A cricket video for Cricket World TV about the latest cricket news as we look back at the latest games in the Indian Premier League - IPL 2012 - IPL 5 - which saw wins for Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kings XI Punjab.
Chris Gayle smashed 13 huge sixes on his way to an unbeaten century as Bangalore beat Delhi Daredevils by 21 runs and Adam Gilchrist took four catches and scored 64 not out as Kings XI beat reigning champions Chennai Super Kings.
A Gayle-storm hit Delhi as Royal Challengers Bangalore beat the Delhi Daredevils by 21 runs in game 67 of the Indian Premier League 2012.
Chris Gayle's belligerent hundred paved the way for an important win ahead of the play-offs, especially on a day when Chennai Super Kings lost to Kings XI Punjab in the earlier game.
Ambati Rayudu and Harshall Patel have been fined 100 and 25 percent of their match fees respectively after their part in ugly scenes at the end of the Indian Premier League clash between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore.
The pair clashed at the end of the game, which was won by Mumbai, for whom Rayudu scored an unbeaten half-century.
A cricket video for Cricket World TV about the latest cricket news as we look back at the latest games in the Indian Premier League - IPL 2012 - IPL 5 - involving Royal Challengers Bangalore, Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings.
Both games went down to the wire and were won by Mumbai Indians - by five wickets - and Chennai Super Kings - by the same margin.
Ambati Rayudu and Kieron Pollard scored 122 runs together to help Mumbai Indians jump to second in the Indian Premier League 2012 table with a five-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Rayudu thumped 81 in 54 balls and Pollard 52 in 31 deliveries as the visitors recovered from being reduced to 44 for four and 51 for five to chase down a target of 172 with two balls to spare.
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 Pune Warriors and Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Chris Gayle and Tillakaratne Dilshan scored half-centuries and Ranganath Vinay Kumar took three wickets as the Royal Challengers Bangalore scored a comprehensive 35-run win in Pune.
Royal Challengers Bangalore cruised to a convincing 35-run win over Pune Warriors in a one-sided game 57 of the Indian Premier League 2012.
Half-centuries from openers Chris Gayle and Tillakaratne Dilshan helped them score 173 for three before Pune could reach just 138 for nine in reply.
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 Indains and Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Another outstanding innings of 82 in 59 balls from Chris Gayle propelled the Royal Challengers Bangalore to a convincing nine-wicket win over the Mumbai Indians, a victory that puts them into fourth place, right behind Mumbai.
Chris Gayle smashed 82 not out in 59 balls as the Royal Challengers Bangalore crushed the Mumbai Indians to win the game 54 of the Indian Premier League 2012 by nine wickets.
Mumbai struggled in their innings and needed a late burst led by Kieron Pollard to post 141 for six but with Gayle in supreme form, Bangalore raced to victory with two overs to spare.
AB de Villiers produced an outstanding match-winning innings to guide the Royal Challengers Bangalore to a vital Indian Premier League 2012 win.
In a second action-packed game on Sunday, they beat the Deccan Chargers by five wickets and winning their home game now means that the Challengers are fifth in the league table, equal on points with Chennai Super Kings who lost earlier in the day, but with one game in hand.
The fifth season of the Indian Premier League has just about crossed the halfway mark. And the organizers couldn’t have hoped for better competition. It is simply too close to call, what with second to eighth-placed teams separated by a mere five points.
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 Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kings XI Punjab.
A dramatic game saw Chris Gayle smash 71 in 42 balls but he ended up on the losing side as Piyush Chawla hit the penultimate ball of the game for six to seal a four-wicket win for the Kings XI, who moved from eighth in the table to fourth as a result.
Piyush Chawla hit the penultimate ball of another Indian Premier League 2012 last-over thriller for six as the Kings XI Punjab survived a huge scare to beat the Royal Challengers Bangalore by four wickets.
Chasing 159 to win, the visitors looked set to cruise home before three batsmen were run out in eight balls but they held their nerve to jump from eighth to fourth in the table.
Kolkata Knight Riders closed the gap to Indian Premier League 2012 leaders Delhi Daredevils to just one point following a crushing 47-run win over Royal Challengers Bangalore at Kolkata.
A dominant performance from the home side saw them post a formidable 190 for four and then restrict the powerful Bangalore side to 143 for six in reply.
For the second day in a row, the second scheduled Indian Premier League 2012 match was abandoned without a ball being bowled.
The Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings were unable to get onto the field of play due to persistent rain.
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 Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore.
AB de Villiers and Tillakaratne Dilshan both scored half-centuries and KP Appanna took four wickets as the Challengers won by 46 runs in what turned out to be a one-sided match.
AB de Villiers and Tillakaratne Dilshan scored half-centuries before KP Appanna took four wickets as the Royal Challengers Bangalore thrashed the Rajasthan Royals by 46 runs in the latest Indian Premier League 2012 match.
De Villiers and Dilshan put on 122 for the fourth wicket as Bangalore closed on 189 for three and Appanna's haul of four for 19 saw Rajasthan close well short, on 143 for seven.
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 Kings XI Punjab and Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Chris Gayle hit 87 in 56 balls and AB de Villiers 52 in 39 and the pair put on 131 together - a record for this tournament - as the Bangalore side recovered from being reduced to 25 for three early on to claim a five-wicket win.
Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers formed a key partnership worth 131 for the fourth wicket to set up a five-wicket victory over the Kings XI Punjab in Mohali as the Royal Challengers Bangalore rejoined the midfield pack in the Indian Premier League 2012 table on six points.
Gayle hit 87 and de Villiers 52 as they replied to the Kings XI score of 163 for six by closing on 166 for five in reply with three balls to spare.
A cricket betting video for Cricket World TV about the latest cricket betting odds as John Pennington and Alastair Symondson look ahead to the next match in the Indian Premier League 2012 - IPL 5 - between Kings XI Punjab and Royal Challengers Bangalore.
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 Royal Challengers Bangalore and Pune Warriors.
Saurabh Tiwary hit the last ball of the game for a six to seal a six-wicket win for Bangalore, for whom Chris Gayle ahdhad earlier smacked five sixes in an over off of Rahul Sharma although Pune can consider themselves unlucky, having been on top for most of the game.
The Royal Challengers arrested their Indian Premier League 2012 slide with a last-ball six-wicket victory over the Pune Warriors in front of their home crowd.
As the rain poured down, they scored 24 from the final over to overcome Pune's score of 182 for six, which was set up by Robin Uthappa's 69.
A cricket podcast from Cricket World as John Pennington is joined by Chetan Narula to look back at the second week of the Indian Premier League 2012.
They look back at the past seven days of action which have seen some thrilling matches and upsets as the Kings XI Punjab, Rajasthan Royals and Pune Warriors continue to excel.
Ajinkya Rahane's superlative hundred helped the Rajasthan Royals thump Royal Challengers by 59 runs at Bangalore in the latest match in the Indian Premier League.
It took the 2008 champions to the top of the table with six points, while the Challengers now languish in eighth place.
