Harbhajan-led MI beat Chennai narrowly

MI made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Thisara Perera and Pragyan Ojha made way for Dwayne Smith (the player of the match) and Rudra Pratap Singh.

CSK made no changes to their playing eleven.

On winning the toss, Harbhajan Singh, MI’s skipper, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of CSK’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 52, and lost a wicket.

CSK’s openers put on 47. Faf du Plessis, who faced 11 balls, scored nine. Thirty-two balls into the match, Rudra Pratap ran him out.

CSK scored 50 off 5.3 overs (33 balls). MI had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Murali Vijay, whose 29-ball innings included four boundaries and three sixes, scored 41. Eight balls after du Plessis’ dismissal, Rudra Pratap broke the five-run stand.

CSK scored 100 off 12.3 overs (75 balls). The number of extras at that point gave MI no reason to be in seventh heaven.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 37 balls. While Suresh Raina’s contribution to the partnership was 30, Dwayne Bravo’s contribution to it was 15. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was five.

Raina, whose 21-ball (Frankl)innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 36. Forty-five balls after Vijay’s dismissal, he was caught by Rudra Pratap. James broke the 62-run partnership.

CSK scored 150 off 17.1 overs (103 balls). MI had conceded eight extras at that point.

Bravo, whose 33-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, eventually scored 40. Twenty-two balls after Raina’s dismissal, Lasith Malinga broke the 44-run stand.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, CSK’s skipper, scored 25. His 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six. Four balls later, he was caught by Rohit Sharma. Rudra Pratap broke the run-a-ball stand.

Albie Morkel, who faced three balls, scored as many. Three balls later, Rudra Pratap had a reason to be in seventh heaven.

Ravindra Jadeja, whose six-ball innings included a six, scored nine. Five balls later, he was caught by Franklin. Malinga broke the four-run stand.

Subramaniam Badrinath, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

Ravichandran Ashwin, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. A ball after Jadeja’s dismissal, he was caught by Harbhajan off the bowling of Malinga.

MI eventually conceded nine extras. CSK scored 173 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs.

Smith and Robin Peterson bowled a couple of wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 26, the latter conceded 22.

Harbhajan, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 14.

Munaf Patel, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 46.

Franklin, who bowled an over, conceded eight. He picked up a wicket.

Rudra Pratap and Malinga bowled four overs each, picking up three scalps apiece. While the former conceded 28, the latter conceded 25.

The first Powerplay of MI’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 46, and lost a wicket.

Franklin, who faced nine balls, scored a run. Fourteen balls into the chase, he was caught by Vijay. Ben Hilfenhaus broke the eight-run stand.

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

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 37 balls. While Sachin Tendulkar’s contribution to the partnership was 22, Sharma’s contribution to it was 28. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Tendulkar’s half-century – which included eight boundaries and a six – came off 32 balls.

MI scored 100 off 12.3 overs (75 balls). CSK had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 100 off 65 balls. While Tendulkar’s contribution to the partnership was 53, Sharma’s contribution to it was 47. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Tendulkar, whose 44-ball innings included 11 boundaries and a six, eventually scored 74. Eighty-one balls after Franklin’s dismissal, he was caught by du Plessis. Ashwin broke the 126-run partnership.

Sharma’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 37 balls.

Dinesh Karthik, whose five-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Bravo had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he broke the 13-run stand.

Ambati Rayudu, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Three balls later, Jadeja broke the one-run stand.

Smith, whose nine-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 24. He was unbeaten.

Sharma, whose 46-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes, eventually scored 60. Three balls later, Jadeja broke the one-run stand.

MI scored 150 off 18.1 overs (109 balls). CSK had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The sixth-wicket pair put on a couple. Peterson, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Three balls later, du Plessis ran him out.

Harbhajan, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Three balls later, he was caught by the substitute, Wriddhiman Saha. Needless to say, Bravo was in seventh heaven.

Malinga, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. A couple of balls later, Hilfenhaus broke the one-run stand.

Rudra Pratap, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

CSK eventually conceded three extras. MI, who scored 174 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs, won by a couple of wickets.

Morkel and Shadab Jakati bowled three wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 34, the latter conceded 27.

Ashwin bowled four overs, conceding 28. He picked up a wicket.

Jadeja bowled a couple of overs, conceding a dozen. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Bravo and Hilfenhaus, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 39, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 34.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Punjab lose to Dravid-led RR

KXIP made one change to their playing eleven – Paras Dogra made way for Gurkeerat Singh Mann.

RR made five changes to their playing eleven – Owais Shah, Shreevats Goswami, Brad Hogg and the Singhs (Amit and Pankaj) made way for Johan Botha, Stuart Binny, Dishant Yagnik, Shaun Tait and Siddharth Trivedi.

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 64, and lost a wicket.

Ajinkya Rahane, whose six-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Eight balls (Nit)into the match, he was caught by Saini. Needless to say, Ryan Harris was in seventh heaven.

RR scored 50 off 5.3 overs (33 balls). KXIP had conceded three extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 27 balls. While Dravid’s contribution to it was 26, the contribution of Shane Watson, the player of the match, to it was 25. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Watson, whose 17-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 36. Thirty-nine balls after Rahane’s dismissal, he was caught by Harris. Piyush Chawla broke the 69-run partnership.

RR scored 100 off 11.3 overs (69 balls). KXIP had conceded three extras at that point.

Dravid, whose 39-ball innings included eight boundaries, eventually scored 46. Thirty-three balls after Watson’s dismissal, he was caught by Parvinder Awana. Harris broke the 41-run stand.

Ashok Menaria, whose 27-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 34. Sixteen balls (Chaw)later, he was caught by Mann. The leggie broke the run-a-ball stand.

RR scored 150 off 18 overs (108 balls). KXIP had conceded five extras at that point.

Brad Hodge, whose 23-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 36. Twenty-two balls after Menaria’s dismissal, he was caught by Shaun Marsh. Harris broke the 43-run stand.

Botha, whose eight-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. He was unbeaten.

Binny, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. A couple of balls after Hodge’s dismissal, he was caught by Marsh. Harris broke the one-run stand.

KXIP eventually conceded half-a-dozen extras. RR scored 177 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Azhar Mahmood, Awana and Praveen Kumar were wicketless. They conceded 37, 34, and 32, respectively.

Chawla, who conceded 38, picked up a couple of wickets.

Harris, who conceded 34, picked up four scalps.

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

Although his six-ball innings included a six, Mandeep Singh had no reason to be in seventh heaven – nine balls into the chase, he was caught by Trivedi. Watson broke the eight-run stand.

Saini, who faced nine balls, scored just a couple. Twenty-four balls later, he was caught by Tait, who broke the 21-run stand.

KXIP scored 50 off seven overs (42 balls). RR had conceded five extras at that point.

David Hussey, KXIP’s skipper, faced half-a-dozen balls, scoring eight. His runs came by way of boundaries. A dozen balls after Saini’s dismissal, he was caught by Hodge. Trivedi broke the 26-run stand.

Marsh, whose 27-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, scored 34. Half-a-dozen balls later, Botha broke the four-run stand.

Mahmood, whose run-a-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 24. Thirty-eight balls later, Binny broke the 36-run stand.

KXIP scored 100 off 15.2 overs (92 balls). RR had conceded 10 extras at that point.

Mann, whose 24-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 23. Ten balls after Mahmood’s dismissal, he was caught by Botha, who broke the 17-run stand.

Abhishek Nayar, who faced eight balls, scored nine. He was unbeaten.

Chawla, whose four-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Half-a-dozen balls after Mann’s dismissal, Watson broke the eight-run stand.

Harris, who faced five balls, scored three. Five balls later, he was caught by Botha. Tait broke the three-run stand.

Although his eight-ball innings included a boundary, Praveen, who was unbeaten, had no reason to be in seventh heaven.

RR eventually conceded a dozen extras. KXIP, who scored 134 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs, lost by 43 runs.

Ankeet Chavan bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 32.

Binny bowled an over, conceding eight. He picked up a wicket, as did Trivedi, who bowled four overs, conceding 28.

Watson bowled four overs, included a maiden. He conceded 22, picking up two wickets.

Botha and Tait also bowled four overs each, picking up two scalps apiece. While the former conceded 21, the latter conceded 18.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gambhir-led KKR beat Pune narrowly

KKR made one change to their playing eleven – Marchant de Lange made way for Brett Lee.

PWI made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Jesse Ryder and Ashish Nehra made way for Manish Pandey and Angelo Mathews.

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

The first Powerplay of KKR’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the fourth over. They scored 68, without the loss of a wicket.

KKR’s openers put on 50 off five overs (30 balls). PWI had conceded 13 extras at that point. While Gambhir’s contribution to the partnership was 22, Brendon McCullum’s contribution to it was 15.

Gambhir’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 30 balls.

KKR’s openers put on 100 off 10.2 overs (62 balls). PWI had conceded 15 extras at that point. While Gambhir’s contribution to the partnership was 51, McCullum’s contribution to it was 34.

Gambhir eventually scored 56 off 36 balls. Seventy-six balls into the match, he was caught by Mithun Manhas. Murali Kartik broke the 113-run partnership.

McCullum, whose 43-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, eventually conceded 42. Seven balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Mathews, who broke the two-run stand.

Jacques Kallis, who faced four balls, scored a run. Ten balls later, Mathews was in seventh heaven.

Yusuf Pathan, who faced 15 balls, scored 11. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Steve Smith. Bhuvneshwar Kumar broke the 12-run stand.

Debabrata Das, whose 18-ball innings included a six, scored 15. He was unbeaten.

Laxmi Ratan Shukla, who faced a ball, failed to get off the mark. Five balls after Pathan’s dismissal, he was caught by Sourav Ganguly, PWI’s skipper. Needless to say, Bhuvneshwar was in seventh heaven.

Manoj Tiwary, who faced four balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was unbeaten.

KKR scored 150 (for the loss of five wickets) off 20 overs (121 balls). PWI had conceded 19 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Ashok Dinda and Michael Clarke bowled a couple of wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 28, the latter conceded 14.

Wayne Parnell, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 37.

Kartik, who bowled four overs, conceded 22. He picked up a wicket.

Bhuvneshwar and Mathews bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 26, the latter conceded 17.

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

Clarke, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Eight balls into the chase, de Lange broke the 10-run stand.

Uthappa, whose 14-ball (Rob)innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 17. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Shukla. De Lange broke the 18-run stand.

Pandey, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 17. Eighteen balls (Abdul)later, he was caught by Das. Iqbal broke the 21-run stand.

PWI scored 50 off 6.5 overs (42 balls). KKR had conceded four extras at that point.

Manhas, who faced three balls, scored a run. Half-a-dozen balls after Pandey’s dismissal, he was caught by Abdulla. Kallis broke the four-run stand.

Smith, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary, scored 14. He was trapped leg be‘four’ wicket by Sunil Narine, who broke the two-run stand.

PWI scored 100 off 14.2 overs (87 balls). KKR had conceded 10 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 37 balls. While Mathews’ contribution to the partnership was 25, Ganguly’s contribution to it was 22. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was half-a-dozen.

Ganguly, whose 35-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, eventually scored 36. Fifty-six balls after Smith’s dismissal, he was caught by Abdulla. Rajat Bhatia broke the 73-run partnership.

The seventh-wicket pair put on three. Parnell, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Five balls later, Shukla and McCullum ran him out.

Mathews, whose 27-ball innings included three sixes, eventually scored 35. Seven balls later, he was caught by Shukla. De Lange broke the eight-run stand.

Bhuvneshwar, whose seven-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. He was unbeaten, as was Kartik, who did not face a ball.

PWI, who scored 143 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs, had no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Pathan, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 23.

Kallis, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 16. He picked up a wicket.

Bhatia, Abdulla and Narine bowled four overs apiece. The West Indian’s spell included a maiden. They conceded 27, 26, and 13, respectively.

De Lange, who bowled four overs, conceded 34. He picked up three scalps.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M S-led CSK dishear‘ten’ Hyderabad

CSK made one changes to their playing eleven – Yo Mahesh made way for Ben Hilfenhaus.

DC made a couple of changes to their playing (Dani)eleven – Jean-Paul Duminy and Biplab Samantray made way for Christian and Abhishek Jhunjhunwala.

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 56, and lost a wicket.

Murali Vijay, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. Fourteen balls into the match, he was caught by Amit Mishra. Veer Pratap Singh broke the 15-run stand.

CSK scored 50 off 5.2 overs (32 balls). DC had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 31 balls. While Faf du Plessis’ contribution to the partnership was 25, Suresh Raina’s contribution to it was 24. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Raina, whose 24-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 32. Forty-four balls after Vijay’s dismissal, he was caught by Jhunjhunwala. Mishra broke the 64-run partnership.

CSK scored 100 off 11.5 overs (71 balls). DC had conceded five extras at that point.

Du Plessis, whose 35-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 42. Twenty-one balls after Raina’s dismissal, he was caught by Shikhar Dhawan. Veer Pratap broke the 30-run stand.

Albie, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. (Mork)Eleven balls later, Jhunjhunwala broke the 15-run stand.

Ravindra Jadeja, who faced nine balls, scored four. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Kumar Sangakkara, DC’s skipper. Ashish Reddy broke the 18-run stand.

Dhoni, whose 28-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 34. Three balls later, Christian broke the five-run stand.

CSK scored 150 off 19.3 overs (118 balls). DC had conceded eight extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Dwayne Bravo, whose four-ball innings included a six, scored a dozen. He was unbeaten, as was Subramaniam Badrinath, who faced a ball, scoring a run.

CSK scored 160 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs.

Ankit Sharma, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 13. He was unbeaten, as was Dale Steyn, who bowled four overs, conceding 25.

Mishra and Reddy bowled a couple of overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 18, the latter conceded 16.

Jhunjhunwala, who bowled three overs, conceded 13. He picked up a wicket.

Christian, who bowled four overs, conceded 35. He picked up a wicket.

Veer Pratap, who bowled three overs, conceded 35. He picked up a couple of scalps.

The first Powerplay of DC’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 47, and lost a wicket.

Parthiv Patel, who faced five balls, scored a run. Ten balls into the chase, Morkel broke the nine-run stand.

DC scored 50 off 6.3 overs (39 balls). CSK hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 39 balls. While Dhawan’s contribution to the partnership was 23, White’s C(amer)ontribution to it was 28. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

The second-wicket pair eventually scored 68. Dhawan, whose 29-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 36. Fifty-four balls after Patel’s dismissal, Bravo ran him out.

Sangakkara, who faced five balls, scored a run. Eight balls later, he was caught by Raina, who broke the run-a-ball stand.

White’s half-century – which included seven boundaries – came off 39 balls.

DC scored 100 off 14.3 overs (87 balls). CSK had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 39 balls. While White’s contribution to the partnership was 32, Christian’s contribution to it was 16. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Incidentally, the fourth-wicket pair put on 50. White, whose 53-ball innings included nine boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 77. Thirty-nine balls after Sangakkara’s dismissal, Jadeja and Dhoni ran him out.

Christian, whose 24-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 27. He was unbeaten.

Reddy, who faced three balls, scored as many. Seven balls after White’s dismissal, he was caught by Vijay. Hilfenhaus broke the 13-run stand.

Jhunjhunwala faced a ball, scoring a run. He was unbeaten.

DC, who eventually scored 150 (for the loss of five wickets) off 20 overs (120 balls), lost by 10 runs. CSK had conceded four extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Shadab Jakati bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceding 17.

Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin bowled three wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 25, the latter conceded 19.

Bravo bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 35.

Raina bowled an over, conceding five. He picked up a wicket.

Morkel bowled three overs, conceding 16. He picked up a wicket.

Hilfenhaus bowled four overs, conceding 31. He picked up a scalp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harbhajan-led MI beat Pune narrowly

PWI made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Manish Pandey and Marlon Samuels made way for Jesse Ryder and Ashok Dinda.

MI made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Richard Levi and Rudra Pratap Singh made way for Thisara Perera and Pragyan Ojha.

On winning the toss, Harbhajan Singh, MI’s skipper, chose to bat.

The first Powerplay of MI’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 42, without the loss of a wicket.

MI’s openers scored 50 off 7.2 overs (45 balls). PWI had conceded a couple of extras at that point. While James Franklin’s contribution to the partnership was 25, Sachin Tendulkar’s contribution to it was 23.

Franklin, whose 23-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Forty-seven balls into the match, he was caught by Mithun Manhas. Bhuvneshwar Kumar broke the 50-run partnership.

The second-wicket pair put on half-a-dozen. Rohit Sharma, who faced five balls, scored three. Eight balls later, Steve Smith and Robin Uthappa ran him out.

Tendulkar, whose 35-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 34. Three balls later, he was caught by Uthappa. Ashish Nehra broke the 25-run stand.

Peterson, whose 14-ball (Rob)innings included a boundary, scored 13. Nine balls later, he was caught by Sourav Ganguly, PWI’s skipper. Needless to say, Nehra wasn’t in seventh heaven.

Dinesh Karthik, whose 22-ball innings included a boundary, scored 18. He was unbeaten.

Ambati Rayudu, who faced three balls, scored a run. Eight balls after Peterson’s dismissal, Kumar broke the four-run stand.

The sixth-wicket pair put on a run. Thisara Perera, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the mark. Smith had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he ran him out.

The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Harbhajan, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The (Way)next ball, he was caught by Parnell off the bowling of Dinda.   

MI scored 100 off 18.2 overs (111 balls). PWI had conceded 10 extras at that point.

The eighth-wicket pair put on 26. Lasith Malinga, the player of the match, scored 14. His run-a-ball innings included a boundary and a six. Twenty-one balls after Harbhajan’s dismissal, Smith and Uthappa ran him out.

The ninth-wicket pair put on a run. Ojha, who faced a ball, scored a run. A couple of balls later, Uthappa ran him out.

PWI eventually conceded 11 extras. MI, who scored 120 for the loss of nine wickets off 20 overs.

Michael Clarke, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded nine.

Murali Kartik, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 27.

Parnell, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 18.

Dinda bowled four overs, including a maiden. He conceded 34, picking up a wicket.

Kumar, who bowled three overs, conceded nine. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Nehra, who bowled four overs, conceding 19.

The first Powerplay of PWI’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 37, and lost a wicket.

Uthappa, whose run-a-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 18. Twenty-one balls into the chase, he was trapped leg before wicket by Munaf Patel, who broke the 20-run stand.

Ryder, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Twenty balls later, he was caught by Perera. Harbhajan broke the 20-run stand.

Clarke, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. Nine balls later, he was trapped leg be‘four’ wicket by Harbhajan.

Smith, whose faced half-a-dozen balls, scored just a couple. Nine balls later, Ojha broke the three-run stand.

PWI scored 50 off 11.3 overs (69 balls). MI had conceded an extra at that point.

Ganguly, whose 24-ball innings included a boundary, scored 16. Forty-three balls after Smith’s dismissal, Malinga broke the 47-run stand.

PWI scored 100 off 17.3 overs (105 balls). MI had conceded four extras at that point.

Manhas, whose 34-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 42. He was unbeaten.

Parnell, who faced four balls, scored a couple. Eight balls after Ganguly’s dismissal, he was caught by Peterson. Malinga broke the 11-run stand.

Kumar, whose six-ball innings included a boundary, was unbea‘ten’.

MI eventually conceded half-a-dozen extras. PWI, who scored 119 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs, lost by a run.

Perera bowled an over, conceding eight. He was wicketless, as was Franklin, who bowled three overs, conceding 20.

Patel and Ojha bowled four overs, including 24, each, picking up a wicket apiece.

Malinga and Harbhajan bowled four overs each, picking up two scalps apiece. While the former conceded 25, the latter conceded 18.

 

Hussey leads; KXIP disappoint Bangalore

RCB made a couple of changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Tillakaratne Dilshan and Harshal made way for Andrew McDonald and Asad Pathan.

KXIP (Shar)made three changes to their playing eleven – David Miller, Bipul and Bhargav Bhatt made way for Abhishek Nayar, Paras Dogra and Ryan Harris.

On winning the toss, David Hussey, 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 33, and lost a wicket.

(Agarw)Although his nine-ball innings included a six, Mayank had no reason to be in seventh heaven – nine balls into the match, Harris broke the seven-run stand.

RCB scored 50 off 9.1 overs (55 balls). KXIP hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 48 balls. While Chris Gayle’s contribution to the partnership was 28, Virat Kohli’s contribution to it was 24. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

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

RCB scored 100 off 13 overs (78 balls). KXIP had conceded three extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 100 off 70 balls. While Gayle’s contribution to the partnership was 56, Kohli’s contribution to it was 41. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

Gayle, whose 42-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and four sixes, eventually scored 71. Eighty-three balls after Agarwal’s dismissal, he was caught by the substitute, Miller. Azhar Mahmood, the player of the match, broke the 119-run partnership.

Kohli, whose 42-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 45. Eight balls (Chaw)later, Piyush broke the run-a-ball stand.

RCB scored 150 off 19 overs (114 balls). KXIP had conceded five extras at that point.

McDonald, whose 10-ball (Nit)innings included a boundary, scored (Sai)nine. Fifteen balls after Kohli’s dismissal, he was caught behind. Mahmood broke the 20-run stand.

De Villiers, whose 13-ball innings included A Boundary and a six, scored 17. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Chawla. Mahmood broke the one-run stand.

Pathan, who faced three balls, scored a couple. He was unbeaten, as was Saurabh Tiwary, who faced a ball, scoring a run.

KXIP eventually conceded half-a-dozen extras. RCB scored 158 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.

Nayar, who bowled a wicketless overs, conceded 16.

Hussey, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded nine.

Parvinder Awana and Praveen Kumar bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 48, the latter conceded eight.

Harris, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 21. He picked up a wicket, as did Chawla, who bowled three overs, conceding 35.

Mahmood, who bowled four overs, conceded 20. He picked up three scalps.

KXIP scored 50 off 5.3 overs (33 balls). RCB had conceded three extras at that point.

Shaun Marsh, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Twenty-eight balls into the chase, McDonald broke the 38-run stand.

Mandeep Singh, whose 30-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six, scored 43. Twenty-five balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by K P Appanna, who broke the 35-run stand.

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

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 32 balls. While the contributions of Saini and Hussey to the partnership were 25 apiece, extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Saini’s half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 34 balls.

He faced 36 balls, failing to add to the aforementioned score. Forty-five balls after Mandeep’s dismissal, he was caught by Daniel Vettori, RCB’s skipper. McDonald broke the 73-run partnership.

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

The fourth-wicket pair put on five. Mahmood, who faced four balls, scored a couple. Eight balls after Saini’s dismissal, Appanna and de Villiers ran him out.

The fifth-wicket pair put on three. Hussey, whose 29-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and four sixes, eventually scored 45. Half-a-dozen balls later, Vinay Kumar and de Villiers ran him out.

The sixth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Nayar, who faced three balls, scored a couple. The next ball, Kohli ran him out.

Dogra, who faced five balls, scored three. He was unbeaten, as was Chawla, who faced a couple of balls, scoring half-a-dozen. In fact, his runs came by way of a six.

KXIP, who scored 163 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 19.5 overs, won by four wickets with a ball to spare.

Pathan, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 14.

Vinay, who bowled 3.5 wicketless overs, conceded 32.

Zaheer Khan and Vettori bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 31, the latter conceded 29.

Appanna, who bowled three overs, conceded 30. He picked up a wicket.

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

 

 

 

 

 

Sehwag-led DD beat Rajasthan again

RR made one change to their playing eleven – Kevon Cooper made way for Shane Watson.

DD made one change to their playing eleven – Ajit Agarkar made way for Pawan Negi, the player of the match.

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 56, without the loss of a wicket.

RR’s openers put on 50 off five overs (30 balls). DD had conceded a couple of extras at that point. While Dravid’s contribution to the partnership was 17, Ajinkya Rahane’s contribution to it was 31.

Rahane, whose 32-ball innings included seven boundaries, eventually scored 42. Fifty-two balls into the match, he was caught by Virender Sehwag, DD’s skipper. Negi broke the 71-run partnership.

Watson, whose nine-ball innings included a six, scored eight. Thirteen balls later, Negi broke the 16-run stand.

Owais Shah, who faced three balls, scored a run. Five balls later, he was caught by Naman Ojha. Umesh Yadav broke the three-run stand.

Brad Hodge, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Four balls later, he was caught by Sehwag. Negi broke the three-run stand.

Ashok Menaria, who faced four balls, scored a couple. Four balls later, he was caught by Kevin Pietersen. Negi broke the two-run stand.

RR scored 100 off 14.1 overs (85 balls). DD had conceded three extras at that point.

Dravid’s half-century – which included seven boundaries – came off 35 balls.

He eventually scored 57 off 43 balls. Thirty-one balls after Menaria’s dismissal, Morne Morkel broke the 33-run stand.

Shreevats Goswami, whose 21-ball innings included a boundary, scored 18. He was unbeaten, as was Ankeet Chavan, who had no reason to be in seventh heaven, despite the fact that his six-ball innings included a boundary.

DD eventually conceded five extras. RR scored 141 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs.

Irfan Pathan and Sehwag bowled a couple of overs apiece. While the former conceded 22, the latter conceded 15. They were wicketless, as was Shahbaz Nadeem, who bowled four overs, conceding 33.

Yadav and Morkel bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 28, the latter conceded 23.

Negi, who bowled four overs, conceded 18. He picked up four scalps.

The first Powerplay of DD’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 61, and lost a wicket.

DD’s openers didn’t get off the mark. Mahela Jayawardene, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. Three dot balls into the chase, he was trapped leg before wicket by Chavan.

DD scored 50 off five overs (30 balls). RR had conceded four extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 27 balls. While Sehwag’s contribution to the partnership was 39, Pietersen’s contribution to it was eight. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.

Sehwag’s half-century – which included nine boundaries and a six – came off 20 balls.

Pietersen, whose 34-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, eventually scored 36. Fifty-nine balls after Jayawardene’s dismissal, he was caught by Shah. Watson broke the 96-run partnership.

DD scored 100 off 10.3 overs (63 balls). RR had conceded five extras at that point.

Ross Taylor, whose five-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Eight balls after Pietersen’s dismissal, he was caught by Goswami. Brad Hogg broke the 10-run stand.

Sehwag, whose 38-ball innings included a dozen boundaries, in addition to the six, eventually scored 73. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Hogg broke the 25-run stand.

Yogesh Nagar, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. He was unbeaten, as was Ojha, who scored 11. His three-ball innings included a boundary and a six.

RR eventually conceded nine extras. DD, who scored 144 for the loss of four wickets off 15.2 overs, lost by half-a-dozen wickets with 28 balls to spare.

Menaria, who bowled two wicketless balls, conceded 10.

The Singhs were wicketless. While Amit, who bowled an over, conceded a dozen, Pankaj, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 24.

Chavan and Watson bowled four overs, conceding 29 each. They picked up a wicket apiece.

Hogg, who bowled four overs, conceded 32. He picked up two scalps.