Ricky Ponting conceded Michael Hussey might be flown in to replace an injured Doug Bollinger. Left-arm pace bowler Bollinger had to return home to Australia after sustaining an injury but Cricket Australia's National Selection Panel are yet to announce a replacement. Ponting hinted...

Australia batsman Mike Hussey is certain his hamstring injury has fully healed and is desperate to repay the faith shown in him after his call-up to the ICC Cricket World Cup squad. Hussey was announced as Australia's replacement for injured paceman Doug Bollinger on Sunday night, and will...

BANGALORE ROYAL CHALLENGERS Key batsmen: AB de Villiers, Virat Kohli, Tillakaratne Dilshan Key bowlers: Zaheer Khan, Dirk Nannes, Daniel Vettori Best: Runners-up, 2009 Last year: Third Chances: Any team with De Villiers and Dilshan, whose stock rose as he finished top runscorer in...

Chasing a modest 143 for victory, Pune lost four wickets for 40 and in the end could reach only 117 for nine against a disciplined bowling from the home side led by Albie Morkel (three for 29) and Doug Bollinger (two for 20). Earlier, batting first after losing the toss, Chennai openers Hussey...

The defending champions restricted Pune to 141 for six - thanks to a three-wicket haul from Doug Bollinger - and then chased down the target with three balls to spare. Earlier, batting first after winning the toss, Pune had a disastrous start losing four top-order wickets for 41 inside eight...

Batting first, the Super Kings amassed 196 for three thanks to some fast scoring from Michael Hussey (46), Murali Vijay (53), Suresh Raina (43) and skipper MS Dhoni (41 not out). The Royals then lost key wickets at regular intervals and despite a fighting 52 off 36 balls from Ajinkya Rahane,...

Murali Vijay made 95 from 52 balls and Michael Hussey 63 from 45 in an IPL-record opening stand of 159 to set up Chennai's total of 205 for five - the highest in IPL finals. Bangalore were never in the hunt after Chris Gayle went in the first over, and subsided to 147 for eight. Vijay...

Australia 192 for 3 (Watson 69, Clarke 53*, Ponting 53) beat Sri Lanka 191 (Randiv 41, Johnson 6-31) by seven wickets Mitchell Johnson produced the fourth-best figures in Australia's one-day history to set his team on the path to a seven-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in Pallekele. After...

Doug Bollinger (3-35) led the way as Australia dismissed Sri Lanka for a below par 208. Sri Lanka were in trouble at 77 for four when Mahela Jayawardene and Dinesh Chandimal fell in quick succession, but Sangakkara (52) combined with Angelo Mathews (35) to add 63 for the fifth wicket. Former...

It is not raining, it is absolutely pouring for MS Dhoni. On a night that everything was going to script for Dhoni's side - the toss was won on a slow track, Michael Hussey had scored 81 to set up a more-than-competitive total, the slower bowlers had choked the Mumbai Indians innings off,...