Indian Premier League Chairman Lalit Modi dismissed reports that the second edition of the Twenty20 extravaganza would be co-hosted by England, saying the IPL is a domestic league with global appeal and would be played only on Indian soil. "Right off the drawing board we were certain that the Indian Premier League was not just a domestic league with limited appeal for the Indian cricket fan but a global league that would draw in viewer ship across a global diaspora of fans from around the world, making the IPL one of the most watched sporting spectacles in modern day sport," Modi said.

Manoj Tiwary and Sourav Ganguly blasted half-centuries to set up a convincing 39-run win for the Kolkata Knight Riders over bottom side Kings XI Punjab in game 23 of the 2010 Indian Premier League in Mohali.

Mumbai: Suresh Raina plonked an unbeaten half-century to set the Mumbai Indians a challenging 169-run stand in the IPL final at the DY Patil Satadium on Sunday. After keeping a tight lid on Chennai for the first half of the innings, Mumbai slipped at the death as Raina went berserk to hit 57 not out off just 35 balls.

The Decan Chargers will take on The Royal Challengers Bangalore in the third/fourth place play-off this year, on Saturday 24th April (start time 14:30 GMT). Last year these teams battled it out in the final in a game that saw Deccan lift the IPL trophy for the first time.