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Ravi Bopara compiled a supremely-paced half-century, one that could rival AB de Villiers' century because it came during a run-chase, to give Kings XI Punjab their first victory of the tournament

Andrew Flintoff has returned home from the Indian Premier League to undergo surgery on a torn meniscus in his right knee

Shane Warne, the Rajasthan Royals captain, has called Yusuf Pathan's 'fantastic' after he plundered 18 runs in the first four balls of the Super Over to give the defending champions their first win of the season

Phil Russell's status at the Kingsmead ground is unique - the much-respected curator is probably the only person involved with the IPL and its bitter rival, the ICL. Russell, who was the ICL's curator last season, is currently an advisor on the ground pre

Cricinfo previews the IPL game between Bangalore Royal Challengers and Kings XI Punjab in Durban

Yusuf Pathan broke the IPL's first tie and with it Kolkata Knight Riders' hearts through clean hitting in the Super Over, to chase down 16 runs in four deliveries

Twenty20 cricket poses a greater corruption threat than the traditional forms of the game, Haroon Lorgat, the ICC chief executive, has said

Delhi Daredevils, inspired by AB de Villiers' superbly-paced century, held their nerve in the field to beat Chennai Super Kings in the first close game of IPL 2

Rajasthan Royals go into this match seeking a quick turnaround and Kolkata Knight Riders will aim to build on their win in game two. It's as simple as that

Cricinfo previews the IPL game between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Daredevils in Durban

It seemed the IPL had finally found its Twenty20 soul, with two batsmen combining to score - for the first time in this tournament - at a frenetic pace throughout the innings. But chasing a huge Deccan Chargers total, a limp show from Bangalore Royal Chal

The move by umpires to report Johan Botha for a suspect action in the fourth one-day international against Australia might have cost the spinner a lucrative IPL contract.

Bangalore already threaten to have fallen back to type, and they will want to push Deccan back to type, and maintain equilibrium in the table

South African allrounder Albie Morkel will be pushing to take Chennai Super Kings to victory in the second season of the IPL but he isn't about to reveal any secrets

Poor weather continued to dominate the early stages of the IPL as the match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals was washed out without a ball being bowled

Bangalore Royal Challengers captain Kevin Pietersen got away with just a warning after expressing his disappointment at being adjudged lbw to Muttiah Muralitharan by umpire Simon Taufel

Sourav Ganguly made yet another comeback, with the ball this time, to help Kolkata Knight Riders keep Kings XI Punjab down to 158 for 6 before Chris Gayle took Kolkata 11 ahead of the Duckworth-Lewis par-score

Both Kings XI Punjab and Kolkata Knight Riders lost the opening game of their IPL campaigns on a rainy Sunday in Cape Town and the teams are now preparing to take on each other in Durban, where unfortunately the weather forecast for Tuesday is also bleak

Sachin Tendulkar v Shane Warne, Zaheer Khan v Graeme Smith, Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan, time to renew old friendships

Each of Chennai Super Kings' big-name foreign players did their bit to get the campaign back on track after the opening-day reverse against Mumbai Indians