Abhishek Purohit

Mumbai Indians slumped to their second defeat in as many matches against Royal Challengers Bangalore, who have now won two out of two

This will be the first of five afternoon matches scheduled in the UAE, and it will have to be seen whether the pitch is similar to the green one used for the tournament opener

Kevin Pietersen has been ruled out of Delhi's opening match with a finger injury. Dinesh Karthik will lead Delhi instead against Bangalore

Baroda won the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy for the second time, after a batting collapse from Uttar Pradesh handed them a three-run victory

After a tough winter, India must be lauded for putting in such a commanding performance all the way to the final that somewhere along the way, they became title favourites

MS Dhoni has come out in defence of Yuvraj Singh, saying the batsman tried his best in the final and no one will be more gutted than the man himself after his cagey innings against Sri Lanka

The driving force behind two of India's world titles had a nightmarish outing, struggling to provide the big hits or Kohli the strike

MS Dhoni has said that Virat Kohli's ability to capitalise on the opportunities given by the team management set him apart from many other players

Few sportsmen face the pressure of expectations that the Indian cricketer does. Where this team scores in big finals is the way it has trained itself to block out the stress, a necessary survival skill for these players

MS Dhoni is into his seventh year as India captain. It all started for him with the 2007 World T20, and for the first time after that, India are in the final of another edition of the tournament

Pressure is supposed to be an impediment to executing your skills. It hacks away and blunts it. Not for Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli has rated his matchwinning, unbeaten 72 against South Africa in the World T20 semi-final as his best T20 innings considering the importance of the match

Mignon du Preez, the South Africa captain, has called her side's run to the Women's World T20 semi-finals a "stepping stone" for women's cricket in her country

Darren Sammy said it was disappointing to go out under the rain rule, and refused to answer when he was asked whether West Indies could afford Gayle and Samuels taking as much time as they did

R Ashwin believes the "guts" shown by the Indian spinners to flight the ball and overcome the fear of being hit in T20s has been the major factor for India's success

West Indies' inability to rotate the strike has landed them in a few sticky situations, but their six-hitting prowess has usually come to their rescue. Can this approach take them to a second straight final?

Darren Sammy does not think the events of the 2012 final will give West Indies an edge going into their World T20 semi-final, but says it will play on Sri Lanka's minds

Yuvraj Singh missed India's training session in Fatullah this afternoon after being hit on his ankle while playing football barefoot with his team-mates

The performance against Australia gave Pakistan fans hope but, not for the first time, they produced a polar opposite display

Mohammad Hafeez was asked about his future as T20 captain, his position at No. 3 and the continued selection of Kamran Akmal and Shoaib Malik after his side failed to make the semi-finals of World T20