Punjab lose to Warne-led RR

KXIP made one change to their playing eleven – Ramesh Powar made way for Sreesanth.

RR made no changes to their playing eleven.

On winning the toss, Kumar Sangakkara, KXIP’s skipper, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of RR’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 53, and lost a wicket.

Naman Ojha, whose 10-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 13. Twenty-four balls into the match, he was caught by Shalabh Srivastava. Sreesanth broke the 35-run stand.

RR scored 50 off 5.1 overs (33 balls). KXIP had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Michael Lumb, whose 30-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 41. Twenty-four balls after Ojha’s dismissal, he was stumped by Sangakkara. Piyush Chawla broke the 25-run stand.

RR scored 100 off 11.5 overs (73 balls). KXIP had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 33 balls. While Faiz Fazal’s contribution to the partnership was 18, Yusuf Pathan’s contribution to it was 28. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was five.

Yusuf, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary and a six, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Thirty-two balls after Lumb’s dismissal, he was caught by Yuvraj Singh. Srivastava broke the 51-run partnership.  

RR scored 150 off 17.2 overs (106 balls). KXIP had conceded 10 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 33 balls. While Fazal’s contribution to the partnership was 14, the contribution of Adam Voges, the player of the match, to it was 34. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

The fourth-wicket pair eventually scored 60. Fazal, whose 38-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, eventually scored 45. Thirty-nine balls after Yusuf’s dismissal, Chawla ran him out.

Voges, whose 24-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, eventually scored 45. He was unbeaten.

The fifth-wicket pair put on eight. Paras Dogra, who faced a ball, scored a run. Half-a-dozen balls after Fazal’s dismissal, Chawla and Irfan ran him out.

Abhishek Jhunjhunwala, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.

RR scored 183 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.

Yuvraj Singh, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded a dozen.

Irfan and Rusty Theron bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 45, the latter conceded 25.

Sreesanth, who bowled three overs, conceded 20. He picked up a wicket, as did Srivastava and Chawla, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 49, the latter conceded 29.

The first Powerplay of KXIP’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 76, and lost a wicket.

Sangakkara, whose 13-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 29. Four overs into the chase, he was caught by Fazal. Shaun Tait broke the 41-run stand.

KXIP scored 50 off 4.3 overs (27 balls). RR had conceded an extra at that point.

Manvinder Bisla, whose 18-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 35. Twenty-three balls after Sangakkara, he was caught by Lumb. Shane Warne, RR’s skipper, broke the 44-run stand.

KXIP scored 100 off 9.3 overs (57 balls). RR had conceded four extras at that point.

Yuvraj, whose 13-ball innings included a six, scored 15. Nineteen balls after Bisla’s dismissal, he was caught by Fazal. Siddharth Trivedi broke the 22-run stand.

Bopara, whose 26-ball innings included a boundary, scored 25. Nine balls later, he was caught by Trivedi. Munaf Patel broke the (Ra)VI-run stand.

The fifth-wicket pair put on a couple. Irfan, who faced a ball, scored a run. Three balls later, Jhunjhunwala ran him out.

Mohammad Kaif, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Eleven balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Yusuf, who broke the run-a-ball stand.

Chawla, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Ten balls later, he was caught by Tait. Yusuf broke the 10-run stand.

Theron, who faced four balls, scored a couple. Seven balls later, he was caught by Patel. Tait broke the four-run stand.

KXIP scored 150 off 18.3 overs (112 balls). RR had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Mahela Jayawardene, whose 22-ball innings included a six, scored 23. Seven balls after Theron’s dismissal, he was caught by Jhunjhunwala. Trivedi broke the 12-run stand.

Sreesanth, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was unbeaten.

The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Srivastava, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls after Jayawardene’s dismissal, he was dismissed by Tait.

KXIP, who were dismissed for 152 off 19.1 overs, lost by 31 runs.

Voges bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceding 12.

Patel and Warne bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 43, the latter conceded 39.

Yusuf bowled a couple of overs, conceding nine. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Trivedi, who bowled four overs, conceding 25.

Tait bowled 3.1 overs, conceding 22. He picked up three scalps.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chennai disappointed; Kumble-led RCB win

RCB made no changes to their playing eleven.

CSK made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Manpreet Gony and Justin Kemp made way for George Bailey and Sudeep Tyagi.

On winning the toss, Suresh Raina, CSK’s skipper, chose to field.

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

Jacques Kallis, whose 17-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 19. Twenty-nine balls into the match, Lakshmipathy Balaji broke the run-a-ball stand.

RCB scored 50 off seven overs (43 balls). CSK had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Rahul Dravid, whose 11-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 14. Twenty balls after Kallis’ dismissal, Muttiah Muralitharan broke the 31-run stand.

Manish Pandey, whose 28-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 20. Ten balls later, he was caught by Raina. Muralitharan broke the four-run stand.

RCB scored 100 off 14.1 overs (86 balls). CSK had conceded 13 extras at that point.

Virat Kohli, whose 16-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 24. Thirty-six balls after Pandey’s dismissal, he was stumped by Parthiv Patel. Muralitharan broke the 47-run stand.

Morgan, who faced four balls, scored a run. Albie Morkel had a reason to bE(o)in seventh heaven – he broke the nine-run stand.

Robin Uthappa, the player of the match, scored a half-century off 33 balls, which included three boundaries and four sixes.

RCB scored 150 off 18.4 overs (113 balls). CSK had conceded 14 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 18 balls. While Uthappa’s contribution to the partnership was 39, Mark Boucher’s contribution to it was 11. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Uthappa, whose 38-ball innings included three boundaries and half-a-dozen sixes, eventually scored 68. He was unbeaten, as was Boucher, who didn’t add to the aforementioned score. His seven-ball innings included a six.

RCB scored 171 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Ravichandran Ashwin and Tyagi were wicketless. While the former conceded 40, the latter conceded 19.

Balaji and Morkel picked up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 49, the latter conceded 28.

Muttiah Muralitharan bowled 25, picking 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 29, and lost a wicket.

Patel, who faced three balls, scored a run. An over into the chase, he was caught by Boucher. Praveen Kumar broke the two-run stand.

CSK scored 50 off 8.3 overs (51 balls). RCB had conceded eight extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 47 balls. While Matthew Hayden’s contribution to the partnership was 31, Bailey’s contribution to it was 11. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was eight.

The second-wicket pair eventually put on 55. Hayden, whose 28-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 32. Fifty balls after Patel’s dismissal, Dravid ran him out.

Bailey, whose 27-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 18. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Boucher. Vinay Kumar broke the run-a-ball stand.

Although his innings included a six, Raina had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored nine. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Kallis. Vinay broke the 12-run stand.

Murali Vijay had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just three. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Morgan. Anil Kumble, RCB’s skipper, broke the three-run stand.

CSK scored 100 off 15.1 overs (91 balls). RCB had conceded nine extras at that point.

Subramaniam Badrinath, whose 17-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, scored 31. Twenty-one balls after Vijay’s dismissal, he was caught by the substitute, K P Appanna. Vinay broke the 33-run stand.

Morkel, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 19. Twenty-two balls later, Vinay broke the 28-run stand.

Ashwin, whose innings included a boundary, scored 11. He was unbea‘ten’.

Balaji, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. He was unbeaten.

RCB eventually conceded 11 extras. CSK, who scored 135 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs, lost by 36 runs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Kallis and Dale Steyn were wicketless. While the former conceded 29, the latter conceded 25.

Praveen and Kumble picked up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 21, the latter conceded 15.

Vinay conceded 40, picking up four scalps.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tendulkar shines; MI trounce Kolkata

MI made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Sanath Jayasuriya and Ambati Rayudu made way for Shikhar Dhawan and Ryan McLaren.

KKR made three changes to their playing eleven – Manoj Tiwary, Brad Hodge and Ashok Dinda made way for Chris Gayle and the Singhs (Mandeep and Harpreet).

On winning the toss, Sourav Ganguly, KKR’s skipper, chose to bat.

The first Powerplay of KKR’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 41, without the loss of a wicket.

KKR’s openers put on 50 off 7.1 overs (43 balls). MI had conceded 10 extras at that point. While Gayle’s contribution to the partnership was 20, Ganguly’s contribution to it was 22.

Ganguly, whose 34-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 31. Eleven overs into the match, Harbhajan Singh broke the 70-run partnership.

KKR scored 100 off 15 overs (90 balls). MI had conceded a dozen extras at that point.

Gayle’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a six – came off 47 balls.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 32 balls. While Gayle’s contribution to the partnership was 28, Owais Shah’s contribution to it was 19. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

KKR scored 150 off 19.1 overs (115 balls). MI had conceded 15 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Shah, whose 23-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 31. Fifty balls after Ganguly’s dismissal, Zaheer Khan broke the 82-run partnership.

Gayle, whose 60-ball innings included seven boundaries and a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 75. He was trapped leg be‘four’ wicket by Khan, who broke the three-run stand.

Angelo Mathews, who faced three balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten.

KKR scored 155 for the loss of three wickets off 20 overs.

Each of the five bowlers used bowled four overs apiece.

McLaren, Dwayne Bravo and Lasith Malinga were wicketless. They conceded 38, 36, and 28, respectively.

Harbhajan, who conceded 17, picked up a wicket.

Khan, who conceded 27, picked up two scalps.

The first Powerplay of MI’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 57, without the loss of a wicket.

MI’s openers put on 50 off 4.2 overs (26 balls). KKR had conceded three extras at that point. While Dhawan’s contribution to the partnership was 16, the contribution of Sachin Tendulkar, their skipper and the player of the match, to it was 31.

Dhawan, whose 21-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 23. Forty-one balls into the chase, he was caught by Ganguly. Murali Kartik broke the 61-run partnership.

MI scored 100 off 12.3 overs (75 balls). KKR had conceded four extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Tendulkar’s half-century – which included nine boundaries – came off 35 balls.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 39 balls. While Tendulkar’s contribution to the partnership was 22, Saurabh Tiwary’s contribution to it was 19. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Tendulkar, whose 48-ball innings included 10 boundaries, eventually scored 71. He was unbeaten.

Saurabh, whose 24-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, eventually scored 30. Thirty-seven balls after Dhawan’s dismissal, he was caught by Ganguly. Sharma broke the 56-run partnership.

Although his run-a-ball innings included a boundary, Kieron Pollard had a reason to be in seventh heaven – 11 balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Sharma, who broke the 12-run stand.

Rajagopal Sathish, whose 11-run innings included three boundaries, scored 21. He was unbeaten.

MI scored 150 off 17.4 overs (106 balls).

In fact, they scored 156 for the loss of three wickets off 18.3 overs, winnings by seven wickets with nine balls to spare.

Shane Bond, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 31.

Mathews, who bowled 3.3 wicketless overs, conceded 29.

Gayle, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 31.

Kartik, who bowled four overs, conceded 21. He picked up a wicket.

Sharma, who bowled four overs, conceded 44. He picked up two scalps.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sangakkara-led KXIP (Chen)nail a tie

CSK made one change to their playing eleven – Joginder (Shar)made way for Manpreet Gony.

KXIP (Shar)made three changes to their playing eleven – Adrian Barath, Bipul and Sreesanth made way for Mohammad Kaif, Rusty Theron (the player of the match) and Ramesh Powar.  

On winning the toss, Suresh Raina, CSK’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 38, and lost a wicket.

Ravi Bopara, who faced eight balls, scored a run. Seventeen balls into the match, he was caught by Lakshmipathy Balaji. Albie Morkel broke the 18-run stand.

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

Kumar Sangakkara, KXIP’s skipper, scored 15. His 16-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. Thirty-three balls after Bopara’s dismissal, he was stumped by Parthiv Patel. Muttiah Muralitharan broke the 36-run stand.

Irfan Pathan, whose 32-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, scored 39. Nine balls later, Balaji broke the four-run stand.

Jayawardene, who faced five balls, scored three. Seven balls (Mahe)later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Muralitharan, who broke the six-run stand.

KXIP scored 100 off 15.2 overs (92 balls). CSK had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Kaif, who faced 16 balls, scored 14. Thirty-two balls after Jayawardene’s dismissal, he was caught by Morkel. Muralitharan broke the 45-run stand.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 15. Although his nine-ball innings included a boundary, Manvinder had no reason to be in seventh heaven – nine balls (Bis)later, Matthew Hayden and Morkel ran him out.

The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Yuvraj Singh, whose 28-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 43. The next ball, he was caught by the substitute, George Bailey off the bowling of Morkel.

Piyush Chawla, who faced four balls, scored eight. His runs came by way of boundaries. He was unbeaten.

The eighth-wicket pair put on a run. Theron – whose first name is Juan – faced a ball, failing to get off the mark. The next ball, Raina ran him out.

Powar, who faced a ball, scored a couple. He was unbeaten.

CSK eventually conceded four extras. KXIP scored 136 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs.

Justin Kemp bowled a wicketless ball, conceding a run.

Raina bowled 1.5 wicketless overs, conceding 13.

Gony bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceding 20.

Ravichandran Ashwin bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 32.

Balaji bowled four overs, conceding 29. He picked up a wicket.

Morkel bowled four overs, conceding 23. He picked up two wickets.

Muralitharan bowled four overs, conceding 16. 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 42, without the loss of a wicket.

CSK’s openers put on 50 off 6.5 overs (42 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave KXIP no reason to be in seventh heaven. While Patel’s contribution to the partnership was 21, Hayden’s contribution to it was 22.

Hayden, whose 24-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 33. Fifty-three balls into the chase, Powar broke the 65-run partnership.

The second-wicket pair put on 31. Raina, whose 11-ball innings included a six, scored 15. Twenty-three balls later, Theron ran him out.

Murali Vijay, who faced three balls, failed to get off the mark. Three balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by the South African, who broke The(r)one-run stand.

CSK scored 100 off 13.3 overs (82 balls). KXIP had conceded 10 extras at that point.

Patel’s half-century – which included three boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 53 balls.

Subramaniam Badrinath, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. An over later, he was caught by Sangakkara. Yuvraj broke the run-a-ball stand.

Patel, whose 58-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 57. Twenty balls (Chaw)later, he was stumped by Sangakkara. The leggie broke the 17-run stand.

Morkel, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. He was unbeaten.

Gony, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored just a couple. Eight balls after Patel’s dismissal, Theron broke the six-run stand.

Ashwin, who faced five balls, scored a couple. Eight balls later, he was caught by Kaif. Pathan broke the nine-run stand.

KXIP eventually conceded 13 extras. CSK scored 136 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs.

Shalabh Srivastava bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 25.

Yuvraj bowled a couple of overs, conceding 18. He picked up a wicket.

Pathan bowled three overs, conceding 22. He picked up a wicket.

Chawla and Powar bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 27, the latter conceded 22.

Theron bowled four overs, conceding 17. He picked up two scalps.

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

While Theron bowled the Super Over for KXIP, Morkel, Hayden and Raina faced it for KXIP.

Morkel scored a run off the first ball.

The next ball, Hayden was bowled by Theron.

Raina scored a couple of the third ball, and a six off the fourth.

He was caught by Jayawardene off the bowling of Theron for eight.

KXIP scored nine for the loss of a couple of wickets off five balls.

Therefore, RR’s target was 10.

While Muralitharan bowled the Super Over for CSK, Jayawardene, Yuvraj and Pathan faced it for KXIP.

Jayawardene scored a six off the first ball.

The next ball, he was caught by Vijay off the bowling of Muralitharan.

The third ball – faced by Yuvraj – was a dot ball.

He scored a boundary off the fourth.

Hence, KXIP, who scored 10 for the loss of a wicket off four balls, won the one-over eliminator.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delhi bea‘ten’ by Gilchrist-led DC

DC (Shar)made three changes to their playing eleven – V V S Laxman and the Singhs (Anirudh and Jaskaran) made way for Mohnish Mishra, Venugopal Rao and Rahul.

DD made three changes to their playing eleven – Tillakaratne Dilshan, Rajat Bhatia and Pradeep Sangwan made way for Moises Henriques, Yogesh Nagar and Sarabjit Ladda.

On winning the toss, Adam Gilchrist, DC’s skipper, 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 47, and lost a couple of wickets.

Mohnish, who faced four balls, scored a run. Four balls into the match, his namesake, Amit Mishra, broke the three-run stand.

Gilchrist, whose 14-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 24. Twenty-five balls later, he was caught by Dinesh Karthik, DC’s skipper. Ladda broke the 41-run stand.

DC scored 50 off 6.3 overs (40 balls). DD had conceded a couple of extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Herschelle Gibbs, whose 26-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 31. Twenty-seven balls after Gilchrist’s dismissal, he was caught by Henriques. Nagar broke the 28-run stand.

DC scored 100 off 12.5 overs (78 balls).

Andrew Symonds, the player of the match, scored 35. His 24-ball innings included three boundaries and a six. Twenty-four balls after Gibbs’ dismissal, he was caught by A B de Villiers. Henriques broke the 31-run stand.

DC scored 150 off 17.3 overs (106 balls).

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 28 balls. While Rohit Sharma’s contribution to the partnership was 29, Tirumalasetti Suman’s contribution to it was 24. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Rohit, whose 30-ball innings included three boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 45. Thirty-two balls after Symonds’ dismissal, he was caught by de Villiers. Dirk Nannes broke the 60-run partnership.

Suman, whose 19-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, eventually scored 29. He was unbeaten.

The sixth-wicket pair put on five. Rao, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Five balls after Rohit’s dismissal, de Villiers and Karthik ran him out.

Chaminda Vaas, who faced a couple of balls, scored three. He was unbeaten.

DC scored 171 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs.

Umesh Yadav, who faced four wicketless overs, conceded 36.

Ladda, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 20. He picked up a wicket.

Nagar and Amit bowled three overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 28, the latter conceded a dozen.

Nannes and Henriques bowled four overs each, picking up a scalp apiece. While the former conceded 39, the latter conceded 35.

The first Powerplay of DD’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 48, and lost a wicket.

Virender Sehwag had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just three. Twenty-three balls into the chase, he was caught by Gibbs. Pragyan Ojha broke the 34-run stand.

DD scored 50 off 6.1 overs (37 balls). DC hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

David Warner’s half-century – which included four boundaries and as many sixes – came off 25 balls.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 36 balls. While Warner’s contribution to the partnership was 26, Tirumalasetti Suman’s contribution to it was 24. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

The second-wicket pair eventually put on 51. Warner, who faced 33 balls, eventually scored 57. Thirty-eight balls later, Rudra Pratap Singh and Gilchrist ran him out.

De Villiers, whose 26-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 27. Thirteen balls later, Rahul broke the run-a-ball stand.

DD scored 100 off 13 overs (78 balls). DC had conceded an extra at that point.

Mithun Manhas, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Fifteen balls after de Villiers’ dismissal, he was caught by Suman. Rahul broke the 14-run stand.

Henriques, whose five-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Nine balls later, he was caught by Rudra Pratap. Symonds broke the 20-run stand.

DD scored 150 off 17.5 overs (107 balls). DC had conceded four extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Karthik, whose 27-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 46. A dozen balls after Henriques’ dismissal, he was caught by Symonds, who broke the 24-run stand.

The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Amit, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Gilchrist off the bowling of Symonds.

Yadav, who faced three balls, scored four. He was unbeaten.

Nagar, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a run. Four balls after Amit’s dismissal, Vaas broke the two-run stand.

The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Ladda, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, Vaas ran him out.

Nannes, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

DD, who scored 161 for the loss of nine wickets off 20 overs, lost by 10 runs.

Rohit, who bowled an over, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he was wicketless, as was Rudra Pratap, who bowled three overs, conceding 31.

Ojha and Vaas bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 36, the latter conceded 21.

Rahul bowled four overs, conceded 42. He picked up two wickets.

Symonds bowled four overs, conceding 21. He picked up three scalps.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mumbai lose to Kumble-led RCB

Neither MI nor RCB made any changes to their playing eleven.

On winning the toss, Sachin Tendulkar, MI’s skipper, chose to bat.

The first Powerplay of MI’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 45, and lost a couple of wickets.

Sanath Jayasuriya, who faced five balls, scored just a couple. Nine balls into the match, he was trappeD(a)leg before wicket by Steyn, who broke the six-run stand.

Aditya Tare, whose nine-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 10. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Manish Pandey. Jacques Kallis, the player of the match, broke the 30-run stand.

MI scored 50 off 6.2 overs (38 balls). RCB had conceded nine extras at that point.

Saurabh Tiwary, whose 21-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 25. Thirty balls after Tare’s dismissal, Anil Kumble, RCB’s skipper, broke the 35-run stand.

Ambati Rayudu, who faced four balls, scored three. Four balls later, he was caught by Mark Boucher. Vinay Kumar broke the three-run stand.

Tendulkar, whose 22-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 25. A couple of balls later, Vinay broke the one-run stand.

Dwayne, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Three balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Vinay, who Br(av)oke the one-run stand.  

MI scored 100 off 14.5 overs (89 balls). RCB had conceded 11 extras at that point.

Kieron Pollard, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 21. Thirty-one balls after Bravo’s dismissal, he was caught by Virat Kohli. Steyn broke the 47-run stand.

Rajagopal Sathish, whose 22-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 24. Four balls later, he was caught by Rahul Dravid. Steyn broke the two-run stand.

Harbhajan Singh, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored four. Eight balls later, he was caught by Kallis. Praveen Kumar broke the 10-run stand.

Zaheer Khan, whose nine-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 23. He was unbeaten, as was Lasith Malinga, who didn’t face a ball.

MI scored 150 off 20 overs (120 balls). In fact, they scored 151 for the loss of nine wickets. RCB had conceded 14 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Praveen, Kallis and Kumble picked up a wicket apiece. They conceded 37, 35, and 18, respectively.

Steyn and Vinay picked up three scalps apiece. While the former conceded 26, the latter conceded 25.

The first Powerplay of RCB’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 55, without the loss of a wicket.

RCB’s openers put on 50 off 5.3 overs (33 balls). RCB had conceded a couple of extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded. While Pandey’s contribution to the partnership was 22, Kallis’ contribution to it was 28.

Pandey, whose 27-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 40. Fifty-nine balls into the chase, he was caught by Pollard. Harbhajan broke the 85-run partnership.

Kallis, whose 55-ball innings included 10 boundaries, eventually scored 66. He was unbeaten.

RCB scored 100 off 12 overs (72 balls).

Uthappa, whose 15-ball (Rob)innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 23. Twenty-eight balls after Pandey’s dismissal, he was caught by Malinga. Khan broke the 31-run stand.

The third-wicket pair put on 20. Kohli., whose 12-ball innings included a couple of sixes, scored 17. Fifteen balls later, Pollard ran him out.

Morgan had a reason to bE(o)in seventh heaven – he scored half-a-dozen, and was unbeaten.

RCB scored 150 off 19 overs (114 balls).

They eventually scored 155 for the loss of three wickets off 19.1 overs, winning by seven wickets with five balls to spare.

Pollard and Jayasuriya bowled two wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 24, the latter conceded 16.

Bravo, who bowled 3.1 wicketless overs, conceded 35.

Malinga, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 25.

Harbhajan and Khan bowled four overs each, picking up a scalp apiece. While the former conceded 35, the latter conceded 18.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kolkata lose to Warne-led RR

RR made three changes to their playing (Mork)eleven – Damien Martyn, Sumit Narwal and Morne made way for Faiz Fazal, Adam Voges and Shaun Tait.

KKR made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Laxmi Ratan Shukla and Rohan Gavaskar made way for Cheteshwar Pujara and Ashok Dinda.

On winning the toss, Shane Warne, RR’s skipper, chose to bat.

The first Powerplay of RR’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 56, and lost a couple of wickets.

RR’s openers didn’t get off the mark. Michael Lumb, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. A ball into the match, he was trapped leg before wicket by Dinda.

Fazal, whose 23-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 31. Twenty-nine balls later, he was caught by Pujara. Shane Bond broke the 42-run stand.

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

The third-wicket pair put on 30. Naman Ojha, whose 18-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 27. Twenty balls after Fazal’s dismissal, Angelo Mathews and Murali Kartik ran him out.

RR scored 100 off a dozen overs (72 balls). KKR had conceded five extras at that point.

Yusuf Pathan, whose 14-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 15. Twenty-eight balls after Ojha’s dismissal, he was caught by Brad Hodge. Dinda broke the 33-run stand.

Abhishek, the player of the match, scored 45. His 36-ball innings included five boundaries. Twenty-five balls (Jhunjhunwa)later, he was caught by Sourav Ganguly. Ishant Sharma broke the 37-run stand.

Voges, whose 22-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 37. He was unbeaten.

Paras Dogra, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. A couple of balls after Jhunjhunwala’s dismissal, he was caught by Wriddhiman Saha. Sharma broke the one-run stand.

Warne, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Five balls later, he was called by Manoj Tiwary. Bond broke the three-run stand.

RR scored 150 off 18.5 overs (113 balls). KKR had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Munaf Patel, who faced three balls, scored four. He was unbeaten.

KKR eventually conceded eight extras. RR scored 168 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs.

Hodge, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 12.

Mathews, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 33.

Kartik, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 25.

Sharma, Bond and Dinda bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. They conceded 33, 32, and 28, 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.

Tiwary, whose 13-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Three overs into the chase, Pathan broke the 18-run stand.

KKR scored 50 off eight overs (48 balls). RR had conceded an extra at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 45 balls. While Hodge’s contribution to the partnership was 21, Pujara’s contribution to it was 29. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Pujara, whose 25-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually (Trive)didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Forty-six balls after Tiwary’s dismissal, Siddharth broke the 50-run partnership.

Hodge, whose 34-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 36. Twenty-one balls later, Pathan broke the 27-run stand.   

KKR scored 100 off 15.1 overs (91 balls). RR had conceded three extras at that point.

Owais Shah, whose 17-ball innings included a couple of sixes, scored 19. Thirty-one balls after Hodge’s dismissal, he was caught by Voges. Patel broke the 37-run stand.

The fifth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Mathews, who didn’t face a ball, didn’t open his account. (Abhish)Ek ball later, Raut ran him out.

Saha, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

RR eventually conceded five extras. KKR, who scored 134 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs, lost by 34 runs.

Voges bowled a wicketless over, conceding five.

Tait and Warne bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 29, the latter conceded 27.

Patel bowled three overs, conceding 20. He picked up a wicket, as did Trivedi, who bowled four overs, conceding 26.

Pathan bowled four overs, conceding 23. He picked up two scalps.