Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir Smash Centuries to Help India Get a Winning Start in Asia Cup

DHAKA, Bangladesh (Wed, Mar. 14) – The second match of Asia Cup 2012 was played yesterday between India and Sri Lanka at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur. India comprehensively beat Sri Lanka by 50 runs and leading the points table with a better net run rate (NRR).

Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir Samsh Centuries to Help India Get a Winning Start in Asia Cup

India’s cricketing reputation was on stake after the debacle in the recent series in Australia and they fought well to restore their pride to some extent. The all-round performance by the men in blue helped the team to get confidence back a bit.

Sri Lanka won the toss and invited India to bat first, the decision which proved even worse than the one taken by Mushfiqur Rahim in the match against Pakistan on Sunday.

Though, India lost little master Sachin Tendulkar on very early stages of the innings but Gautam Gambhir and man-in-form Virat Kohli played memorable innings to help india pile up a massive score of 304 on the cost of just three wickets. Both, Kohli and Gambhir, completed their centuries with a difference of just one ball; but could last long after they overcome the pressure of nervous nineties. 

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Men's Hockey Champions Trophy: Updated Pool Standings and Points Table on Day 2 (Monday, Dec. 05)

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (Dec. 05) – It was an exciting day of Champions Trophy Hockey Tournament at Auckland’s North Harbor hockey stadium. Four matches were played today (Monday, December 05) and all of them produced an excellent exhibition of field hockey.

In the first match Australia outclassed Great Britain by huge margin of 4-1 and maintained their top position in Pool A; while Spain clinched a thrilling 4-2 victory over Pakistan and posted themselves on second spot on Pool A because of better goal average.

In Pool B matches; the Netherlands and the hosts New Zealand won their respective matches. Netherlands shocked the Olympics and European champions Germany by 3-2 victory; while the South Korea were stunned by the hosts New Zealnad by a big margin of 6-1. Black Sticks promoted to second spot with this big win over Korea.

Detailed pool standings and points table are given below:

Men's Hockey Champions Trophy: Pool Standings and Points Table on Day 2

Champions Trophy Hockey (Saturday, Dec. 03): Latest Pool Standing and Points Table

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (Dec. 03) – In the 8-nation coveted tournament, which got underway here today at North Harbor hockey stadium, total of four matches were scheduled and played on very first day of the tournament.

Today’s (Saturday, Dec. 03) matches’ results are given below:

• Match No. 1

Netherlands v S Korea (Pool B) – Netherlands won by 2-0

• Match No. 2

Germany v New Zealand (Pool B) – Germany won by 2-1

• Match No. 3

Australia v Spain (Pool A) – Australia won by 3-2

• Match No. 4

Great Britain v Pakistan (Pool A) – Britain won by 2-1

After the first day’s matches defending champions Australia is leading the Pool A; while Netherlands is on top in the Pool B. See the Points Table in the image below:

Champions Trophy Hockey: Latest Pool Standing and Points Table

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Barclays Premier League 2011/12 - - Updated Points Table With Bolton on the Top

The 20th edition of English Premier League kicked off Saturday (August 13) amid risk of riots and violence that spread last week across UK; but first two days of the championship entertained and thrilled soccer fans as expected.

Premier League Points Table as on 14/08/2011 (Click to enlarge)

Total nine matches were scheduled for first week of the championship but the first one was postponed between Tottenham Spurs and Everton due to riots; while other eight matches have been played and fetched the results without any unexpected outcomes and upsets.

Defending champions Manchester United have thrashed West Brom Albion (WBA) 2-1 last night while Wolves and Bolton have won their respective matches against Black Burn and Queens Park Rangers (QPR) on Saturday. Five of the eight matches ended in a draw with all teams sharing one point each.  

After eight matches on first two days of the championship Bolton is on the top of the League Table with three points and better goal difference followed by Man United and Wolves.

Detailed points table is presented above. 

IPL 2011 - - May 3 Match Result: Yusuf Pathan blazed with the bat to power KKR on Top

HYDERABAD, May 4 - - Kolkata Knight Riders are cruising along in this season of Indian Premier League. They took on Deccan Chargers yesterday (Tuesday/May 3) in their home ground at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad.

Yusuf Pathan Blazed with the bat to power KKR on Top

Deccan Chargers won the toss and invited KKR to bat first, KKR had good enough innings from their top five batsmen to post the total of 169 for 4 wickets in 20 overs. Yusuf Pathan blazed with the bat and made 47 runs off just 26 balls.

On their turn with ball in their hands; KKR restricted the hosts successfully under 150-mark. Rajat Bhatia and Iqbal Abdulla took two wickets each for KKR.

Kolkata Knight Riders went to the top of the league table with a 20-run win over Deccan. Yusuf Pathan was named man of the matchfor his unbeaten 47 runs off 26 balls. Mumbai, Chennai and Rajasthan are following KKR respectively on the points table. 

 

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Chennai Clinches the Thriller - - IPL (May 1) Matches Summary and Latest Team Position

CSK won against DC by 19 runs on May 1, 2011

JAIPUR, May 2 - - The 23^rd day of Indian Premier League season 4 (IPL 2011) witnessed two cracking matches. First of the match was played between Rajasthan Royals vs Pune Warriors at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur. Ross Taylor struck an unbeaten 35-ball 47 to lead Rajasthan Royals to a 6-wicket win over Pune Warriors.

Taylor struck four boundaries and two sixes and crunched up a 52-run unbroken fifth wicket partnership with Ajinkya Rahane (15*) in a successful chase of Pune Warriors’ 143/7 with three balls to spare.

It was Royals’ third straight win and they have now moved to the top of the table while Pune, with their sixth successive loss are languishing at the bottom.

Second of the match was played between Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.

 

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IPL April 30: KKR Beat KXIP by 8 Wickets and DD Smashes KTK by 38 Runs (Match Summary and Points Table)

Gautam Gambhir Calmly led KKR to Victory against KXIP

KOLKATA, April 30 - - The 36^th match of ongoing Indian Premier League was played between Kochi Tuskers Kerala vs Delhi Daredevils today at Nehru Stadium, Kochi.

Delhi Daredevils won by 38 runs outplaying Kochi Tuskers completely. Delhi made 157 in allotted 20 overs for the loss of 7 wickets. The brilliant innings of 80 runs off 47 balls by Virender Sehwag was the pick of the DD innings. Sreesanth picked up 2 wickets for Kochi Tusker giving just 10 runs in his quota of 4 overs.

Delhi Daredevils bowlers did a tremendous job curtailing Kochi Tuskers on just 119. Morne Morkel and Roelof van der Merwe claimed 3 wickets each for DD; while Irfan Pathan and Ajit Agarkar picked up 2 wickets each.

Virender Sehwag named man of the match for his outstanding innings. Delhi Daredevils climbed up to 7^th spot from last position with this much needed victory.

The 37^th match, today’s second match, of ongoing Indian Premier League was played between Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. KKR registered their 5^th victory and most comprehensive one, beating KXIP by 8 wickets and succeeded to get into top spot on points table.

Kolkata won the toss and elected to field and their bowlers proved the decision absolutely right by resticting KXIP on just 119 in 20 overs. Dinesh Karthik was the highest run scorer for Mohali with his 42 runs off 42 balls. Iqbal Abdulla picked up 2 wickets for KKR giving 19 runs in 4 overs.

 

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IPL 2011 Match # 33 (April 28) - - Iqbal Abdulla and Manoj Tiwari Led KKR to 17-run Victory

Iqbal Abdulla took 3 wickets for just 25 runs

NEW DELHI, April 28 - - IPL 2011, Season 4: Delhi Daredevils won the toss and invited KKR to bat first in the 33^rd match of the ongoing IPL.

Delhi Daredevils bowlers bowled well to restrict KKR on 148. Manoj Tiwari played a brilliant knock of 61 runs off 47 balls to help his team get a challenging total for the opposition. Umesh Yadav took two wickets for Delhi; while Morne Morkel, Ajit Agarkar, James Hope and Irfan Pathan claimed one wicket each.

KKR bowlers bowled extremely impressive to restrict Delhi on just 131, winning by 17 runs. Iqbal Abdulla bowled brilliantly to claim his 3 wickets in 4 overs for just 25 runs. Lakshmipathy Balaji took two wickets. Manoj Tiwari named man of the match for his brilliant innings.

 

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Chennai Super Kings Beat Pune Warriors by 25 Runs - - Climbe Up to Top Four on Points Table

CHENNAI – One match was played on the 18^th day (April 25) of Indian Premier League (IPL 2011). The 29^th match was played between Chennai Super Kings vs Pune Warriors at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.

Pune Warriors won the toss and invited hosts to bat first. Pune Warriors made hard work of Chennai's sub par total of 142, only making 117/9 in 20 overs. Albie was the best bowler with 3/29 while Yuvraj top scored for Pune Warriors with 34. Michael Hussey was the MoM for his 61 off 48 balls.

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Mumbai Indians on Top With 10 Points Followed by Rajasthan Royals, KKR and KXIP

Hyderabad – Two matches were played on the 17^th day (April 24) of Indian Premier League (IPL 2011). First match was played between Deccan Chargers vs Mumbai Indians and the second match was played between Rajasthan Royals vs Kochi Tuskers Kerala.

First match was played at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad; but the visitors beat the hosts comfortable with 37 runs. Mumbai Indians were invited to bat first and they pile up 172 which too good to get for the hosts. Fifth wicket parteneship of 102 runs between Rohit Sharma (56) and Andrew Symonds (44) was the highlight of Mumbai Indians innings. Lasith Malinga took three wickets for Mumbai Indians and named man of the match.

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Indian Premier League (IPL 2011) Season 4 - - Spirited Kochi Tuskers in Top Three After Thrilling Victory Against KKR

MUMBAI - - Match number 21 and 22 of ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL 201) were played on 20^th April between Mumbai Indians v Pune warriors and Kolkata Knight Riders v Kochi Tuskers.

Both matches were low scoring thrillers; especially the second one, in which Kochi Tuskers came up with a dazzling bowling performance to restrict KKR to just 126 after a poor show in batting for managing just 132 on the board; but defended their low score with excellent bowling. Ravindra Jadeja and RP Singh picked up 2 wickets each. Kochi skipper Mahela Jayawardene was named man of the match for his leading skills and 20 odd runs.

First match was also a “Bowlers’ Show”, especially MI quick bowlers exhibited stunning skills to get Pune out for just 118 on the board and succeeded to achieve the target on the last ball of their innings with 7 wickets in hand. Munaf Patel was named man of the match for his 3 wickets while Ali Murtaza, Lasith Malinga and Abu Nechim picked up 2 wickets each for Mumbai Indians.

Third victory by spirited Kochi Tuskers led them to number three spot on the points table while KKR and MI are firm on first and second spot.

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Gautam Gambhir and Minoj Tiwari Led KKR on Top of the Table

MUMBAI - - The 10^th day (April 17) of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL season 4) 2011 ended up with two great victories by Delhi daredevils and Kolkata Knight Riders against Pune Warriors and Rajasthan Royals respectively.

First match between Delhi Daredevils and Pune Warriors was a high scoring close contest. Pune warriors set a target of 187 with 60 odd runs knocks by Jesse Ryder and Captain Yuvraj Singh. Delhi chased the target successfully with 4 balls to spare. 

The second match was quite contrary to first one. It was a low scoring one sided match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals. Rajasthan Royals were bowled out for just 81 on the board by brilliant bowling by KKR bowlers, including Balaji, Shakib al Hasan and Yousuf Pathan......

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IPL (April 16): Latest Points Table - - Pune, Mumbai and Kolkata Firm on Top Three ositions

MUMBAI - - The thrilling Friday (April 15) ended up with two great upsets in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL season 4) 2011; as Kochi Tuskers beat much superior side Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders posted their second victory of the tournament.

 Both of the matches were crucial for winning teams to keep their hopes alive for the rest of the tournament and both of them came up with stunning results. Kochi Tuskers thrashed Mumbai Indian quite comprehensively by huge margin of eight wickets while KKR won against Rajasthan Royal even more impressively by nine wickets courtesy to the brilliant batting skills of Jacques Kallis and Gautam Gambhir.

 The victories for Kochi Tuskers and KKR led them to climb up several steps in Points table; as Kochi Tuskers climbed up three steps and currently place on sixth spot. KKR even better placed on third spot after climbing up two steps.

 Detailed team positions and points table HERE.

IPL 2011 (Season 4) - Latest Point Table and Teams' Position as on April 12, 2011

KOLKATA - - Indian Premier League (IPL) is providing more than enough entertainment to cricket crazy nation.

Yesterday, (Monday/April 11) sixth match of the IPL Season 4 was played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Deccan Chargers at Eden Gardens Kolkata. KKR have lost their first match against Chennai Super Kings in the opener of the tournament on April 08, 2011; but yesterday the succeeded to post their first victory of the Season 4.   

Kolkata Knight Riders climbed up from 6th spot to 5th spot after the 9-run victory against Deccan Chargers.

Detailed teams’ position and updated points table is presented in the image below:

IPL (Season 4) 2011 - - Updated Points Table as on April 10, 2011

Up to yesterday (April 10, 2011); every team has played one match each with Pune Warriors leading the points table with better run rate followed by Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers.

As one of the new entrants; Pune Warriors have done well to top the table in the Indian Premier League (IPL Season 4) 2011.

See full points table below in the image.