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Kolkata Knight Riders qualified for the Indian Premier League 2012 play-offs with an impressive 32-run win over the in-form Mumbai Indians. They arrested a run of two straight defeats with an outstanding defence of their score of 140 for seven, Sunil Narine taking four wickets as Mumbai were dismissed for 108 in reply.

Player Of The Week

The only three-figure score this week was from Matthew Wade, who hit his maiden Test century in Australia's first innings in Dominica. He came to the crease with the visitors on 157 for five having just lost their captain Michael Clarke, and proceeded to score 106 off 146 balls to take Australia to 328 - a total which proved to be enough on a typically turgid West Indies pitch.

On This Day In Cricket

A cricket video for Cricket World TV about cricket news today in cricket history and a look back at cricket history being made on this day, from international cricketers born on this day to those scoring centuries and taking five-wicket hauls. Included in today's show are cricketers such as Mahela Jayawardene, Sachin Tendulkar and Shivnarine Chanderpaul.

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A cricket video for Cricket World TV about the latest cricket news as we look back at the latest game in the Indian Premier League - IPL 2012 - IPL 5 - between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders. Sunil Narine returned figures of four for 15 as Kolkata Knight Riders sealed their place in the play-offs thanks to a 32-run win over 2010 finalists and reigning Champions League winners Mumbai Indians.
A cricket video for Cricket World TV about the latest cricket news as we look back at the latest game in the Indian Premier League - IPL 2012 - IPL 5 - between Delhi Daredevils and Kings XI Punjab. A five-wicket win for the home side meant that the Delhi Daredevils are the first side to enter the play-offs and they can finish no lower than third, which also guarantees them a Champions League spot although the game was the first played in this year's IPL since the announcement that five Indian players have been suspended as the BCCI begins an inquiry into spot fixing.

County Cricket News

The sun shone and the runs flowed as the seventh round of matches in the LV= County Championship got underway today. There were centuries for Varun Chopra, James Hildreth, Arul Suppiah, David Sales, Ramnaresh Sarwan and Simon Katich on the opening day as Glamorgan were the only side to lose all ten wickets during the day.
Counties prepare for life without their England players as round seven of the LV= County Championship gets underway tomorrow. We preview all seven of the matches.
This week's Cricket World County Player of the Week is Ollie Rayner, who put in a superb all-round performance at Trent Bridge, hitting an unbeaten 143 in the visitors' first innings total of 300 for nine declared after being sent in as night-watchman.
Joe Denly, Paul Stirling and Chris Rogers helped Middlesex to a comfortable eight-wicket win at Voorburg.

ICC News

The ICC East-Asia Pacific office has announced the squads for the upcoming Pepsi ICC East Asia-Pacific Women's Championship in Vanuatu from 14-18 May. This tournament is the largest women's cricket event ever held in the East Asia-Pacific Region with six teams taking part including 2010 winners Japan, PNG, Samoa, Fiji, Cook Islands and the hosts Vanuatu.

MCC News

MCC President, Phillip Hodson, today said that the Club’s Ground Working Party would be given a free hand to develop a new masterplan for Lord’s Cricket Ground. At this afternoon’s 225th AGM, the President decided that, in light of the strength of the feeling surrounding the issue, it was not necessary to put a resolution not to permit any residential development on the Club’s leasehold land to Members.

Chance To Shine

Some of Britain's most successful female business and sports women are joining forces today (25 April) to help empower girls through cricket. Tesco Executive Director, Lucy Neville-Rolfe and England Women's captain Charlotte Edwards are part of a newly formed Girls' Cricket Board, organised by the Chance to Shine cricket charity.

Services Cricket

Following the announcement that once again Lord's will host the Inter Services Twenty20 on 19th June, tickets are now available for the event.

Lord's Taverners

A groundbreaking youth project will climax on Tuesday 24th April at a sports festival in Hackney. Nineteen young Londoners who were not in employment, education or training (NEETs) last summer have become qualified coaches and run sessions on some of the toughest estates in the Capital. Now they will use sport to tackle the tribalism and gang culture which divides so many communities.

WBCC News

The one and only Dada of Indian cricket, Saurav Ganguly has donned many avatars and his latest will be as the Brand Ambassador for the forthcoming Twenty20 World Cup for the Blind.
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IPL 2012: Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders
16th May, 14:30 GMT, Wankhede Stadium


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