47th match Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals aT Kolkata

Rajasthan Royals                      132/6
       (20overs)


Kolkata Knight Riders                 133/2

     (17.2overs)


Kolkata Knight Riders won by 8 wickets

46th match Pune Warriors vs Royal Challengers Bangalore aT Pune

Royal Challengers Bangalore            187/3
         (20overs)

Pune Warriors                                   170/9         
   (20overs)

Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 17 runs

45th match Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab aT Chennai

Chennai Super Kings           186/4
    (20overs)

Kings XI Punjab                  171/6
   (20overs)

Chennai Super Kings won by 15 runs

Whoever wins after losing is called baazigar, SRK on KKR winning IPL 2013

They may be languishing at the seventh spot in the points table but holders Kolkata Knight Riders are still optimistic of making the title clash of the Indian Premier League. Team co-owner Shah Rukh Khan said with win against Rajasthan Royals last night his side was back on track.
"It's better late than never. We will give our best shot. I've a strange sense of confidence that we would do it. With five more matches to go, we would manage it and play the final here," Shah Rukh said.
Recollecting a dialogue from his 1993 blockbuster Baazigar, Shah Rukh said: "Kabhi kabhi kuch jeetne ke liye kuch harna bhi padta hai aur haarkar jeetne wale ko baazigar kehte hain (Sometimes to win, something has to be lost and who wins after losing is called a gambler)."
Asked whether the struggling team need any incentive to perform better, the Bollywood star said the team was a close-knit family eager to perform.
"It will be a little unfair to say that. For last six years, we have kept the core of the team together. We have lived, breathed, seen failures and finally celebrated our
success together," he said during Nike's meet and greet event.
Shah Rukh said it was nice to see his side getting back to winning ways.
"We had a bit of a bad run, to say the least - So it's nice to be back to winning ways. I couldn't come down for all the matches, so it's nice to see your team win when you come back."
He also hailed Yusuf Pathan's coming to form as the Baroda all-rounder hit unbeaten 49 in team's win.
"Yusuf is a marvellous player... a marvellous person. All of us go through patches where things don't go too well. Let's hope from now on things will go right. I feel extremely responsible that I don't let the fans down. So we will try harder. As you know, I can't do much, but the team is doing its best, we are playing well."
In a lighter vein, Shah Rukh said his and his daughter's presence also did a bit in his side's win last night.
"My daughter and me, we are a lucky combination. When nothing else works, you have to try these things. But it was nice and heartening to see the team coming together and win."

News Source  : indianexpress.com

44th match Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders aT Raipur

Kolkata Knight Riders        136/7
           (20overs)


Delhi Daredevils             137/3
         (17.5overs) 

Delhi Daredevils won by 7 wickets




Kolkata Knight Riders                                                 Delhi Daredevils

Bhatia                                           26*                         Warner                                66*
Lee                                              26/1                         Yadav                                 36/2

43rd match Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians aT Hyderabad

Mumbai Indians           129/4
       (20overs)    


Sunrisers Hyderabad   130/3
        (18overs)

Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 7 wickets

MM                                                                                     SH

Dwayne Smith                     38                                           Dhawan                             73*
Kulkarni                             13/1                                         Ishant Sharma                    15/2

Shahid Afridi blames Misbah-ul-Haq for Champions Trophy axe

It's the captain's decision to drop me, says Shahid Afridi. (Reuters)

Shahid Afridi has blamed Pakistan's one-day cricket captain Misbah-ul-Haq for his exclusion from the Champions Trophy squad, and has vowed to return to the national team.
"It's the captain's decision to drop me,'' Afridi told the Urdu language Daily Jang on Wednesday. "It's no big deal for me if a captain doesn't want a certain player in the team.''
In announcing the squad earlier this week, selectors said Afridi, who has scored 7,201 and taken 348 wickets in ODIs, was left out due to recent poor form in one-day internationals.
He has scored only 161 runs at an average of 17.88 and taken just four wickets at an astonishing cost of 113.75 runs each in the last 12 ODIs. But Afridi refused to go into his recent statistics.
"I am much better than lot of other (Pakistan) players and I know I could play for Pakistan for few more years.''
Afridi now plans to prepare for a Twenty20 tournament in England in July where he will represent English county Hampshire.
"I have received lots of text messages from my fans and I am thankful to all of them,'' he said.
"The flamboyant all-rounder refused to accept that his exclusion from the Champions Trophy squad spelt the end of his career.
"I know I have to work very hard to return to Pakistan team,'' he said.
"I want to make it clear I don't want to be burden on the team. I want to represent Pakistan on performance and fitness.
"The day I believed I am burden on the team I will quit myself.''


News Source : www.indianexpress.com