Sunrisers Hyderabad thronged into the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2013 playoffs in their first season with a five-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders thanks to an 89-run first-wicket partnership between Shikhar Dhawan (42 off 35 balls) and Parthiv Patel (47 off 37 balls).
The Sunrisers thus ended the league stage of the tournament on 20 points, two ahead of fifth-placed Royal Challengers Bangalore, who were hoping for a Kolkata victory to sneak their way in.
Chasing a lowly 131 for victory was never going to be a daunting task, especially the way the two openers played. But a flurry of wickets in the latter half of the innings ensured a nail-biting finish, which was culminated with back-to-back sixes from the blade of
Bouyed by skipper Virat Kohli's quickfire half-century (56 not out off 29 balls) and a four-wicket haul by Zaheer Khan later on, Royal Challengers Bangalore kept their chances to make the Indian Premier League (IPL) playoffs alive as they cruised to a 24-run win in a rain-curtailed eight-over match against the Chennai Super Kings.
However, CSK did enough to ensure top spot in the points table on net run-rate, while RCB will have to wait for the result of Sunday's match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders to see if they have made it to the top four.
The match began a drenching three hours after the scheduled start, at 11 pm local time, after incessant rains. But the RCB batsmen rewarded the thousands who
Free live streaming of the contest between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals in the 66th encounter of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
Several people who are pre-occupied with work commitments and cannot devote time to watch the match on TV.
Many television companies that offer live telecast of cricket matches on internet. The free live streaming of cricket matches is rapidly becoming a new rage in the online media and is catching up with lot of cricket fans.
Catching the free live streaming of IPL cricket matches on internet, and watching this online is a safe bet if one is not near the television.
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Let's take a look back at the cricketing history being made on this day, May 14.
The cricketers who were born on this day are Carlisle Best, Bob Woolmer, Peter Kirsten and a few more.
The batsmen who slammed centuries on this day are Alastair Cook, Ravi Bopara, Ridley Jacobs, Sachin Tendulkar, Mahela Jayawardene and Shiv Chanderpaul.
Zimbabwe will aim to maintain their domination over the Bangladesh in the final match of the Twenty20 series, on Sunday with the first game at Bulawayo being won by the home team by six runs.
Several people who are pre-occupied with work commitments and cannot devote time to watch the match on TV. Many television companies that offer live telecast of cricket matches on internet.
The free live streaming of cricket matches is rapidly becoming a new rage in the online media and is catching up with lot of cricket fans. Catching the free live streaming of cricket matches on internet, and watching this online is a safe bet if one is not near the television.
Let's take a look back at the cricketing history being made on this day, May 11.
The cricketers who were born on this day are Ian Redpath, Norman Norton, Navdeep Pooonia, Jacob Martin, Peter Gillespie, John Benaud, Carol Marett and a few more.
South African bowler Charl Langeveldt is the only bowler to have claimed a five-wicket haul on May 11.
The batsmen who slammed centuries on this day are Chris Gayle, VVS Laxman, Justin Langer, Boeta Dippenaar, Matthew Hayden and a few more.
Known for his calm and composed nature, an appeal from Rajasthan Royals' Ajit Chandila during IPL match left Kings XI Punjab skipper Adam Gilchrist shocked.
The Rajasthan off-spinner made the appeal in the third over of the innings.
Shaun Marsh, who was on strike, hit the ball to mid-on and on seeing the ball being fielded there, Gilchrist, who was inches out of the crease at the non-striker's end, immediately turned to make his way back into the crease.
Michael Bevan played a wonderful knock of 185 not out for World XI against Asia XI at the Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka in 2000.
Chasing an imposing total of 320, Bevan ensured that World XI always stayed in the hunt playing measured cricket. He took calculated risks and never let the required run-rate go out of control.
Bevan got the equation to six off one ball, he hit a four off Abdul Razzaq as World XI finished the match short by a solitary run.
Watch one of the greatest innings ever played in One Day International cricket (This match counted as an ODI).
A video of the Indian Premier League match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings.
Mumbai Indians moved into the top four in the standings of the Indian Premier League (IPL) with a comprehensive 60-run win over Chennai Super Kings at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday.
With the win, Mumbai leapfrogged Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad into third place with 14 points. The Super Kings lost their first match in seven games but with 18 points they still sit pretty at the top of the table.
Mumbai Indians scored 139 for five with captain Rohit Sharma top scoring with 39 off 30 balls.
Mitchell Johnson took three wickets in one over to help restrict the league leaders to their lowest ever total and the fourth lowest
Zimbabwe and Bangladesh have both expressed great desire to take on bigger guns, but for three more ODIs - at least - must make do with each other in Bulawayo.
There are many people who are pre-occupied with work commitments and cannot devote time to watch the match on TV. Many television companies that offer live telecast of cricket matches on internet. The free live streaming of cricket matches is rapidly becoming a new rage in the online media and is catching up with lot of cricket fans. Catching the free live streaming of cricket matches on internet, and watching this online is a safe bet if one is not near the television.
Sachin Tendulkar, in an exclusive interview to TalkAsia - a special feature on CNN, revealed that West Indian batsman Brian Charles Lara is his favourite batsman.
Tendulkar is a record holder in terms of number of runs scored in Test matches as well as One Day Internationals. He also holds the record for the most number of centuries scored in both the formats.
Tendulkar is a good friend of the West Indian and both of them have a huge respect for one another not only as cricketers but also as individuals.
A video of the 42nd Indian Premier League match between Pune Warriors India and Chennai Super Kings at the Subrata Roy Sahara stadium, Pune.
Set a daunting 165-run target after a late blitz from Chennai skipper MS Dhoni, Pune had a tall mountain to climb to move above eighth-placed Delhi Daredevils. Pune could only manage 127 for nine in their 20 overs and are all but knocked out of contention from the playoffs.
Mohit Sharma made a dent into Pune's hopes early in the chase picking up three crucial wickets. While Pune are stuck at the bottom of the table, MS Dhoni and co consolidated their position at the top with a healthy 16 points.
Pune next face yet another stiff challenge from Royal Challengers Bangalore against whom
A video of post match press conference addressed by Mohit Sharma after Chennai Super Kings' win over Pune Warriors India on Tuesday.
Sharma played a key role on putting Pune on the backfoot by dismissing three top order batsmen including Aaron Finch, Tirumalasetti Suman and Yuvraj Singh.
Chasing a target of 165 runs, Pune lost their way upfront with half the side back in the dugout by eighth over. Shamra accounted for three of them.
With this win, Chennai consolidated their position at the top of the table with 16 points, four ahead of second placed Royal Challengers Bangalore.
