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Rain denies RCB chance to clinch No.2 spot

Quinton de Kock sped away at the start and JP Duminy controlled the middle overs to send Delhi Daredevils to 187 for 5, before rain in Bangalore washed the game out

17-May-2015•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Quitting captaincy gave Watson freedom - Dravid

Rahul Dravid, the Rajasthan Royals mentor, has said that Shane Watson's move to hand over the franchise's captaincy to Steven Smith has given him more freedom to perform his all-round duties

17-May-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Buoyant RCB seek to seal second place

Having sealed a playoff spot with a penultimate-ball six in a frenetic six-over run-chase, Royal Challengers Bangalore will finish their league campaign with a rather more low-key game against a Delhi Daredevils side who have little left to play for

16-May-2015•The Preview by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Royals through; Knight Riders all but out

Despite producing a gaffe-ridden performance, Rajasthan Royals managed to beat Kolkata Knight Riders by nine runs and booked their spot in the playoffs

16-May-2015•The Report by Arun Venugopal

Upbeat Mumbai hope for more knockout magic

The equation is simple for Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians: The winner moves on to the playoffs, the loser pulls curtains on their season.

16-May-2015•The Preview by Amol Karhadkar

CSK seal top spot with thumping win

Kings XI Punjab's final match followed the narrative of much of their season, as their underwhelming 130 for 7 in Mohali was reeled in with seven wickets and 20 balls to spare by Chennai Super Kings

16-May-2015•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

'We need to find the winning culture' - Duminy

JP Duminy has said that Delhi Daredevils need to find the "culture of winning" after another underwhelming season where they will end up one better than their wooden-spoon finish in the previous two editions of the IPL

16-May-2015•Arun Venugopal

The two most important points for RCB - Kohli

Virat Kohli has said that Royal Challengers Bangalore's away win over Sunrisers Hyderabad has given them their "two most important points" in the last three years

16-May-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

RCB surge after Gayle, Kohli ace six-over chase

Chris Gayle provided the early thrust and Virat Kohli the finish as Royal Challengers Bangalore chased down 81 in six overs to beat Sunrisers Hyderabad in a rain-shortened game

15-May-2015•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

First-class cricket more important than IPL - Gambhir

Gautam Gambhir has praised the IPL for improving young cricketers' temperament to play under pressure, but emphasised that performance in first-class cricket should be the yardstick to judge them

15-May-2015•PTI

Super Kings chase top-two finish

One team is already through to the playoffs and the other is out of the reckoning, but the meeting is important nonetheless, with Chennai Super Kings looking to seal a top-two finish

15-May-2015•The Preview by Nagraj Gollapudi

RR, KKR face off in must-win encounter

Rajasthan Royals have to win to have a chance of qualifying, whereas a win for Kolkata Knight Riders would put them through to the playoffs

15-May-2015•The Preview by Arun Venugopal

Hales replaces Corey Anderson for Mumbai

England batsman Alex Hales will join Mumbai Indians as a replacement for injured New Zealand allrounder Corey Anderson

14-May-2015•Nagraj Gollapudi

Mumbai stay alive with last-over thriller

Rohit Sharma's decision to give Kieron Pollard the final over was a masterstroke, as the medium-pacer kept his nerve to defend 12 runs

14-May-2015•The Report by Mohammad Isam

Big names key in high-stakes contest

One point separates Sunrisers Hyderabad from Royal Challengers Bangalore, and while defeat will not rule out either side's progress into the playoffs, it will certainly complicate it

14-May-2015•The Preview by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Injured Pietersen abandons Sunrisers return

Kevin Pietersen's return to the IPL for Sunrisers Hyderabad has been scuppered by a calf injury suffered while making the triple century for Surrey that helped build a tidal wave of protest at his continued England freeze-out

13-May-2015•Melinda Farrell and David Hopps

KXIP find elusive win; RCB slip to fifth

Kings XI Punjab secured a 22-run consolation victory, after their bowlers trussed up an explosive Royal Challengers Bangalore top order, in a rain-curtailed 10-overs-a-side contest in Mohali

13-May-2015•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

KKR look to seal playoff spot

With the league stage reaching its business end, the objective for most teams is simple - win. Four points separate first from sixth and every result involving those sides count

13-May-2015•The Preview by Nikhil Kalro

'Let down' Pietersen heads for IPL

The 29 runs that Kevin Pietersen added to his overnight score against Leicestershire, to end on a magisterial and undefeated 355, could be the last he ever scores in first-class cricket

12-May-2015•Tim Wigmore at the Kia Oval

Bowlers, Iyer give Daredevils consolatory win

An exceptionally disciplined show from the Delhi Daredevils bowlers restricted table-toppers Chennai Super Kings to 119 for 6, to set up a convincing and consolatory six-wicket win on a slightly uneven and sluggish pitch in Raipur

12-May-2015•The Report by Vishal Dikshit

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