Losing quick wickets cost us the match, says Gilchrist
by IANS
Hyderabad: It was madness. That was how Kings XI Punjab captain Adam Gilchrist described his team losing four wickets in four balls to end up with a low total against Sunrisers Hyderabad, which won the match by five wickets here on Friday night. Gilchrist believes this was the turning point and his team very much lost the match there. "We were well-positioned to get ourselves up for about 140. That...  
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Sunrisers Hyderabad are still the underdogs, says White Hyderabad: Sunrisers Hyderabad might be currently holding the top spot in the points table in the sixth edition of the IPL but captain Cameron White feels his team is still the underdog. "Definitely, we are very much still the underdogs. I think there are some big teams out there who are playing really well. We are fighting very hard in every game against any opposition. We definitely don't see ourselves...  
12:59 PM, Apr 20, 2013

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09:59 AM, Apr 20, 2013

Bowlers and Perera take Hyderabad to first place Hyderabad: A dramatic collapse of 4 for 1 proved irreparable for Kings XI Punjab, who lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad by five wickets on Friday. For the second game in a row Amit Mishra had a say in a late-innings hat-trick, though it was not recorded next to his name - in the 18th over, he removed Azhar Mahmood with his fourth delivery, Manpreet Gony was run out on the fifth,...  
11:16 PM, Apr 19, 2013

Decent start for KXIP, Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 6

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09:18 PM, Apr 19, 2013

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07:20 PM, Apr 19, 2013

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09:03 AM, Apr 19, 2013

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04:40 PM, Apr 18, 2013

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10:26 AM, Apr 18, 2013

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09:54 PM, Apr 17, 2013

Hat-trick hero Amit Mishra enters record IPL territory Pune: Sunrisers Hyderabad legspinner Amit Mishra on Wednesday became the first bowler to achieve the distinction of taking three hat-tricks in the IPL, courtesy a stunning penultimate over in which he dismissed four Pune Warriors players to clinch an 11-run win for his team at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium in Pune. Mishra's hat-trick - Bhuvneshwar Kumar lbw, Rahul Sharma and Ashok Dinda bowled - came after he removed Pune...  
08:25 PM, Apr 17, 2013

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01:07 PM, Apr 17, 2013

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04:07 PM, Apr 16, 2013

Steyn and I would have formed a prolific attack: Donald Chennai: Former South Africa pacer Allan Donald is in awe of Dale Steyn and says had he bowled alongside the current world number one pace merchant from his country, the two would have formed the most lethal attack. Donald is presently employed as coach with IPL franchise Pune Warriors. "I wish I did. If I were to bowl with Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel, we would have formed the most...  
02:48 PM, Apr 16, 2013

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11:03 AM, Apr 15, 2013

We need to back youngsters, says Tom Moody Kolkata: Surisers Hyderabad coach Tom Moody on Sunday backed his non-performing young lot, saying sooner than later they will deliver. Hyderbad surrendered meekly against a clinical Kolkata Knight Riders as the visitors' batsmen never looked like chasing a challenging target of 181. "We have some young faces. They are learning. We got to trust them. Overtime, they will deliver. We just got to keep the faith on the younger guys....  
08:57 AM, Apr 15, 2013

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07:20 PM, Apr 14, 2013

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