http://www.iplpulse.com – After five weeks of exhilarating cricket, the Indian Premier League (IPL) will draw to a close in an electrifying closing ceremony at Wanderers Cricket Stadium in Johannesburg Sunday. “The closing ceremony is going to be spectacular,” IPL media director Trevor Jones told BuaNews Friday. The two teams that will play in the final would only be known after the semi-final matches are complete. Read more »

http://www.iplpulse.com – With their semi-final hopes dead and buried, Mumbai Indians will play for pride as they take on table-toppers Delhi Daredevils in their last league encounter of the Indian Premier League on Thursday. Languishing at seventh place, Sachin Tendulkar’s men will look to end their campaign on a positive note. Mumbai had made a blistering start to their IPL2 campaign when they defeated Chennai Super Kings in the opener but four weeks down the line they find themselves bruised and battered as they could manage only five wins against seven loses to bag 11 points from 13 matches. Read more »

http://www.iplpulse.com – The seven-wicket victory over Chennai Super Kings may have lifted some of the gloom in the Kolkata Knight Riders’ beleaguered camp but is not welcome news for Rajasthan Royals, who face the Brendon McCullum-led side in their must-win last league encounter, here on Wednesday. Read more »

http://www.iplpulse.com – If Shane Warne had been a movie star, he’d be the lead protagonist of a remake of The Last Waltz that would probably be playing at this theatre called IPL. He’s got all that it takes - fame, charisma, talent, a successful career and even that bad-boy image they so love. There’s one hitch though. If his ‘Last Waltz’ has to become a hit here, he’ll have to bring out all that’s there in his box full of magic. Read more »

http://www.iplpulse.com – It all came back for the Knight Riders, albeit a little too late. All the gumption that Shah Rukh Khan expected from his Knights was there to be seen as Brendon McCullum’s boys made a fabulous chase of a huge 189-run target to notch up their second win of the tournament. Read more »