IPL 2012 Live Updates

IPL 2012 reaches its grand stage


IPL 2012 grabs more and more eyeballs and none of the team in this year's edition looks unbeatable. None of the match results are predictable and that adds to the interest. We haven't yet observed even a single team that looks purely dominating and which could top the points tally till the end. A team which is placed on the fourth position registers a win and clinches the apex of the tally. This year's edition is clearly the most open IPL we have ever seen.


One more interesting fact this year is that none of the teams are favourites at home. We have seen teams winning away and losing at home. Another aspect that makes the results unpredictable and enthralling. As far as team performances are concerned, Pune Warriors and Mumbai Indians top the charts for the time being but even they haven't been as impressive as two best teams so far. Chennai Super Kings lacks consistency because on a day they would lose badly and on the other day they pull out a thrilling win. They need to be consistent if they are looking for an IPL hat trick.


Rajasthan Royals look good under the captaincy of Rahul Dravid but same is the case with this as well. They need to improve their winning record away from home. Kings Eleven Punjab and Deccan Chargers have looked the most unimpressive teams so far. But considering the early stages of IPL, three to four wins on the trot can bring these teams in top four standings of the tally.


As far as individual performances are concerned, Ajinkya Rahane, Francois du Plessis and Owais Shah have looked brilliant with their batting. They have played risk free innings so far. As far as swashbuckling batting is concerned we have seen Morkel, Gayle, Pollard and many more to name who have hammered bowlers all over the parks.


Bowling has looked much more improved this year than the earlier editions of IPL. This year none of the matches looked one sided affairs for batsmen. Bowlers have contributed equally in the wins. Malinga, Cooper, Munaf, Bollinger, etc have topped the chart so far. Even the spinners like Muralitharan, Ojha, Hogg, etc have troubled the batsmen to a large extent.


Cricket is a game which looks complete only when all the departments fire which comprise of bowling, batting and fielding. This year's IPL has seen all these departments contributing equally in all the matches, in turn making this edition interesting and a huge success so far!

Chennai Vs Pune Live Streaming

Chennai Vs Pune Live Streaming

Its time for another match featuring the defending champions Chennai Super Kings. They visit Pune to take on Pune Warriors India. Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly's team Pune will face current Indian captain's team viz. Chennai Super Kings.


After winning two games in the beginning, Pune Warriors suffered a dismal loss against Punjab. They would like to erase those memories by registering a win over the defending champions here at Sahara Stadium in Pune. Their batting performance was disastrous against Punjab which led them to their first loss in IPL 2012.


Chennai Super Kings were criticised for their out of form display in the earlier matches. But what a bounce back they made! They silenced all critics by chasing a huge total of 205 against Bangalore in Bangalore. Swashbuckling Faf du Plessis hammered Bangalore to score 71 from 46 balls. Dhoni contributed 41 from 24 balls and who can forget Kohli's over where he gave away 28 runs to Abie Morkel and changed the course of this match.


As far as the bowling unit of Pune Warriors is concerned, it has been very disciplined. Ashok Dinda is doing a very good job supported by Rahul Sharma and Ashish Nehra. They would like to bring in Murali Karthik and play seven batsmen.


Chennai Super Kings bowlers looked good in patches during this edition. They leaked 205 runs against Bangalore which could be a worry for Dhoni but when he would think of the class of his bowlers he might not worry. Bollinger, Morkel, Jakati, Jadeja, Bravo and Ashwin could easily make one of the most formidable bowling unit that a captain can ever have.


Chennai is fired up and beating them on any ground in India is difficult. So Pune will have to toil hard if they have to win on this slow natured pitch which would support spinners. Let us expect a thrilling contest between Dhoni and Ganguly's team which can make this Saturday worthwhile!

Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Rajasthan Royals Live Streaming

Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Rajasthan Royals Live Streaming

This IPL is turning out to be the most open tournament so far! Any of these teams could be termed favourites and the way Chennai was being criticised for their bad performance so far, they had their own ways to silence the critics! They thumped Royal Challengers Bangalore by chasing 205 runs and two special things in this match were Bollinger's over where Challengers lost 4 wickets and Morkel's blazing 28 runs in Kohli's over. In the other match Pune Warriors finally faced a defeat in this IPL as they lost against Punjab at Mohali.


Now its time to shift the impetus towards Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals. Finally Kolkata registered a resounding win over Royal Challengers Bangalore and they would wish to continue the winning momentum against Rajasthan at the Eden Gardens. They have played three and won just one. On the other hand Rajasthan Royals begun their IPL 2012 account with two straight wins at home followed by a defeat against Mumbai in Mumbai. 


Rajasthan will have to improve their "away record" and this is one of the best opportunities for them to do so. Although Kolkata has a win under their belt but their team has looked out of form and Rajasthan should capitalise on this opportunity. Rajasthan is currently placed on the fourth position with two wins and a loss.


Owais Shah's batting in a lost cause against Mumbai Indians was exceptionally well. He played a pure T20 innings where he manipulated his batting stance and played some glorious shots. Above all his batting was risk free and not full of slog shots. Even Ajinkya Rahane has played couple of good knocks so far. 


In the last game Gautam Gambhir struck form with 64 runs from just 39 balls. Even his bowler Balaji was back in form with 4 wickets. As usual a lot depends on the performances of Kallis, McCullum and Yusuf Pathan.

Chennai Vs Bangalore - Punjab Vs Pune Live Streaming

Chennai Vs Bangalore - Punjab Vs Pune Live Streaming

As Mumbai Indians registers one more win in this year's IPL, Rajasthan Royals faces first ever defeat this year in IPL. The only team which has not yet tasted the sour taste of defeat is Pune Warriors. They will face Kings Eleven Punjab in the second match tonight but before that we have defending champions and currently a wounded team Chennai Super Kings who would face Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Match 1 - Chennai Super Kings Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore

Chennai and Bangalore are one of the biggest rivals in IPL and they have a very close head to head stats. Out of the 12 matches that they have played against each other, Chennai Super Kings leads the stats 7-5. Especially in the last year's IPL they played each other four times. They won one match each in the league stage followed by two wins to Chennai in qualifying final and the grand final.

One of the most interesting feature of this match would be the legendary spinner Muttiah Muralitharan. He played for Chennai in the earlier editions of IPL and played a contributing role in Chennai's success. Now he would play against Chennai and this contest would be worth a watch.

Royal Challengers Bangalore looks an exciting team to watch simply because of key players featuring in like Kohli, Vettori, Gayle, AB de Villiers and many more to name. Especially when we talk about Gayle, we all remember his 70 towering sixes in just 29 IPL matches.

Match 2 - Kings XI Punjab Vs Pune Warriors

Although this are still early days of IPL 2012 but it is still an alarming situation for Kings XI Punjab as they have played two and lost two matches so far. Bowlers have leaked a lot of runs and batsmen are yet to click form. They already faced Pune Warriors on 8th of April and lost the match and here they are again facing each other, but this time at Mohali instead of Pune.

Punjab will seek some home support to gain some confidence and get on the track of winning matches. Shaun Marsh was injured and hence he couldn't play in the last match. Hopefully he plays here at Mohali and strengthens the batting line up. There is a probability that David Hussey would be promoted up the order. There has been a lot of pressure on the overseas players so far and hence some of the Indian players need to click in this match.

Pune Warriors awaits a good knock from Ganguly whereas Steven Smith has contributed well so far with the bat for Pune. There can be a small tweak in the playing eleven for Pune if Tamim Iqbal comes in place of Ferguson or Ryder. Samuels was awarded Man of the match in the last game against Kings XI Punjab for his 46 runs and a wicket. He could be another important factor for the Warriors in this match along with Uthappa who bats well at number four.

Mumbai Indians Vs Rajasthan Royals Live Streaming

Mumbai Indians Vs Rajasthan Royals Live Streaming

IPL is turning out to be highly unpredictable where teams like Kolkata lose couple of matches to register a good win in the third one. Similarly defending champions Chennai is still in search of its winning ways with two losses and one win. Teams like Delhi, Rajasthan and Pune have been more impressive than the rest. None of the teams so far can be called dominating.


The only two teams that have not faced a defeat yet are Rajasthan Royals and Pune Warriors. One of these two teams will play against Mumbai Indians today in Mumbai. After a thrilling win over Deccan Chargers, Mumbai's confidence would be high but at the same time they know that the win came in the last over and hence it can't be termed as comprehensive. Rohit Sharma held his nerves and kept his cool in the last over to score 18 runs and win the match.


Mumbai Indians are found struggling while chasing modest totals and that proves that the absence of Sachin is badly felt in the top order. If Mumbai is winning matches more than losing, it is purely because of their strong batting line up. The opening pair experiment has still not provided any fruitful results.


Ajinkya Rahane has been succesful with the bat so far for Rajasthan Royals. It would be interesting to see him playing against his old franchise on his home ground of Mumbai. His 98 runs innings helped Rajasthan register a win in the first match.


Rajasthan's bowling attack features spinners and medium pacers. So if the Mumbai pitch supports slow bowlers, Rajasthan can have an upper hand in this match. They have won their first two matches comfortably and they would like to do the same here in Mumbai.


Last season went to Rajasthan Royals in terms of head to head stats. Royals defeated Mumbai in both the matches they played against each other last year. This time Mumbai would love to turn the record on their side by clinching a win here.

KKR Vs RCB - CSK Vs DD Live Streaming

Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore - Chennai Super Kings Vs Delhi Daredevils Live Streaming 

As we slowly finish the infant stage of IPL 2012, we are all set for two another interesting face offs today viz. Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore in the first match followed by Chennai Super Kings taking on Delhi Daredevils. Meanwhile Mumbai Indian fans are happy with a brilliant knock from Rohit Sharma who took home his team with a last ball sixer against Deccan Chargers.


We expect similar nail biters today from the following two matches.


Match 1 - Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore


Things have been slow and down for KKR as they played two and lost two. They haven't been completely unimpressive but they haven't won any! And things go tougher as they now face a royal challenge from Bangalore in Bangalore. There hasn't been impact on the scorecard even in the presence of good batsmen like Gambhir, Kallis, McCullum and Yusuf Pathan. Laxmi Ratan Shukla and Manoj Tiwary looks impressive but it is ultimately a team effort which results in wins. We may see Shakib Al Hasan finally sneaking into the playing eleven. 


Royal Challengers Bangalore will play their second match with a win under their belt. Notably that win came in the absence of Gayle who is recovering from an injury. Once he is back into the team Royal Challengers would look even stronger than what they are now. AB de Villiers and Muralitharan were the stars of match 1 and now the team awaits Dilshan to join the squad who was busy playing a test series against England. 




Match 2 - Chennai Super Kings Vs Delhi Daredevils

This is another match which one should not afford to miss. Two well known Indian players will face off playing for their respective teams and the tussle would be worth watching when Dhoni plays against Sehwag. One is captain cool and the other just believes in hitting boundaries.

Good thing about Delhi Daredevils in this match would be the return of Jayawardene and Pietersen in the team. Both these batsmen are in sparkling form as seen in the test series played in Srilanka. Sehwag would be highly relieved to have them after he managed a win and a loss for Daredevils so far. Delhi Daredevils have scored 187 and 185 against Chennai on Ferozshah Kotla stadium but just to see defeats against the Super Kings.

Chennai Super Kings looked out of rhythm against Mumbai Indians but they showed their real character against Deccan Chargers where they registered an emphatic win. MS Dhoni is due for a big innings as he looked out of touch in the first two games.

This is going to be an interesting match where Delhi pace attack will compete the slow bowling excellence of Chennai.

Mumbai Indians Vs Deccan Chargers Live Streaming

Mumbai Indians Vs Deccan Chargers Live Streaming

We are into the ninth match of this enthralling IPL 2012 which is proving to be more and more unpredictable. The so called favourites are providing average performances and the underdogs like Pune Warriors or Rajasthan Royals are making a mark by winning everything they play.


Now its turn for a tough tussle between Mumbai Indians and Deccan Chargers as both the teams are desperate for a win. Mumbai Indians have played to and won one. They received an unexpected defeat from Pune Warriors. They are also hit by the fact that Sachin is injured and still looks unlikely to play today. But this can't be an excuse for dip in performance because it was without Sachin that this team managed to clinch Champions League T20 last year.


Mumbai Indians is packed with good domestic players and international stars.  The current weakness for the team is their batting order which doesn't look consistence. It seems that the team may promote Pollard up the order. Bowling looks perfect in the presence of economical Harbhajan, Ojha and Malinga. If the batting clicks, the team could see themselves back on the winning ways.


Deccan Chargers biggest weakness is their domestic players who don't seem to be very impressive. Manpreet Gony leaked away 50 plus runs in the last match against Chennai. Same was the case with Sudhindra who gave away 46 runs. Apart from Cameron White no one looked impressive in the batting. This team badly needs the experience of Kumar Sangakkara who is likely to join the team very soon.


Last year this two teams faced each other twice and both shared a win each. So let us see who begins with a win this year before they face each other once more in this edition.

RR Vs KKR - PW Vs KXIP Live Streaming

Rajasthan vs Kolkata - Pune vs Punjab Live Streaming

Last night IPL displayed couple of very interesting matches which comprised of wins for Royal Challengers over Daredevils and Chennai beating Deccan Chargers. We saw some innovative shots from AB de Villiers who took Royal Challengers home - the shots he feels he acquired from his tennis skills! On the other hand Ravindra Jadeja proved his worth by clinching good number of wickets and scoring a 40 plus score along with Bravo who lofted few full tosses into the stands. CSK finally opened its winning account and we also saw Muralitharan still hungry for wickets as he was unplayable against Daredevils.


Today IPL serves couple of good matches which would be as follows:-


Match 1 - Rajasthan Royals Vs Kolkata Knight Riders


Kolkata Knight Riders can be christened as the most glamorous team in IPL thanks to the owner Shahrukh Khan. His presence pulls crowd to he stadium. KKR got a bad start to this year's IPL when they were defeated by Sehwag's underdogs at the Eden Gardens. So KKR would be itching to beat Rajasthan Royals who already have a win under their belt.


Last year when these two teams played each other twice, both the matches went to Kolkata and they were pretty comfortable wins. But this time things have changed for Rajasthan Royals. Team is now led by Rahul Dravid who seems to have a new zest in him after he called curtains to his international cricketing career. He looks more focused as if he is on a mission to clinch this IPL. He doesn't have too many star cricketers in his team but someone like Rahane can be a match winner again for him. Bowlers like Trivedi, Tait and Botha always come in handy in T20 format. Presence of T20 specialists like Owais Shah, Chandimal, Watson, Hogg and Hodge certainly makes the team look stronger but availability of these players has always been a concern keeping in mind their international cricket commitments towards their national teams.


Kolkata Knight Riders may pitch in Sunil Narine who is in a lot of buzz nowadays. He probably didn't play in the first match due to the rain interruption which could have compelled skipper Gambhir to change his plans. M de Lange is quick but he proved to be a run leaker in the last match. All he needs to do his control his line and length because T20 batsmen tend to make a good use of pace with innovative strokes. Gambhir would always feel comfortable by having the likes of Kallis, McCullum, Iqbal Abdulla, Brett Lee and E Morgan in the team.


Match 2 - Pune Warriors Vs Kings Eleven Punjab


Here comes another match for the Prince of Bengal Sourav Ganguly. He may not look in the best of his form and rusty for T20 cricket. But he certainly pulls eye balls with his aggressive captaincy on the field. He has a huge international experience of captaining team India and hence he has a mastermind which he applies to T20 as well. His team pulled a good win over Mumbai Indians inspite of scoring just 120 odd runs in the first innings.


This is the first time Pune Warriors will be playing in Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium in Pune. They would love to enjoy the home support and conditions. Robin Uthappa needs to click and participate in more partnerships to build up a good score. Dinda looks impressive and just needs to be more focused with his bowling. Murali Karthik uses all his county experience into this year's IPL and deceives batsmen with his flight and turners.


Adam Gilchrist is also an aggressive and calculative skipper just like Ganguly. So this would be a good contest. A good quick knock is awaited from Gilchrist and Valthathy. A strong opening stand from these two can lay a good foundation to Kings Eleven Punjab's innings. Even a good knock is awaited from Abhishek Nayar.


Other players worth watch in Punjab's eleven would be the batting star Shaun Marsh who has seen a lot of success in his IPL career. David Hussey's experience will come into play whereas Praveen Kumar who has been a bit silent nowadays can be into his good form again with couple of economical wickets.


Sunday turns out to be a phenomenal fun day with these two nail biting fixtures of IPL 2012.

RCB Vs DD - CSK Vs DC Live Streaming

Royal Challengers Vs Delhi Daredevils - Chennai Super Kings Vs Deccan Chargers Live Streaming 

IPL 2012 is slowly making its mark as last night Rajasthan Royals showcased a pure T20 mood by score 190 plus runs and registering a comprehensive win over the Kings XI Punjab. Another upset came from Wankhede Stadium where Pune Warriors defeated Mumbai Indians in a low scoring match. Uncertainty adds up to the excitement in this IPL's 5th edition.


Today is another big day for cricket fans as IPL serves couple of interesting matches to be enjoyed on Saturday evening. Royal Challengers Bangalore takes on Delhi Daredevils and defending champions Chennai Super Kings play Deccan Chargers. Let us go through each match individually.


 Match 1 -  Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Daredevils 


If we minus the first edition of IPL, Royal Challengers Bangalore has been one of the most consistent teams after that. Special thanks to Kumble, Kohli and Gayle; we have seen some outstanding performances in this team. Chris Gayle has always been one of the most demolishing and attractive players in IPL and he is a pure crowd puller. His huge sixes are worth watch. In no time does he score a ton and takes his team home. On the other hand Virat Kohli is at his best ever form since the time he score couple of tons in Australia and in Bangladesh. He looks unstoppable with his sensible batting which goes on with a very good strike rate.


With the likes of captain Vettori, Zaheer Khan, Kohli, Gayle, Muralitharan, AB de Villiers, etc.Royal Challengers Bangalore looks a very strong unit and certainly as favourites as Mumbai Indians to lift the IPL 5 trophy. Most important players to watch today from this side would be Virat Kohli, Chris Gayle, Muralitharan and AB de Villiers.


On the other hand we have Sehwag led Delhi Daredevils who finished at the bottom in 2011 but this year they have dared to begin their IPL 5 journey with a win over Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens. A special knock from Irfan Pathan took them home. Still the team doesn't look too strong on paper but once the mighty players like Pietersen, Jayawardene and Warner join the team; even this team would look unbeatable on paper.


 Match 1 -  Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers


It is always special to talk about the mighty Chennai Super Kings. Undoubtedly the most successful team in the IPL history so far, they would like to continue the winning form this year as well. They received a bad start this year when they were defeated by Mumbai Indians on their home ground. Now they take on Deccan Chargers at Vishakhapatnam. 


Chennai Super Kings would be dangerous as they are already wounded with a early loss this season. We will certainly observe the best of efforts from Dhoni's team to clinch a win here. If we compare the head to head record of CSK and DC; out of 8 games both have won 4 each. So this is a good opportunity for CSK to improve this record.


Deccan Chargers will play their first game of IPL 2012 today. Cameron White will lead the team and although he will miss Sangakarra in the early days still he will be happy to have Amit Mishra, Gony and Dale Steyn in his bowling attack. Ishant Sharma is out of this year's IPL due to injury. Amit Mishra said he would like to continue from where he left last season. He said he was the highest wicket taker for Deccan Chargers last year and he would continue to clinch more wickets. Parthiv Patel and Shikhar Dhawan will add strength to the batting order.


Enjoy Saturday with some pure T20 cricket action where who knows we might see another blistering ton from Kohli or Gayle or some good spin bowling turning the tables on the batsmen.

Mumbai Vs Pune | Punjab Vs Rajasthan Live Streaming

Mumbai Vs Pune - Punjab Vs Rajashan Live Streaming

After the thrilling t20 match played yesterday at Eden Gardens between Delhi and Kolkata, the mood is all set for bang bang sixes in this year's IPL. Irfan Pathan's quickfire 40 plus in 20 balls gave Delhi a desperate win and a bad start to Kolkata. Mumbai Indians on the other hand has already begun their IPL 5 account on a winning note in the opening match against Chennai Super Kings. Now they take on Pune Warriors at 4pm IST in Mumbai. The other match scheduled today later on in the evening is Kings XI Punjab Vs Rajasthan Royals.

Match 1 - Mumbai Vs Pune

Let us first discuss about the Mumbai Vs Pune match. Mumbai's team undoubtedly looks one of the strongest outfit this year. With the likes of Sachin and Harbhajan guiding the team it is a complete no worries for Mumbai Indians. The only worry today could be the availability of Sachin as he injured his finger while facing a bouncer from Bollinger in the first match. People are eagerly awaiting a face off between Sachin and Ganguly and for that Sachin needs to play today.

Pune Warriors had a disappointing first year in the last edition and they would desperately look to erase those memories and start off this year with a new zest. To add on to the changes they have a new blue jersey unlike a black jersey last year. Let us hope this change in colour brings change in fortune for Ganguly's team.

Pune Warriors will badly miss the services of Yuvraj Singh who is recovering from cancer and is unavailable for this year's IPL. Also the absence of Clarke and Angelo Mathews would hurt the team as these two are busy with their international teams playing test cricket. Pune Warriors are yet to beat Mumbai Indians in IPL history as they lost both their matches against Mumbai last year. 

Eyes would also be set on Sourav Ganguly who has although past his best but who looks as an experienced mentor for the fresh team Pune Warriors. He will rely a lot on Uthappa, Ryder, Tamim Iqbal and for the bowling unit he has Ashish Nehra, Parnell, Rahul Sharma and Nathan McCullum. Whereas Harbhajan has surplus of resources where he can rely on Pollard, Malinga, Blizzard, Gibbs, Ojha and Richard Levi.

Match 2 - Punjab Vs Rajasthan

These are the two teams who have lost their glory in recent editions of IPL. These two teams were very dominating in the first couple of editions and then they lost the track in the next two. Rajasthan has managed to clinch the first ever IPL beating Chennai in the finals. But Punjab is yet to win an IPL title.

For a change, Shane Warne won't be playing for Rajasthan Royals and hence Dravid becomes the captain for the side. He would badly miss the services of Shane Watson for the first half of IPL 5 as Watson his busy with his international cricketing commitments in West Indies. Dravid will have a completely way of leading the team and hence he needs to set the tone from match 1.

Adam Gilchrist led Deccan Chargers to a title win in the second edition of IPL and now he leads Kings XI Punjab. Although he isn't a big threat with bat as he used to be in his golden days, but he is a man who can turn the tables on the opposition on any given day. He has been aggressive with his captaincy and he can be a threat to Rajasthan Royals today.

Rajasthan faces three strong teams on the trot after today's match. So a win here would boost their confidence helping them create upsets in the following matches. Sreesanth who was a part of Kochi will now be playing for Rajasthan this year. Also the old whine Brad Hogg would play a vital role in the spin department of Rajasthan. Dravid can use his quickest resource Shaun Tait effectively if he needs to provide some early blows to Punjab.

A surprise addition for Punjab is Azhar Mahmood who is the only Pakistani player featuring in the IPL this year. It would be an exciting factor to see his lofty shots and slower deliveries. He has a very good experience of playing this shortest format of cricket and he can come in handy for Gilchrist.

Overall two exciting matches for the cricket fans today in the Indian Premier League.

Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Delhi Daredevils Live Streaming

Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Delhi Daredevils Live Streaming

IPL 2012 moves on to its second match as Kolkata Knight Riders play against Delhi Daredevils. Two buddies and team mates Gambhir and Sehwag will play against each other to open the IPL account on a winning note. KKR performed well in the last edition whereas DD finished last in the points tally. So Sehwag would be more eager to begin the proceedigs on a winning note.


Sehwag doesn't have an easy job this time as his team has suffered some early blows even before the tournament kicks off for Delhi Daredevils. The dependable batsman Ross Taylor is out due to injury and key players Mahela Jayawardene and Kevin Pietersen are busy playing internation cricket. Good thing is both these batsmen have struck good form lately and they will be a bonus for Delhi once they are back into the team. 


Andre Russel from West Indies is a good addition for Sehwag's team and players like Irfan Pathan and Roelof van der Merwe makes the side look stronger. Varun Aaron is unavailable for this game so Sehwag will have to rely a lot on Umesh Yadav for the quick bowling. Pradeep Sangwan is another good option to go ahead with for Viru.


Kolkata Knight Riders looks a strong outfit this year. They have wisely picked in Sunil Narine from West Indies who is a good investment for shorter version of the game. Gambir would be relieved to have Marchant de Lange as an addition in the bowling unit. Apart from this players like Manoj Tiwary, Yusuf Pathan, Kallis and Laxmi Ratan Shukla add up to the strenght of Gambhir's team.


KKR looks favourite to begin with but as well all know it is hardly possible to predict an outcome in the T20 format before the match begins. Let us enjoy two big smart crickets playing against each other to provide us another thrilling T20 match.

Chennai Super Kings Vs Mumbai Indians Live Streaming

CSK Vs MI Live Streaming


IPL 2012 gets an ideal opening match as the IPL defending champions Chennai Super Kings plays against Champions League champions Mumbai Indians. This match undoubtedly always becomes a match that attracts maximum eyeballs and the reason being simple, it involves two big names from the current Indian cricket team viz. MS Dhoni and Sachin Tendulkar. The other reason being the most successful IPL team CSK faces off the most popular IPL team MI.


CSK will eye a hat-trick of IPL title this year whereas Mumbai will try to open their IPL 2012 account with a win here at M A Chidambaram Stadium. MS Dhoni being the Indian team captain has seen a lot of failures in the recent past when the team visited England and Australia. He would like to forget the sour past and put all his efforts into this IPL to lead his team for a 3rd title win.


For Mumbai Indians, Sachin Tendulkar has handed over the captaincy to Harbhajan Singh who led the side to Champions League win last year. Sachin wants to concentrate completely onto his batting and at the same time he will readily provide full support to Harbhajan on the field during his captaincy. 


This promises to be a thriller as two heavy teams clash. The pitch here at the Chennai stadium will provide bounce to the quickies as well as the spinners. Good news for Chennai spinner Ashwin as he loves bouncy tracks to experiment with in his spin bowling.


Eyes would be set on players like Raina and Sachin respectively who are leading run scorers in IPL history. Also the bowlers would be eager to start the IPL on a good note.