Rahul Dravid (52) and Robin Uthappa (52*) smashed breezy half-centuries to script Royal Challengers Bangalore's clinical seven-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders and brought their Indian Premier League campaign back on track here on Saturday.
Their five-match losing streak finally snapped with a win over Royal Challengers Bangalore and a confident Deccan Chargers will look to dent Chennai Super Kings' semifinal chances in their Indian Premier League match in Nagpur on Friday.
Deccan's semifinal hopes were almost over after they lost six of their 10 matches. However, a seven-wicket victory over Bangalore last night boosted their morale and Adam Gilchrist's men will look to win the rest of their four ties.
Kumar Sangakkara led from the front as tournament laggards Kings XI Punjab showed rare form to humble table-toppers Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an Indian Premier League match on Friday.
Already out of IPL's semifinal race, the Punjab side effected as many as five changes in their squad and the intensity showed as they bowled with a purpose and batted sensibly to record only their third win in 11 outings.
Date Match Venue Time April 21 Semi-Final 1(RCB vs MI) Mumbai 2000 IST April 22 Semi-Final 2(DC vs CSK) Mumbai 2000 IST April 24 3rd Place Play-off DY Patil, Mumbai 2000 IST April 25 FINAL DY Patil, Mumbai 2000 IST
IPL 2010 & IPL 2011
IPL 2011 will comprise of two new teams Kochin & Pune. There will be new auction as & it will be exciting to see who will pick the top players.
