IPL 6: Mandeep falls after steady start

NEW DELHI: Kolkata spinner Sarabjit Ladda bowled out David Miller just after Kings XI Punjab crossed 100-run mark to inflict fourth blow to the visitors.

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Miller's dismissal reduced Punjab to 109/4 in 14.4 overs.

In the 13th over Lakshmipathy Balaji struck to get the wicket of danger man Manan Vohra after his 21-ball-31 that had steadied Punjab after the fall of openers.

Vohra was caught by Das at deep cover after a quick-fire knock that was studded with three boundaries and a six.

Kolkata's Rajat Bhatia inflicted second blow to Kings XI Punjab by getting rid of skipper Adam Gilchrist (27) to reduce the visitors to 67/2 in 9.3 overs.

Gilchrist, tried to recover from his lost form, but failed to make it big and got caught by Morgan while trying to hook Bhatia over mid-wicket.

Jacques Kallis gave Kolkata first breakthrough by scalping Punjab opener Mandeep Singh (25) after 45-run opening wicket stand.

Mandeep was caught Eoin Morgan after his 20-ball knock, studded with five boundaries.

Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to bat against Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL clash at the Eden Gardens stadium on Friday.

Kolkata have brought in a leg-spinner in place of Iqbal Abdulla. Azhar Mahmood staged a come back in Punjab squad in place of Pomersbach, while Gurkeerat Singh replaced Parvinder Awana.

With just four points in their kitty from seven matches, KKR need a morale-boosting victory against Kings XI Punjab to remain in the mix.

If KXIP find themselves in fifth spot on the points table, two rungs above KKR, it is because they have punched above their weight to snatch a couple of improbable wins.

The biggest advantage of KXIP is that, unlike KKR, their relatively "unknown" domestic cricketers have chipped in with useful contributions to pull off victories against higher-rated opponents.

Kolkata Knight Riders: Yusuf Pathan, Gautam Gambhir(C), Jacques Kallis, MS Bisla, Eoin Morgan, DB Das, Rajat Bhatia, SMSM Senanayake, Sunil Narine, S Ladda, L Balaji

Kings XI Punjab: Adam Gilchrist(C), Mandeep Singh, Manan Vohra, David Hussey, Azhar Mahmood, David Miller, Gurkeerat Singh, Piyush Chawla, Praveen Kumar, Harmeet Singh, BA Bhatt

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IPL: KXIP lose openers after good show

NEW DELHI: Kolkata spinner Sarabjit Ladda bowled out David Miller just after Kings XI Punjab crossed 100-run mark to inflict fourth blow to the visitors.

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Miller's dismissal reduced Punjab to 109/4 in 14.4 overs.

In the 13th over Lakshmipathy Balaji struck to get the wicket of danger man Manan Vohra after his 21-ball-31 that had steadied Punjab after the fall of openers.

Vohra was caught by Das at deep cover after a quick-fire knock that was studded with three boundaries and a six.

Kolkata's Rajat Bhatia inflicted second blow to Kings XI Punjab by getting rid of skipper Adam Gilchrist (27) to reduce the visitors to 67/2 in 9.3 overs.

Gilchrist, tried to recover from his lost form, but failed to make it big and got caught by Morgan while trying to hook Bhatia over mid-wicket.

Jacques Kallis gave Kolkata first breakthrough by scalping Punjab opener Mandeep Singh (25) after 45-run opening wicket stand.

Mandeep was caught Eoin Morgan after his 20-ball knock, studded with five boundaries.

Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to bat against Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL clash at the Eden Gardens stadium on Friday.

Kolkata have brought in a leg-spinner in place of Iqbal Abdulla. Azhar Mahmood staged a come back in Punjab squad in place of Pomersbach, while Gurkeerat Singh replaced Parvinder Awana.

With just four points in their kitty from seven matches, KKR need a morale-boosting victory against Kings XI Punjab to remain in the mix.

If KXIP find themselves in fifth spot on the points table, two rungs above KKR, it is because they have punched above their weight to snatch a couple of improbable wins.

The biggest advantage of KXIP is that, unlike KKR, their relatively "unknown" domestic cricketers have chipped in with useful contributions to pull off victories against higher-rated opponents.

Kolkata Knight Riders: Yusuf Pathan, Gautam Gambhir(C), Jacques Kallis, MS Bisla, Eoin Morgan, DB Das, Rajat Bhatia, SMSM Senanayake, Sunil Narine, S Ladda, L Balaji

Kings XI Punjab: Adam Gilchrist(C), Mandeep Singh, Manan Vohra, David Hussey, Azhar Mahmood, David Miller, Gurkeerat Singh, Piyush Chawla, Praveen Kumar, Harmeet Singh, BA Bhatt

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IPL: Balaji scalps Vohra, KXIP 3 down

NEW DELHI: Lakshmipathy Balaji struck to get the wicket of danger man Manan Vohra after his 21-ball-31 that had steadied Punjab after the fall of openers.

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Vohra was caught by Das at deep cover after a quick-fire knock that was studded with three boundaries and a six.

Kolkata's Rajat Bhatia inflicted second blow to Kings XI Punjab by getting rid of skipper Adam Gilchrist (27) to reduce the visitors to 67/2 in 9.3 overs.

Gilchrist, tried to recover from his lost form, but failed to make it big and got caught by Morgan while trying to hook Bhatia over mid-wicket.

Jacques Kallis gave Kolkata first breakthrough by scalping Punjab opener Mandeep Singh (25) after 45-run opening wicket stand.

Mandeep was caught Eoin Morgan after his 20-ball knock, studded with five boundaries.

Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to bat against Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL clash at the Eden Gardens stadium on Friday.

Kolkata have brought in a leg-spinner in place of Iqbal Abdulla. Azhar Mahmood staged a come back in Punjab squad in place of Pomersbach, while Gurkeerat Singh replaced Parvinder Awana.

With just four points in their kitty from seven matches, KKR need a morale-boosting victory against Kings XI Punjab to remain in the mix.

If KXIP find themselves in fifth spot on the points table, two rungs above KKR, it is because they have punched above their weight to snatch a couple of improbable wins.

The biggest advantage of KXIP is that, unlike KKR, their relatively "unknown" domestic cricketers have chipped in with useful contributions to pull off victories against higher-rated opponents.

Kolkata Knight Riders: Yusuf Pathan, Gautam Gambhir(C), Jacques Kallis, MS Bisla, Eoin Morgan, DB Das, Rajat Bhatia, SMSM Senanayake, Sunil Narine, S Ladda, L Balaji

Kings XI Punjab: Adam Gilchrist(C), Mandeep Singh, Manan Vohra, David Hussey, Azhar Mahmood, David Miller, Gurkeerat Singh, Piyush Chawla, Praveen Kumar, Harmeet Singh, BA Bhatt

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Tendulkar hit on right hand at the nets

MUMBAI: Senior batsman Sachin Tendulkar was hit on the right hand while batting at the nets during Mumbai Indians training session ahead of their IPL match against Royal Challengers Bangalore.

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Tendulkar tried to cut a delivery from Jacob Oram, when the extra bounce caught him unawares hitting him on the right hand.

"I should be fine for tomorrow," the veteran said. His teammate Dwayne Smith also said the 40 year old should be fit to play in Saturday's match.

"He should be ok. Just a case of him getting checked up, but nothing is wrong, I think," Smith said in the pre-match media conference at the Wankhede Stadium.

Smith who cracked 62 off 45 balls against Kolkata Knight Riders in the previous game on Tuesday at Kolkata welcomed the chance to open the innings with Tendulkar.

"I don't think there is any pressure because I came here to open the batting so I get my opportunity to open so it is just for me to go out there and perform for Mumbai Indians. There is no pressure. It is the best position to bat in a T20 game actually," the West Indian said.

"Only four overseas players can play. We went with the best team possible at the start of the competition. I have got my opportunity now but since I have got a start, I wish continue and be consistent," he added.

Meanwhile, RCB's left-arm medium pacer RP Singh said the table toppers would be in a fine position to make the play-offs if they win just over half of their remaining games.

"We are confident but at the same time we are fully focussed towards game. Out of eight matches, we have won six matches, so we are in better position but still long way to go," RP said.

"We have played most of the matches at home and just now we have started moving out. If our success rate in the away games is more than 50 percent, then we will be in good position," he added.

He added that the bounce on the wicket at this venue will assist the bowlers to a certain extent.

"The wicket is a bit supportive. The bounce is better so as a medium pacer there is a little bit help," he said.

Asked about the fitness of senior pacer Zaheer Khan, RP said the bowler has almost recovered but the team management will decide on his return.

"He will definitely play. He has started bowling. Almost recovered. Hopefully we can see him soon. I think he had a side strain. Only the team management can let you know when he will play," RP informed.

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IPL 6: Quick wkts hurt Kings XI Punjab

NEW DELHI: Kolkata spinner Sarabjit Ladda bowled out David Miller just after Kings XI Punjab crossed 100-run mark to inflict fourth blow to the visitors.

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Miller's dismissal reduced Punjab to 109/4 in 14.4 overs.

In the 13th over Lakshmipathy Balaji struck to get the wicket of danger man Manan Vohra after his 21-ball-31 that had steadied Punjab after the fall of openers.

Vohra was caught by Das at deep cover after a quick-fire knock that was studded with three boundaries and a six.

Kolkata's Rajat Bhatia inflicted second blow to Kings XI Punjab by getting rid of skipper Adam Gilchrist (27) to reduce the visitors to 67/2 in 9.3 overs.

Gilchrist, tried to recover from his lost form, but failed to make it big and got caught by Morgan while trying to hook Bhatia over mid-wicket.

Jacques Kallis gave Kolkata first breakthrough by scalping Punjab opener Mandeep Singh (25) after 45-run opening wicket stand.

Mandeep was caught Eoin Morgan after his 20-ball knock, studded with five boundaries.

Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to bat against Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL clash at the Eden Gardens stadium on Friday.

Kolkata have brought in a leg-spinner in place of Iqbal Abdulla. Azhar Mahmood staged a come back in Punjab squad in place of Pomersbach, while Gurkeerat Singh replaced Parvinder Awana.

With just four points in their kitty from seven matches, KKR need a morale-boosting victory against Kings XI Punjab to remain in the mix.

If KXIP find themselves in fifth spot on the points table, two rungs above KKR, it is because they have punched above their weight to snatch a couple of improbable wins.

The biggest advantage of KXIP is that, unlike KKR, their relatively "unknown" domestic cricketers have chipped in with useful contributions to pull off victories against higher-rated opponents.

Kolkata Knight Riders: Yusuf Pathan, Gautam Gambhir(C), Jacques Kallis, MS Bisla, Eoin Morgan, DB Das, Rajat Bhatia, SMSM Senanayake, Sunil Narine, S Ladda, L Balaji

Kings XI Punjab: Adam Gilchrist(C), Mandeep Singh, Manan Vohra, David Hussey, Azhar Mahmood, David Miller, Gurkeerat Singh, Piyush Chawla, Praveen Kumar, Harmeet Singh, BA Bhatt

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IPL: Hyderabad lose Kock in 1st over

NEW DELHI: Chennai off-spinner R Ashwin inflicted fourth blow to Hyderabad by dismissing Amit Mishra (15) after 24-run stand with opener Shikhar Dhawan. Dwayne Bravo caught Mishra at long-on, reducing the visitors to 61/4 in 9.5 overs.

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Earlir, Sunrisers Hyderabad got off to a poor start after electing to bat against Chennai Super Kings in the IPL clash at the MCA Stadium.

Mohit Sharma gave Chennai a dream start by dismissing Quinton de Kock in the first over.
Kock (4) was caught by Murali Vijay at mid-on after hitting a boundary.

Hyderabad then uffered another blow on the final ball of the second over as Hanuma Vihari (2) got run out, leaving the side at 12/2.

After 25-run stand, Cameron White (2) became second victim of Sharma, giving an easy catch to man behind the stumps.

Chennai made no change to their playing XI while Hyderabad will get the service of Shikhar Dhawan who stages a comeback after recovering from a hand injury.

Hyderabad, like the Super Kings, have five wins from seven matches, although they did not achieve it with the same fluency and authority of that of the Lions.

Expectations will be high when Shikhar Dhawan walks out to bat for Sunrisers Hyderabad against CSK here on Thursday. The exciting Delhi left-hander's return from a hand injury is a huge boost for Hyderabad who have been struggling with their batting.

Chennai Super Kings: M Vijay, MEK Hussey, SK Raina, S Badrinath, MS Dhoni (C), RA Jadeja, DJ Bravo, CH Morris, R Ashwin, JO Holder, MM Sharma

Sunrisers Hyderabad: S Dhawan, Q de Kock, GH Vihari, CL White (c), DJG Sammy, X Thalaivan Sargunam, KV Sharma, A Ashish Reddy, A Mishra, DW Steyn, I Sharma

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IPL 6: Mishra falls, SRH four down

NEW DELHI: Chennai off-spinner R Ashwin inflicted fourth blow to Hyderabad by dismissing Amit Mishra (15) after 24-run stand with opener Shikhar Dhawan. Dwayne Bravo caught Mishra at long-on, reducing the visitors to 61/4 in 9.5 overs.

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Earlir, Sunrisers Hyderabad got off to a poor start after electing to bat against Chennai Super Kings in the IPL clash at the MCA Stadium.

Mohit Sharma gave Chennai a dream start by dismissing Quinton de Kock in the first over.
Kock (4) was caught by Murali Vijay at mid-on after hitting a boundary.

Hyderabad then uffered another blow on the final ball of the second over as Hanuma Vihari (2) got run out, leaving the side at 12/2.

After 25-run stand, Cameron White (2) became second victim of Sharma, giving an easy catch to man behind the stumps.

Chennai made no change to their playing XI while Hyderabad will get the service of Shikhar Dhawan who stages a comeback after recovering from a hand injury.

Hyderabad, like the Super Kings, have five wins from seven matches, although they did not achieve it with the same fluency and authority of that of the Lions.

Expectations will be high when Shikhar Dhawan walks out to bat for Sunrisers Hyderabad against CSK here on Thursday. The exciting Delhi left-hander's return from a hand injury is a huge boost for Hyderabad who have been struggling with their batting.

Chennai Super Kings: M Vijay, MEK Hussey, SK Raina, S Badrinath, MS Dhoni (C), RA Jadeja, DJ Bravo, CH Morris, R Ashwin, JO Holder, MM Sharma

Sunrisers Hyderabad: S Dhawan, Q de Kock, GH Vihari, CL White (c), DJG Sammy, X Thalaivan Sargunam, KV Sharma, A Ashish Reddy, A Mishra, DW Steyn, I Sharma

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IPL 6: Early blows rattle Hyderabad

NEW DELHI: Chennai off-spinner R Ashwin inflicted fourth blow to Hyderabad by dismissing Amit Mishra (15) after 24-run stand with opener Shikhar Dhawan. Dwayne Bravo caught Mishra at long-on, reducing the visitors to 61/4 in 9.5 overs.

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Earlir, Sunrisers Hyderabad got off to a poor start after electing to bat against Chennai Super Kings in the IPL clash at the MCA Stadium.

Mohit Sharma gave Chennai a dream start by dismissing Quinton de Kock in the first over.
Kock (4) was caught by Murali Vijay at mid-on after hitting a boundary.

Hyderabad then uffered another blow on the final ball of the second over as Hanuma Vihari (2) got run out, leaving the side at 12/2.

After 25-run stand, Cameron White (2) became second victim of Sharma, giving an easy catch to man behind the stumps.

Chennai made no change to their playing XI while Hyderabad will get the service of Shikhar Dhawan who stages a comeback after recovering from a hand injury.

Hyderabad, like the Super Kings, have five wins from seven matches, although they did not achieve it with the same fluency and authority of that of the Lions.

Expectations will be high when Shikhar Dhawan walks out to bat for Sunrisers Hyderabad against CSK here on Thursday. The exciting Delhi left-hander's return from a hand injury is a huge boost for Hyderabad who have been struggling with their batting.

Chennai Super Kings: M Vijay, MEK Hussey, SK Raina, S Badrinath, MS Dhoni (C), RA Jadeja, DJ Bravo, CH Morris, R Ashwin, JO Holder, MM Sharma

Sunrisers Hyderabad: S Dhawan, Q de Kock, GH Vihari, CL White (c), DJG Sammy, X Thalaivan Sargunam, KV Sharma, A Ashish Reddy, A Mishra, DW Steyn, I Sharma

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IPL: Hyderabad look for fighting total

NEW DELHI: Sunrisers Hyderabad were five down even before crossing 10-mark after 16 overs as Chennai look to restrict for a low total in the IPL clash.

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Thalaivan Sargunam was the fifth man to fall after Shikhar Dhawan got retired hurt following an injury at lower abdomen.

Dhawan was six short of his half-ton when Bravo's short-of-length delivery hit him.

Chennai off-spinner R Ashwin inflicted fourth blow to Hyderabad by dismissing Amit Mishra (15) after 24-run stand with opener Shikhar Dhawan.

Earlir, Sunrisers Hyderabad got off to a poor start after electing to bat against Chennai Super Kings in the IPL clash at the MCA Stadium.

Mohit Sharma gave Chennai a dream start by dismissing Quinton de Kock in the first over.
Kock (4) was caught by Murali Vijay at mid-on after hitting a boundary.

Hyderabad then uffered another blow on the final ball of the second over as Hanuma Vihari (2) got run out, leaving the side at 12/2.

After 25-run stand, Cameron White (2) became second victim of Sharma, giving an easy catch to man behind the stumps.

Chennai made no change to their playing XI while Hyderabad will get the service of Shikhar Dhawan who stages a comeback after recovering from a hand injury.

Hyderabad, like the Super Kings, have five wins from seven matches, although they did not achieve it with the same fluency and authority of that of the Lions.

Expectations will be high when Shikhar Dhawan walks out to bat for Sunrisers Hyderabad against CSK here on Thursday. The exciting Delhi left-hander's return from a hand injury is a huge boost for Hyderabad who have been struggling with their batting.

Chennai Super Kings: M Vijay, MEK Hussey, SK Raina, S Badrinath, MS Dhoni (C), RA Jadeja, DJ Bravo, CH Morris, R Ashwin, JO Holder, MM Sharma

Sunrisers Hyderabad: S Dhawan, Q de Kock, GH Vihari, CL White (c), DJG Sammy, X Thalaivan Sargunam, KV Sharma, A Ashish Reddy, A Mishra, DW Steyn, I Sharma

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'Luis Suarez victim of FA inconsistency'

LONDON: Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers criticised the Football Association on Thursday for punishing the man rather than the incident after striker Luis Suarez was given a 10-game ban for biting Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic.

The Uruguayan international accepted a charge of violent conduct following the incident in the 2-2 Premier League draw at Anfield on Sunday.

After Suarez disputed the FA's view that it merited more than a three-game ban, an Independent Regulatory Commission met on Wednesday and added seven matches to the usual suspension for violent conduct.

Rodgers compared the punishment meted out to Suarez to two other biting incidents, including one involving England striker Jermain Defoe.

"It is the severity of the ban that has hurt most," Rodgers told reporters.

"That is something we are bitterly disappointed with - not so much the ban because everyone has seen it and Luis was very open and honest to know it was wrong.

"You can only compare it with similar incidents we've had. There have been two similar incidents both in 2006. One player (Defoe) received no ban and continued to be picked by the FA for the England team. The other player received a five-game ban. So when Luis receives a 10-game ban its hard to understand.

"I honestly believe the punishment has been made against the man and not the incident.

"I felt it could have been 12 games but with a six-game ban and six games suspended, looking at his future behaviour. I don't think anyone would have disagreed with that."

Liverpool have until Friday to appeal against the decision after receiving the written reasons from the disciplinary panel.

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Luis Suarez gets 10-game ban for biting

LONDON: Liverpool striker Luis Suarez was handed a 10-match suspension by the Football Association (FA) on Wednesday following his bite on Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic at the weekend.

Suarez accepted a charge of violent conduct after the incident in the 2-2 Premier League draw at Anfield on Sunday but disputed the FA view that it merited more than a three-game ban.

An Independent Regulatory Commission met in London on Wednesday to decide the Uruguayan international's fate and added seven games to the usual ban for violent conduct.

The suspension begins immediately meaning Liverpool's leading scorer will miss his side's last four games of the season and the first six at the beginning of next term.

Liverpool, who expressed their shock at the Commission's decision, have until Friday (1100 GMT) to appeal.

"Both the club and player are shocked and disappointed at the severity of today's Independent Regulatory Commission decision," Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre said in a statement on the club's website (www.liverpoolfc.com).

"We await the written reasons tomorrow (Thursday) before making any further comment."

Suarez's bite on Ivanovic's arm at Anfield was missed by referee Kevin Friend but television replays showed him sinking his teeth into the Serbian.

WIDELY CONDEMNED

The 26-year-old Suarez, who was banned for biting an opponent while with Dutch club Ajax before joining Liverpool in 2011, apologised for the bite after the game and was fined a reported 200,000 pounds ($305,700) by the club.

However, he was widely condemned for his behaviour with some media suggesting he was in danger of being sacked by the club.

Former Liverpool player Graeme Souness said Suarez's latest misdemeanour had left him in the "last chance saloon" although the Merseyside club said this week that they wanted the Uruguayan to see out his four-year contract.

The FA said a three-match ban was "clearly insufficient" for the serious nature of the offence.

Controversy has followed Suarez since he joined Liverpool, with his antics often overshadowing his impact on the pitch.

He served an eight-match ban for racially abusing Manchester United's Patrice Evra last season and later angered United manager Alex Ferguson by failing to shake the French defender's hand before their league match in February last year.

He has also been regularly accused of diving to win penalties and free kicks, while in an FA Cup tie this season against minor league Mansfield Town he was again criticised for scoring a goal despite a blatant handball.

Until Manchester United forward Robin Van Persie's hat-trick against Aston Villa on Monday that secured the title, Suarez was leading scorer in the league with 23 goals - a record that saw him included on a six-player list for PFA Player of the Year.

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IPL: Kolkata elect to bat against Mumbai

NEW DELHI: Kolkata Knight Riders lost opener Yusuf Pathan (19) after the Baroda batsmen gave the hosts an incredible start, scoring 26 runs in the first over against Mumbai Indians at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday.

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Mitchell Johnson took the wicket of the hard-hitting batsman, who had earlier blasted Harbhajan Singh scoring three consecutive boundaries and a six in the first four balls of the match. Hosts skipper Gautam Gambhir joined the party and hit a six, taking the score to 26 after the first over.

Earlier, Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Gambhir won the toss and decided to bat against Mumbai Indians in second of their three back-to-back home fixtures in the sixth IPL.

Due to rain delay, the toss was held at 8 pm and subsequently the game began at 8:30 pm.

Mumbai have left out their skipper Ricky Ponting and Rohit Sharma will lead the side against the champions. Mitchell Johnson replaced his country mate in the squad.

Pragyan Ojha and Yuzvendra Chahal make it to the Mumbai side in place of Munaf Patel and Jasprit Bhumrah. Kolkata have included Iqbal Abdulla in their side.

Teams:

Kolkata Knight Riders: Gautam Gambhir (c), Yusuf Pathan, Jacques Kallis, Eoin Morgan, Manoj Tiwary, Debabrata Das (wk), Rajat Bhatia, Sachithra Senanayake, Sunil Narine, Laxmipathy Balaji and Iqbal Abdulla.

Mumbai Indians: Sachin Tendulkar, Dwayne Smith, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Kieron Pollard, Ambati Rayudu, Harbhajan Singh, Lasith Malinga, Mitchell Johnson, Pragyan Ojha and Yuzvendra Chahal.

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Age is not a factor: Sachin Tendulkar

KOLKATA: A spell of shower could have turned Sachin Tendulkar's birthday celebrations into a damp squib but the 'Weather Gods' finally relented as the legend didn't forget to mention that "age is never a factor."

"Age should not be a factor. As long as I'm enjoying the game, my body and my mind are going hand in hand together, then it works."

On his own admission, Tendulkar had to use the knife close to 15 times on the day starting from a private function organised by the Mumbai Indians.

"It's embarrassing to keep cutting cakes... 40! I know. May be, I think close to 15 or so," Tendulkar said laughingly after cutting a 40-lb cake specially ordered by the Cricket Association of Bengal.

With his MI teammates cheering in front of their dressing room, Tendulkar sliced through the green-coloured cake, resembling a cricket ground with his signature "ST" bat place in the middle, while the cherry was also placed and the cake was fenced with stumps.

Tendulkar, who has got almost all the batting records to his name apart from Brian Lara's highest Test score, also rubbished talks about imminent retirement saying age should not be a factor.

"I don't think I'm 40!," he joked. "The moment you start looking at your age you start shaping accordingly," he said.

Tendulkar made his debut way back on November 15, 1989 in a team captained by Krishnamachari Srikkanth as he now plays against his son Anirudha (Chennai Super Kings) in IPL.

"It's wonderful now to have Chika's son ( Anirudha Srikkanth) playing against me (in Chennai Super Kings). Cricket is something that allows you to do something like that. Whatever happened to my life is only been because of cricket," he said.

Describing it a learning experience, he added:"It's been a terrific journey. First tour under Chika, was a tremendous tour and a learning experience for me. From there on, I've been part of various tours. The journey has been exciting. It's been a great learning experience."

Asked about his unbridled enthusiasm, Tendulkar said: "I've been always cared about the game. Always believed that how can I best prepare myself before a tour or a game. That's what I've done."

Tendulkar further thanked his billions of fans. "Once again I would like to thank everybody for the love and affection showered on me in the last 23 years. So many people are around. I can't find words to thank them.

"It's their love and affection which has allowed me to do certain things and express my talents in the middle. It's been fantastic to walk out in the middle with millions cheering."

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KKR lose Yusuf after a solid start

NEW DELHI: Kolkata Knight Riders lost opener Yusuf Pathan (19) after the openers gave the hosts an incredible start, scoring 26 runs in the first over against Mumbai Indians at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday.

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KKR raced to fifty in just 4.1 overs as Gautam Gambhir and Jacques Kallis continued the momentum set by Pathan in the very first over.

Mitchell Johnson took the wicket of the hard-hitting batsman, who had earlier blasted Harbhajan Singh by scoring three consecutive boundaries and a six in the first four balls of the match. Yusuf hit a maximum and three fours in his 6-ball 19 cameo.

Earlier, Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Gambhir won the toss and decided to bat against Mumbai Indians in second of their three back-to-back home fixtures in the sixth IPL.

Due to rain delay, the toss was held at 8 pm and subsequently the game began at 8:30 pm.

Mumbai have left out their skipper Ricky Ponting and Rohit Sharma will lead the side against the champions. Mitchell Johnson replaced his country mate in the squad.

Pragyan Ojha and Yuzvendra Chahal make it to the Mumbai side in place of Munaf Patel and Jasprit Bhumrah. Kolkata have included Iqbal Abdulla in their side.

Teams:

Kolkata Knight Riders: Gautam Gambhir (c), Yusuf Pathan, Jacques Kallis, Eoin Morgan, Manoj Tiwary, Debabrata Das (wk), Rajat Bhatia, Sachithra Senanayake, Sunil Narine, Laxmipathy Balaji and Iqbal Abdulla.

Mumbai Indians: Sachin Tendulkar, Dwayne Smith, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Kieron Pollard, Ambati Rayudu, Harbhajan Singh, Lasith Malinga, Mitchell Johnson, Pragyan Ojha and Yuzvendra Chahal.

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Gautam Gambhir falls after gritty 26

NEW DELHI: Kolkata Knight Riders lost skipper Gautam Gambhir (26) and Yusuf Pathan (19) after a solid start against Mumbai Indians at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday.

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Gambhir mistimed left-armer Pragyan Ojha's delivery in the eighth over as visitors got a crucial breakthrough. Gambhir hit a six and couple of fours in his quick 20-ball knock and he added 41-run stand for the second wicket with Jacques Kallis.

KKR raced to fifty in just 4.1 overs as Gambhir and Kallis continued the momentum set by Pathan in the very first over.

Mitchell Johnson took the wicket of Yusuf, who had earlier blasted Harbhajan Singh by scoring three consecutive boundaries and a six in the first four balls of the match, in the second over to reduce KKR to 27/1 in 1.1 overs.

Yusuf hit a maximum and three fours in his 6-ball 19 cameo.

Earlier, Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Gambhir won the toss and decided to bat against Mumbai Indians in second of their three back-to-back home fixtures in the sixth IPL.

Due to rain delay, the toss was held at 8 pm and subsequently the game began at 8:30 pm.

Mumbai have left out their skipper Ricky Ponting and Rohit Sharma will lead the side against the champions. Mitchell Johnson replaced his country mate in the squad.

Pragyan Ojha and Yuzvendra Chahal make it to the Mumbai side in place of Munaf Patel and Jasprit Bhumrah. Kolkata have included Iqbal Abdulla in their side.

Teams:

Kolkata Knight Riders: Gautam Gambhir (c), Yusuf Pathan, Jacques Kallis, Eoin Morgan, Manoj Tiwary, Debabrata Das (wk), Rajat Bhatia, Sachithra Senanayake, Sunil Narine, Laxmipathy Balaji and Iqbal Abdulla.

Mumbai Indians: Sachin Tendulkar, Dwayne Smith, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Kieron Pollard, Ambati Rayudu, Harbhajan Singh, Lasith Malinga, Mitchell Johnson, Pragyan Ojha and Yuzvendra Chahal.

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IPL 6: Delhi lose Jayawardene early

NEW DELHI: After Harmeet Singh dismissed Manprit Juneja and Kedar Jadhav in the same over, Bhargav Bhatt sent back Johan Botha to leave Daredevils six down for 89.

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Manprit Juneja scored 14 while Jadhav failed to get off the mark. Botha was caught by David Miller after scoring a single.

Harmeet Singh earlier removed Virender Sehwag in the seventh over to leave Delhi Daredevils three down for 45.

Sehwag scored 23 off 21 balls before getting caught by Mandeep Singh.

Parvinder Awana gave Delhi second blow by getting RE van der Merwe (8) caught by Mandeep Singh in the fourth over to reduce hosts to 22/2.

Earlier, Praveen Kumar got Delhi skipper Mahela Jayawardene caught by David Hussey in the first over after Kings XI Punjab elected to bowl in the IPL clash at Kotla.

Jayawardene was dismissed after scoring just a boundary.

Kings XI replaced Azhar Mahmood, Manpreet Gony and Gurkeerat Singh with Luke Pomersbach, Harmeet Singh and Bhargav Bhatt. Delhi, on the other hand, brought in Johan Botha, Ashish Nehra and Juneja.

Both teams are high on confidence after sensational victories in their respective matches.

Delhi, too long without a win, finally got going against Mumbai Indians and the Kings also pulled off a superb victory over Pune Warriors.

Of course, in the course of the tournament, the Kings have fared better than the Devils - they have three wins to their credit in comparison to Delhi's one, which came about through Virender Sehwag's unbeaten knock of 95.

Delhi Daredevils: DPMD Jayawardene*, V Sehwag, DA Warner, MC Juneja, KM Jadhav, J Botha, RE van der Merwe, IK Pathan, AB Agarkar, A Nehra, UT Yadav

Kings XI Punjab: AC Gilchrist*, Mandeep Singh, M Vohra, LA Pomersbach, DJ Hussey, DA Miller, PP Chawla, P Kumar, Harmeet Singh, BA Bhatt, P Awana

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IPL: Harmeet strikes again, Juneja falls

NEW DELHI: After Harmeet Singh dismissed Manprit Juneja and Kedar Jadhav in the same over, Bhargav Bhatt sent back Johan Botha to leave Daredevils six down for 89.

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Manprit Juneja scored 14 while Jadhav failed to get off the mark. Botha was caught by David Miller after scoring a single.

Harmeet Singh earlier removed Virender Sehwag in the seventh over to leave Delhi Daredevils three down for 45.

Sehwag scored 23 off 21 balls before getting caught by Mandeep Singh.

Parvinder Awana gave Delhi second blow by getting RE van der Merwe (8) caught by Mandeep Singh in the fourth over to reduce hosts to 22/2.

Earlier, Praveen Kumar got Delhi skipper Mahela Jayawardene caught by David Hussey in the first over after Kings XI Punjab elected to bowl in the IPL clash at Kotla.

Jayawardene was dismissed after scoring just a boundary.

Kings XI replaced Azhar Mahmood, Manpreet Gony and Gurkeerat Singh with Luke Pomersbach, Harmeet Singh and Bhargav Bhatt. Delhi, on the other hand, brought in Johan Botha, Ashish Nehra and Juneja.

Both teams are high on confidence after sensational victories in their respective matches.

Delhi, too long without a win, finally got going against Mumbai Indians and the Kings also pulled off a superb victory over Pune Warriors.

Of course, in the course of the tournament, the Kings have fared better than the Devils - they have three wins to their credit in comparison to Delhi's one, which came about through Virender Sehwag's unbeaten knock of 95.

Delhi Daredevils: DPMD Jayawardene*, V Sehwag, DA Warner, MC Juneja, KM Jadhav, J Botha, RE van der Merwe, IK Pathan, AB Agarkar, A Nehra, UT Yadav

Kings XI Punjab: AC Gilchrist*, Mandeep Singh, M Vohra, LA Pomersbach, DJ Hussey, DA Miller, PP Chawla, P Kumar, Harmeet Singh, BA Bhatt, P Awana

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IPL 6: Merwe falls, Delhi lose two early

NEW DELHI: After Harmeet Singh dismissed Manprit Juneja and Kedar Jadhav in the same over, Bhargav Bhatt sent back Johan Botha to leave Daredevils six down for 89.

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Manprit Juneja scored 14 while Jadhav failed to get off the mark. Botha was caught by David Miller after scoring a single.

Harmeet Singh earlier removed Virender Sehwag in the seventh over to leave Delhi Daredevils three down for 45.

Sehwag scored 23 off 21 balls before getting caught by Mandeep Singh.

Parvinder Awana gave Delhi second blow by getting RE van der Merwe (8) caught by Mandeep Singh in the fourth over to reduce hosts to 22/2.

Earlier, Praveen Kumar got Delhi skipper Mahela Jayawardene caught by David Hussey in the first over after Kings XI Punjab elected to bowl in the IPL clash at Kotla.

Jayawardene was dismissed after scoring just a boundary.

Kings XI replaced Azhar Mahmood, Manpreet Gony and Gurkeerat Singh with Luke Pomersbach, Harmeet Singh and Bhargav Bhatt. Delhi, on the other hand, brought in Johan Botha, Ashish Nehra and Juneja.

Both teams are high on confidence after sensational victories in their respective matches.

Delhi, too long without a win, finally got going against Mumbai Indians and the Kings also pulled off a superb victory over Pune Warriors.

Of course, in the course of the tournament, the Kings have fared better than the Devils - they have three wins to their credit in comparison to Delhi's one, which came about through Virender Sehwag's unbeaten knock of 95.

Delhi Daredevils: DPMD Jayawardene*, V Sehwag, DA Warner, MC Juneja, KM Jadhav, J Botha, RE van der Merwe, IK Pathan, AB Agarkar, A Nehra, UT Yadav

Kings XI Punjab: AC Gilchrist*, Mandeep Singh, M Vohra, LA Pomersbach, DJ Hussey, DA Miller, PP Chawla, P Kumar, Harmeet Singh, BA Bhatt, P Awana

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IPL: Harmeet scalps Viru to dent Delhi

NEW DELHI: Punjab pacer Harmeet Singh dismissed danger man Virender Sehwag to leave Delhi Daredevils three down for 45 in seven overs.

Sehwag scored 23 off 21 balls before getting caught by Mandeep Singh.

Parvinder Awana gave Delhi Daredevils second blow by getting RE van der Merwe (8) caught by Mandeep Singh in the fourth over to reduce hosts to 22/2.

Earlier, Praveen Kumar got Delhi skipper Mahela Jayawardene caught by David Hussey in the first over after Kings XI Punjab elected to bowl in the IPL clash at Kotla.

Jayawardene was dismissed after scoring just a boundary.

Kings XI replaced Azhar Mahmood, Manpreet Gony and Gurkeerat Singh with Luke Pomersbach, Harmeet Singh and Bhargav Bhatt. Delhi, on the other hand, brought in Johan Botha, Ashish Nehra and Juneja.

Both teams are high on confidence after sensational victories in their respective matches.

Delhi, too long without a win, finally got going against Mumbai Indians and the Kings also pulled off a superb victory over Pune Warriors.

Of course, in the course of the tournament, the Kings have fared better than the Devils - they have three wins to their credit in comparison to Delhi's one, which came about through Virender Sehwag's unbeaten knock of 95.

Delhi Daredevils: DPMD Jayawardene*, V Sehwag, DA Warner, MC Juneja, KM Jadhav, J Botha, RE van der Merwe, IK Pathan, AB Agarkar, A Nehra, UT Yadav

Kings XI Punjab: AC Gilchrist*, Mandeep Singh, M Vohra, LA Pomersbach, DJ Hussey, DA Miller, PP Chawla, P Kumar, Harmeet Singh, BA Bhatt, P Awana

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IPL: Quick wickets dent Delhi Daredevils

NEW DELHI: After Harmeet Singh dismissed Manprit Juneja and Kedar Jadhav in the same over, Bhargav Bhatt sent back Johan Botha to leave Daredevils six down for 89.

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Manprit Juneja scored 14 while Jadhav failed to get off the mark. Botha was caught by David Miller after scoring a single.

Harmeet Singh earlier removed Virender Sehwag in the seventh over to leave Delhi Daredevils three down for 45.

Sehwag scored 23 off 21 balls before getting caught by Mandeep Singh.

Parvinder Awana gave Delhi second blow by getting RE van der Merwe (8) caught by Mandeep Singh in the fourth over to reduce hosts to 22/2.

Earlier, Praveen Kumar got Delhi skipper Mahela Jayawardene caught by David Hussey in the first over after Kings XI Punjab elected to bowl in the IPL clash at Kotla.

Jayawardene was dismissed after scoring just a boundary.

Kings XI replaced Azhar Mahmood, Manpreet Gony and Gurkeerat Singh with Luke Pomersbach, Harmeet Singh and Bhargav Bhatt. Delhi, on the other hand, brought in Johan Botha, Ashish Nehra and Juneja.

Both teams are high on confidence after sensational victories in their respective matches.

Delhi, too long without a win, finally got going against Mumbai Indians and the Kings also pulled off a superb victory over Pune Warriors.

Of course, in the course of the tournament, the Kings have fared better than the Devils - they have three wins to their credit in comparison to Delhi's one, which came about through Virender Sehwag's unbeaten knock of 95.

Delhi Daredevils: DPMD Jayawardene*, V Sehwag, DA Warner, MC Juneja, KM Jadhav, J Botha, RE van der Merwe, IK Pathan, AB Agarkar, A Nehra, UT Yadav

Kings XI Punjab: AC Gilchrist*, Mandeep Singh, M Vohra, LA Pomersbach, DJ Hussey, DA Miller, PP Chawla, P Kumar, Harmeet Singh, BA Bhatt, P Awana

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IPL 6: Royals opt to bat vs Chennai

NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat against Chennai Super Kings in the IPL clash at the MA Chidambaram stadium on Monday.

Jason Holder makes his debut in Chennai squad. Rajasthan brought in Rahul Shukla and Kevon Cooper.

On a high after back-to-back triumphs, former champions Chennai Super Kings would look to maintain their winning streak against Rajasthan Royals.

The home team has clicked collectively in its wins with all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja proving to be a crucial cog in its scheme of things.

The Royals, who won the title in the inaugural season, have not depended too much on one individual, theirs have been a collective effort to script victories.

RR XI: Shane Watson, Ajinkya Rahane, Rahul Dravid, Brad Hodge, Stuart Binny, Kevon Cooper, Dishant Yagnik, James Faulkner, Ajit Chandila, Siddharth Trivedi, Rahul Shukla

CSK XI: Murali Vijay, Mike Hussey, Suresh Raina, S Badrinath, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Dwayne Bravo, J Holder, Chris Morris, R Ashwin, M Sharma

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IPL 6: RR lose Rahane after brisk stand

NEW DELHI: Chennai pacer Dwayne Bravo dismissed Rahul Dravid to give Rajasthan third blow at the score of 113 in the 14th over in the IPL clash on Monday.

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Shane Watson, however, stayed firm and was fast approaching his ton.

After dismissing opener Ajinkya Rahane (16), R Ashwin struck again to send back Dishant Yagnik, leaving Rajasthan Royals two down for 84.

Yagnik was caught and bowled by Ashwin after scoring just 7.

The spinner dismissed opener Ajinkya Rahane (16) after his solid 71-run first-wicket stand with Shane Watson.

Rahane was bowled out by Ashwin just after Watson reached his half-ton. Watson's fifty came off just 29 deliveries with the help of three sixes and five boundaries.

Earlier, Rajasthan won the toss and elected to bat.

Jason Holder makes his debut in Chennai squad. Rajasthan brought in Rahul Shukla and Kevon Cooper.

On a high after back-to-back triumphs, former champions Chennai Super Kings would look to maintain their winning streak against Rajasthan Royals.

The home team has clicked collectively in its wins with all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja proving to be a crucial cog in its scheme of things.

The Royals, who won the title in the inaugural season, have not depended too much on one individual, theirs have been a collective effort to script victories.

RR XI: Shane Watson, Ajinkya Rahane, Rahul Dravid, Brad Hodge, Stuart Binny, Kevon Cooper, Dishant Yagnik, James Faulkner, Ajit Chandila, Siddharth Trivedi, Rahul Shukla

CSK XI: Murali Vijay, Mike Hussey, Suresh Raina, S Badrinath, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Dwayne Bravo, J Holder, Chris Morris, R Ashwin, M Sharma

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IPL 6: Royals off to a good start vs CSK

NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat against Chennai Super Kings in the IPL clash at the MA Chidambaram stadium on Monday.

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Jason Holder makes his debut in Chennai squad. Rajasthan brought in Rahul Shukla and Kevon Cooper.

On a high after back-to-back triumphs, former champions Chennai Super Kings would look to maintain their winning streak against Rajasthan Royals.

The home team has clicked collectively in its wins with all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja proving to be a crucial cog in its scheme of things.

The Royals, who won the title in the inaugural season, have not depended too much on one individual, theirs have been a collective effort to script victories.

RR XI: Shane Watson, Ajinkya Rahane, Rahul Dravid, Brad Hodge, Stuart Binny, Kevon Cooper, Dishant Yagnik, James Faulkner, Ajit Chandila, Siddharth Trivedi, Rahul Shukla

CSK XI: Murali Vijay, Mike Hussey, Suresh Raina, S Badrinath, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Dwayne Bravo, J Holder, Chris Morris, R Ashwin, M Sharma

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Dravid falls but RR cruise with Watson

NEW DELHI: Chennai pacer Dwayne Bravo dismissed Rahul Dravid to give Rajasthan third blow at the score of 113 in the 14th over in the IPL clash on Monday.

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Shane Watson, however, stayed firm and was fast approaching his ton.

After dismissing opener Ajinkya Rahane (16), R Ashwin struck again to send back Dishant Yagnik, leaving Rajasthan Royals two down for 84.

Yagnik was caught and bowled by Ashwin after scoring just 7.

The spinner dismissed opener Ajinkya Rahane (16) after his solid 71-run first-wicket stand with Shane Watson.

Rahane was bowled out by Ashwin just after Watson reached his half-ton. Watson's fifty came off just 29 deliveries with the help of three sixes and five boundaries.

Earlier, Rajasthan won the toss and elected to bat.

Jason Holder makes his debut in Chennai squad. Rajasthan brought in Rahul Shukla and Kevon Cooper.

On a high after back-to-back triumphs, former champions Chennai Super Kings would look to maintain their winning streak against Rajasthan Royals.

The home team has clicked collectively in its wins with all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja proving to be a crucial cog in its scheme of things.

The Royals, who won the title in the inaugural season, have not depended too much on one individual, theirs have been a collective effort to script victories.

RR XI: Shane Watson, Ajinkya Rahane, Rahul Dravid, Brad Hodge, Stuart Binny, Kevon Cooper, Dishant Yagnik, James Faulkner, Ajit Chandila, Siddharth Trivedi, Rahul Shukla

CSK XI: Murali Vijay, Mike Hussey, Suresh Raina, S Badrinath, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Dwayne Bravo, J Holder, Chris Morris, R Ashwin, M Sharma

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IPL 6: RR lose quick wkts after brisk start

NEW DELHI: Chennai pacer Dwayne Bravo dismissed Rahul Dravid to give Rajasthan third blow at the score of 113 in the 14th over in the IPL clash on Monday.

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Shane Watson, however, stayed firm and was fast approaching his ton.

After dismissing opener Ajinkya Rahane (16), R Ashwin struck again to send back Dishant Yagnik, leaving Rajasthan Royals two down for 84.

Yagnik was caught and bowled by Ashwin after scoring just 7.

The spinner dismissed opener Ajinkya Rahane (16) after his solid 71-run first-wicket stand with Shane Watson.

Rahane was bowled out by Ashwin just after Watson reached his half-ton. Watson's fifty came off just 29 deliveries with the help of three sixes and five boundaries.

Earlier, Rajasthan won the toss and elected to bat.

Jason Holder makes his debut in Chennai squad. Rajasthan brought in Rahul Shukla and Kevon Cooper.

On a high after back-to-back triumphs, former champions Chennai Super Kings would look to maintain their winning streak against Rajasthan Royals.

The home team has clicked collectively in its wins with all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja proving to be a crucial cog in its scheme of things.

The Royals, who won the title in the inaugural season, have not depended too much on one individual, theirs have been a collective effort to script victories.

RR XI: Shane Watson, Ajinkya Rahane, Rahul Dravid, Brad Hodge, Stuart Binny, Kevon Cooper, Dishant Yagnik, James Faulkner, Ajit Chandila, Siddharth Trivedi, Rahul Shukla

CSK XI: Murali Vijay, Mike Hussey, Suresh Raina, S Badrinath, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Dwayne Bravo, J Holder, Chris Morris, R Ashwin, M Sharma

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IPL 6: Pune Warriors off to a good start

NEW DELHI: Aaron Finch and Robin Uthappa gave Pune Warriors a flying start as they took the side to 77 in first ten overs after being invited to bat by Kings XI Punjab at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali on Sunday.

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Punjab bowlers appeared clueless to Pune openers. The duo helped Pune cross 50-mark in just six overs.

Pune have made two changes to their side, bringing in Luke Wright and Ajantha Mendis in place of Angelo Mathews and Mitchell Marsh while Yuvraj Singh and Mithun Manhas have also been named in the playing XI. Aaron Finch will be captaining the side.

Kings XI have left out Dimitri Mascarenhas and Paul Valthaty for David Miller and Parvinder Awana.

Kings XI Punjab: Adam Gilchrist*, Mandeep Singh, Manan Vohra, David Hussey, Azhar Mahmood, Gurkeerat Singh, DA Miller, Piyush Chawla, Manpreet Gony, Praveen Kumar, Parvinder Awana

Pune Warriors: Robin Uthappa, Aaron Finch*, Yuvraj Singh, SPD Smith, Luke Wright, Abhishek Nayar, Mithun Manhas, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, R Sharma, Ashok Dinda, BAW Mendis

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IPL 6: Pune Warriors off to a good start

NEW DELHI: Aaron Finch reached his fifty after the dismissal of Robin Uthappa to set the tone for a big total for Pune Warriors in the IPL clash against Punjab.

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Finch's 50 came off 33 balls and included six boundaries and two sixes. The skipper's half-ton guided Pune past 100 in the 13th over.

Parvinder Awana gave Punjab first breakthrough by dismissing Pune opener Robin Uthappa (37) after a solid 83-run opening stand.

Uthappa was caught behind by Adam Gilchrist in the 11th over. Uthappa's 33-ball knock was studded with four boundaries.

Both Uthappa and Finch gave Pune Warriors a flying start as they took the side to 77 in first ten overs after being invited to bat by Kings XI Punjab.

Punjab bowlers appeared clueless to Pune openers. The duo helped Pune cross 50-mark in just six overs.

Pune have made two changes to their side, bringing in Luke Wright and Ajantha Mendis in place of Angelo Mathews and Mitchell Marsh while Yuvraj Singh and Mithun Manhas have also been named in the playing XI. Aaron Finch will be captaining the side.

Kings XI have left out Dimitri Mascarenhas and Paul Valthaty for David Miller and Parvinder Awana.

Kings XI Punjab: Adam Gilchrist*, Mandeep Singh, Manan Vohra, David Hussey, Azhar Mahmood, Gurkeerat Singh, DA Miller, Piyush Chawla, Manpreet Gony, Praveen Kumar, Parvinder Awana

Pune Warriors: Robin Uthappa, Aaron Finch*, Yuvraj Singh, SPD Smith, Luke Wright, Abhishek Nayar, Mithun Manhas, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, R Sharma, Ashok Dinda, BAW Mendis

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IPL: Finch slams fifty as PWI eye big total

NEW DELHI: Pacer Manpreet Gony got rid of Aaron Finch after his swashbuckling 65 (42) that set the tone for a big total by Warriors against Punjab in the IPL clash.

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Finch brilliant knock was powered by eight boundaries and two sixes. His dismissal came in the 16th over that reduced Pune to 124/2.

Finch reached his fifty just after the dismissal of Robin Uthappa. The skipper's half-ton guided Pune past 100 in the 13th over.

Parvinder Awana gave Punjab first breakthrough by dismissing Pune opener Robin Uthappa (37) after a solid 83-run opening stand.

Uthappa was caught behind by Adam Gilchrist in the 11th over. Uthappa's 33-ball knock was studded with four boundaries.

Both Uthappa and Finch gave Pune Warriors a flying start as they took the side to 77 in first ten overs after being invited to bat by Kings XI Punjab.

Punjab bowlers appeared clueless to Pune openers. The duo helped Pune cross 50-mark in just six overs.

Pune have made two changes to their side, bringing in Luke Wright and Ajantha Mendis in place of Angelo Mathews and Mitchell Marsh while Yuvraj Singh and Mithun Manhas have also been named in the playing XI. Aaron Finch will be captaining the side.

Kings XI have left out Dimitri Mascarenhas and Paul Valthaty for David Miller and Parvinder Awana.

Kings XI Punjab: Adam Gilchrist*, Mandeep Singh, Manan Vohra, David Hussey, Azhar Mahmood, Gurkeerat Singh, DA Miller, Piyush Chawla, Manpreet Gony, Praveen Kumar, Parvinder Awana

Pune Warriors: Robin Uthappa, Aaron Finch*, Yuvraj Singh, SPD Smith, Luke Wright, Abhishek Nayar, Mithun Manhas, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, R Sharma, Ashok Dinda, BAW Mendis

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IPL 6: Finch falls after fiery knock

NEW DELHI: Pacer Manpreet Gony got rid of Aaron Finch after his swashbuckling 65 (42) that set the tone for a big total by Warriors against Punjab in the IPL clash.

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Finch brilliant knock was powered by eight boundaries and two sixes. His dismissal came in the 16th over that reduced Pune to 124/2.

Finch reached his fifty just after the dismissal of Robin Uthappa. The skipper's half-ton guided Pune past 100 in the 13th over.

Parvinder Awana gave Punjab first breakthrough by dismissing Pune opener Robin Uthappa (37) after a solid 83-run opening stand.

Uthappa was caught behind by Adam Gilchrist in the 11th over. Uthappa's 33-ball knock was studded with four boundaries.

Both Uthappa and Finch gave Pune Warriors a flying start as they took the side to 77 in first ten overs after being invited to bat by Kings XI Punjab.

Punjab bowlers appeared clueless to Pune openers. The duo helped Pune cross 50-mark in just six overs.

Pune have made two changes to their side, bringing in Luke Wright and Ajantha Mendis in place of Angelo Mathews and Mitchell Marsh while Yuvraj Singh and Mithun Manhas have also been named in the playing XI. Aaron Finch will be captaining the side.

Kings XI have left out Dimitri Mascarenhas and Paul Valthaty for David Miller and Parvinder Awana.

Kings XI Punjab: Adam Gilchrist*, Mandeep Singh, Manan Vohra, David Hussey, Azhar Mahmood, Gurkeerat Singh, DA Miller, Piyush Chawla, Manpreet Gony, Praveen Kumar, Parvinder Awana

Pune Warriors: Robin Uthappa, Aaron Finch*, Yuvraj Singh, SPD Smith, Luke Wright, Abhishek Nayar, Mithun Manhas, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, R Sharma, Ashok Dinda, BAW Mendis

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Djokovic ends Nadal's eight-year reign

MONTE CARLO: World number one Novak Djokovic ended Rafael Nadal's eight years reign at the Monte Carlo Masters on Sunday winning 6-2, 7-6 (7/1).

Djokovic, who had twice lost in the final to Nadal, won on his first match point to bring to a halt Nadal's 46 game winning streak in the tournament.

The defeat was only the second at the event for Nadal, with his first coming as a teenager in 2003.

Nadal, who returned to tennis in February after seven months out with a knee injury, stands 38-6 in clay finals, losing to only three three players - Djokovic (three times) Roger Federer (twice) and Horacio Zeballos (once).

Djokovic had been a doubtful starter this week with an injured ankle but played through the problem to lift the trophy, the 37th of his career and 14th at the Masters 1000 level.

Victory will enhance Djokovic's prospects of winning next month's French Open which he has never won.

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Novak reaches Monte Carlo final again

MONACO: World number one Novak Djokovic beat Fabio Fognini 6-2, 6-1 on Saturday at the Monte Carlo Masters to set up a repeat of last year's final against Rafael Nadal.

Fognini made 26 unforced errors and was jeered off the court at the end of his first Masters semifinal.

The Italian called for a trainer at 4-1 before continuing.

But he looked demoralized and on the next changeover he called the trainer again, pointing to his left shin as the trainer sprayed and taped it.

The Italian lost his serve again in the next game as Djokovic wrapped up the set without facing a break point and converted two of his four chances on Fognini's serve.

Fognini did not hang around and quickly left the court as boos rang down from the stands.

Nadal has now reached five straight finals since returning from a seven-month layoff following a left knee injury.

He will go for his fourth title of the season against Djokovic. The Serb showed no signs his right ankle is still bothering him, two weeks after twisting it on Davis Cup duty against the United States.

Djokovic and Nadal have not played against each other since last year's French Open final, which Nadal won. He has won their last three encounters, after Djokovic took the previous seven - all of which were tournament finals. Nadal leads their head-to-head contests 19-14.

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IPL 6: Rajasthan lose openers early

NEW DELHI: Bangalore pacer Jaidev Unadkat inflicted second blow to Rajasthan by dismissing Ajinkya Rahane in the sixth over after hosts elected to bowl in the IPL clash at the M Chinnaswamy stadium.

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Unadkat got Rahane (14) caught by Dilshan at the score of 26.

Ravi Rampaul gave Bangalore first breakthrough as he removed Shane Watson in the third over with just ten runs on board.

Rampaul got Watson (6) caught by Murali Kartik at mid-off.

Bangalore have brought in RP Singh and Dilshan in place of KL Rahul and Andrew McDonald. Shaun Tait and Sreesanth make the cut in Royals squad.

With four wins - all at home - out of six closely-fought matches so far, the hosts will look to consolidate their position as they face an in-form Rajasthan Royals.

Royals, on the other hand, have been convincing in four out of the five matches they have played so far, losing just once to Pune Warriors.

Rajasthan Royals: Ajinkya Rahane, Shane Watson, Stuart Binny, Brad Hodge, Dishant Yagnik, Rahul Dravid(C), James Faulkner, Shaun Tait, S Sreesanth, A Chandila, Siddharth Trivedi

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Chris Gayle, TM Dilshan, Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers, SS Tiwary, Arun Karthik, Ravi Rampaul, Vinay Kumar, Murali Kartik, RP Singh, Jaidev Unadkat

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Binny, Dravid give Royals momentum

NEW DELHI: Bangalore pacer Jaidev Unadkat inflicted second blow to Rajasthan by dismissing Ajinkya Rahane in the sixth over after hosts elected to bowl in the IPL clash at the M Chinnaswamy stadium.

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Unadkat got Rahane (14) caught by Dilshan at the score of 26.

Ravi Rampaul gave Bangalore first breakthrough as he removed Shane Watson in the third over with just ten runs on board.

Rampaul got Watson (6) caught by Murali Kartik at mid-off.

Bangalore have brought in RP Singh and Dilshan in place of KL Rahul and Andrew McDonald. Shaun Tait and Sreesanth make the cut in Royals squad.

With four wins - all at home - out of six closely-fought matches so far, the hosts will look to consolidate their position as they face an in-form Rajasthan Royals.

Royals, on the other hand, have been convincing in four out of the five matches they have played so far, losing just once to Pune Warriors.

Rajasthan Royals: Ajinkya Rahane, Shane Watson, Stuart Binny, Brad Hodge, Dishant Yagnik, Rahul Dravid(C), James Faulkner, Shaun Tait, S Sreesanth, A Chandila, Siddharth Trivedi

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Chris Gayle, TM Dilshan, Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers, SS Tiwary, Arun Karthik, Ravi Rampaul, Vinay Kumar, Murali Kartik, RP Singh, Jaidev Unadkat

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IPL: Kartik scalps Dravid, Royals 4 down

NEW DELHI: Pacer Vinay Kumar claimed his second victim in the form of Brad Hodge (13) just after Murali Kartik dismissed Rahul Dravid (35) to leave Rajasthan five down for 105 in the 16th over.

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Kartik scalped Dravid just before Royals crossed 100 mark.

Dravid made a gritty 35 after facing 31 deliveries before getting caught by Rampaul.

Pacer Vinay Kumar ended Stuart Binny's (33 off 20 balls) challenge in the 10th over to give Rajasthan third blow after a steady 40-run stand with Dravid.

Binny's fiery cameo was studded with four boundaries and a six.

Jaidev Unadkat inflicted second blow to Rajasthan by dismissing Ajinkya Rahane in the sixth over.

Unadkat got Rahane (14) caught by Dilshan at the score of 26.

Ravi Rampaul gave Bangalore first breakthrough as he removed Shane Watson in the third over with just ten runs on board after Rajasthan were invited to bat.

Rampaul got Watson (6) caught by Murali Kartik at mid-off.

Bangalore have brought in RP Singh and Dilshan in place of KL Rahul and Andrew McDonald. Shaun Tait and Sreesanth make the cut in Royals squad.

With four wins - all at home - out of six closely-fought matches so far, the hosts will look to consolidate their position as they face an in-form Rajasthan Royals.

Royals, on the other hand, have been convincing in four out of the five matches they have played so far, losing just once to Pune Warriors.

Rajasthan Royals: Ajinkya Rahane, Shane Watson, Stuart Binny, Brad Hodge, Dishant Yagnik, Rahul Dravid(C), James Faulkner, Shaun Tait, S Sreesanth, A Chandila, Siddharth Trivedi

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Chris Gayle, TM Dilshan, Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers, SS Tiwary, Arun Karthik, Ravi Rampaul, Vinay Kumar, Murali Kartik, RP Singh, Jaidev Unadkat

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IPL: Sturat Binny falls after fiery cameo

NEW DELHI: Pacer Vinay Kumar claimed his second victim in the form of Brad Hodge (13) just after Murali Kartik dismissed Rahul Dravid (35) to leave Rajasthan five down for 105 in the 16th over.

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Kartik scalped Dravid just before Royals crossed 100 mark.

Dravid made a gritty 35 after facing 31 deliveries before getting caught by Rampaul.

Pacer Vinay Kumar ended Stuart Binny's (33 off 20 balls) challenge in the 10th over to give Rajasthan third blow after a steady 40-run stand with Dravid.

Binny's fiery cameo was studded with four boundaries and a six.

Jaidev Unadkat inflicted second blow to Rajasthan by dismissing Ajinkya Rahane in the sixth over.

Unadkat got Rahane (14) caught by Dilshan at the score of 26.

Ravi Rampaul gave Bangalore first breakthrough as he removed Shane Watson in the third over with just ten runs on board after Rajasthan were invited to bat.

Rampaul got Watson (6) caught by Murali Kartik at mid-off.

Bangalore have brought in RP Singh and Dilshan in place of KL Rahul and Andrew McDonald. Shaun Tait and Sreesanth make the cut in Royals squad.

With four wins - all at home - out of six closely-fought matches so far, the hosts will look to consolidate their position as they face an in-form Rajasthan Royals.

Royals, on the other hand, have been convincing in four out of the five matches they have played so far, losing just once to Pune Warriors.

Rajasthan Royals: Ajinkya Rahane, Shane Watson, Stuart Binny, Brad Hodge, Dishant Yagnik, Rahul Dravid(C), James Faulkner, Shaun Tait, S Sreesanth, A Chandila, Siddharth Trivedi

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Chris Gayle, TM Dilshan, Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers, SS Tiwary, Arun Karthik, Ravi Rampaul, Vinay Kumar, Murali Kartik, RP Singh, Jaidev Unadkat

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IPL 6: Punjab opt to bat against SRH

NEW DELHI: Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to bat against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL clash at the Rajiv Gandhi International stadium on Friday.

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Cameron White is leading Hyderabad in the absence of Kumar Sangakkara.

Kings XI Punjab brought in Mascarenhas and Paul Valthaty while Akshath Reddy replaced Parthiv Patel in Hyderabad squad.

SRH will look to maintain their all-win record at the venue before they head into a week's break.

Out of the four games so far, Gilchrist & Co have won two and lost two. But the worrying factor is that neither their wins were comprehensive nor the losses narrow. KXIP have a lot of loose ends to tie up in this tournament.

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Cameron White (C), Thisara Perera, Quinton de Kock, Hanuma Vihari, A Ashish Reddy, KV Sharma, BB Samantray, Amit Mishra, Dale Steyn, Ishant Sharma, PA Reddy

Kings XI Punjab: Adam Gilchrist(c), Mandeep Singh, Paul Valthaty, David Hussey, Azhar Mahmood, Manan Vohra, Gurkeerat Singh, Piyush Chawla, Praveen Kumar, Manpreet Gony, AD Mascarenhas

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Nadal subdues Dimitrov to enter semis

MONTE CARLO: Eight-time champion Rafael Nadal was taken to the brink by Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov before completing a 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 victory on Friday to reach the Monte Carlo Masters semifinals.

Nadal, who made an unusual number of errors and looked uncomfortable throughout against his 21-year-old opponent, slowly ground him down and fired an ace to clinch his 45th successive victory at the first big claycourt event of the season.

The Spaniard now has a 47-1 win-loss record at the glamorous venue and will next face Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga who beat Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 to reach the last four for the first time.

The straight-laced crowd, for once reluctant to support Nadal with Dimitrov threatening to pull off a shock win, stood up to cheer the 34th-ranked Bulgarian as he left the court after a thrilling performance.

Nadal had his share of applause after setting up a semifinal against Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga who opened the a chilly grey day by the Mediterranean with a powerful 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka.

World number one Novak Djokovic, still recovering from a sprained ankle, was scheduled to meet Finland's Jarkko Nieminen and seventh seed Richard Gasquet of France faces Italian Fabio Fognini in the other quarterfinals.

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IPL 6: KXIP lose Mandeep Singh early

NEW DELHI: Karan Sharma struck in the ninth over to get rid of Punjab skipper Adam Gilchrist and Paul Valthaty, leaving the visitors three down even before they crossed 50 mark, in the IPL clash.

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While Valthaty (6) was caught by Perera, Gilchrist gave a simple catch to Ishant Sharma after scoring 26 off 25 balls.

Ishant Sharma gave Hyderabad first breakthrough by sending back Punjab's Mandeep Singh in the third over after visitors elected to bat.

Mandeep (10) was caught behind at the score of 15.

Cameron White is leading Hyderabad in the absence of Kumar Sangakkara.

Kings XI Punjab brought in Mascarenhas and Paul Valthaty while Akshath Reddy replaced Parthiv Patel in Hyderabad squad.

SRH will look to maintain their all-win record at the venue before they head into a week's break.

Out of the four games so far, Gilchrist & Co have won two and lost two. But the worrying factor is that neither their wins were comprehensive nor the losses narrow. KXIP have a lot of loose ends to tie up in this tournament.

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Cameron White (C), Thisara Perera, Quinton de Kock, Hanuma Vihari, A Ashish Reddy, KV Sharma, BB Samantray, Amit Mishra, Dale Steyn, Ishant Sharma, PA Reddy

Kings XI Punjab: Adam Gilchrist(c), Mandeep Singh, Paul Valthaty, David Hussey, Azhar Mahmood, Manan Vohra, Gurkeerat Singh, Piyush Chawla, Praveen Kumar, Manpreet Gony, AD Mascarenhas

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IPL 6: Quick wkts hurt Kings XI Punjab

NEW DELHI: Kings XI Punjab were reduced to 88/4 in the 15th over as Piyush Chawla got run out after his 15-ball-23 in the IPL clash against Hyderabad.

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Karan Sharma struck in the ninth over to get rid of Punjab skipper Adam Gilchrist and Paul Valthaty, leaving the visitors three down even before they crossed 50 mark, in the IPL clash.

While Valthaty (6) was caught by Perera, Gilchrist gave a simple catch to Ishant Sharma after scoring 26 off 25 balls.

Ishant Sharma gave Hyderabad first breakthrough by sending back Punjab's Mandeep Singh in the third over after visitors elected to bat.

Mandeep (10) was caught behind at the score of 15.

Cameron White is leading Hyderabad in the absence of Kumar Sangakkara.

Kings XI Punjab brought in Mascarenhas and Paul Valthaty while Akshath Reddy replaced Parthiv Patel in Hyderabad squad.

SRH will look to maintain their all-win record at the venue before they head into a week's break.

Out of the four games so far, Gilchrist & Co have won two and lost two. But the worrying factor is that neither their wins were comprehensive nor the losses narrow. KXIP have a lot of loose ends to tie up in this tournament.

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Cameron White (C), Thisara Perera, Quinton de Kock, Hanuma Vihari, A Ashish Reddy, KV Sharma, BB Samantray, Amit Mishra, Dale Steyn, Ishant Sharma, PA Reddy

Kings XI Punjab: Adam Gilchrist(c), Mandeep Singh, Paul Valthaty, David Hussey, Azhar Mahmood, Manan Vohra, Gurkeerat Singh, Piyush Chawla, Praveen Kumar, Manpreet Gony, AD Mascarenhas

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IPL 6: Kings XI Punjab eye modest total

NEW DELHI: Kings XI Punjab were reduced to 88/4 in the 15th over as Piyush Chawla got run out after his 15-ball-23 in the IPL clash against Hyderabad.

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Karan Sharma struck in the ninth over to get rid of Punjab skipper Adam Gilchrist and Paul Valthaty, leaving the visitors three down even before they crossed 50 mark, in the IPL clash.

While Valthaty (6) was caught by Perera, Gilchrist gave a simple catch to Ishant Sharma after scoring 26 off 25 balls.

Ishant Sharma gave Hyderabad first breakthrough by sending back Punjab's Mandeep Singh in the third over after visitors elected to bat.

Mandeep (10) was caught behind at the score of 15.

Cameron White is leading Hyderabad in the absence of Kumar Sangakkara.

Kings XI Punjab brought in Mascarenhas and Paul Valthaty while Akshath Reddy replaced Parthiv Patel in Hyderabad squad.

SRH will look to maintain their all-win record at the venue before they head into a week's break.

Out of the four games so far, Gilchrist & Co have won two and lost two. But the worrying factor is that neither their wins were comprehensive nor the losses narrow. KXIP have a lot of loose ends to tie up in this tournament.

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Cameron White (C), Thisara Perera, Quinton de Kock, Hanuma Vihari, A Ashish Reddy, KV Sharma, BB Samantray, Amit Mishra, Dale Steyn, Ishant Sharma, PA Reddy

Kings XI Punjab: Adam Gilchrist(c), Mandeep Singh, Paul Valthaty, David Hussey, Azhar Mahmood, Manan Vohra, Gurkeerat Singh, Piyush Chawla, Praveen Kumar, Manpreet Gony, AD Mascarenhas

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IPL 6: CSK lose Vijay after decent start

NEW DELHI: Delhi pacer Morne Morkel gave first blow to Chennai Super Kings by scalping Murali Vijay (18) after a 30-run opening wicket stand.

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Vijay slammed three boundaries during his 13-ball knock before getting trapped leg before in the sixth over.

Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat against Delhi Daredevils in the IPL clash at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium on Thursday.

Both Delhi and Chennai have made two changes each. Ajit Agarkar replaces Ashish Nehra, while Jeevan Mendis comes in place of Ben Rohrer in Delhi's playing XI.

Chennai have brought in Michael Hussey in place of Dirk Nannes, who is ruled out because of injury. Anirudha Srikkanth is also out. He is replaced by Mohit Sharma.

After five consecutive losses, Delhi will try to get off the mark at their home ground against the two time champions.

It's hard to believe the Devils — who will be looking to stave off a sixth successive defeat — were a model of efficiency just last season, becoming the first to reach the playoffs.

Delhi Daredevils: Virender Sehwag, David Warner, Mahela Jayawardene, Manprit Juneja, Kedar Jadhav, Jeevan Mendis, Irfan Pathan, Ajit Agarkar, Morne Morkel, S Nadeem, Umesh Yadav

Chennai Super Kings: Murali Vijay, Mike Hussey, Suresh Raina, S Badrinath, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni*, Dwayne Bravo, Albie Morkel, Chris Morris, R Ashwin, Mohit Sharma

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IPL 6: Chennai opt to bat against Delhi

NEW DELHI: Delhi pacer Morne Morkel gave first blow to Chennai Super Kings by scalping Murali Vijay (18) after a 30-run opening wicket stand.

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Vijay slammed three boundaries during his 13-ball knock before getting trapped leg before in the sixth over.

Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat against Delhi Daredevils in the IPL clash at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium on Thursday.

Both Delhi and Chennai have made two changes each. Ajit Agarkar replaces Ashish Nehra, while Jeevan Mendis comes in place of Ben Rohrer in Delhi's playing XI.

Chennai have brought in Michael Hussey in place of Dirk Nannes, who is ruled out because of injury. Anirudha Srikkanth is also out. He is replaced by Mohit Sharma.

After five consecutive losses, Delhi will try to get off the mark at their home ground against the two time champions.

It's hard to believe the Devils — who will be looking to stave off a sixth successive defeat — were a model of efficiency just last season, becoming the first to reach the playoffs.

Delhi Daredevils: Virender Sehwag, David Warner, Mahela Jayawardene, Manprit Juneja, Kedar Jadhav, Jeevan Mendis, Irfan Pathan, Ajit Agarkar, Morne Morkel, S Nadeem, Umesh Yadav

Chennai Super Kings: Murali Vijay, Mike Hussey, Suresh Raina, S Badrinath, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni*, Dwayne Bravo, Albie Morkel, Chris Morris, R Ashwin, Mohit Sharma

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Pak to allow Butt, Asif to play post-ban

LAHORE: Pakistan will allow disgraced former captain Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif back into domestic cricket once they serve their bans for spot-fixing, the country's cricket chief said on Thursday.

Butt, Asif and team-mate Mohammad Aamer were banned for a minimum of five years by the International Cricket Council (ICC) after being found guilty of spot-fixing at the 2010 Lords Test against England.

On Wednesday, the Court of Arbitration for Sports rejected appeals from Butt and Asif. Aamer, who had pleaded guilty, did not appeal.

Butt was banned for 10 years, five suspended, and Asif for seven years with two suspended. Aamer's five-year ban was the minimum the ICC could impose.

All three were jailed by a British court in 2011 but were released last year.

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Zaka Ashraf said Butt and Asif will have to serve their spot-fixing bans.

"They will have to serve it. Then we will include them in first-class domestic cricket and see how they perform," said Ashraf.

Butt on Wednesday vowed to revive his career.

"I have completed half of my punishment, so in 2015 I will be eligible to play and I am motivated and fit to revive my career," Butt told a news conference.

Ashraf said no player should ever fix.

"If he does, he will destroy his future and bring a bad name, not only to himself but to his country," said Ashraf.

Former captain Rashid Latif said Butt and Asif had a right to play after their bans "provided they are fit and have the will to play".

"I would have been disappointed if they were let off," Latif said.

West Indies' Marlon Samuels is the only player to return to international cricket after being banned for having links to a bookmaker. He was out of the game for two years, returning in 2010.

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Paes-Melzer enter Monte Carlo quarters

MONTE CARLO: Tennis players Leander Paes and Jurgen Melzer overcame Indian duo and sixth seeds Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna to advance to the quarterfinals of the men's doubles of the Monte Carlo Masters on Thursday.

The Indo-Austrian pair took 57 minutes to defeat Bhupathi-Bopanna 6-2, 6-3 at the 1000-point ATP clay-court tournament.

Paes-Melzer broke their opponents thrice out of the nine opportunities they got in comparison to the Indian pairings' zero conversion rate out of two chances.

Paes-Melzer broke twice in the first set, once in the second, and held on to their service games to advance in the competition.

They will next face top seeds Bob and Mike Bryan of the United States.

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IPL 6: Irfan scalps Raina, CSK two down

NEW DELHI: Delhi pacer Irfan Pathan got Suresh Raina caught behind to give Chennai second jolt at the score of 90 in the 13th over at Kotla.

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Raina scored 30 and shared 60-run stand with Hussey for the second wicket. The duo consolidated Chennai after the dismissal of Murali Vijay.

Chennai crossed 100-run mark in the 14th overs.

Delhi pacer Morne Morkel gave first blow to Chennai Super Kings by scalping Murali Vijay (18) after a 30-run opening wicket stand.

Vijay slammed three boundaries during his 13-ball knock before getting trapped leg before in the sixth over.

Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat against Delhi Daredevils.

Both Delhi and Chennai have made two changes each. Ajit Agarkar replaces Ashish Nehra, while Jeevan Mendis comes in place of Ben Rohrer in Delhi's playing XI.

Chennai have brought in Michael Hussey in place of Dirk Nannes, who is ruled out because of injury. Anirudha Srikkanth is also out. He is replaced by Mohit Sharma.

After five consecutive losses, Delhi will try to get off the mark at their home ground against the two time champions.

It's hard to believe the Devils — who will be looking to stave off a sixth successive defeat — were a model of efficiency just last season, becoming the first to reach the playoffs.

Delhi Daredevils: Virender Sehwag, David Warner, Mahela Jayawardene, Manprit Juneja, Kedar Jadhav, Jeevan Mendis, Irfan Pathan, Ajit Agarkar, Morne Morkel, S Nadeem, Umesh Yadav

Chennai Super Kings: Murali Vijay, Mike Hussey, Suresh Raina, S Badrinath, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni*, Dwayne Bravo, Albie Morkel, Chris Morris, R Ashwin, Mohit Sharma

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Warriors lose top order in chase of 120

NEW DELHI: After decent start given by openers Uthappa and Finch, Pune stumbled in their chase when T Suman and Steven Smith were dismissed in their IPL 6 match at Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium in Pune.

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Uthappa (22) and Finch (16) looked in no mood to show pity towards the Hyderabad bowlers as they put up a quick-fire 38-run partnership for the opening wicket.

However, the party was short-lived when Thisara Perera struck twice in two balls to dismiss the Pune duo in quick succession.

Suman (12) was next in line to be dismissed when he was caught plumb by Karan Sharma after the Pune batsman put up 19-runs for the third wicket with Steven Smith.

Smith (17) himself could not stay for long at the crease as a mistimed pull shot off the bowling of Ishant Sharma saw the Aussie being caught by Ashish Reddy on the boundary rope.

Mitchell Marsh and skipper Angelo Mathews then put up 25 runs for the 5th wicket before Dale Steyn proved crucial in dismissing Marsh (14) when he top edged a fast delivery.

Earlier, a blazing bowling display by Pune Warriors India helped them restrict Sunrisers Hyderabad to 119/8.

Ashok Dinda and Bhuvneshwar Kumar rattled the Hyderabad top-order with an impressive display of a fiery pace attack.

Dinda gave the hosts the first breakthrough by dismissing opener Quinton de Kock (2) when the southpaw was caught in the covers by Mitchell Marsh.

The Bhuvneshwar Kumar show then began when he bowled an impeccable spell to dismiss Parthiv Patel, Cameron White and Hanuma Vihari in quick succession.

While Patel (12) and White (0) were comprehensively bowled, Vihari (1) got a wicked outside edge and was caught comfortably in the slips by Aaron Finch.

Spinner Rahul Sharma then joined the wicket taking party by catching a confused Karan Sharma (7) plumb and thereby ending a 24-run partnership that Karan had with Biplab Samantray for the 5th wicket.

Soon after, Marsh added further misery on the Sunrisers when Thisara Perera (2), in his attempt to play a cover drive, ended edging an outside-off delivery that was taken brilliantly by wicketkeeper Uthappa.

Rahul Sharma then added another wicket to his tally when he scalped Samantray, which proved elementary in breaking a 31-run partnership that the Hyderabad batsman had with Amit Mishra for the 7th wicket.

Samantray scored a run-a-ball 37 with the help of 3 boundaries and a single six.

Earlier, Pune Warriors India skipper Angelo Mathews won the toss and decided to bowl against Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Ross Taylor, who captained the Warriors in the last match, is not playing this one and Mathews is back as skipper. On the other hand, Hyderabad skipper Kumar Sangakkara is out and the Sunrisers are being led by White.

Teams:

Pune Warriors: Robin Uthappa (wk), Aaron Finch, Manish Pandey, Steven Smith, Angelo Mathews (Capt.), Mitchell Marsh, Abhishek Nayar, T Suman, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rahul Sharma, Ashok Dinda

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Parthiv Patel (wk), Cameron White (Capt.), Thisara Perera, Quinton de Kock, Hanuma Vihari, Ashish Reddy, Karan Sharma, Biplab Samantray, Amit Mishra, Dale Steyn, Ishant Sharma

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Mishra hat-trick helps SRH beat Pune

PUNE: Leg-spinner Amit Mishra produced a stunning performance taking four wickets in five deliveries, including a hat-trick, as Sunrisers Hyderabad pulled off an incredible 11-run victory over Pune Warriors in the Indian Premier League on Wednesday.

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Mishra (4/19) took the wickets with his second, fourth, fifth and sixth deliveries off his final over as Warriors were bowled out for 108 in 19 overs while chasing a mediocre target of 120 runs.

The partisan crowd at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium was stunned into disbelief as Pune slumped from 101 for four in the 17th over to 108 all out in 19 overs as Mishra got his third hat-trick over the last six editions of the cash-rich league.

It was an inexplicable collapse as the home team lost as many as six wickets for seven runs in a space of 13 balls.

Mishra, who had earlier played a useful knock of 30, came into bowl the 19th over of the innings with Warriors needing 14 runs off 12 deliveries with four wickets in hand.

First it was skipper Angelo Mathews (20), who was fooled by a flighted delivery as he holed out in the deep.

Mishra then bowled three consecutive googlies to snap up Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rahul Sharma and Ashoke Dinda for noughts.

While Bhuvneshwar was trapped leg before, Rahul and Dinda were clean bowled as they misread the wrong'un.

A target of 120 was certainly not a difficult one as Robin Uthappa (22, 14 balls, 4x4) and Aaron Finch (16, 13 balls, 3x4) hit seven boundaries in the first four overs to relieve the pressure from the rest of the batsmen.

Although Thisara Perera dismissed Uthappa and Finch off successive deliveries, the target was always within reach of the home team.

However, the likes of Steven Smith (17), Mathews and Mitchell Marsh (14) all looked like getting set before playing some horrible shots when the match was there for Warriors to lose.

Sunrisers, thus, have registered their fourth win in six matches while it was the fourth loss for Warriors and one which could seriously dent the morale of the side.

Earlier, a clinical performance from the bowlers set it up nicely for the home team as Sunrisers managed only 119 for eight after Mathews opted to field.

Sunrisers captain Kumar Sangakkara dropped himself from the playing XI to make way for South African opener Quinton de Kock, but the move didn't pay off.

Team India seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled an inspirational spell to grab three for 17 in his four-over spell as he polished the Sunrisers top-half within the first six overs.

His new ball partner Ashoke Dinda (1/25 in 4 overs) was also impressive as the duo put tremendous pressure on the top-order.

The slide started with opener De Kock being caught in the covers off Dinda. In his second and the team's third over, Bhuvneshwar cleaned up Parthiv Patel (12) and Cameron White off successive deliveries.

While Parthiv played inside the line for a delivery that held its line after pitching, White was foxed by the low bounce as the ball swung back onto him.

Hanuma Vihari (1) wasted seven deliveries before fishing at the eighth one and getting caught at first slip to give Bhuvneshwar his third wicket.

Sunrisers were tottering at 17 for four by the end of the first quarter.

Odisha all-rounder Biplab Samantray (37, 37 balls, 3x4, 1x6) tried his bit along with Karan Sharma (7) as they took the score to 41. It was leggie Rahul Sharma (2/21), who trapped Karan leg-before, to make it 41 for five.

The dangerous Thisara Perera was eliminated from the equation by Mitchell Marsh, as the Sri Lankan all-rounder edged one to Robin Uthappa behind.

Samantray's gutsy knock finally ended when he holed out in the deep to give Rahul his second scalp. It was Mishra (30, 24 balls, 3x4) and Ashish Reddy (19), who added 40 runs for the eighth wicket, that took the score close to 120.

In the end, Mishra's all-round effort proved to be decisive.

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Rajasthan elect to bat against Mumbai

NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Royals skipper Rahul Dravid won the toss and opted to bat against Mumbai Indians in the 23rd match of the IPL 6 at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.

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Royals have made two changes, bringing in Ankeet Chavan in place of S Sreesanth and Dishant Yagnik replaced Sanju Samson.

Mumbai, on the other hand, fielded an unchanged squad from their last game.

Rewarded for their team effort and consistency so far in the tournament, it will be a test of character for Royals against Mumbai.

Dravid and his men will be playing in their own den and the conditions too would suit them, but the visitors' all-round strength makes them the favourites going into the match.

Teams:

Rajasthan Royals: Ajinkya Rahane, Shane Watson, Rahul Dravid (captain), Brad Hodge, Stuart Binny, James Faulkner, Kevon Cooper, Dishant Yagnik, Ajit Chandila, Ankeet Chavan, Siddharth Trivedi.

Mumbai Indians: Ricky Ponting (captain), Sachin Tendulkar, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Rohit Sharma, Ambati Rayudu, Kieron Pollard, Harbhajan Singh, Mitchell Johnson, Lasith Malinga, Pragyan Ojha and Rishi Dhawan

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Royals off to good start against Mumbai

NEW DELHI: Ajinkya Rahane and Shane Watson gave Rajasthan Royals steady start against Mumbai Indians in the 23rd match of the IPL 6 at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.

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Rahane and Watson began well and completed their 50-run partnership in just 33 balls by smashing boundaries at regular intervals after Royals skipper Rahul Dravid opted to bat.

Royals have made two changes, bringing in Ankeet Chavan in place of S Sreesanth and Dishant Yagnik replaced Sanju Samson.

Mumbai, on the other hand, fielded an unchanged squad from their last game.

Rewarded for their team effort and consistency so far in the tournament, it will be a test of character for Royals against Mumbai.

Dravid and his men will be playing in their own den and the conditions too would suit them, but the visitors' all-round strength makes them the favourites going into the match.

Teams:

Rajasthan Royals: Ajinkya Rahane, Shane Watson, Rahul Dravid (captain), Brad Hodge, Stuart Binny, James Faulkner, Kevon Cooper, Dishant Yagnik, Ajit Chandila, Ankeet Chavan, Siddharth Trivedi.

Mumbai Indians: Ricky Ponting (captain), Sachin Tendulkar, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Rohit Sharma, Ambati Rayudu, Kieron Pollard, Harbhajan Singh, Mitchell Johnson, Lasith Malinga, Pragyan Ojha and Rishi Dhawan

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Rahane, Yagnik put Rajasthan on top

NEW DELHI: Harbhajan Singh struck to give Mumbai Indians huge breakthrough as he broke the second wicket stand between Ajinkya Rahane and Dishant Yagnik in the 23rd match of the IPL 6 at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.

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Bowling change did the work for the visitors when Harbhajan was brought back into the attack and he dismissed Yagnik who was caught by Sachin Tendulkar at fine leg.

Ajinkya Rahane and Yagnik hammered flurry of boundaries to take Rajasthan Royals past 100 runs in just 11.2 overs.

Rahane and Yagnik kept the Royals free flow charge after Shane Watson's dismissal with their 33-ball fifty stand to leave the Mumbai bowlers clueless.

After a blistering start for Rajasthan, Mumbai finally got a breakthrough when Keiron Pollard struck to dismiss Watson at the score 62.

Watson (31), in his attempt to hit Pollard's outside off delivery, got a wicked outside edge that was taken comfortably by Mumbai wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik.

His innings was studded with 5 boundaries and a six and he put up 62 runs for the opening wicket along with Ajinkya Rahane.

Rahane and Watson began well and completed their 50-run partnership in just 33 balls by smashing boundaries at regular intervals after Royals skipper Rahul Dravid opted to bat.

Royals have made two changes, bringing in Ankeet Chavan in place of S Sreesanth and Dishant Yagnik replaced Sanju Samson.

Mumbai, on the other hand, fielded an unchanged squad from their last game.

Rewarded for their team effort and consistency so far in the tournament, it will be a test of character for Royals against Mumbai.

Dravid and his men will be playing in their own den and the conditions too would suit them, but the visitors' all-round strength makes them the favourites going into the match.

Teams:

Rajasthan Royals: Ajinkya Rahane, Shane Watson, Rahul Dravid (captain), Brad Hodge, Stuart Binny, James Faulkner, Kevon Cooper, Dishant Yagnik, Ajit Chandila, Ankeet Chavan, Siddharth Trivedi.

Mumbai Indians: Ricky Ponting (captain), Sachin Tendulkar, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Rohit Sharma, Ambati Rayudu, Kieron Pollard, Harbhajan Singh, Mitchell Johnson, Lasith Malinga, Pragyan Ojha and Rishi Dhawan

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IPL 6: Bangalore invite Delhi to bat

BANGALORE: After a decent 43-run opening wicket stand, both Delhi openers Virender Sehwag and David Warner went back in quick succession in their IPL clash against Royal Challengers Bangalore.

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Firstly, Vinay Kumar took a brilliant return catch to dismiss David Warner (15) in the sixth over. In the next over Andrew McDonald got rid off Sehwag (25) to reduce Delhi to 43/2.

Delhi crossed 50 mark in 7.1 overs.

Sehwag was caught by Kohli at mid-wicket after his 23-ball knock.

Earlier, Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bowl against Delhi Daredevils.

Delhi have brought in Ashish Nehra and Ben Rohrer. Bangalore, on the other, hand have included Andrew McDonald and Jaidev Unadkat.

RCB have already emerged as a formidable force on the back of strong performances at home and Tuesday's day-nighter offers a chance to get back on track after their painful defeat to CSK.

On the other hand, Delhi will look to register their maiden win in the tournament.

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Chris Gayle, Lokesh Rahul, Virat Kohli*, AB de Villiers, Andrew McDonald, Arun Karthik, R Vinay Kumar, Ravi Rampaul, RP Singh, Jaidev Unadkat, J Syed Mohammad

Delhi Daredevils: Virender Sehwag, David Warner, Mahela Jayawardene*, Manprit Juneja, Ben Rohrer, Kedar Jadhav, Irfan Pathan, Morne Morkel, S Nadeem, Ashish Nehra, Umesh Yadav

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IPL 6: DD lose Warner after good start

BANGALORE: After a decent 43-run opening wicket stand, both Delhi openers Virender Sehwag and David Warner went back in quick succession in their IPL clash against Royal Challengers Bangalore.

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Firstly, Vinay Kumar took a brilliant return catch to dismiss David Warner (15) in the sixth over. In the next over Andrew McDonald got rid off Sehwag (25) to reduce Delhi to 43/2.

Delhi crossed 50 mark in 7.1 overs.

Sehwag was caught by Kohli at mid-wicket after his 23-ball knock.

Earlier, Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bowl against Delhi Daredevils.

Delhi have brought in Ashish Nehra and Ben Rohrer. Bangalore, on the other, hand have included Andrew McDonald and Jaidev Unadkat.

RCB have already emerged as a formidable force on the back of strong performances at home and Tuesday's day-nighter offers a chance to get back on track after their painful defeat to CSK.

On the other hand, Delhi will look to register their maiden win in the tournament.

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Chris Gayle, Lokesh Rahul, Virat Kohli*, AB de Villiers, Andrew McDonald, Arun Karthik, R Vinay Kumar, Ravi Rampaul, RP Singh, Jaidev Unadkat, J Syed Mohammad

Delhi Daredevils: Virender Sehwag, David Warner, Mahela Jayawardene*, Manprit Juneja, Ben Rohrer, Kedar Jadhav, Irfan Pathan, Morne Morkel, S Nadeem, Ashish Nehra, Umesh Yadav

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IPL 6: DD lose openers after good start

BANGALORE: After a decent 43-run opening wicket stand, both Delhi openers Virender Sehwag and David Warner went back in quick succession in their IPL clash against Royal Challengers Bangalore.

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Firstly, Vinay Kumar took a brilliant return catch to dismiss David Warner (15) in the sixth over. In the next over Andrew McDonald got rid off Sehwag (25) to reduce Delhi to 43/2.

Delhi crossed 50 mark in 7.1 overs.

Sehwag was caught by Kohli at mid-wicket after his 23-ball knock.

Earlier, Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bowl against Delhi Daredevils.

Delhi have brought in Ashish Nehra and Ben Rohrer. Bangalore, on the other, hand have included Andrew McDonald and Jaidev Unadkat.

RCB have already emerged as a formidable force on the back of strong performances at home and Tuesday's day-nighter offers a chance to get back on track after their painful defeat to CSK.

On the other hand, Delhi will look to register their maiden win in the tournament.

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Chris Gayle, Lokesh Rahul, Virat Kohli*, AB de Villiers, Andrew McDonald, Arun Karthik, R Vinay Kumar, Ravi Rampaul, RP Singh, Jaidev Unadkat, J Syed Mohammad

Delhi Daredevils: Virender Sehwag, David Warner, Mahela Jayawardene*, Manprit Juneja, Ben Rohrer, Kedar Jadhav, Irfan Pathan, Morne Morkel, S Nadeem, Ashish Nehra, Umesh Yadav

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DD 4 down after Jaidev's twin-blow

BANGALORE: Bangalore pacer Jaidev Unadkat dismissed Manprit Juneja and Ben Rohrer to reduce Delhi to 91/4 in the IPL clash on Tuesday.

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Jaidev Unadkat got Manprit Juneja caught by Vinay Kumar in the 12th over at the score of 73. Juneja made 17 and shared 30-run stand for the third wicket to steady Bangalore after quick wickets of Virender Sehwag and David Warner.

In his next over, Jaidev struck again to get Rohrer (14) caught by skipper Virat Kohli at deep mid-wicket.

After a decent 43-run opening wicket stand, both Delhi openers Virender Sehwag and David Warner went back in quick succession.

Firstly, Vinay Kumar took a brilliant return catch to dismiss David Warner (15) in the sixth over. In the next over Andrew McDonald got rid off Sehwag (25) to reduce Delhi to 43/2.

Sehwag was caught by Kohli at mid-wicket after his 23-ball knock.

Delhi crossed 50 mark in 7.1 overs.

Earlier, Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bowl against Delhi Daredevils.

Delhi have brought in Ashish Nehra and Ben Rohrer. Bangalore, on the other, hand have included Andrew McDonald and Jaidev Unadkat.

RCB have already emerged as a formidable force on the back of strong performances at home and Tuesday's day-nighter offers a chance to get back on track after their painful defeat to CSK.

On the other hand, Delhi will look to register their maiden win in the tournament.

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Chris Gayle, Lokesh Rahul, Virat Kohli*, AB de Villiers, Andrew McDonald, Arun Karthik, R Vinay Kumar, Ravi Rampaul, RP Singh, Jaidev Unadkat, J Syed Mohammad

Delhi Daredevils: Virender Sehwag, David Warner, Mahela Jayawardene*, Manprit Juneja, Ben Rohrer, Kedar Jadhav, Irfan Pathan, Morne Morkel, S Nadeem, Ashish Nehra, Umesh Yadav

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IPl 6: Juneja falls, Delhi three down

BANGALORE: Bangalore pacer Jaidev Unadkat gave Delhi Daredevils third blow by getting Manprit Juneja caught by Vinay Kumar in the 12th over, reducing the visitors to 73/3, in the IPL clash on Tuesday.

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Juneja made 17 and shared 30-run stand for the third wicket to steady Bangalore after quick wickets of Virender Sehwag and David Warner.

After a decent 43-run opening wicket stand, both Delhi openers Virender Sehwag and David Warner went back in quick succession.

Firstly, Vinay Kumar took a brilliant return catch to dismiss David Warner (15) in the sixth over. In the next over Andrew McDonald got rid off Sehwag (25) to reduce Delhi to 43/2.

Sehwag was caught by Kohli at mid-wicket after his 23-ball knock.

Delhi crossed 50 mark in 7.1 overs.

Earlier, Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bowl against Delhi Daredevils.

Delhi have brought in Ashish Nehra and Ben Rohrer. Bangalore, on the other, hand have included Andrew McDonald and Jaidev Unadkat.

RCB have already emerged as a formidable force on the back of strong performances at home and Tuesday's day-nighter offers a chance to get back on track after their painful defeat to CSK.

On the other hand, Delhi will look to register their maiden win in the tournament.

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Chris Gayle, Lokesh Rahul, Virat Kohli*, AB de Villiers, Andrew McDonald, Arun Karthik, R Vinay Kumar, Ravi Rampaul, RP Singh, Jaidev Unadkat, J Syed Mohammad

Delhi Daredevils: Virender Sehwag, David Warner, Mahela Jayawardene*, Manprit Juneja, Ben Rohrer, Kedar Jadhav, Irfan Pathan, Morne Morkel, S Nadeem, Ashish Nehra, Umesh Yadav

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IPL 6: PWI off to good start against CSK

CHENNAI: Openers Robin Uthappa and Aaron Finch got Pune Warrior off to a good start as they took the side past 50 in six overs after the visitors elected to bat against Chennai Super Kings in their IPL clash at the MA Chidambaram stadium on Monday.

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With skipper Angelo Mathews ruled out due to the current political scenario, Ross Taylor is leading Pune Warriors.

Pune have brought in Steven Smith and Manisha Pandey in place of Yuvraj Singh and Angelo Matthews.

Chennai, on the other hand, gave Michael Hussey a break and brought in S Anirudha. Albie Morkel also gets to play his first match of the season as he replaced Mohit Sharma.

Chennai Super Kings: Srikkanth Anirudha, Murali Vijay, Suresh Raina, S Badrinath, Dwayne Bravo, MS Dhoni*, Ravindra Jadeja, Chris Morris, Albie Morkel, R Ashwin, Dirk Nannes

Pune Warriors: Robin Uthappa, Aaron Finch, Manish Pandey, Ross Taylor*, Abhishek Nayar, Steven Smith, TL Suman, MR Marsh, Bhuvnehwar Kumar, R Sharma, Ashok Dinda

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IPL 6: Pune to bat against Super Kings

CHENNAI: Pune Warriors lost both openers Aaron Finch and Robin Uthappa in quick succession after a solid stand between them in the IPL clash against Chennai Super Kings at the MA Chidambaram stadium on Monday.

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Ravindra Jadeja gave Chennai first breakthrough in the 13th over by getting rid of danger man Aaron Finch (67) after the opener shared 96-run partnership with Uthappa.

Finch tried to flick Jadeja but was stumped by Dhoni. His 45-ball knock was studded with ten boundaries and two sixes.

Just after Pune crossed 100-mark, Chris Morris dismissed Uthappa to reduce Pune to 101/2. Uthappa was caught by Jadeja at long on after scoring 26.

Both openers got Pune off to a good start after they elected to bat and took the side cross 50-mark in just six overs. Finch reached his half-ton in just 32 deliveries.

With skipper Angelo Mathews ruled out due to the current political scenario, Ross Taylor is leading Pune Warriors.

Pune have brought in Steven Smith and Manisha Pandey in place of Yuvraj Singh and Angelo Matthews.

Chennai, on the other hand, gave Michael Hussey a break and brought in S Anirudha. Albie Morkel also gets to play his first match of the season as he replaced Mohit Sharma.

Chennai Super Kings: Srikkanth Anirudha, Murali Vijay, Suresh Raina, S Badrinath, Dwayne Bravo, MS Dhoni*, Ravindra Jadeja, Chris Morris, Albie Morkel, R Ashwin, Dirk Nannes

Pune Warriors: Robin Uthappa, Aaron Finch, Manish Pandey, Ross Taylor*, Abhishek Nayar, Steven Smith, TL Suman, MR Marsh, Bhuvnehwar Kumar, R Sharma, Ashok Dinda

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