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On a roll after his unbeaten century against Deccan Chargers, youngster Manish Pandey played another scintilating knock  as Bangalore Royal Challengers stormed into the finals of the Indian Premier League, pipping last year's runners-up Chennai Super Kings by six wickets on Saturday, reports Atreyo Mukhopadhyay. Listen to podcast  

After 36 days of scintillating action and 58 dazzling encounters, the penultimate stage of IPL could not have been more exciting as the two bottom-placed teams of the inaugural edition - Deccan Chargers and Bangalore Royal Challengers - made it to Sunday's title clash. Listen to podcast  | Full Coverage

It’s time to say goodbye to IPL-II with a final fling. This is a strange tournament in the sense that one finalist will come to know who the other one is less than 24 hours before the match, reports Atreyo Mukhopadhyay.

In his distinctive and destructive way, the ageless aggressor extraordinaire has inspired a story which looks unbelievable in comparison to what happened last year. From the bottom of the heap, his team leapfrogged to the final this year with the most significant contribution coming from the skipper, reports Atreyo Mukhopadhyay.

Glenn McGrath, who is disappointed at not getting to play a single IPL match for Delhi Daredevils, has denied having said he would not come back for next year's edition of the tournament.

Much before hitting his 'best ever Twenty20 knock' to power Deccan Chargers into the IPL finals, Adam Gilchrist knew his side would win by six wickets and had written this prediction on a piece of paper on the morning of the semifinals. "I had a feeling in the morning that we would win by six wickets. I always back my instincts so I just took out a paper and wrote this. I am quite amazed that it came true," Gilchrist said.

After the success of Indian Premier League on foreign soil, chairman and commissioner Lalit Modi is now planning to host two Twenty20 leagues in a year.

Deccan Chargers' batsman Rohit Sharma has been named as the best Under-23 player of the second Indian Premier League which concludes in Johannesburg on Sunday.

Legendary Australian pacer Glenn McGrath has denied saying that he would not return to play for Delhi Daredevils in the third edition of the Indian Premier League.

The growing clamour for more than four foreign cricketers in the playing XI notwithstanding, Indian Premier League Chairman and Commissioner Lalit Modi has ruled out any such possibility for the time being.

A legend he might be but Glenn McGrath was not missed by Delhi Daredevils as the Australian pace great was not in form, insists skipper Virender Sehwag.

The unforgiving nature of Twenty20 which does not give teams a chance to resurrect after committing a mistake puts it at par with Test cricket in terms of pressure, feels Deccan Chargers skipper Adam Gilchrist.

A blistering 85 from skipper Adam Gilchrist propelled last edition's bottom-ranked Deccan Chargers into the final of the Indian Premier League following their six-wicket win over Delhi Daredevils in the first semi-final match in Pretoria, reports Atreyo Mukhopadhyay. Listen to podcast  | Full Coverage

A resurgent Bangalore Royal Challengers will face formidable Chennai Super Kings in the second semi-final of the Indian Premier League at New Wanderers in Johannesburg tomorrow, reports Atreyo Mukhopadhyay. Listen to podcast   | Full coverage

Delhi Daredevils skipper Virender Sehwag says his prolonged lean patch never bothered him and he was confident of getting back to his elements. "I have never seen anybody who can flop in 10-12 games. So that's why I was very confident that I was one innings away from coming back to form," he said.