will kick start their IPL 2011 campaign against Deccan Chargers in the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad today at 4Pm IST.Both sides have met with each other on six occasions in the past three seasons, Rajasthan Royals winning five of six encounters.
Deccan Chargers led Kumar Sangakkara, who was the caption of Sri Lanka, is in good form and would hope players like JP Duminy and Michael Lumb help the side start its campaign on a winning note. Two of their star players Kevin Pietersen and Cameron White already ruled out of the tournament.But they have strong bowling line up including Ishant Sharma, Manpreet Gony, Amit Mishra, Pragyan Ojha with Dale Steyn leading up in their attack.
Whereas with Rajasthan Royals Ross Taylor and Rahul Dravid are the only established batsman, as Paul Collingwood will miss the tournament due to an injury, Shane Watson is expected to join after Aussie’s Bangladesh tour.However Jacob Oram comes in as replacement. Shaun Tait , Johan Botha, Oram will handle the bowling department along the skipper Warne and young Siddharth Trivedi .
Let us see who wins their First Battle in IPL 2011 this time around.
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AS THE owner and chairman of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), Mukesh Ambani knows what goes into making a successful enterprise. And testing his antics this time around is his venture of four years – The Mumbai Indians cricket team.
What makes this franchise special is that this time around the team boasts of the finest players of the world, fighting it out under one banner. While the ever popular god of cricket Sachin Tendulkar plays the captain of the team, the likes of Harbhajan Singh, Munaf Patel, Rohit Sharma, Abu Nechim, Aditya Tare, Ali Murtaza, Ambati Rayudu, Dhawal Kulkarni, Pawan Suyal, R Satish, SK Yadav, Sarul Kanwar, T Suman, Yuzvendra Chahal, Aiden Blizzard, Andrew Symonds, David Jacobs, Dilhara Fernando, James Franklin, Kieron Pollard, Lasith Malinga and Moises Henriques are set to bring forth their game under the their formidable captain’s leadership. The team is being referred to as the ‘dream team’ as the likes of these players are set to attack all the right senses in the IPL 4 season that starts today.
Hopes are running high on Sachin Tendulkar following a tremendous win at the World Cup. Now the only trophy that remains to beckon his shelves is that of the IPL and the team promises to put into force every muscle to get that title as well.
Mukesh Ambani is hopeful seeing his team in good form and spirits. As his wife Nita Ambani takes to the reins of the workings of the team, he is certain that his team is assured of a successful run this season too.
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AFTER WINNING the world cup and making the country go crazy its time for IPL to send the excitement in air and we are just few hours away to see the epic encounters of the league. It will be a tough call for the fans to cheer for the players who once played for the country but are now disseminated across participating teams.
Such questions were also asked before the commencement of the IPL in 2008, but we all got our answers as we saw that regionalism was very much on the fans sides than any particular player, it was obvious that they will cheering for their team than any particular player. But throughout the last three seasons of IPL; fans have their own favorite players list in their favorite franchise teams; like Muttiah Muralitharan, MS Dhoni, R Ashwin from CSK or Gautam Gambhir, V Sehwag from Delhi Daredevils.
Now as we know that players have been shuffled between the various teams like Gautam Gambhir who was born in Delhi and was former team member of Delhi Daredevils is no longer the part the team this season, this time he is the Captain of Kolkata Knight Riders. Now the question is will the fans that was cheering for him last three seasons of IPL as he was a part of Delhi Daredevils; be cheering for him knowing that he is no longer a part of their favourite teams.
Same with Mutthiah Muralitharan, as he was playing for Chennai Super Kings for last three seasons and said to be very integral part of CSK team planning. He will be playing for Kochi Tuskers this season. How the fans of CSK, who once loved him are going to react when he will be playing against their very own team remains to be seen.
Lots of answers will come and lot of drama are just few hours away as we are going to witness another epic cricket tournament in India after World cup 2011.
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Skipper Adam Gilchrist said, Kings XI Punjab has a new look but we will endeavor to play as one united team. Team Players has great talent and with new renewed energy and teamwork we are determined to aim for a successful season.With young and energetic boys being part of the squad we are looking to make an impression. Our team has the right mix of experience, youth and talent & the exhibited potential to go the distance this year, he added.
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Indian Premier League is starting today and action will continue till May 28. Ten teams would contest for the IPL 2011 and there will be total of 74 matches. First time IPL league will feature 10 teams with the inclusion of Pune Warriors and Kochi Tuskers Kerala.
For that Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Indian skipper also Chennai Super Kings caption insured by the Oriental Insurance Company, and has provided highest ever personal accident cover of Rs. 34 crore.
This cover includes travel risk, medical emergencies and loss of baggage. For IPL 3, he was given an insurance cover of 10 crore Rs. Whereas winner of the IPL 2009, Deccan Chargers have been provided overall cover of about Rs. 98 crore.
Oriental Insurance Company has also provided insurance cover to five other IPL teams -- Chennai Kings, Rajasthan Royals, Deccan Chargers, Pune Warriors and Kochi Tuskers Kerala.Oriental Insurance also provided an insurance cover of more than Rs. 1,000 crore to the Board of Control for Cricket in India
The Twenty 20 cricketing extravaganza gets underway today at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai where Chennai Super Kings takes on Kolkata Knight Riders.
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DURING THE IPL 4 opening ceremony in Chennai on Friday, superstar Shah Rukh Khan will enthrall spectators with a dazzling performance. The organisers of the event, Wizcraft Entertainment, is said to hold a short but an eventful show full of dance and songs.
Others who will be joining Shah Rukh Khan include popular pop singer Sona Mahapatra, Sunidhi Chauhan, Kunal Ganjawala and Akriti Kakar. The status of the last three singers has not been confirmed as of yet.
Reliable sources at the venue stated that it was not a tough call to rope in SRK as he already owns an IPL team, Kolkata Knight Riders, and has to be present when Kolkata take on IPL 3 winners Chennai Super Kings in Chennai on April 8.
Upon her take to perform at the IPL 4, Mahapatra said that it was quite a late decision to have a colourful opening ceremony, and she was asked to be a part of the show about two weeks back. She also stated that although she normally travels with her band, doing a gig at an event like this was totally unexpected.
Mahapatra made her mark in the industry with the song Dumadum mast kalandar and is also being considered as an apt song for the occasion. However, with the time running short, the excitement level is at its all time high with India winning its second world cup.
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Pune Warriors earlier forced to replace Angelo Matthews, after the all-rounder pulled a muscle in his leg during the World Cup, which ruled him out of action for eight weeks.
And now Pune Warriors have confirmed that Ashish Nehra will definitely miss their opening two matches, against Kings XI Punjab and the Kochi Tuskers Kerala. He also missed the Cricket world cup final victory match against Sri Lanka.
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With just few hours left for its maiden Indian Premier League appearance, Kochi Tuskers Kerala launched the team logo and promotional video on Wednesday. Kochi Tuskers IPL promotional video along with logo and Jersey released yesterday.
The promo video, is directed by the Bollywood director Priyadarshan, is to showcase the state's scenic backwaters and martial arts.
Have a look of it -
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IPL tickets are available in various ranges from Rs 300 onwards on weekdays and Rs 500 on the weekends. Tickets can be bought online from Kyazoonga and book my show like sites. They are also available at selected ING Vysya branches and in more than 70 selected Easybill outlets in the NCR region and in seven outlets of Fast Trax.
Delhi Daredevils will play their opening match against Mumbai Indians on April 10 at the Feroz Shah Kotla Delhi.
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Rajasthan Royals launched their teams new jersey in the presence of Shane Warne and Rahul Dravid for the Indian Premier League 2011 starting on April 8. Floriana Group and HDFC Life are the team sponsors for the Royals. 
Shilpa Shetty Kundra, co-owner of Rajasthan Royals, with Warne and Dravid unveiled the jersey and presented it to Floriana Group chairman Sanjay Jain and Marketing and Direct Sales head HDFC life Sanjay Tripathi. Royals official kit partner PUMA designed this year's jersey. Rajasthan Royals to play their first match on April 9 in Hyderabad and the first home game in Jaipur on April 12 against Delhi Daredevils.
Shane Warne said "We are looking stronger and better than ever before. We have the right blend of power, grit, youth, and experience, and we are ready to take the competition head-on. We have promising youngsters in India under-19 Ashok Meenaria and few others and i hope they play true to their potential".
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Vijay Mallya said, Vettori is a experienced and respected leader and we hope to succeed in IPL 2011.Vettori is a respected professional not only within his team but amongst his international peers as well.
Vettori led New Zealand team to the ICC World Cup 2011 semifinals where before lost to Sri Lanka.Earlier Indian Test captain Anil Kumble led the Royal Challengers Bangalore for the second and third season of the IPL. Kumble, who is president of the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), is the chief mentor of the Royal Challengers Bangalore.
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Deccan Chargers had tasted the victory in the IPL 2 under leadership of Australia cricketer Adam Gilchrist in 2009 in South Africa.Now Gilchrist has been moved to Kings XI Punjab for the IPL fourth season.
Sangakkara as Deccan Chargers skipper was announced at a promotional event of the franchise.
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Last 3 seasons of IPL witnessed Gautam Gambhir, Ashish Nehra and Dinesh Karthik playing for Daredevils. Now Delhi has a very young team, Irfan will have to play the role of a mentor for them.
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Initially ad rates that cost advertisers Rs. 5 lakh per 10 seconds have boomed to Rs. 6.5 lakh after Indian team winning performance in the World Cup.After the World Cup's success everyone is waiting to see the cricket stars come and play again.Set Max is estimating revenues of Rs. 900 crore from IPL 2011 edition to break all previous records.
As per estimates IPL 2 held in South Africa earned ad revenues of Rs. 400 crore, which increased to Rs. 650-700 crore in the third season.Already players Brand values have soared by as much as 30 per cent and advertisers are making a beeline for endorsements by the cricketers.
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The campaign will make extensive use of the digital and mobile technology to enable KKR fans to interact and share with the KKR team on both, match and off-match days.
Shahrukh Khan told it an innovative way to involve cricket enthusiasts and KKR fans across the country to be a part of the IPL cricket action.
KKR will be led by Gautam Gambhir, who was bought for a record USD 2.4 million. The team will play IPL''s inaugural match on April 8 against Chennai Super Kings.
The team's previous ad campaigns were ''Milan of villain'', ''It''s time to win'' and ''Everybody can be a coach''.
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Angelo Mathews, Sri Lankan all-rounder will miss the Indian Premier League 2011 season starting April 8.He was ruled out of action for eight weeks due to injury during the Cricket World Cup.
Angelo Mathews, who sit out in the World Cup final defeat to India, has also been ruled out of IPL Twenty20 tournament with a side strain injury. He was due to play for Pune Warriors after auctioned for $9,50,000 contract. He was injured during the World Cup semifinal match with New Zealand
Sri Lanka lost the world cup final at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium after India reached 277 for four in 49th over, surpassing Sri Lanka's 275 runs. Angelo Mathews had previously played for the Kolkata Knight Riders.
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THE BIGGEST sports extravaganza of the year, the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, has now reached its final destination. The grand final between the two hosts India and Sri Lanka, who are three-times finalists, and one time winner, takes place at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday, April 2 from.
India vs Sri Lanka World Cup 2011 final is the last world cup match of two contemporary legends of Cricket, Sachin Tendulkar and Muttiah Muralitharan. Both players have served their nations for a long time, and the world doesn't need a reminder about their achievements, records, and devotion towards cricket.
Indian and Sri Lankan cricket fans have reached Mumbai to watch the India vs Sri Lanka live action at the Wankhede stadium. Fans from both nations are praying at temples, mosques, gurudwaras, and churches for the victory of the biggest trophy.
The Wankhede stadium has been renovated for the 2011 Cricket World Cup. Mumbai's weather will be hot. In the afternoon, the temperature will be around 34°C and humidity around 62 per cent. Wankhede stadium's surface is dry, and the pitch is likely to help spin bowlers under flood lights.
Indian captain MS Dhoni and Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara will come to the field for the historical toss of the final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 at 2:00 pm and the India vs Sri Lanka live action will start from 2:30 PM. Cricket fans from across the globe will get all the latest updates and informations from Live Score Card link.
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INDIA IS going "Blue" on the eve of the final of the 42-day long ICC Cricket World Cup 2011. The frenzy of the Indian fans can be seen from the metros to small villages in every corner of India. Indian fans are chanting pithy slogans to cheer their national team saying 'Come on India!', 'Chek De! India', 'Lanka ko harana hai, World Cup hamara hai', 'East or West India is the Best', etc.
Indian fans plan to paint themselves in the tri-colour. Patriotism in Indian fans can be seen not only in common people, but also in industrialists, politicians, Bollywood celebrities, sports stars, working people, students, house wives, senior citizens, and every Indian - be it in India or abroad.
Hotels, pubs, restaurants, malls, or multiplexes - every where craze for World Cup cricket final can be seen. Many commerical establishments and housing societies are equipping themselves with large-screen screening of the India-Sri Lanka encounter.
Hotels, restaurants, and other private enterprises are attracting Indian cricket fans with tempting offers such as unlimited snacks, drinks, dinners, gifts, etc. Many offices announced either leave or half-days for employees or they have arranged a festive environment in the working place.
Indian President Pratibha Patil is likely to be present in Mumbai's Wankhede stadium to boost the Indian squad. Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa will also be present to support his team. Some big names from the Indian business industry and film industry will also be there for cheering India and the "Men in Blue."
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THE D-day has arrived. All eyes are on Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, where India vs Sri Lanka World Cup 2011 final match will be played after a short while. Indian fans are encouraging their heroes for the revenge of the defeat of 1996 Cricket World Cup semi final match at the hands of the Lankans.
A group of fans at India Gate said, "we have fortune of Dhoni, storm of Sachin - Sehwag, courage of Gambhir - Yuvi, abilities of Bhajji - Zaheer, sensation of Raina - Kohli, what they have? None of them have power to stop us. Cricket World Cup trophy is exclusive for the Indians. "
An executive in an MNC, Md. Naeem said, "India is performing like a champion. We defeated big teams such as Australia, Pakistan. Record is in our favour. And above all we deserve this trophy. We have the copyright of this trophy. No one can beat us."
Manish Wagle, an accountant in Mumbai said, "Mumbai is Sachin's home ground, Sachin is going to be 38 this April and the count of 3+8=11, 1+1=2, final is on April 2. Sachin born in 1973 and the count of 1973 is also 2. So, everything is going in favour of our hero Sachin Tendulkar. We will win the India vs Sri Lanka World Cup 2011 final."
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With World Cup final fever grips up, IPL teams are getting their members in order before the tournament begins on April 8. Chennai Super Kings have got a new bowling coach in the form of Andy Bichel.Former Australian paceman Andy Bichel will be the CSK bowling coach for the IPL season 4. Venkatesh Prasad was their former bowling coach has joined Kochi for this season.
CSK have roped in Upul Tharanga and Tim Southee as replacements of Ben Hilfenhaus and Chris Bailey who have been ruled out of the tournament with injuries. Tharanga was unsold in the IPL auctions but has been in fine form in the World Cup. Southee on the other hand coming out of a great recent tournament at the World Cup. The 22-year-old took 18 wickets at an average of 17.33 during New Zealand’s team campaign in the six-week long tournament in the sub continent.
Chennai Super Kings is also waiting for the clearance of players like Michael Hussey and Doug Bollinger from Cricket Australia. The Aussies have international commitments against Bangladesh.
The CSK players camp have already began in Chennai from April 1. Only three Indian players (MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina and R. Ashwin)are to play in the CSK squad. They are likely to join from April 6 while the rest will come in batches.
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MILLIONS OF Indian and Sri Lankans fans are praying for their team's victory and wishing their team to win the trophy for the second time. Ahead of the India vs Sri Lanka World Cup 2011 final, fans are looking forward to the astrological predictions being made about the match.
According to predictions, India will win the toss and elect to bat first and will score 260-280 runs. The predictions further say that India will win the Cricket World Cup 2011 final by a margin of 35-50 runs. Two lefties Gautam Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh will be the key players in the India vs Sri Lanka World Cup 2011 final.
World famous astrologer Bejan Daruwalla had predicted a win for India more then a month back. Numerologist Anupam Kapil opines that according to the numerological indications India will win the cup. One more astrologer, Gireesh Acharya said, India will win the match in the 48th over of the match by three wickets.
All predictions are not favourig India to be next Cricket World Cup 2011 champion. One astrologer Pandit Deepak said after winning the toss Sri Lanka will set a target of 290-310 runs for India, but the Indian side will be all out for 210-225 runs.
Fans from both the countries are now waiting for the India vs Sri Lanka World Cup 2011 final match. What will be happening tomorrow at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai can't be foretold for sure. But one thing is sure that good cricket will be played. Let's hope for great entertainment by twenty two cricketers in the India vs Sri Lanka final match.
THE FINALISTS of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, India and Sri Lanka will play for the World Cup trophy at Mumbai's Wankhede stadium on Saturday, April 2. During the group league stage of the Cricket World Cup 2011, both India and Sri Lanka finished second in their respective groups.
The Indian team, which exited in the first round of the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup, started its 2011 campaign against co-hosts Bangladesh on February 19 at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, in the inaugural match of the Cricket World Cup 2011. India won that match by 87 runs.
In the next match on February 27 at Bangalore's M. Chinnaswamy stadium against England, the two teams played out a tie despite India setting a massive target of 338 runs for the visitors. In the next two matches of the Cricket World Cup 2011, against the qualifiers, Ireland and Netherlands respectively, at Bangalore and Ferozshah Kotla, Delhi, India won by five wickets each.
In the most difficult match for the "Men in Blue" against South Africa at VCA Stadium in Nagpur on March 12, India lost by three wickets. India lost their last nine wickets just for 29 runs in this match. In the final group league match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, MS Dhoni and his men won against West Indies by 80 runs.
In the second quarter final match of the Cricket World Cup 2011, India ousted world champion since 1999, Australia, by five wickets at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera in Ahmedabad on March 24.
India marched to the grand final of the tenth edition of the Cricket World Cup after beating arch-rival Pakistan by 29 runs in the second semi final of the tournament at PCA Stadium, Mohali on this Wednesday, March 30.
Sri Lanka, who lost to Australia in the final of the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup, started ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 against Canada with a 210-run margin victory. The home team lost its second match against traditional opponent Pakistan by 11 runs in a low-scoring match.
In the third match against a non-test playing team Kenya at R. Premadasa stadium in Colombo on March 1, the Lankans won by nine wickets. In the next match against the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup winner Australia, the match was washed away due to rain.
Sri Lanka won its fifth and sixth group league match against Zimbabwe and New Zealand at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy and Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai by 139 runs and 112 runs respectively.
Kumar Sangakkara and his team reached the semi final of the tournament with a 10-wicket victory against England in the last quarter final match at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo just a week ahead of final match.
Sri Lanka, who has played the final of the Cricket World Cup twice in 1996 and 2007, once again reached in the final in 2011 after a victory over New Zealand in the first semi final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011. The Lankans won by five wickets at Colombo's R. Premadasa Stadium on Tuesday, March 29.
