West Indian star batsman Chris Gayle smashed an unbeaten 82 as Royal Challengers Bangalore crushed Mumbai by a big margin of nine wickets with 12 balls to spare in the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League here at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday. Chasing 142, Bangalore reached the target in 18 overs losing just one wicket – thanks to an unbeaten 94-run second wicket partnership between Gayle and Virat Kohli. Kohli, who joined Gayle …

Shane Watson blasted an unbeaten 51-ball 90 to guide Rajasthan Royals to an easy victory by seven wickets against Pune Warriors in the Indian Premier League season-V here at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium on Tuesday. Chasing an easy target of 126, Rajastahan Royals completed the seven-wicket win in 16.2 overs. Australian opener Watson, who batted dominantly in the innings, hammered four sixes and ten fours. Earlier, Pune Warriors captain …

Dwayne Smith struck 14 off the last three balls of the innings to snatch an stunning two-wicket win from Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League – V here at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. Chasing a difficult target of 174, Mumbai were well on the way towards victory when star Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar and Rohit Sharma made 126 in 13.3 overs for the second wicket partnership but later it became an uphill task after they lost three …

Deccan Chargers defeated Pune Warriors by 18 runs to achieve their first victory in the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League here at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium on Thursday. The Chargers who never won any match prior to this now finally recorded their maiden win after five successive losses in the tournament. Chasing 178, the Warriors could reach 159-7 in the allotted 20 overs. Their main scorers were Robin Uthappa (29), Steven …

Mumbai Indians defeated Kings XI Punjab by four wickets when Ambati Rayudu smashed a boundary off penultimate ball from Azhar Mahmood in the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League here at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium on Wednesday. Chasing a modest target of 169, Mumbai Indians completed the stunning victory in 19.5 overs with an unbeaten 14-ball 36-run seventh wicket stand between Rayudu and Robin Pietersen. Rayudu remained …

After teaming up in movies like "Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman", "Darr", "Yes Boss" and "Duplicate", popular onscreen duo Shah Rukh Khan and Juhi Chawla would soon recreate their magic in a television commercial. Scripted and directed by Kabir Sadanand, the ad is a sequel to the last edition of the Matrix Forex TV commercial. Set in a courtroom, the ad shows Shah Rukh as a criminal and Juhi as a judge. The duo were last seen together in 2008 film "Bhootnath" …

Delhi Daredevils recorded an easy eight-wicket victory over Chennai Super Kings with 40 balls to spare in the second match of the Indian Premier League – V here at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground on Tuesday. Chasing an easy target of 111 runs, Delhi lost only two wickets to complete their win - second in three matches. Kevin Pietersen of England made 43 not out after captain Virender Sehwag hit a breezy 33 in 21 balls. Pietersen struck two …

Mumbai Indians will take on Deccan Chargers in the IPL 5 today, Geo news reported. The match would start at 7.30 in the evening (Pakistan Time). Rajasthan Royals and Pune Warriors with four points each are on the top of the table. Pakistan’s first sports channel Geo Super is televising all the matches of the event live.

Preity Zinta, who has been away from the limelight for quite a few years, is nervous about her forthcoming performance at the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 5 in Pune. "On April 8, KXIP play Pune and I will be performing at the stadium! Doing it for Ganesh Hegde who I started my career with and OMG I am Nervous (sic)," the 37-year-old tweeted. "It's been 3 and a half years since I last performed on stage. Suddenly the butterflies have doubled," …

Mumbai Indians recoded an easy eight-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings with 19 balls remaining in the opening Twenty20 match of the 12th Indian Premier League here at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk on Wednesday. Chasing an easy target of 113 runs, Mumbai completed the victory losing only two wickets in 16.5 overs. Opener Richard Levi hit 50 from 35 balls with three sixes and six fours as his partner star Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar …