Captain Kevin Pietersen scored a fine 32 as Bangalore Royal Challengers fought back after a disastrous start in their opening match against Rajasthan Royals in the 2009 Indian Premier League in Cape Town on Saturday night.Electing to bat, Royal Challengers could put a modest 133. However they won the match, dismissing Rajasthan Royals for just 58 runs in the 16th over.Anil Kumble came up with his magic...
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Dimitri Mascarenhas of the Rajasthan Royals celebrates after taking the wicket of Delhi Daredevils opener Gautam Gambhir during the Indian Premier League match in Centurion, on Tuesday.Yusuf Pathan blazed his way to an unbeaten half-century to propel Rajasthan Royals to a five-wicket win over Delhi Daredevils....
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Twenty20 is known to be a batsmen-dominated game. But the first round of matches in the second edition of the Indian Premier saw the bowlers call the shots. Lasith Malinga and Harbhajan Singh set the tone in the opening match itself as Mumbai Indians restricted last year's runner-up Chennai Super Kings.Later in the evening, Anil Kumble showed the worth of his tribe in the shortest format of the game,...
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Indian Premier League (IPL) team, Rajasthan Royals, seem to be on a bumpy road because the Finance ministry's FDI approval arm FIPB has rejected the team's proposal to infuse foreign capital worth $ 5.8 million.The board says the proposal is rejected because the source of funds is unclear. The franchisee rights of Rajasthan Royals was awarded to Emerging Media (IPL) Ltd (EMIPL), UK by the Board of...
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Indian Premier League (IPL) format — eight states competing in a 20-overs-a-side tournament — media company Percept Ltd’s joint managing director Shailendra Singh is gearing up to launch a big-ticket cricket reality show on a general entertainment channel.The Rs 2,617 crore group’s sports marketing agency, Percept Sports, has conceptualised the show and is pitching the idea to channels.Media rights...
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Hampshire skipper Dimitri Mascarenhas has signed for the Tasmanian Tigers in the Australian domestic Twenty20 Big Bash competition.The 32-year-old signs as the Tigers' overseas player, replacing Sri Lanka bowler Lasith Malinga who is away on international duty.Mascarenhas played for New Zealand side Otago Volts in the Champions League Twenty20 last month.Cricket Tasmania operations general manager...
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Season 2010 of the Indian Premier League will kick-off in Hyderabad on March 12, 2010 with defending champions Deccan Chargers, taking on Kolkata Knight Riders. The IPL in Season 2010 will be played over 45 days across India and will feature a grand total of 60 games, with the addition of a third place play-off. Season 2010 will also see the addition of four new home venues in the form of Nagpur for...
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England and Hampshire all-rounder Dimitri Mascarenhas has joined Tasmania for Australia's Twenty20 Big Bash competition.The 32-year-old, who has made 14 Twenty20 international appearances for England, replaces the unavailable Sri Lanka bowler- who is required for his country's one-day series with Bangladesh - as the Tasmanian Tigers' international player for the tournament.Cricket Tasmania operations...
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Fitness issues have hit the touring Australians hard, with five players having to return home, but the injury-prone Shane Watson hasn’t had a problem.One reason for the all-rounder’s clean run could be that physio John Gloster (a fellow-Australian) has, as part of a “private arrangement,” also been working with him.Gloster, who was with Team India for three years (and with Bangladesh before that),...
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form.For an Indian audience, the value of Watson had largely been reduced to his exploits for the Rajasthan Royals in the first year of the Indian Premier League. He was hurling the ball in at good pace and frequently scoring quick runs at the top of the order.The epitome of power from Queensland didn't quite impress when he toured India a second time in 2008, having an ordinary run in the Test series...
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