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Kolkata go down again!

Kolkata Knight Riders found themselves on the losing side yet again, when they went down by fivc wickets to Royal Challengers Bangalore, in a match that both teams determined to lose. If that sounds like too harsh a judgement, then consider the facts. Batting first, the Knight Riders lost McCullum first ball to (of all [...]

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Daredevils put away Bangalore challenge

The match might have gone to the last over but tension was at a premium, as in the end, it worked out just as the newest Cricketwagger, Varun Giri, had predicted. Bangalore Royal Challengers simply could not get enough runs on the board to put Delhi Daredevils under pressure. Kevin Pietersen’s captaincy has been under [...]

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Bopara bursts Bangalore’s bubble!

A fluent 84 from Ravi Bopara helped Kings XI Punjab overhaul what seemed to be a rather impressive 168 by the Bangalore Royal Challengers. Although he began relatively slowly, Bopara exploded with a series of sixes that effectively took the winds out of the sails of the Bangalore team. Sangakarra and Yuvraj essayed useful cameos [...]

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Kallis calisthenics set up challenging total for Challengers

Bangalore Royal Challengers rode on a magnificent 46-ball 62 from Jacques Kallis and a couple of handy thirties from Ross Taylor and Jesse Ryder to set Kings XI Punjab a reasonably challenging total of 169. A big total was not looking on the cards when the Kings had skittled out the first four wickets of [...]

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Another bloody massacre

Three days and five matches into the IPL, we are still waiting for a really competitive match. Yes, it is good to see bowlers having a greater say in the proceedings, but honestly, it would nice to watch a match that is not as good as over halfway through the second innings. Today was, unfortunately, [...]

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Bats finally come to the party: Super Kings run up 179

Those who had been complaining that the second edition of the IPL had been dominated by the ball, must have a contented smiles on their faces. Speaheaded by some typical powerful hitting by Matthew Hayden, the Chennai Super Kings ran up an impressive 179-5 off their 20 overs against the Bangalore Royal Challengers – the [...]

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Dravid plays innings of the day as Bangalore run up 133-8

Those who felt Rahul Dravid’s instant cricket days were behind him must be scratching their heads in bemusement. The Wall was very much in place as he came in at a precarious 17-3 and then proceeded to smash 66 off 48 balls (Tendulkar got 59 off 49 earlier, to give you a comparison) to help [...]

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