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Eagles push Somerset out of CL semis race

Top scorer Morne van Wyk (47) of Diamond Eagles in action against Somerset during the Champions League Twenty20 Super-Eight match in Hyderabad.

CRICKET POLL

Which team looks the best in the Indian Premiere League?

Kolkata Knight Riders

Mumbai Indians

Delhi Daredevils

There was little change in the script on Wednesday. The Delhi batsmen continued piling on the runs, the Baroda bowlers looked as listless as on Tuesday, and the umpires called another bowler for throwing — this time left-arm spinner Rajesh Pawar, reports Subhash Rajta.

Mumbai shown no Love on Day 2

COLUMNS

Australia showed what it takes to be the best team

Against all odds, Australia pocketed the series. They lost four regulars during the series yet they are the winners. Australia as a nation remain a powerhouse in the world of cricket, writes Ravi Shastri.

INTERVIEWS

‘It was special as it was needed’

Hopeful Sri Lanka keen on rewriting history

In a country where cricketers are treated like demigods, terming them a “pampered lot” could be a gross under-statement. The situation is no different in Sri Lanka. But the Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara is determined not to let this larger-than-life image obstruct his young team's chance to rewrite history.

When wickets tumbled without any obvious logic

Having been forced to try out four opening bowling combinations in the first five matches, Australia fielded a fifth one in the sixth ODI on Sunday, reports Atreyo Mukhopadhyay.

Short Ind-Pak series in England a possibility, Butt tells PCB

Cricketing ties between India and Pakistan are on the mend and the arch-rivals might play a short, bi-lateral series in England next year, PCB chairman Ejaj Butt has told the Governing Council in Karachi.

Sorry end to a Somerset tale

Stuart Clark did the spadework and David Warner then set the tone of the chase as New South Wales crushed Somerset by six wickets with 8.1 overs to spare to book a semifinal berth in the Champions League Twenty20, reports Deepti Patwardhan.

Match preview: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings

York them out: Dhoni’s mantra for his bowlers

With two wounded sides smarting from narrow defeats in their respective previous outings, a no-holds-barred battle is on the cards when Kolkata Knight Riders cross sword with Chennai Super Kings in the IPL match tomorrow, writes Rakesh Thapliyal.

Inzamam criticizes PCB as unprofessional

Former captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has criticized the Pakistan Cricket Board as "unprofessional" for its changing attitude to the eligibility of Indian Cricket League players for the national team.

Karthik, can & able

Dinesh Karthik might have had a howler in Colombo, but the wicketkeeper has what it takes to bounce back, reports Anand Vasu.

FEATURES

Dhoni, Harbhajan send cops into tizzy

Indian cricket captain M S Dhoni and off-spinner Harbhajan Singh today sent the police in Chandigarh into a tizzy as they left the team hotel without informing the police while Yuvraj Singh also went out declining an offer to have security personnel with him.