IPL HEATS UP

IPL series heating up! 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 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.