Pune: Pune Warriors India host Delhi Daredevils on Sunday in a match which will decide who takes the last spot in the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League. Both teams have a tournament to forget, each picking up just three wins in 15 matches and it's hard to say who is the favourite going into this match. Ideally, it has to be the team with fewer shortcomings. But looking at both teams and their performance so far, one finds very little to choose from.
Delhi's batting has completely fallen apart this season. Virender Sehwag, who in his day scared the daylights out of bowlers, seems to have lost everything which made him one of the most fearsome cricketers in the world. Mahela Jayawardene too has failed to live up to his huge experience and reputation. The youngsters in the team, most notably Unmukt Chand, also have been disappointing. Australian dasher David Warner has been the only Delhi player among the runs but no support at the other end for him has put his efforts into the background.
Delhi's bowling - comprised of Umesh Yadav, Morne Morkel, Irfan Pathan and Ashish Nehra - is pretty good but hasn't been complemented at all by their batting. As for Pune, just reverse the picture. Their batting has been fairly good with Aaron Finch and Robin Uthappa in decent form, but their bowling has been a big concern.
It's very important that the two teams go into the
02:30 PM, May 18, 2013
Mumbai: Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt spent his first night after returning to prison reading spiritual books even as Maharashtra Government authorities are yet to decide on keeping him at Arthur Road Central Jail in Mumbai or shifting him elsewhere. The 53-year-old filmstar surrendered before TADA Court on Thursday and was later shifted to the high-security jail in central Mumbai. He has to serve 42 more months in jail after his...
05:33 PM, May 17, 2013
Mumbai: Actor Sanjay Dutt spent his first night in jail in Mumbai's Arthur Road Jail on Thursday. He is awaiting an order which decides as to which jail will he be permanently shifted to. He is most likely to be taken to Pune's Yerwada Jail in a day or two, where he will serve his three-and-a-half-year sentence. He has been allowed home-cooked meals and medicines from home for a month....
09:43 AM, May 17, 2013
Ranchi: Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders came close to making it a hat-trick of unlike victories in their attempt to stay alive in IPL 6, but up against the team most likely to be beaten they ended up losing by seven runs. Chasing 171 to keep their flickering hopes of qualifying for the play-offs alive, KKR crashed from the favorable position of 127 for 3 in the 16th over to...
07:38 PM, May 15, 2013
Mumbai: In a sudden development, Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt Wednesday withdrew his application seeking to surrender in Pune's Yerawada Jail as he apprehended threats to his life in Mumbai. Sanjay, convicted for his role in the March 1993 Mumbai serial blasts will now surrender before a Mumbai TADA Special Court by 4 p.m. Thursday. The reason behind the abrupt move is not yet known. Apprehending death threats from some fundamentalist...
03:51 PM, May 15, 2013
CLICK HERE for live ball-by-ball updates of game 65 of IPL 6 between Kolkata Knighr Riders and Pune Warriors India played at Ranchi. Playing XIs: KKR: Manvinder Bisla (wk), Gautam Gambhir (capt), Jacques Kallis, Ryan ten Doeschate, Yusuf Pathan, Manoj Tiwary, Debabrata Das, Rajat Bhatia, Sachithra Senanayake, Sunil Narine, Lakshmipathy Balaji PWI: Robin Uthappa (w), Aaron Finch (capt), Manish Pandey, Yuvraj Singh, Luke Wright, Angelo Mathews, Raiphi Gomez, Bhuvneshwar Kumar,...
03:13 PM, May 15, 2013
Huge support for Sanjay Dutt from his friends in the film industry ahead of his surrender in 1993 Bombay blasts case. ...
10:06 AM, May 15, 2013
Ranchi: Royal Challengers Bangalore's loss to Kings XI Punjab on Tuesday has left Kolkata Knight Riders hoping that RCB lose their final match and Sunrisers Hyderabad end up on the wrong side of both their remaining matches, and then the 2012 winners need to win their last two. The first of those is against the ousted Pune Warriors at Ranchi on Wednesday, and KKR will hope for an encore of...
08:26 PM, May 14, 2013
Mumbai: Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt on Tuesday told a special TADA court that he faced threat to his life from fundamentalist groups. Dutt, convicted in 1993 bomb blasts case, urged the court in Mumbai to allow him to surrender before Yerwada jail in Pune instead of giving himself up before the special court. Judge GA Sanap, hearing the actor's application, asked CBI to file a reply and posted the hearing...
05:34 PM, May 14, 2013
Pune: German Bakery, the Pune-based eatery that was ripped apart a powerful blast, has been reopend on Sunday after three years-three months of the incident. This comes a month after the Pune Sessions Court convicted and sentenced prime perpetrator Himayat Baig to death for his role in the blast on February 13, 2010. The rebuilt bakery has at least 16 CCTV cameras and metal detectors to ensure tight security. Renovated...
02:46 PM, May 12, 2013
Pune: Strikers James Moga and Boima Karpeh struck a goal each as Pune FC posted a comfortable 2-0 win over Pailan Arrows to clinch the second position and their best-ever finish in the I-League, here Sunday. Moga scored in the 39th minute while Karpeh found the net in the 65t minute to help Pune earn their 16th win of the season. The points tally was the highest ever achieved by...
09:01 PM, May 11, 2013
Pune: What was expected to be a mismatch turned out to be just that, as Mumbai Indians beat the woeful Pune Warriors by five wickets in front of their home fans at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium on Saturday. With a place in the IPL 6 playoffs at stake, Mumbai kept Pune to 112 and knocked off the target inside 19 overs to move to second place on the leaderboard...
07:19 PM, May 11, 2013
Mumbai: Sri Lanka's national chief selector Sanath Jayasuriya on Friday said he was concerned after Angelo Mathews was dropped as skipper of struggling Pune Warriors in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL). "It is unfortunate that Angelo was dropped as a captain. I think this was a concern for myself being chairman of selector (of Sri Lanka Cricket). He is the Sri Lankan captain in Tests and one-dayers. It was...
09:26 PM, May 10, 2013
Pune: Mumbai Indians are inching closer to book a berth in the top four. With eight wins from 12 matches, one more victory will almost guarantee them a place in the play-offs. Pune Warriors' miserable run on the other hand, just does not seem to end. However, they will be keen on spoiling the party by registering an upset win over their neighbours. Pune have tried everything that there is...
06:31 PM, May 10, 2013
Pune: Keeping alive the slightest of hopes in reaching the IPL 6 play-offs, defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders registered their fifth victory of the season by beating Pune Warriors by 46 runs on Thursday. Pune might have thought they had done well to keep KKR to 152 but even that target proved too much to chase. The hosts never looked comfortable and kept losing wickets at regular intervals to fall...
11:24 PM, May 09, 2013
Live updates from Game 56 of IPL 6 between Pune Warriors and Kolkata Knight Riders at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium in Pune. Pune Warriors India innings: End of match - PWI 106 in 19.3 overs: L Balaji sends Bhuvneshwar Kumar's off stump for a walk with the first ball. Off the third, he pulls off a brilliant return catch to get rid of Parvez Rasool. So that is that:...
07:27 PM, May 09, 2013
Pune: Pune Warriors India can pull the plug on Kolkata Knight Riders' play-off hopes on Thursday when they take on Gautam Gambhir's team for the first time in the sixth season of the IPL. While Pune are already out of the play-off race, Kolkata's hopes hang by a thread. A loss in the last match against Mumbai Indians means Kolkata now need to win each of their last four matches...
09:12 PM, May 08, 2013
New Delhi: I-League team Pune FC has appointed Dutchman Mike Snoei as their head coach for next season. The Rotterdam native will be on his first stint in India and becomes the third foreign coach signed by the club since its inception in 2007. On this new appointment, Pune FC Director, Nandan Piramal said: "Mike will be a great addition to Pune FC. He brings with him a wealth of...
05:38 PM, May 08, 2013
