Mumbai: Medium pacer Dhawal Kulkarni removed Royal Challengers Bangalore's top order in the blink of an eye to help Mumbai Indians to a thumping 58-run win here at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday night. This was Mumbai's fifth win in eight matches, while Bangalore suffered their third defeat in nine matches. In pursuit of a gargantuan 195, Bangalore got their start off on the wrong foot with Mitchell Johnson and...
11:39 PM, Apr 27, 2013
Live Updates from Game 37 of IPL 6 between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. An all-round show my Mumbai Indians helped them beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 58 runs in a one-sided contest at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday. With this win, Mumbai go up to the fourth spot on the points table. ...
07:10 PM, Apr 27, 2013
London: West Indies' star batsman Chris Gayle has agreed to play for Somerset in the domestic Twenty20 league if he is available. Gayle said no to Somerset after initially agreeing to be their overseas player last year. But the 33-year-old made himself available for the West Indies summer tour that miffed the county. This time Gayle, who plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL), has given...
08:40 PM, Apr 26, 2013
Mumbai: After thumping Pune Warriors India in what has been labelled as a 'massacre' by Chris Gayle, Royal Challengers Bangalore would look to extend their glorious run when they clash with the Mumbai Indians in Game 37 of IPL 6 on Saturday. RCB have quite simply been the team to beat with six wins from eight matches thanks to their batting, which bloomed with Gayle's 175 not out from 66...
08:40 PM, Apr 26, 2013
Kingston: West Indies opening batsman Chris Gayle who scored the fastest century in professional cricket says he is dedicating his history-making feat to fans in the Caribbean. Gayle established a series of records on his way to an undefeated 175 for Royal Challengers Bangalore against Pune Warriors India in the Indian Premier League match on Tuesday. The Jamaican batsman scored the fastest 50 in IPL history, fastest 100 in T20...
03:06 PM, Apr 26, 2013
Entertainer of the week There is but one man who can thrill the senses in the most unbridled way - Christopher Henry Gayle. Anyone who witnessed Gayle's audacious assault on the hapless Pune Warriors bowling in Bangalore on Tuesday will testify to having seen the most amazing innings played in Twenty20 cricket. Gayle slammed an unbeaten 175 off 66 balls, in the process breaking a spate of records [LINK TO...
08:15 AM, Apr 25, 2013
Bangalore: Royal Challengers Bangalore opener Chris Gayle, who smashed a record-breaking 175 not out against Pune Warriors, Wednesday said that he is not the only match-winner in his IPL side. "We have got a lot of match winners. It is not about just Chris Gayle," he told reporters at the sidelines of Reebok CrossFit event here. "Virat Kohli is in great form. AB (de Villiers) is a superb player. You...
09:01 PM, Apr 24, 2013
Bangalore: Royal Challengers Bangalore batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan feels that his opening partner Chris Gayle's record-breaking knock against Pune Warriors in their IPL match was the best ever he had seen in his career. Dilshan was at the other end for major part of the RCB innings when Gayle butchered Pune bowlers for 175 not out from just 66 balls last night, the highest individual score in any T20 cricket. Asked...
08:55 PM, Apr 24, 2013
New Delhi: Legendary singer Shamshad Begum, one of the first playback singers in the Hindi film industry and voice behind hit songs like 'Mere Piya Gaye Rangoon', 'Kabhi Aar Kabhi Paar' and 'Kajra Mohabbat Wala', has died at her Mumbai residence. She was 94. "She was not keeping well for past few months and was admitted to the hospital. She passed away last night. The funeral was a solemn affair...
10:22 AM, Apr 24, 2013
Kolkata: Shortly after his record highest T20 score was eclipsed by Chris Gayle, Kolkata Knight Riders' Brendon McCullum on Tuesday said he was delighted to see his record being bettered by a batsman as "destructive" as the strapping Jamaican. Gayle smashed the most breathtaking knock in the history of Twenty20 cricket, blasting an incredible 175 off a mere 66 balls, as Royal Challengers Bangalore crushed Pune Warriors by a record...
09:28 AM, Apr 24, 2013
Bangalore: After his breathtaking 66-ball 175 in the Indian Premier League here on Tuesday, Chris Gayle was modesty personified, preferring to highlight the contributions of his team-mates whose efforts paled in comparison to the Jamaican's record-breaking feat. "(Tillakaratne) Dilshan and A B (de Villiers) supported us really well. It was a breathtaking game and happy to be on the winning side. The bowlers finished things on a high," Gayle said...
10:24 PM, Apr 23, 2013
Gayle's 175 is the highest score is now the fastest in T20 cricket, breaking the previous record of 34 balls which Andrew Symonds achieved for Kent against Middlesex in 2004. ...
06:56 PM, Apr 23, 2013
Bangalore: Royal Challengers Bangalore opener Chris Gayle on Tuesday broke a spate of Twenty20 records on Tuesday during his surreal 175 not out off just 66 balls against Pune Warriors at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Gayle's 175 is the highest score is now the fastest in Twenty20 cricket, breaking the previous record of 34 balls which former Australia allrounder Andrew Symonds achieved for Kent against Middlesex in 2004. It also...
06:26 PM, Apr 23, 2013
Bangalore: After registering a facile win over Rajasthan Royals, table-toppers Royal Challengers Bangalore will look to continue their winning streak when they face Pune Warriors in Game 31 of IPL 6 on Tuesday. A confident RCB are on a roll after winning five matches they have played at home this season and would not want to fritter away their best chance to gain two more vital points here. Unlike the...
06:49 PM, Apr 22, 2013
Bangalore: There was little royalty on view in the clash between the two Royals - Bangalore and Rajasthan - in Saturday's second low-scorer at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, which ended with the hosts winning by seven wickets to move to No. 1 on the IPL leaderboard. Rajasthan were put in to bat and made a mess of their innings, bowled out for 117 in 19.4 overs, and RCB took their...
10:59 PM, Apr 20, 2013
A Chris Gayle special, a record hat-trick, a criminal no-ball and more in Cricketnext's review of the second week of the sixth season of the IPL. Innings of the week Who else, but Chris Gayle? The West Indian blaster scored his second unbeaten half-century of IPL 6 to down defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders in Bangalore last Thursday. It was pure belligerence from Gayle, who larruped nine sixes in an...
08:25 AM, Apr 18, 2013
Two weeks since the first ball was bowled in season six of IPL and the action has been riveting. Once again, there has been a bit of everything - brutal knocks, stunning fielding, smart bowling, hat-tricks, controversies and even a couple of super over finishes. ...
09:58 PM, Apr 17, 2013
Bangalore: This IPL stuff is not for the faint-hearted. Match 21 of the league ended in a tie, forcing the second Super Over of the season which resulted in Ravi Rampaul striking twice to secure Royal Challengers Bangalore a thrilling win that moved them to top of the IPL 6 leaderboard. What looked a straightforward chase, with RCB on 129 for 2 needing 24 runs in 25 balls with eight...
11:57 PM, Apr 16, 2013
