The Rajasthan Royals continued their good form thus far in the Indian Premier League, demolishing the Mumbai Indians by a hefty 87 runs on Wednesday, after Ajinkya Rahane did the job with the bat and an all-round effort with the ball.
The Sunrisers Hyderabad pulled off their fourth win in six games on Wednesday, defending a total against Pune Warriors that shouldn't have been sufficient, thanks to a four-wicket over from Amit Mishra.
The Delhi Daredevils showed huge amounts of fight on Tuesday, but ended up losing in a Super Over to the Royal Challengers Bangalore to remain without a win and at the bottom of the IPL table.
The Kings XI Punjab added another nail to the Kolkata Knight Riders' title defence, managing to defend a middling score despite a half century from Gautam Gambhir and a hat-trick by Sunil Narine.
Pune Warriors managed to pull off only their second win of the tournament on Monday, shocking the more fancied Chennai Super Kings by 24 runs, despite posting a middling score and missing a number of key players.
The Rajasthan Royals achieved a comfortable six-wicket victory over the Kings XI Punjab in Sunday's Indian Premier League clash at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
Ravindra Jadeja's inspired cameo carried the Chennai Super Kings to a four-wicket win over the Bangalore Royal Challengers in Saturday's Indian Premier League fixture.
An unbeaten 62 from Rohit Sharma and Mitchell Johnson's three key wickets afforded the Mumbai Indians a convincing 41-run triumph over the Pune Warriors in Saturday's Indian Premier League clash at the Wankhede Stadium.
The Delhi Daredevils slumped to their fourth successive defeat of the 2013 Indian Premier League, while the Sunrisers Hyderabad romped to the top of the table on the back of Friday's three-wicket win at the Feroz Shah Kotla.
The Royal Challengers Bangalore's campaign gathered momentum on Thursday as they recorded an effortless eight-wicket win over the Kolkata Knight Riders, with Chris Gayle leading the charge with a half century.
Stunning half centuries from Dinesh Karthik and Rohit Sharma made sure the Mumbai Indians had plenty of runs in the bank as the Delhi Daredevils failed to record a win yet again, losing by 44 runs on Tuesday.
The Royal Challengers Bangalore ended the Hyderabad Sunrisers' ascent, beating them by seven wickets and with 14 balls to spare thanks to a brilliantly daring 93 not out by skipper Virat Kohli.
The Rajasthan Royals recorded their second victory in as many games in the IPL, beating the Kolkata Knight Riders by 19 runs on Monday to dent their title defence ambitions.
The Kings XI Punjab got their IPL campaign off to a positive start for the first time in six editions, beating the Pune Warriors by eight wickets and with nearly eight overs to spare on Sunday.
The Sunrisers Hyderabad recorded their second win in a row, this time over a very strong Royal Challengers Bangalore side, taking the game with a thrilling Super Over after the sides were locked in a tie on 130 runs each.
West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard was the star of the show on Saturday, contributing in all areas to lead the Mumbai Indians to a nine-run win over the Chennai Super Kings in thrilling circumstances.
Some superb death bowling from Kevon Cooper, and a half century earlier in the day from Rahul Dravid, made sure the Rajasthan Royals beat the more fancied Delhi Daredevils by just five runs on Saturday.
Three late wickets from South Africa fast bowler Dale Steyn, and three more from Amit Mishra, was enough to see the Sunrisers Hyderabad emerge victorious, against expectations, over the Pune Warriors by 22 runs on Friday.
Dinesh Karthik nearly spoilt the party, but Royal Challengers Bangalore kept their cool and completed a nail-biting two-run victory over the Mumbai Indians on Thursday.
Bangladesh pulled off their first ever win in Sri Lanka over the hosts, winning the third ODI in Pallekele by three wickets as rain reduced the target dramatically, nullifying Tillakaratne Dilshan's century.
