With virtually nothing to play for, and closest chasers’ Chennai Super Kings game in Bengaluru under threat from the weather, league leaders Mumbai Indians slipped to a 51-run defeat at the hands of Kings XI Punjab at the HPCA Stadium here on Saturday.

The contest between Pune Warriors India and Delhi Daredevils may be inconsequential with regard to the outcome of the Indian Premier League but the two eliminated sides have everything to play for at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium here on Sunday.

As the two bottom-placed teams wrap up a tiring season on Sunday with little success to soothe them, one man who will be fresh and hungry for the last game is Delhi Daredevils’ wicketkeeper batsman C.M. Gautam.

His back against the wall after the IPL spot-fixing scandal, BCCI president N. Srinivasan has not ruled out filing a criminal complaint against the arrested “dirty cricketers”, insisting that no one is hurting more than him because of the crisis. “If permitted, we will file a criminal case against them,” said Srinivasan on being asked whether the BCCI would file a case against the arrested players.

While the Delhi Police is investigating whether spot-fixing took place in Indian Premier League matches other than the three matches in which three of its players were allegedly involved, it is reliab

Shocked and saddened by the unfolding “spot-fixing” sage involving three Rajasthan Royals players, Kings XI Punjab captain Adam Gilchrist said that given the levels of awareness about the issue, there

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Former Pakistan players feel that the recent spot-fixing scandal has further tarnished the image of the game of cricket and has rocked the ongoing Indian Premier League.

“Massive wicket!” screamed the big screen, and it indeed was, for Rajasthan Royals’ allrounder Shane Watson had just been dismissed by Sunrisers Hyderabad allrounder Thisara Perera in a chase of 137.

Veteran Australian wicketkeeper and Kings XI skipper Adam Gilchrist has said that he will not play in the IPL any more after the end of the current season.