Gambhir-led ‘hosts’ KKR beat Chennai

KKR made three changes to their playing eleven – Brendon McCullum, Debabrata Das and Lakshmipathy Balaji made way for Manvinder Bisla (the player of the match), Manoj Tiwary and Brett Lee.

CSK made no changes to their playing eleven.

On winning the toss, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, CSK’s skipper, chose to bat.Although the match was played in Chennai, KKR were the home team for this match, because they finished ahead of CSK on the points table in the league stage.

The first Powerplay of CSK’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 54, without the loss of a wicket.

CSK’s openers put on 50 off 5.5 overs (36 balls). KKR had conceded a couple of extras at that point. While Michael Hussey’s contribution to the partnership was 30, Murali Vijay’s contribution to it was 21. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Vijay, whose 32-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, eventually scored 42. Sixty-three balls into the match, he was caught by Shakib Al Hasan. Rajat Bhatia broke the 87-run partnership.

CSK scored 100 off 11.5 overs (73 balls). KKR had conceded four extras at that point.

Hussey’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 38 balls.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 29 balls. While Hussey’s contribution to the partnership was a dozen, Suresh Raina’s contribution to it was 29. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

CSK scored 150 off 16.3 overs (101 balls). KKR had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Hussey eventually scored 54 off 43 balls. Forty-one balls later, Jacques Kallis broke the 73-run partnership.

Raina’s half-century – which included three boundaries and four sixes – came off 27 balls.

He eventually scored 73 off 38 balls, which included the aforementioned number of boundaries, in addition to the five sixes. Seventeen balls after Hussey’s dismissal, he was caught by Lee. Shakib broke the 30-run stand.

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

The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave KKR no reason to be in seventh heaven.

CSK scored 190 for the loss of three wickets off 20 overs.

Yusuf Pathan and Iqbal bowled a wicketless over apiece. While the former conceded 17, the (Abdul)latter conceded nine.

Lee and Sunil Narine (the player of the series) bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 42, the latter conceded 37.

Shakib and Bhatia bowled three overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 25, the latter conceded 23.

Kallis, who bowled four overs, conceded 34. He picked up a wicket.

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

Gautam Gambhir, KKR’s skipper, faced four balls, scoring a couple. An over into the chase, Ben Hilfenhaus broke the three-run stand.

KKR scored 50 off 5.4 overs (34 balls). CSK had conceded four extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 28 balls. While the contribution of Manvinder Bisla, the player of the match, to the partnership was 37, Kallis’ contribution to it was 10. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.

Bisla’s half-century – which included five boundaries and three sixes – came off 27 balls.

KKR scored 100 off 9.5 overs (59 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave CSK no reason to be in seventh heaven.

The second-wicket pair put on 100 off 56 balls. While Bisla’s contribution to the partnership was 67, Kallis’ contribution to it was 28. Extras’ contribution to the partnership gave CSK no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Bisla, whose 48-ball innings included eight boundaries and five sixes, eventually scored 89. Eighty-two balls after Gambhir’s dismissal, he was caught by Subramaniam Badrinath. Albie Morkel broke the 136-run partnership.

KKR scored 150 off 15.3 overs (93 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave CSK no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Laxmi Ratan Shukla, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored three. Ten balls after Bisla’s dismissal, he was caught by Hussey. Dwayne Br(av)oke the 13-run stand.

Pathan, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Five balls later, he was caught by Badrinath. Ravichandran Ashwin broke the 12-run stand.

Kallis’ half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 39 balls.

He eventually scored 69 off 49 balls, which included seven boundaries and a six. Ten balls later, he was caught by Ravindra Jadeja. Hilfenhaus broke the 11-run stand.

Shakib, whose innings included a boundary, scored 11. He had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he was unbeaten, as was Tiwary, who scored nine off three balls, which included a couple of boundaries.

CSK eventually conceded eight extras. KKR, who scored 192 for the loss of five wickets off 19.4 overs, won by five wickets with a couple of balls to spare.

Shadab Jakati, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 38.

Bravo, who bowled 3.4 overs, conceded 49. He picked up a wicket, as did Ashwin and Morkel, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 41, the latter conceded 38.

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

KKR won the 2012 IPL.

Chris Gayle of the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) became the first batsman to win the Orange Cap for the second year in a row.

 

Delhi disappointed; Dhoni-led CSK advance

DD made no changes to their playing eleven.

CSK made a couple of changes to their playing (Mork)eleven – Irfan Pathan and Morne (who happened to be the winner of the Purple Cap) made way for Andre Russell and Sunny Gupta.

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

Although the match was played in Chennai, DD were the home team for this match, because they finished ahead of CSK on the points table in the league stage.

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). DD had conceded an extra at that point. While the contribution of Murali Vijay, the player of the match, to the partnership was 38, Michael Hussey’s contribution to it was 13.

Hussey, whose 22-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 20. Forty-nine balls into the match, he was caught by Naman Ojha. Aaron broke the 68-(Va)run partnership.

Vijay’s half-century – which included 10 boundaries – came off 28 balls.

CSK scored 100 off 10.5 overs (65 balls). DD had conceded an extra at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 25 balls. While Vijay’s contribution to the partnership was 37, Suresh Raina’s contribution to it was 15. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Raina, whose 17-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, eventually scored 27. Thirty-three balls after Hussey’s dismissal, he was caught by Pawan Negi, who broke the 69-run partnership.

CSK scored 150 off 14.3 overs (87 balls). DD had conceded an extra at that point.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, CSK’s skipper, scored 23 off 10 balls, which included a boundary and a couple of sixes. Seventeen balls after Raina’s dismissal, he was caught by Negi. Aaron broke the 36-run stand.

Albie Morkel, who faced a ball, failed to get off the mark. Four balls later, he was caught by Ojha. Umesh Yadav broke the 10-run stand.

Vijay’s ton – which included 13 boundaries and four sixes – came off 51 balls.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 39. Vijay, whose 58-ball innings included 15 boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes, eventually scored 113. Seventeen balls after Morkel’s dismissal, David Warner and Ojha ran him out.

CSK scored 200 off 18.4 overs (112 balls). DD had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Dwayne Bravo, whose 12-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 33. He was unbeaten.

CSK scored 222 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.

Sehwag, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 21.

Gupta, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 47.

Russell, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 30.

Negi and Yadav bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 33, the latter conceded 27.

Aaron, who bowled four overs, conceded 63. 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 46, and lost a couple of wickets.

Warner had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored three. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Vijay. Ben Hilfenhaus broke the 17-run stand.

Sehwag, whose faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a run. Eight balls later, he was caught by Hussey. Albie broke the five-run stand.

DD scored 50 off 6.3 overs (39 balls). CSK had conceded three extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 26 balls. While Mahela Jayawardene’s contribution to the partnership was 22, Ross Taylor’s contribution to it was 24. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was five.

Taylor, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Twenty-eight balls after Sehwag’s dismissal, he was caught by Raina. Bravo broke the 52-run partnership.

DD scored 100 off 11.2 overs (68 balls). CSK had conceded nine extras at that point.

Russell, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 16. Twenty balls after Taylor’s dismissal, he was caught by Bravo. Ravichandran Ashwin broke the 32-run stand.

Although his five-ball innings included a six, Ojha had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 10 balls later, he was caught by Vijay. Shadab Jakati broke the 11-run stand.

Jayawardene’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 31 balls.

He eventually scored 55 off 38 balls. Eight balls after Russell’s dismissal, Ashwin broke the 10-run stand.

The seventh-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. (Venugop)Although his innings included a six, Rao, who scored 10, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – the next ball, Bravo and Ashwin ran him out.

Negi, whose six-ball innings included a six, scored eight. He was unbeaten.

Gupta, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. Half-a-dozen balls after Rao’s dismissal, he was stumped by Dhoni. Jakati broke the eight-run stand.

Yadav, who faced four balls, scored a run. Four balls later, Ashwin broke the one-run stand.

The last-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Aaron, who faced a couple of balls, did not open his account. A couple of balls later, Dhoni ran him out.

CSK eventually conceded 11 extras. DD, who were bundled out for 136 off 16.5 overs, lost by 86 runs.

Albie, Bravo and Hilfenhaus bowled three overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. They conceded 28, 24, and 17, respectively.

Jakati, who bowled four overs, conceded 40. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Ashwin, who bowled 3.5 overs, conceded 23. He picked up three scalps.

CSK advanced to the final.

 

Mumbai disappointed; Dhoni-led CSK advance

CSK made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Srikkanth Anirudha and Yo Mahesh made way for Subramaniam Badrinath and Shadab Jakati.

MI 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 30, and lost a couple of wickets.

Murali Vijay, who faced five balls, scored a run. Seven balls into the (Shar)match, he was caught by Rohit. Dhawal Kulkarni broke the one-run stand.

The second-wicket pair did not get off the mark. Suresh Raina, who faced a ball, did not open his account. The next ball, he was dismissed by Kulkarni.

CSK scored 50 off 9.1 overs (55 balls). MI had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 47 balls. While Michael Hussey’s contribution to the partnership was 21, Badrinath’s contribution to the partnership was 27. Extras’ contribution to it was a couple.

Badrinath, whose 39-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six, eventually scored 47. Seventy-two balls after Raina’s dismissal, he was caught by Sharma. Kieron Pollard broke the 94-run partnership.

CSK scored 100 off 13.4 overs (82 balls). MI had conceded four extras at that point.

Hussey, whose 39-ball innings included eight boundaries and a six, eventually scored 49. Half-a-dozen balls after Badrinath’s dismissal, he was caught by Kulkarni. James Franklin broke the 11-run stand.

Ravindra Jadeja, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Five balls later, he was caught by Sharma. Kulkarni broke the eight-run stand.

CSK scored 150 off 18 overs (108 balls). MI had conceded four extras at that point.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 22 balls. While the contribution of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, CSK’s skipper and the player of the match, to the partnership was 34, Dwayne Bravo’s contribution to it was 16. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Dhoni’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 20 balls.

He eventually scored 51, and was unbeaten, as was Bravo, who eventually scored 33 off 14 balls, which included three boundaries and a couple of sixes.

MI eventually conceded five extras. CSK scored 187 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.

Dwayne Smith, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded half-a-dozen.

Harbhajan bowled three wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 20.

Lasith Malinga and Rudra Pratap Singh bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 41, the latter conceded 34.

Franklin, who bowled an over, conceded a dozen. He picked up a wicket, as did Pollard, who bowled three overs, conceding 26.

Kulkarni, who bowled four overs, conceded 46. He picked up three scalps.

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.

MI’s openers put on 47. Tendulkar, whose run-a-ball (Sach)innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Five overs into the chase, Jadeja and Jakati ran him out.

MI scored 50 off 5.5 overs (35 balls). CSK had conceded three extras at that point.

Smith, whose 22-ball innings included five boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 38. Eight balls after Tendulkar’s dismissal, he was caught by Jadeja. Jakati broke the run-a-ball stand.

Dinesh Karthik, whose four-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Dhoni. Albie Morkel broke the 13-run stand.

Sharma, who faceD(ho)nineteen balls, scored 14. A dozen balls later, he was caught behind. Morkel broke the nine-run stand.

Although his innings included a couple of boundaries, Ambati Rayudu had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored 11. Ten balls later, he was caught by Vijay. Ravichandran Ashwin broke the 19-run stand.

MI scored 100 off 12.5 overs (77 balls). CSK had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

James, whose run-a-ball (Frankl)innings included a six, scored 13. Ten balls after Rayudu’s dismissal, he was caught by Dhoni. Bravo broke the six-run stand.

Harbhajan, who faced four balls, scored a run. Five balls later, he was caught by Raina. Ben Hilfenhaus broke the one-run stand.

Pollard, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 16. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Raina. Bravo broke the 26-run stand.

Malinga, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 17. Ten balls later, Jadeja broke the 19-run stand.

Kulkarni, whose five-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, was unbea‘ten’.

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

CSK eventually conceded 11 extras. MI, who scored 149 for the loss of nine wickets off 20 overs, lost by 38 runs.

Jadeja, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 15. He picked up a wicket.

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

Hilfenhaus and Jakati bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 45, the latter conceded 25.

Bravo, who bowled three overs, conceded 10. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Morkel, who bowled four overs, conceding 31.

CSK advanced to Qualifier 2.

 

 

 

Gambhir-led KKR advance, beating Delhi

DD made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Unmukt Chand and Andre Russell made way for Virender Sehwag (who was leading the team) and Ross Taylor.

KKR made one change to their playing eleven – Manoj Tiwary made way for Laxmi Ratan Shukla.

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 sixth over. They scored 48, and lost a wicket.

KKR’s openers put on 48. Gambhir, whose 16-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of boundaries, scored 32. Thirty-five balls into the match, Venugopal Rao ran him out.

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

Brendon McCullum, whose 36-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 31. Forty-one balls after Gambhir’s dismissal, he was caught by David Warner. Pawan Negi broke the 39-run stand.

Shakib Al Hasan, who faced three balls, scored a run. (Oj)Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Naman. Irfan Pathan broke the four-run stand.

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

Jacques Kallis, whose 33-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 30. Fourteen balls after Shakib’s dismissal, he was caught by Taylor. Umesh Yadav broke the 15-run stand.

KKR scored 150 off 19.4 overs (118 balls). DD had conceded four extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 23 balls. While the contribution of Yusuf Pathan, the player of the match, to the partnership was 27, Shukla’s contribution to it was 24. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Yusuf, whose 21-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 40. He was unbeaten, as was Shukla, whose 11-ball innings included three boundaries and a six. Incidentally, the latter didn’t add to the aforementioned score.

KKR scored 162 for the loss of four wickets off 20 overs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Varun Aaron and Morne Morkel were wicketless. While the former conceded 48, the latter conceded 37.

Yadav, Irfan and Negi picked up a wicket apiece. They conceded 37, 20, and 18, respectively.

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

Although his six-ball innings included a six, Warner had no reason to be in seventh heaven – a couple of overs into the chase, he was caught by McCullum. Shakib broke the 24-run stand.

The second-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Although his 10-ball innings included a boundary, Sehwag had no reason to be in seventh heaven – the next ball, he was caught by McCullum off the bowling of Lakshmipathy Balaji.

DD scored 50 off 6.1 overs (37 balls). KKR had conceded nine extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 43 balls. While Ojha’s contribution to the partnership was 28, Mahela Jayawardene’s contribution to it was 18. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.

Ojha, whose run-a-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Forty-nine balls after Sehwag’s dismissal, he was caught by Gambhir. Rajat Bhatia broke the 59-run partnership.

DD scored 100 off 12.4 overs (76 balls). KKR had conceded 13 extras at that point.

Mahela Jayawardene, whose 33-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 44. Twenty-six (Iq)balls after Ojha’s dismissal, he was stumped by McCullum. Abdulla broke the 25-run stand.

Rao, who faced 22 balls, scored 13. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Bhatia. Kallis broke the 12-run stand.

Taylor, whose eight-ball innings included a six, scored 11. A dozen balls later, he was caught by the substitute, Pradeep Sangwan. Kallis broke the 13-run stand.

Negi, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. Four balls later, he was stumped by McCullum. Sunil broke the N(ar)ine-run stand.

Irfan, whose three-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. He was unbeaten.

The eighth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Morkel, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. A ball after Negi’s dismissal, he was caught by Bhatia off the bowling of Narine.

Umesh Yadav, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

KKR eventually conceded 14 extras. DD, who scored 144 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs, lost by 18 runs.

Bhatia and Balaji bowled a couple of overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 16, the latter conceded 11.

Shakib and Abdulla bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 36, the latter conceded 24.

Kallis and Narine bowled four overs each, picking up two scalps apiece. They conceded 24 apiece.

While DD had to play Qualifier 2, KKR advanced to the final. 

  

 

Rajasthan trounced by Harbhajan-led MI

RR made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Johan Botha and Shreevats Goswami made way for Dishant Yagnik and Brad Hogg.

MI made a couple of changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Herschelle Gibbs and Munaf made way for James Franklin and Dhawal Kulkarni.

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 31, and lost a couple of wickets.

Dravid, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Ten balls into the match, he was caught by Dinesh Karthik. The medium-pacer broke the (Kulkar)nine-run stand.

Ajinkya Rahane, whose 17-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Rohit Sharma. Kulkarni broke the run-a-ball stand.

RR scored 50 off 8.1 overs (49 balls). MI had conceded three extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 32 balls. While Shane Watson’s contribution to the partnership was 19, Stuart Binny’s contribution to it was 29. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

The third-wicket pair eventually put on 53. Binny, whose 17-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 30. Thirty-six balls after Rahane’s dismissal, Kieron Pollard ran him out.

RR scored 100 off 13.3 overs (81 balls). MI had conceded eight extras at that point.

Watson, whose 36-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 45. Sixteen balls after Binny’s dismissal, he was caught by Dwayne Smith, the player of the match. Pollard broke the 21-run stand.

Owais Shah, whose 24-ball innings included a boundary and a six, eventually scored 28. He was unbeaten.

Ashok Menaria, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 21. Twenty-nine balls after Watson’s dismissal, he was caught by Kulkarni, who broke the 43-run stand.

Yagnik, whose three-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Lasith Malinga, who broke the 12-run stand.

Hogg, who did not face a ball, was unbeaten.

RR scored 150 off 19 overs (116 balls). MI had conceded 14 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

RR scored 162 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs.

Franklin bowled a wicketless over, conceding half-a-dozen.

Smith bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceding 13.

The Singhs – Rudra Pratap and Harbhajan, MI’s skipper – bowled three wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 32, the latter conceded 31.

Pollard bowled three overs, conceding 29. He picked up a wicket, as did Malinga, who bowled four overs, conceding 32.

Kulkarni bowled four overs, conceding a maiden. He conceding 18, picking up three scalps.

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

MI’s openers put on 50 off 6.4 overs (40 balls). RR had conceded 12 extras at that point. While Sachin Tendulkar’s contribution to the partnership was 14, Smith’s contribution to it was 28.

Smith’s half-century – which included five boundaries and three sixes – came off 34 balls.

MI’s openers put on 100 off 11.2 overs (69 balls). RR had conceded 13 extras at that point. While Tendulkar’s contribution to the partnership was 38, Smith’s contribution to it was 51.

Tendulkar’s half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 44 balls.

MI’s openers put on 150 off 16.1 overs (98 balls). RR had conceded 17 extras at that point. While Tendulkar’s contribution to the partnership was 52, Smith’s contribution to it was 81.

Tendulkar, whose 51-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, eventually scored 58. He was unbeaten, as was Smith, who eventually scored 87. His 58-ball innings included 10 boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes.

RR eventually scored 18 extras. MI, who scored 163 without the loss of a wicket off 18 overs, won by 10 wickets with a couple of overs to spare.

Needless to say, each of the six bowlers was wicketless.

Binny bowled an over, conceding 13.

Ajit Chandila bowled a couple of overs, conceding 24.

Watson bowled three overs, conceding 17.

Shaun Tait, Trivedi and Hogg bowled four overs apiece. They conceded 40, (Siddhar)thirty-seven, and 30, respectively.

 

 

 

Bangalore disheartened; Sangakkara-led DC win

DC made one change to their playing eleven – Chris Lynn made way for Kumar Sangakkara (who was leading the team).

RCB made no changes to their playing eleven.

On winning the toss, Virat Kohli, RCB’s skipper, chose to field.

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

Shikhar, whose four-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. (Dhaw)An over into the match, Zaheer Khan broke the run-a-ball stand.

Akshath Reddy, who faced 11 balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 15 balls later, he was caught by A B de Villiers. Vinay Kumar broke the 13-run stand.

Cameron White, who faced five balls, scored a run. Five balls later, he was caught by Mayank Agarwal. Prasanth Parameswaran broke the one-run stand.

DC scored 50 off 10.4 overs (64 balls). RCB had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Sangakkara, whose 22-ball innings included a boundary, scored 15. Forty-one balls after White’s dismissal, he was caught by Vinay. Muttiah Muralitharan broke the 31-run stand.

Jean-Paul Duminy was the player of the match, His half-century – which included four boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 43 balls.

DC scored 100 off 17.1 overs (103 balls). RCB had conceded five extras at that point.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 36 balls. While Duminy’s contribution to the partnership was 38, Parthiv Patel’s contribution to it was 13. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

Duminy eventually scored 74 off 53 balls, which included the aforementioned number of boundaries, in addition to five sixes. Forty-six balls after Sangakkara’s dismissal, he was caught by the substitute, K P Appanna. Khan broke the 71-run partnership.

Parthiv, whose 21-ball innings included a boundary, scored 16. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Chris Gayle. Vinay broke the 10-run stand.

The seventh-wicket pair put failed to get off the mark. Ashish Reddy, who faced four balls, scored as many. The next ball, he was dismissed by Vinay.

Dale Steyn, the player of the match, did not face a ball. He was unbeaten.

RCB eventually conceded 10 extras. DC scored 132 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs.

Tillakaratne, who bowleD(ilsh)an over, conceded half-a-dozen. He was wicketless, as was Harshal Patel, who bowled three overs, conceding 26.

Parameswaran, who bowled three overs, conceded a dozen. He picked up a wicket, as did Muralitharan, who bowled four overs, conceding 30.

Khan, who bowled four overs, conceded 30. He picked up a couple of scalps.

Vinay, who bowled four overs, conceded 22. He picked up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of RCB’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 40, and lost a couple of wickets.

Gayle, whose 10-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 27. Seventeen balls into the chase, Steyn broke the 30-run stand.

Dilshan faced a dozen balls. Ten balls later, he was trapped leg be‘four’ wicket by Steyn, who broke the six-run stand.

Saurabh Tiwary retired hurt between the 33^rd ball of RCB’s innings (when they had scored 40, and lost a couple of wickets) and the 59^th ball of their innings (when they had scored 57, and lost four wickets). He had scored a couple at that point.

RCB scored 50 off 7.1 overs (43 balls). DC had conceded an extra at that point.

De Villers, who faced 11 balls, scored just four. Twenty-nine balls after Dilshan’s dismissal (and 23 balls after Tiwary retired hurt), he was caught by Duminy. Amit Mishra broke the 15-run stand.

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

RCB scored 100 off 15.5 overs (95 balls). DC had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Kohli, whose 40-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 42. Thirty-seven balls after Agarwal’s dismissal, he was caught by Manpreet Gony. Ashish broke the 46-run stand.

Khan, who faced four balls, failed to get off the mark. Five balls later, Steyn broke the one-run stand.

Tiwary, whose 27-ball innings included a boundary and a six, eventually scored 30. Seven balls later, he was caught by Sangakkara. Veer Pratap Singh broke the run-a-ball stand.

Although his run-a-ball innings included a boundary, Vinay had no reason to be in seventh heaven – seven balls later, he was caught by Duminy. Ashish broke the nine-run stand.

Harshal, who faced five balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten.

Muralitharan, who faced a ball, failed to get off the mark. A couple of balls after Vinay’s dismissal, he was caught by Duminy. Ashish broke the one-run stand.

Parameswaran, who faced a ball, failed to get off the mark. He was unbeaten.

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

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Gony, who conceded 38, was wicketless.

Veer Pratap, who conceded 26, picked up a wicket.

Mishra, who conceded 26, picked up a couple of wickets.

Ashish and Steyn picked up three scalps apiece. While the former conceded 25, the latter conceded eight.

As a result of this match, RCB were eliminated, and CSK qualified for the playoffs.

 

 

 

Gambhir-led KKR advance, beating Pune

PWI made four changes to their playing (Micha)eleven – Steven Smith, Angelo Mathews, Murali Kartik, and Rahul (Shar)made way for Clarke, Harpreet Singh, Wayne Parnell and Ali Murtaza.

KKR made no changes to their playing eleven.

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 sixth over. They scored 27, and lost a wicket.

Gambhir, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Twenty-eight balls into the match, he was caught by Ashish Nehra. Parnell broke the 21-run stand.

Jacques Kallis, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. Twenty-five balls later, Clarke broke the 19-run stand.

KKR scored 50 off 11.2 overs (69 balls). PWI had conceded an extra at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 32 balls. While Brendon McCullum’s contribution to the partnership was 22, the contribution of Shakib Al Hasan, the player of the match, to it was 25. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.

KKR scored 100 off 14.3 overs (88 balls). PWI had conceded five extras at that point.

McCullum, whose 43-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 41. Forty-five balls after Kallis’ dismissal, he was caught by Jesse Ryder. Parnell broke the 67-run stand.

Shakib, whose 30-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 42. Ten balls later, Bhuvneshwar broke the 10-run stand.

Manoj Tiwary, who faced nine balls, scored eight. He was unbeaten.

Yusuf Pathan, whose innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 15. He was unbea‘ten’.

The number of extras they eventually conceded gave PWI no reason to be in seventh heaven.

KKR scored 136 for the loss of four wickets off 20 overs.

Sourav Ganguly, PWI’s skipper, and Murtaza bowled a couple of overs apiece. While the former conceded 17, the latter conceded 11. They were wicketless, as was Nehra, who bowled four overs, conceding 35.

Clarke and Bhuvneshwar bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 27, the latter conceded 23.

Parnell, who bowled four overs, conceded 18. He picked up a couple of scalps.

The first Powerplay of PWI’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 40, and lost a wicket.

Uthappa, whose run-a-ball (Rob)innings included a boundary, scored eight. Fourteen (Iq)balls into the chase, he was caught by Tiwary. Abdulla broke the 11-run stand.

PWI scored 50 off 7.4 overs (46 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave KKR no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Clarke, who faced 18 balls, scored 13. Thirty-two balls after Uthappa’s dismissal, he was stumped by McCullum. Pathan broke the 40-run stand.

Ryder, whose 24-ball innings included a couple of sixes, scored 22. Ten balls later, Pathan broke the five-run stand.

Ganguly, who faced eight balls, scored five. Eight balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Shakib, who broke the six-run stand.

Anustup Majumdar, who faced 22 balls, scored 17. Thirty-one balls later, he was stumped by McCullum. Shakib broke the 24-run stand.

Callum Ferguson, who faced 18 balls, scored a dozen. Seven balls later, he was caught by Kallis. Rajat Bhatia broke the six-run stand.

Harpreet, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored as many. Five balls later, he was caught by Sunil Narine, who broke the three-run stand.

Parnell, who faced five balls, scored three. Four ballS(huk)later, he was caught by the substitute, Laxmi Ratan. Lakshmipathy Balaji broke the two-run stand.

Both Bhuvneshwar and Murtaza scored three apiece. While the former faced half-a-dozen balls, the latter faced five balls. The duo was unbeaten.  

PWI scored 100 off 19.1 overs (115 balls). KKR had conceded 10 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

PWI, who scored 102 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs, lost by 34 runs.

Abdulla and Bhatia bowled three overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 20, the latter conceded 14.

Balaji and Narine bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 20, the latter conceded 15.

Pathan, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded a dozen. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Shakib, who bowled four overs, conceding 18.

As a result of this match, KKR advanced to Qualifier 1.