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Last two overs made the difference: Harbhajan

The two wickets by James Franklin in the 19th over set up victory for Mumbai Indians, according to skipper Harbhajan Singh who also praised Lasith Malinga for his haul of four wickets against Somerset in the semifinals of the Champions League T20 tournament on Saturday.

And the winner is... IPL

For once, the Mumbai Indians’ top order got its act together and helped the side eke out a 10-run win over Somerset in the Champions League semifinal on Saturday. Khurram Habib reports.

Haider questions Akhtar, Afridi's comments on Pak cricket

Wicket-keeper Zulqarnain Haider, who had infamously fled from Pakistan's series against South Africa last year, has questioned former players Shoaib Akhtar and Shahid Afridi's criticism of Pakistan cricket.

A bigger challenge awaits Team India in Australia: Ganguly

After the forgettable tour of England in the just-concluded series, Team India will face a bigger challenge when they travel to Australia in December, according to former captain Sourav Ganguly.

Decision on Butt's fate as PCB chief in next 2 days

Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Ijaz Butt has left for Dubai to attend the ICC's executive board meeting even as a

decision on his extension is expected to be taken in the next 48 hours.

Katich rues dropped catches after CLT20 exit

New South Wales captain Simon Katich said a couple of dropped catches cost his side the Champions League Twenty20 semifinal against Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Hoping to make fresh vigour count

The last time England played a one-day series in India and lost all matches, Kevin Pietersen had scored an unbeaten century. That was in November 2008 in Cuttack, the night of the Mumbai terror attacks that curtailed a seven-match

series to five.

Whatever result we get, we'll be fine: Harbhajan

Mumbai Indians captain Harbhajan Singh although wants his team to give best effort in their semifinal match of the Champions League T20 against Somerset in Chennai tomorrow but said he would not be too bothered about the result.

Warner blitz not enough to challenge Bangalore

This one was billed as the clash of big-hitters, between Chris Gayle and David Warner and both rocked the Chinnaswamy Stadium in the first CLT20 semifinal on Friday. HT reports.

No Decision Review System for India-England series

Cricket's world governing body, ICC, says the Decision Review System will not be used during an upcoming limited overs series between India and England.

ICC warns Sri Lanka over Galle's 'poor' pitch

Sri Lanka's cricket board has been officially warned for the "poor" quality of the pitch at Galle, which hosted the first test in their recent series against Australia, the International Cricket Council said today.

Looking to push home the advantage

The final stretch of the Champions League Twenty20 has been saved the ignominy of becoming a damp squib. The crowd turnout was already low and the absence of an Indian team from either of the semifinals would have flashed empty stands on TV screens. Khurram Habib reports. First semifinals: Royal Challengers vs NSW

'Subcontinent gambles $50 bn on cricket'

Jurors in a London Crown Court were told that cricket betting syndicates were controlled and orchestrated by "shadowy figures" based in Dubai, Mumbai, London and Karachi

A fit Samit Patel braced for action

Having overcome fitness problems which kept him out of England team for two-and-a-half years, Samit Rohit Patel is raring to go in the five-match one-day series against India beginning here Oct 14.

It's advantage MI against Somerset in semis: Pollock

Mumbai Indians bowling coach Shaun Pollock today said his team has the experience of playing at the slow track at M A Chidambaram Stadium and will look to adjust to the conditions quickly when they take on Somerset in their Champions League twenty20 semifinal clash on Saturday.