Dharamsala: Against the spectre of spot-fixing, the Indian Premier League will continue on its road to the play-offs as Mumbai Indian and Kings XI Punjab play their last league fixture here on Saturday. While Punjab's outside chance of reaching the top-four has already been blown away by Sunrisers Hyderabad who beat Rajasthan Royals on Friday to register their ninth win, Mumbai would want to finish with a win to consolidate their position as No. 1 in the points table.
Slowly gathering momentum towards the latter half of the group stage, the Adam Gilchrist-led side was coming off promising wins over RCB and Delhi Daredevils, but the franchise is now left to lick its wounds after Hyderabad's win over Rajasthan. While Hyderabad now have 18 points, Punjab can at most reach only 16 by winning on Saturday.
With pride at stake, a rejuvenated Punjab batting unit would look to capitalise on the current form of their batsmen, especially Gilchrist who has found form, albeit a touch late. With 85 not out against RCB and 42 against Delhi, the former Aussie wicketkeeper-batsman is showing ominous signs for the opposition.
His opening partner Shaun Marsh too has been middling the ball well and will need to carry forward his good form. David Miller chipped in with a 24-ball 44 with the help of four sixes, to help the home team post a competitive 171 for 4. ...
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04:55 PM, May 17, 2013
Dharamsala: On a dark day that seriously threatened the IPL's credibility, Kings XI Punjab maintained their focus of trying to make it to the play-offs with a seven-run win over Delhi Daredevils at their second home of Dharamsala. Delhi picked five bowlers and opted to field but the desired impact was sorely missing as Punjab's big three batsmen produced busy innings to drive the score to 171 for 4, which...
11:31 PM, May 16, 2013
Click HERE for live ball-by-ball updates of game 63 of IPL 6 between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kings XI Punjab played at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. Having been asked to bat by KXIP captain Adam Gilchrist, RCB were driven to 174 for 5 thanks to fifties from Chris Gayle (77 off 53 balls) and Virat Kohli (57 off 43). KXIP did well to keep runs to a drip in...
02:54 PM, May 14, 2013
Mohali: Kings XI Punjab star batsman David Miller credited his success in the Indian Premier League (IPL) to former South African all-rounder Lance Klusener. Miller, 23, said he was fortunate to have the 41-year-old Klusener as his coach at the KwaZulu-Natal. Miller said it was Klusener, nicknamed Zulu, who helped him fine tune is skills. "I've been fortunate to have Lance Klusener as my coach since the last season and...
05:08 PM, May 12, 2013
Mohali: With the elbow fight for three remaining play-off places heating up, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kings XI Punjab can't afford another slip-up when they meet here at the PCA Stadium in the second match of the double-header on Saturday. With 14 points from seven wins in 12 games, Hyderabad are pushing hard to enter the top half of the table dominated by Chennai Super Kings - who are already through...
09:54 PM, May 10, 2013
Live updates from match number 55 between Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals at Mohali. Rajasthan Royals innings: End of over 19, Rajasthan Royals for 1: Rajasthan Royals won by 8 wickets! Sanju Samson hit Manpreet Gony for a boundary towards extra cover to clinch Rajasthan's victory in Mohali. End of over 18, Rajasthan Royals 135 for 1: Praveen Kumar tried to put some pressure on Rajasthan Royals as he...
02:55 PM, May 09, 2013
Mohali: Kings XI Punjab host Rajasthan Royals in a very important IPL 6 tie at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium here on Thursday. Punjab, who have won five of their 11 encounters so far, need at least three wins out of their remaining five encounters to have a realistic chance for the play-offs. David Hussey's men must be worried as Rajasthan has gone from strength to strength this season. Having...
03:53 PM, May 08, 2013
Fatherly advice, Caribbean generosity, a debut at 41 and more in Cricketnext's review of the fifth week of the IPL's sixth season. Innings of the week David Miller's bombastic, scarcely believable 101 not out off 38 balls - the third-quickest IPL century - to take Kings XI Punjab to a successful chase of 191 against Royal Challengers Bangalore tops the list hands down. Punjab were 51 for 3 when the...
08:37 AM, May 08, 2013
After putting 190 on the board and reducing Kings XI Punjab to 64 for 4 halfway through their chase on Monday, Virat Kohli and Royal Challengers Bangalore almost had another win the bag and a foot in the play-offs door - until David Miller proved to be the giant killer. The South African played his best and undoubtedly one of the most scintillating innings in the IPL history to strike...
10:37 AM, May 07, 2013
Mohali: Kings XI Punjab required another match-saving innings from David Miller to spare their blushes as the left-hander from South Africa smashed an unbeaten 101 off just 38 balls to help his side chase down a massive 191-run target and deny Royal Challengers Bangalore a chance to ensure a playoff berth. Miller, who made an 80 not out against Pune Warriors to take his side home a few matches back,...
11:32 PM, May 06, 2013
Live updates from game 51 of IPL 6 between Kings XI Punjab and Royal Challengers Bangalore played at the PCA Stadium in Mohali. The door is closing down slowly and gradually for Kings XI Punjab as they seek their fifth win of the season against a top-favourite Royal Challengers Bangalore. Punjab are still quite a distant away from the top four and a win is a necessary tonic to make...
07:15 PM, May 06, 2013
Chennai: A low on confidence Kings XI Punjab will look to put their campaign back on track when they take on two-time champions and table-toppers Chennai Super Kings in game 45 of IPL 6 at the MA Chidamabaram stadium here on Thursday. Punjab ended just four runs shy of a morale-lifting win over Mumbai Indians in their last encounter at the Wankhede Staduim. They showed a tremendous fightback but their...
05:36 PM, May 01, 2013
Mumbai: The most expensive final over in the history of the IPL proved decisive for Kings XI Punjab's replacement captain David Hussey, who opted to bowl it and conceded 27 runs to his rival number, Rohit Sharma. From 147 for 3, Mumbai Indians were boosted to 174 as Rohit smacked Hussey for three sixes and two fours to finish not out on 79 off just 39 deliveries. That onslaught ultimately...
12:01 AM, Apr 30, 2013
Mohali: David Miller and Mandeep Singh gave Kings XI Punjab a thrilling seven-wicket win over Pune Warriors India on Sunday and regarded this as the most exciting match of their career. Miller played an innings of 80 runs off 41 balls to ensure the victory for Punjab in the last over. "I have been a part of a few good games, but this one ranks right up there because the...
10:42 AM, Apr 22, 2013
Mohali: Despite posting a challenging total of 185 runs at Mohali, riding on a blistering knock by Luke Wright, Pune Warriors India got another thrashing at the hands of Kings XI Punjab on Sunday. Wright, who smashed a whirlwind 34 off just 10 deliveries, expressed his disappointment in an interview to the IPL website, "Obviously we are disappointed, but yes, we managed to get ourselves to a good score on...
10:36 AM, Apr 22, 2013
Mohali: In his first match of the season - and much belated, many will say - England's Twenty20 journeyman Luke Wright experienced almost the full gamut of emotions that an allrounder can. Batting for the first time in the IPL, Wright made an immediate impact with the bat as he smacked 37 off 10 to turn a fighting total into a dominating one. But 20 overs later, Wright wore a...
11:35 PM, Apr 21, 2013
Miller has won 16 one-day caps since making his debut in 2010. ...
06:42 PM, Jan 20, 2013
