Ranchi: Royal Challengers Bangalore's loss to Kings XI Punjab on Tuesday has left Kolkata Knight Riders hoping that RCB lose their final match and Sunrisers Hyderabad end up on the wrong side of both their remaining matches, and then the 2012 winners need to win their last two. The first of those is against the ousted Pune Warriors at Ranchi on Wednesday, and KKR will hope for an encore of the previous time these two teams met in IPL 6.
Kolkata have been inconsistent in all departments throughout the season and Gautam Gambhir will be hoping that their batsmen show some decent form against Pune. Gambhir had a good tournament with the bat but off late he is struggling to find that form. Jacques Kallis had an excellent outing with both the bat and ball against RCB and will be hoping to continue with the same form. Manoj Tiwary and Yusuf Pathan again failed to live up to their expectation.
KKR's positive this season have been their bowling. The spin duo of Sunil Narine and Sachitra Senanayake has been revelation and has impressed with their consistency; both have picked up wickets at regular intervals and have been impressive with their economy as well. Kallis have picked up 15 wickets and has been pick of the pace bowlers, but death bowling is bit of a worry for KKR.
Pune, on the other hand, would strive to sign off their campaign on a winning note to make
08:26 PM, May 14, 2013
New Delhi: To force their way back into the national side, the axed trio of Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh and Virender Sehwag should keep the fighting spirit alive and get back through good performances in domestic cricket, former captain and chairman of selector Kris Srikkanth on Thursday. Srikkanth said not losing self belief was key to any struggling player looking for a comeback. "They are young players with lot of...
06:07 PM, May 09, 2013
Pune: Pune Warriors India can pull the plug on Kolkata Knight Riders' play-off hopes on Thursday when they take on Gautam Gambhir's team for the first time in the sixth season of the IPL. While Pune are already out of the play-off race, Kolkata's hopes hang by a thread. A loss in the last match against Mumbai Indians means Kolkata now need to win each of their last four matches...
09:12 PM, May 08, 2013
The Indian selectors on Saturday excluded Yuvraj Singh and Gautam Gambhir from India's 15-man Champions Trophy squad. The All-India Senior Selection Committee met at the Cricket Centre in Mumbai, where it recalled Shikhar Dhawan to the squad in place of Gambhir who was part of the team for the home series against Pakistan. Yuvraj too featured in the series against Pakistan and did fairly well but was still left out....
03:06 PM, May 04, 2013
Pune: After registering a massive 130-run victory over Pune Warriors a week back, Royal Challengers Bangalore have suffered two consecutive losses while Pune too have continued their downslide to the bottom of the table with ease losing their last five matches. At the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium on Thursday, the teams will face each other once again for game 46 of IPL 6 with Pune hoping to shrug off Chris...
11:39 PM, May 01, 2013
CNN-IBN's cricket expert Shishir Hattangadi previews the Pune-Chennai tie on Tuesday. ...
08:51 PM, Apr 30, 2013
Live updates from game 42 of IPL 6 between Pune Warriors India and Chennai Super Kings played at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium in Pune. Pune are virtually out of the competition after losing seven out of their nine matches so far, while Chennai have picked up their pace after a not so promising start to 2013. Chennai have everything falling right in place. Michael Hussey has been their key...
06:46 PM, Apr 30, 2013
Raipur: Umesh Yadav ranked his performance in the 18th over against Pune Warriors in the ongoing Pepsi Indian Premier League among his "top-three" in the shortest format of the game. He also revealed about the kind of planning that had gone into bowling that particular over. "There have been some good performances but this will obviously rank among my top three in this format. Yuvi paaji (Yuvraj Singh) and Luke...
04:27 PM, Apr 30, 2013
Pune: A down and out Pune Warriors will have their work cut out as they host the ruthless Chennai Super Kings in game 42 of IPL 6 at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium on Tuesday. Pune are virtually out of the competition after losing seven out of their nine matches so far, while Chennai have picked up their pace after a not so promising start to 2013. Pune picked up...
08:29 PM, Apr 29, 2013
Raipur: Pune Warriors India's assistant coach Rob Walters said losing the wickets of Yuvraj Singh and Luke Wright in the same over proved to be the turning point in his team's 15-run loss to the Delhi Daredevils. Losing yet again from a winning position has put Pune in a precarious position and from now, it will be a do-or-die battle for them. "Yuvraj and Wright were playing well. Losing both...
12:17 PM, Apr 29, 2013
When Gurkeerat Singh came in to bat for Kings XI Punjab against Kolkata Knight Riders on Friday, there were just five overs to go and Sunil Narine and Jacques Kallis were bowling at their best, but the 22-year-old batsman not only provided the late impetus to their innings but also helped them to post a decent 149, which at one point looked out of their reach. Gurkeerat although was upset...
09:59 AM, Apr 27, 2013
London: Lancashire's Jordan Clark has become only the fifth batsman to hit six sixes in one over during a professional cricket match. The English County said in a statement on Wednesday that the 22-year-old had achieved the feat in a Championship Second XI game against Yorkshire to join an illustrious list of names. Former West Indies all-rounder Garfield Sobers was the first man to do it, in 1968, and Indian...
03:11 AM, Apr 25, 2013
Live updates from IPL 6 Game 29 between Kings XI Punjab and Pune Warriors at Mohali Both Kings XI Punjab and Pune Warriors India are having a hard time in IPL 6 and it will be interesting to see who comes out on top in a battle of underdogs at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium here on Sunday. Both teams lost their last matches against Sunrisers Hyderabad and are desperate...
07:19 PM, Apr 21, 2013
Mohali: Struggling Pune Warriors got a big boost as Yuvraj Singh, who is recovering from a back injury, is likely to play against Kings XI Punjab on Sunday, said batsman Aaron Finch. "I think Yuvi [Yuvraj] should be fine. He has been training for the last couple of days and his back seems to be improving. We are very hopeful that he will play tomorrow. He brings lot of experience...
11:47 PM, Apr 20, 2013
Mohali: Both Kings XI Punjab and Pune Warriors India are having a hard time in IPL 6 and it will be interesting to see who comes out on top in a battle of underdogs at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium here on Sunday. Both teams lost their last matches against Sunrisers Hyderabad and are desperate for a win to keep themselves in contention for the play-offs. Punjab have won two...
09:10 PM, Apr 20, 2013
Kolkata: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly Tuesday revealed that Pune Warriors management never thought that Yuvraj Singh is a "captaincy material" after the team's debacle in the 2011 IPL when they finished last ahead. Ganguly feels that's the reason why Angelo Mathews and Ross Taylor have been preferred as captains ahead of the senior left-hander. "The management had decided not to make Yuvraj captain again after our first season (in...
07:12 PM, Apr 16, 2013
Chennai: Yuvraj Singh will miss his second straight game in the ongoing Indian Premier League, with his Pune Warriors team-mate Ross Taylor confirming that the injured all-rounder will not be part of the playing XI against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Wednesday. Yuvraj missed out on Pune's win over two-time winners Chennai Super Kings last night due to injury. "I am not sure right now. He is not going to be playing...
01:15 PM, Apr 16, 2013
Chennai: Pune Warriors appointed Anand Chulani, performance and mental conditioning expert, as their peak performance coach Monday. Chulani is a graduate from Georgetown University with a double minor in Psychology and has worked with Kings XI Punjab and Warriors all-rounder Abhishek Nayar last year. "I am honoured to be a part of the Pune Warriors. We have outstanding talent and a committed, hard working bunch of guys," said Chulani. "It's...
08:32 PM, Apr 15, 2013
Live updates from the Game 19 of the IPL 6 between Chennai Super Kings and Pune Warriors played at Chennai. Pune Warriors India are without their regular slipper Angelo Mathews who is sitting out due to political pressure in southern India in protest over the war crimes in Sri Lanka bars the islanders from playing in Chennai and Yuvraj is unlikely to take the field . CSK, though, are still...
07:20 PM, Apr 15, 2013
