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Sunday, April 24, 2011

Mumbai Indians vs Deccan Chargers in IPL 2011 - Highlights [video] | DC vs MI

Mumbai Indians have won the IPL match against Deccan Chargers by 37 runs. Batting first Mumbai made 172 while Deccan could only get 135 in 20 overs loosing 8 wickets. Malinga took 3 wickets for Mumbai giving just 9 runs in 4 overs.

Mumbai Indians managed to score 172 in 20 overs after a great batting display from former Deccan players - Symonds and Rohit Sharma. Batting first Mumbai got to a decent start and were 70/1 in 8 overs. Three more wickets fell at that point making it 70/4. The partnership of Andrew Symonds and Sharma rescued the team.

Rohit Sharma scored 56 from 34 balls while Symonds made 44 of 33 balls. They made a 102 runs partnership. Amit Mishra was the pick of Deccan bowlers as he took 2 wickets giving just 14 runs in 4 overs.

DD Vs KXIP - Highlights [Video] in IPL 2011 | Punjab Vs Delhi

Delhi : 231/4 (20 ov) Sehwag 77, Warner 77
Punjab : 202/6 (20 ov) Marsh 95, Gilchrist 44
Punjab won by 29 runs

Feroz Kotla Stadium hosted the first 200+ score and that came in both the innings of Delhi DareDevils and Kings XI Punjab. There was the flow of runs when Punjab were just 29 runs sort of 231 runs made by Delhi.

Sehwag and Warner started the innings after winning the toss in a very high. They made 146 runs partnership in 11.4 overs. Sehwag was the first one to go with 77 off 35 (8X4s and 4X6s). At 16th over Warner go outin 77 off 48 when the team score was 176/3. Then Venugopal Rao (28*) and Nawan Ojha (19*) were the cameos at the end which got the team to 231 runs.

In reply to the huge total, Punjab's new hero Valthaty got early but Shaun Marsh and Adam Gilchrist took the match ahead. Gilchrist made 44 runs off 33 balls. Shaun Marsh continued his brilliant form in IPL and team were one stage 150/3 in 15th over with Hussey and Mars in crease. But the target was too high and the innings had to crummble at the end. Marsh was out on 95 off 46 (9X4s and 6X6s). Finally, Punjab were settled in just 202 runs in 20 overs.

Highlights Video of Delhi vs Punjab in IPL 2011 :
1st innings Highlights
2nd innings Highlights

Friday, April 22, 2011

KKR Vs RCB in IPL 2011 - Highlights [Video]

KKR - 171/5 (20 ov) - Pathan 46 , Gambhir 48
RCB - 175/1 (18.1 o) - Gayle 102*, Dilshan 38

Eden Garden holds another superb match as ex-KKR player Chris Gayle scored century to take Bangalore team to a comprehensive win. Chasing a target of 172 runs, Chris Gayle, who is playing his 1st match for IPL 2011 and RCB got home with 11 balls and 9 wickets remaining. Gayle got 102* off 54 balls.

Choosing to bowl first after winning the toss, Vettori's boys didn't bowl their best. JH Kallis started well with his 40 runs. Gambhir contributed 48 off 38 whereas Pathan's quick 46 off 24 balls made the scoreline to 171 runs.

Monday, April 18, 2011

TV Channels broadcasting Pakistan vs West Indies 2011 - Live

After the World Cup, Pakistan tours to West Indies for 1 T20, 5 ODIs and 2 Test matches starting from April 21. With IPL n one part of world, international matches like this may be more exciting. As this is going to be held in West Indies, Ten Sports has the broadcastng rights for the whole series.

Friday, April 15, 2011

KKR Vs RR - Highlights of IPL 4 [Video]

Rajasthan Royals : 159/4 (20 overs) Dravid 35, Yaylor 35* / Pathan 2-4, Shakib 2-31
Kolkata Knight Riders : 160/1 (18.3 overs) Kallis 80*, Gambhir 75*

The unbeaten partnership for 152 runs between Gambhir and Kallis made the chase of 160 runs very easy. Kolkata defeated the rajasthan Royals by 9 wickets with 9 balls to spare. Winning the toss Kolkata decided to field first with two new overseas players Lee and Shakib Al Hasan returning form the internatonal duty. In the other hand the Royals had Watson returning on the side.

Not really a batsman making huge runs Rajasthan filed a moderate target of 160 runs on the board. Dravid, Taylor, Watson and Menaria got some 30s and 20s on the score for the Royals. Pathan and Shakib took 2 wickets eac of KKR.

Yusuf Pathan was able to take his two wickets bowling only a over giving away 4 runs. He picked up Dravid and Menaria in 12th over when Rajasthan were looking on the top. Lee playing his first match for KKR was unable to pick up any wickets.

In the reply, despite the tragid run out of Bisla in 2nd over, KKr had everything right in their chased. Kallis and Gambhir attacked every opponent bowlers and chasing the target down in 18.3 overs. Gambhir made unbeaten 75 of 43 and Kallis made 80* off 65 balls. KKR's captain was crowned for the Player of the match.

1st innings Highlights Video
2nd innings Highlights will be posted soon

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

India Vs West Indies 2011 - Fixtures and Schedule

After the IPL 2011, the World Cup Champions India will travel all across to West Indies for International cricket series. The team will play 1 T20, 5 ODIs then followed by 3 tests in West Indies. By the time, West Indies would have just finished another home series against Pakistan.

This will be the first series after the World Cup 2011 for India. It starts from June 4 when the two teams meet up for the only T20i of the tour. All the venues have been declared and you can get the complete fixtures of India's Tour of West Indies 2011 :

CSK Vs KXIP - Highlights of IPL 2011 [Video]

Chennai Super Kings : 188/4 (20 overs)
Kings XI Punjab : 193/4 (19.1 overs)

Kings XI Punjab has got their first victory in IPL 2011. They defeat the defending champion Chennai by 6 wickets. Punjab chased the target of 189 runs in 19.1 overs with wickets remaining. All the credit goes to their opener Paul Valthaty who scored 120 runs 63 off balls. Valthaty scored 19 fours and two sixes.

Choosing to bowl first after winning the toss, Punjab's Praveen Kumar started with two wickets in first two balls. Murali Vijay an Badrinath guided the innings to 124 runs in 15th over. Then the Chennai captained scored 43 off 22 after getting out in last ball of the inning. Murali Vijay scored 74 runs whereas Badrinath was not out at 66.

Get the video highlights youtube.com/ipl or ipl.indiatimes.com

Paul Valthaty's hundred in IPL 2011 [video]

Paul Valthaty has become the first player to score a century in the fourth season of IPL. Valthaty, playing for Kings XI Punjab made a hundred in just 52 balls. KXIP were chasing a target of 189 made by Chennai super Kings. He made a total 120 not out in 63 balls and smashed 19 fours and 2 sixes.

It was Valthaty's inning which won the match for Punjab. Opening the inning, he made 61 runs partnership with Gilchrist. While other partners couldn't score more than 20 runs, Valthaty kept going on.

Monday, April 11, 2011

Points table of IPL 2011 | IPL 4

IPL 2011- the fourth season of Indian premier league is underway. it features non-stop cricket for 51 days including 74 matches between the 10 teams. The series will first be played in group-stage and finally there will be the semi-final and final.

Here is the latest points table of IPL 2011:

DC vs KKR - Live in IPL 2011 | Deccan vs Kolkata

Both the teams lost their first matches of IPL 2011 and are looking for their first win. Deccan Chargers had everything gone wrong in the first match. Their batting didn't work at all. On the other hand, Kolkata choked at the end. Kolkata seems to be more organized this season than the previous three.

For Kolkata, Jacques Kallis is the player to watch out along with captain Gambhir. Their batting lineup looks superb but bowling seems to be weaker. On the other hand, Deccan has a world class bowling attack lead by Dale Steyn. Batting seems to be their weaker part.

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Pakistan Vs West Indies 2011 - Fixtures and Schedule

Pakistan tour West Indies this April for 1 T20, 5 ODIs and 2 test series. Before the only T20 in the series on 21st April Pakistan team will play a warm-up match against University of West Indies Vice Chancellor's XI on 18th April.

Here is the complete fixtures:

KKR VS CSK - Highlights of IPL 2011 [video] | IPL 4

Chennai has defeated Kolkata in the first match of IPl 2011 by 2 runs. Anirudha who scored 64 for CSK was man of the match. Kallis scored a fifty for Kolkata. The match was decided in the last ball when Kolkata required 4 but only managed a single.

IPL 2011 - Highlights | IPL 4 [videos]

The IPL 4 is underway and will continue for 51 days featuring 74 matches between the 10 teams. IPL is being shown online and the IPL highlights are available on the internet for free. Here are the highlights of IPL 2010:

1st match - Highlights of CSK vs KKR (April 8, 2011) : 1st inning, 2nd inning

You can find the highlights on youtube for free. You can also find free highlights of past matches on Indiatimes.

Friday, April 8, 2011

Watch IPL 2011 live on Youtube and Indiatimes online

The IPL 2011 will be shown online for free on Indiatimes and Youtube. Indiatimes which has the online broadcasting rights for IPL has made it available on its website as well as its Youtube channel - youtube.com/indiatimes. Youtube had also shown the 3rd season of IPL.

Australia Vs Bangladesh 2011 - Fixtures and Schedule

Australian team will travel back to Bangladesh again to play 3 ODIs. Australian had a quater-final exit in the World Cup being the defending champion. This will be a time for recovery and test of new captaincy for Australian team. Bangladesh had a fine WC even they were not in KOs. They will want more in the home. As we go back, Bangladesh clean swept the NZ-team some months ago.

Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur will host all the 3 ODIs. Before Australia played a warm-up against BCB XI. The 1st ODI is on 9th April, second on 11th and the finals on 13th. First two matches will be Day-match whereas the last match is D/N match.

Thursday, April 7, 2011

IPL opening ceremony 2011 - Live | IPL 4

IPL 4 starts from April 8, 2011 with an opening ceremony in Chennai. Bollywood stars and singers will be performing in the opening of IPL. Organized by Wizcraft Entertainment, it will feature Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan in the IPl anthem.

Along with SRK, singers Sona Mahapatra, Sunidhi Chauhan, Kunal Ganjawala and Akriti Kakar will feature in the event. IPL is one of the biggest events in cricket. With India's win in the world cup, IPL is expected to be viewed by more fans in India.

Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders - Live in IPL 2011 | CSK vs KKR

The first match of IPL 2011 is going to be between Chennai and Kolkata. With 10 teams this time, most of the players are changed. CSK, the defending champion has retained its captain but has quite new faces. KKR on the other hand looks completely changed.

Lead by Indian captain Dhoni, CSK has players like Raina, Ashwin, Bollinger, Styris and Albie Morkel. KKR has new looks this time with Gambhir being the captain. Yousuf Pathan, Kallis, Morgan, Shakib are the players to watch out.

Sunday, April 3, 2011

TV channels broadcasting IPL 2011 - Live | IPL 4

Indian Premier League 2011 starts from April 8. Ten teams will be participating in the tournament which will end on May 28, 2011 featuring 74 matches. Sony has the television rights and will be broadcasting the series in India on its channel SET Max. The series will also be shown on various other countries.

Here are a list of TV channels broadcating IPL 4 live in India, USA, UK and other countries:

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Highlights of Cricket world cup final 2011 - India vs Sri Lanka

India has won the ICC Cricket World cup 2011. India defeated Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in the final match. Gautam Gambhir and Mahendra Singh Dhoni were the heroes of the match. Gambhir made 97 while Dhoni was not out on 91. India reached the total in 48.2 overs.

Sri Lanka - 274/6 in 50 overs.
India - 277/4 in 48.2 overs

Sri Lanka after winning the toss has chose to bat first. Sri Lanka made 274/6 in 50 overs. Jayawardene was the hero as he made 103 runs off 88 balls. They started slow and lost two wickets early. Some sensible batting from Sangakkara, Samaraweera, Kulasekara and last minute fireworks from Thissara Perera helped them  a lot.

 Talking more about the match, Zaheer bowled superb at beginning but went for plenty in the last 5 overs. Yuvraj took 2 wickets and was pick of the bowlers.

Friday, April 1, 2011

Cricket World cup final 2011 - Live | India vs Sri Lanka

Finally the day has come. India and Sri Lanka will battle for the cricket world cup on Saturday at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. Sri Lanka made it to the final in 2007 while India in 2003 both losing against Australia. Australia's regime has ended and we will see a new world cup champion tomorrow.

Match details: India v Sri Lanka - Final
Date: 3 April, 2011, Time: 14:30 local | 09:00 GMT | 14:45 Nepal