Pune disappointed; Vettori-led RCB win

RCB (Moham)made three changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Kaif, Sreenath Aravind and Muttiah Muralitharan made way for Tillakaratne Dilshan, Harshal and K P Appanna.

PWI made one change to their playing eleven – Murali Kartik made way for Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

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

The first Powerplay of PWI’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 58, without the loss of a wicket.

PWI’s openers scored 50 off 5.3 overs (33 balls). RCB had conceded a couple of extras at that point. While Robin’s contribution to the (Uthap)partnership was 23, Jesse Ryder’s contribution to it was 28.

Ryder, whose 22-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, eventually scored 34. Seven overs into the match, he was caught by Mayank Agarwal. Patel broke the 63-run partnership.

Ganguly, who faced eight balls, scored half-a-dozen. Twenty-nine balls later, he was caught by Agarwal. Vinay Kumar broke the 45-run stand.

Uthappa’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 33 balls.

PWI scored 100 off 10.4 overs (64 balls). RCB had conceded five extras at that point.

Uthappa eventually scored 60 off 45 balls, which included nine boundaries and a couple of sixes. Seven balls after Ganguly’s dismissal, he was caught by Patel. Daniel Vettori, RCB’s skipper, broke the nine-run stand.

PWI scored 150 off 16.3 overs (99 balls). RCB had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 47. Steven Smith, whose 14-ball innings included a six, scored 16. Twenty-nine balls after Uthappa’s dismissal, A B de Villiers and Vinay ran him out.

The fifth-wicket pair put on a couple. Marlon Samuels, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 34. Four balls later, de Villiers ran him out.

Although his innings included a six, Angelo Mathews had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored 10. Eight balls later, he was caught by Virat Kohli. Vinay broke the 12-run stand.

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

Bhuvneshwar, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.

The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave RCB no reason to be in seventh heaven. PWI scored 182 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs.

Dilshan and Appanna bowled a couple of wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 24, the latter conceded 23.

Zaheer Khan, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 34.

Vettori and Patel bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 24, the latter conceded 29.

Vinay, who bowled four overs, conceded 34. He picked up a couple of scalps.

The first Powerplay of RCB’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 42, and lost a couple of wickets.

Dilshan, who faced eight balls, scored four. Sixteen balls into the chase, he was caught by Uthappa. Needless to say, Ashok Dinda was in seventh heaven.

Agarwal, whose 10-ball innings included a six, scored nine. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Manhas. Samuels broke the 35-run stand.

RCB scored 50 off 7.5 overs (48 balls). PWI had conceded four extras at that point.

Chris Gayle, the player of the match, scored a half-century off 38 balls, which included four boundaries and as many sixes.

Kohli, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary, scored 16. Thirty-five balls after Agarwal’s dismissal, he was caught by Rahul Sharma. Mathews broke the 30-run stand.

RCB scored 100 off 12.5 overs (78 balls). PWI had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 23 balls. While Gayle’s contribution to the partnership was 44, Saurabh Tiwary was unbea‘ten’. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Gayle, whose 48-ball innings included four boundaries and eight sixes, eventually scored 81. Twenty-three balls after Kohli’s dismissal, Ashish Nehra broke the 55-run partnership.

RCB scored 150 off 17.4 overs (108 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave PWI no reason to be in seventh heaven. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 24 balls. While Tiwary’s contribution to the partnership was 20, de Villiers’ contribution to it was 32. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Tiwary, whose 23-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 36. He was unbeaten, as was de Villiers, who eventually scored 33 off 14 balls, which included a couple of boundaries and three sixes.

RCB, who scored 186 for the loss of four wickets off 20 overs, won by half-a-dozen wickets.

Sharma, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 35. He was wicketless, as was Bhuvneshwar, who bowled four overs, conceding 27.

Samuels, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded five. He picked up a wicket, as did Nehra, Mathews and Dinda, who bowled four overs apiece. They conceded 54, 35, and 28, respectively.

 

Dravid-led RR triumph over Hyderabad

RR made one change to their playing eleven – Shreevats Goswami made way for Dishant Yagnik.

DC made three changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Parthiv, Cameron White and Dwaraka Ravi Teja made way for Jean-Paul Duminy, Tanmay Mishra and Abhishek Jhunjhunwala.

On winning the toss, Kumar Sangakkara, DC’s skipper, chose to bat.

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

DC’s openers scored 50 off 5.2 overs (32 balls). RR had conceded eight extras at that point. The contributions of both Sangakkara and Shikhar Dhawan to the partnership were 21 apiece.

Sangakkara, whose 32-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, eventually scored 44. Sixty-four balls into the match, he was caught by Yagnik. Brad Hodge, the player of the match, broke the 94-run partnership.

DC scored 100 off 11.4 overs (70 balls). RR had conceded eight extras at that point.

Dhawan’s half-century – which included eight boundaries – came off 37 balls.

He eventually scored 52 off 43 balls. Fifteen balls after Sangakkara’s (Trive)dismissal, he was caught by Hodge. Siddharth broke the 14-run stand.

DC scored 150 off 17.3 overs (105 balls). RR had conceded 13 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 29 balls. While Daniel Christian’s contribution to the partnership was 21, Duminy’s contribution to it was 27. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.

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

Christian, whose 19-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 29. He was unbeaten, as was Duminy, who eventually scored 58 off 26 balls, which included the aforementioned number of boundaries and five sixes.

DC scored 196 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 20 overs.

Pankaj Singh, who bowled three overs, conceded 37. He was wicketless, as were Amit Singh, Brad Hogg and Johan Botha, who bowled four overs apiece. They conceded 55, 33, and 29, respectively.

Hodge, who bowled an over, conceded 13. He picked up a wicket, as did Trivedi, who bowled four overs, conceding 27.

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

RR’s openers scored 50 off 4.5 overs (29 balls). DC had conceded an extra at that point. While the contribution of Rahul Dravid, RR’s skipper, to the partnership was 32, Ajinkya Rahane’s contribution to it was 17.

Dravid, whose 24-ball innings included seven boundaries and a six, eventually scored 62. Thirty-five balls into the chase, Christian broke the 62-run partnership.

RR scored 100 off 10.5 overs (65 balls). DC had conceded three extras at that point.

Ashok Menaria, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 22. Thirty-seven balls after Dravid’s dismissal, he was caught by Jean-Paul Duminy. Amit Mishra broke the 48-run stand.

Rahane, whose 31-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, eventually scored 44. Eight balls later, he was caught by Christian. Amit broke the 11-run stand.

Owais Shah, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. Twelve balls later, he was caught by Jhunjhunwala. Amit broke the 14-run stand.

RR scored 150 off 16.4 overs (100 balls). DC had conceded five extras at that point.

Hodge, whose 21-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 48. He was unbeaten.

Botha, whose nine-ball innings included a six, scored 14. Seventeen balls after Shah’s dismissal, he was caught by Tanmay. Anand Rajan broke the 37-run stand.

Yagnik, whose three-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored nine. He was unbeaten.

DC eventually conceded half-a-dozen extras. RR, who scored 197 for the loss of five wickets off 19.4 overs, won by five wickets with a couple of balls to spare.

Dale Steyn, who bowled 3.4 overs, conceded 44. He was wicketless, as was Ankit Sharma, who bowled four overs, conceding 33.

Rajan and Christian bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 45, the latter conceded 43.

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mumbai disappointed; Sehwag-led DD win

MI made three changes to their playing eleven – Tirumalasetti Suman, James Franklin and Lasith Malinga made way for Davy Jacobs, Clint McKay and Rudra Pratap Singh.

DD made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Roelof van der Merwe and Venugopal Rao made way for Ross Taylor and Ajit Agarkar.

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 23, and lost a couple of wickets.

Jacobs, who faced 10 balls, didn’t get off the mark. Eleven balls into the match, Shahbaz Nadeem, the player of the match, broke the two-run stand.

Richard Levi, who faced four balls, scored a run. Eight balls later, Nadeem broke the three-run stand.

The third-wicket pair put on 25. Ambati Rayudu, who faced 11 balls, scored four. Twenty-four balls later, Sehwag and Naman Ojha ran him out.

Kieron Pollard, who faced three balls, scored a run. Eight balls later, he was caught by Taylor. Umesh Yadav broke the eight-run stand.

Rohit Sharma, whose 27-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 29. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Taylor. Agarkar broke the three-run stand.

Dinesh Karthik, who faced four balls, scored three. Five balls later, he was caught by Kevin Pietersen. Yadav broke the three-run stand.

MI scored 50 off 11.4 overs (70 balls). DD had conceded four extras at that point.

McKay, who faced 15 balls, scored eight. Twenty-seven balls after Karthik’s dismissal, he was caught by Yadav. Irfan Pathan broke the 34-run stand.

Rudra Pratap, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the mark. Half-a-dozen balls later, Morne Morkel broke the two-run stand.

Harbhajan Singh, MI’s skipper, scored 33 off 22 balls, which included five boundaries and a six. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Naman. Morkel broke the nine-run stand.

Pragyan Ojha, who faced a dozen balls, scored just three. Nine balls later, Agarkar broke the three-run stand.

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

DD eventually conceded nine extras. MI were bundled out for 92 off 19.2 overs.

Pathan bowled four overs, including a maiden. He conceded a dozen, picking up a wicket.

Agarkar, who bowled 3.2 overs, conceded 27. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Morkel (whose spell including a maiden), Nadeem and Yadav, who bowled four overs apiece. They conceded 22, 16, and 11, respectively.

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

Naman, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Thirty-one balls into the chase, he was caught by Harbhajan. Rudra Pratap broke the 34-run stand.

DD scored 50 off 7.4 overs (46 balls). MI had conceded eight extras at that point.

Pietersen, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Seventeen balls after Naman’s dismissal, he was caught by Jacobs. Rudra Pratap broke the 18-run stand.

Sehwag, whose 36-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 32. Twenty-five balls later, he was caught by Levi. Pragyan broke the 22-run stand.

Mahela Jayawardene, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary, scored 17. He was unbeaten, as was Taylor, who scored 11 off 10 balls, which included a boundary.

MI eventually conceded 11 extras. DD, who scored 93 for the loss of three wickets off 14.5 overs, won by seven wickets with 31 balls to spare.

Pollard, who bowled five balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was wicketless, as were McKay and Patel, who bowled three overs apiece. While the former conceded 24, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 15.

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

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

 

 

 

 

 

Dravid delighted; RR beat Bangalore

RCB (Moham)made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Raju Bhatkal and Cheteshwar Pujara made way for Kaif and Sreenath Aravind.

RR made one change to their playing eleven – Ankeet Chavan made way for Pankaj Singh.

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 43, without the loss of a wicket.

RR’s openers put on 50 off 7.3 overs (45 balls). RCB hadn’t conceded any extras at that point. While Dravid’s contribution to the partnership was 19, the contribution of Ajinkya Rahane, the player of the match, to it was 31.

Dravid, whose 32-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 25. Sixty-two balls into the match, he was stumped by A B de Villiers. Daniel Vettori, RCB’s skipper, broke the run-a-ball partnership.

Rahane’s half-century – which included four boundaries and three sixes – came off 41 balls.

RR scored 100 off 13.5 overs (83 balls). RCB hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 27 balls. While Rahane’s contribution to the partnership was 36, Owais Shah’s contribution to it was 14. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

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

Shah’s half-century – which included three boundaries and five sixes – came off 19 balls.

The second-wicket pair put on 100 off 41 balls. While Rahane’s contribution to the partnership was 44, Shah’s contribution to it was 54. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Shah eventually scored 60 off 26 balls, which included five boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes. Fifty balls after Dravid’s dismissal, he was caught by Vinay Kumar. Zaheer Khan broke the 121-run partnership.

Rahane’s ton – which included a dozen boundaries and five sixes – came off 58 balls.

He eventually scored 103 off 60 balls. He was unbeaten, as was Brad Hodge, who faced a couple of balls, scoring a run.

RCB eventually conceded half-a-dozen boundaries. RR scored 195 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 20 overs.

Chris Gayle, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 21.

Aravind, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 48.

Vinay and Muttiah Muralitharan bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 51, the latter conceded 35.

Vettori and Khan bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 20, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 15.

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

Mayank Agarwal, whose 21-ball innings included three boundaries and as many sixes, scored 34. Twenty-eight balls into the chase, he was caught by Shah. Pankaj broke the 42-run stand.

The second-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Gayle, whose nine-ball innings included a six, scored eight. A couple of balls later, he was dismissed by Pankaj.

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

De Villiers, who faced nine balls, scored half-a-dozen. Twenty-two balls later, he was (Trive)dismissed by Siddharth, who broke the 27-run stand.

Virat Kohli, whose 18-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 22. Eleven balls later, Trivedi broke the nine-run stand.

RCB scored 100 off 14 overs (84 balls). RR had conceded three extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Saurabh Tiwary, whose 16-ball innings included a six, scored 17. Twenty-two balls after Kohli’s dismissal, Trivedi broke the 23-run stand.

Vettori, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Three balls later, Trivedi broke the two-run stand.

Kaif, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary, scored 14. (Bot)Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Hodge. Johan broke the four-run stand.

Vinay, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. Amit Singh had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he broke the nine-run stand.

Khan, who faced three balls, failed to get off the mark. Three balls later, he was caught by Rahane. Brad Hogg broke the four-run stand.

Aravind, whose eight-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 14. He was unbeaten.

Muralitharan, who faced eight balls, scored half-a-dozen. Fifteen balls after Vinay’s dismissal, he was caught by Rahane. Amit broke the 16-run stand.

RCB, who were bundled out for 136 off 19.5 overs, lost by 59 runs.

Botha and Hogg bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 30, the latter conceded 19.

Amit, who bowled 3.5 overs, conceded 43. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Pankaj, who bowled four overs, conceding 18.

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gilchrist-led KXIP beat Kolkata narrowly

KKR made one change to their playing eleven – Lakshmipathy Balaji made way for Jaydev Unadkat.

KXIP made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Paul Valthaty and Parvinder Awana made way for Paras Dogra and Bhargav Bhatt.

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

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

Adam Gilchrist, KXIP’s skipper, who faced N(ar)ine balls, scored five. Seventeen balls into the match, he was caught by Manoj Tiwary. Sunil, the player of the match, broke the 16-run stand.

Shaun Marsh, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a run. Nine balls later, Narine broke the five-run stand.

KXIP scored 50 off 9.1 overs (55 balls). KKR had conceded four extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 42 balls. While Mandeep Singh’s contribution to the partnership was 27, David Hussey’s contribution to it was 24. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Mandeep, whose 34-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, eventually scored 38. Forty-six balls after Marsh’s dismissal, he was caught by Ryan ten Doeschate. Shakib Al Hasan broke the 52-run partnership.

The fourth-wicket pair put on a dozen. David Hussey, whose 31-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 32. Thirteen balls later, Gambhir and Rajat Bhatia ran him out.

Dogra, who faced 11 balls, scored half-a-dozen. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Debabrata Das. Bhatia broke the 14-run stand.  

KXIP scored 100 off as many balls (16.4 overs). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave KKR no reason to be in seventh heaven. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Dimitri Mascarenhas, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. A couple of balls after Dogra’s dismissal, he was caught by Manvinder Bisla. Bhatia broke the one-run stand.

Bipul Sharma, whose 11-ball innings included a six, scored a dozen. Half-a-dozen balls (Bis)later, he was caught behind. Narine broke the four-run stand.

Piyush Chawla, whose eight-ball innings included a six, scored 13. He was unbeaten.

The eighth-wicket pair didn’t get off the (Ku)mark. Praveen, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. A ball after Sharma’s dismissal, he was dismissed by Narine.

Harmeet Singh, whose six-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 14. Ten balls (Bis)later, he was caught behind. Narine broke the 24-run stand.

Bhatt, who faced a couple of balls, scored half-a-dozen, and was unbeaten. In fact, his runs came by way of a six.

KXIP scored 134 for the loss of nine wickets off 20 overs.

Yusuf Pathan, who bowled an over, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he was wicketless.

Unadkat, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 32.

Jacques Kallis, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 30.

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

Bhatia, who bowled four overs, conceded 14. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Narine, who bowled four overs, conceded 19. He picked up five scalps.

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

Kallis, who faced five balls, scored a run. A couple of overs into the chase, he was caught by Dogra. Bhatt broke the 13-run stand.

Gambhir, whose 13-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 22. Ten balls later, he was caught by Mascarenhas, who broke the 17-run stand.

KKR scored 50 off 6.2 overs (38 balls). KXIP had conceded three extras at that point.

Tiwary, whose 27-ball innings included a boundary, scored 20. Forty-six balls after Gambhir’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Bhatt, who broke the 43-run stand.

Bisla, whose 25-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 27. Five balls later, Chawla broke the six-run stand.

The fifth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Pathan, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. Three balls (Chaw)later, he was dismissed by the leggie.

Shakib, who faced eight balls, scored four. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Chawla, who broke the nine-run stand.

KKR scored 100 off 16.1 overs (97 balls). KXIP had conceded eight extras at that point.

Das, whose 23-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 35. He was unbeaten.

Ten Doeschate, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. Twenty-nine balls after Shakib’s dismissal, Harmeet broke the 40-run stand.

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

KXIP eventually conceded nine extras. KKR, who scored 132 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs, lost by two runs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Praveen, who was wicketless, conceded 22.

Mascarenhas and Harmeet picked up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 34, the latter conceded 27.

Bhatt, who conceded 24, picked up a couple of wickets.

Chawla, who conceded 18, picking up three scalps.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chennai disappointed; Dada-led PWI triumph

PWI made one change to their playing eleven – Manish Pandey made way for Murali Kartik.

CSK made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Shadab Jakati and Doug Bollinger made way for Nuwan Kulasekara and Yo Mahesh.

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 43, without the loss of a wicket.

Murali Vijay, who faced 11 balls, scored eight. Thirty-seven balls into the match, he was caught by Ashok Dinda. Angelo Mathews, who broke the 43-run stand.

CSK scored 50 off 7.1 overs (43 balls). PWI hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

Faf du Plessis, whose 33-ball (Rob)innings included five boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 43. Eighteen balls after du Plessis’ dismissal, he was stumped by Uthappa. Rahul Sharma broke the 24-run stand.

Suresh Raina, whose 19-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 20. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Steven Smith. Sharma broke the 19-run stand. 

CSK scored 100 off 12.5 overs (79 balls). PWI had conceded five extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 38 balls. While Dhoni’s contribution to the partnership was 15, Ravindra Jadeja’s contribution to the partnership was 37. Extras’ contribution to it was a run.

Dhoni, whose 28-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored 26. Forty-five balls after Raina’s dismissal, he was caught by Kartik. Dinda broke the 61-run partnership.

Jadeja, whose 26-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 44. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Smith. Ashish Nehra broke the one-run stand.

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

Albie Morkel, who faced three balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten, as was Dwayne Bravo, who scored five. His two-ball innings included a boundary.

CSK scored 155 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.

Kartik bowled three overs, conceding 18. He was wicketless, as was Marlon Samuels, who bowled four overs, conceding 29.

Mathews bowled two overs, conceding 18. He picked up a wicket, as did Nehra and Dinda, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 43, the latter conceded 30.

Sharma bowled four overs, conceding 16. He picked up two scalps.

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

PWI’s openers put on 31. Although his innings included a six, Uthappa had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored 10. Three overs into the chase, Bravo and Kulasekara ran him out.

PWI scored 50 off 5.1 overs (31 balls). CSK had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 34. Sourav Ganguly, PWI’s skipper, scored 16. His run-a-ball innings included a boundary. Thirty-two balls after Uthappa’s dismissal, Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin ran him out.

Jesse Ryder, the player of the match, scored 50 off 36 balls, which included seven boundaries.

Samuels, who faced 15 balls, scored eight. Twenty-six balls later, Yo Mahesh broke the 25-run stand.

PWI scored 100 off 14 overs (84 balls). CSK had conceded four extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 35 balls. While Ryder’s contribution to the partnership was 20, Smith’s contribution to the partnership was 32. Extras’ contribution to it was a run.

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

Ryder, whose 56-ball innings included the aforementioned number of boundaries, in addition to a six, eventually scored 73. He was unbeaten, as was Smith, who eventually scored 44 off 22 balls, which included four boundaries and a six.

PWI, who scored 156 for the loss of three wickets off 19.2 overs, won by seven wickets with four balls to spare.

Morkel bowled two wicketless overs, conceding 22.

Bravo bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 31.

Kulasekara, Raina and Ashwin bowled four wicketless overs apiece. They conceded 38, 22, and 19, respectively.

Yo Mahesh bowled 2.2 overs, conceding 22. He picked up a wicket.