Sehwag century and Pujara give India control

Welcome to India. The greeting came from Virender Sehwag and, this being Sehwag, rather than scatter rose petals on the bed he scattered England fielders in all directions with a buccaneering century which brought a rousing start to the opening Test in Ahmedabad. This being India, where Test cricket no longer draws the crowds, there were only a few thousand in the stadium to watch it.  That England...

SA vs Aus: Australia beat South Africa by 8 wickets

COLOMBO: Shane Watson's unbelievable run in the ICC World Twenty20 continued as he virtually assured Australia a place in the semifinals of the event with a comfortable eight-wicket win over South Africa in the their second Super Eights match on Sunday.  Chasing a modest target of 147, Watson once again showed his all-round prowess with a smashing 70 off 47 balls after taking two important wickets...

World T20: India stay alive with big win over Pakistan

Colombo: India needed a win to keep their chances of making their first ICC World Twenty20 semi-finals since the inaugural edition in 2007, and after the hammering at the hands of Australia bounced back brilliantly with a nine-wicket win over Pakistan on Sunday. After their five-bowler plan flopped miserably on Friday, India reverted to Virender Sehwag and L Balaji and both played parts in victory over Pakistan,...

IPL 5: Match 3:Pune stun fancied Mumbai by 29 runs

 Mumbai: An under-strength Pune Warriors India stunned fancied Mumbai Indians by 29 runs to kick-start their second Indian Premier League season with a win after Ashok Dinda's 4 for 17 helped Sourav Ganguly's team defend a total of 129 for 9. Dinesh Karthik and James Franklin revived Mumbai from 5 for 3 in two overs with a 49-run stand, but once the pair was separated the home team’s run-chase lost...

IPL 5: Delhi, Kolkata aim for winning start

After mediocre performances in the first three editions of the IPL, Kolkata Knight Riders finally gave their fans something to cheer about a fourth-place finish. The Gautam Gambhir-led franchise will now aim to kick-start their season on a high when they take on last year's wooden-spoon holders Delhi Daredevils in the second match of IPL 5 at the Eden Gardens on Thursday. Delhi can be termed underachievers, considering...

Tendulkar gets injured in IPL 5 opener

Chennai: Sachin Tendulkar sustained a finger injury in his left hand and retired hurt when he tried to fend off a rising delivery from Chennai Super Kings' bowler Doug Bollinger in the opener of the Indian Premier League's fifth season here on Wednesday. However, it is still not clear whether it is a fracture or a simple bruise. It was the fifth ball of the ninth over and Tendulkar, who was batting on 15, got a short...

Mumbai off to flying start, crush Chennai by 8 wickets in IPL 5 opener

CHENNAI: It suddenly became unknown territory for Team Chennai at their Fort Chepauk and Mumbai made full use of it to get their IPL campaign off to a flying start. The eight-wicket loss was CSK's first in IPL at home since April 15, 2010 and it had a lot to do with the grass on the relaid pitch. The ball was doing a bit and the Mumbai Indians bowlers hit the right length, which made things difficult for the famed Chennai top-order. Once pushed to the back foot, it wasn't easy for the batsmen to play with the kind of freedom...

IPL 5: Mumbai win fails to mask poor opener

This was the poorest opening match of an IPL season ever. In 2008, there was Brendon McCullum's blitzkrieg in Bangalore. In 2009, as the bandwagon moved to South Africa where the batting conditions were tougher, there was Sachin Tendulkar batting 20 overs for an unbeaten and match-winning 59 from 49 balls. In 2010, there was Kolkata Knight Riders edging Deccan Chargers in a hard-fought opener in Mumbai. In 2011, there...

IPL 2012 Opening Ceremony: Lengthy Bollywood style ceremony launches IPL 5

CHENNAI: Bollywood superstars Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor and American pop sensation Katy Perry were the highlights of a lengthy opening ceremony of the fifth edition of the IPL, which failed to live up to its high expectations on Tuesday night despite the huge glamour quotient. In Pics: Different moods of Katy Perry | Stars sizzle at IPL opening ceremony Although there was no dearth of star power...

IPL 5 Schedule 2012

Match Date Time (IST) Teams Venue 1 April 4 8 PM Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai 2 April 5 8 PM Kolkata Knight Riders v Delhi Daredevils Eden Gardens, Kolkata 3 April 6 4 PM Mumbai Indians v Pune Warriors Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 4 April 6 8 PM Rajasthan Royals v Kings XI Punjab Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur 5 April 7 4 PM Royal Challengers Bangalore v Delhi Daredevils M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore 6 April 7 8 PM Deccan Chargers v Chennai Super Kings Y.S.R Cricket stadium,...