Warne pleased with Royals performance

Rajasthan Royals skipper Shane Warne was pleased with his Team 17 run victory over the Chennai Super Kings which extended their winning streak to four games.


Speaking at the post game presentation Warne said he was pleased with the way the Royals bounced back after losing three early wickets.


"We have a great squad, credit to the support staff and the boys for putting in all the hard work, I thought it was a great game of cricket, good crowd and it's coming out well."


"To come back in the way we have after losing the first 3 just goes to speak of the character the guys have shown," he said


"Ojha is key to our batting and I am really happy for him. This competition is all about momentum and anyone can win on their day, I thank the crowd for supporting us and sticking by us despite the early losses," he added.


Losing skipper MS Dhoni was a lot less happy after being run out in the Super Kings run chase, "I think they bowled really well to put a lot of pressure on us. There is something wrong between Badri and me while we are running between the wickets because this is not the first time it has happened, "he said


"Added It will be good to have Hussey and Bollinger back. Winning 6 out of 8 is difficult but not impossible," he.

IPL 2010 T20 Today’s Schedule

It was an amazing live IPL T20 cricket game yesterday between DC and KKR. KKR did the magic and won the 1st T20 game against DC yesterday. Today is the 2nd day of IPL 2010 and there are two games will be played.

The first IPL T20 live cricket game will be between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals. Remember Rajasthan Royals is the winner of 1st season of IPL T20 Mumbai Indians and has Sachin Tendulkar, who is in good shape these days. The 2nd game today will be between Delhi Daredevils and Kings XI Punjab.

It will be a very tight fight in both the games today. Lets see who wins today's IPL T20 cricket games. The timings for both teams and the games is mentioned below.

DLF IPL T20

DLF IPL T20

IS 3pm - Mumbai Indians vs. Rajasthan Royals [Mumbai]
Mumbai Indians Team - SR Tendulkar, M Ali, DJ Bravo, S Dhawan, JP Duminy, CRD Fernando, Harbhajan Singh, ST Jayasuriya, Z Khan, DS Kulkarni, R McLaren, C Madan, I. Malhotra, SL Malinga, GR Napier, AM Nayar, KA Pollard, AT Rayudu, R Sathish, KS Sahabuddin, R Shukla, AP † Tare, SS Tiwary

Rajasthan Royals Team - * SK Warne, SA Asnodkar, J Botha, FY Fazal, AA Jhunjhunwala, Kamran Khan, MJ Lumb, DR Martyn, AD Mascarenhas, M Morkel, S Narwal, † NV Ojha, MM Patel, YK Pathan, Paunikar AG †, SA Quadri, AS Raut, A Singh, GC Smith, SW Tait, SK Trivedi, SB Wagh

8pm IST - Kings XI Punjab vs. Delhi Daredevils [Mohali]
Kings XI Punjab team - * † KC Sangakkara, YA Abdulla, L Ablish, Amanpreet Singh, AB Barath, Bipul Sharma, MS Bisla †, RS Bopara, PP Chawla, K Goel, JR Hopes, DPMD Jayawardene, M Kaif, B Lee, VS Malik, SE Marsh, IK Pathan, RR Powar, RS Sodhi, S Sreesanth, SJ Srivastava, TM Srivastava, J Theron, Yuvraj Singh

Delhi Daredevils team G Gambhir, * S Ladda, Joginder Singh, R Bhatia, AB de Villiers, TM Dilshan, MC Henriques, KM Jadhav, † KD Karthik, AB McDonald, MF Maharoof, M Manhas, A Mishra, DP Nannes, D Nehra, WD Parnell, P Ranjan, AM Salvi, PJ Sangwan, Sarandeep Singh, V Sehwag, DA Warner, U Yadav

Live cricket score and updates of both cricket matches will be posted here on DLN. Keep checking our website for more latest updates.

PL Schedule , IPL Season 3, IPL 2010 Schedule, Indian Premier League 2010, IPL 2010 Time table

DLF IPL Schedule / Timetable for 2010 is as follows. And the happy news is season 3 is going to happen in India. This year IPL 3 ( 2010 ) is going to be more exciting than last year. Stay tuned for more information.

12 March – 8PM – Deccan Chargers vs Kolkata Knight Riders DY PATIL STADIUM – Mumbai

13 March – 3PM – Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals Brabourne Stadium – Mumbai

13 March – 8PM – Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils PUNJAB CRICKET ASSOCIATION STADIUM CRICKET STADIUM – Mohali

14 March – 4PM – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Bangalore Royal Challengers Eden Gardens – Kolkata

14 March – 8PM – Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers M.A.CHIDAMBARAM STADIUM – Chennai

15 March – 8PM – Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils Sardar Patel Stadium – Ahmedabad

16 March – 4PM – Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Kings XI Punjab M.CHINNASWAMY STADIUM – Bangalore

16 March – 8PM – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings Eden Gardens – Kolkata

17 March – 8PM – Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians FEROZ SHAH KOTLA – Delhi

18 March – 8PM – Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Rajasthan Royals M.CHINNASWAMY STADIUM – Bangalore

19 March – 4PM – Delhi Daredevils vs Chennai Super Kings FEROZ SHAH KOTLA – Delhi

19 March – 8PM – Deccan Chargers vs Kings XI Punjab Barabati Stadium – Cuttak

20 March – 4PM – Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders Sardar Patel Stadium – Ahmedabad

20 March – 8PM – Mumbai Indians vs Bangalore Royal Challengers Brabourne Stadium – Mumbai

21 March – 4PM – Delhi Daredevils vs Deccan Chargers Barabati Stadium – Cuttak

21 March – 8PM – Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab M.A.CHIDAMBARAM STADIUM – Chennai

22 March – 8PM – Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders Brabourne Stadium – Mumbai

23 March – 8PM – Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Chennai Super Kings M.CHINNASWAMY STADIUM – Bangalore

24 March – 8PM – Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals PUNJAB CRICKET ASSOCIATION STADIUM CRICKET STADIUM – Mohali

25 March – 4PM – Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Delhi Daredevils M.CHINNASWAMY STADIUM – Bangalore

25 March – 8PM – Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings Brabourne Stadium – Mumbai

26 March – 8PM – Rajasthan Royals vs Deccan Chargers Sardar Patel Stadium – Ahmedabad

27 March – 8PM – Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders PUNJAB CRICKET ASSOCIATION STADIUM CRICKET STADIUM – Mohali

28 March – 4PM – Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings Sardar Patel Stadium – Ahmedabad

28 March – 8PM – Deccan Chargers vs Mumbai Indians DY PATIL STADIUM – Mumbai

29 March – 8PM – Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders FEROZ SHAH KOTLA – Delhi

30 March – 8PM – Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab Brabourne Stadium – Mumbai

31 March – 4PM – Chennai Super Kings vs Bangalore Royal Challengers M.A.CHIDAMBARAM STADIUM – Chennai

31 March – 8PM – Delhi Daredevils vs Rajasthan Royals FEROZ SHAH KOTLA – Delhi

01 April – 8PM – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Deccan Chargers Eden Gardens – Kolkata

02 April – 8PM – Kings XI Punjab vs Bangalore Royal Challengers PUNJAB CRICKET ASSOCIATION STADIUM CRICKET STADIUM – Mohali

03 April – 4PM – Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals M.A.CHIDAMBARAM STADIUM – Chennai

03 April – 8PM – Mumbai Indians vs Deccan Chargers Brabourne Stadium – Mumbai

04 April – 4PM – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab Eden Gardens – Kolkata

04 April – 8PM – Delhi Daredevils vs Bangalore Royal Challengers FEROZ SHAH KOTLA – Delhi

05 April – 8PM – Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals VIDHARBA CRICKET ASSOCIATION GROUND – Nagpur

06 April – 8PM – Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians M.A.CHIDAMBARAM STADIUM – Chennai

07 April – 4PM – Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab SAWAI MANSINGH STADIUM – Jaipur

07 April – 8PM – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Daredevils Eden Gardens – Kolkata

08 April – 8PM – Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Deccan Chargers M.CHINNASWAMY STADIUM – Bangalore

09 April – 8PM – Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians PUNJAB CRICKET ASSOCIATION STADIUM CRICKET STADIUM – Mohali

10 April – 4PM – Deccan Chargers vs Chennai Super Kings VIDHARBA CRICKET ASSOCIATION GROUND – Nagpur

10 April – 4PM – Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Kolkata Knight Riders M.CHINNASWAMY STADIUM – Bangalore

11 April – 4PM – Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab FEROZ SHAH KOTLA – Delhi

11 April – 8PM – Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians SAWAI MANSINGH STADIUM – Jaipur

12 April – 8PM – Deccan Chargers vs Bangalore Royal Challengers VIDHARBA CRICKET ASSOCIATION GROUND – Nagpur

13 April – 4PM – Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Daredevils Brabourne Stadium – Mumbai

13 April – 8PM – Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders M.A.CHIDAMBARAM STADIUM – Chennai

14 April – 8PM – Rajasthan Royals vs Bangalore Royal Challengers SAWAI MANSINGH STADIUM – Jaipur

15 April – 8PM – Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils M.A.CHIDAMBARAM STADIUM – Chennai

16 April – 8PM – Kings XI Punjab vs Deccan Chargers DCS – Dharmasala

17 April – 4PM – Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Mumbai Indians M.CHINNASWAMY STADIUM – Bangalore

17 April – 8PM – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals Eden Gardens – Kolkata

18 April – 4PM – Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings DCS – Dharmasala

18 April – 8PM – Delhi Daredevils vs Deccan Chargers FEROZ SHAH KOTLA – Delhi

19 April – 8PM – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians Eden Gardens – Kolkata

21 April – 8PM – 1nd Semi-Final Match – Team 1 vs Team 2 M.CHINNASWAMY STADIUM – Bangalore

22 April – 8PM – 2nd Semi-Final Match – Team 3 vs Team 4 M.CHINNASWAMY STADIUM – Bangalore

24 April – 8PM – 3rd Place Match – Team A vs Team B DY PATIL STADIUM – Mumbai

25 April – 8PM – Final Match IPL 2010 – Team 1 vs Team 2 DY PATIL STADIUM – Mumbai

IPL schedule for every match will be updated once the team qualify for Semi-Final & Final match.

Last season's sponsors cut ad spend for IPL 3

The erstwhile sponsors of IPL in its second season have Decided to cut back on their spends for the third season as prohibitive ad rates are hampering their investment plans.

Two of the previous sponsors - electrical switch company Havells and insurance firm Max New York Life - Have Decided to curtail their investments for the tournament in its third edition, which begins on March 12.

Mr Vijay Narayan, Vice-President, Marketing, Havells India, told Business Line, "IPL is asking for more money as the size of the property has almost doubled.

"Our return on investment has come down. Last year we were sponsors but this season we will limit ourselves to just buying airtime.

The media costs have gone up nearly 30 per one hundred as the property is getting better every season. "

Media planners claim that the ad itself spot rates have gone up between 15 and 20 per one hundred this season and on an average a 10-second spot deal hovers between Rs 4.5 lakh and Rs 5 lakh. Last year, the same ad spot rate on an average was sold at close to Rs 4 lakh.

Besides, associate sponsorship deals are now pegged between Rs 30 crore and Rs 33 crore, a rise of nearly 20 per cent, according to media planners. In fact both the presenting sponsors - Videocon and Vodafone - have reportedly paid upwards of Rs 40 crore each for bagging the sponsorship rights this season.

Another big spender Max New York Life, Which enjoyed the status of a 'mini-sponsor' last season, will now be advertising its brand only during the month of March, as it marks the end of the financial year when people generally make their investments .

Ms Anisha Motwani, Executive Vice President, Marketing, Max New York Life, said, "Last year we were a mini-sponsor, advertising on every alternate game, but this season we will be visible for only half the matches for the month of March and will not be extending into the next month. The rates are prohibitive and as a result our budgets have gone up. This season we will no longer be sponsors for the tournament, "she said.

New sponsors such as Videocon IPL are using the platform to spread awareness about their new range of products such as mobile phones.

As Mr T. Gangadhar, Managing Director, Mediaedge: cia, observes, "It is clear that that there will be entry barriers for some advertisers this season. But it would be strategic for Those advertisers who are looking at the platform to launch new products. "

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IPL indian premier league Schedule

As you all know, this year's IPL is going to be hosted in South Africa due to security reasons. The schedule is as follows:

In all, the 59 matches will be held in eight cities: Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, Pretoria, East London, Kimberly, Bloemfontein and Port Elizabeth.

Kingsmead in Durban, which has a large number of South Asians, has been allotted the lion's share of 16 matches while the Centurion Park in Pretoria will host 12 ties.

The Wanderers in Johannesburg and Newlands in Cape Town will hold eight matches each, with the latter playing host to four of these on the first two days of the competition.

Seven matches are to be held in St George's Park in Port Elizabeth while Buffalo Park in East London has been allotted four matches.

Two matches each have been handed over to Outsurance Oval in Bloemfontein and De Beers Oval in Kimberley.

Matches will be held at 4 pm (12.30 pm local time) and 8 pm (4.30pm local time) IST.

There are a total of ten double headers (two matches back to back at the same venue) with Durban hosting half of these.

IPL commissioner Lalit Modi revealed that official broadcaster Sony will telecast the matches in three languages - English, Hindi and Bengali.

Schedule: All times IST (GMT + 0530)

April 18: Rajasthan Royals (RR) v Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) (4 pm) at Cape Town; Mumbai Indians (MI) v Chennai Super Kings (CSK) (8 pm) at Cape Town

April 19: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) v Deccan Chargers (DC) (4 pm) at Cape Town; Delhi Daredevils (DD) v Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) (8 pm) at Cape Town

April 20: RCB V CSK (4 pm) at Port Elizabeth

April 21: RR v MI (4 pm) at Durban; KKR v KXIP (8 pm) at Durban

April 22: DD v CSK (4 pm) at Durban; RCB v DC (8 pm) at Cape Town

April 23: KKR v RR (4 pm) at Port Elizabeth

April 24: KXIP v RCB (4 pm) at Johannesburg

April 25: KKR v CSK (4 pm) at Cape Town; DC v MI (8 pm) at Durban

April 26: RR v KXIP (4 pm) at Cape Town; RCB v DD (8 pm) Port Elizabeth

April 27: KKR v MI (4 pm) at Cape Town; CSK v DC (8 pm) at Durban

April 28: DD v RR (4 pm) at Pretoria

April 29: MI v KXIP (4 pm) at Durban; KKR v RCB (8 pm) at Durban

April 30: DD v DC (4 pm) at Pretoria; RR v CSK (8 pm) at Pretoria

May 1: RCB v KXIP (4 pm) at East London; MI v KKR (8 pm) at Durban

May 2: RR v DC (4 pm) at Johannesburg; CSK v DD (8 pm) at Port Elizabeth

May 3: MI v RCB (4 pm) at Durban; KXIP v KKR (8 pm) at East London

May 4: DC v CSK (4 pm) at Port Elizabeth

May 5: DD v KKR (4 pm) at Durban; KXIP v RR (8 pm) at Durban

May 6: MI v DC (4 pm) at Pretoria

May 7: KXIP v CSK (4 pm) at Pretoria; RCB v RR (8 pm) at Pretoria

May 8: DD v MI (4 pm) at East London

May 9: DC v KXIP (4 pm) at Bloemfontein; CSK v RR (8 pm) at Port Elizabeth

May 10: KKR v DD (4 pm) at East London; RCB v MI (8 pm) at Johannesburg

May 11: DC v RR (4 pm) at Bloemfontein

May 12: RCB v KKR (4 pm) at Pretoria; KXIP v MI (8 pm) at Pretoria

May 13: DC v DD (4 pm) at Durban

May 14: MI v RR (4 pm) at Durban; CSK v RCB (8 pm) at Durban

May 15: KXIP v DD (4 pm) at Kimberley

May 16: CSK v MI (4 pm) at Johannesburg; DC v KKR (8 pm) at Port Elizabeth

May 17: RR v DD (4 pm) at Kimberley; KXIP v DC (8 pm) at Johannesburg

May 18: CSK v KKR (4 pm) at Pretoria

May 19: DD v RCB (4 pm) at Johannesburg

May 20: CSK v KXIP (4 pm) at Durban; RR v KKR (8 pm) at Durban

May 21: DC v RCB (4 pm) at Pretoria; MI v DD (8 pm) at Pretoria

May 22: Semi Final 1 at Pretoria

May 23: Semi Final 2 at Johannesburg

May 24: Final at Johannesburg