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Punjabi XI Kings Cheerleaders cheering their team on match against Rajastan Royals

Teams: Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals
Venue: Punjab C.A. Stadium, Mohali
Toss: Rajasthan Royals,Elected to field first
Result: Kings XI Punjab won by 41 runs
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Shane Warne, the Rajasthan Royals’ captain, took the opportunity of this dead-rubber top-of-the-table clash to take a break, and it may be another masterstroke as it allowed him to watch from the dugout while Kings XI Punjab’s top order blasted their way to 221 for 3.

Shaun Marsh led the way for Punjab with a 69-ball 115 and James Hopes’ 51 provided him support in a century stand before Yuvraj Singh finally found his rhythm with a blistering 49. Rajasthan were insipid in Warne’s absence, and surely missed both him and Sohail Tanvir, the tournament’s best bowler, as the assault gathered steam.
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Mumbai rounded off their IPL campaign with a comfortable win over the Bangalore Royal Challengers in a match reduced to 18 overs a side by rain. Sanath Jayasuriya and Sachin Tendulkar weren’t troubled by the damp conditions and added 96 in 69 balls after Dilhara Fernando restricted Bangalore to 122 with controlled spells of bowling that fetched him four wickets.

Teams: Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Mumbai
Venue: M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Toss: Mumbai Indians, Elected to field first
Result: Mumbai Indians won by 9 Wikets
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NEW DELHI: The Indian Premier League Chairman and Commissioner Lalit Modi would prefer hosting the Twenty20 entertainment twice a year. But Delhi Daredevils skipper Virender Sehwag has a word of caution.

“If we have it twice a year, it would lead to some early retirements and that would not be good for the game overall,” said Sehwag during an interaction with the media here on Tuesday.

Modi had recently remarked that the first three edition of the IPL would be an annual affair but wanted it to be held twice a year, in May and September.
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Mumbai: Tickets for the Indian Premier League semifinal matches, to be held at the Wankhede Stadium here on May 30 and 31, are going to cost the cricket fans dear with the rates fixed between Rs. 1,000 and Rs. 12,000 for most stands barring the popular East Lower.

The costliest ticket (Rs. 12,000) is the one which gains the fan entry into the Garware Club house, the upper tier to the left of the players’ dressing rooms, according to information provided by Mumbai Cricket Association sources.
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Deccan Chargers, after going down to Chennai Super Kings here Tuesday, became the only team to lose all their home matches in the Indian Premier League.

Deccan Chargers is the first team to lose seven games in a row between May 9 and May 27. They have lost 12 games - the most by any team in the IPL.

Other statistical highlights of the match:

# Suresh Raina’s superb unbeaten 54 off 43 balls is his highest score in the IPL - his second 50 in the tournament. Raina’s 323 runs in IPL came at an average of 32.30

# Mahendra Singh Dhoni, with 385 runs at an average of 38.50, is the leading run-getter for his team.
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Chennai has secured a spot in the semi-finals of the Indian Premier League (IPL) with a seven-wicket win over Deccan in Hyderabad overnight.

After winning the toss and batting, Adam Gilchrist’s Chargers recorded 8 for 147 off their 20 overs, Venugopal Rao (46) and Ravi Teja (40) putting on a 76-run stand.

Gilchrist’s tournament came to a disappointing end, dimissed for 5 at the top of the order.
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