Vettori-led RCB beat Kochi comfortably

RCB made one change to their playing eleven – Asad Pathan made way for Cheteshwar Pujara.

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

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

The first Powerplay of KTK’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 49, and lost a wicket.

Brendon McCullum, whose 16-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 22. Thirty-three balls into the match, he was caught by the substitute, K B Arun Karthik. Daniel Vettori, RCB’s skipper, broke the 43-run stand.

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

Michael Klinger, whose 25-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 24. Seventeen balls after McCullum’s dismissal, Chris Gayle, the player of the match, scored 21-run stand.

Jayawardene had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored three. Ten balls later, he was caught by A B de Villiers. Vettori broke the eight-run stand.

The fourth-wicket pair put on a run. Parthiv Patel, whose 14-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 19. A couple of balls later, Mohammad Kaif and de Villiers ran him out.

Brad Hodge, who faced a dozen balls, scored five. Nineteen balls later, he was caught by Zaheer Khan. Sreenath Aravind broke the 16-run stand.

KTK scored 100 off 15.3 overs (94 balls). RCB had conceded nine extras at that point.

Although his 15-ball innings included a boundary, Raiphi Gomez had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 23 balls after Hodge’s dismissal, he was caught by Virat Kohli. Aravind broke the 17-run stand.

Vinay Kumar, who faced three balls, scored as many. Seven balls later, he was caught by Vettori. Khan broke the nine-run stand.

Ravindra Jadeja, whose 22-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 23. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Kaif. Needless to say, Abhimanyu Mithun was in seventh heaven.

Powar, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored eight. He was unbeaten.

The ninth-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Rudra Pratap Singh didn’t face a ball. A ball after Jadeja’s dismissal, de Villiers ran him out.

Prasanth Parameswaran, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

RCB eventually conceded 10 extras. KTK scored 125 for the loss of nine wickets off 20 overs.

Tillakaratne Dilshan bowled a wicketless over, conceding eight.

Mithun bowled three overs, conceding 21. He picked up a wicket, as did Khan and Gayle, who bowled four overs each, conceding 26 apiece.

Vettori and Aravind bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 24, the latter conceded 20.

The first Powerplay of RCB’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 79, and lost a wicket.

RCB’s openers put on 50 off 2.3 overs (16 balls). KTK had conceded a couple of extras at that point. While Gayle’s contribution to the partnership was 28, Dilshan’s contribution to it was 20.

Gayle, whose 16-ball innings included three boundaries and five sixes, eventually scored 44. Twenty-four balls into the chase, Vinay broke the 67-run partnership.

RCB scored 100 off 8.2 overs (51 balls). KTK had conceded four extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 46 balls. While Dilshan’s contribution to the partnership was 27, Kohli’s contribution to it was 20. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

Dilshan’s half-century – which included eight boundaries and a six – came off 30 balls.

He eventually scored 52 off 31 balls. He was unbeaten, as was Kohli, who eventually scored 27. His 33-ball innings included three boundaries.

KTK eventually conceded five extras. RCB, who scored 128 for the loss of a wicket off 13.1 overs, won by nine wickets with 41 balls to spare.

Powar and Rudra Pratap bowled a couple of wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 27, the latter conceded 13.

Parameswaran bowled 2.1 wicketless overs, conceding 44.

Jadeja bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 24.

Vinay bowled three overs, conceding 18. He picked up the only wicket that fell.

 

 

 

DD disappointed; Tendulkar-led MI triumph

MI made no changes to their playing eleven.

DD made three (Fin)changes to their playing eleven – Aaron, Travis Birt and Aavishkar Salvi made way for David Warner, Colin Ingram and Shahbaz Nadeem.

On winning the toss, Virender Sehwag, DD’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 50, and lost a wicket.

MI scored 50 off 4.5 overs (29 balls). DD had conceded an extra at that point. While Aiden Blizzard’s contribution to the partnership was 34, the contribution of Sachin Tendulkar, MI’s skipper, to it was 14.

Tendulkar, whose run-a-ball innings included three boundaries, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Thirty-two balls into the match, Irfan Pathan broke the 50-run partnership.

Blizzard, whose 23-ball innings included eight boundaries, eventually scored 37. Ten balls later, he was caught by Sehwag. Nadeem broke the four-run stand.

MI scored 100 off 12.3 overs (75 balls). DD had conceded four extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 33 balls. While the contribution of Ambati Rayudu, the player of the match, to the partnership was 26, Rohit Sharma’s contribution to it was 23. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Rohit, whose 32-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 49. Fifty-six balls after Blizzard’s dismissal, he was caught by Venugopal Rao. Morne Morkel broke the 87-run partnership.

MI scored 150 off 17.2 overs (104 balls). DD had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Rayudu’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 35 balls.

He eventually scored 59 off 39 balls, which included seven boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes. Fifteen balls after Rohit’s dismissal, he was caught by Sehwag. James Hopes broke the 31-run stand.

Kieron Pollard, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. He was unbeaten, as was Andrew Symonds, who faced four balls, scoring as many.

MI scored 178 for the loss of four wickets off 20 overs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Ajit Agarkar, who was wicketless, conceded 31.

Morkel, Hopes, Nadeem and Pathan (whose spell included a maiden) picked up a scalp apiece. They conceded 49, 45, 28, and 23, respectively.

The first Powerplay of DD’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 23, and lost four wickets.

David Warner, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Five balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Harbhajan Singh, who broke the three-run stand.

Ingram, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. A couple of balls later, Lasith Malinga broke the one-run stand.

The third-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Sehwag, who faced four balls, scored a couple. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Rohit off the bowling of Munaf Patel.

Naman (Oj)had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored a run. Four balls later, he was caught by Rayudu. Patel broke the three-run stand.

DD scored 50 off 9.3 overs (57 balls). MI had conceded three extras at that point.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 44 balls. While Rao’s contribution to the partnership was 14, Hopes’ contribution to it was 34. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Rao, whose 27-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, eventually scored 37. Sixty-five balls after Ojha’s dismissal, Dhawal Kulkarni broke the 87-run partnership.

Hopes’ half-century – which included nine boundaries – came off 41 balls.

DD scored 100 off 15.1 overs (91 balls). MI had conceded four extras at that point.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 29. Hopes, whose 44-ball innings included 10 boundaries, eventually scored 55. Nineteen balls after Rao’s dismissal, Tirumalasetti Suman and Rayudu ran him out.

The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Yogesh Nagar, who faced a ball didn’t get off the mark. The next ball, he was caught by Patel off the bowling of Harbhajan.

Pathan, whose 18-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 23. Five balls later, Malinga broke the run-a-ball stand.

Although he was unbeaten, Agarkar, whose six-ball innings included a boundary, had no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Morkel, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Symonds. Pollard broke the 18-run stand.

The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Nadeem, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Patel off the bowling of Pollard.

MI eventually conceded nine extras. DD, who were dismissed for 146 off 19.5 overs, lost by 32 runs.

Symonds bowled two wicketless overs, conceding 23.

Kulkarni bowled four overs, conceding 27. He picked up a wicket.

Pollard bowled 2.3 overs, conceding 24. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Malinga bowled 3.2 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 18, picking up a couple of wickets.

Patel and Harbhajan bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 29, the latter conceded 24.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rain, Gambhir-led KKR dishear‘ten’ Chennai

KKR made one change to their playing eleven – Sarabjit Ladda made way for Lakshmipathy Balaji.

CSK made one change to their playing eleven – Srikkanth Anirudha made way for Wriddhiman Saha.

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

Rain delayed the start of the match.

The first Powerplay of CSK’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 15, and lost a couple of wickets.

Murali Vijay, who faced 14 balls, scored just five. Twenty-three (Iq)balls into the match, he was caught by Abdulla, the player of the match, who broke the eight-run stand.

Suresh Raina, who faced nine balls, scored four. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Jacques Kallis. Needless to say, Yusuf Pathan was in seventh heaven.

Michael Hussey, who faced 26 balls, scored 15. Thirty-two balls later, he was caught by Eoin Morgan. Balaji broke the 34-run stand.  

CSK scored 50 off 11.2 overs (68 balls). KKR had conceded three extras at that point.

Subramaniam Badrinath’s half-century – which included three boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 37 balls.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 43 balls. While Badrinath’s contribution to the partnership was 28, Albie Morkel’s contribution to it was 19. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.  

CSK scored 100 off 18.3 overs (111 balls). KKR had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

The fourth-wicket pair eventually put on 65. Badrinath, whose 41-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 54. Nine overs after Hussey’s dismissal, Rajat Bhatia and Mark Boucher ran him out.

Morkel, whose run-a-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 30. He was unbeaten.

CSK scored 114 for the loss of four wickets off 20 overs.

Jaydev Unadkat and Kallis bowled a wicketless over apiece. While the former conceded 11, the latter conceded nine.

Bhatia, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 10.

Brett Lee, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded eight.

Balaji, Pathan and Abdulla bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. They conceded 33, 25, and 15, respectively.

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

Morgan, whose six-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Ravichandran Ashwin had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he broke the nine-run stand.

Gautam Gambhir, KKR’s skipper, scored 16 off 19 balls, which included a couple of boundaries. Twenty-nine balls later, he was caught by Suraj Randiv. Ashwin broke the 24-run stand.

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

KKR’s target was revised to 52 off 10 overs.

Ten overs into the match, there was an interruption due to rain. KKR had scored 61 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Kallis’ contribution to the partnership was 21, Manoj Tiwary’s contribution to it was 15.

While both Kallis and Tiwary – whose innings included a couple of boundaries apiece – were unbeaten, neither of them added to the aforementioned score. The former faced 23 balls, and the latter faced a dozen balls.

CSK eventually conceded four extras. KKR, who didn’t add to the aforementioned total, won by 10 runs under the Duckworth/Lewis method.

Doug Bollinger, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded half-a-dozen.

Morkel, Shadab Jakati and Randiv bowled a couple of wicketless overs each, conceding 14 apiece.

Ashwin, who bowled three overs, conceded a dozen. He picked up both the wickets that fell.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Punjab trounced by Vettori-led RCB

RCB made one change to their playing eleven – Syed (Moham)made way for Asad Pathan.

KXIP (Shar)made three changes to their playing eleven – David Hussey, Bipul and Bhargav Bhatt made way for Sunny Singh, Ryan McLaren and Love Ablish.

On winning the toss, Adam Gilchrist, KXIP’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 48, and lost a wicket.

Tillakaratne Dilshan, who faced nine balls, scored 16. His runs came by way of boundaries. Twenty-nine balls into the match, he was caught by Praveen Kumar. McLaren broke the 43-run stand.

RCB scored 50 off 6.4 overs (40 balls). KXIP had conceded four extras at that point.

Chris Gayle, the player of the match, scored 50 off 28 balls, which included five boundaries and four sixes.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 26 balls. While Gayle’s contribution to the partnership was 39, Virat Kohli’s contribution to it was a dozen. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

RCB scored 100 off 9.2 overs (56 balls). KXIP had conceded four extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 100 off 53 balls. While Gayle’s contribution to the partnership was 73, Kohli’s contribution to it was 26. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Gayle’s ton – which included nine boundaries and as many sixes – came off 46 balls.

RCB scored 150 off 14.1 overs (85 balls). KXIP had conceded four extras at that point.

The West Indian eventually scored 107 off 49 balls, which included 10 boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes. Fifty-nine balls after Dilshan’s dismissal, he was caught by Ryan Harris. Piyush Chawla broke the 111-run partnership.

Kohli, whose 31-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 27. A couple of balls (Chaw)later, the leggie broke the one-run stand.

A B de Villiers, whose 14-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 27. He was unbeaten.

Saurabh Tiwary, whose nine-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Harris, who broke the 31-run stand.

The fifth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Pathan, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was trapped leg before wicket by Harris.

Mohammad Kaif, who faced four balls, scored three. Eight balls later, Harris broke the 12-run stand.

RCB scored 200 off 19.3 overs (117 balls). KXIP had conceded five extras at that point.

Abhimanyu, whose three-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. He was (Mith)unbeaten.

KXIP eventually conceded half-a-dozen extras. RCB scored 205 for the loss of half-a-dozen extras off 20 overs.

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

Ablish, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 39.

Praveen, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 37.

McLaren, who bowled four overs, conceded 40. He picked up a wicket.

Chawla, who bowled four overs, conceded 37. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Harris bowled four overs, including a maiden. He conceded 38, picking up three scalps. 

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 four wickets.

KXIP’s openers didn’t get off the mark. Gilchrist, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. A ball into the chase, Pathan ran him out.

Nayar, who faced four balls, scored a run. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Tiwary. Sreenath Aravind broke the five-run stand.

Paul Valthaty, whose 16-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 21. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Mithun. Gayle broke the 23-run stand.

Shaun Marsh, who faced eight balls, scored four. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Aravind, who broke the run-a-ball stand.

KXIP scored 50 off 7.3 overs (45 balls). RCB had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Sunny, who faced five balls, scored four. Thirteen balls after Marsh’s dismissal, he was caught by Pathan. Daniel Vettori, RCB’s skipper, broke the 16-run stand.

Dinesh Karthik, whose 15-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 20. Seven balls later, he was trapped (Gay)leg before wicket by the West Indian, who broke the run-a-ball stand.

Chawla, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored five. Thirteen balls later, Gayle broke the 10-run stand.

KXIP scored 100 off 16.5 overs (102 balls). RCB had conceded four extras at that point.

McLaren, whose 32-ball innings included a boundary, scored 28. Forty-five balls after Chawla’s dismissal, Aravind broke the 37-run stand.

Harris, whose 25-ball innings included a boundary, scored 17. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Pathan. Aravind broke the one-run stand.

Although Praveen, whose innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 15, and was unbeaten, he had no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Ablish, who faced a couple of balls, failing to get off the mark. He was unbeaten.

RCB eventually conceded five extras. KXIP, who scored 120 for the loss of nine wickets off 20 overs, lost by 85 runs.

Kohli, who bowled an over, was not in seventh heaven, because he was wicketless.

Mithun, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 29.

Zaheer Khan, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 35.

Vettori, who bowled four overs, conceded 14. He picked up a wicket.

Gayle, who bowled four overs, conceded 21. He picked up three wickets.

Aravind, who bowled four overs, conceded 14. He picked up four scalps.

Sehwag shines; DD beat Hyderabad

DC made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Cameron White and Pragyan Ojha made way for Jean-Paul Duminy and Ishan Malhotra.

DD made three (Fin)changes to their playing eleven – David Warner, Roelof van der Merwe and Umesh Yadav made way for Aaron, James Hopes and Aavishkar Salvi.

On winning the toss, Virender Sehwag, DD’s skipper and the player of the match, 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 43, and lost a wicket.

Dwaraka Ravi Teja, who faced nine balls, scored just two. Seventeen balls into the match, he was caught by Naman Ojha. Salvi broke the 19-run stand.

DC scored 50 off eight overs (48 balls). DD had conceded three extras at that point.

Shikhar Dhawan, whose 18-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 29. Half-a-dozen balls after Ravi Teja’s dismissal, he was caught by Salvi. Ajit Agarkar broke the 39-run stand.

Kumar Sangakkara, DC’s skipper, scored 44 off 36 balls, which included eight boundaries. Nineteen balls later, he was caught by Sehwag. James Hopes broke the 29-run stand.

DC scored 100 off 13.4 overs (82 balls). DD had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 29 balls. While Duminy’s contribution to the partnership was 32, Daniel Christian’s contribution to it was 16. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was five.

DC scored 150 off 17.1 overs (105 balls). DD had conceded 10 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Duminy’s half-century – which included two boundaries and four sixes – came off 30 balls.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 71. Duminy eventually scored 55 off 31 balls. Thirty-five balls after Sangakkara’s dismissal, Agarkar and Naman ran him out.

Christian, whose 22-ball innings included two boundaries, scored 27. He was unbeaten.

Bharat Chipli, who faced two balls, scored a run. Five balls later, he was caught by Finch. Agarkar broke the three-run stand.

Malhotra, whose four-ball innings included a boundary, scored seven. He was unbeaten.

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

Yogesh Nagar and Venugopal Rao bowled a wicketless over apiece. While the former conceded 20, the latter conceded 12.

Irfan Pathan bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 18.

Morne Morkel bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 37.

Hopes bowled three overs, conceding 29. He picked up a wicket, as was Salvi, who bowled four overs, conceding 26.

Agarkar bowled four overs, conceded 29. He picked up two scalps.

The first Powerplay of DD’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 29, and lost three wickets.

DD’s openers didn’t get off the mark. Finch, who faced two balls, didn’t open his account. Two balls into the chase, he was caught by Christian off the bowling of Dale Steyn.

Although his 10-ball innings included a boundary, Naman had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 18 balls later, he was caught by Sangakkara. Ishant Sharma broke the 15-run stand.

Rao, who faced 11 balls, scored just three. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Duminy. Sharma broke the 10-run stand.

DD scored 50 off 7.4 overs (47 balls). DC had conceded eight extras at that point.

Sehwag’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and three sixes – came off 27 balls.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 22 balls. While Sehwag’s contribution to the partnership was 48, Travis Birt’s contribution to it was two. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Birt, who faced eight balls, scored just four. Twenty-eight balls after Rao’s dismissal, Christian broke the 61-run partnership.

DD scored 100 off 11.4 overs (71 balls). DC had conceded eight extras at that point.

Sehwag’s ton – which included 12 boundaries and four sixes – came off 48 balls.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 24 balls. While Sehwag’s contribution to the partnership was 42, Pathan’s contribution to it was eight. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

DD scored 150 off 15.3 overs (94 balls). DC had conceded nine extras at that point.

Sehwag, whose 56-ball innings included 13 boundaries and half-a-dozen boundaries, eventually scored 119. Thirty-six balls after Birt’s dismissal, he was caught by Sangakkara. Steyn broke the 67-run partnership.

Pathan, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary, scored 12. Nine balls later, he was stumped by Sangakkara. Amit Mishra broke the 15-run stand.

Hopes, whose innings included two boundaries, scored 17. He was unbea‘ten’.

Although his three-ball innings included a six, Nagar had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he was unbeaten.

DC eventually scored 10 extras. DD, who scored 179 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 19 overs, won by four wickets with an over to spare.

Malhotra, Chipli and Duminy bowled a wicketless over apiece. They conceded 23, 20, and 11, respectively.

Mishra and Christian bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 53, the latter conceded 31.

Steyn and Sharma bowled four overs each, picking up two scalps apiece. While the former conceded 24, the latter conceded 16.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jayawardene-led KTK beat Kolkata again

KTK made no changes to their playing eleven.

KKR made one changes to their playing eleven – Lakshmipathy Balaji made way for Sarabjit Ladda.

On winning the toss, Gautam Gambhir, KKR’s skipper, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of KTK’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 35, and lost a couple of wickets.

Brendon McCullum, who faced eight balls, scored a run. Eleven balls into the match, he was caught by Jacques Kallis. Jaydev Unadkat broke the six-run stand.

Patel, whose 16-ball innings included (Parth)IV boundaries, scored 21. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Rajat Bhatia. Unadkat broke the 24-run stand.  

KTK scored 50 off 7.4 overs (47 balls). KKR had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 38 balls. While Michael Klinger’s contribution to the partnership was 22, the contribution of Mahela Jayawardene, KTK’s skipper, to it was 27. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Klinger, whose 26-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 29. Thirty-nine (Iq)balls after Patel’s dismissal, he was caught by Abdulla. Yusuf Pathan broke the 51-run partnership.

Ravindra Jadeja, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Pathan. Bhatia broke the 15-run stand.

KTK scored 100 off 15.3 overs (94 balls). KKR had conceded three extras at that point.

Jayawardene’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes – came off 38 balls.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 38. Jayawardene, who faced 41 balls, eventually scored 55. Twenty-seven balls after Jadeja’s dismissal, Ladda and Kallis ran him out.

KTK scored 150 off 19.4 overs (120 balls). KKR had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Brad Hodge, the player of the match, scored 35 off 19 balls, which included three boundaries and a couple of sixes. He was unbeaten, as was Raiphi Gomez, who faced a ball, scoring a run.

KTK scored 156 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.

Ladda, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 13.

Abdulla, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 16.

Kallis, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 21.

Brett Lee bowled four wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 42.

Bhatia and Pathan bowled three overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 22, the latter conceded 16.

Unadkat, who bowled four overs, conceded 26. 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 43, without the loss of a wicket.

KKR’s openers put on 50 off seven overs (42 balls). KTK had conceded a couple of extras at that point. While Kallis’ contribution to the partnership was 32, Eoin Morgan’s contribution to it was 16.

Kallis, whose 41-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 45. Sixty-two balls into the chase, Gomez broke the 69-run partnership.

The second-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Gambhir, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The (Jayawarde)next ball, he was caught by his opposite number off the bowling of Gomez.

Manoj Tiwary had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored a run. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by McCullum. Vinay Kumar broke the 28-run stand.

KKR scored 100 off 14.5 overs (89 balls). KTK had conceded three extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Morgan’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and a six – came off 39 balls.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 35. Morgan, whose 51-ball innings included eight boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 66. Twenty-eight balls after Tiwary’s dismissal, Patel and Vinay ran him out.

The fifth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Pathan, whose 13-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 17. The (Jayawarde)next ball, he was caught by the Sri Lankan off the bowling of Vinay.

The sixth-wicket pair put on half-a-dozen. Brett Lee, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Five balls later, Jadeja and Patel ran him out.

Mark Boucher, who faced four balls, scored five. A couple of balls later, Rudra Pratap Singh broke the one-run stand.

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

KKR, who scored 139 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs, lost by 17 runs.

Jadeja had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he bowled a wicketless over.

Sreesanth, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 24.

Prasanth Parameswaran, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 21.

Rudra Pratap, who bowled four overs, conceded 41. He picked up a wicket.

Vinay and Gomez bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 28, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 14.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pune disappointed; Tendulkar-led MI win

PWI made three changes to their playing eleven – Harpreet Singh, Nathan McCullum and Murali Kartik made way for Graeme Smith, Abhishek Jhunjhunwala and Shrikant Wagh.

MI made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Davy Jacobs and Abu Nechim made way for Aiden Blizzard and Dhawal Kulkarni.

On winning the toss, Yuvraj Singh, PWI’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 49, and lost a wicket.

Blizzard, whose run-a-ball (Rob)innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Fifteen balls into the match, he was caught by Uthappa. Alfonso Thomas broke the 18-run stand.

MI scored 50 off 6.1 overs (37 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave PWI no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Tendulkar, MI’s skipper, scored 24. His run-a-ball inningS(ach)included five boundaries. Thirty-five balls after Blizzard’s dismissal, he was caught by Jesse Ryder. Yuvraj broke the 40-run stand.

Ambati Rayudu, whose 28-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 27. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Manish Pandey. Yuvraj broke the 11-run stand.

Rohit Sharma, who faced 20 balls, scored a dozen. Twenty balls later, he was caught by Pandey. Rahul, the player of the (Shar)match, broke the 27-run stand.

MI scored 100 off 15.2 overs (92 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave PWI no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Tirumalasetti Suman, whose 16-ball innings included three boundaries and as many sixes, scored 36. Thirteen balls after Rohit’s dismissal, he was caught by Mithun Manhas. Rahul broke the 18-run stand.

Andrew Symonds, who faced three balls, scored as many. Eight balls later, he was caught by Pandey. Jerome Taylor broke the 10-run stand.

MI scored 150 off 19 overs (115 balls). PWI had conceded 10 extras at that point.

Kieron Pollard, whose 21-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 28. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Yuvraj. Taylor broke the 36-run stand.

Harbhajan Singh, whose three-ball innings included a six, scored nine.

PWI eventually conceded 15 extras. MI, who scored 160 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs.

Jesse Ryder, who bowled an over, conceded 11. He was wicketless, as was Wagh, who bowled three overs, conceding 22.

Thomas, who bowled four overs, conceded 53. He picked up a wicket.

Taylor, Yuvraj and Rahul bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. They conceded 34, 22, and seven, respectively.

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

PWI’s openers didn’t get off the mark. Ryder, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. A ball into the match, he was caught by Kulkarni off the bowling of Harbhajan.

Smith, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Blizzard. Munaf Patel broke the 17-run stand.

Jhunjhunwala, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 10. Thirty balls later, he was caught by Rayudu. Patel broke the 29-run stand.

PWI scored 50 off 10.1 overs (61 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave MI no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Yuvraj, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 20. Twenty-five balls after Jhunjhunwala’s dismissal, he was caught by Patel. Malinga broke the (Lasi)thirty-one-run stand.

Uthappa, whose 26-ball innings included a couple of sixes, scored 34. He was unbeaten.

PWI scored 100 off 16.5 overs (101 balls). MI had conceded 10 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Pandey’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 43 balls.

He eventually scored 59 off 47 balls, which included four boundaries and three sixes. Thirty-three balls after Yuvraj’s dismissal, he was caught by Rohit. Malinga broke the 42-run stand.

Manhas, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Four balls later, he was caught by Malinga, who broke the nine-run stand.

The seventh-wicket pair put on 11. Wagh, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Five balls later, Rayudu ran him out.

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

PWI, who scored 139 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs, lost by 21 runs.

Symonds, who bowled an over, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he was wicketless, as was Kulkarni, who bowled four overs, conceding 20.

Harbhajan bowled three overs, including a maiden. He conceded 17, picking up a wicket.

Pollard and Patel bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 36, the latter conceded 30.

Malinga, who bowled four overs, conceded 25. He picked up three scalps.