Rajasthan lose to Gambhir-led KKR

KKR made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Laxmi Ratan Shukla and Brett Lee made way for Debabrata Das and Sunil Narine.

RR made one changes to their playing eleven – Kevon Cooper made way for Brad Hodge.

On winning the toss, Rahul Dravid, 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 45, without the loss of a wicket.

Ajinkya Rahane, whose 16-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 19. Thirty-seven balls into the match, he was caught by Manvinder Bisla. Shakib Al Hasan, the player of the match, broke the 45-run partnership.

The second-wicket pair put on three. Ashok Menaria, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a run. Ten balls later, Yusuf Pathan ran him out.

Rahul Dravid, whose 27-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 28. Three balls later, he was caught by Manoj Tiwary. Shakib broke the one-run stand.

RR scored 50 off 8.3 overs (51 balls). KKR hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

RR scored 100 off 15.5 overs (95 balls). KKR had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 45 balls. While Shreevats Goswami’s contribution to the partnership was 23, Owais Shah’s contribution to it was 22. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was five.

Goswami, whose 22-ball innings included a boundary and a six, eventually scored 24. Fifty balls after Dravid’s dismissal, he was caught by Lakshmipathy Balaji. Shakib broke the 59-run partnership.

Shah, whose 33-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 31. Nine balls (Bis)later, he was stumped. Narine broke the five-run stand.

Hodge, whose nine-ball innings included a six, scored a dozen. He was unbeaten, as was Johan Botha, who scored half-a-dozen. His seven-ball innings included a boundary.

KKR eventually conceded 10 extras. RR scored 131 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.

Rajat Bhatia, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 19.

Jacques Kallis and Yusuf Pathan bowled three wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 26, the latter conceded 19.

Lakshmipathy Balaji bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 27.

Narine bowled four overs, conceding 22. He picked up a wicket.

Shakib bowled four overs, conceding 17. 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 36, and lost a wicket.

KKR’s openers put on 22. Gautam Gambhir, their skipper, scored 11 off as many balls, which included a couple of boundaries. Four overs into the chase, Dravid ran him out.

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

Kallis, whose 38-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 31. Forty-one balls after Gambhir’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Botha, who broke the 48-run stand.

Bisla, whose run-a-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 29. Twenty-four balls later, he was caught by Rahane. Menaria broke the 24-run stand.

KKR scored 100 off 15.4 overs (94 balls). RR had conceded nine extras at that point.

Tiwary, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 24. Ten balls after Bisla’s dismissal, he was stumped by Goswami. Brad Hogg broke the 14-run stand.

Shakib, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 16. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Menaria. Amit Singh broke the 18-run stand.

Both Pathan and Ryan ten Doeschate had a reason to be in seventh heaven – they were unbeaten. While the former’s run-a-ball innings included a boundary, the latter’s three-ball innings included a six.

RR eventually conceded 12 extras. KKR, who scored 137 for the loss of five wickets off 19.2 overs, won by five wickets with four balls to spare.

Siddharth Trivedi bowled three overs, conceding 25. He was wicketless, as was Ankeet Chavan, who bowled 3.2 overs, conceding 32.

Menaria bowled an over, conceding three. He picked up a wicket, as did Amit, Botha and Hogg, who bowled four overs apiece. They conceded 29, 22, and 20, respectively.

 

 

 

 

 

Pune disappointed; Gilchrist-led PWI win

KXIP made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Abhishek Nayar and James Faulkner made way for Shaun Marsh and Parvinder Awana.

PWI made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Callum Ferguson and Murali Kartik made way for Angelo Mathews and Mithun Manhas.

On winning the toss, Adam Gilchrist, KXIP’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 29, and lost three wickets.

PWI’s openers put on 13. Although his 11-ball innings included a boundary, Ryder had no reason to be in (Jes)seventh heaven – 14 balls into the match, David Hussey and Gilchrist ran him out.

Sourav Ganguly, whose nine-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 16. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Marsh. Dimitri Mascarenhas, the player of the match, broke the 15-run stand.

Marlon Samuels, who faced a dozen balls, scored just a couple. Three balls later, Mascarenhas broke the one-run stand.  

PWI scored 50 off 8.1 overs (49 balls). KXIP had conceded four extras at that point.

Mathews, whose nine-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Seventeen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Harmeet Singh, who broke the 22-run stand.

Uthappa, whose 16-ball (Rob)innings included a six, scored 17. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Bipul Sharma. Mascarenhas broke the 26-run stand.

Steven, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored (Smi)thirteen. Twenty-one balls (Chaw)later, Piyush broke the 22-run stand.

PWI scored 100 off 16.2 overs (98 balls). KXIP had conceded nine extras at that point.

Manish Pandey, who faced three balls, didn’t get off the mark. Five balls after Smith’s dismissal, he was caught by Hussey. Harmeet broke the one-run stand.

Manhas, whose 28-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 31. Five balls later, Mascarenhas broke the eight-run stand.

Rahul Sharma, who faced four balls, scored a couple. A couple of balls later, Mascarenhas broke the two-run stand.

Ashish Nehra, who faced four balls, scored a couple. He was unbeaten.

The last-wicket pair put on five. Ashok Dinda, who faced five balls, scored a couple. Eight balls later, Awana ran him out.

KXIP eventually conceded 12 extras. PWI were dismissed for 115 off 19 overs.

Praveen Kumar and Awana bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 19, the latter conceded 18.

Chawla, who bowled four overs, conceded 23. He picked up a wicket.

Harmeet, who bowled three overs, conceded 23. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Mascarenhas, who bowled four overs, conceded 25. He picked up five 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 a wicket.

KXIP’s openers didn’t get off the mark. Paul Valthaty, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. A ball into the chase, he was dismissed by Dinda.

KXIP scored 50 off 7.5 overs (47 balls). PWI hadn’t conceded any extras at that point. Incidentally, they did not concede any extras.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 46 balls. While Gilchrist’s contribution to the partnership was 21, Marsh’s contribution to it was 29. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Gilchrist, whose 17-ball innings included three boundaries, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Forty-seven balls after Valthaty’s dismissal, he was caught by Smith. Mathews broke the 50-run partnership.

Marsh’s half-century – which included seven boundaries – came off 49 balls.

He eventually scored 64 off 54 balls, which included the aforementioned number of boundaries, in addition to a six. He was unbeaten.

Mandeep, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Twenty-two balls after Gilchrist’s dismissal, he was caught by Smith. Rahul broke the 20-run stand.

KXIP scored 100 off 16.1 overs (97 balls).

Chawla, whose 24-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 21. He was unbeaten.

KXIP, who scored 116 for the loss of three wickets off 17.4 overs, won by seven wickets with 14 balls to spare.

Ryder, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded a dozen.

Nehra, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 22.

Samuels, who bowled 3.4 wicketless overs, conceded 27.

Mathews, Dinda and Rahul bowled three overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. They conceded 20, 18, and 17, respectively.

 

 

 

 

 

Loss to CSK D(hon)isappoints RCB

CSK made no changes to their playing eleven.

RCB made one change to their playing (Pat)eleven – Harshal made way for Raju Bhatkal.

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

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

RCB’s openers put on 50 off 4.5 overs (29 balls). CSK had conceded an extra at that point. While Mayank Agarwal’s contribution to the partnership was 45, Chris Gayle’s contribution to it was five.

Agarwal, whose 26-ball innings included five boundaries and three sixes, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Thirty-two balls into the match, he was caught by Dwayne Bravo. Albie Morkel broke the 53-run partnership.

RCB scored 100 off 10.5 overs (65 balls). CSK had conceded five extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 33 balls. While Gayle’s contribution to the partnership was 27, Virat Kohli’s contribution to it was 20. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

Gayle’s half-century – which included a boundary and five sixes – came off 27 balls.

RCB scored 150 off 15.1 overs (91 balls). CSK had conceded 11 extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 100 off 60 balls. While Gayle’s contribution to the partnership was 57, Kohli’s contribution to it was 35. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was nine.

Gayle, whose 35-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and half-a-dozen sixes, eventually scored 68. Sixty-six balls after Agarwal’s dismissal, he was caught by Bravo. Ravindra Jadeja broke the 109-run partnership.

De Villiers, who faced a couple of balls, scored four. His runs came by way of A Boundary. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Shadab Jakati. Albie Morkel broke the 12-run stand.

Saurabh Tiwary, whose six-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Ten balls later, he was caught by Suresh Raina. Jadeja broke the 24-run stand.

Kohli’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a six – came off 43 balls.

The fifth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Kohli, whose 46-ball innings included the aforementioned number of boundaries, in addition to a couple of sixes, eventually scored 57. A ball after Tiwary’s dismissal, he was caught by Faf du Plessis off the bowling of Doug Bollinger.

The sixth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Cheteshwar Pujara, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was dismissed by Bollinger.

The seventh-wicket pair put on a run. Vettori, who faced a ball, scored a run. A couple of balls later, Bollinger ran him out.

The eighth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Bhatkal, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Raina off the bowling of Bollinger.

Vinay Kumar faced a ball, scoring half-a-dozen. He was unbeaten, as was Zaheer Khan, who didn’t face a ball.

RCB scored 200 off 20 overs (120 balls). In fact, they eventually scored 205 for the loss of eight wickets. CSK had conceded 16 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Raina, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 21.

Jakati, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 27.

Ravichandran Ashwin and Bravo bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 46, the latter conceded 30.

Jadeja, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 18. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Morkel, who bowled four overs, conceding 37.

Bollinger, who bowled three overs, conceded 24. 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 52, without the loss of a wicket.

CSK’s openers put on 50 off half-a-dozen overs (36 balls). RCB had conceded an extra at that point. While Murali Vijay was unbea‘ten’, du Plessis’ contribution to it was 41.

Vijay, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. Forty-one balls into the chase, he was caught by Muttiah Muralitharan, who broke the 56-run partnership.

Du Plessis’ half-century – which included five boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 32 balls.

Raina, whose 14-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 23. Twenty-two balls after Vijay’s dismissal, he was caught by Bhatkal. Muralitharan broke the 32-run stand.

CSK scored 100 off 12.1 overs (73 balls). RCB had conceded an extra at that point.

Du Plessis, whose 46-ball innings included five boundaries and four sixes, eventually scored 71. Twenty-four balls after Raina’s dismissal, he was caught by Kohli. Muralitharan broke the 40-run stand.

CSK scored 150 off 16.4 overs (100 balls). RCB had conceded an extra at that point.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, CSK’s skipper, scored 41 off 24 balls, which included a boundary and a couple of sixes. Twenty-two balls after du Plessis’ dismissal, he was caught by the substitute, Tillakaratne Dilshan. Khan broke the 35-run stand.

Bravo, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 25. He was unbeaten.

Although his innings included a couple of boundaries and three sixes, Morkel had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored 28. Eight balls later, he was caught by Agarwal. Vinay, who broke the 29-run stand.

Jadeja, who faced a ball, scored a boundary. He was unbeaten.

CSK scored 200 off 19.3 overs (119 balls). RCB had conceded five extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

CSK, who scored 208 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs, win by five wickets.

Kohli and Bhatkal bowled two wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 36, the latter conceded 35.

Vettori bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 35.

Vinay and Kumar bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 53, the latter conceded 32.

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rajasthan lose to Bhajji-led MI

MI made no changes to their playing eleven.

RR made one change to their playing eleven – Brad Hodge made way for his namesake (and compatriot), Brad Hogg.

On winning the toss, Rahul Dravid, RR’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 54, and lost a wicket.

Tirumalasetti Suman, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Twenty-one balls into the match, he was caught by Siddharth Trivedi. Amit Singh broke the 28-run stand.

MI scored 50 off 5.4 overs (34 balls). RR had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Rohit Sharma, whose 13-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 21. Twenty balls after Suman’s dismissal, Hogg broke the 31-run stand.

Richard Levi, whose 22-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 29. Nine balls later, Hogg broke the run-a-ball stand.

MI scored 100 off 12.2 overs (74 balls). RR had conceded three extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 31 balls. While Ambati Rayudu’s contribution to the partnership was 17, the contribution of Kieron Pollard, the player of the match, to it was 34. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Rayudu, whose 32-ball innings included a boundary and three sixes, eventually scored 47. He was unbeaten.

MI scored 150 off 16.1 overs (97 balls). RR had conceded five extras at that point.

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

He eventually scored 64 off 33 balls, which included half-a-dozen boundaries and four sixes. Fifty-two balls after Levi’s dismissal, he was caught by Ajinkya Rahane. Ankeet Chavan broke the 96-run partnership.

Dinesh Karthik, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Four balls later, he was caught by Trivedi. Kevon Cooper broke the nine-run stand.

James Franklin, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Rahane. Amit broke the four-run stand.

Harbhajan Singh, MI’s skipper, scored 18 off half-a-dozen balls, which included a boundary and a couple of sixes. He was unbeaten.

RR eventually conceded half-a-dozen extras. MI scored 197 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs.

Johan Botha, who bowled an over, conceded 22. He was wicketless, as was Trivedi, who bowled three overs, conceding 25.

Cooper and Chavan bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 43, the latter conceded 41.

Hogg and Amit bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 31, the latter conceded 29.

The first Powerplay of RR’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 44, and lost a couple of wickets.

Dravid, who faced five balls, scored three. Nine balls into the chase, he was caught by Suman. Needless to say, Munaf Patel was in seventh heaven.

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

RR scored 50 off 6.4 overs (40 balls). MI had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 35 balls. While Rahane’s contribution to the partnership was 22, Owais Shah’s contribution to it was 26. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Shah’s half-century – which included three boundaries and as many sixes – came off 32 balls.

Rahane, whose 31-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 40. Fifty-seven balls after Goswami’s dismissal, he was caught by Levi. Pollard broke the 82-run partnership.

RR scored 100 off 12.2 overs (74 balls). MI had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Shah, whose 42-ball innings included five boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 76. Eighteen balls after Rahane’s dismissal, Malinga broke the 45-run stand.

Botha, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Three balls later, he was caught by Pollard. Malinga broke the two-run stand.

RR scored 150 off 16.4 overs (100 balls). MI had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Cooper, whose six-ball innings included a couple of sixes, scored 14. Thirteen balls after Botha’s dismissal, Patel broke the 17-run stand.

Ashok Menaria, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 20. Three balls later, he was caught by Sharma. Pollard broke the nine-run stand.

The eighth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Chavan, who faced a couple of balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. The next ball, he was caught by Karthik off the bowling of Pollard.

Amit, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls later, Pollard broke the one-run stand.

Hogg, who faced five balls, scored a couple. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Franklin. Needless to say, Patel was in seventh heaven.

Trivedi, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored five. He was unbeaten.

MI eventually conceded four extras. RR, who were dismissed for 170 off 19.4 overs, lost by 27 runs.

Franklin and Ojha bowled a couple of wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 22, the latter conceded 19.

Harbhajan, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 43.

Malinga, who bowled four overs, conceded 13. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Munaf, who bowled 3.4 overs, conceded 28. He picked up four scalps, as did Pollard, who four overs, conceding 44.

 

 

 

Chennai lose to Sehwag-led DD

DD made three (Fin)changes to their playing eleven – Aaron, Glenn Maxwell and Doug Bracewell made way for Kevin Pietersen, Mahela Jayawardene and Roelof van der Merwe.

CSK made no changes to their playing eleven.

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

Prior to the start of the match, the ground was wet.

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

CSK’s openers didn’t get off the mark. Murali Vijay didn’t face a ball. A ball into the match, Irfan Pathan and Jayawardene ran him out.

Faf du Plessis, whose 12-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 15. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by van der Merwe. Morne Morkel, the player of the match, broke the 26-run stand.

The third-wicket pair put on 17. Suresh Raina, whose 16-ball innings included a couple of sixes, scored 17. Twenty balls later, Yogesh Nagar and Naman Ojha ran him out.

CSK scored 50 off 7.3 overs (45 balls). DD had conceded five extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 21. Subramaniam Badrinath, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 15. Nineteen balls after Raina’s dismissal, Pietersen and Ojha ran him out.

Ravindra Jadeja, whose 17-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. Four balls later, he was caught by Ojha. Pathan broke the two-run stand.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, CSK’s skipper, faced 18 balls, scoring 11. Forty-one balls later, he was caught by Jayawardene. Morne broke the 23-run stand.

CSK scored 100 off 18.2 overs (110 balls). DD had conceded five extras at that point.

Dwayne, whose 31-ball innings included a boundary, scored 22. (Dho)Nine balls after the dismissal of the man from Ranchi, Umesh Yadav Br(av)oke the 11-run stand.

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

The eighth-wicket pair put on eight. Ashwin, whose five-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Five balls later, Sehwag and Ojha (Ravichand)ran him out.

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

DD eventually conceded half-a-dozen extras. CSK scored 110 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs.

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

Shahbaz Nadeem, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded nine.

Van der Merwe, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 15.

Yadav, who bowled three overs, conceded 24. He picked up a wicket, as did Pathan, who bowled four overs, conceding 25.

Morne, who bowled four overs, conceded 19. He picked up a couple of scalps.

The first Powerplay of DD’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 50, and lost a couple of wickets.

DD’s openers put on 32. Ojha, whose 12-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 14. Twenty-two balls into the chase, du Plessis and Ashwin ran him out.

Sehwag, whose 21-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 33. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Vijay. Ashwin broke the 18-run stand.

DD scored 50 off 5.5 overs (35 balls). CSK hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

DD scored 100 off 12.4 overs (76 balls). CSK hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 40 balls. While Pietersen’s contribution to the partnership was 32, Jayawardene’s contribution to the partnership was 18. Extras didn’t contribute to it.

Pietersen, whose 26-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 43. He was unbeaten, as was Jayawardene, who eventually scored 20 off 21 balls, which included a boundary.

CSK eventually conceded an extra. DD, who scored 111 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 13.2 overs, won by eight wickets with 40 balls to spare.

Bravo, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded five.

Albie, Jadeja and Doug Bollinger bowled a couple of wicketless overs apiece. They conceded 24, 19, and 18, respectively.

Jakati, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 23.

Ashwin, who bowled 3.2 wicketless overs, conceded 21. He picked up a wicket.

Gambhir-led KKR beat hosts Bangalore

RCB made one change to their playing eleven – Andrew McDonald made way for Chris Gayle.

KKR made four changes to their playing eleven – Brendon McCullum, Debabrata Das, Sunil Narine and Iqbal Abdulla made way for Manvinder Bisla, Ryan ten Doeschate, Shakib Al Hasan and Lakshmipathy Balaji (the player of the match).

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

The first Powerplay of KKR’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the fourth over. They scored 60, without the loss of a wicket.

KKR’s openers put on 50 off 5.1 overs (31 balls). RCB had conceded three extras at that point. While Jacques Kallis’ contribution to the partnership was 20, the contribution of Gautam Gambhir, their skipper, to it was 30.

Kallis, whose 23-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, eventually scored 22. Thirty-eight balls into the match, he was caught by A B de Villiers. Vettori broke the 60-run partnership.

KKR scored 100 off 10.3 overs (63 balls). RCB had conceded four extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 31 balls. While Gambhir was unbea‘ten’, Bisla’s contribution to the partnership was 39. Extras’ contribution to it was a run.

Bisla, whose 29-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 46. Forty-three balls after Kallis’ dismissal, he was stumped by de Villiers. Muttiah Muralitharan broke the 65-run partnership.

Yusuf Pathan, who faced three balls, scored a run. Four balls later, he was caught by Gayle. Vinay Kumar broke the one-run stand.

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

He eventually scored 64 off 39 balls, which included nine boundaries, in addition to the six. Thirteen balls after Pathan’s dismissal, he was caught by Harshal Patel. Zaheer Khan broke the run-a-ball stand.

Manoj Tiwary, who faced five balls, scored a couple. Three balls later, he was caught by Mayank Agarwal. Khan broke the one-run stand.

Ten Doeschate, who faced four balls, scored three. Three balls later, he was caught by Vettori. Muralitharan broke the three-run stand.

KKR scored 150 off 18 overs (108 balls). RCB had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Shakib, who faced four balls, scored as many. Seven balls after ten Doeschate’s dismissal, he was caught by Cheteshwar Pujara. Vinay broke the eight-run stand.

Laxmi Ratan, who faced eight balls, scored five. Half-a-dozen ballS(huk)later, he was caught by Khan. Patel broke the three-run stand.

Brett Lee, whose four-ball innings included a six, scored eight. He was unbeaten, as was Rajat Bhatia, who faced a ball, scoring four.

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

Virat Kohli, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 13.

Vettori, who bowled three overs, conceded 22. He picked up a wicket, as did Patel, who bowled four overs, conceding 46.

Khan and Muralitharan bowled four overs each, conceding 31 apiece. Both picked up a couple of scalps, as did Vinay, who conceded 18.

The first Powerplay of RCB’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the fourth over. They scored 20, and lost three wickets.

Pujara, who faced nine balls, scored half-a-dozen. His runs came by way of a six. Ten balls into the chase, he was caught by Pathan. Needless to say, Kallis was in seventh heaven.

Gayle, who faced eight balls, scored a couple. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Shukla. Kallis broke the one-run stand.

Kohli, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Manoj. Balaji broke the 12-run stand.

De Villiers, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Nine balls later, Balaji broke the five-run stand.

Agarwal, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored five. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Gambhir. Balaji broke the eight-run stand.

RCB scored 50 off 10.3 overs (63 balls). KKR hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

Vettori, whose 12-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 20. Sixteen balls after Agarwal’s dismissal, Balaji broke the 27-run stand.

Saurabh Tiwary, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary, scored 18. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Shukla. Ten Doeschate broke the 18-run stand.

RCB scored 100 off 17.1 overs (103 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave KKR no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Patel, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Twenty-two balls after Saurabh’s dismissal, Shakib broke the 28-run stand.

Vinay, whose 26-ball innings included a six, scored 25. A couple of overs later, he was caught by Shukla. Shakib broke the 17-run stand.

Although his innings included a boundary, Khan, who was unbeaten, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored 11.

KKR eventually conceded 10 extras. RCB, who scored 123 for the loss of nine wickets off 20 overs, lost by 42 runs.

Bhatia and Lee bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 30, the latter conceded 21.

Ten Doeschate, who bowled three overs, conceded 24. He picked up a wicket.

Kallis, who bowled two overs, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he picked up two wickets, as did Shakib, who bowled three overs, conceding 21.

Balaji bowled four overs, including a maiden. He conceded 18, picking up four scalps.

 

 

 

 

Hyderabad lose to Harbhajan-led MI

DC made three changes to their playing (Dani)eleven – Harris, Manpreet Gony and T P Sudhindra made way for Kumar Sangakkara (who was leading the team, and chose to bat on winning the toss), Amit Mishra and Anand Rajan.

MI made one change to their playing eleven – Suryakumar Yadav made way for Tirumalasetti Suman.

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

Parthiv Patel, who faced five balls, scored just a run. Ten balls into the (Shar)match, he was caught by Rohit. Needless to say, Munaf Patel was in seventh heaven.

Bharat Chipli, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored just a run. Nine balls later, he was caught by Lasith Malinga. Munaf broke the two-run stand.

Shikhar Dhawan, whose 24-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and four sixes, scored 41. Twenty-three balls later, he was caught by Kieron Pollard. Malinga broke the 37-run stand.

DC scored 50 off eight overs (48 balls). MI hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

Sangakkara, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary, scored 14. Thirty-three balls after Dhawan’s dismissal, Munaf broke the 46-run stand.

DC scored 100 off 15.1 overs (91 balls). MI had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Cameron White, whose 22-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 30. He was unbeaten.

Daniel Christian, whose 36-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 39. Thirty-three balls after Sangakkara’s dismissal, he was caught by Pollard. Munaf broke the 41-run stand.

Dwaraka Ravi Teja, who faced a couple of balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. A couple of balls later, Malinga broke the four-run stand.

The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Mishra, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Patel off the bowling of Malinga.

Dale Steyn, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. Five balls later, Pollard broke the nine-run stand.

Ankit Sharma, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Three balls later, he was caught by Ambati Rayudu. Pollard broke the two-run stand.

MI eventually conceded five extras. DC scored 138 for the loss of nine wickets off 20 overs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Pragyan Ojha and Harbhajan Singh, MI’s skipper, were wicketless. While the former conceded 39, the latter conceded 18.

Pollard conceded 33, picking up a couple of wickets.

Malinga conceded 27, picking up three wickets.

Munaf conceded 20, picking up four scalps.

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

Suman, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Steyn, who broke the seven-run stand.

Richard Levi, who faced nine balls, scored just three. Thirteen balls later, Steyn broke the three-run stand.

MI scored 50 off 10.1 overs (61 balls). DC had conceded an extra at that point.

Rayudu, whose 24-ball innings included a boundary, scored 19. Forty-four balls after Levi’s dismissal, he was caught by Dhawan. Mishra broke the 48-run stand.

Pollard, whose 18-ball innings included three sixes, scored 24. Thirty balls later, he was caught by Dhawan. Christian broke the 37-run stand.

MI scored 100 off as many balls (16.4 overs). DC had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

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

Although his six-ball innings included a boundary, Dinesh Karthik had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 15 balls after Pollard’s dismissal, Steyn broke the 25-run stand.

Rohit, whose 50-ball innings included the aforementioned number of boundaries, in addition to five sixes, eventually scored 73. He was unbeaten, as was James, who had a reason to be in seventh heaven – his four-ball (Frankl)innings included a boundary.

DC eventually conceded four extras. MI, who scored 142 for the loss of five extras off 20 overs, won by five wickets.

White and Rajan bowled two wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 19, the latter conceded nine.

Ankit bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 18.

Christian and Mishra bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 49, the latter conceded 31.

Steyn bowled four overs, including a maiden. He conceded 12, picking up three scalps.