Category: Cricket

IPL 5 Preview: Delhi Daredevils Vs Kolkata Knight Riders Match 51

| May 7, 2012 | 0 Comments

Delhi Daredevils will host Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday, May 7, 2012, in a match between two teams vying for the top spot in the group. DD are currently three points ahead and along with Gambhir’s men have virtually qualified for the play off round. This match must be seen as an attempt to wrest [...]

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IPL 5 Preview: Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Deccan Chargers Match 50

| May 6, 2012 | 0 Comments

Royal Challengers Bangalore are set to host Deccan Chargers, on Sunday, May 6, 2012, in what is likely to be crucial to their chances of qualification to the play off round. For RCB, the ideal thing would be to win the game and pray that CSK lose to Mumbai in the other match of the [...]

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IPL 5 Preview: Mumbai Indians Vs Chennai Super Kings Match 49

| May 6, 2012 | 0 Comments

Mumbai Indians host Chennai Super Kings at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium, on Sunday, May 6, 2012. The two sides are both in contention for a top four spot despite not having played their best cricket, a sure sign of championship quality. While MI’s batting has not fired, their bowlers have more than made up, with Malinga [...]

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IPL 5 Preview: Kings XI Punjab Vs Rajasthan Royals Match 48

| May 4, 2012 | 0 Comments

Kings XI Punjab will hope too take another step towards qualification to the play off round, when they host Rajatshan Royals, on Saturday, May 5, 2012. KXIP’s campaign came alive with their win over RCB that pushed them up into fourth place on the IPL table. RR’s fortunes have travelled in the reverse direction after [...]

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IPL 5 Preview: Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Pune Warriors Match 47

| May 4, 2012 | 0 Comments

Kolkata Knight Riders will host Pune warriors on Saturday, May 5, 2012, in a homecoming game for Saurav Ganguly. Ironically, the Eden Gardens could see a full house with more support for Pune warriors than for the home side. KKR have been on a roll in this IPL but their success has been largely built [...]

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IPL 5 Preview: Chennai Super Kings Vs Deccan Chargers Match 46

| May 3, 2012 | 0 Comments

Chennai will seek to banish home game blues when they take on a confident Deccan Chargers squad on Friday, May 4, 2012. Dhoni’s men slumped to an embarrassing loss at home against Kolkata Knight Riders, in their last match. Ironically, Hussey’s return to the squad worked against the champions in dual ways. Joining Du Plessis [...]

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IPL 5 Preview: Pune Warriors Vs Mumbai Indians Match 45

| May 2, 2012 | 0 Comments

Pune Warriors find themselves floundering in seventh place after a brilliant start to their IPL campaign and when they host Mumbai Indians on Thursday, May 3, 2012, Ganguly’s men will want to replicate the win they registered in the reverse fixture at the Wankhede, in their opening game, in April. That will be easier said [...]

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IPL 5 Preview: Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Kings XI Punjab Match 44

| May 2, 2012 | 0 Comments

With just one win in their last three matches, Royal Challengers Bangalore are set to host Kings XI Punjab, on Wednesday, May 2, 2012. RCB’s overseas trio of batsmen, Gayle, Dilshan and De Villies have delivered while the domestic trio of Kohli, Agarwal and Tiwary haven’t. A change in the batting order could help optimise [...]

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IPL 5 Preview: Rajasthan Royals Vs Delhi Daredevils Match 43

| April 30, 2012 | 0 Comments

Rajasthan Royals came within a whisker of beating Delhi Daredevils in the reverse fixture; chasing 153 to win, Dravid’s men lost the game by a run thanks to a brilliant penultimate over by Morne Morkel. They now have an opportunity for revenge as they take on DD in their home fortress of Jaipur, on Tuesday, [...]

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IPL 5 Preview: Deccan Chargers Vs Pune Warriors Match 42

| April 30, 2012 | 0 Comments

PW Deccan Chargers will seek redemption against Pune Warriors when they host Ganguly’s men on Tuesday, May 1, 2012, after a humiliating loss to Mumbai Indians. Pune are also going through a rough patch having lost three games in a row after a brilliant start to their IPL campaign. DC scored their first win of [...]

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