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The inaugural Champions League tournament, involving the domestic Twenty20 finalists from England, Australia, South Africa and the IPL, will take place over a 10-day period in late September and early October with US$5 million on offer for the winners

The turning points from the see-saw battle between the Rajasthan Royals and the Chennai Super Kings

League or knock-out there was only one champion. It was fitting that the most consistent side in the tournament held their nerve to clinch a thriller

Surrey's hopes of staging the first match between IPL teams in the UK has been scuppered because of the ECB's broadcast deal

As the summer blockbuster comes to an end, two of its biggest superstars clash in the finale in Mumbai

Graeme Smith has been ruled out of the finals of the IPL because of a hamstring injury

Plays of the day from the first semi-final between Delhi Daredevils and Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai

This was Shane Watson's match. Imposing himself on the first semi-final, he boosted Rajasthan Royals with an electric fifty before rattling Delhi Daredevils' top order with an outstanding opening spell

The Rajasthan Royals, perfect over seven games in Jaipur, go into their semi-final against the Delhi Daredevils with no reward whatsoever for that pristine home record

How Rajasthan and Delhi, who will feature in the first semi-final, have fared in the league phase of the IPL

The irony of the Indian Premier League's first semi-final is that Delhi has Rajasthan to thank for their place in the final four

Kings XI Punjab's top order powered their team to a 41-run win in a dead-rubber top-of-the-table clash in Mohali

Not only have Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab already made it to the semi-finals, but they've also ensured that, regardless of what happens in the remaining league games, they'll remain Nos. 1 and 2 in the points table

Presenting the plays of the day from the match between Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians in Jaipur

The Mumbai Indians lost their third successive nail-biter to leave their semi-final hopes hanging by a thread

If Mumbai win against Rajasthan Royals and follow it up with another victory in their final league game against Bangalore Royal Challengers on Wednesday, they will make the semi-finals

Graeme Smith, the Rajasthan Royals' opener, is likely to miss their next match against the Mumbai Indians on Monday after pulling a hamstring during the Chennai game, said captain Shane Warne

A high-scoring thriller which produced 412 runs finally went the way of Rajasthan Royals, as they edged Chennai Super Kings to record their tenth win of the IPL and further consolidate their position at the top of the table

The Chennai Super Kings will progress to the semi-finals if they can upset the rampaging Rajasthan Royals at home

Shane Warne, the Rajasthan Royals' captain, has said that his side will seek to extend their four-match winning streak, despite having already booked their berth in the semi-finals of the IPL