Deccan succumb to Mandeep, Hussey

Deccan Chargers dropped only one sitter today. Their fielding did not come apart as it has earlier this season. Mandeep Singh did cart their bowling around in a dominating innings. But then, in the middle of their chase, they lost Cameron White and Daniel Harris in the space of four balls. To David Hussey. Four deliveries later, they lost Kumar Sangakkara. Game over. The result, and Rajasthan Royals' win over Pune Warriors earlier today, opened up a five-way race for two...

Deccan bat, Clarke debuts in IPL

Deccan Chargers' Kumar Sangakkara returned to the side as captain after sitting out the last game and he opted to bat first against the only team they've beaten so far in this edition. The big inclusion for the Pune Warriors was Michael Clarke, flying in from the West Indies after the Test series and replacing Jesse Ryder. After keeping out of the IPL in the previous four seasons, Clarke made his first appearance in the league. He also hasn't played a Twenty20 game since October...

De Villiers, Dilshan sink Rajasthan

Tillakaratne Dilshan and AB de Villiers helped Royal Challengers Bangalore overcome a major disruption to their plans and secure their fourth win of the season, bringing them level on points with the other top sides in the league. After Chris Gayle fell sick minutes before the match began and did not open, Royal Challengers stagnated, scoring only 67 for 3 by the 12th over, before de Villiers initiated the recovery during an aggressive partnership with Dilshan. After Gayle's...

Deccan Chargers limited to 126

or the briefest of periods, Deccan Chargers looked like posting a total that might give them a fair chance of earning their first win of this IPL season. And then, even though wickets did not fall in a heap, their innings stuttered as the scoring rate began to splutter. The odd boundary would be followed by periods of low productivity, depriving Chargers of any momentum whatsoever. The upshot was a modest target, making Kolkata Knight Riders favourites to earn their fourth...

Ryder and Ganguly script Pune victory

Pune Warriors 192 for 3 (Ryder 86, Ganguly 41) beat Delhi Daredevils 172 for 7 (Sehwag 57, Thomas 3-22, Ganguly 2-27) by 20 runs Scorecard and ball-by-ball details Pune Warriors recovered from two successive defeats to beat the form team this IPL thus far, thanks to an impressive all-round effort. Sourav Ganguly, their captain, played a significant role with bat and ball, together with some exciting shot-making from Jesse Ryder and Steven Smith, who helped post a total that...

Innings Break

Innings Break Rajasthan 146/4 (20.0 Ovs) Brad Hodge* 3 (5) Chennai Doug Bollinger* 4-0-31-1 Nuwan Kulasekara 4-0-17-1 CRR 7.30  Last Wkt Owais Shah 52(43) Last 4 overs Runs30 Wickets2 Fours1 Sixes2 Cricket Guru ...

Malinga injury blow for Mumbai Indians

Back spasms have forced Lasith Malinga, the Mumbai Indians fast bowler, to return to Sri Lanka for treatment, and he could miss up to two weeks of the IPL as a result. Malinga last played for Mumbai Indians against Rajasthan Royals on April 11 and missed the match against Delhi Daredevils on April 16. "He is undergoing treatment [in Sri Lanka]," Nishantha Ranatunga, the secretary of Sri Lanka Cricket,...