New Delhi: Delhi Daredevils captain Mahela Jayawardene was effusive in his praise for Virender Sehwag and hoped that the dashing opener plays a few more innings like his brilliant 95 against Mumbai Indians here today. "Just like any pro, Viru takes a lot of pride in performing for Delhi Daredevils. He wanted to play a great knock for the fans. I have seen how passionate he was about performing well....
11:22 PM, Apr 21, 2013
New Delhi: Mumbai Indians skipper Ricky Ponting said that Sachin Tendulkar and Rohit Sharma "felt" that 161 was a good score on the Feroze Shah Kotla track but poor bowling up front changed the equations in their IPL match against Delhi Daredevils here Sunday. "I don't think we were 30 runs short. When Sachin and Rohit were batting, they felt that 160-165 was a pretty good score on this track....
11:01 PM, Apr 21, 2013
New Delhi: Delhi Daredevils Sunday snapped their six-game losing streak in IPL 6 just a day after Sir Vivian Richards joined them as adviser and Virender Sehwag straight away credited his side's thumping win over Mumbai Indians to the legendary West Indian. Sehwag, who stroked his way to an unbeaten 95 to guide Delhi to a nine-wicket win here, revealed how, on advice from Richards, he "bluffed" and thought he...
08:14 PM, Apr 21, 2013
New Delhi: To beat Mumbai Indians and get off a six-match losing streak, it was always going to take something special. That is precisely what Delhi Daredevils got in the form of an unbeaten 95 from Virender Sehwag that helped turn a tough chase of 162 into a cakewalk at the Feroz Shah Kotla on Sunday. Sehwag roared back to form with an innings of superb timing and determination, and...
07:04 PM, Apr 21, 2013
Live updates from Game 28 of IPL 6 between Delhi Daredevils and Mumbai Indians at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. With their confidence severely dented after suffering six consecutive defeats, basement dwellers Delhi take on the star-studded Mumbai Indians side in game 28 of IPL 6 at the Feroz Shah Kotla on Sunday. Mumbai come into this match after being humbled by Rajastan Royals in their previous encounter which pushed them to...
02:53 PM, Apr 21, 2013
New Delhi: Its an uphill task from here on for Delhi Daredevils. With their confidence severely dented after suffering six consecutive defeats, basement dwellers Delhi take on the star-studded Mumbai Indians side in game 28 of IPL 6 at the Feroz Shah Kotla on Super Sunday. Mumbai come into this match after being humbled by Rajastan Royals in their previous encounter which pushed them to fifth on the points table....
05:00 PM, Apr 20, 2013
New Delhi: Mumbai Indians off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has said that the toughest challenge for him is to bowl to an unknown batsmen in Twenty20 cricket as not many are aware about their nature of play. "It is the toughest to bowl against batsmen who you do not have an idea about. You do not know their style of play and what kind of strokes they play to score their runs,...
02:23 PM, Apr 18, 2013
Jaipur: Having slumped to their worst defeat in the tournament, Mumbai Indians' skipper Ricky Ponting has admitted that his and Sachin Tendulkar's poor form has affected the team's performance in the ongoing Indian Premier League. Opening the batting, Ponting and Tendulkar have just managed two half-century stands together out of five games. As a matter of fact, on three occasions Mumbai lost their first wicket in the opening over. Chasing...
02:23 PM, Apr 18, 2013
Jaipur: In the 11 previous matches in which they made 170 or more batting first, Rajasthan Royals had never lost in the IPL. True to history, that trend was maintained Wednesday at their home fortress of the Sawai Mansingh Stadium where they piled up 179 for 3 and defended that to beat Mumbai Indians by a whopping 87 runs. It was Mumbai's heaviest defeat ever in terms of runs. Having...
11:17 PM, Apr 17, 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
Jaipur: Mumbai Indians coach John Wright Tuesday said that his IPL side has plenty of talented players and selecting the playing eleven sometimes becomes the hardest thing. "We have so many talented players like Glen Maxwell, Yuzvendra Chahal, Nathan Nile, Dwayne Smith and even an experienced bowler Munaf Patel could not be included in the scheme of things. It is important that everybody is happy," said Wright on the eve...
09:56 PM, Apr 16, 2013
Jaipur: Rajasthan Royals wicketkeeper Dishant Yagnik on Tuesday said his team will be banking heavily on its medium pacers when it take on the heavyweights Mumbai Indians in the IPL match on Wednesday. "Undoubtedly they (MI) are a very good team. Along with Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore, Mumbai Indians too are very strong. But we are confident that we can get the better of them," said Yagnik...
09:40 PM, Apr 16, 2013
With a hat-trick of wins, Mumbai Indians are making waves in IPL 6. The franchise that created a buzz before the season began by hiring John Wright as coach and Anil Kumble as team mentor, spent $450,000 on Ricky Ponting and then made him captain, doled out a whopping $1 million on Australian allrounder Glenn Maxwell and bought Western Australia fast-bowler Nathan Coulter-Nile for a surprisingly high price, is now...
08:08 AM, Apr 14, 2013
It seldom happens that Rohit Sharma shows his skills in back-to-back matches. But the Mumbai batsman, taking confidence from his previous innings (74*), made another important contribution for his side, helping his side register a 41-run win over Pune Warriors at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday. Sharma (62 off 32) used the launch pad set by Dinesh Karthik (41 off 29) perfectly and took the side to a massive total,...
07:23 PM, Apr 13, 2013
Live Updates from Game 15 of IPL 6 between Mumbai Indians and Pune Warriors at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday. Mumbai are coming into this game after back-to-back victories against Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Daredevils. Pune got off to an awful start, losing two of their three matches, but came back strongly against Rajasthan Royals, winning the contest by seven wickets. ...
03:26 PM, Apr 13, 2013
Cricket analyst Harsha Bhogle, who was consultant with Mumbai Indians at the time of the slapgate incident in 2008, shared his thoughts on the matter. ...
09:39 PM, Apr 12, 2013
Mumbai: Mumbai Indians pacer Mitchell Johnson Friday said having played for Australia under Ricky Ponting, who is currently leading MI in IPL 6, might prove to be advantageous for him as the skipper knows his game well. "I have been under his [Ponting's] captaincy for a lot of my career. I guess having Ricky as captain, I think he knows me pretty well. So that sort of helps a lot...
06:48 PM, Apr 12, 2013
Mumbai: Just when critics started writing off Pune Warriors India, they come up a perfect answer as they beat in-form Rajasthan Royals to register their first win in IPL 6. But they will have very little time to celebrate as they face mighty Mumbai Indians on Saturday at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Players from both the sides will be geared up for one of the most anticipated derbies this...
06:26 PM, Apr 12, 2013
