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Cuttack, May 8: KXIP 231-4 in 20 overs: Glenn Maxwell peppered fours and sixes in a stupendous exhibition of stroke-play as his 90 off just 38 balls took Kings XI Punjab to a mammoth total and a fantastic win. The most prolific scorer this season continued his show of incredible batting prowess as he butchered Chennai's bowlers to submission and almost single-handedly took Punjab to the highest

New Delhi, May 7: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Virat Kohli takes the top spot as the most searched IPL player this season, closely followed by Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Yuvraj Singh from Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captured the third position. With one of the most stunning catches taken in cricket history against Royal Challengers Bangalore to his

Mumbai, May 7: The IPL circus has exploded in a series of controversial incidents overnight with West Indian Kieron Pollard throwing a bat at Australia’s Starc. The pair had been at each others throats in the clash between the Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals but matters came to a head in the 17th over. Starc bowled a bouncer that narrowly missed Pollard’s helmet. The young Australian then

Jaipur, May 6: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday suspended the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) following the election of ousted Lalit Modi as the association president. Earlier, in a major embarrassment for the Board, Modi returned as the president of one of it`s associate member states, Rajasthan. Under the Supreme Court directive, the results of Rajasthan Cricket

New Delhi, May 6: Delhi 178-5 in 20 overs: Dinesh Karthik led a collective batting effort with a fighting fifty as Delhi put up a formidable total. Karthik (51 runs, 36b, 4x4, 3x6) combined well with former CSK player Murali Vijay (35 runs, 30b, 2x4, 1x6) for a splendid 71-run partnership for the third wicket after a shaky start. JP Duminy (28 no) and Kedar Jadhav (29 no) provided superb finishing

New Delhi, May 4: Young Karun Nair cracked a brilliant unbeaten half-century to guide Rajasthan Royals to a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Delhi Daredevils in their IPL-7 match at the Ferozshah Kotla stadium here on Saturday. Nair anchored the Rajasthan’s run-chase with 50-ball 73-run innings which was laced with eight boundaries and two sixes. The 22-year-old added 51 runs off 43 balls for

Ranchi, May 3: A dominant Chennai Super Kings once again stamped their authority with a crushing 34-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders as the ongoing seventh Indian Premier League arrived in the country to the pitter-patter of rain, here today. Ravindra Jadeja produced a brilliant spell of spin bowling that saw him return figures of 4/12, after Brendon McCullum's sizzling half-century powered CSK

Mumbai, May 2: As cricket's mega event comes back to country, teams would be hoping for change in fortunes in familiar surroundings How Kings XI Punjab would have loved to have the entire IPL-7 in the UAE. They have won all their five matches there and are on top of the table. On the other hand, Mumbai Indians would have been so desperate to return to Indian shores. Yet to taste a win after five

Dubai, May 1: In the 20th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2014, Sunrisers Hyderabad clinched a 15-run victory over Mumbai Indians, with a blistering 78 by Kieron Pollard taking them close to the target. Hyderabad were buoyed by excellent knocks from David Warner and KL Rahul to take them to a commanding total of 172 for five in their allotted 20 overs after they were in trouble early in

New Delhi, Apr 30: Threatened with a ban by the administrators and labelled an enfant terrible by her detractors, ace shuttler Jwala Gutta says such has been the "hurt and pain" of the last six months that she has not been able celebrate her bronze medal at the recent Asian Badminton Championships to the fullest. India's best doubles player, Jwala had to endure a bitter legal battle with the