Rajasthan: Shane Watson scored a brilliant unbeaten 53-ball 98 as Rajasthan Royals beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by eight wickets with 13 balls to go at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium here on Saturday. This was Rajasthan's fifth win in eight matches, while Hyderabad suffered their fourth defeat in nine matches. In pursuit of 145, Rajasthan lost Ajinkya Rahane to Dale Steyn in the third over for one. Watson then joined Rahul Dravid...
07:11 PM, Apr 27, 2013
Live updates from Game 36 of IPL 6 between Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Sawan Mansingh stadium in Jaipur on Saturday. Both the teams came into this game after losing their previous encounters. While Hyderabad were at No. 3 in the points table, Rajasthan were one place below them. Teams: Rajasthan: Shane Watson, Ajinkya Rahane, Rahul Dravid(c), Stuart Binny, Brad Hodge, Dishant Yagnik(w), Sachin Baby, James Faulkner, Kevon...
03:20 PM, Apr 27, 2013
Jaipur: Rajasthan Royals will look to get back to winning ways when they face Sunrisers Hyderabad in Game 36 of IPL 6 at Sawai Man Singh Stadium here on Saturday. Rajasthan lost two matches against Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings by close margins but they will take heart from the fact that they have an impeccable record at home, having won all their three matches at the venue...
05:25 PM, Apr 26, 2013
Entertainer of the week There is but one man who can thrill the senses in the most unbridled way - Christopher Henry Gayle. Anyone who witnessed Gayle's audacious assault on the hapless Pune Warriors bowling in Bangalore on Tuesday will testify to having seen the most amazing innings played in Twenty20 cricket. Gayle slammed an unbeaten 175 off 66 balls, in the process breaking a spate of records [LINK TO...
08:15 AM, Apr 25, 2013
Chennai: Rajasthan Royals all-rounder Shane Watson has said he is close to regaining full fitness in order to bowl in the Indian Premier League. Watson, who struck 101 against Super Kings here Monday night, said it will take two more games for him to return to full fitness for bowling. For the first time this year, Watson bowled against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Saturday, and then against Chennai Super Kings...
06:43 PM, Apr 23, 2013
Chennai: A game-changer for Australia during his International career, Michael Hussey is fulfilling that role with elan for his IPL side Chennai Super Kings now - the only difference being that he feels free to pick and choose his games unlike the hectic pre-retirement days. Hussey struck a 51-ball 88, including 13 fours and a six, to overshadow Shane Watson's blistering hundred and guided Chennai Super Kings to a five-wicket...
12:10 PM, Apr 23, 2013
Chennai: They might have ended up on the losing side but Rajasthan Royals captain Rahul Dravid feels his team was "exceptional" against the Chennai Super Kings given that the conditions were not too ideal for the bowlers in their IPL match. "Throughout the innings, we executed our plans with the ball well. I thought it was a pretty good score to defend...it was not easy in terms of bowling conditions...
11:50 AM, Apr 23, 2013
Chennai: It rarely happens in T20 cricket that a team loses despite one of its batsman score a hundred. But the IPL 6 witnessed such a game on Monday when Shane Watson's brilliant 61-ball 101 went in vain as his side, Rajasthan Royals, ended up on a losing side. The allrounder rued that they couldn't execute their plans well and that led to their downfall. "Few things went my way...
10:26 AM, Apr 23, 2013
Chennai: Michael Hussey's 88 off 51 balls nullified Shane Watson's 101 as Chennai Super Kings went top of IPL 6 table following a five-wicket win against Rajasthan Royals at the Chidambaram Stadium here on Monday. This was Chennai's fifth win in seven matches, while Rajashtan retained their fourth spot despite the result. In pursuit of 186, the hosts lost Murali Vijay early for three. That brought Suresh Raina to the...
11:30 PM, Apr 22, 2013
Rajasthan Royals head coach Paddy Upton is hopeful his team will do well against Chennai Super Kings on Monday night. ...
08:08 PM, Apr 22, 2013
Live updates from IPL 6 Game 30 between Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals at the Chidambaram Stadium. The confident Chennai Super Kings side will take on Rajasthan Royals in game 30 of this IPL 6 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Monday. Both teams are on eight points at the moment with Chennai coming in the match after an emphatic win over Kolkata Knight Riders while Rajsthan are coming...
07:00 PM, Apr 22, 2013
Chennai: The confident Chennai Super Kings side will take on Rajasthan Royals in game 30 of this IPL 6 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Monday. Both teams are on eight points at the moment with Chennai coming in the match after an emphatic win over Kolkata Knight Riders while Rajsthan are coming after a rare slip up at the hands of Royal Challengers Bangalore. The home team has clicked...
10:28 PM, Apr 21, 2013
Bangalore: There was little royalty on view in the clash between the two Royals - Bangalore and Rajasthan - in Saturday's second low-scorer at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, which ended with the hosts winning by seven wickets to move to No. 1 on the IPL leaderboard. Rajasthan were put in to bat and made a mess of their innings, bowled out for 117 in 19.4 overs, and RCB took their...
10:59 PM, Apr 20, 2013
Bangalore: Rajasthan Royals all-rounder Stuart Binny said his team is not the underdogs ahead of Saturday's match against Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Chinnaswamy Stadium here. "We are a very relaxed team. We don't have big names in our side, we don't have guys who can demolish teams in T20 cricket, but we are a unit that is very balanced. We've got a good set of bowlers and a lot...
12:24 AM, Apr 20, 2013
Bangalore: Two teams riding high on confidence after their brilliant start in IPL 6 will lock horns to reach the summit of the points table. League leaders Rajasthan Royals will take on second-ranked Royal Challengers Bangalore in a much-awaited match at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday. Rajasthan are coming off a thumping win over Mumbai Indians while RCB beat Delhi Daredevils in a Super Over thriller in their previous...
10:30 PM, Apr 19, 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
Sachin Tendulkar is struggling, Ricky Ponting is all at sea, but Rahul Dravid - 40 and retired - is not short of impact. Leading Rajasthan Royals in IPL 6, Dravid is making his critics eat their words by scoring runs and leading like a man on a mission. No body gave Rajasthan a chance to be sitting on top of the table after two weeks of IPL 6. Not many...
11:27 AM, Apr 18, 2013
While Hyderabad defended a small total to beat Pune, Rajasthan mauled Mumbai by 87 runs in a one-sided match on Wednesday. ...
10:26 AM, Apr 18, 2013
