A legspinner thriving on Twenty20 cricket is a rare sight, and that Mishra does it with flight and drift is refreshing

A commentator given to mispronouncing the name of an up and coming young batsman meets the lad himself

In-form Bangalore know Delhi can beat any team on their day, and will be looking forward to the challenge

Uthappa, Bopara and, er, Kalinga are among the names that feature in our look back at the action from the first 10 days of the IPL

Mediocrity met mediocrity on Sunday night, and somehow produced the first tie of the third edition of IPL

R Vinay Kumar removed Sachin Tendulkar, Dwayne Bravo and Ambati Rayudu in one over to turn a cat-and-mouse game until then unmistakably Royal Challengers' way, also taking them to the top of the table

Matthew Hayden and the Mongoose combined in a deadly manner as Hayden smacked 93 off 43 to almost singlehandedly chase down Delhi Daredevils' 185

As they search for their first win after two close defeats in IPL 2010, Punjab can draw heart from the fact that Deccan Chargers, their next opponents, have never beaten them in four attempts

Each IPL is replaced by another, full of developments stunning and new. What better time to look back at things and people we'll miss from the previous editions?

To stay afloat, Rajasthan Royalswould need to not lose three out of first three; which would mean they need to beat a team that successfully chased 204 at the same venue two days ago, without even needing Eoin Morgan

The Zimbabwe batsmen found the going too tough, and managed another below-par total that was chased not without huff and puff despite Chris Gayle's explosive start

Gautam Gambhir followed up inspired moves in the field with an old-fashioned innings full of sensible strokeplay and saved a glittering batting line-up the blushes in a straightforward chase

The second-fastest Twenty20 hundred, a 37-ball assault from Yusuf Pathan, as delicate as it was brutal, wasn't enough on a day that precious little was contributed by the other Rajasthan Royals players

Kolkata Knight Riders showed more character than perhaps the first two seasons put together to survive early blows by oldies Chaminda Vaas and Adam Gilchrist at the start of each innings

No other team will be as thankful for the IPL's return to India as Rajasthan Royals

Everything about Kolkata Knight Riders suggests a prototype modern, media-feeding, headline-churning, eyeballs-grabbing team. Except that the success-rate, worst among the eight teams over two years, doesn't match up

India's rotation policy, which allocates Tests to venues, is obsolete and needs ruthless, radical change

Records fell, bowlers sighed. Sehwag smiled and beat everything to a pulp

Marks out of ten for the Test series between South Africa and India that was drawn 1-1

Harbhajan Singh answered India's call with a mix of aggressive and patient, smart and persistent spin bowling, taking them to a series-equalling and innings win over South Africa