Gambhir-led KKR triumph over Rajasthan

KKR made no changes to their playing eleven.

RR made three changes to their playing eleven – Rahul Dravid, Johan Botha and Nayan Doshi made way for Faiz Fazal, Ajinkya Rahane and Shaun Tait.

On winning the toss, Gautam Gambhir, KKR’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 36, and lost a couple of wickets.

Shane Watson, whose 13-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Twenty-two balls into the match, Lakshmipathy Balaji broke the 24-run stand.

Amit Paunikar, whose run-a-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 15. Half-a-dozen balls (Bis)later, he was stumped by Manvinder. Iqbal Abdulla broke the four-run stand.

RR scored 50 off 8.3 overs (52 balls). KKR had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 10. Fazal, who faced four balls, scored three. Thirteen balls after Paunikar’s dismissal, Fazal ran him out.

The fourth-wicket pair put on five. Abhishek Raut, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. Seven balls later, Shakib Al Hasan and Bisla ran him out.

Ross Taylor, who faced nine balls, scored half-a-dozen. Seventeen balls later, he was stumped by Bisla. Yusuf Pathan broke the 24-run stand.

Ajinkya Rahane, who faced nine balls, scored half-a-dozen. Fourteen balls later, Balaji broke the 11-run stand.

Ashok Menaria, whose 17-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 21. Five balls later, he was caught by Rajat Bhatia. Balaji broke the one-run stand.

Shane Warne, RR’s skipper, faced half-a-dozen balls, scoring three. He was unbeaten.

Amit Singh, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Four balls later, Shakib broke the one-run stand.

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

Siddharth Trivedi, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Three balls later, Brett Lee broke the one-run stand.

KKR eventually conceded five extras. RR were bundled out for 15.2 overs.

Bhatia, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded five.

Pathan, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 10. He picked up a wicket.

Lee, who bowled 2.2 overs, conceded a dozen. He picked up a wicket.

Abdulla, who bowled three overs, conceded 18. He picked up a wicket.

Shakib, who bowled four overs, conceded 21. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Balaji, who bowled three overs, conceded 15. He picked up three scalps.  

The first Powerplay of KKR’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 26, and lost a wicket.

KKR’s openers didn’t get off the mark. Jacques Kallis, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Taylor off the bowling of Tait.

Bisla, who faced 22 balls, scored just nine. Forty-one balls later, he was caught by Raut. Warne broke the 31-run stand.

KKR scored 50 off 11 overs (67 balls). RR had conceded nine extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 42 balls. While Gambhir’s contribution to the partnership was 14, Manoj Tiwary’s contribution to it was 30. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was half-a-dozen.

Gambhir, whose run-a-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 35. He was unbeaten, as was Tiwary, who eventually scored 30. His 26-ball innings included five boundaries and a six.

RR eventually conceded 11 extras. KKR, who scored 85 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 13.5 overs, won by eight wickets with 37 balls to spare.

Trivedi and Singh bowled a wicketless over apiece. While the former conceded eight, the latter had no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Watson bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 20.

Tait bowled 3.5 overs, conceding 29. He picked up a wicket, as did Warne, who bowled four overs, conceding 17.

 

 

Yuvraj excels; DD trounce Pune

PWI made (Abhish)ek change to their playing eleven – Murali Kartik made way for Jhunjhunwala.

DD made three changes to their playing (Mork)eleven – Unmukt Chand, Roelof van der Merwe and Morne made way for Matthew Wade, James Hopes and Umesh Yadav.

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

The first Powerplay of PWI’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 63, and lost a wicket.

Graeme Smith, whose 14-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored a dozen. Four overs into the match, he was caught by Irfan Pathan. Ashok Dinda broke the 28-run stand.

PWI scored 50 off 5.2 overs (32 balls). DD had conceded three extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 27 balls. While Jesse Ryder’s contribution to the partnership was 30, Mithun Manhas’ contribution to it was 20. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.

Manhas, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary and a six, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Twenty-seven balls after Smith’s dismissal, he was caught by David Warner. Hopes broke the 54-run partnership.

Ryder’s half-century – which included four boundaries and five sixes – came off 24 balls.

He eventually scored 60 off 27 balls, which included five boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned score. Nine balls after Manhas’ dismissal, he was caught by Aaron Finch. Shahbaz Nadeem broke the 16-run stand.

PWI scored 100 off 10.2 overs (63 balls). DD had conceded five extras at that point.

Robin Uthappa, who faced 10 balls, scored four. Twenty-one balls after Ryder’s dismissal, he was caught by Warner. Nadeem broke the 19-run stand.

Mohnish Mishra, who faced 11 balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 23 balls later, he was caught by Sehwag. Dinda broke the 29-run stand.

PWI scored 150 off 18 overs (109 balls). DD had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Yuvraj Singh, PWI’s skipper and the player of the match, scored a half-century off 30 balls, which included four boundaries and three sixes.

He eventually scored 66 off 32 balls, which included the aforementioned number of boundaries, in addition to five sixes. He was unbeaten.

Wayne Parnell, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, was unbea‘ten’.

DD eventually conceded eight extras. PWI scored 187 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.

Venugopal Rao, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 14.

Pathan, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 28.

Yadav, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 26.

Hopes, who bowled four overs, conceded 26. He picked up a wicket.

Dinda and Nadeem bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 42, the latter conceded 39.

The first Powerplay of DD’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 67, without the loss of a wicket.

DD’s openers put on 50 off 4.5 overs (29 balls). PWI hadn’t conceded any extras at that point. While Warner’s contribution to the partnership was 37, Sehwag’s contribution to it was 15.

The openers eventually put on 75. Warner, whose 28-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 46. Seven overs into the chase, Shrikant Wagh and Uthappa ran him out.

Sehwag, whose 23-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, eventually scored 37. Seventeen balls later, Ryder broke the 24-run stand.

DD scored 100 off 10.1 overs (61 balls). PWI had conceded eight extras at that point.

Pathan, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary, scored 14. Sixteen balls after Sehwag’s dismissal, he was caught by Wagh. Yuvraj broke the 19-run stand.

The fourth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Naman Ojha, whose nine-ball innings included a six, scored 11. A ball after Pathan’s dismissal, he was stumped by Uthappa off the bowling of Yuvraj.

Wade scored three. Eight balls later, he was trapped leg be’four’ wicket by Rahul Sharma, who broke the four-run stand.

DD scored 150 off 17.2 overs (104 balls). PWI had conceded nine extras at that point.

Finch, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 25. Twenty-five balls after Wade’s dismissal, he was caught by Yuvraj, who broke the 47-run stand.

Rao, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary and three sixes, scored 31. Five balls later, he was caught by Jhunjhunwala. Yuvraj broke the 13-run stand.

Hopes, whose four-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 13. He was unbeaten, as was Nadeem, who didn’t face a ball.

PWI eventually conceded 10 extras. DD, who scored 190 for the loss of seven wickets off 19.2 overs, won by three wickets with four balls to spare.

Jhunjhunwala, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 11.

Parnell and Alfonso Thomas bowled two wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 26, the latter conceded 22.

Wagh, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 38.

Ryder, who bowled 3.2 overs, conceded 34. He picked up a wicket, as was Sharma, who bowled four overs, conceding 29.

Yuvraj bowled four overs, conceded 29. He picked up four scalps.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hyderabad disappointed; Gilchrist-led KXIP triumph

DC made no changes to their playing eleven.

KXIP made one change to their playing eleven – Bhargav Bhatt made way for Vikramjeet Malik.

On winning the toss, Adam Gilchrist, KXIP’s skipper, chose to field.

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

Although his innings included a boundary, Sunny Sohal, who faced five balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – a dozen balls into the match, he was caught by Dinesh Karthik. Ryan Harris broke the 13-run stand.

DC scored 50 off 6.3 overs (39 balls). KXIP had conceded an extra at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 38 balls. While Shikhar Dhawan’s contribution to the partnership was 23, the contribution of Kumar Sangakkara, DC’s skipper, to it was 25. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Sangakkara, whose 28-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 35. Nine overs after Sohal’s dismissal, he was caught by Ryan McLaren. Piyush Chawla broke the 75-run partnership.

Dhawan, whose 36-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, eventually scored 45. Five balls later, he was caught by Sunny Singh. Paul Valthaty, the player of the match, broke the three-run partnership.

DC scored 100 off 13.3 overs (81 balls). KXIP had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Bharat Chipli, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. Eighteen balls after Dhawan’s dismissal, he was caught by Shaun Marsh. Valthaty broke the 21-run stand.

Jean-Paul Duminy, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary, scored 18. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Chawla. Ryan McLaren broke the 17-run stand.

Manpreet Gony, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls later, McLaren broke the eight-run stand.

DC scored 150 off 18.2 overs (111 balls). KXIP had conceded five extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Daniel Christian, whose 30-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 14. Eight balls after Gony’s dismissal, Valthaty broke the 18-run stand.

Dwaraka Ravi Teja, whose six-ball innings included a boundary, was unbea‘ten’.

The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Amit Mishra, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. A ball after Christian’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Valthaty.

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

DC scored 165 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs.

Nayar, who bowled (Abhish)ek wicketless over, conceded 10.

Malik, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 13.

Praveen Kumar, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 29.

Chawla, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 17. He picked up a wicket, as was Harris, who bowled four overs, conceding 31.

McLaren, who bowled three overs, conceded 33. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Valthaty, who bowled four overs, conceded 29. 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 62, without the loss of a wicket.

KXIP’s openers put on 50 off 4.3 overs (29 balls). DC had conceded four extras at that point. While Gilchrist’s contribution to the partnership was 15, Valthaty’s contribution to it was 31.

KXIP’s openers scored 100 off 9.3 overs (59 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave DC no reason to be in seventh heaven. While Gilchrist’s contribution to the partnership was 50, Valthaty’s contribution to it was 46.

While Gilchrist’s half-century – which included five boundaries and three sixes – came off 30 balls, Valthaty’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and three sixes – came off 35 balls.

Gilchrist eventually scored 61 off 46 balls. Fourteen overs into the chase, he was caught by Ravi Teja. Mishra broke the 136-run partnership.

KXIP scored 150 off 15.5 overs (97 balls). DC had conceded 13 extras at that point.

Valthaty eventually scored 75 off 47 balls, which included eight boundaries and five sixes. A couple of overs later, he was caught by Ishant Sharma. Mishra broke the 15-run stand.

Nayar, whose innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. He was unbea‘ten’.

Karthik, who faced five balls, scored three. He was unbeaten.

DC eventually scored 14 extras. KXIP, who scored 166 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 17.4 overs, won by eight wickets with 14 balls to spare.

Gony and Duminy bowled a couple of wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 35, the latter conceded 21.

Christian bowled 2.4 wicketless overs, conceding 28.

Steyn bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 24.

Sharma bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 23.

Mishra bowled four overs, conceding 28. He picked up both the wickets that fell.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bangalore disappointed; Dhoni-led CSK win

CSK made one change to their playing (Micha)eleven – Scott Styris made way for Hussey, the player of the match.

RCB made one change to their playing eleven – Sreenath Aravind made way for Asad Pathan.

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

The first Powerplay of CSK’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 45, without the loss of a wicket.

CSK’s openers put on 50 off 6.2 overs (38 balls). RCB had conceded an extra at that point. While Hussey’s contribution to the partnership was 19, Murali Vijay’s contribution to it was 31.

Vijay, whose 21-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Thirty-nine balls into the match, he was caught by Zaheer Khan. Ryan Ninan broke the 51-run partnership.

Suresh Raina, whose 16-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 29. Twenty-six balls later, he was caught by Mayank Agarwal. Ninan broke the 45-run stand.

CSK scored 100 off 11.4 overs (70 balls). RCB had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Hussey’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six – came off 42 balls.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 33 balls. While Hussey’s contribution to the partnership was 27, Dhoni’s contribution to it was 22. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Hussey eventually scored 83 off 56 balls, which included 11 boundaries, in addition to the six. He was unbeaten.

Dhoni, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary and a six, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Thirty-four balls after Raina’s dismissal, he was caught by A B de Villiers. Khan broke the 51-run partnership.

CSK scored 150 off 17 overs (102 balls). RCB had conceded four extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Albie Morkel, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Sixteen balls after Dhoni’s dismissal, he was caught by Agarwal. Johan van der Wath broke the 29-run stand.

Subramaniam Badrinath, whose three-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Five balls later, he was caught by Ninan. Needless to say, van der Wath was in seventh heaven.

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

Tillakaratne Dilshan bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceding 21.

Virat Kohli bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 23.

Daniel Vettori, RCB’s skipper, bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 23.

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

Ninan, who bowled three overs, conceded 31. He picked up a couple of scalps, as was van der Wath, who bowled four overs, conceding 49.

The first Powerplay of RCB’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 33, and lost three wickets.

Dilshan, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. A couple of balls into the chase, he was caught by Srikkanth Anirudha. Albie Morkel broke the one-run stand.

Pathan, whose five-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 14. Half-a-dozen balls later, Tim Southee broke the 16-run stand.

Agarwal, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 21 balls later, he was caught by Morkel. Ravichandran Ashwin broke the 14-run stand.

RCB scored 50 off 7.5 overs (47 balls). CSK had conceded an extra at that point.

Kohli, whose 28-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 35. Thirty-six balls after Agarwal’s dismissal, he was caught by Anirudha. Shadab Jakati broke the 42-run stand.

RCB scored 100 off 13.5 overs (83 balls). CSK had conceded four extras at that point.

Saurabh Tiwary, who faced 13 balls, scored 14. Twenty-five balls after Kohli’s dismissal, he was caught by Dhoni. Suraj Randiv broke the 29-run stand.

Cheteshwar Pujara, who faced four balls, scored a couple. Ten balls later, he was caught by Vijay. Randiv broke the 15-run stand.

De Villiers’ half-century – which included five boundaries and a six – came off 38 balls.

He eventually scored 65 off 44 balls, which included the aforementioned number of boundaries, in addition to a couple of sixes. Ten balls after Pujara’s dismissal, he was caught by Anirudha. Morkel broke the 18-run stand.

RCB scored 150 off 18.3 overs (111 balls). CSK had conceded eight extras at that point.

Van der Wath, whose innings included a boundary and a six, scored 14. He was unbea‘ten’.

Vettori, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten.

CSK eventually conceded nine extras. RCB, who scored 162 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs, lost by 21 runs.

Raina bowled a wicketless over, conceding 10.

Jakati bowled three overs, conceding 36. He picked up a wicket, as did Southee and Ashwin, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 32, the latter conceded 23.

Morkel and Randiv bowled four overs each, picking up two scalps apiece. While the former conceded 34, the latter conceded 24.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mumbai disappointed; Jayawardene-led KTK win

MI made one change to their playing eleven – James Franklin made way for Andrew Symonds.

KTK made three changes to their playing eleven – V V S Laxman, Sreesanth and Muttiah Muralitharan made way for Kedar Jadhav, Thisara Perera and Ramesh Powar.

On winning the toss, Mahela Jayawardene, KTK’s skipper, chose to field.

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

MI’s openers put on 50 off 7.1 overs (43 balls). KTK had conceded 13 extras at that point. While Davy Jacobs’ contribution to the partnership was four, the contribution of Sachin Tendulkar, MI’s skipper, to it was 33.

Jacobs, whose 21-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored a dozen. Fifty balls into the match, Raiphi Gomez broke the 61-run partnership.

MI scored 100 off 13.1 overs (79 balls). KTK had conceded 14 extras at that point.

Tendulkar’s half-century – which included seven boundaries – came off 43 balls.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 34 balls. While Tendulkar’s contribution to the partnership was 18, Ambati Rayudu’s contribution to it was 33. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

MI scored 150 off 16.4 overs (100 balls). KTK had conceded 16 extras at that point.

Rayudu’s half-century – which included three boundaries and four sixes – came off 29 balls.

The second-wicket pair put on 100 off 62 balls. While Tendulkar’s contribution to the partnership was 46, Rayudu’s contribution to it was 52. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.

The second-wicket pair put on 116. Rayudu eventually scored 53 off 33 balls. Sixty-eight balls after Jacobs’ dismissal, Vinay Kumar ran him out.

Tendulkar’s ton – which included a dozen boundaries and three sixes – came off 66 balls. He was unbeaten, as was Kieron Pollard, who did not face a ball.

KTK eventually conceded 17 extras. MI scored 182 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 20 overs.

Powar, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded a dozen.

Vinay, Perera, Ravindra Jadeja and Rudra Pratap Singh bowled four wicketless overs apiece. They conceded 48, 38, 29, and 15, respectively.

Gomez, who bowled three overs, conceded 29. He picked up a wicket.

The first Powerplay of KTK’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 50, without the loss of a wicket.

KTK’s openers put on 50 off half-a-dozen overs (36 balls). MI had conceded five extras at that point. While the contribution of Brendon McCullum, the player of the match, to the partnership was 27, Jayawardene’s contribution to it was 18.

McCullum’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 41 balls.

KTK’s openers put on 100 off 70 balls. While McCullum’s contribution to the partnership was 52, Jayawardene’s contribution to it was 45. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was half-a-dozen.

Jayawardene’s half-century – which included eight boundaries – came off 30 balls.

He eventually scored 56 off 36 balls, which included nine boundaries. Eighty-three balls into the chase, Lasith Malinga broke the 128-run partnership.

KTK scored 150 off 16.3 overs (99 balls). MI had conceded 11 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

McCullum, whose 60-ball innings included 10 boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes, eventually scored 81. Twenty balls later, Malinga broke the 28-run stand.

Jadeja, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 25. He was unbeaten, as was Brad Hodge, who scored 11. His seven-ball innings included a couple of boundaries.

KTK, who scored 184 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 19 overs, won by eight wickets with an over to spare.

Rajagopal Sathish, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 11.

Munaf Patel, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 15.

Pollard, Ali Murtaza and Harbhajan Singh bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 43, 37, and 33, respectively.

Malinga, who bowled four overs, conceded 42. He picked up both the wickets that fell.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gambhir shines; KKR trounce Rajasthan

RR made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Ajinkya Rahane and Shaun Tait made way for Shane Watson and Nayan Doshi.

KKR made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Ryan ten Doeschate and Jaydev Unadkat made way for Shakib Al Hasan and Brett Lee.

On winning the toss, Gautam Gambhir, KKR’s skipper and the player of the match, 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 31, and lost a wicket.

Amit Paunikar, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored nine. Twenty-seven balls into the match, he was caught by Jacques Kallis. Shakib broke the 26-run stand.

RR scored 50 off as many balls (8.2 overs). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave KKR no reason to be in seventh heaven.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 40 balls. While Rahul Dravid’s contribution to the partnership was 21, Ashok Menaria’s contribution to it was 27. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Dravid, whose 34-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 35. Forty-two balls after Paunikar’s dismissal, Yusuf Pathan broke the 52-run partnership.

Menaria, whose 21-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Pathan, who broke the one-run stand.

RR scored 100 off 14.4 overs (88 balls). KKR had conceded nine extras at that point.

Watson, whose 13-ball innings included a couple of sixes, scored 22. Twenty-nine balls after Menaria’s dismissal, Shakib broke the 45-run partnership.

RR scored 150 off 19.2 overs (116 balls). KKR had conceded 13 extras at that point.

Ross Taylor, whose 25-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 35. He was unbeaten, as was Johan Botha, who faced a dozen balls, scoring as many.

KKR eventually conceded 19 extras. RR scored 159 for the loss of four wickets off 20 overs.

Rajat Bhatia, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 12.

Iqbal Abdulla, who bowled two wicketless overs, conceded 14.

Lakshmipathy Balaji and Lee bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 31, the latter conceded 29.

Pathan, who bowled an over, conceded four. He picked up a couple of scalps, as was Shakib, who bowled four overs, conceding 31.

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

KKR’s openers put on eight. Manvinder Bisla, who faced three balls, scored a run. Eight balls into the chase, Paunikar and the substitute, Faiz Fazal, ran him out.

KKR scored 50 off 5.2 overs (32 balls). RR had conceded three extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 26 balls. While Kallis’ contribution to the partnership was 23, Gambhir’s contribution to it was 27. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Gambhir’s half-century – which included eight boundaries and a six – came off 28 balls.

KKR scored 100 off 11.1 overs (67 balls). RR had conceded three extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 100 off 70 balls. While Kallis’ contribution to the partnership was 43, Gambhir’s contribution to it was 57. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Kallis’ half-century – which included four boundaries and a six – came off 46 balls.

KKR scored 150 off 16.5 overs (102 balls). RR had conceded four extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

The second-wicket pair put on 150 off 102 balls. The contributions of both Kallis and Gambhir to the partnership were 75 apiece. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Kallis, whose 65-ball innings included seven boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 75. He was unbeaten, as was Gambhir, who didn’t add to the aforementioned score. His 44-ball innings included 11 boundaries, in addition to the six.

KKR, who scored 160 for the loss of a wicket off 18.3 overs, won by nine wickets with nine balls to spare.

All the bowlers were wicketless.

Doshi, Menaria, Watson and Botha bowled two overs apiece. They conceded 23, 18, 18, and 13, respectively.

Amit Singh, who bowled 2.3 wicketless overs, conceded 26.

Siddharth Trivedi and Shane Warne, RR’s skipper, bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 34, the latter conceded 28.

 

 

 

 

 

Sangakkara-led DC win; Bangalore disappointed

DC made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Ishank Jaggi and Pragyan Ojha made way for Sunny Sohal and Manpreet Gony.

RCB made three changes to their playing eleven – Asad Pathan, Dirk Nannes and Abhimanyu Mithun made way for Johan van der Wath, Twenty20 debutant Ryan Ninan, and Sreenath Aravind.

On winning the toss, Daniel Vettori, RCB’s skipper, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of DC’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 41, and lost a wicket.

Shikhar Dhawan, whose nine-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Nineteen balls into the match, he was caught by Vettori. Zaheer Khan broke the 20-run stand.

DC scored 50 off 13.1 overs (81 balls). RCB had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 36 balls. While Sohal’s contribution to the partnership was 32, the contribution of Kumar Sangakkara, DC’s skipper, to it was 15. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

Sohal, whose 37-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, eventually scored 38. Thirty-seven balls after Dhawan’s dismissal, he was caught by Saurabh Tiwary. Ninan broke the 50-run partnership.

DC scored 100 off seven overs (44 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave RCB no reason to be in seventh heaven. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Sangakkara, whose 25-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, eventually scored 36. Thirty-four balls after Sohal’s dismissal, he was caught by A B de Villiers. Van der Wath broke the 43-run stand.

Bharat Chipli’s half-century – which included four boundaries and three sixes – came off 29 balls.

DC scored 150 off 17.4 overs (108 balls).

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 22 balls. While Chipli’s contribution to the partnership was 32, Jean-Paul Duminy’s contribution to it was 18. Extras didn’t contribution to the partnership.

Chipli eventually scored 61 off 35 balls, which included five boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes. He was unbeaten.

Duminy, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 22. Twenty-eight balls after Sangakkara’s dismissal, he was caught by Virat Kohli. Khan broke the 55-run partnership.

Daniel Christian, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. He was trapped leg be‘four’ wicket by Khan, who was in seventh heaven.

DC scored 175 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs.

Tillakaratne Dilshan, who bowled two wicketless overs, conceded 22.

Aravind, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 26.

Vettori, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 29.

Ninan, who bowled three overs, conceded 34. He picked up a wicket, as did van der Wath, who bowled four overs, conceding 30.

Khan, who bowled four overs, conceded 32. He picked up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of RCB’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 28, and lost three wickets.

Dilshan, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – a dozen balls into the chase, he was caught by Sangakkara. Ishant Sharma broke the eight-run stand.

Khan, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. An over later, Dale Steyn, the player of the match, broke the eight-run stand.

Mayank Agarwal, whose 13-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 16. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Amit Mishra. Gony broke the 11-run stand.

De Villiers had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he didn’t open his account. Ten balls later, he was caught by Sangakkara. Gony broke the two-run stand.

RCB scored 50 off 9.3 overs (58 balls). DC had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Tiwary, who faced 10 balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 27 balls after de Villiers’ dismissal, he was caught by Sangakkara. Mishra broke the run-a-ball stand.

Kohli’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a six – came off 44 balls.

RCB scored 100 off 15.3 overs (95 balls). DC had conceded four extras at that point.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 28 balls. While Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 34, Cheteshwar Pujara’s contribution to it was 14. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Pujara, whose 15-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 25. Thirty-four balls after Tiwary’s dismissal, he was caught by Daniel Christian. Steyn broke the 62-run partnership.

The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Van der Wath, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Sangakkara off the bowling of Steyn.

Kohli, whose 51-ball innings included five boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 71. Four balls later, Gony broke the 12-run stand.

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

Ninan, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored three. Nine balls after Kohli’s dismissal, he was caught by Sangakkara. Needless to say, Christian was in seventh heaven.

Aravind, who faced three balls, scored a couple. He was unbeaten.

DC eventually conceded eight extras. RCB, who scored 142 for the loss of nine wickets off 20 overs, lost by 33 runs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Mishra, Christian and Sharma picked up a wicket apiece. They conceded 41, 22, and 21, respectively.

Gony and Steyn picked up three scalps apiece. While the former conceded 31, the latter conceded 24.