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April 30, 2011
IPL MVP after 35 games: Kohli, Malinga on top
Paul Valthaty continues to be IPL 4's most valuable player (MVPI 376), but Lasith Malinga (350), with the purple cap and Virat Kohli (327), with his newly-earned orange cap, are fast rising up the ranks.
April 29, 2011
Stats: Daredevils first to lose 5 games in IPL-4
Statistical highlights of Thursday's Indian Premier League match between Delhi Daredevils and Kolkata Knight Riders, in Delhi.
April 28, 2011
Stats: 6 ducks in Kochi innings a first in IPL
Statistical highlights of the Indian Premier League match between Deccan Chargers and Kochi Tuskers Kerala, in Kochi, on Wednesday. Stats: RP Singh becomes top wicket taker in IPL
# Kumar Sangakkara (65 off 47 balls) has registered his ninth fifty in the IPL. Stats: Yuvraj 14th to score 1,000 runs in IPL
Statistical highlights of the Indian Premier League match between Chennai Super Kings and Pune Warriors, in Chennai, on Wednesday.
April 26, 2011
IPL 2011: The story so far!
After 28 matches at the Indian Premier League, Mumbai Indians seems to be the dominant force with Sachin Tendulkar and Lasith Malinga leading the batting and bowling charts respectively. Rajneesh Gupta lists out the story of the IPL so far.
April 23, 2011
Stats: Rohit Sharma records highest average
# Rohit became the fifth highest run-scorer in the IPL.
April 21, 2011
Valthaty continues to be MVP and MPV
Paul Valthaty of Kings XI Punjab continues to be most the most valuable player (MVP) and the most paisa vasool (MPV) after the first 22 matches of IPL 4. Stats: McCullum highest run-scorer for Kochi
# Brendon McCullum is the leading run-getter for Kochi in the IPL 4, aggregating 196 (ave.39.20) in five games.
April 19, 2011
Stats: Hodge completes 3500 runs in T20s
Statistical highlights of the Indian Premier League match between Chennai Super Kings and Kochi Tuskers Kerala in Kochi on Monday. Who are the <i>paisa vasool </i> players in IPL-4?
Purnendu Maji and Srinivas Bhogle attempt to find out who's offering good value for money in the IPL and who's not.
April 18, 2011
Stats: 26 sixes in Delhi-Pune IPL match
Twenty-sixes in the game, including eleven in Pune Warriors' innings of 187 for five, are the most in the present edition of the IPL.
April 17, 2011
IPL 2011: Valthaty, Tendulkar leading scorers
Statistical highlights after the second week of the ongoing Indian Premier League.
April 12, 2011
Kallis first to complete 100 runs in IPL IV
Statistical highlights of the Indian Premier League match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Deccan Chargers.
April 11, 2011
Stats: Watson's world record 15 sixes, 15 fours
Along with the world record for most sixes in an innings, Shane Watson also erased the mark for most fours, against Bangladesh in the second ODI, says Rajneesh Gupta. Yuvi's Warriors get off to a winning start
Statistical highlights of the Indian Premier League match between Kings XI Punjab and Pune Warriors.
April 10, 2011
Chargers' poor run at home continues
Statistical highlights of the Indian Premier League match between Rajasthan Royals and Deccan Chargers, played at the Rajiv Gandhi International stadium, on Saturday. Dhoni equals Gilchrist, Karthik stumping record
Statistical highlights of the fourth Indian Premier League opener between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders in Chennai on Friday.
April 06, 2011
Rediff ODI rankings: India on top of the world
It isn't particularly surprising that India are right on top, say M J Manohar Rao and Srinivas Bhogle, as they deserve to be after winning the World Cup. Team India's major wins during Kirsten's tenure
As Gary Kirsten prepares to relinquish his job as coach after three years, Rajneesh Gupta looks at the team's achievements during his tenure.
March 31, 2011
With Afridi out, will Yuvi emerge MVP?
With just the final to go, Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji figure out the World Cup's 50 most valuable players.
March 28, 2011
MVP: Dilshan slowly rising to the top
Just when it seemed like a two-horse race, Tillakaratne Dilshan has also jumped into contention to be the most valuable player (MVP) of World Cup 2011 with his explosive century against England.
March 26, 2011
Most Valuable Player: Still Afridi vs Yuvraj!
With just four matches remaining in World Cup 2011, and with one among India and Pakistan sure to enter the final, it is easy to predict that the most valuable player will be either Shahid Afridi or Yuvraj Singh. If Pakistan win at Mohali, it will certainly be Afridi. If India win, it should be Yuvraj.
March 25, 2011
Stats: Lucky hundredth for Mahendra Singh Dhoni
# Yuvraj Singh (341 runs and 11 wickets) is the second Indian all-rounder and the fourth overall to complete 300 runs and bag 10 wickets or more in a World Cup competition. Kapil Dev was the first Indian all-rounder to register the double, having accomplished the feat in the 1983 World Cup (303 runs and 12 wickets in eight matches).
March 24, 2011
World Cup MVP race: Afridi surges ahead
It will be hard to catch up with Afridi now! After another incredible bowling performance on Wednesday at Mirpur (9.3-1-30-4), Afridi is now over 200 'runs' clear of Yuvraj Singh in the MVPI list.
March 22, 2011
Most Valuable Player: It could be Yuvraj vs Afridi
Who are the most valuable players in the 2011 World Cup? Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present a statistical look after 42 matches in the tournament.
March 21, 2011
Yuvi first Indian to score WC ton at Chepauk
# India's 80-run triumph is their biggest over West Indies in terms of runs in the World Cup, bettering the 43-run win in the 1983 final at Lord's.
March 20, 2011
Stats: SA registers five wins in group stage
Statistical highlights from the World Cup match between South Africa and Bangladesh played in Mirpur on Saturday. Stats: Afridi cracks new bowling record
Shahid Afridi equalled the record for most wickets by a captain in a World Cup.
March 19, 2011
Stats: Sangakkara scripts new 'keeping record
Statistical highlights of the match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand played in Mumbai on Friday.
March 18, 2011
The 50 most valuable players of the World Cup
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji graphically depict the 50 most valuable players in groups of ten.
March 17, 2011
Stats: Lee back to his very best
Statistical highlights of the Australia vs Canada Group A match of the World Cup in Bangalore on Wednesday.
March 16, 2011
Stats: Duminy 3rd South African dismissed on 99
Jean-Paul Duminy became the third South African batsman to be dismissed at 99 in ODIs -- the first two were Lance Klusener against Sri Lanka at Lahore on November 8, 1997 and Graeme Smith against Sri Lanka at Centurion on November 29, 2002.
March 15, 2011
Stats: Gul joins Afridi in capturing 10 wkts in WC
Statistical highlights from the Pakistan vs Zimbabwe World Cup match played in Pallekele on Monday.
March 14, 2011
Stats: Kenya's Obuya registers rare record
Statistical highlights from the Australia vs Kenya World Cup match played in Bangalore on Sunday. Stats: McCullum completes 4000 runs in ODIs
Statistical highlights from the New Zealand vs Canada World Cup match played in Mumbai on Sunday.
March 13, 2011
MVP: Sehwag top run-getter of WC
If you look for Indian players on this list of the 2011 World Cup's most valuable players you find something very interesting: 4 Indians figure in the top 10, but, thereafter, Indians appear only at places 32, 34, 42 and 47!
March 12, 2011
Stats: Bangladesh's highest successful WC chase
Statistical highlights from the England-Bangladesh World Cup match in Chittagong.
March 07, 2011
Afridi continues to be Most Valuable
Shahid Afridi is making all the difference to Pakistan's challenge in the 2011 World Cup with 14 wickets at an economy rate of just 2.6. He now has a phenomenal MVPI of 506. Only two other Pakistanis, Umar Akmal (181) and Misbah-ul-Haq (180), make it to the top 50 MVP list.
March 03, 2011
Plethora of records for giant-killers Ireland
Ireland's Kevin O'Brien blasted the fastest century in a World Cup to guide his country to one of the biggest shocks of the tournament with victory over the old enemy England in Bangalore, on Wednesday. Stats: O'Brien slams 6th fastest ODI ton
Statistical highlights of the World Cup match between England and Ireland in Bangalore.
March 01, 2011
Stats: Windies' biggest victory margin in WC
West Indies' magnificent 215-run win over the Netherlands is their biggest by runs margin in the World Cup, bettering the 191-run victory over Sri Lanka at Karachi on October 13, 1987. Afridi leads World Cup MVP race
If Shahid Afridi continues his rampaging form, he is certain to end up with the most wickets but Australian pacer Mitchell Johnson is also in the race. Stats: Roach registers first 'trick' of WC 2011
West Indies' Kemar Roach became the first West Indies bowler to pick up a hat-trick in World Cup on Monday. Roach picked up the wickets of Pieter Seelaar, Bernard Loots and Berend Westdijk to also register the first hat-trick of the World Cup 2011.
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