Newsfile: May 5

’Our fielding cost us 30 runs’ – Lehmann: Deccan Chargers slipped to a 10-run loss against Chennai Super Kings on Friday, and Darren Lehmann said, once again, it was their fielding that let them down. “We’re just not very good in the field at the moment. Our fielding cost us 30-40 runs, we should have been chasing 130,” Lehmann said. “We’ve probably cost ourselves three games in the field, so we’ve just got to get better. If we’re not, we’ll pick blokes who can field.” Chargers’ most conspicuous bloopers were a dropped catch off Faf du Plessis on 10 (he went on to score 42) and another off Dwayne* Bravo in the final over – he smacked the next ball for six, ensuring Super Kings got to 160.

Duminy’s finger not healed yet: JP Duminy had to sit out this match as a result of dislocating his finger on Tuesday, during the Pune Warriors game. Lehmann said he wasn’t sure how soon he would be fit again. “JP’s dislocated his finger, I don’t know if he’ll play the next game, it’s only been a couple of days. We’ll have to wait and see how he goes.”

Four foreigners rule suits CSK – Raina: Should the IPL allow teams to field five overseas players? That question fuels a common debate among fans and observers of the league, but Chennai Super Kings’ Suresh Raina said it was not something his side sought. “If you ask me, we have a lot of Indian players sitting on the bench, who are better than some foreigners,” Raina said. “But when it comes to the IPL rules, you have to give four foreigners a chance [actually, you don’t – the rules only stipulate the maximum number of foreigners in the side, not a minimum]. We have Vijay, he played really well today. We have players like Yo Mahesh and Sudeep Tyagi. I would think four foreigners is enough for the team.”

Azhar Mahmood hopes cricket eases Indo-Pak tensions: Bilateral cricket ties between India and Pakistan have stalled since the terrorist attacks in Mumbai in November 2008, and the IPL has been without the Pakistan players since. However, Kings XI Punjab’s Azhar Mahmood, who is the only player to have represented Pakistan in this edition of the league, has said he hopes the game helps heal the rift between the neighbours. “The game of cricket has no boundary. In the past, it has been cricket which has brought the two nations together and in future too I hope the sport will play the same role," Mahmood told PTI. "I hope the tensions between the two countries ease and like two good neighbours we live together and move forward. We all want peace."

‘I do see myself doing a Bollywood film’ – Gayle: Chris Gayle, many would say, is one of the game’s greatest entertainers. But does he have it in him to entertain off the field as well? We might just find out, as, according to a Times of India report, Gayle has said he is ‘seriously’ looking at a stint in Bollywood. "I did joke about it with Shah Rukh, but I am seriously looking for a big break in Bollywood next year," Gayle was quoted as saying. "I do see myself doing a Bollywood film and even music videos for that matter."

* May 5, 1700 GMT:The article had incorrectly mentioned Darren Bravo.