Dale Steyn took three wickets for eight runs and led the Deccan Chargers to a nine-run victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL.

Shaun Marsh hit an unbeaten 68 off 40 balls as Kings XI PuIndian Premier Leaguenjab defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in Sachin Tendulkar's comeback match in the IPL.

Australian batsman Brad Hodge hit 48 not out off 21 balls to lead Rajasthan to a five-wicket win over Deccan Chargers, taking the Royals to the top.

Deccan Chargers capitalised on a strong start to post a six-wicket victory over Pune Warriors in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match on Monday.

Yusuf Pathan smashed an unbeaten 47 as Kolkata Knight Riders posted a 20-run win over Deccan Chargers in an Indian Premier League match on Tuesday.

Little-known opener Sunny Sohal hit a half-century and Kumar Sangakkara made a solid 49 to set up Deccan Chargers' 16-run win over Delhi Daredevils.

Jacques Kallis hit his second half-century in a row to set up a nine-run win for the Kolkata Knight Riders against the Deccan Chargers on Monday.

The Indian league starts its third season with a promise of even more gimmicks and excessive amounts of money, writes Firdose Moonda.

West Indies all-rounder Kieron Adrian Pollard became the most expensive purchase of the third Indian Premier League player auction on Tuesday.

Anil Kumble produced a magnificent bowling performance but could not prevent the Deccan Chargers from winning the Indian Premier League final.