Yuvraj-led KXIP beat Bangalore comfortably

RCB (Shar)made three changes to their playing eleven – Rajesh Bishnoi, Karn and Dale Steyn made way for Ross Taylor, Vinay Kumar and Pankaj Singh.

KXIP made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Taruwar Kohli and Vikramjeet Malik made way for Wilkin Mota and Ranadeb Bose.

On winning the toss, Kevin Pietersen, RCB’s skipper, chose to bat.

The first Powerplay of RCB’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 49, and lost three wickets.

Uthappa, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Seven balls (Rob)into the match, he was caught by Yuvraj Singh, KXIP’s skipper. Irfan Pathan broke the six-run stand.

Jesse Ryder, whose 21-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 32. Twenty-five balls (Abdul)later, Yusuf broke the 42-run stand.

The third-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Pietersen, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Karan Goel off the bowling of Abdulla.

RCB scored 50 off 6.1 overs (37 balls). KXIP had conceded an extra at that point.

Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. RCB had scored 71 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Jacques Kallis had scored 30, Rahul Dravid was batting on eight.

Dravid, who faced 13 balls, eventually scored 10. Twenty-nine balls after Pietersen’s dismissal, he was caught by V R V Singh. Piyush Chawla broke the 25-run stand.

RCB scored 100 off 13.4 overs (82 balls). KXIP had conceded an extra at that point.

Kallis’ half-century – which included four boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 38 balls.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 29 balls. While Kallis’ contribution to the partnership was 28, Taylor’s contribution to it was 19. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.

Kallis, whose 46-ball innings included five boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes, eventually scored 62. Thirty-six balls after Dravid’s dismissal, he was caught by Mahela Jayawardene. Abdulla broke the 61-run partnership.

Virat Kohli, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Seven balls later, he was caught by Ravi Bopara, the player of the match. V R V broke the eight-run stand.

RCB scored 150 off 18.1 overs (109 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave KXIP no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Taylor, whose 22-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 35. Half-a-dozen balls after Virat’s dismissal, he was caught by Jayawardene. Abdulla broke the 17-run stand.

Although his innings included a six, Praveen Kumar had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored 13. Three balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Pathan, who broke the three-run stand.

Vinay, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

The ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Pankaj, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was dismissed by Pathan.

Anil Kumble, whose three-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. He was unbeaten.

KXIP eventually conceded eight extras. RCB scored 168 for the loss of nine wickets off 20 overs.

Bopara, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded four.

Bose, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 24.

Yuvraj, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 28.

Chawla, who bowled four overs, conceded 19. He picked up a wicket.

Pathan, who bowled four overs, conceded 35. He picked up three wickets.

Abdulla, who bowled four overs, conceded 31. He picked up four scalps.

The first Powerplay of KXIP’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 44, without the loss of a wicket.

KXIP’s openers put on 50 off 6.1 overs (37 balls). RCB had conceded 10 extras at that point. While Bopara’s contribution to the partnership was 22, Goel’s contribution to it was 18.

KXIP’s openers eventually put on 52. Goel, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored 19. Forty balls into the chase, Vinay and Uthappa ran him out.

Ten overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. KXIP had scored 80 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Bopara had scored 31, Kumar Sangakkara had scored 19.

Sangakkara, whose 18-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 26. Thirty-five balls after Goel’s dismissal, he was caught by Pankaj. Kumble broke the 40-run partnership.

KXIP scored 100 off 13.4 overs (82 balls). RCB had conceded 11 extras at that point.

Bopara’s half-century – which included three boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 46 balls.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 28 balls. While Bopara’s contribution to the partnership was 34, Yuvraj’s contribution to it was 17. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

KXIP scored 150 off 17.3 overs (105 balls). RCB had conceded 11 extras at that point.

Bopara, whose 59-ball innings included four boundaries and five sixes, eventually scored 84. Thirty-four balls later, he was caught by Ryder. Kallis broke the 66-run partnership.

Yuvraj, whose 17-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 30. He was unbeaten, as was Jayawardene, who faced a ball, scoring a run.

RCB eventually conceded 13 extras. KXIP scored 173 for the loss of three wickets off 19 overs, won by seven wickets with an over to spare.

Vinay bowled a wicketless over, conceding four.

Ryder, Pankaj and Pietersen bowled a couple of wicketless overs apiece. They conceded 23, 20, and 16, respectively.

Praveen bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 36.

Kallis and Kumble bowled four overs each, picking up a scalp apiece. While the former conceded 51, the latter conceded 19.

RR, Kolkata tie; Warne delighted

RR made three changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Swapnil Asnodkar, Niraj and Tyron Henderson made way for a pair of Twenty20 debutants (Paul Valthaty and Abhishek Raut) and Rob Quiney.

KKR made four changes to their playing eleven – Aakash Chopra, Moises Henriques, Murali Kartik and Ashok Dinda made way for Sanjay Bangar, Ajit Agarkar, Ajantha Mendis and Twenty20 debutant Anureet Singh.

(Brend)On winning the toss, McCullum, KKR’s skipper, chose to field.

Rain interrupted the start of the match.

The first Powerplay of RR’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 54, and lost a couple of wickets.

Although his innings included a boundary, Valthaty had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored five. A couple of overs into the (Shar)match, he was caught by Ishant. Anureet broke the eight-run stand.

Quiney, who faced a couple of balls, scored half-a-dozen. His runs came by way of a six. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Chris Gayle. Sharma broke the six-run stand.

RR scored 50 off 5.5 overs (35 balls). KKR had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off (Smi)thirty-one balls. While Graeme’s contribution to the partnership was 10, the contribution of Yusuf Pathan, the player of the match, was 38. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple. 

Smith, whose 21-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored 15. Thirty-five balls after Quiney’s (Men)dismissal, he was caught by Gayle. The Sri Lankan spinner broke the 56-run partnership.

Pathan, whose 21-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 42. Five balls later, he was caught by Yashpal Singh. Mendis broke the three-run stand.

Ten overs into the match, RR had scored 78 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Ravindra Jadeja had scored five, Dimitri Mascarenhas had scored a run.

RR scored 100 off 14.2 overs (86 balls). KKR had conceded five extras at that point.

Jadeja, who faced 26 balls, eventually scored 22. Forty-four balls after Pathan’s dismissal, he was caught by Yashpal. Sharma broke the 39-run stand.

Mascarenhas, whose 28-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 27. Ten balls later, Anureet broke the 13-run stand.

Raut, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 21. He was unbeaten, as was Shane Warne, RR’s skipper, faced a couple of balls, scoring as many.

RR scored 150 (for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets) off 20 overs (120 balls). KKR had conceded 10 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Agarkar, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 14.

Sourav Ganguly, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 23.

Gayle, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 20.

Sharma, Anureet and Mendis bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. They conceded 36, 35, and 19, respectively.

The first Powerplay of KKR’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 38, and lost a wicket.

McCullum, who faced nine balls, scored just three. Four overs into the chase, he was caught by Kamran Khan. Mascarenhas broke the 25-run stand.

KKR scored 50 off 7.4 overs (46 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Gayle, whose 33-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and four sixes, scored 41. Twenty-six balls after McCullum’s dismissal, he was caught by Jadeja. Warne broke the 35-run stand.

Laxmi Ratan, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. Nine ballS(huk)later, he was caught by Mahesh Rawat. Needless to say, Khan was in seventh heaven.

Ten overs into the match, KKR had scored 67 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Brad Hodge had scored a couple, Ganguly hadn’t opened his account.

Hodge had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored five. Half-a-dozen balls after Shukla’s dismissal, he was caught by Rawat. Munaf Patel broke the four-run stand.

Bangar, who faced nine balls, scored just a couple. Nineteen balls later, he was caught by Smith. Khan broke the 23-run stand.

KKR scored 100 off 15.2 overs (92 balls). RR had conceded 13 extras at that point.

Yashpal, whose 18-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 20. Twenty-nine balls later, he was caught by Raut. Warne broke the 49-run stand.

Ganguly, whose 30-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 46. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Rawat. Khan broke the run-a-ball stand.

Agarkar, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

The eighth-wicket pair put on a run. Sharma, who faced a ball, scored a run. The next ball, Khan and Rawat ran him out. 

KKR scored 150 (for the loss of eight wickets) off 20 overs (121 balls). RR had conceded 18 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

As a result, the match ended in a tie, and had to be decided via a Super Over.

Jadeja, who bowled an over, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he was wicketless, as was Pathan, who bowled four overs, conceding 27.

Munaf, who bowled three overs, conceded 36. He picked up a wicket, as was Mascarenhas, who bowled four overs, including a maiden. He conceded 29.

Warne, who bowled four overs, conceded 25. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Khan, who bowled four overs, conceded 18. He picked up three scalps.

While Khan bowled the Super Over for RR, Gayle and McCullum faced it for KKR.

The Jamaican scored a run off the first ball, and the New Zealander scored one off the second.

A wide was conceded off the third ball, which was faced by Gayle.

It had to be bowled again, and he scored a boundary.

Fours were scored off the next two balls, and Gayle was caught by Quiney off the bowling of Khan for 13.

KKR scored 15 for the loss of a wicket off the Super Over.

Therefore, RR’s target was 16.

While Mendis bowled the Super Over for KKR, Pathan faced it for RR.

He scored a six off the first ball, a couple off the second, a six off the third, and a boundary off the fourth.

Hence, RR, who scored 18 without the loss of a wicket off four balls, won the one-over eliminator.

Sehwag-led DD beat Chennai narrowly

DD made one change to their playing eleven – Yo Mahesh made way for Ashish Nehra.

CSK made no changes to their playing eleven.

On winning the toss, Virender Sehwag, DD’s skipper, chose to bat.

The first Powerplay of DD’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 59, and lost a couple of wickets.

DD’s openers failed to get off the mark. Gautam Gambhir, who faced a ball, D(hon)idn’t open his account. A ball into the match, he was caught by Mahendra Singh, CSK’s skipper, off the bowling of Lakshmipathy Balaji.

Sehwag, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. (Mork)Eleven balls later, he was caught by Albie. Manpreet Gony broke the eight-run stand.

DD scored 50 off 5.3 overs (33 balls). CSK hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 23 balls. While the contribution of A B de Villiers, the player of the match, to the partnership was 14, Tillakaratne Dilshan’s contribution to it was 36. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Dilshan’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 24 balls.

He eventually faced 27 balls, failing to add to the aforementioned score. Thirty-nine balls after Sehwag’s dismissal, he was caught by Suresh Raina. Morkel broke the 68-run partnership.

Ten overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. DD had scored 90 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While de Villiers had scored 24, Dinesh Karthik was unbea‘ten’.

DD scored 100 off 11.2 overs (68 balls). CSK hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

Karthik, whose 16-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 18. Thirty-three balls after Dilshan’s dismissal, he was caught by Andrew Flintoff. Balaji broke the 38-run stand.

De Villiers’ half-century – which included a boundary and a couple of sixes – came off 35 balls.

DD scored 150 off 17.1 overs (103 balls). CSK had conceded an extra at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 26 balls. While de Villiers’ contribution to the partnership was 46, Manoj Tiwary’s contribution to it was eight. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

De Villiers’ ton – which included five boundaries and half-a-dozen sixes – came off 51 balls. He eventually scored 105 off 54 balls, and was unbeaten.

Tiwary, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Thirty-five balls after Karthik’s dismissal, he was caught by Flintoff. Balaji broke the 74-run partnership.

Daniel Vettori, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.

DD scored 189 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.

Joginder Sharma, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded eight.

Muttiah Muralitharan, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 26.

Flintoff, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 50.

Gony and Morkel bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 45, the latter conceded 41.

Balaji, who bowled four overs, conceded 19. He picked up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of CSK’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 61, and lost a wicket.

CSK’s openers put on 50 off 4.3 overs (27 balls). DD had conceded five extras at that point. While Parthiv Patel’s contribution to the partnership was 15, Matthew Hayden’s contribution to it was 32.

Patel, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 16. Thirty-two balls into the chase, he was caught by de Villiers. Pradeep Sangwan broke the 57-run partnership.

Hayden’s half-century – which included five boundaries and three sixes – came off 22 balls.

He eventually scored 57 off 27 balls. Sixteen balls after Patel’s dismissal, he was caught by Dirk Nannes. Sangwan broke the 33-run stand.

CSK scored 100 off 9.3 overs (58 balls). DD had conceded 12 extras at that point.

Ten overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. CSK had scored 106 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Raina had scored 17, Dhoni was batting on four.

Dhoni had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he eventually scored five. Fifteen balls after Hayden’s dismissal, he was caught by Karthik. Vettori broke the 18-run stand.

Raina, whose 27-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, scored 41. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by de Villiers. Sangwan broke the 31-run stand.

CSK scored 150 off 15.1 overs (92 balls). DD had conceded 14 extras at that point.

Flintoff, whose 17-ball innings included a boundary, scored 16. Eleven balls later, he was caught by the substitute, David Warner. Nehra broke the 17-run stand.

Morkel, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. He was unbeaten.

Subramaniam Badrinath, who faced eight balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 15 balls later, he was caught by Warner. Vettori broke the 12-run stand.

The seventh-wicket pair had no reason to be in seventh heaven – Gony, who faced two balls, scored half-a-dozen. His runs came by way of a six. Three balls later, Sehwag and Vettori ran him out.

The eighth-wicket pair put on four. Sharma, who faced three balls, scored four. Three balls later, Warner ran him out.

The ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Balaji did not face a ball. The next ball, Sangwan and Nannes ran him out.

Muralitharan, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. He was unbeaten.

DD eventually conceded 15 extras. CSK, who scored 180 for the loss of nine wickets off 20 overs, lost by nine runs.

Tiwary bowled a wicketless over, conceding 11.

Aavishkar Salvi bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 41.

Nannes bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 32.

Nehra bowled four overs, conceding 33. He picked up a wicket.

Vettori bowled four overs, conceding 29. He picked up two wickets.

Sangwan bowled four overs, conceding 28. He picked up three scalps.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gilchrist shines; DC beat Bangalore

DC made no changes to their playing eleven.

RCB (Shar)made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Ross Taylor and Vinay Kumar made way for Jesse Ryder and Karn.  

On winning the toss, Adam Gilchrist, the player of the match, chose to bat.

The first Powerplay of DC’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 62, and lost a wicket.

Although his innings included a boundary and a six, Herschelle Gibbs had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored 13. Twenty-three balls into the match, he was trapped leg before wicket by Praveen Kumar, who broke the 46-run stand.

DC scored 50 off 5.2 overs (32 balls). RCB had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

V V S Laxman, who faced 10 balls, scored five. Twenty balls after Gibbs’ dismissal, he was caught by Dale Steyn. Ryder broke the run-a-ball stand.

Gilchrist’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and three sixes – came off 31 balls.

DC scored 100 off 10.4 overs (64 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave RCB no reason to be in seventh heaven.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 32 balls. While Gilchrist’s contribution to the partnership was 28, Rohit Sharma’s contribution to it was 22. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

Gilchrist, whose 45-ball (Kev)innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and five sixes, eventually scored 71. Thirty-six balls after Laxman’s dismissal, he was caught by Virat Kohli. Pietersen, RCB’s skipper, broke the 61-run partnership.

Scott Styris, whose eight-ball innings included a six, scored 14. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Praveen. Pietersen broke the 20-run stand.

DC scored 150 off 16.2 overs (98 balls). RCB had conceded nine extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Rohit’s half-century – which included a boundary and five sixes – came off 28 balls.

He eventually scored 52 off 30 balls. Seventeen balls after Styris’ dismissal, he was caught by Steyn. Pietersen broke the 25-run stand.

The sixth-wicket pair put on a couple. Venugopal Rao, who faced 13 balls, scored nine. Four balls later, Karn and Robin Uthappa ran him out.

Dwaraka Ravi Teja, whose five-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. He was unbeaten, as was Fidel Edwards, who faced a couple of balls, scoring three.

DC scored 184 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs.

Jacques Kallis, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 19. He was wicketless, as was Anil Kumble, who bowled four overs, conceding 39.

Ryder and Steyn bowled three overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 29, the latter conceded 21.

Praveen, who bowled four overs, conceded 37. He picked up a wicket.

Pietersen, who bowled four overs, conceded 31. He picked up a couple of scalps.

The first Powerplay of RCB’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 31, and lost a couple of wickets.

RCB’s openers didn’t get off the mark. Ryder, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. A ball into the chase, he was dismissed by Edwards.

Kallis, whose 14-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 15. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Rohit. Rudra Pratap Singh broke the 19-run stand.

Uthappa, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Ravi Teja. Styris broke the 19-run stand.

RCB scored 50 off 8.5 overs (53 balls). DC had conceded four extras at that point.

Pietersen, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. Nineteen balls after Uthappa’s dismissal, he was (Gilchri)stumped. Pragyan Ojha broke the 24-run stand.

RCB scored 100 off 14.3 overs (87 balls). DC had conceded five extras at that point.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 29 balls. While Rahul Dravid’s contribution to the partnership was 28, Kohli’s contribution to it was 23. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Dravid, whose 27-ball innings included five boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 48. Thirty-one balls later, he was caught by Rao. Styris broke the 53-run partnership.

RCB scored 150 off 18.4 overs (112 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave DC no reason to be in seventh heaven. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

The sixth-wicket pair put on eight. Rajesh Bishnoi, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Five balls after Dravid’s dismissal, Gilchrist and Harmeet Singh ran him out.

Karn, who faced three balls, scored a run. Seven balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Styris broke the 11-run stand.

Kohli’s half-century – which included seven boundaries – came off 31 balls.

He eventually faced 32 balls, failing to add to the aforementioned score. Twelve balls later, he was caught by Gibbs. Rudra Pratap broke the 24-run stand.

Praveen, whose six-ball innings included a couple of sixes, scored 14. He was unbeaten, as was Kumble, who faced a ball, scoring a run.

RCB, who scored 160 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs, lost by 24 runs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Harmeet, who was wicketless, conceded 44.

Edwards and Ojha picked up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 39, the latter conceded 27.

Rudra Pratap, who conceded 17, picked up a couple of wickets.

Styris, who bowled 32, picked up three scalps.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Match abandoned; RR, MI disappointed

Owing to (Sach)intermittent rain, the second match of the day – which was between the Shane Warne-led RR and the Tendulkar-led MI – was abandoned without a ball bowled.

There was no toss.

The teams shared a point.

Rain, McCullum-led KKR disappoint Punjab

KXIP made no changes to their playing eleven.

KKR made one change to their playing eleven – Ajit Agarkar made way for Yashpal Singh.

(Brend)On winning the toss, McCullum, KKR’s skipper, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of KXIP’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 46, and lost a wicket.

Karan Goel had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he didn’t get off the (Shar)mark. Fourteen balls into the match, he was caught by Chris Gayle. Ishant broke the nine-run stand.

Irfan Pathan, whose 17-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, scored 32. Twenty-four balls later, he was caught by Murali Kartik. Sourav Ganguly broke the 38-run stand.

Ravi Bopara, whose run-a-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 15. A couple of balls later, he was caught by McCullum. Ganguly broke the one-run stand.

KXIP scored 50 off 7.3 overs (45 balls). KKR hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

Ten overs into the match, KXIP had scored 67 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Kumar Sangakkara was batting on 11, Yuvraj Singh, KXIP’s skipper, had scored nine.

In fact, it was at that point that there was an interruption due to rain.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 35 balls. While Sangakkara’s contribution to the partnership was 20, Yuvraj’s contribution to it was 23. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was seven.

KXIP scored 100 off 12.5 overs (77 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave KKR no reason to be in seventh heaven.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 56. Sangakkara, whose 24-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 26. Forty-five balls after Bopara’s dismissal, Aakash Chopra and McCullum ran him out.

Yuvraj, whose 28-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 38. Nine balls later, he was caught by Yashpal. Moises Henriques broke the 18-run stand.

Mahela Jayawardene, whose 19-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 31. He was unbeaten.

Taruwar Kohli, who faced four balls, scored a run. Ten balls after Yuvraj’s dismissal, he was caught by McCullum. Ashok Dinda broke the nine-run stand.

KXIP scored 150 off 19.2 overs (116 balls). KKR had conceded 10 extras at that point.

Piyush Chawla, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored three. He was unbeaten.

KKR eventually conceded a dozen extras. KXIP scored 158 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs.

Gayle and Kartik bowled a wicketless over apiece. While the former conceded 14, the latter was in seventh heaven.

Laxmi Ratan Shukla, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 22.

Dinda, Henriques and Sharma bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 34, 32, and 24, respectively.

Ganguly, who bowled four overs, conceded 24. He picked up a couple of scalps.

The first Powerplay of KKR’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 60, and lost a wicket.

KKR’s openers scored 50 off 5.1 overs (31 balls). KXIP had conceded four extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded. While McCullum’s contribution to the partnership was 15, Gayle’s contribution to it was 32.

McCullum, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 21. Thirty-three balls into the chase, he was caught by Sangakkara. Vikramjeet Malik broke the 57-run partnership.

Fifty-eight balls (9.2 overs) into the chase, there was an interruption due to rain. As a result, KKR’s target was revised to 69.

KKR, who scored 79 for the loss of a wicket at that point, won by 11 runs under the Duckworth/Lewis method. While Gayle eventually 44 off 26 balls (which included a couple of boundaries and four sixes), Brad Hodge – who faced 14 balls – was unbea‘ten’.

Bopara, who bowled two wicketless balls, scored a run.

Yusuf Abdulla and the leggie bowled a couple of wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 20, the (Chaw)latter conceded eight.

Pathan, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 27.

Malik, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 23. He picked up the only wicket to fall.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M S-led CSK rout Bangalore

CSK made three changes to their playing (Mork)eleven – Jacob Oram, Thilan Thushara and Ravichandran Ashwin made way for Albie, Lakshmipathy Balaji and Muttiah Muralitharan (the player of the match).

RCB made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Jesse Ryder and Balachandra Akhil made way for Jacques Kallis and Rajesh Bishnoi.

On winning the toss, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, CSK’s skipper, chose to bat.

The match was attended by 8,829 people.

The first Powerplay of CSK’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 68, without the loss of a wicket.

CSK’s openers scored 50 off 4.5 overs (29 balls). RCB had conceded a couple of extras at that point. While Parthiv Patel’s contribution to the partnership was 18, Matthew Hayden’s contribution to it was 30.

Hayden’s half-century – which included eight boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 22 balls.

CSK’s openers scored 100 off 9.2 overs (56 balls). RCB had conceded 11 extras at that point. While Patel’s contribution to the partnership was 29, Hayden’s contribution to it was 60.

Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. CSK’s openers had put on 106 at that point. While Patel was batting on 30, Hayden was batting on 65.

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Patel’s 26-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six. Sixty-one balls (Kev)into the partnership, Pietersen, RCB’s skipper, broke the 106-run partnership.

The second-wicket pair D(rav)idn’t get off the mark. Hayden’s 35-ball innings included nine boundaries and a couple of boundaries. The next ball, Hayden ran him out.

Dhoni, whose 14-ball innings included a six, scored 16. Thirty-four balls later, he was caught by Bishnoi. Praveen Kumar broke the 38-run stand.

CSK scored 150 off 16.4 overs (100 balls). RCB had conceded a dozen extras at that point.

Suresh Raina, whose 29-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 28. Three overs later, he was caught by Virat Kohli. Praveen broke the 21-run stand.

Andrew Flintoff, whose 13-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 22. He was unbeaten.

Morkel, whose three-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. An over after Raina’s dismissal, Dale Steyn broke the 14-run stand.

RCB eventually conceded 13 extras. CSK scored 179 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.

Ross Taylor, Vinay Kumar and Kohli bowled a wicketless over apiece. They conceded 13, a dozen, and nine, respectively.

Kallis, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 28.

Anil Kumble, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 26.

Pietersen, who bowled three overs, conceded 14. He picked up a wicket, as did Steyn, who bowled four overs, conceding 35.

Praveen, who bowled four overs, conceded 37. He picked up a couple of scalps.

The first Powerplay of RCB’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 46, and lost a couple of wickets.

RCB’s openers failed to get off the mark. Praveen, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. Three balls into the chase, he was dismissed by Manpreet Gony.

Kallis, whose 19-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 24. Twenty-nine balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Morkel, who broke the 40-run stand.

Taylor, who faced four balls, scored a run. Nine balls later, Flintoff had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he caught him off his own bowling.

Pietersen, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. He was trapped leg be‘four’ wicket by Muralitharan, who broke the one-run stand.

RCB scored 50 off 7.4 overs (46 balls). CSK had conceded four extras at that point.

Uthappa, whose (Dho)nineteen-ball (Rob)innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 20. A couple of balls later, he was stumped. Muralitharan broke the one-run stand.

Ten overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. RCB had scored 56 for the loss of five wickets at that point. While Dravid was batting on three, Kohli was batting on four.

Kohli, whose 13-ball innings included a six, eventually scored 11. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Subramaniam Badrinath. Joginder Sharma broke the 16-run stand.

The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Bishnoi, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Balaji off the bowling of Muralitharan.

Vinay, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored five. Nine balls later, he was caught by Hayden. Balaji broke the eight-run stand.

The ninth-wicket pair put on four. Steyn, who faced three balls, didn’t get off the mark. Five balls later, Raina and Dhoni ran him out.

Dravid, whose 18-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 20. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Flintoff. Balaji broke the nine-run stand.

Kumble, who faced five balls, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

CSK eventually conceded five extras. RCB, who were bundled out for 87 off 15.2 overs, lost by 92 runs.

Sharma bowled an over, conceding 10. He picked up a wicket.

Morkel bowled two overs, conceding 12. He picked up a wicket.

Gony and Flintoff bowled three overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 24, the latter conceded 11.

Balaji bowled 2.2 overs, conceding 18. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Muralitharan bowled four overs, including a maiden. He conceded 11, picking up three scalps.