Chennai beats Punjab by 9 wickets in IPL's 2nd Semi-Final

Similar to 1st Semi-Final IPL's 2nd semifinal was also a one sided affair as Chennai Super Kings beats favorite Kings XI Punjab by 9 wickets with 31 balls remaining at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, on Saturday, 31st May, 2008.

Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to bat 1st but restricted to 112/8 in 20 overs due to fine bowling by Ntini, Gonyand Morkel took 2 wickets each. Punjab reduced to 45/6 in 10 overs but managed to cross 100 runs mark.

Chennai Super Kings replied well with 102 runs unbeaten partnership between Parthive Patel and Suresh Raina. Patel scored 51 runs off 48 balls with 8 fours and Raina contributed 55 runs off 34 balls with 4 fours and 4 sixes.

Chennai Super Kings have now beaten Kings XI Punjab in all three matches between the two sides and will need to gear up for Rajasthan Royals tomorrow in 2008 IPL DLF Cup Final at DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai.

Match Summary:

Kings XI Punjab - 112/8 in 20 Overs.

Chennai Super Kings - 116/1 in 14.5 Overs.

Toss - Kings XI Punjab, who chose to bat first.

Man of the Match - M Ntini (Chennai Super Kings)

Result - Chennai Super Kings won by 9 wickets (with 31 balls remaining).

IPL 2nd semifinal Live Score - Punjab XI vs Chennai Kings

Kings XI Punjab are overwhelming favorites for the 2nd Semi-Final of Indian Premier League, against Chennai Super Kings at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, on Saturday, 31st May, 2008 at 8.00 PM IST. Winner will meet Rajasthan Royals in the Final of IPL on Sunday, 1st June.

Kings XI Punjab were at 2nd place at league stage of IPL DLF Cup, and there batsman and bowler are in good form especially Shaun Marsh, Yuraj Singh, Irfan Pathan and Sreeshanth.

Chennai Super Kings however beat Kings XI Punjab twice in the league matches both at home and away, but Dhoni's team have to put brilliant performance to beat Yuraj's in form team.

Kings XI Punjab Team (Likely)

Shaun Marsh, James Hopes, Kumar Sangakkara (w/k), Yuvraj Singh (capttain), Mahela Jayawardene, Tanmay Srivatsava, Irfan Pathan, Piyush Chawla, Ramesh Powar, VRV Singh, Sreesanth.

Chennai Super Kings Team (Likely)

Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Parthiv Patel (W/K), Chamara Kapugedera, Suresh Raina, S Badrinath, Albie Morkel, S Vidyut, Joginder Sharma, Muttiah Muralitharan, Manpreet Gony, Makhaya Ntini.

Rajasthan Royals in IPL Final, beat Delhi by 105 runs in 1st Semi

IPL's 1st Semi-Final was the one sided affair as Rajasthan Royals beat Delhi Daredevils by 105 runs at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, on Friday, 30th May, 2008. Rajasthan Royals scored 192 and reduced Delhi Daredevils to 87 runs in 17th over.

Delhi Daredevils won the toss and invited Rajasthan to bat first, Rajasthan Royals took the full advantage and scored 192 runs in 20 overs, due to fine batting by Watson, Smith and Asnodkar, contributed 52, 25 and 39 runs respectively. Yusuf Pathan played a brilliant inning in the middle and in the end with 45 runs in 21 balls with 3 fours and 4 sixes.

In reply Delhi Daredevils crumbled to 28/4 in 6 overs with Sehwag and Gambhir, 2nd highest run scorer in the tournament back in the pavilion, Watson took 3 wickets out of four. They never recovered from there and all out on 87 runs in 17 overs.

Match Summary:

Rajasthan Royals - 192/9 in 20 Overs.

Delhi Daredevils - 87 All Out in 16.1 Overs.

Toss - Delhi Daredevils, who chose to field first.

Man of the Match - Shane Watson (Rajasthan Royals)

Result - Rajasthan Royals won by 105 runs.

IPL 1st Semi-Final Live Score - Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils

Much awaited 1st Semi-Final of Indian Premier League - IPL will be played between Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Daredevils at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, on Friday, 30th May, 2008, at 8.00 PM IST.

Rajasthan Royals have shown brilliant performance in the league stage as they won 11 out 0f 14 matches and was leading the points table. All their batsman Graeme Smith, Yusuf Pathan, Shane Watson, Swapnil Asnodkar and their bowler especially Sohail Tanveer highest wicket taker in the tournament, took 21 wickets in 9 matches and captain Shane Warne.

Delhi Daredevils reached in semi finals by the help of Rajasthan Royals only as they beat Mumbai Indians in to make the way for Delhi Daredevils. They have very balance team as with Gautam Gambhir 2nd highest run scorer in the tournament, Virender Sehwag and with the bowling attack of McGrath and Mohammad Asif.

Rajasthan Royals Team (Likely)

Graeme Smith, Swapnil Asnodkar, Yusuf Pathan, Shane Watson, Niraj Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Mahesh Rawat (wk), Shane Warne (capt), Sohail Tanvir, Siddharth Trivedi, Munaf Patel.

Delhi Daredevils Team (Likely)

Virender Sehwag (capt), Gautam Gambhir, Shikhar Dhawan, Manoj Tiwary, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Farveez Maharoof, V Yomahesh, Amit Mishra, Mohammad Asif, Glenn McGrath.

IPL Semi-Final Schedule / Time Table - 2008 DLF Cup, Mumbai

2008 DLF Indian Premier League's matches are over. Total 56 matches has been played in the league stage. Out of 8 teams four teams are qualified for the Semi-Finals. 1st Semi-Final will be played on Friday, 30th May while 2nd Semi-Final will be played on Saturday, 31st May, 2008.

Both the Semi-Finals will by played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, 8.00 PM IST. Find the Semi-Final Schedule of 2008 DLF Cup Indian Premier League.

1st Semi-Final

Friday, 30th May, 2008

Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils

at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

8.00 PM IST

2nd Semi-Final

Saturday, 31st May, 2008

Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings

at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

8.00 PM IST

Final will be played on Sunday, 1st June, 2008 between winner of 1st Semi-Final and winner of 2nd Semi-Final at Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai.

2008 IPL DLF CUP Standing / Points Table after League Matches

Indian Premier League is in its final stages, as all the league matches are over. Total 56 matches has been played in the league stage. 8 teams played 14 matches each on home and away basis. All the IPL matches are very successful and very intresting. Find the final standings of the team after league stage. Four teams are qualified for the semi-finals and remaining 4 teams are out of the 2008 DLF IPL tournament.

Rajasthan Royals played briliantly to lead the 2008 IPL points table, followed by Kings XI Punjab, Delhi Daredevils and Chennai Super Kings.

IPL 54th Match - Deccan Chargers v Chennai Kings Live Score

In a crucial 54th match of Indian Premier League, bottom placed Deccan Chargers will host 4th placed and looking a place in IPL semi-finals, Chennai Super Kings at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad, on Tuesday, 27th May, 2008, 4.00 PM IST.

Its last game for both the team and a must win game for Chennai Super Kings to qualify for the semi-finals while for Deccan Chargers its a game for some pride to win a match this season's last match as the won only 2 matches out of 13 matches.

Deccan Chargers Team (Likely)

Adam Gilchrist (capt & wk), Shahid Afridi, Herschelle Gibbs, Rohit Sharma, Venugopal Rao, Ravi Teja, Scott Styris, PM Sarvesh Kumar, Pragyan Ojha, RP Singh, P Vijaykumar.

Chennai Super Kings Team (Likely)

Parthiv Patel, Stephen Fleming, Suresh Raina, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt/wk), S Badrinath, Albie Morkel, S Vidyut, Joginder Sharma, Muttiah Muralitharan, Manpreet Gony, Makhaya Ntini.

IPL 53rd Match - Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals Live Score

In an important 53rd match of Indian Premier League, Rajasthan Royals, IPL leaders will host Mumbai Indians, looking for a place in semi-finals at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur on Monday, 26th May, 2008.

Mumbai Indians has to win their 2 remaining matches to qualify for the semi-finals. They lost last two matches narrowly on the last ball of the match. Hope they will win next two matches.

Rajasthan Royals safely leading the points table and will try to maintain winning momentum.

Rajasthan Royals Team (Likely)

Graeme Smith, Yusuf Pathan, Mohammad Kaif, Shane Watson, Niraj Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Shane Warne (capt), Mahesh Rawat (wk), Sohail Tanvir, Siddharth Trivedi, Munaf Patel.

Mumbai Indians Team (Likely)

Sachin Tendulkar (capt), Sanath Jayasuriya, Robin Uthappa, Dominic Thornley, Dwayne Bravo, Shaun Pollock, Abhishek Nayar, Yogesh Takawale, Dhawal Kulkarni, Rohan Raje, Ashish Nehra.

IPL 52nd Match - Kolkata Riders vs Punjab XI Live Score

In the 52nd match of Indian Premier League, Kolkata Knight Riders which is out of the IPL tournament will host 2nd place Kings XI Punjab at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Sunday, 25th May, 2008, 2nd match of the day at 8.00 PM IST.

Kolkata Knight Riders will play for pride and try to win some games, while Kings XI Punjab will try to get more points to improve its ranking in IPL points table.

Kolkata Knight Riders Team (Probables)

Salman Butt, Aakash Chopra, Sourav Ganguly (capt), David Hussey, Tatenda Taibu, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Laxmi Ratan Shukla, Murali Kartik, Shoaib Akhtar, Ishant Sharma, Ashok Dinda.

Kings XI Punjab Team (Likely)

Shaun Marsh, James Hopes, Luke Pomersbach, Yuvraj Singh (capt), Mahela Jayawardene, Irfan Pathan, Pankaj Dharmani (wk), Gagandeep Singh, Piyush Chawla, Sreesanth, VRV Singh.

IPL 51st Match Live Score - Deccan Chargers vs Bangalore

Both the teams of today's 51st match of the Indian Premier League, i.e. Deccan Chargers vs Bangalore Royal Challengers are out of the IPL semi-finals race will meet at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad on Sunday, 25th May, 2008, 1st game of the day at 4.00 PM IST.

Both the team will play to avoid of finishing last in the 2008 IPL DLF Cup.

Despitae having strong Tewnty20 team Deccan Chargers are currently last in the IPL points table and look to salvage something from a tournament.


Bangalore Royal Challengers are slightly better placed, thanks to their highly unlikely win against Chennai Super Kings, which gave them their third win in 12 games, one more than Deccan.

Deccan Chargers Team (Likely)

Adam Gilchrist (capt & wk), Shahid Afridi, Herschelle Gibbs, Rohit Sharma, Venugopal Rao, Ravi Teja, Scott Styris, PM Sarvesh Kumar, Pragyan Ojha, RP Singh, P Vijaykumar.

Bangalore Royal Challengers Team (Likely)

J Arunkumar, Virat Kohli, Misbah-ul-Haq, Rahul Dravid (capt), Jacques Kallis, Mark Boucher (wk), Praveen Kumar, B Akhil, Zaheer Khan, Anil Kumble, Dale Steyn.

IPL 50th Match - Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians Live Score

Today's match is do or die for Delhi Daredevils, as they are playing their last match of the league will host 4th place Mumbai Indians in the 5oth match of Indian Premier League - IPL at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi on Saturday, 24th May 2008, 2nd match of the day at 8.00 PM IST.

For Delhi Daredevils its their last chance to enter the semi-finals, and still not sure after winning it as they have to wait for Mum further results.

Mumbai Indians can confirm their place in semi-finals by winning today's match. They have 3 games to play and still a chance in making last four if they lost today's match.

Delhi Daredevils Team (Likely)

Virender Sehwag (capt), Gautam Gambhir, Shikhar Dhawan, AB de Villiers, Dinesh Karthik, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Amit Mishra, Farveez Maharoof, Pradeep Sangwan, V Yomahesh, Glenn McGrath.

Mumbai Indians Team (Likely)

Sachin Tendulkar (capt), Sanath Jayasuriya, Robin Uthappa, Dominic Thornley, Dwayne Bravo, Shaun Pollock, Abhishek Nayar, Yogesh Takawale, Dhawal Kulkarni, Rohan Raje, Ashish Nehra.

IPL 49th Match - Chennai Kings vs Rajasthan Royals Live Score

Chennai Super Kings curently at third place and trying to qualify for the semi-finals will host IPL leaders Rajasthan Royals in the 49th match of the tournament at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai on Saturday, 24th May 2008, 1st match of the day at 4.00 PM IST.

For the Chennai Super Kings to enter the semi-finals is simple - they need to win one of their last two league matches.

Rajasthan Royals have entered the final four but they will try maintain their top position.

Chennai Super Kings Team (Likely)

Parthiv Patel, Stephen Fleming, Suresh Raina, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt/wk), S Badrinath, Albie Morkel, S Vidyut, Joginder Sharma, Muttiah Muralitharan, Manpreet Gony, Makhaya Ntini.


Rajasthan Royals Team (Likely)

Graeme Smith, Yusuf Pathan, Mohammad Kaif, Shane Watson, Niraj Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Shane Warne (capt), Mahesh Rawat (wk), Sohail Tanvir, Siddharth Trivedi, Munaf Patel.

IPL 48th Match - Kings XI Punjab v Deccan Chargers Live Score

Kings XI Punjab already qualified in the semi-finals of 2008 Indian Premier League, will host Deccan Chargers, bottom team of the IPL points table, in the 48th match of the DLF Cup, at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh, on Friday 23rd May, 2008.

Kings XI Punjab won last matche by just 1 run against Mumbai Indians and fixed a place in semi-finals now play for rankings in the top four. Shaun Marsh and Luke Pomersbach, an Australian Twenty20 specialist are in great form.

Deccan Chargers, very strong team on papers but didn't perform in 2008 IPL tournament will try to win few matches to avoid being last team in the points table.

Kings XI Punjab Team (Likely)

Shaun Marsh, James Hopes, Luke Pomersbach, Yuvraj Singh (capt), Mahela Jayawardene, Irfan Pathan, Pankaj Dharmani (wk), Gagandeep Singh, Piyush Chawla, Sreesanth, VRV Singh.

Deccan Chargers Team (Likely)

Adam Gilchrist (capt & wk), Shahid Afridi, Herschelle Gibbs, Rohit Sharma, Venugopal Rao, Ravi Teja, Scott Styris, PM Sarvesh Kumar, Pragyan Ojha, RP Singh, P Vijaykumar.

IPL 46th Match - Chennai Kings vs Bangalore Royals Live Score

Bangalore Royal Challengers are almost out of the Indian Premier League, as they are lying at the bottom of the IPL points table will be hosted by Chennai Super Kings, who is trying to make a place in semi-finals, at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai, on Monday, 21st May, 2008, 8.00 PM IST, in the 46th game of the tournament.

Bangalore Royal Challengers criticized by its team owner Vijay Mallya, are low in confidence and trying to find some pride in the remaining matches by winning 1 or 2 matches.

Chennai Super Kings won last match by Duckworth Lewis Method and has a chance to make a place in the semi-finals will try to win today's match to stay in the tournament.

Chennai Super Kings Team (Likely)
Parthiv Patel, Stephen Fleming, Suresh Raina, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt/wk), S Badrinath, Albie Morkel, S Vidyut, Joginder Sharma, Muttiah Muralitharan, Manpreet Gony, Makhaya Ntini.

Bangalore Royal Challengers Team (Likely)

J Arunkumar, Virat Kohli, Misbah-ul-Haq, Rahul Dravid (capt), Jacques Kallis, Mark Boucher (wk), Praveen Kumar, B Akhil, Zaheer Khan, Anil Kumble, Dale Steyn.

IPL 43rd Match - Bangalore Royals vs Delhi Devils Live Score

Bangalore Royal Challengers are almost out of the Indian Premier League, as they are lying at the bottom of the IPL points table will host Delhi Daredevils, who is trying to make a place in semi-finals, at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, on Monday, 19th May, 2008, 8.00 PM IST, in the 43rd game of the tournament.

Bangalore Royal Challengers criticized by its team owner Vijay Mallya, are low in confidence and trying to find some pride in the remaining matches by winning 1 or 2 matches.

Delhi Daredevils lost last match by Duckworth Lewis Method and has a chance to make a place in the semi-finals will try to win today's match to stay in the tournament.

Bangalore Royal Challengers Team (Likely)

J Arunkumar, Virat Kohli, Misbah-ul-Haq, Rahul Dravid (capt), Jacques Kallis, Mark Boucher (wk), Praveen Kumar, B Akhil, Zaheer Khan, Anil Kumble, Dale Steyn.

Delhi Daredevils Team (Likely)

Virender Sehwag (capt), Gautam Gambhir, Shikhar Dhawan, AB de Villiers, Dinesh Karthik, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Amit Mishra, Farveez Maharoof, Pradeep Sangwan, V Yomahesh, Glenn McGrath.

IPL 42nd Match - Deccan Chargers vs Mumbai Indians Live Score

In the 42nd and 2nd round matches of IPL, Deccan Chargers, 7th placed in IPL points table, will host Mumbai Indians, the 4th spot team of Indian Premier League, at at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad, on Sunday's, 18th May, 2008, 2nd game of the day at 8.00 PM IST.

Deccan Chargers are almost out the tournament, as they have won only 2 games out of 10 matches they played.

Mumbai Indians, are currently on 4th spot of the points table and they have a good chance to fix a spot in the semi-finals.

Deccan Chargers Team (Likely)

Adam Gilchrist (capt & wk), Shahid Afridi, Herschelle Gibbs, Rohit Sharma, Venugopal Rao, Ravi Teja, Scott Styris, PM Sarvesh Kumar, Pragyan Ojha, RP Singh, P Vijaykumar.

Mumbai Indians Team (Likely)

Sachin Tendulkar (capt), Sanath Jayasuriya, Robin Uthappa, Dominic Thornley, Dwayne Bravo, Shaun Pollock, Abhishek Nayar, Yogesh Takawale, Dhawal Kulkarni, Rohan Raje, Ashish Nehra.

IPL 41st Match - Kolkata Riders vs Chennai Kings Live Score

In the 41st and 2nd round matches of IPL, Kolkata Knight Riders, 6th placed in IPL points table, will host Chennai Super Kings, the 3rd spot team of Indian Premier League, at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, on Sunday's, 18th May, 2008, 1st game of the day at 4.00 PM IST.

Kolkata Knight Riders won only 1 match out of last 5 games they played and needs a win badly to survive in the tournament.

Chennai Super Kings are sitting pretty at the 3rd spot of the points table and they have a good chance to fix a spot in the semi-finals.

Kolkata Knight Riders Team (Probables)

Salman Butt, Aakash Chopra, Sourav Ganguly (capt), David Hussey, Tatenda Taibu, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Laxmi Ratan Shukla, Murali Kartik, Shoaib Akhtar, Ishant Sharma, Ashok Dinda.

Chennai Super Kings Team (Likely)
Parthiv Patel, Stephen Fleming, Suresh Raina, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt/wk), S Badrinath, Albie Morkel, S Vidyut, Joginder Sharma, Muttiah Muralitharan, Manpreet Gony, Makhaya Ntini.

Rajasthan Royals in IPL Semi-finals beat Bangalore by 65 runs

Rajasthan Royals are are virtually assured a place in the IPL semi-finals with their eighth win in ten games as they beat Bangalore Royal Challengers by 65 runs in 39th game of Indian Premier League, at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi, on Saturday, 17th May, 2008.

Bangalore Royal Challengers won the toss and elected to field first, in reply Rajasthan Royals scored 197/1 in 20 overs thanks to fine batting by Smith, Asnodkar and Watson contributed 75, 50 and 46 respectively.

Bangalore Royal Challengers slumped to 132/9 in reply due to fine bowling by Sohail Tanveer, took 3 wickets for just 10 runs. Only Dravid resisted with unbeaten 75 in 36 balls.

Match Summary:

Rajasthan Royals - 197/1 in 20 Overs.

Bangalore Royal Challengers - 132/9 in 20 Overs.

Toss - Bangalore Royal Challengers, who chose to field first.

Man of the Match - Graeme Smith (Rajasthan Royals)

Result - Rajasthan Royals won by 65 runs

IPL 40th Match Live Score - Delhi Daredevils v Kings XI Punjab

In the 40th and 2nd round of matchof IPL, Delhi Daredevils, 5th placed in IPL points table, will host Kings XI Punjab, the 2nd spot team of Indian Premier League, at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi, on Saturday's, 17th May, 2008, second game of the day at 4.00 PM IST.

Delhi Daredevils won only 1 match out of last 5 games they played and needs a win badly to survive in the tournament.

Kings XI Punjab are sitting pretty at the 2nd of the points table and know that another victory or two will cement a spot in the semi-final. They won 4 games out of last 5 games.

Delhi Daredevils Team (Likely)

Virender Sehwag (capt), Gautam Gambhir, Shikhar Dhawan, AB de Villiers, Dinesh Karthik, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Amit Mishra, Farveez Maharoof, Pradeep Sangwan, V Yomahesh, Glenn McGrath.

Kings XI Punjab Team (Likely)

Shaun Marsh, James Hopes, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Yuvraj Singh (capt), Mahela Jayawardene, Irfan Pathan, Piyush Chawla, Uday Kaul (wk), Sreesanth, VRV Singh, Gagandeep Singh.

IPL 39th Match Live Score - Rajastha v Bangalore, Security Concern

Under Security concern after bomb blast in Jaipur, Rajasthan Royals, leading the IPL points table, will host Bangalore Royal Challengers, the bottom team of Indian Premier League, in the 39th and 2nd round of match at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, on Saturday's, 17th May, 2008, fisrt game of the day at 4.00 PM IST.

Rajasthan Royals are sitting pretty at the top of the points table and know that another victory or two will cement a spot in the semi-final. They won 4 games out of last 5 games.

Bangalore Royal Challengers team are under fire by owner, Vijay Mallya, as tehy are struggling to find a winning combination.

Rajasthan Royals Team (Likely)

Graeme Smith, Yusuf Pathan, Mohammad Kaif, Shane Watson, Niraj Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Shane Warne (capt), Mahesh Rawat (wk), Sohail Tanvir, Siddharth Trivedi, Munaf Patel.

Bangalore Royal Challengers Team (Likely)

J Arunkumar, Virat Kohli, Misbah-ul-Haq, Rahul Dravid (capt), Jacques Kallis, Mark Boucher (wk), Praveen Kumar, B Akhil, Zaheer Khan, Anil Kumble, Dale Steyn.

IPL 38th Match Live Score - Tendulkar vs Akhtar

Two teams trying to find a place in semi finals will meet in 38th game of Indian Premier League - IPL, as Mumbai Indians will host SRK's Kolkata Knight Riders at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, on Friday, 16th May, 2008, 8.00 PM IST.

Mumbai Indians won last 4 matches in a row and high on confidance after arrival of captain Sachin Tendulkar and Sanath Jaysuriya is back in form, hit a century in last match

Kolkata Knight Riders also boosted up after arrival of star fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar, took 4 wickets in his IPL debut in the last match.

Mumbai Indians Team (Likely)

Sachin Tendulkar (capt), Sanath Jayasuriya, Robin Uthappa, Dominic Thornley, Dwayne Bravo, Shaun Pollock, Abhishek Nayar, Yogesh Takawale, Dhawal Kulkarni, Rohan Raje, Ashish Nehra.

Kolkata Knight Riders Team (Probables)

Salman Butt, Aakash Chopra, Sourav Ganguly (capt), David Hussey, Tatenda Taibu, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Laxmi Ratan Shukla, Murali Kartik, Shoaib Akhtar, Ishant Sharma, Ashok Dinda.

IPL 37th Match - Delhi Daredevils v Deccan Chargers Live Score

In the 37th and 2nd round matches of Indian Premier League - IPL, Delhi Daredevils will host strong but struggling Deccan Chargers at Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi, on Thursday, 15th May, 2008, 8.00 PM IST.

Delhi Daredevils lost last 4 games in a row and will try to come back in winning terms to stay in the tournament.

Deccan Chargers have very strong team on papers but not performed and almost out of tournament.

Delhi Daredevils Team (Likely)

Virender Sehwag (capt), Gautam Gambhir, Shikhar Dhawan, AB de Villiers, Dinesh Karthik, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Amit Mishra, Farveez Maharoof, Pradeep Sangwan, V Yomahesh, Glenn McGrath.

Deccan Chargers Team (Likely)

Adam Gilchrist (wk), VVS Laxman (capt), Herschelle Gibbs, Rohit Sharma, Shahid Afridi, Sanjay Bangar, Arjun Yadav, Nuwan Zoysa, Pragyan Ojha, RP Singh, D Kalyankrishna.

IPL 36th Match - Mumbai v Chennai, Tendulkar's IPL debut

Sachn Tendulkar likely make his IPL debut in the 36th Match of Indian Premier League - IPL, as Mumbai Indians will host Chennai Super Kings in the 2nd round of the tournament, at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, on Wednesday, 14th May, 2008, 8.00 PM IST.

Mumbai Indians are currently at 6th place and won the last 3 matches in a row and high on confidance after return of their icon player Sachin Tendulkar.

Chennai Super Kings also won their last 2 matches and currently at comfortable 3rd palce in the IPL points table.

Mumbai Indians Team (Likely)

Sachin Tendulkar (capt), Sanath Jayasuriya, Robin Uthappa, Dominic Thornley, Dwayne Bravo, Shaun Pollock, Abhishek Nayar, Yogesh Takawale, Dhawal Kulkarni, Rohan Raje, Ashish Nehra.

Chennai Super Kings Team (Likely)
Parthiv Patel, Stephen Fleming, Suresh Raina, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt/wk), S Badrinath, Albie Morkel, S Vidyut, Joginder Sharma, Muttiah Muralitharan, Manpreet Gony, Makhaya Ntini.

IPL 35th Match - Kolkata v Delhi, Akhtar's likely IPL debut

Shah Rukh Khan's Kolkata Knight Riders will host Delhi Daredevils in the 35th and the 2nd round of match of Indian Premier League - IPL, at Eden Garden, Kolkata, on Tuesday, 13 May, 2008, 8.00 PM IST. Match is important for both the team to book their place in Semi Finals.

Shoib Akhtar likey make his IPL debut. Kolkata Knight Riders won their last match and high in confidace as captain Ganguly back in form, scored 91 runs in the last match.

Delhi Daredevils lost thier last three games in a row and tied with Kolkata in points table.

Kolkata Knight Riders Team (Probables)

Salman Butt, Aakash Chopra, Sourav Ganguly (capt), David Hussey, Tatenda Taibu, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Laxmi Ratan Shukla, Murali Kartik, Shoaib Akhtar, Ishant Sharma, Ashok Dinda.

Delhi Daredevils Team (Likely)

Virender Sehwag (capt), Gautam Gambhir, Shikhar Dhawan, AB de Villiers, Dinesh Karthik, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Amit Mishra, Farveez Maharoof, Pradeep Sangwan, V Yomahesh, Glenn McGrath.

IPL 34th Match - Punjab XI v Bangalore Royals Live Score

3rd placed Kings XI Punjab will host bottom placed Bangalore Royal Challengers for the 2nd round of the Indian Premier League - IPL, at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh, on Monday, 12th May, 2008, at 8.00 PM IST.

Kings XI Punjab lost last match to Chennai after winning 5 covsecetive games. They are clear favirites for today's game. Shaun Marsh, with 221 runs from four innings at 73.66, has the highest average among batsmen currently playing in the IPL.

Bangalore Royal Challengers lost last 2 games and have to win today's game to stay in the tournament.

Kings XI Punjab Team (Likely)

Shaun Marsh, James Hopes, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Yuvraj Singh (capt), Mahela Jayawardene, Irfan Pathan, Piyush Chawla, Uday Kaul (wk), Sreesanth, VRV Singh, Gagandeep Singh.

Bangalore Royal Challengers Team (Likely)

J Arunkumar, Virat Kohli, Mark Boucher (wk), Cameron White, Misbah-ul-Haq, Rahul Dravid (capt), Praveen Kumar, Anil Kumble, Zaheer Khan, Dale Steyn, Vinay Kumar.

IPL 33rd Match - Jaipur Royals v Delhi Daredevils Live Score

Rajasthan Royals will host Delhi Daredevils for the 2nd round of the Indian Premier League - IPL, at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, on Sunday, 11th May, 2008, 2nd match of the day at 8.00 PM IST. Rajasthan leading the points table of IPL and Delhi at 4th place.

Rajasthan Royals haven't lost a game at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium, winning all four of their matches there, and will try to maintain the winning habit and top position.

Delhi Daredevils lost last thrilling match match against Chennai, so they will try to come back strongly. Gambhir is in fine form and leading the top run scorer in IPL.

Rajasthan Royals Team (Likely)

Shane Warne (captain), Graeme Smith, Shane Watson, Swapnil Asnodkar, Yusuf Pathan, Mohammad Kaif, Ravindra Jadeja, Manoj Rawat (wk), Sohail Tanvir, Siddharth Trivedi, Munaf Patel.

Delhi Daredevils Team (Likely)

Virender Sehwag (capt), Gautam Gambhir, Shikhar Dhawan, AB de Villiers, Shoaib Malik, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Amit Mishra, V Yomahesh, Glenn McGrath, Mohammad Asif, Pradeep Sangwan.

IPL 32nd Match - Deccan Chargers v Kolkata Riders Live Score

Deccan Chargers will host Kolkata Knight Riders for the 2nd round of the Indian Premier League - IPL, at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad, on Sunda, 11th May, 2008, 1st match of the day at 4.00 PM IST. Kolkata Knight Riders won the previous match against Deccan.

Deccan Chargers with two wins in eight games, they are sitting at the bottom of the table and each of their last six matches are virtually must-win games for them.

Kolkata Knight Riders beat Ban by 5 runs in the last match. Shoaib Akhtar may make his IPL debut today.

Deccan Chargers Team (Probables)

Adam Gilchrist (wk), VVS Laxman (capt), Herschelle Gibbs, Rohit Sharma, Shahid Afridi, Sanjay Bangar, Arjun Yadav, Nuwan Zoysa, Pragyan Ojha, RP Singh, D Kalyankrishna.

Kolkata Knight Riders Team (Probables)

Aakash Chopra, Salman Butt, Sourav Ganguly (capt), David Hussey, Tatenda Taibu, Laxmi Ratan Shukla, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Murali Kartik, Umar Gul, Ishant Sharma, Ashok Dinda.

IPL 31st Match - Chennai Kings vs Punjab XI Live Score

Chennai Super Kings and Kings XI Pumjab will meet for the 2nd round of the Indian Premier League - IPL, at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai, on Saturday, 10th May, 2008, 8.00 PM IST.

Chennai Super Kings suffered three consecutive defeats before they were able to fine-tune their combination after the departures of Matthew Hayden, Hussey and Jacob Oram and beat the Delhi Daredevils in the last match.

Kings XI Punjab won the last 5 matches in a row and are on 2nd place in the points table of IPL. Kumar Sangakkara is still unfit and will not be able to play against Chennai.

Chennai Super Kings Team (Likely)
Parthiv Patel, Stephen Fleming, Suresh Raina, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt/wk), S Badrinath, Albie Morkel, S Vidyut, Joginder Sharma, Muttiah Muralitharan, Manpreet Gony, Makhaya Ntini.

Kings XI Punjab Team (Likely)
Shaun Marsh, James Hopes, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Yuvraj Singh (capt), Mahela Jayawardene, Irfan Pathan, Piyush Chawla, Uday Kaul (wk), Gagandeep Singh, Sreesanth, VRV Singh.

IPL 30th Match - Rajasthan on top, beats Deccan Chargers

Rajasthan Royals are on top of the IPL points table as they outplayed strong Deccan Chargers to register 8 wicket win in the 30th match of Indian Premier League, at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, on 9th May, 2008.

After losing the toss, Deccan Chargers invited to bat 1st and restricted to 140/8 as they collapsed after a fine start by Adam Gilchrist, scored 61 runs.

Graem Smith and Yusuf Pathan put 109 runs 1st wicket partnership for Rajasthan Royals, scored 40 and 68 runs respectively. Pathan hit 9 fours and 2 sixes in his 37 ball inning.

Match Summary:

Deccan Chargers - 140/8 in 20 Overs.

Rajasthan Royals - 141/2 in 16 Overs.

Toss - Rajasthan Royals, who chose to field first.

Man of the Match - Yusuf Pathan (Rajasthan Royals)

Result - Rajasthan Royals won by 8 wickets (with 24 balls remaining)

IPL 30th Match - Rajasthan Royals vs Deccan Chargers Live Score

In the 30th match of Indian Premier League - IPL, 2nd place Rajasthan Royals will host struggling 7th place Deccan Chargers at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, on 9th May, 2008, 8.00 PM IST.

Rajasthan Royals lost its last match against Mumbai Indians but the team is in good form under the captaincy of Sharne Warne.

Deccan Chargers is currently struggling and at 7th place in the IPL points table, but they won the last game and back in the tournament.

Rajasthan Royals Team (Likely)

Shane Warne (captain), Graeme Smith, Shane Watson, Swapnil Asnodkar, Yusuf Pathan, Mohammad Kaif, Ravindra Jadeja, Manoj Rawat (wk), Sohail Tanvir, Siddharth Trivedi, Munaf Patel

Deccan Chargers Team (Probables)

Adam Gilchrist (wk), VVS Laxman (capt), Herschelle Gibbs, Rohit Sharma, Shahid Afridi, Sanjay Bangar, Arjun Yadav, Nuwan Zoysa, Pragyan Ojha, RP Singh, D Kalyankrishna.

IPL 27th Match - Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals Live Score

Struggling Mumbai Indians will host Rajasthan Royals, the team leading the points table of IPL, at Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai, on Wednesday 7th May, 2008, 8.00 PM IST in the 27th game of Indian Premier League.

Sachin Tendlkar still not sure for playing today's game but after 2 wins in a row made their confidence high.They are currently at 7th pace in IPL points table.

Rajasthan Royals on 5 consecutive matches and topping the points table. Shane Warne's team is a good combination of players all in good form.

Mumbai Indians Team (Likely)

Shaun Pollock (captain), Sanath Jayasuriya, Robin Uthappa, Dwayne Bravo, Yogesh Takawale (wk), Abhishek Nayar, Rohan Raje, Saurabh Tiwari, Dhawal Kulkarni, Ashish Nehra.


Rajasthan Royals Team (Likely)

Shane Warne (captain), Graeme Smith, Shane Watson, Swapnil Asnodkar, Yusuf Pathan, Mohammad Kaif, Ravindra Jadeja, Manoj Rawat (wk), Sohail Tanvir, Siddharth Trivedi, Munaf Patel

IPL 26th Match - Chennai Kings vs Deccan Chargers Live Score

Deccan Chargers, the bottom team of IPL points table, will be hosted by Chennai Super Kings in the 26th match of Indian Premier League, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai, on 6th May, 2008, 8.00 PM IST.

Chennai Super Kings lost last match agianst Rajasthan Royals bu 8 wickets and will try to find winnig way again.

Deccan Chargers considered strogest team of IPL, with big hitting players but not clicked yet and lied at the botto of points table, and needs a win badly.

Chennai Super Kings Team (Likely)

Parthiv Patel, Stephen Fleming, Suresh Raina, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt/wk), S Badrinath, Albie Morkel, S Vidyut, Joginder Sharma, Muttiah Muralitharan, Manpreet Gony, Makhaya Ntini.

Deccan Chargers Team (Probables)

Adam Gilchrist (wk), VVS Laxman (capt), Herschelle Gibbs, Rohit Sharma, Shahid Afridi, Sanjay Bangar, Arjun Yadav, Nuwan Zoysa, Pragyan Ojha, RP Singh, D Kalyankrishna.

IPL 25th Match - Bangalore Royals vs Kings XI Punjab Live Score

Bangalore Royl Challengers will host in form Kings XI Punjab in the 25th match of Indian Premier League - IPL, at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, on Monday, 5th May, 2008, 8.00 PM IST.

Bangalore Royl Challengers got a thrilling win in the previous match against Deccan Chargers and try to maintain the winning habit in order to stay in the tournament.

Kings XI Punjab won the last four game in a row and they are high on confidant, will try to keep their form.

Bangalore Royl Challengers Team (Probables)

Bharath Chipli, Wasim Jaffer, Virat Kohli, Rahul Dravid, Misbah-ul-Haq, Cameron White, Mark Boucher (wk), Praveen Kumar, Zaheer Khan, Anil Kumble, Dale Steyn.

Kings XI Punjab Team (Probables)

Shaun Marsh, James Hopes, Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Yuvraj Singh, Mahela Jayawardene, Karan Goel, Irfan Pathan, Piyush Chawla, Sreesanth, VRV Singh, Gagandeep Singh.

6 wickets by Sohail Tanvir - Rajasthan goes on top beat Chennai

6 wicket for just 14 runs in 4 overs - the best figures in Twenty20 cricket, bowled by Rajasthan Royal's Sohail Tanvir, as they beat Chennai Super Kings by 8 wickets, in the 24th match of Indian Premier League - IPL, at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur on Sunday, 4th May, 2008.

Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat 1st, but restricted to 109 all out in 19 overs due to fine bowling by Sohail Tanvir.

Rajasthan Royals replied well by achieving the target 0f 110 in 14.2 overs, with the loss of only 2 wickets. Royals are now topping the points table of IPL.

Match Summary:

Chennai Super Kings - 109 All Out in 19 Overs.

Rajasthan Royals - 110/2 in 14.2 Overs.

Toss - Chennai Super Kings, who chose to bat first

Man of the Match - Sohail Tanvir (Rajasthan Royals)

Result - Rajasthan Royals won by 8 wickets (with 34 balls remaining)

IPL Match 23, Live Score - Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians

Sachin Tendulkar may miss again in the 23rd game of IPL, as bottom team in poitbts table, Mumbai Indians will host the top team Delhi Daredevils at Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai, on Sunday, 4th May, 2008, 4.00 PM IST.

Mumbai Indians is last in the IPL points table and struggling to win matches as its icon player is out due to injury and spinner Harbhajan Singh facing ban.


Delhi Daredevils leading the points table and have most fearsome bowling attack in terms of Glenn McGrath and Mohammad Asif and Farveez Maharoof. They have also dangerous opening pair, Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir, top run-sorer of the tournament.

Mumbai Indians Team (Likely)

Ajinkya Rahane, Sanath Jayasuriya, Robin Uthappa, Dwayne Bravo, Shaun Pollock, Abhishek Nayar, Pinal Shah (wk), Musavir Khote, Dilhara Fernando, Ashish Nehra, Dhawal Kulkarni.

Delhi Daredevils Team (Likely)

Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, AB de Villiers, Shikhar Dhawan, Shoaib Malik, Dinesh Karthik, Rajat Bhatia, Yo Mahesh, Glenn McGrath, Pradeep Sangwan, Mohammad Asif.

IPL 22nd Match - Priety's XI beat SRK's Riders by 9 runs

Priety Zinta's Kings XI Punjab beat SRK's Kolkata Knight Riders by 9 runs in the 22nd match of Indian Premier League - IPL, at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh, om 3rd May, 2008.

Kings XI Punjab won the fourth consecutive match as they scored 178/6 in 20 overs thanks to Piyush Chawla's 21 runs hit in the last over.

Kolkata Knight Riders lost fourth match in a row, they reduced to 50/5 after 10 overs, but 104 run 6th wicket partnership between David Hussey and Saha brought the match alive. They meed 19 runs in the last over but fine bowling by Irfan Pathan who took 2 wickets for just 18 runs in 4 overs.

Match Summary:

Kings XI Punjab - 178/6 in 20 Overs.

Kolkata Knight Riders - 169/6 in 20 Overs.

Toss - Kings XI Punjab, who chose to bat first

Man of the Match - Irfan Pathan (Kings XI Punjab)

Result - Kings XI Punjab won by 9 runs.

IPL 20th Match - Delhi on No. 1 spot beat Chennai by 8 wickets

Chennai Super Kings tasted the first defeat of the Indian Premier League by the hands of Delhi Daredevils in the 20th match of IPL, at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai, on 2nd May, 2008. Delhi Daredevils won by 8 wickets with 6 balls remaining.

Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat first, and scored 169/6 in 20 overs thanks to debutant S Vidyut's 54 in 37 balls.

Delhi Daredevils chased easily by a 115-run opening stand in just 11.2 overs between Sehwag and Gambhir. Sehwag scored 71 in 41 balls with 7 fours and 4 sixes and 50 in 37 balls respectively.

Match Summary:

Chennai Super Kings - 169/6 in 20 Overs.

Delhi Daredevils - 172/2 in 19 Overs.

Toss - Chennai Super Kings, who chose to bat first

Man of the Match - Virendar Sehwag (Delhi Daredevils)

Result - Delhi Daredevils won by 8 wickets (with 6 balls remaining).

IPL 20th Match - Chennai Kings vs Delhi Daredevils Live Score

Chennai Super Kings, the only unbeaten team in the Indian Premier League, will host third palce Delhi Daredevils in the 20th match of IPL, at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai, on 2nd May, 2008, 8.00 PM IST.

Chennai Super Kings are unbeaten but with the departure of Mathew Hayden, Michael Hussey - their top two runscorers and all rounder Jacob Oram, its a real time to to stay at the top. Former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming, will likely make his IPL debut.

While Delhi Daredevils have lost only Daniel Vettori, and they have IPL's best new-ball attack, Glenn McGrath and Mohammad Asif.

Chennai Super Kings Team (Likely)

Parthiv Patel, Stephen Fleming, Suresh Raina, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt/wk), S Badrinath, Albie Morkel, S Vidyut, Joginder Sharma, Muttiah Muralitharan, Manpreet Gony, Makhaya Ntini.

Delhi Daredevils Team (Likely)

Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag (capt), Shikhar Dhawan, Shoaib Malik, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Manoj Tiwary, Rajat Bhatia, Farveez Maharoof, Mohammad Asif, Yo Mahesh, Glenn McGrath.