‘Cricket’ Archives
2010 IPL Diary: Semi-Final Shockers
So, the two semi-finals have been played and now we know which two teams will play for the ghastliest gold-plated trophy in world sport. I mean there’s not even a proper way to lift that thing up, like a cup or something – all you are busy looking at are the shining jewels. Meanwhile the losers two will jostle for a spot in the Champions [...]
2010 IPL: Semi-Final stage is set
The stage is set for the semi-finals of the IPL but no one seems to be talking about this aspect of cricket. Somewhere in the backdrop of the raging fire that that IPL-Kochi franchise-Lalit Modi controversy has become, there are four teams that will be preparing in Mumbai, hoping that when the dust settles down they will be the ones holding that [...]
2010 IPL Diary: Its close, real close
As Kings XI Punjab slowly but surely took apart the Delhi Daredevils’ batting on Sunday afternoon, one sat perplexed as to what was happening. Was the pitch acting up again, as has been quoted widely over the past week? Or was it simply that the Kings XI side decided to turn up on the day and Delhi (the team that is, for the fans were present in [...]
2010 IPL Diary: The competition heats up
Match day 24 of the 2010 IPL will go down as the marker when people look back as the turning point of the race for the semi-finals. At the start of the day no one expected so, and rightly, for the first game was between Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab. Given all factors plus the fact that the match was being played at the Eden Gardens, [...]
2010 IPL Diary: The mid-table battles begin!
One-sided matches between two equally placed teams in any tournament can be a rarity. Not so in the Indian Premier League, for here fortunes change in a flash and if it is just not your day, it is just not your day. No one could accept that better than Rajasthan Royals’ skipper Shane Warne as he acknowledged in the post-match presentation that [...]
2010 IPL Diary: Good ten days, Bad ten days
Ten days have passed since Delhi Daredevils last played at the Feroz Shah Kolta. The last home game was against the Chennai Super Kings and the Mongoose ran away with the match that day. Now it was the coming of the Kolkata Knight Riders and although another Australian did run loose, thankfully for the 40,000-odd fans assembled, he was on [...]
2010 IPL: Kolkata Knight Riders beat Kings XI Punjab
Manoj Tiwary hit a superb 47-ball 75 to steer Kolkata Knight Riders to a 39-run win over Kings XI Punjab in Match 23 of the IPL 2010 at PCA Stadium in Mohali. Tiwary was ably assisted by his captain Sourav Ganguly who hit a composed half-century to boost Kolkata to 183 which proved beyond the reach of the listless Kings XI Punjab. Tiwary, who got [...]
India announce team for 2010 T20 World Cup
The Indian squad for the T20 World Cup in the West Indies has been announced and the fifteen names chosen are on expected lines. Squad: MS Dhoni (capt & wk), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Yusuf Pathan, Dinesh Karthik, Ravindra Jadeja, Zaheer Khan, Praveen Kumar, Ashish Nehra, Harbhajan Singh, Piyush Chawla, [...]
2010 IPL: Bangalore Royal Challengers beat Chennai Super Kings
Robin Uthappa (68 off 38 balls) took Royal Challengers Bangalore to a 36- run victory over the Chennai Super Kings in Match 18 of the IPL 2010 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Royal Challengers rattled up 171/5 and then contained Chennai Super Kings for 135/7 in 20 overs. Orange Cap holder Jacques Kallis looked shaky today. His run-spree [...]
2010 IPL: Mumbai Indians beat Kolkata Knight Riders
Sachin Tendulkar (71 off 48 balls) helped Mumbai Indians to a seven-wicket victory over Kolkata Knight Riders in Match - 17 of IPL 2010 at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. The win also put the Mumbai Indians back at the top of the league standings. Skipper Sourav Ganguly and West Indies skipper Chris Gayle opened the innings in place of Manoj [...]
