जनरल नॉलेज क्विज 19

1. आंग सान सू की को अपने देशमें लोकतंत्र की मुहिम चलाने के लिए जाना जाता है. अब वह 24 वर्षों के बाद विदेश यात्रा पर जा रही हैं. वह किस देश की नेता हैं?

 (क)म्यांमार (ख) भूटान (ग) नेपाल

2. इंटरनेशनल यूथ फाउंडेशन की अपॉचरुनिटी फॉर एक्शन रिपोर्ट के मुताबिक, 15 वर्ष से अधिक आयु वाले कितने भारतीय अशिक्षित हैं?

(क)25 करोड़ (ख) 27 करोड़ (ग) 30 करोड़

3. विश्‍व की दो बड़ी वित्तीय संस्थाओं विश्‍व बैंक और अंतरराष्ट्रीय मुद्राकोषकी स्थापना एक साल हुई थी? इन दोनों की स्थापना किस वर्ष हुई थी ?

(क) 1943 (ख) 1945 (ग) 1944

4. सेना के उपयोग में आने वाले किन ट्रकों की खरीद मामले में जांच एजेंसी सीबीआइ उस कंपनी के मालिक रवि ऋषि से पूछताछ कर रही है?

(क)टाटा (ख) अशोक ले-लैंड (ग) टाट्रा

5. अमेरिका में होने वाले राष्ट्रपति चुनाव में मौजूदा राष्ट्रपति बराक ओबामा की लोकप्रियता विपक्षी उम्मीदवार मिट रोमनी से कम हो गयी है. रोमनी किस पार्टी के नेता हैं?

(क)डेमोक्रेटिक पार्टी (ख) रिपब्लिकन पार्टी (ग)अमेरिकन पार्टी

6. भारतीय रिर्जव बैंक ने वार्षिक मौद्रिक नीति की घोषणा करते हुए विभित्र दरों में कटौती की. आरबीआइ के गवर्नर का नाम क्या है?

े(क)मोंटेक सिंह अहलुवालिया (ख) डी सुब्बाराव (ग) सी रंगराजन

1.(क) 2.(ख) 3.(ग) 4.(ग) 5.(ख) 6.(ख)

23 मार्च

1931: भारतीय क्रांतिकारियों भगत सिंह, सुखदेव और राजगुरु को फाँसी

भारत के सुप्रसिद्ध क्रांतिकारियों भगत सिंह, सुखदेव और राजगुरु को लाहौर सेंट्रल जेल में फाँसी दे दी गई.

भगत सिंह, सुखदेव और राजगुरु को लाहौर सेंट्रल जेल में फाँसी दी गई

वामपंथी विचारधारा के समर्थक भगत सिंह की उम्र उस समय मात्र 23 साल थी. लेकिन अपने क्रांतिकारी साथी बटुकेश्वर दत्त के साथ मिलकर नई दिल्ली की सेंट्रल एसेंबली में आठ अप्रैल, 1929 को बम और पर्चे फेंकने से उनका नाम पूरे भारत में पहचाना जाने लगा था. इस घटना में कोई हताहत नहीं हुआ था और भगत सिंह का कहना था कि उनका मक़सद केवल 'अंग्रेज़ सरकार को जगाने का था.' दोनों क्रांतिकारियों को सेंट्रल एसेंबली से ही गिरफ़्तार कर लिया गया था.

इसके बाद भगत सिंह पर ब्रिटिश शासन के ख़िलाफ़ जंग छेड़ने का आरोप लगा. इसी के साथ भगत सिंह, सुखदेव और राजगुरु के ख़िलाफ़ लाहौर षड़यंत्र मामला चला और उन्हें इसी मामले में फँसी हुई. इस मामले से भारत के अनेक हिस्सों में रोष की लहर दौड़ गई और ब्रितानी सरकार ने भड़की भावनाओं को समझते हुए गुप्त तरीके से पंजाब के फ़िरोज़पुर में हुसैनीवाला में तीनों क्रांतिकारियों का अंतिम संस्कार भी कर दिया.

1940: मुस्लिम लीग का लाहौर में 'पाकिस्तान' प्रस्ताव

मोहम्मद अली जिन्ना को पाकिस्तान के संस्थापक के रूप में याद किया जाता है

पाकिस्तान को अस्तित्व में आए लगभग 63 साल हो गए हैं लेकिन क्या आपको पता है कि पाकिस्तान बनने की कड़ी में एक अहम पड़ाव 23 मार्च 1940 को आया था.

इसी दिन ब्रितानी भारत में मुसलमानों का प्रतिनिधित्व करने वाले एक दल मुस्लिम लीग ने लाहौर में एक प्रस्ताव रखा जिसे बाद में पाकिस्तान प्रस्ताव के नाम से भी जाना जाने लगा है. इसके तहत पूरी तरह स्वायत्त और संप्रभु मुस्लिम देश बनाने का प्रस्ताव रखा गया.

अब 23 मार्च को पाकिस्तान दिवस के तौर पर मनाया जाता है. इसी के साथ वर्ष 1956 में इसी दिन पाकिस्तान का पहला संविधान अपनाया गया था.

इन हत्याओं से दोनों देशों की पुलिस बौखला गई और उन्हें शक था कि ये संयुक्त और स्वतंत्र आयरलैंड की पक्षधर आईआरए का काम है. बाद में ये शक सही निकला.

1983: रीगन की अंतरिक्ष में मिसाइल नष्ट करने की घोषणा

वर्ष 1983 में तत्कालीन अमरीकी राष्ट्रपति रोनल्ड रीगन ने एक ऐसी घोषणा की जिसका अर्थ शीत युद्ध को अंतरिक्ष में ले जाना लगाया गया.

उन्होंने अंतरिक्ष में परमाणु युद्ध का सामना करने के लिए स्ट्रैटेजिक डिफ़ेंस इनिशियेटिव की घोषणा की जिसमें लेसर तकनीक से आकाश में ही मिसाइलों को नष्ट करने का प्रस्ताव था.

बाद में ये योजना स्टार वॉर्स के नाम से चर्चित हुई जिसपर फ़िल्म सीरीज़ भी बनी. लेकिन आज अमरीका और रूस इसके उलट अपने-अपने परमाणु ज़ख़ीरे घटाने मे जुटे हैं.

The Powerplay kings, and other IPL stats:A look at some of the key stats from the third IPL, halfway into the tournament

The IPL's third edition is almost at the halfway stage, with 29 out of 60 matches out of the way, and it's time to check out some of the key stats from the tournament so far. With the matches coming back to India after a gap of a year, it was expected that batsmen would have a better time than in the previous edition in South Africa, and that's exactly how it's turned out so far.

At the same stage of the tournament in 2008, batsmen had averaged a touch under 26 runs per wicket and 8.32 runs per over; the stats are pretty similar this year too, with the average rising fractionally to 26.05 but the run rate decreasing marginally to 8.21. In South Africa, of course, the batsmen struggled much more, with the average below 23 and the run rate less than eight.

The other interesting stat is the number of boundaries in these three editions at the halfway mark. The numbers this year are again closer to 2008 than to last year, with more fours and sixes being struck in the first edition than in this one so far - after 29 matches, there were 882 fours and 308 sixes in 2008, compared with 850 fours and 285 sixes this year. The difference is especially stark with 2009, especially in the number of fours - the quicker outfields in India have led to a 39% increase in the number of fours over last year. For the crowds, it has clearly been more entertainment this year.

After 29 matches in the three IPLs

Year	Runs	Wkts	Average	Run rate	4s	6s
2008	9078	350	25.93	8.32	882	308
2009	7655	340	22.51	7.56	613	248
2010	9251	355	26.05	8.21	850	285

Comparing the run rates of teams over the three IPLs it's clear that Mumbai Indians have moved ahead of the pack this year in terms of their run rate - they are the only team to have scored in excess of nine runs per over, thanks primarily to the outstanding form of their captain. Theirs has been a significant improvement from 2009, when they only managed a rate of 7.40.

The other team whose batting has improved significantly is Bangalore - their average runs per wicket has almost doubled from 2008, while the run rate too is much better than it was in the last two years.

For some of the other teams, the graphs have moved in the opposite direction: Kolkata's run rate continues to languish, while Punjab's batting woes are reflected in their batting average, which has dropped from 31.18 in 2008 to 20.44 this year. Quite remarkably, Delhi have exactly the same run rate this year as in 2008.

Team-wise batting stats for the teams in all three years

Team	2008 - Average	Run rate	2009 - Average	Run rate	2010 - Average	Run rate
Mumbai Indians	26.32	8.34	23.13	7.40	29.16	9.15
Delhi Daredevils	27.44	8.48	28.41	7.73	27.70	8.48
Royal Challengers Bangalore	18.70	7.43	21.50	7.35	36.16	8.43
Rajasthan Royals	29.55	8.74	18.15	6.82	22.56	8.10
Deccan Chargers	23.96	8.29	23.84	7.90	22.32	8.15
Kolkata Knight Riders	22.06	7.79	24.40	7.20	26.02	7.31
Chennai Super Kings	31.88	8.44	27.54	8.10	29.31	8.15
Kings XI Punjab	31.18	8.81	22.16	7.19	20.44	7.93

Among the bowling units, the averages for Deccan and Bangalore have improved considerably over the first. Punjab, though, have struggled for wickets, with their average being the highest among all teams.

Team-wise bowling stats for all sides in all three years

Team	2008 - Average	Econ rate	2009 - Average	Econ rate	2010 - Average	Econ rate
Mumbai Indians	22.29	8.05	22.24	7.23	25.27	8.34
Delhi Daredevils	23.15	8.34	20.35	7.54	21.08	8.19
Royal Challengers Bangalore	33.90	8.42	26.31	7.51	26.00	7.71
Rajasthan Royals	22.04	7.89	21.04	7.02	26.71	8.36
Deccan Chargers	34.35	8.70	21.70	7.52	24.82	8.36
Kolkata Knight Riders	24.54	8.05	33.16	7.87	29.56	7.89
Chennai Super Kings	27.61	8.42	22.02	7.54	26.20	8.27
Kings XI Punjab	25.44	8.54	24.81	7.58	32.05	8.58

The Powerplay stars

And now here's a closer look at some of the key stats from IPL 2010. We start with team and individual performances in the Powerplay overs (other aspects will be examined in subsequent articles over the next couple of weeks).

Mumbai have been absolute champions in the first six overs with the bat, with Sachin Tendulkar leading the way quite emphatically (more details on that in the next table). They've averaged almost nine-and-a-half runs per over, and more than 66 runs per wicket in these overs. Deccan and Delhi have been the other teams to average nine-plus with the bat, thanks to Adam Gilchrist, Virender Sehwag and David Warner. Deccan have been especially good with both bat and ball in the first six, averaging an economy rate of a shade over seven - the difference between their batting and bowling run rates is more than two, which suggests they've been pretty ordinary through the rest of the overs - to finish with three wins and as many losses in the first six matches. Bangalore have an exceptionally high average in the first six, thanks to their top-notch old guard, Jacques Kallis.

On the other hand, Rajasthan and Punjab have struggled to take charge in the first six. Rajasthan have conceded more than 50 runs seven times in eight matches, with three of those being above 60. Two of those are the highest conceded in the tournament so far - they gave away 76 against the otherwise abject Punjab, and 69 against Mumbai. Punjab have struggled to take wickets in the first six, which has hurt them quite badly - they concede almost 50 runs per wicket, which is much higher than their batting average.

Teams in the first six overs with bat and ball

Team	Batting average	Batting run rate	Bowling average	Economy rate	Ave diff	RR diff
Mumbai Indians	66.33	9.47	30.90	8.09	35.43	1.38
Deccan Chargers	27.25	9.08	19.46	7.02	7.79	2.06
Delhi Daredevils	28.86	9.02	22.47	7.95	6.39	1.07
Royal Challengers Bangalore	67.00	7.97	56.00	8.00	11.00	-0.03
Rajasthan Royals	26.92	7.85	42.45	9.72	-15.53	-1.87
Kings XI Punjab	27.08	7.73	49.42	8.23	-22.34	-0.50
Chennai Super Kings	35.70	7.43	40.30	8.39	-4.60	-0.96
Kolkata Knight Riders	23.76	7.35	27.83	7.95	-4.07	-0.60

Not surprisingly, Tendulkar is right on top of the run-scorers' list in the first six. He's made 163 of his 314 runs - that's more than 50% - during the Powerplay overs. He has only been dismissed once during this period, which gives him an exceptional average of 163, and those runs have come at a rate of 9.40 per over. Kallis follows, with an average that's almost as good, though the strike rate is quite a bit lower. Sehwag, Gilchrist and Warner are the others with a strike rate of 10 or more runs per over, while Murali Vijay has crept into the top 10 too, thanks to his superb knock against Bangalore.

Top batsmen in the first six overs (sorted by runs scored)

Batsman	Runs	Balls	Dismissals	Average	Run rate
Sachin Tendulkar	163	104	1	163.00	9.40
Jacques Kallis	158	126	1	158.00	7.52
Virender Sehwag	157	91	5	31.40	10.35
Naman Ojha	149	108	5	29.80	8.27
Matthew Hayden	144	109	4	36.00	7.92
Adam Gilchrist	133	70	5	26.60	11.40
Manish Pandey	120	99	2	60.00	7.27
David Warner	120	72	3	40.00	10.00
Michael Lumb	110	78	3	36.67	8.46
Murali Vijay	99	65	1	99.00	9.13

Among the bowlers, Chaminda Vaas has been outstanding, which makes his omission from the team quite inexplicable. He has bowled 72 deliveries in the Powerplay overs, and taken seven wickets at an average of 8.14 and an economy rate of 4.75. All of that has been achieved with clever changes of pace, length, and some swing. Dirk Nannes has an excellent economy rate too, but he has only managed two wickets in 78 deliveries.

Top bowlers in the first six overs (sorted by econ rate; qual: 8 overs)

Bowler	Balls bowled	Runs conceded	Wickets	Average	Econ rate
Chaminda Vaas	72	57	7	8.14	4.75
Dirk Nannes	78	64	2	32.00	4.92
Lasith Malinga	54	54	4	13.50	6.00
Praveen Kumar	84	100	1	100.00	7.14
Albie Morkel	84	107	3	35.67	7.64
Ryan McLaren	60	78	1	78.00	7.80
Zaheer Khan	78	102	2	51.00	7.84
Sreesanth	60	79	3	26.33	7.90

The Powerplay kings, and other IPL stats:A look at some of the key stats from the third IPL, halfway into the tournament

The IPL's third edition is almost at the halfway stage, with 29 out of 60 matches out of the way, and it's time to check out some of the key stats from the tournament so far. With the matches coming back to India after a gap of a year, it was expected that batsmen would have a better time than in the previous edition in South Africa, and that's exactly how it's turned out so far.

At the same stage of the tournament in 2008, batsmen had averaged a touch under 26 runs per wicket and 8.32 runs per over; the stats are pretty similar this year too, with the average rising fractionally to 26.05 but the run rate decreasing marginally to 8.21. In South Africa, of course, the batsmen struggled much more, with the average below 23 and the run rate less than eight.

The other interesting stat is the number of boundaries in these three editions at the halfway mark. The numbers this year are again closer to 2008 than to last year, with more fours and sixes being struck in the first edition than in this one so far - after 29 matches, there were 882 fours and 308 sixes in 2008, compared with 850 fours and 285 sixes this year. The difference is especially stark with 2009, especially in the number of fours - the quicker outfields in India have led to a 39% increase in the number of fours over last year. For the crowds, it has clearly been more entertainment this year.

After 29 matches in the three IPLs

Year	Runs	Wkts	Average	Run rate	4s	6s
2008	9078	350	25.93	8.32	882	308
2009	7655	340	22.51	7.56	613	248
2010	9251	355	26.05	8.21	850	285

Comparing the run rates of teams over the three IPLs it's clear that Mumbai Indians have moved ahead of the pack this year in terms of their run rate - they are the only team to have scored in excess of nine runs per over, thanks primarily to the outstanding form of their captain. Theirs has been a significant improvement from 2009, when they only managed a rate of 7.40.

The other team whose batting has improved significantly is Bangalore - their average runs per wicket has almost doubled from 2008, while the run rate too is much better than it was in the last two years.

For some of the other teams, the graphs have moved in the opposite direction: Kolkata's run rate continues to languish, while Punjab's batting woes are reflected in their batting average, which has dropped from 31.18 in 2008 to 20.44 this year. Quite remarkably, Delhi have exactly the same run rate this year as in 2008.

Team-wise batting stats for the teams in all three years

Team	2008 - Average	Run rate	2009 - Average	Run rate	2010 - Average	Run rate
Mumbai Indians	26.32	8.34	23.13	7.40	29.16	9.15
Delhi Daredevils	27.44	8.48	28.41	7.73	27.70	8.48
Royal Challengers Bangalore	18.70	7.43	21.50	7.35	36.16	8.43
Rajasthan Royals	29.55	8.74	18.15	6.82	22.56	8.10
Deccan Chargers	23.96	8.29	23.84	7.90	22.32	8.15
Kolkata Knight Riders	22.06	7.79	24.40	7.20	26.02	7.31
Chennai Super Kings	31.88	8.44	27.54	8.10	29.31	8.15
Kings XI Punjab	31.18	8.81	22.16	7.19	20.44	7.93

Among the bowling units, the averages for Deccan and Bangalore have improved considerably over the first. Punjab, though, have struggled for wickets, with their average being the highest among all teams.

Team-wise bowling stats for all sides in all three years

Team	2008 - Average	Econ rate	2009 - Average	Econ rate	2010 - Average	Econ rate
Mumbai Indians	22.29	8.05	22.24	7.23	25.27	8.34
Delhi Daredevils	23.15	8.34	20.35	7.54	21.08	8.19
Royal Challengers Bangalore	33.90	8.42	26.31	7.51	26.00	7.71
Rajasthan Royals	22.04	7.89	21.04	7.02	26.71	8.36
Deccan Chargers	34.35	8.70	21.70	7.52	24.82	8.36
Kolkata Knight Riders	24.54	8.05	33.16	7.87	29.56	7.89
Chennai Super Kings	27.61	8.42	22.02	7.54	26.20	8.27
Kings XI Punjab	25.44	8.54	24.81	7.58	32.05	8.58

The Powerplay stars

And now here's a closer look at some of the key stats from IPL 2010. We start with team and individual performances in the Powerplay overs (other aspects will be examined in subsequent articles over the next couple of weeks).

Mumbai have been absolute champions in the first six overs with the bat, with Sachin Tendulkar leading the way quite emphatically (more details on that in the next table). They've averaged almost nine-and-a-half runs per over, and more than 66 runs per wicket in these overs. Deccan and Delhi have been the other teams to average nine-plus with the bat, thanks to Adam Gilchrist, Virender Sehwag and David Warner. Deccan have been especially good with both bat and ball in the first six, averaging an economy rate of a shade over seven - the difference between their batting and bowling run rates is more than two, which suggests they've been pretty ordinary through the rest of the overs - to finish with three wins and as many losses in the first six matches. Bangalore have an exceptionally high average in the first six, thanks to their top-notch old guard, Jacques Kallis.

On the other hand, Rajasthan and Punjab have struggled to take charge in the first six. Rajasthan have conceded more than 50 runs seven times in eight matches, with three of those being above 60. Two of those are the highest conceded in the tournament so far - they gave away 76 against the otherwise abject Punjab, and 69 against Mumbai. Punjab have struggled to take wickets in the first six, which has hurt them quite badly - they concede almost 50 runs per wicket, which is much higher than their batting average.

Teams in the first six overs with bat and ball

Team	Batting average	Batting run rate	Bowling average	Economy rate	Ave diff	RR diff
Mumbai Indians	66.33	9.47	30.90	8.09	35.43	1.38
Deccan Chargers	27.25	9.08	19.46	7.02	7.79	2.06
Delhi Daredevils	28.86	9.02	22.47	7.95	6.39	1.07
Royal Challengers Bangalore	67.00	7.97	56.00	8.00	11.00	-0.03
Rajasthan Royals	26.92	7.85	42.45	9.72	-15.53	-1.87
Kings XI Punjab	27.08	7.73	49.42	8.23	-22.34	-0.50
Chennai Super Kings	35.70	7.43	40.30	8.39	-4.60	-0.96
Kolkata Knight Riders	23.76	7.35	27.83	7.95	-4.07	-0.60

Not surprisingly, Tendulkar is right on top of the run-scorers' list in the first six. He's made 163 of his 314 runs - that's more than 50% - during the Powerplay overs. He has only been dismissed once during this period, which gives him an exceptional average of 163, and those runs have come at a rate of 9.40 per over. Kallis follows, with an average that's almost as good, though the strike rate is quite a bit lower. Sehwag, Gilchrist and Warner are the others with a strike rate of 10 or more runs per over, while Murali Vijay has crept into the top 10 too, thanks to his superb knock against Bangalore.

Top batsmen in the first six overs (sorted by runs scored)

Batsman	Runs	Balls	Dismissals	Average	Run rate
Sachin Tendulkar	163	104	1	163.00	9.40
Jacques Kallis	158	126	1	158.00	7.52
Virender Sehwag	157	91	5	31.40	10.35
Naman Ojha	149	108	5	29.80	8.27
Matthew Hayden	144	109	4	36.00	7.92
Adam Gilchrist	133	70	5	26.60	11.40
Manish Pandey	120	99	2	60.00	7.27
David Warner	120	72	3	40.00	10.00
Michael Lumb	110	78	3	36.67	8.46
Murali Vijay	99	65	1	99.00	9.13

Among the bowlers, Chaminda Vaas has been outstanding, which makes his omission from the team quite inexplicable. He has bowled 72 deliveries in the Powerplay overs, and taken seven wickets at an average of 8.14 and an economy rate of 4.75. All of that has been achieved with clever changes of pace, length, and some swing. Dirk Nannes has an excellent economy rate too, but he has only managed two wickets in 78 deliveries.

Top bowlers in the first six overs (sorted by econ rate; qual: 8 overs)

Bowler	Balls bowled	Runs conceded	Wickets	Average	Econ rate
Chaminda Vaas	72	57	7	8.14	4.75
Dirk Nannes	78	64	2	32.00	4.92
Lasith Malinga	54	54	4	13.50	6.00
Praveen Kumar	84	100	1	100.00	7.14
Albie Morkel	84	107	3	35.67	7.64
Ryan McLaren	60	78	1	78.00	7.80
Zaheer Khan	78	102	2	51.00	7.84
Sreesanth	60	79	3	26.33	7.90

Indian Premier League 2009/10 / Fixtures

Date and Time	Match	Weather
Fri Mar 12 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	1st match - Deccan Chargers v Kolkata Knight Riders Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai	N/A
Sat Mar 13 09:30 GMT | 15:00 local 15:00 IST	2nd match - Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan Royals Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai	N/A
Sat Mar 13 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	3rd match - Kings XI Punjab v Delhi Daredevils Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh	N/A
Sun Mar 14 10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 16:00 IST	4th match - Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bangalore Eden Gardens, Kolkata	N/A
Sun Mar 14 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	5th match - Chennai Super Kings v Deccan Chargers MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai	N/A
Mon Mar 15 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	6th match - Rajasthan Royals v Delhi Daredevils Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad	N/A
Tue Mar 16 10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 16:00 IST	7th match - Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kings XI Punjab M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	N/A
Tue Mar 16 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	8th match - Kolkata Knight Riders v Chennai Super Kings Eden Gardens, Kolkata	N/A
Wed Mar 17 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	9th match - Delhi Daredevils v Mumbai Indians Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi	N/A
Thu Mar 18 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	10th match - Royal Challengers Bangalore v Rajasthan Royals M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	N/A
Fri Mar 19 10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 16:00 IST	11th match - Delhi Daredevils v Chennai Super Kings Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi	N/A
Fri Mar 19 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	12th match - Deccan Chargers v Kings XI Punjab Barabati Stadium, Cuttack	N/A
Sat Mar 20 10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 16:00 IST	13th match - Rajasthan Royals v Kolkata Knight Riders Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad	N/A
Sat Mar 20 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	14th match - Mumbai Indians v Royal Challengers Bangalore Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai	N/A
Sun Mar 21 10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 16:00 IST	15th match - Deccan Chargers v Delhi Daredevils Barabati Stadium, Cuttack	N/A
Sun Mar 21 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	16th match - Chennai Super Kings v Kings XI Punjab MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai	N/A
Mon Mar 22 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	17th match - Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai	N/A
Tue Mar 23 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	18th match - Royal Challengers Bangalore v Chennai Super Kings M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	N/A
Wed Mar 24 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	19th match - Kings XI Punjab v Rajasthan Royals Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh	N/A
Thu Mar 25 10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 16:00 IST	20th match - Royal Challengers Bangalore v Delhi Daredevils M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	N/A
Thu Mar 25 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	21st match - Mumbai Indians v Chennai Super Kings Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai	N/A
Fri Mar 26 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	22nd match - Rajasthan Royals v Deccan Chargers Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad	N/A
Sat Mar 27 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	23rd match - Kings XI Punjab v Kolkata Knight Riders Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh	N/A
Sun Mar 28 10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 16:00 IST	24th match - Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad	N/A
Sun Mar 28 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	25th match - Deccan Chargers v Mumbai Indians Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai	N/A
Mon Mar 29 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	26th match - Delhi Daredevils v Kolkata Knight Riders Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi	N/A
Tue Mar 30 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	27th match - Mumbai Indians v Kings XI Punjab Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai	N/A
Wed Mar 31 10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 16:00 IST	28th match - Chennai Super Kings v Royal Challengers Bangalore MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai	N/A
Wed Mar 31 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	29th match - Delhi Daredevils v Rajasthan Royals Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi	N/A
Thu Apr 1 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	30th match - Kolkata Knight Riders v Deccan Chargers Eden Gardens, Kolkata	N/A
Fri Apr 2 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	31st match - Kings XI Punjab v Royal Challengers Bangalore Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh	N/A
Sat Apr 3 10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 16:00 IST	32nd match - Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai	N/A
Sat Apr 3 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	33rd match - Mumbai Indians v Deccan Chargers Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai	N/A
Sun Apr 4 10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 16:00 IST	34th match - Kolkata Knight Riders v Kings XI Punjab Eden Gardens, Kolkata	N/A
Sun Apr 4 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	35th match - Delhi Daredevils v Royal Challengers Bangalore Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi	N/A
Mon Apr 5 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	36th match - Deccan Chargers v Rajasthan Royals Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur	N/A
Tue Apr 6 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	37th match - Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai	25 - 35° C Forecast Mostly Cloudy Click here for 10-day-Forecast
Wed Apr 7 10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 16:00 IST	38th match - Rajasthan Royals v Kings XI Punjab Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur	25 - 40° C Forecast Mostly Sunny Click here for 10-day-Forecast
Wed Apr 7 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	39th match - Kolkata Knight Riders v Delhi Daredevils Eden Gardens, Kolkata	25 - 36° C Forecast Partly Cloudy Click here for 10-day-Forecast
Thu Apr 8 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	40th match - Royal Challengers Bangalore v Deccan Chargers M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	20 - 33° C Forecast Partly Cloudy Click here for 10-day-Forecast
Fri Apr 9 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	41st match - Kings XI Punjab v Mumbai Indians Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh	20 - 36° C Forecast Partly Cloudy Click here for 10-day-Forecast
Sat Apr 10 10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 16:00 IST	42nd match - Deccan Chargers v Chennai Super Kings Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur	26 - 43° C Forecast Mostly Cloudy Click here for 10-day-Forecast
Sat Apr 10 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	43rd match - Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kolkata Knight Riders M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	20 - 33° C Forecast Cloudy Click here for 10-day-Forecast
Sun Apr 11 10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 16:00 IST	44th match - Delhi Daredevils v Kings XI Punjab Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi	23 - 40° C Forecast Partly Cloudy Click here for 10-day-Forecast
Sun Apr 11 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	45th match - Rajasthan Royals v Mumbai Indians Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur	24 - 41° C Forecast Partly Cloudy Click here for 10-day-Forecast
Mon Apr 12 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	46th match - Deccan Chargers v Royal Challengers Bangalore Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur	N/A
Tue Apr 13 10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 16:00 IST	47th match - Mumbai Indians v Delhi Daredevils Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai	N/A
Tue Apr 13 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	48th match - Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai	N/A
Wed Apr 14 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	49th match - Rajasthan Royals v Royal Challengers Bangalore Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur	N/A
Thu Apr 15 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	50th match - Chennai Super Kings v Delhi Daredevils MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai	N/A
Fri Apr 16 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	51st match - Kings XI Punjab v Deccan Chargers Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharmasala	N/A
Sat Apr 17 10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 16:00 IST	52nd match - Royal Challengers Bangalore v Mumbai Indians M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	N/A
Sat Apr 17 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	53rd match - Kolkata Knight Riders v Rajasthan Royals Eden Gardens, Kolkata	N/A
Sun Apr 18 10:30 GMT | 16:00 local 16:00 IST	54th match - Kings XI Punjab v Chennai Super Kings Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharmasala	N/A
Sun Apr 18 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	55th match - Delhi Daredevils v Deccan Chargers Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi	N/A
Mon Apr 19 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	56th match - Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians Eden Gardens, Kolkata	N/A
Wed Apr 21 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	Semi-Final - TBC v TBC M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	N/A
Thu Apr 22 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	Semi-Final - TBC v TBC M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	N/A
Sat Apr 24 14:30 GMT | 20:00 local 20:00 IST	3rd Place Play-off - TBC v TBC Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai	N/A
Sun Apr 25 15:00 GMT | 20:30 local 20:30 IST	Final - TBC v TBC Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai	N/A

Deccan undone by Warne magic

Shane Warne produced the old magic, and Rajasthan Royals yet again defied the odds to stun Deccan Chargers and maintain their incredible IPL record of always defending a 150-plus total. Even after Warne turned in career-best figures, Deccan were in control going into the final over of the match,

with Rohit Sharma still there with a level-headed half-century. But Deccan bungled the simple job of getting six runs in the last six deliveries, losing their heads and three wickets to be bowled out off the penultimate ball.

Deccan have been abject with the ball and bat towards the end of the innings all tournament, but were in top form bowling in the final five overs of the first match in Nagpur. They snatched six wickets and gave away only 31 runs to keep Rajasthan to what seemed a gettable target after Shane Watson had bashed his second consecutive half-century to put Warne's boys seemingly on track for 180.

However, this proved to be of no avail as Adam Gilchrist's team couldn't correct their miserable record while batting at the death. In the face of a bewitching spell from Warne, Rohit kept Deccan relentlessly on course to a victory, and the match seemed over after the penultimate over from Morne Morkel was belted for 13 runs.

Match Meter DC RP's opening over: Returning after a week, RP Singh strikes twice in his first over, the third of the innings, getting openers Michael Lumb and Naman Ojha to give catches to Ryan Harris. DC RR Yusuf falls cheaply: Shane Watson and Faiz Fazal had set the stage for a Yusuf Pathan onslaught, but he lasts only seven deliveries, falling to a short ball from Harris to leave Rajasthan at 103 for 3 in the 13th. DC Watson holes out: Towards the end of the innings, Watson was the only remaining batsman to take advantage, but he exits in the 17th over and Rajasthan slide to 136 for 7. DC Gilchrist comes out blazing: Chasing a moderate target, a Gilchrist cameo powered Deccan to 48 by the end of the fifth over. DC RR Warne hoodwinks tail: Deccan seem to be cruising to a victory when Warne takes out Azhar Bilakhia and Harris in the 18th over to reduce them to 141 for 7 and keep Rajasthan's hopes alive. DC Rohit blasts Morkel: A straight delivery from Morkel is bludgeoned by Rohit for a straight six bringing the equation to a gettable seven off seven deliveries. RR Trivedi keeps his nerve: Rajasthan's turnaround is complete when Siddharth Trivedi sends down a cool final over; the final three Deccan wickets fall in three consecutive deliveries to hand the game to Rajasthan Advantage Honours even

Rajasthan medium-pacer Siddharth Trivedi had different ideas though. There was little sign of the drama to come when he was penalised for a bouncer off the second ball to make the equation a simple four runs off five deliveries with three wickets in hand. RP Singh swung-and-missed the next one before miscuing a slower delivery to mid-on, where Morkel ran back to hang on to a smart catch. Harmeet Singh's run-out followed when Rohit wanted to get back on strike, attempting a non-existent second off an overthrow. The Deccan capitulation was complete on the next ball: Rohit slicing a lofted drive to the man at sweeper cover. Yet again, Rajasthan had come back from the dead, and a brilliant innings from Rohit ended with him flinging his bat to the ground in frustration.

The comeback had started with Warne's assortment of tricks. Coming on when Deccan needed 68 off 54, with only three wickets down, he willed his team on with a vintage display of legspin bowling. It seemed the struggles of this season would continue when he was dispatched for boundaries on dragging a couple of deliveries short, but all that changed when he had the left-handed Anirudh Singh inside-edging a legspinner onto the pad. The next ball was a slider, which took the outside edge and wicketkeeper Naman Ojha latched on to a sharp catch.

Warne was at his best after that, with the unusual sight of a spinner bowling with a slip and silly point towards the end of a tight Twenty20. His range of legbreaks took out Dwayne Smith and two tailenders in the next two overs setting the stage for Trivedi's heroics.

Deccan are now staring at elimination, but a controlled innings from the usually explosive Rohit had seemingly brought them firmly back into the semi-final race. His knock was less about the Hollywood hits and more about smart placement illustrated by the ninth over from Aditya Dole: there was a fine glance for four, besides four in-the-gap twos and a couple of legbyes as well.

Rohit's effort came after contrasting performances from Deccan's two big Australian stars. Gilchrist kickstarted the chase with typical haste, his familiar clean, quick swings of the bat resulting in a hurricane 34, while Andrew Symonds turned in an unconvincing 20-ball 15. No other Deccan batsman made it to double digits.

After winning the toss, Rajasthan were disappointed with their batting effort after two Deccan bowlers who have had indifferent tournaments - RP and Harmeet - had good outings, and Ryan Harris also justified his selection ahead of fast bowlers Chaminda Vaas and Kemar Roach.

Rajasthan's troubles started after Watson and Faiz Fazal had shepherded them to 94 by the 11th over. Their brutal hitter Yusuf Pathan walked in at that stage, but Harris exploited the familiar failing against the short ball to nip him out with a delivery that jagged into Yusuf, who could only jab it to backward point to exit for 5.

Watson blasted his way to his second half-century in two matches but wickets were tumbling around him. Harmeet got a couple of wickets in the 16th over, and Watson was undone by a slower bouncer from RP in the next. Warne was caught short by a direct hit and Trivedi holed out off the penultimate delivery to complete Rajasthan's slump from 103 for 3 to 159 all out. It didn't look an adequate total then, but the Rajasthan bowlers delivered to get the team back on track for a semi-final place.