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 helped RCB overpower Chennai Super Kings in eight-overs per side match, still keeping his side in the hunt to enter the play-offs.
With this 24-run win RCB have 18 points in 16 matches, same as the Sunrisers Hyderabad have but with a better net run rate. They will be through if Hyderabad lose Monday's match against Kolkata Knight Riders.
Having been put into bat turned out to be a blessing in disguise for RCB as Kohli and Gayle provided the side a rollicking start, sharing 67 runs in a must-win contest. While Gayle got out after a 13-ball 28, Kohli remained unbeaten on 56 off 29.
RCB made 17 runs in the mandatory powerplay of two overs, with Virat Kohli cover driving R Ashwin for four and Chris Gayle depositing Chris Morris over the point fence. ...
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12:37 AM, May 19, 2013
Royal Challengers Bangalore find themselves in a do-or-die situation after two back-to-back losses to Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab. Not only do they have to beat Chennai Super Kings handsomely on Saturday, but they need Sunrisers Hyderabad to lose their last match on Sunday. Follow the LIVE Blog from match 70 of IPL 6 here. ...
07:08 PM, May 18, 2013
Bangalore: Royal Challengers Bangalore find themselves in a do-or-die situation after two back-to-back losses to Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab. Not only do they have to beat Chennai Super Kings handsomely on Saturday, but they need Sunrisers Hyderabad to lose their last match on Sunday. A seven-wicket loss to KXIP on Tuesday meant sure shot play-off berths for Chennai, Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians, leaving three teams fighting...
10:37 AM, May 18, 2013
New Delhi: Former captain Sunil Gavaskar on Friday suggested that BCCI should approach senior players such as Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni to bring about improvements in system so that youngsters could be stopped from going astray. "What the BCCI can do is to ask the guys on the ground, guys like Dhoni, Tendulkar, Kumble and Dravid. They should come together because they know what was exactly happening on the...
09:05 PM, May 17, 2013
New Delhi: Father of Rajasthan Royals' fast bowler S Sreesanth has pointed finger at India captain MS Dhoni and offspinner Harbhajan Singh for having plotted his son's arrest in the spot-fixing scandal that was unearthed by Delhi Police earlier on Thursday. Sreesanth, along with his two Rajasthan team-mates Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila, has been arrested on charges of spot-fixing in the ongoing edition of IPL 6 and have been...
01:01 PM, May 16, 2013
Chennai: With the play-offs of the Indian Premier League shifted out of the city's MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming says it will be a "disadvantage" playing away from home. "In Kolkata, we have done pretty well. Probably playing in Delhi and not in Chennai is disadvantage to us but you got to think positively about such things," Fleming said. Asked if the spinners would have crucial...
03:12 PM, May 15, 2013
Chennai: With their place in the IPL play-offs confirmed before the toss in the form of an RCB defeat to Kings XI Punjab, Chennai Super Kings celebrated with a 33-win over Delhi Daredevils at home on Tuesday. MS Dhoni resuscitated the innings with a breezy unbeaten 58 and defending 168 Chennai's bowlers struck at regular intervals to keep Delhi to 135 for 9. An early drop off Murali Vijay on...
11:40 PM, May 14, 2013
MS Dhoni and (58) and Albie Morkel (3/32) started in a easy win for CSK as Delhi pummeled to their 11th loss in this edition failing to chase down 169. CLICK HERE for live ball-by-ball updates of game 64 of IPL 6 between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Daredevils played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. TOSS: Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat first against...
07:16 PM, May 14, 2013
Chennai: Chennai Super Kings were sitting pretty at the top until Monday when Mumbai Indians pushed them to second position with a win against Sunrisers Hyderabad, but the two-time IPL champions will be determined to reclaim their top position with a win at home against bottom-dwellers Delhi Daredevils on Tuesday. With just pride to play for, Delhi can only hope to finish the season on a high but Chennai would...
07:25 PM, May 13, 2013
Rajasthan Royals owner Shilpa Shetty and Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni's wife Sakshi hang out together during an IPL 6 match in Jaipur. ...
09:36 AM, May 13, 2013
Jaipur: He doesn't have to bowl to Mahendra Singh Dhoni in a match but Chennai Super Kings pacer Ben Laughlin says he is "scared" of bowling to his skipper even in the nets. "I am probably scared of bowling to MS the most in the nets, but influence wise the coach has been good," the Australian said when asked about who had influenced him the most. He added: "My father...
11:53 PM, May 12, 2013
Rajasthan innings: Rajasthan 144 for 5 in 17.1 overs: Binny does it in style. A big six off Jadeja over covers. Brilliant stuff. Rajasthan's record of not losing at home remains intact. They have not lost any of their eight matches here. Binny unbeaten on 41. With their 10th win in 14 matches, Rajasthan qualify for the play-offs. They are the second team after Chennai Super Kings to do so....
07:20 PM, May 12, 2013
Jaipur: Arguably the best two teams of IPL 6, Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings will face each other in a top-of-the-table clash at the Sawai Manshigh Stadium here on Sunday. Chennai have already qualified for the play-offs as they have 10 off their 13 matches, while Rajasthan have won nine out of 13 and a win here can see them book their spot in the final four. Rajasthan have...
09:19 PM, May 11, 2013
New Delhi: The Indian cricket team will have its hands full with non-stop cricket for nearly nine months, starting this December, which hardly leaves them with any time away from the game. After months of uncertainty, the tour to New Zealand next year is back on track, leaving virtually no rest period for MS Dhoni's men. CNN-IBN has learnt that after prolonged negotiations between the respective cricket boards ended months...
05:15 PM, May 10, 2013
New Delhi: Chennai Super Kings on Wednesday became the first team to confirm their place in the IPL 6 play-offs starting May 21. The two-time winners beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 77 runs at Uppal to maintain their place on top of the IPL 6 leaderboard, and with 20 points have reached the final four. CSK went into Wednesday's solitary match on 18 points (nine wins from 12 matches) but with...
11:44 PM, May 08, 2013
A 133-run stand between Hussey (67) and Raina (99) and a disciplined bowling performance gave CSK 20 points from 13 games thus sealing their IPL 6 play-off berth. Read on for updates from the game Sunrisers Hyderabad innings End of over 20: 146 for 8 Chris Morris was called upon to finish the innings. Dale Styen hit a six off the fourth ball towards midwicket and the got out in...
07:09 PM, May 08, 2013
Hyderabad: It came as a shocker to many, seeing the mighty Chennai Super Kings falling like a pack of cards against Mumbai Indians, but having qualified for the IPL 6 play-offs the men in yellow would like to go into the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium looking to erase the horrible memories from Sunday. Chennai have already qualified, but they would want to make things difficult for Sunrisers Hyderabad who are...
09:37 PM, May 07, 2013
Mumbai: West Indies allrounder Dwayne Bravo, who has been named as the team's captain for the ICC Champions Trophy, said that he is learning a lot from his Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni. "The way you have MS carry himself on and off the field, I have learnt a lot from him. I spend a lot more time talking to him about cricket. Obviously, India will come up...
08:09 AM, May 07, 2013
Bangalore: A case has been registered in a local court against Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni for allegedly "denigrating" a Hindu god and "hurting" the religious sentiments of the Hindus. The 6th Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Choori Khan registered a case under section 295 (injuring or defiling place of worship with intent to insult the religion of any class) along with 34 of the Indian Penal Code...
06:41 PM, May 06, 2013
