Hyderabad: They stuttered a little at the end, but Sunrisers Hyderabad eventually defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by five wickets, thus ensuring them a play-off berth and knocking Royal Challengers Bangalore out of IPL 6.
Chasing 131 could have been tricky on a slow Uppal wicket but Parthiv Patel (47) and Shikhar Dhawan (42) didn't give KKR much chance. The two left-handers kept up with the required rate. Parthiv was the more aggressive of the two initially, hitting Pradeep Sangwan for back-to-back boundaries in the second over.
Gauging the nature of the pitch, Gautam Gambhir started with Yusuf Pathan, whose blitzkrieg (49* off 29) helped his side reaching 130 in their innings. The offspinner seemed to have doing his job, giving away seven runs in his first two overs. But when the offspinner came on to bowl his third over, first Patel hit him for two boundaries and then Dhawan ended it with a six over deep midwicket, taking 15 runs from the over.
It's difficult that Jacques Kallis would have ever seen a batsman jumping out of his crease and hitting him for a six over point in his 17-year-long international career. But Dhawan did just that and that too with great precision. The left-hander drove the next one for four through covers as Hyderabad raced towards their target....
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11:33 PM, May 19, 2013
IPL chief and Union minister Rajiv Shukla has opposed his cabinet colleague Ajay Maken's demand to bring the BCCI under the RTI's ambit. ...
11:10 PM, May 19, 2013
New Delhi: The IPL spot-fixing net is getting bigger by the day. A third day of interrogation of the three Rajasthan Royals cricketers S Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan, accused of spot-fixing, have revealed clear patterns of the murky deals that have shamed Indian cricket. It now emerges that domestic and first class cricketers were allegedly acting as conduits for top bookies and players. After Jiju and Amit Singh,...
09:07 PM, May 19, 2013
Pune: Before their home fans - who turned out in good numbers at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium on Sunday afternoon - Pune Warriors prevailed in the battle of the basement-dwellers, leaving Delhi Daredevils to hold the IPL 6 wooden spoon. In a match of no real significance, Pune pipped their visitors by 38 runs but the win will overall ring hollow because as in 2011 and 2012, the team...
07:25 PM, May 19, 2013
London: With nearly two days to beat England in the first Test at Lord's, New Zealand looked like they might not last two hours after reaching lunch at 29-6 on the fourth day. Tasked with defending 238 to prevent their first loss to the Kiwis in 14 years, England were set to win big and with more than a day to spare. Stuart Broad caused most of the carnage, snaring...
07:22 PM, May 19, 2013
New Delhi: Kerala Cricket Association secretary TC Mathew on Sunday revealed that Indian pacer Sreesanth was indeed very close to Jiju Janardhanan, and called him the "satellite" of the tainted speedster. "He [Jiju] is always around Sreesanth as a satellite. We used to see him around Sreesanth not only in Kerala but in abroad also. When Sreesanth moves in the city he is always seen in his car. May be...
06:47 PM, May 19, 2013
New Delhi: Against the backdrop of allegations of spot-fixing during IPL matches, Union Minister Ajay Maken Sunday said the BCCI - the national governing body for cricket in India - should come under the ambit of the RTI Act. "BCCI should agree to come under RTI. Any organisation entrusted with job of selecting a National Team can not call itself a Private Body!," Maken, who till recently held the Sports...
06:26 PM, May 19, 2013
New Delhi: In the wake of the spot-fixing scandal in IPL, Law Minister Kapil Sibal on Sunday proposed a law to tackle fixing and other illegal activities in sports in India. Sibal spoke to Sports Minister Jitendra Singh and proposed to plug the loopholes that help the accused to escape punishment. Sibal, who recently took charge of the Law Ministry, made the proposal to ensure strict punishment for the guilty....
06:24 PM, May 19, 2013
St.John's, Antigua: England and West Indies will play three Twenty20 matches and three One-Day Internationals in the Caribbean early next year, the West Indies Cricket Board announced. The three One-Day Internationals will be played at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground in Antigua while Kensington Oval in Barbados will host the T20 games, the WICB said Saturday. The Twenty20 matches will be the last before the West Indies defend their...
06:06 PM, May 19, 2013
New Delhi: As the probe into the IPL spot-fixing scandal widened, Delhi Police sources on Sunday said three more people have been arrested from Aurangabad in Maharashtra. All three will be produced in a court today, the sources added. One of the three who were arrested, Manish Gudheva, used to stay in Faridabad and practice with Ajit Chandila, who was arrested along with S Sreesanth and Ankeet Chavan on spot-fixing...
05:48 PM, May 19, 2013
New Delhi: The cricketers and the bookies in custody in IPL spot-fixing case are being interrogated for the third day in the national capital on Sunday. Sources are telling CNN-IBN that Sreesanth resisted arrest by the Delhi Police. Sources also say Sreesanth was in a sedan when the police approached him in an SUV and he reportedly threw his phone at them. He mellowed after seeing the bookies in police...
04:50 PM, May 19, 2013
CLICK HERE for live ball-by-ball updates from day four of the first Test between England and New Zealand being played at Lord's in London. Day 3 Round-up: James Anderson and Steven Finn continued the good work from the previous day and bowled out New Zealand for 207. England's second innings did not get the start it needed as both openers Alastair Cook and Nick Compton departed in quick successions. Joe...
02:48 PM, May 19, 2013
Melbourne: Australia opening batsman David Warner will face a disciplinary hearing for his Twitter outburst against two senior Australian cricket journalists, the country's cricket board said on Sunday. The flamboyant left-handed batsman criticised News Limited journalists Robert Craddock and Malcolm Conn in an expletive-filled tirade, which grabbed headlines in Australia. The 26-year-old has been charged with breaking the code of behaviour which pertains to "unbecoming behaviour, regarding comments posted on...
12:57 PM, May 19, 2013
BCCI on Sunday will hold an emergency meet in Chennai to discuss the spot-fixing scandal in IPL 6. Three players of Rajasthan Royals - Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila were arrested on Wednesday after Delhi Police broke out Spot-fixing scandaL. The Special Commissioner, Special cell, SN Srivastava has told CNN-IBN that BCCI is in touch with the Delhi police. ...
10:20 AM, May 19, 2013
New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) may hand life bans to the tainted quartet of S Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila, Ankeet Chavan and Amit Singh in a meeting in Chennai on Sunday. Sreesanth, Chandila, Chavan have played several matches for Rajasthan Royals this season, while Amit represented the Jaipur-based IPL team for the first few seasons. Sreesanth, Chandila and Chavan have reportedly confessed to spot-fixing in...
08:25 AM, May 19, 2013
Bangalore: When rain was pouring down at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday evening, many might have thought that was the end of the road for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 6 as they were in a must-win situation. But the honest wait of the RCB fans didn't go waste as they witnessed something special from their captain Virat Kohli. The 24-year-old was a man on mission as he single-handedly...
12:37 AM, May 19, 2013
Hyderabad: The race for the fourth spot still hangs in the balance, and Sunrisers Hyderabad face the last obstacle in their path. After handing Rajasthan Royals one of their more comprehensive defeats this season, Hyderabad have taken out quite a few positives. Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders are already out of the tournament after their "mathematical equation" was laid to rest by party poopers Pune Warriors but Gautam Gambhir and...
12:18 AM, May 19, 2013
New Delhi: Under fire ever since IPL spot-fixing scandal broke out, Board Of Control For Cricket In India (BCCI) is now facing tough questions about brand IPL and its credibility and sanctity in the world of cricket. CNN-IBN's Karan Thapar interviews BCCI's President N Srinivasan. Here's the transcript of the full interview: Karan Thapar: Hello and welcome to Devil's Advocate and a special interview with the president of the BCCI...
11:59 PM, May 18, 2013
Delhi Police's Special Commissioner of the Special Cell SN Srivastava, while commenting on the probe into the IPL 6 spot-fixing case, said all the accused are cooperating and have given police enough lead to go ahead and unearth greater conspiracy. "We have enough evidence to nail Sreesanth and all the others," he said. ...
10:09 PM, May 18, 2013
