Kolkata: Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians will look to reach their second IPL final when they take the field at Eden Gardens here on Friday night. Rajasthan scraped to a four-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad Wednesday night in the Eliminator thanks to a rearguard action from Australian veteran Brad Hodge who made a 29-ball 54* at No.7 to take the team to the target of 133, while Mumbai were cut down to size by Chennai Super Kings in the first Qualifier losing by 48 runs.
Mumbai boast a stronger squad but are vulnerable to off-days. In their last match against Rajasthan, they were bowled out for just 93 in pursuit of 180. Even against Chennai in the first Qualifier, they looked in control in their chase of 193 until the ninth over when the dangerous Dwayne Smith departed after a 28-ball 68 to trigger a collapse.
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06:44 PM, May 23, 2013
New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals skipper Rahul Dravid hinted at retiring from the Indian Premier League (IPL) after this season. After beating the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL Eliminator here at the Ferozeshah Kotla Wednesday, Dravid told reporters that he is aware that they "need to start looking ahead and for younger players". With the win, the Jaipur-based team also qualified for the Champions League to be held in India from...
06:16 PM, May 23, 2013
New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals skipper Rahul Dravid says dealing with the turmoil caused by the spot-fixing scandal, which has left his team`s reputation in tatters, has turned out to be as tough as handling "bereavement in some ways". "I would not lie it was a very tough phase for us. It was a blow to the team. It`s something I have never experienced anything like it. It`s like bereavement in...
03:00 PM, May 23, 2013
New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals captain Rahul Dravid was all praise for his team following a four-wicket win against Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 6 eliminator at the Feroz Shah Kotla on Wednesday night. Chasing 133 to win, Rajastan were in deep trouble at one time but thanks to Brad Hodge's 54* they were able to get over the line in a close chase. "It has been a great journey. It has...
09:18 AM, May 23, 2013
Live updates from the eliminator of IPL 6 between Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in Delhi. Hyderabad are undoubtedly the surprise entry in the play-offs, but one has to say that they used their little resources to the maximum to move ahead of Royal Challengers Bangalore and defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders - two sides far stronger on paper. Interestingly, Hyderabad beat Rajasthan in...
07:11 PM, May 22, 2013
New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad will shoot it out in New Delhi for the IPL eliminator bearing in mind full well that there will not be another opportunity to make amends. A defeat at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium on Wednesday will end the tournament for either team. Hyderabad are undoubtedly the surprise entry in the play-offs, but one has to say that they used their little resources...
10:11 PM, May 21, 2013
Hyderabad: Rajasthan Royals skipper Rahul Dravid is extremely content with the way his players performed against Sunrisers Hyderabad following the shock spot-fixing scandal that engulfed his team. Rajasthan took field a day after three of their players were arrested by Delhi police on the charges of spot-fixing. "There is no point brushing things under the carpet. Tough couple of days for everyone concerned. But, I was happy the way boys...
01:01 PM, May 18, 2013
Kolkata: Former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly on Friday said he felt bad for Rajasthan Royals skipper Rahul Dravid who had to "contend with people like Greg Chappell and S. Sreesanth" during his captaincy stints for the country and the IPL franchisee respectively. A day after Sreesanth and two other Royals players - Ankit Chauhan and Ajit Chandila - were arrested for spot fixing, Ganguly told a television channel: "I...
12:15 AM, May 18, 2013
Jaipur: Rajasthan Royals' CEO Raghu Iyer said the arrest of three of its cricketers for alleged role in spot-fixing in the ongoing IPL has caused "immense distress" to everyone associated with the franchise. "All of the Rajasthan Royal owners, management, captain, coach and players and staff are shocked and disappointed at the entire situation which has caused immense distress to us all," Iyer said in a statement. Errant Indian pacer...
10:26 PM, May 17, 2013
New Delhi: The Rajasthan Royals team on Friday issued a statement on the IPL spot-fixing incident involving three of its key players, including top bowler S Sreesanth. The statement said the team management, the coach, captain Rahul Dravid, players and staff were "shocked and disappointed at the entire situation". The statement added that the team has launched an internal probe into the matter. Below is the full text of the...
09:41 PM, May 17, 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
Hyderabad: Rajasthan Royals captain Rahul Dravid said that tough situations is a test of character for top teams and he expects that his boys would also overcome the current crisis that has rocked cricket world after S Sreesanth and two other players arrests for alleged role in spot-fixing. "I think adversities helps us to galvanize a side. We have come close together as a group and hope to perform well,"...
08:12 PM, May 17, 2013
New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Friday said it has no reasons to interrogate cricketer Rahul Dravid or Rajasthan Royals owners Raj Kundra and Shilpa Shetty in connection with the spot-fixing case in which three players were arrested. "Delhi Police has no reasons to invite them to join investigation of the spot fixing case," Delhi Police spokesperson Rajan Bhagat said. He said the reports that police may interrogate Shilpa Shetty...
08:05 PM, May 17, 2013
Live updates from game 68 of IPL 6 between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals played at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad. After losing a hard-fought contest to Mumbai Indians on Wednesday, Rajasthan Royals were jolted by a spot-fixing scandal the next day which involved three of its players being arrested on allegations of illegal activity. There is one thing common in these two sides. Both are coming off...
06:52 PM, May 17, 2013
Three players of the Rajasthan Royals team, S Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankit Chavan, were arrested on charges of spot-fixing in the Indian Premiere League. Here's a sneak peak on news and views that were floating around the CNN-IBN newsroom. ...
10:46 PM, May 16, 2013
New Delhi: Rahul Dravid, the former Indian batsman and current captain of IPL franchise Rahul Dravid, has released a statement in which he has expressed shock and disappointment at Thursday's revelations by the Delhi Police after the arrests of his Rajasthan team-mates Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan in Mumbai. Speaking on behalf of the Rajasthan management, Dravid also said the team wholly supported the statements issued by BCCI president...
07:49 PM, May 16, 2013
Hyderabad: After losing a hard-fought contest to Mumbai Indians on Wednesday, Rajasthan Royals were jolted by a spot-fixing scandal the next day which involved three of its players being arrested on allegations of illegal activity. To recover from something as big as this requires a lot of effort but Rajasthan is just the team that has the capability to do it and maintain the bar they have set in this...
07:42 PM, May 16, 2013
Mumbai Indians all-rounder Kieron Pollard's over-the-top celebration to send off Rajasthan Royals batsman Shane Watson in an IPL match here has invited strong criticism from visiting team's skipper Rahul Dravid who termed it as an "act of cowardice". "One of the things that I find when you send off batsman after you have got him out is that it is an act of cowardice. That is my opinion. Batsman can...
02:37 PM, May 16, 2013
That Rajasthan Royals would join IPL heavyweights Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians as this season's first play-off entrants with two matches still to play is an achievement not entirely expected at the start of IPL 6. Lacking superstar power - their No. 1 player is Australian allrounder Shane Watson - and led by a retired 40-year-old expert technician in Rahul Dravid, the Jaipur-based franchise have defied the odds to...
08:04 AM, May 16, 2013
CLICK HERE for live ball-by-ball updates of game 66 of IPL 6 between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals played at Ranchi. Team News: Rajasthan made two changes: spinners Ankeet Chavan and Pravin Tambe came in for Siddarth Trivedi and Vikramjeet Malik. Mumbai also made two changes, with injured Sachin Tendulkar going out and Aditya Tare replacing him. Glenn Maxwell replaced Dwayne Smith. Toss: Rajasthan Royals captain Rahul Dravid won the...
07:20 PM, May 15, 2013
