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After another week of action Rajasthan Royals retain top spot of the points table, thanks to more wins over Deccan and Delhi. Meanwhile, Chennai Super Kings were involved in two closely contested matches, edging out Delhi to victory on the final ball on Thursday, whilst stopping Punjab's comeback with a hat trick thanks to Balaji. That also put an end to Punjab's five match winning streak but sees them remain at third on the ladder.

Into the second half of the series, it seems likely that Kolkata or Delhi will be fighting it out for a semi finals berth amongst the other top three teams.

Also new this week, check out the Player Exclusive section for an update from Luke Pomersbach on what his experience in the IPL has been like. Head back to IPLCricketNews.Com soon for all your latest headlines from the games.

The Ed.
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Chennai's flawless reign ended on Friday with Delhi chasing down their target thanks to an impressive opening stand from Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag.

Both of Saturday's games proved to be close affairs, with Deccan falling 3 runs short against Bangalore in a nailbiting finish, and Punjab holding out by 9 runs against Kolkata.

The real surprises of the weekend came on Sunday. Delhi's game against Mumbai left them failing to chalk up another win after their impressive victory against Chennai on Friday. Meanwhile Rajasthan bowled out Chennai for just 109, thanks to a 6 wicket haul by Sohail Tanvir. They then proceeded to chase down the runs with ease.

The points table has now been turned right around, with Rajasthan taking honours for top spot, followed by Delhi and Punjab, leaving Chennai relegated to fourth after their dream start to the series.

The weekend's action has proved that nothing is for granted in Twenty20. Head back to IPLCricketNews.Com soon for all your latest headlines from the games.

The Ed.
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The action of the IPL has continued all this week. Chennai have proved once again that they are the team to beat, chalking up another win against Bangalore on Monday. MS Dhoni put on an impressive 65 at a strike rate of over 200. At the other end of the points table, Mumbai broke through for their first victory of the tournament with a win against Kolkata, thanks to a tidy spell of bowling by Sanith Jayasuriya.

The midweek match saw Bangalore fall short of Delhi's total by 10 runs, with Glenn McGrath taking 4 wickets. Kolkata could fare no better on Thursday with their chase of Rajasthan's 196. Meanwhile the match between Deccan and Punjab proved close with Punjab chasing down the runs with an over to spare.

The weekend will see some big games with Chennai set to take on rival contenders Delhi and Rajasthan. Head back to IPLCricketNews.Com soon for all your latest headlines from the games.

The Ed.
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The IPL is now well and truly underway. The first of the weekday scheduled matches saw Rajasthan Royals securing victory over Kings XI Punjab in a relatively close run chase. Chasing proved no drama for the Delhi Daredevils on Tuesday as they defeated Deccan Chargers in only 13 overs. Meanwhile the bad luck for Mumbai Indians continued as they they 7 runs short of victory against Chennai Super Kings. On Thursday Rajasthan and Deccan were back on the field for a match that went down to the wire and just saw Rajasthan extend their lead at the top of the table.

Mumbai once again failed to meet expectations as they fell well short of Punjab's total on Friday night. Kolkata's dream start to the series ended at the hands of Chennai, whilst Rajasthan chased down Bangalore's total without problem. Punjab notched up a second win on Sunday in a closely fought match against Delhi, and Deccan opened their points account with a blitzing chase against Mumbai, with Adam Gilchrist making the fastest century of the tournament in 42 balls.

Chennai remain undefeated after three games and top the points table ahead of Rajasthan, who have played four matches but lost one. At the bottom of the table, Mumbai remain scoreless after four matches. The coming week should see a hierarchy to the points table surface with games set for each day.

Head back to IPLCricketNews.Com soon for all your latest headlines from the games, and stay tuned for the announcement of the winner from our competition.

The Ed.
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The start of the IPL series delivered an action packed weekend to all involved. Friday's opener saw Bangalore Royal Challengers take on Kolkata Knight Riders in Bangalore, with Brendon McCullum employing maximum firepower to set a new 20twenty record of 158 runs not out, at a strike rate of 216. The target of 222 set by Kolkata proved too much for Bangalore to contend with, falling apart for a paltry 82 in 15.1 overs.

A closer match on Saturday saw Kings XI Punjab falling just short of the 240 target set by Chennai Super Kings, thanks to a rapidfire 50 ball century from Mike Hussey. In the second match of the day, Delhi Daredevils successfully restricted Rajasthan Royals to just 129 runs thanks to tight bowling from Farveez Maharoof, Rajata Bhatia, and Glenn McGrath.

Sunday's matches got even closer. Kolkata stormed to victory again with a 2 run win over Deccan Chargers, and Bangalore notched up their first win by reaching the target of 166 set by Mumbai with 2 balls to spare. Kolkata now leads the points table having secured two victories from two matches.

Don't forget to check out the Competitions Page to go in the running to win the personally signed and framed MS Dhoni photographic memorabilia. Entries close Friday April 25th so be quick.

With a game scheduled for every day of the week, the action promises to continue non-stop. Head back to IPLCricketNews.Com soon for all your latest headlines from the games.

The Ed.
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The moment all 20twenty fans have been waiting for has finally arrived. Today marks the official start of the IPL. This non-stop series of fast paced cricket kicks off today at 14:30 GMT between the Bangalore Royal Challengers and the Kolkata Knight Riders at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. Check out all the latest news on the teams and players on the navigation bar links.

This evening's game sees the likes of Rahul Dravid, Mark Boucher, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Jacques Kallis, Anil Kumble, and Cameron White team up together to take on rival star players such as Sourav Ganguly, Chris Gayle, Murali Kartik, Brendon McCullum, Mohammad Hafeez, and Ricky Ponting. It promises to make for sensational viewing.

Saturday sees King's XI Punjab take on Chennai Super Kings in Mohali, and Delhi Daredevils go head to head with Rajasthan Royals in Delhi. On Sunday Kolkata Knight Riders will be back in action against Deccan Chargers in Kolkata, whilst Mumbai Indians match up to Bangalore Royal Challengers in Mumbai.

Don't forget to check out the Competitions Page to go in the running to win the personally signed and framed MS Dhoni photographic memorabilia. Entries close Friday April 25th so be quick.

It promises to be an action packed weekend that has been a long time in the making. Head back to IPLCricketNews.Com soon for all your latest headlines from the games.

The Ed.
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A very warm welcome to you our reader, it has been a crazy week or two in the IPLCricketNews.Com world. The Indian Premier League starts in only 18 days time, and things are starting to get a bit crazy. Remember that we have the goal of becoming the premier site on the internet for all the breaking news relating to the Indian Premier League, and with that in mind we need your help. We have created a tool in which you can refer us to all your friends and family, check out our Tell A Friend tool.

To help celebrate the launch of the Indian Premier League IPLCricketNews.Com is giving away a hand signed photograph of MS Dhoni. This photo is personally autographed by Mahendra himself and comes framed, making it a valuable addition to your memorabilia collection! And if you couldnt think things could get any better, entry to this competition is FREE. Check out our competitions page for full details.

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The Ed.
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After the successful launch of IPLCricketNews.Com we are proud to announce that we will be having our first of many competitions starting on the first of April. We will have more news on this in the coming days, in the meantime check out the forums and make some suggestions! The winning suggestion may even find themselves with a nice little prize as well.

IPLCricketNews.Com has been designed for you the reader to get as much news coverage on the IPL as possible from the one location. No one likes having to troll through 10 or more news sites for their daily fix of cricket news. As such we have a few features we would like to draw to your attention.

Firstly under the breaking news navigation section on the left hand side there are a number of news feeds that we link to. Simply click on the one that may interest you to see the complete list of breaking news stories. The site's other main feature is that it allows you to view IPL players and their details, so in this case you could view all the latest stories on media bad boy / golden child Harbhajan Singh. This also applies to your team as well, so to see all the latest news on your team check out the teams link.

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The Ed