Pune, who lost their opener against Hyderabad, need a win to boost their morale against Adam Gilchrist's team which is playing its first match. Pune's record against Punjab is very encouraging. Of four ties so far over the last two seasons, they have won three and lost one. However, one can not go by stats in this format as over and over again the underdogs have put the skids under...
02:26 PM, Apr 07, 2013
Pune: Pune Warriors India look to move on from their Friday's defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad when they play Kings XI Punjab at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium on Sunday. The Pune batsmen had a horrible outing against Hyderabad on Friday as they failed to chase down an innocuous-looking target of 127. It was a very disappointing batting performance from a team that has big names like Yuvraj Singh, Marlon Samules...
01:08 PM, Apr 06, 2013
Hyderabad: A new-look Sunrisers Hyderabad made an inspired start to their IPL 6 campaign by defending a total of 126 with venom, beating a timid Pune Warriors by 22 runs to make it three wins in a row at their home ground of Uppal. The previous two came at the end of the 2012 season when the Hyderabad-based franchise was known as Deccan Chargers, but on Thursday, with a new...
11:34 PM, Apr 05, 2013
Vasco: Churchill Brothers took a giant step towards regaining the I-League title after scoring a 2-1 victory over Pune FC in a 23rd round I-League clash at Tilak Maidan here on Friday. After a barren opening session, Churchill scored through Bineesh Balan (58th) and Sunil Chhetri (63rd) while Pune FC pulled one back through substitute Boima Karpeh (90th). With this win, Churchill are now on 45 points and a five-point...
11:14 PM, Apr 05, 2013
The new-look Sunrisers Hyderabad will begin their IPL campaign against the Angelo Mathews-led Pune Warriors India at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Friday. ...
09:52 PM, Apr 05, 2013
Defending a below-par score of 126, Hyderabad bowled with lots of aggression, restricting Pune Warriors for just 104 runs. ...
07:20 PM, Apr 05, 2013
Hyderabad: The latest arrival in the Indian Premier League family will make its debut in the sixth edition of the cash-rich league on Thursday, when Sunrisers Hyderabad make their maiden foray in the IPL arena against Pune Warriors India. The now-defunct Deccan Chargers were re-christened Sunrisers Hyderabad after the Sun Group inherited the 2009 champion team, throwing a rope to most of its players who will be led by Sri...
09:20 PM, Apr 04, 2013
Hyderabad: Pune Warriors might have ended at the bottom up of the table in the last two IPL editions, but current captain Angelo Mathews Thursday said that his side would be making a fresh start and look for a better result this season. "It is going to be a fresh start. Past is past, we got to look for the future. We have a great team and we will take...
08:26 PM, Apr 04, 2013
Vasco: Churchill Brothers and Pune FC go head-to-head in a crucial I-League clash that will possibly decide their own title ambitions at the Tilak Maidan, Vasco, on Friday. Churchill Brothers lead the I-League table with 44 points from 21 matches and know that a win against Pune FC will put them in the driver's seat with just four more matches to be played. Pune FC are placed third with 37...
05:47 PM, Apr 04, 2013
Hyderabad: Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Kumar Sangakkara on Thursday said that he would like his teammates to play to their strength when they take on the Pune Warriors in their opening match of the Indian Premier League here on Friday. "It is going to be a tough game. Pune Warriors have got a very good team. They have some great players. We are just looking to play to our strengths," Sangakkara...
05:10 PM, Apr 04, 2013
A sessions court held Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation driver Santosh Mane guilty on Wednesday for mowing down eight people and injuring 28 others in January 25, 2012. ...
09:11 PM, Apr 03, 2013
CNN-IBN's cricket experts Harsha Bhogle and Aakash Chopra discuss the chances of Kings XI Punjab, Pune Warriors India and Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 6. ...
08:05 PM, Apr 02, 2013
It's that time of the year when cricket finds a new definition. From 'city moment of success' to 'maximums', IPL's 'bus dekhne ka nahi' slogan ...
01:46 PM, Apr 02, 2013
Dinesh Chandimal has rejected offers to play in the sixth edition of the IPL, cricket board sources claimed. ...
07:58 PM, Apr 01, 2013
The Pune franchise, led by a newly appointed skipper Angelo Mathew, must shake off their rustiness to better their dismal record in the sixth edition of IPL. ...
04:14 PM, Apr 01, 2013
Mumbai: While Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party leader Vinod Tawde has objected to the use of water for stadiums during the Indian premier League, the Nationalist Congress Party has backed the matches. NCP backed the IPL saying that Mumbai and Pune, where the matches will be held, face no water shortage. "We have to use water to maintain the grounds whether matches happen or not. The IPL brings in revenue. People...
01:41 PM, Apr 01, 2013
Of the 11 West Indians that beat Sri Lanka on the night of October 7, 2012 in Colombo to clinch the ICC World Twenty20, nine have IPL contracts for the upcoming sixth season of the lucrative league. Considering that Twenty20 is the one format where West Indies have achieved success over the past few years, the success of the men from the Caribbean at last year's extravaganza in Sri Lanka...
01:12 PM, Apr 01, 2013
Think Jammu and Kashmir, and a range of images flash before the eyes. From the shikaras in the Dal Lake to the scenic valley with snow-tipped mountains to school books mentioning Kashmir as 'Heaven on Earth'. But rarely has one associated cricket with the valley, especially under the prevailing political situation, until Parvez Rasool decided to put J&K on the map of India's most cherished sport. The 2012-13 Ranji Trophy...
04:00 PM, Mar 31, 2013
New Delhi: Franchises with a strong Sri Lankan presence are slowly building up pressure on the Governing Council of the Indian Premier League (IPL) to shift their play-off and knockout matches out of Chennai. Four franchises IANS spoke to were confident that the issue would be sorted out by the time the Twenty20 tournament reaches its business end. Their contention is that there should be a level playing field among...
10:09 PM, Mar 30, 2013
Kolkata: If the slam-bang T20 cricket is for dynamic youngsters, reigning Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have to look at the age of their squad with some concern. The average age of the KKR squad is 28.52 years and it has 11 players in their 30s - the most among all IPL teams. New entrants Sunrisers Hyderabad (SH) have the youngest squad with an average age...
07:24 PM, Mar 30, 2013
