Sri Lanka wins first ever series in Australia | SL beats AUS by 29 runs in D/L

Sri Lanka wins their first ever series in Australia by beating Australia by 29 runs in the rain affected match today. Winning the toss Sri lanka chose to bat first. They scored 213/3 from 41.1 overs. Then rain makes its part to the game. Sri Lankan innings ended there. After the rain stopage ....more

Mathew Hayden’s cyclonic innings ensured victory for CSK: DDD 185/6 (20.0 Ovs), CSK 190/5 (19.1 Ovs)

Chennai Super kings beat strong Delhi Devils with a cyclonic innings from ex Aussie opener Mathew Hayden. Chasing a big total of 186 runs from allocated 20 over Hayden was on the task right from the beginning. He smashed all Delhi bowlers and played a memorable and dashing innings of 93 runs from just 43 balls with 7 six and 9 boundaries. He took the game away from Devils. Suresh Raina made the finishing task with an innings of 49 run. Earlier, Virender Sehwag played another outstanding innings of 74 runs from just 38 balls. But he did not get good support from his fellow. But they still managed to score 185 runs from their allocated overs.

Delhi captain Dinesh Kartik said, the way Hayden was batting, he took the game away from us. 185 was a good score but the bowlers failed to win it for us. It would have gone either way if we had bowled well in the first 6 overs.

Chennai captain Suresh Raina said, Hayden, Murali played really well. It's not easy to bat with Hayden, you have to be on your toes always. Tough to play with Dhoni not in the playing eleven, hope he will be back soon. Our fielding was good, thanks to the fielding coach.

Man of the match Mathew Hayden said, Mongoose bat helped me and I have been practicing a lot of late. The bat has the same power as the normal one; you don't need to get the meat of the blade to deposit the ball over the ropes. This format is here to stay.

Interisting Videos of Indian Premier league 2010: Part 1

Deccan Chargers vs Chennai Super kings


Funny scene of IPL DC vs CSK:

Shahrukh Khan’s Interview in IPL

KXIP vs DD highlights, match 3


Shilpa Shetti in Gallery

IPL Nights Photo

IPL is not only limited with its cricketing feature. It has been proved two years ago. It has also shown in the opening ceremony of 3^rd Indian Premier League. Mumbai promised to be bigger and better than last year. IPL has changed the definition of cricket. Cricket has been mixed up with film stars like Shahrukh Khan, Preety Jinta and Shilpa Shetti. It has given the cricket lovers extra love to cricket. because they get two kind of entertainment all together. Here are some of those photo presented which were taken in IPL Night. Starting with a scintillating performance by international artiste Ali Campbell of the British reggae band UB40, who'll croon the all-time hit song, Can't Help Falling In Love, the ageless Bjorn Again will entertain audiences with Abba's super hit Dancing Queen at the opening ceremony, which promises to be a visual spectacle as well.

But the best is yet to follow. A choreographed light show will announce the entry of Deepika Padukone, who promises to pack a punch along with 40 dancers on stage — giving serious competition to Katrina's hip swaying with Akon last year — who'll perform to a medley of I Gotta Feeling by Black Eyed Peas, Uff Teri Ada from Karthik Calling Karthik and Twist from Love Aaj Kal. Then the legendary Lionel Richie comes on stage, and, of course, R&B rapper Akon.

Says Sundar Raman, CEO, IPL, "The IPL weekend fever has already begun. But the real action will take off on Thursday night in Mumbai. Lalit Modi, chairman and commissioner of the Indian Premier League (IPL), will host a grand party at the Turf Ground in Mumbai.

The party will begin in the evening around 8 pm. Entry is by invitation only. The guest list will include eminent people from Bollywood, socialites, corporate honchos, politicians, bureaucrats and cricketers. But the main attraction of the evening will be the performances by the international artistes."

Sundar elaborates, "Day 1 of the IPL tournament kicks off with an opening ceremony before the match, on Friday evening. It will be a visually spectacular show. The opening ceremony will begin at 6.45 pm at the DY Patil Sports Stadium in Mumbai. After the match concludes, IPL officials and players will proceed to a plush city hotel to attend the after-match party-cum-fashion show."

We also hear that a lot of Delhi celebrities are planning to attend the opening ceremony. Says Delhi socialite Shaleen Jain, "I'm eagerly waiting to be there at the opening ceremony along with my friends to watch all the action live at the Mumbai ground."

Schedule of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2010

Schedule of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2010:

Mar 12 - Fri Deccan Chargers v Kolkata Knight Riders, 1st match
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 11 runs 14:30 20:00 06:30Dr DY Patil Sports AcademyMumbai
Mar 13 - Sat Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan Royals, 2nd match
Mumbai Indians won by 4 runs 09:30 15:00 01:30Brabourne StadiumMumbai
Mar 13 - Sat Kings XI Punjab v Delhi Daredevils, 3rd match
Delhi Daredevils won by 5 wkts 14:30 20:00 06:30Punjab Cricket Association StadiumChandigarh
Mar 14 - Sun Kolkata Knight Riders v Bangalore Royal Challengers, 4th match
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 7 wkts 10:30 16:00 02:30Eden GardensKolkata
Mar 14 - Sun Chennai Super Kings v Deccan Chargers, 5th match
Deccan Chargers won by 31 runs 14:30 20:00 06:30MA Chidambaram StadiumChennai
Mar 15 - Mon Rajasthan Royals v Delhi Daredevils, 6th match
Delhi Daredevils won by 6 wkts 14:30 20:00 06:30Sardar Patel StadiumAhmedabad
Mar 16 - Tue Bangalore Royal Challengers v Kings XI Punjab, 7th match
Bangalore Royal Challengers won by 8 wkts 10:30 16:00 02:30M.Chinnaswamy StadiumBengaluru
Mar 16 - Tue Kolkata Knight Riders v Chennai Super Kings, 8th match
Chennai Super Kings won by 55 runs 14:30 20:00 06:30Eden GardensKolkata
Mar 17 - Wed Delhi Daredevils v Mumbai Indians, 9th match 14:30 20:00 06:30Feroz Shah KotlaDelhi
Mar 18 - Thu Bangalore Royal Challengers v Rajasthan Royals, 10th match 14:30 20:00 06:30M.Chinnaswamy StadiumBengaluru
Mar 19 - Fri Delhi Daredevils v Chennai Super Kings, 11th match 10:30 16:00 02:30Feroz Shah KotlaDelhi
Mar 19 - Fri Deccan Chargers v Kings XI Punjab, 12th match 14:30 20:00 06:30Barabati StadiumCuttack
Mar 20 - Sat Rajasthan Royals v Kolkata Knight Riders, 13th match 10:30 16:00 02:30Sardar Vallabhai Patel StadiumAhmedabad
Mar 20 - Sat Mumbai Indians v Bangalore Royal Challengers, 14th match 14:30 20:00 06:30Brabourne StadiumMumbai
Mar 21 - Sun Deccan Chargers v Delhi Daredevils, 15th match 10:30 16:00 02:30Barabati StadiumCuttack
Mar 21 - Sun Chennai Super Kings v Kings XI Punjab, 16th match 14:30 20:00 06:30MA Chidambaram StadiumChennai
Mar 22 - Mon Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders, 17th match 14:30 20:00 06:30Brabourne StadiumMumbai
Mar 23 - Tue Bangalore Royal Challengers v Chennai Super Kings, 18th match 14:30 20:00 06:30M.Chinnaswamy StadiumBengaluru
Mar 24 - Wed Kings XI Punjab v Rajasthan Royals, 19th match 14:30 20:00 06:30Punjab Cricket Association StadiumChandigarh
Mar 25 - Thu Bangalore Royal Challengers v Delhi Daredevils, 20th match 10:30 16:00 02:30M.Chinnaswamy StadiumBengaluru
Mar 25 - Thu Mumbai Indians v Chennai Super Kings, 21st match 14:30 20:00 06:30Brabourne StadiumMumbai
Mar 26 - Fri Rajasthan Royals v Deccan Chargers, 22nd match 14:30 20:00 06:30Sardar Vallabhai Patel StadiumAhmedabad
Mar 27 - Sat Kings XI Punjab v Kolkata Knight Riders, 23rd match 14:30 20:00 06:30Punjab Cricket Association StadiumChandigarh
Mar 28 - Sun Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings, 24th match 10:30 16:00 02:30Sardar Patel StadiumAhmedabad
Mar 28 - Sun Deccan Chargers v Mumbai Indians, 25th match 14:30 20:00 06:30Vidarbha Cricket Association StadiumNagpur
Mar 29 - Mon Delhi Daredevils v Kolkata Knight Riders, 26th match 14:30 20:00 06:30Feroz Shah KotlaDelhi
Mar 30 - Tue Mumbai Indians v Kings XI Punjab, 27th match 14:30 20:00 06:30Brabourne StadiumMumbai
Mar 31 - Wed Chennai Super Kings v Bangalore Royal Challengers, 28th match 10:30 16:00 02:30MA Chidambaram StadiumChennai
Mar 31 - Wed Delhi Daredevils v Rajasthan Royals, 29th match 14:30 20:00 06:30Feroz Shah KotlaDelhi
Apr 01 - Thu Kolkata Knight Riders v Deccan Chargers, 30th match 14:30 20:00 06:30Eden GardensKolkata
Apr 02 - Fri Kings XI Punjab v Bangalore Royal Challengers, 31st match 14:30 20:00 06:30Punjab Cricket Association StadiumChandigarh
Apr 03 - Sat Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals, 32nd match 10:30 16:00 02:30MA Chidambaram StadiumChennai
Apr 03 - Sat Mumbai Indians v Deccan Chargers, 33rd match 14:30 20:00 06:30Brabourne StadiumMumbai
Apr 04 - Sun Kolkata Knight Riders v Kings XI Punjab, 34th match 10:30 16:00 01:30Eden GardensKolkata
Apr 04 - Sun Delhi Daredevils v Bangalore Royal Challengers, 35th match 14:30 20:00 06:30Feroz Shah KotlaDelhi
Apr 05 - Mon Deccan Chargers v Rajasthan Royals, 36th match 14:30 20:00 06:30Dr DY Patil Sports AcademyMumbai
Apr 06 - Tue Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians, 37th match 14:30 20:00 06:30MA Chidambaram StadiumChennai
Apr 07 - Wed Rajasthan Royals v Kings XI Punjab, 38th match 10:30 16:00 02:30Sawai Mansingh StadiumJaipur
Apr 07 - Wed Kolkata Knight Riders v Delhi Daredevils, 39th match 14:30 20:00 06:30Eden GardensKolkata
Apr 08 - Thu Bangalore Royal Challengers v Deccan Chargers, 40th match 14:30 20:00 06:30M.Chinnaswamy StadiumBengaluru
Apr 09 - Fri Kings XI Punjab v Mumbai Indians, 41st match 14:30 20:00 06:30Punjab Cricket Association StadiumChandigarh
Apr 10 - Sat Deccan Chargers v Chennai Super Kings, 42nd match 10:30 16:00 02:30Dr DY Patil Sports AcademyMumbai
Apr 10 - Sat Bangalore Royal Challengers v Kolkata Knight Riders, 43rd match 14:30 20:00 06:30M.Chinnaswamy StadiumBengaluru
Apr 11 - Sun Delhi Daredevils v Kings XI Punjab, 44th match 10:30 16:00 02:30Feroz Shah KotlaDelhi
Apr 11 - Sun Rajasthan Royals v Mumbai Indians, 45th match 14:30 20:00 06:30Sawai Mansingh StadiumJaipur
Apr 12 - Mon Deccan Chargers v Bangalore Royal Challengers, 46th match 14:30 20:00 06:30Dr DY Patil Sports AcademyMumbai
Apr 13 - Tue Mumbai Indians v Delhi Daredevils, 47th match 10:30 16:00 02:30Brabourne StadiumMumbai
Apr 13 - Tue Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders, 48th match 14:30 20:00 06:30MA Chidambaram StadiumChennai
Apr 14 - Wed Rajasthan Royals v Bangalore Royal Challengers, 49th match 14:30 20:00 06:30Sawai Mansingh StadiumJaipur
Apr 15 - Thu Chennai Super Kings v Delhi Daredevils, 50th match 14:30 20:00 06:30MA Chidambaram StadiumChennai
Apr 16 - Fri Kings XI Punjab v Deccan Chargers, 51st match 14:30 20:00 06:30Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association StadiumDharamsala
Apr 17 - Sat Bangalore Royal Challengers v Mumbai Indians, 52nd match 10:30 16:00 02:30M.Chinnaswamy StadiumBengaluru
Apr 17 - Sat Kolkata Knight Riders v Rajasthan Royals, 53rd match 14:30 20:00 06:30Eden GardensKolkata
Apr 18 - Sun Kings XI Punjab v Chennai Super Kings, 54th match 10:30 16:00 02:30Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association StadiumDharamsala
Apr 18 - Sun Delhi Daredevils v Deccan Chargers, 55th match 14:30 20:00 06:30Feroz Shah KotlaDelhi
Apr 19 - Mon Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians, 56th match 14:30 20:00 06:30Eden GardensKolkata
Apr 21 - Wed 1st Semi-Final 14:30 20:00 06:30M.Chinnaswamy StadiumBengaluru
Apr 22 - Thu 2nd Semi-Final 14:30 20:00 06:30M.Chinnaswamy StadiumBengaluru
Apr 24 - Sat 3rd Place Play-off 14:30 20:00 06:30Dr DY Patil Sports AcademyMumbai
Apr 25 - Sun Final 14:30 20:00 06:30Dr DY Patil Sports AcademyMumbai

Dare Devils win on the wing of Sehwag in IPL

Delhi Daredevils beat Rajasthan Royals by 6 wickets in Indian Premier League 2010. Batting first Rajasthan royals lost wickets in regular intervals. But young Jhunjunwala made his best effort with his unbeaten fifty to reach the total on 141 from 20 over. Chasing a moderate total Delhi opener Virender Sehwag was too fantastic to play a tornado innings of 75 from just 34 balls. Daredevils chased the total from 17.1 over with 6 wickets remaining. Shane Warne said that, Disappointing to lose in front of a fantastic crowd.
We got off to a good start but it all went backwards after 6 overs. If we don't win, then surely a lot of questions would be asked but we have to show some character and bounce back as quickly as we can. Viru is a wonderful player and he is one of my favourite batsman to watch except when he plays against us. Winning captain Gautam Gambhir said that, Viru's batting made things easy for us. We can assess what a good total is only if we bat first, but good to see that the side is looking settled. Man of the match Sehwag said, I played my natural game and it was great to see the crowd cheer for us. They were supporting both sides and that is what T20 is all about. This game is all about playing shots and that is what I did.

Yousuf Pathan’s 37 ball Hundred could not save the Defeat for Rajasthan Royals

Mumbai Indians beats Rajasthan Royals by 4 runs in the heart breaking t20 cricket match of Indian Premier League 2010. Batting first, Mumbai scored 212/6 from their 20 over. Shourav Tiwary and Ambati Ryudu scored two quick fifty to reach that mammoth total while Sachin and Sanath gave a flying opening start for Mumbai. Chasing a big score of 213 Rajasthan Royals were never been to their task until 9th over and before Yousuf Pathan came into crease. Yousuf Pathan started to chase a required rate almost 14 runs per over. He just started to show some boundary and over boundary exhibition and made an exclusive hundred from just 37 balls. Unluckily he was run out while Mumbai were almost out of the match. But, Mumbai kept their heart alive to bring the match into them for a 4 run victory. It was IPL’s quickest hundred from any batsman.
Rajasthan Captain Shane Warne said that, ‘I am proud of the way the guys fought. Perhaps we gave away 20 extra runs but we can all be happy with the effort. Some guys are still finding their feet as they are coming out of hibernation but credit to the Mumbai Indians for holding their nerve. I have seen Sachin smash all of us over the park but in the last 21 years Yusuf's innings was perhaps the best I have ever seen.’
Mumbai skipper Tendulkar said that, it wasn't a treat to watch Yusuf bat because we were at the receiving end but that was a fantastic innings. Probably I would have enjoyed it a lot more had I been in the same team. The partnership between Rayudu and Tiwary was crucial and Satish is a special talent who has done extremely well. I was always confident in Zak's and Malinga's abilities.
Man of the match Yousuf Pathan said that, The ball was coming onto the bat nicely so that helped me carry on. My form in domestic cricket helped me a lot and that is the confidence I carried into this innings.