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After getting defeated by Bangalore Royal Challengers by 12 runs and landing fourth on the IPL tally, Deccan Chargers will meet Delhi Daredevils in the first semi-final match on Friday while Royal Challengers will meet Chennai Super Kings in the second semi-final on Saturday. Listen to podcast  | Full coverage

Young Manish Pandey notched up his maiden Indian Premier League century as Bangalore Royal Challengers defeated Deccan Chargers by 12 runs in a high-scoring match in Centurion on Thursday to set up a semifinal clash against Chennai Super Kings, reports Atreyo Mukhopadhyay. Listen to podcast  | Full coverage

After a prolonged slump, Delhi Daredevils skipper Virender Sehwag roared back to form with a scintillating half-century that paved the way for a comfortable victory over Mumbai Indians, reports G Krishnan. Listen to podcast  | Full coverage

In a competition where cinema and cricket are interwoven, the Kolkata Knight Riders gave their ending a film-like twist, notching up consolation wins and taking with them two of the teams which played the knockout stage last year, reports Atreyo Mukhopadhyay.

The Kolkata Knight Riders, who had made losing a habit, have been given the top rank by UK’s Intangible Business, a leading brand valuation company, and MTI Consulting, an international strategy consultancy, in their just-released IPL Brand Value Scoreboard 2009, which is the first-ever valuation aimed at measuring the strengths of the eight IPL franchises, reports HT.

Sitting atop the points table, they might have been the most consistent side in the IPL-II but Delhi Daredevils are not 'best' according to Shane Warne, who feels it's Chennai who will probably run away with the title. See Full Coverage

As IPL-II progresses towards the finishing stage, Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni reckons that from now on individual performances would have more influence on the outcome of the matches.

Muttiah Muralitharan led a disciplined spin attack as Chennai Super Kings qualified for the Indian Premier League semi-finals with a 24-run win over Kings XI Punjab in Durban, reports Subhash Rajta. Listen to podcast

To defend their champions title, Rajasthan Royals had weapons like lethal bowling, athletic fielding and super strategies but pathetic batting poured cold water on their aspirations, according to their dejected skipper Shane Warne. See Full Coverage

Defending champions Rajasthan Royals' semifinal hopes came to an agonising end as they collapsed to a four-wicket loss to bottom-placed Kolkata Knight Riders in a low-scoring Indian Premier League thriller in Durban on Wednesday, reports Subhash Rajta. Full coverage| Listen to podcast

With their semi-final hopes dead and buried, Mumbai Indians will play for pride as they take on table-toppers Delhi Daredevils in their last league encounter of the Indian Premier League in Centurion on Thursday. Listen to podcast  | Full Coverage

Chief selector Krishnamachari Srikkanth picks his favourite T20 players from his era and also from the current one, reports Atreyo Mukhopadhyay. See popup

Nothing is what it seems but Wednesday’s post confirmed what many believed — that he hasn’t played for any country. The blogger though claimed to be “intimately” involved with the IPL, reports HT Correspondent.

Jacques Kallis delivered when it mattered most as the South African cracked an unbeaten half century to guide Royal Challengers Bangalore to a thumping seven-wicket victory over Delhi Daredevils and keep their semifinal hopes alive in the IPL in Johannesburg on Tuesday, reports G Krishnan.See special | Listen to podcast

The Kolkata Knight Riders party on Monday night was about several rides really. It was something they had done on a far bigger scale last year whenever they won. Notable among those absent in the gathering featuring co-owner Jay Mehta and key players like Sourav Ganguly, Brendon McCullum and Brad Hodge was Buchanan, reports Atreyo Mukhopadhyay.