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Nerves will be tested in knock-out stage

The Friends Provident Trophy has reached the quarter-final stage with all four matches being played on Wednesday. Cricinfo takes a look at the four games and how the sides match up

03-Jun-2008•Cricinfo staff

Stage set for blockbuster finale

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

31-May-2008•Nagraj Gollapudi

Favourites Punjab take on bogey team

Kings XI Punjab may start as overwhelming favourites but if there's one team they might have wanted to avoid in the semi-finals it would have been the Chennai Super Kings

30-May-2008•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

No reward for coming first

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

29-May-2008•Dileep Premachandran

Rajasthan and Delhi brace for knock-out clash

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

29-May-2008•George Binoy

Reshuffled teams ready to show true credentials

The first Australia-West Indies Test uncovered more issues than it dealt with and it is unlikely many of them will be solved definitively during the second game in Antigua

29-May-2008•Peter English

West Indies aim to maintain the pressure

Australia were expected to dominate the three-Test series but the opening game was a tight contest and with two key West Indies players potentially returning from injury, the second Test should be another intriguing battle

29-May-2008•Cricinfo staff

Deflated Mumbai look to avenge defeat

A probable high-stakes contest has been nipped in the bud with the Chennai Super Kings edging out the Mumbai Indians in the semi-final race

27-May-2008•Nagraj Gollapudi

Battle of the heavyweights

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

27-May-2008•S Rajesh

Chennai's chance to book semi-final berth

The match may be of little significance for the home side but, with one semi-final spot up for grabs and two teams in the fray, this is almost a quarter-final for Chennai Super Kings

26-May-2008•Kanishkaa Balachandran

Litmus test for Mumbai

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

25-May-2008•Nagraj Gollapudi

Punjab look to match Rajasthan

Considering their fellow semi-finalists, the Rajasthan Royals, have been virtually unstoppable, Punjab will want to maintain their winning streak. Their previous two games went down to the last over and Punjab will look to avoid that this time round

24-May-2008•Nishi Narayanan

A battle to avoid the basement

Both Bangalore Royal Challengers and Deccan Chargers went out of semi-final reckoning long back, which means the only incentive to win here is to give themselves the best chance to avoid the ignominy of finishing last in the IPL

24-May-2008•S Rajesh

Chennai push for semi-final berth

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

23-May-2008•Ashok Ganguly

Win or perish for Delhi Daredevils

With the IPL moving towards the last leg of league games, things are more desperate for Delhi Daredevils than they are for Mumbai Indians

23-May-2008•S Rajesh

High stakes give edge to old rivalry

This isn't quite a quarter-final, but it's as close as the league will get to one

23-May-2008•Dileep Premachandran

Punjab look to maintain momentum

With Kolkata Knight Riders' match against the Delhi Daredevils washed out, Kings XI Punjab find themselves in the semi-finals and now play for rankings in the top four

22-May-2008•Nishi Narayanan

Panesar returns to happy hunting ground

There is nothing to split England and New Zealand after a truncated opening Test at Lord's, but the visitors will have travelled north to Old Trafford heartened by their performance

22-May-2008•Andrew McGlashan at Old Trafford

Rain threatens Delhi's chances

With the fourth-placed Mumbai Indians having a game in hand, the Delhi Daredevils (also in fourth) aren't quite on the inside track for a place in the semi-finals

21-May-2008•Siddarth Ravindran

World champions look to avoid underdogs' bite

Since Australia captured the Frank Worrell Trophy in 1995, the West Indies has lost its cricket lustre to the point where Thursday's opening Test is no longer a major event

21-May-2008•Peter English

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