Giving a new twist to the controversy over the Sawai Mansingh wicket here, Rajasthan Royals skipper Shane Warne today termed the 'instructions' to make a new strip for the side's remaining home games

Their play-off hopes dented by two consecutive defeats, Rajasthan Royals need to do something special to tame a rampaging Chris Gayle as they prepare to clash with Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their next IPL match here on Wednesday.

Deccan Chargers won the toss and decided to bat against Pune Warriors in their Indian Premier League match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here on Tuesday.

Deccan Chargers posted 136 for eight against Pune Warriors in their Indian Premier League match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here on Tuesday.

Pune Warriors India defeated Deccan Chargers by six wickets in an Indian Premier League match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here on Tuesday.

Mumbai Indians captain Sachin Tendulkar won the toss and elected to bowl first against Kings XI Punjab in an Indian Premier League match here on Tuesday.

Mumbai Indians captain Sachin Tendulkar won the toss and elected to bowl first against Kings XI Punjab in an Indian Premier League match on Tuesday.

Kings XI Punjab: Adam Gilchrist (capt), Paul Valth

Languishing at the bottom of the points table, Deccan Chargers and Pune Warriors would be playing for pride when they square off in an Indian Premier League match here on Tuesday.

Assured of a berth in the play-offs, table-toppers Mumbai Indians will start outright favourites when they take on bottom-ranked Kings XI Punjab in an Indian Premier League encounter at the PCA stadium here on Tuesday.

Virender Sehwag has been ruled out of the rest of the IPL matches this season as he will undergo a surgery on his injured shoulder, a development which may also make him unavailable for India's fort