Dhoni shines; CSK beat Delhi

CSK made one change to their playing (Mork)eleven – Chris Morris made way for his fellow South African, Albie.

DD made three changes to their playing (Mork)eleven – Mahela Jayawardene, Morne, and Shahbaz Nadeem made way for Johan Botha, Roelof van der Merwe, and Ashish Nehra.

On winning the toss, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, CSK’s skipper, and the player of the match, 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 47, without the loss of a wicket.

CSK’s openers put on 50 off 6.2 overs (38 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave DD no reason to be in seventh heaven. While the contributions of both Michael Hussey and Murali Vijay to the partnership were 23 apiece.

CSK’s openers put on 61. Vijay, whose 23-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, eventually scored 31. Forty-four balls into the match, Ben Rohrer ran him out.

Michael Hussey, whose run-a-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 23. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Virender Sehwag. Umesh Yadav broke the eight-run stand.

Suresh Raina, who faced 11 balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – eight balls later, he was caught by David Warner, DD’s skipper. Van der Merwe broke the five-run stand.

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

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 32 balls. While Dhoni’s contribution to the partnership was 29, Ravindra Jadeja’s contribution to it was 20. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Jadeja, whose 17-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 24. Thirty-eight balls after Raina’s dismissal, Umesh broke the 57-run partnership.

CSK scored 150 off 18.2 overs (110 balls). DD had conceded 10 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

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

He eventually scored 58 off 35 balls. He was unbeaten, as was Dwayne Bravo, who scored a dozen off eight balls, which included a boundary.

CSK scored 168 for the loss of four wickets off 20 overs.

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

Irfan Pathan, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 24.

Siddarth Kaul and Nehra bowled four wicketless overs each, conceding 37 apiece.

Van der Merwe, who bowled three overs, conceded 19. He picked up a wicket.

Umesh, who bowled four overs, conceded 26. He picked up two scalps.

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

DD’s openers didn’t get off the (Shar)mark. Sehwag, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. A couple of balls into the chase, he was caught by Dhoni off the bowling of Mohit.

Unmukt Chand, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 16. Twenty-six balls later, he was caught by Jason Holder. Mohit broke the 34-run stand.

Botha, whose 20-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 23. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Holder. Ravichandran Ashwin broke the 15-run stand.

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

Kedar Jadhav, who faced four balls, scored a couple. (Dho)Nine balls after Botha’s dismissal, he was caught behind. Needless to say, Albie was in seventh heaven.

Rohrer, who faced five balls, scored four. Nine balls later, he was caught by Ashwin. Albie broke the seven-run stand.

DD scored 100 off 14.2 overs (86 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave CSK no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Van der Merwe, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary, scored 14. Thirty-two balls after Rohrer’s dismissal, he was caught by Raina. Ashwin broke the 39-run stand.

David Warner, DD’s skipper, scored 44 off 37 balls, which included a couple of boundaries and a six. Ten balls later, he was caught by Vijay. Albie broke the 13-run stand.

Irfan, who faced five balls, scored four. Bravo had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he broke the 10-run stand.

Umesh, whose nine-ball innings included a six, scored a dozen. He was unbeaten.

The (Dho)ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Nehra, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. A ball after Irfan’s dismissal, he was caught behind off the bowling of Bravo.

Kaul, who faced nine balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he was unbeaten.

CSK eventually conceded nine extras. DD, who scored 135 for the loss of nine wickets off 20 overs, lost by 33 runs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Holder, who conceded 39, was wicketless.

Mohit, who conceded 22. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Ashwin and Bravo, who conceded 19 apiece.

Albie, who conceded 32, picked up three scalps.

 

 

 

Gilchrist shines; KXIP beat Bangalore

RCB made four changes to their playing eleven – Saurabh Tiwary, Ravi Rampaul, Abhimanyu Mithun, and Murali Kartik made way for Lokesh Rahul, Arun Karthik, Zaheer Khan, and Muttiah Muralitharan.

KXIP made three (Pomersba)changes to their playing eleven – Luke, Praveen Kumar, and Harmeet Singh made way for Azhar Mahmood, Manan Vohra, and Manpreet Gony.

On winning the toss, Adam Gilchrist, KXIP’s skipper, and the player of the match, 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 31, and lost a wicket.

Cheteshwar Pujara, whose 20-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 19. Twenty-five balls into the match, he was caught by David Miller. Parvinder Awana broke the 22-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 49 balls. While Chris Gayle’s contribution to the partnership was 25, the contribution of Virat Kohli, RCB’s skipper, to it was 28. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

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

Gayle’s half-century – which included three boundaries and four sixes – came off 40 balls.

The second-wicket pair put on 100 off 68 balls. While Gayle’s contribution to the partnership was 53, Kohli’s contribution to it was 44. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

Kohli’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 39 balls.

RCB scored 150 off 18 overs (110 balls). KXIP had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Gayle, whose 53-ball innings included four boundaries and half-a-dozen sixes, eventually scored 77. Eighty-eight balls after Pujara’s dismissal, Awana broke the 136-run partnership.

A B de Villiers, who faced a couple of balls, scored half-a-dozen. His runs came by way of a six. A couple of balls later, Awana broke the six-run stand.

Kohli eventually scored 57 off 43 balls. Three balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Mahmood, who broke the two-run stand.

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

Rahul, who faced four balls, scored eight. His runs came by way of boundaries. Four balls later, he was caught by Mandeep Singh. Mahmood broke the eight-run stand.

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

RCB scored 174 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Gony, Sandeep Sharma and Piyush Chawla were wicketless. They conceded 47, 36, and 27, respectively.

Mahmood conceded 24, picking up a couple of wickets.

Awana conceded 39, picking up three scalps.

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

Shaun Marsh, who faced four balls, scored eight. His runs came by way of boundaries. Fifteen balls into the chase, Khan broke the 24-run stand.

KXIP scored 50 off 6.5 overs (41 balls). RCB had conceded four extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 38 balls. While Gilchrist’s contribution to the partnership was 23, Mahmood’s contribution to it was 25. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

KXIP scored 100 off 12.1 overs (73 balls). RCB had conceded eight extras at that point.

Gilchrist’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and a six – came off 41 balls.

Mahmood’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and a six – came off 36 balls.

The second-wicket pair put on 100 off 70 balls. While Gilchrist’s contribution to the partnership was 47, Mahmood’s contribution to it was 53. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was five.

Gilchrist, whose 54-ball innings included 10 boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 85. He was unbeaten.

Mahmood eventually scored 61 off 41 balls, which included eight boundaries, in addition to the six. Seventy-seven balls after Marsh’s dismissal, he was caught by de Villiers. Jaydev Unadkat broke the 118-run partnership.

KXIP scored 150 off 16.2 overs (98 balls). RCB had conceded eight extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Miller, who faced four balls, scored a couple. Nine balls after Mahmood’s dismissal, Muralitharan broke the 20-run stand.

Rajagopal Sathish, whose six-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored a dozen. He was unbeaten.

KXIP, who scored 176 for the loss of three wickets off 18.1 overs, won by seven wickets with 11 balls to spare.

Henriques bowled 13 balls, conceding 29. He was wicketless, as was Vinay Kumar, who bowled four overs, conceding 35.

Muralitharan, Unadkat and Khan bowled four overs each, picking up a scalp apiece. Tey conceded 44, 34, and 30, respectively.

 

 

 

 

 

Rohit delighted; MI beat Hyderabad

MI made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Glenn Maxwell and Abu Nechim made way for Kieron Pollard (the player of the match) and Dhawal Kulkarni.

SRH made no changes to their playing eleven.

(Camer)On winning the toss, White, SRH’s skipper, chose to bat.

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

Parthiv Patel, whose 14-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 26. Twenty-three balls into the match, he was caught by Ambati Rayudu. Malinga broke the (Lasi)thirty-eight-run stand.

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

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 39 balls. While Shikhar Dhawan’s contribution to the partnership was 37, Hanuma Vihari’s contribution to it was a dozen. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Dhawan’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 36 balls.

SRH scored 100 off 11.2 overs (68 balls). MI had conceded four extras at that point.

Dhawan eventually scored 59 off 41 balls, which included half-a-dozen boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes. Fifty-four balls after Parthiv’s dismissal, he was caught by Dinesh Karthik. Mitchell Johnson broke the 73-run partnership.

SRH scored 150 off 16.5 overs (101 balls). MI had conceded five extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 31 balls. While Vihari’s contribution to the partnership was 19, White’s contribution to it was 34. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Vihari, whose 37-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 41. Thirty-four balls after Dhawan’s dismissal, he was caught by Johnson. Malinga broke the 55-run partnership.

White, whose 23-ball innings included three boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 43. He was unbeaten, as was Thisara Perera, who faced five balls, scoring a couple.

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

SRH scored 178 for the loss of three wickets off 20 overs.

Pollard, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 10.

Harbhajan Singh, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 19.

Kulkarni and Pragyan Ojha bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 42, the latter conceded 37.

Johnson, who bowled four overs, conceded 43. He picked up a wicket.

Malinga, who bowled four overs, conceded 26. He picked up a couple of scalps.

The first Powerplay of MI’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 39, and lost a wicket.

Dwayne Smith, whose 17-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 21. Twenty-two balls into the chase, Ishant Sharma broke the 26-run stand.

MI scored 50 off seven overs (42 balls). SRH had conceded three extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 42 balls. While Sachin Tendulkar’s contribution to the partnership was 22, Karthik’s contribution to it was 28. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

Seventy balls (11.4 overs) into the chase, Tendulkar, who was batting on 38 at that point, retired hurt. His 31-ball innings included three boundaries and a six. MI had scored 94 for the loss of a wicket at that point.

Dinesh, whose 23-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 30. Fifty-one balls after Dwayne’s dismissal (and a ball after Tendulkar retired), he was caught by White. Karn Sharma broke the 69-run partnership.

Rayudu, who faced five balls, scored a couple. Eight balls later, he was stumped by Parthiv. Karn broke the four-run stand.

MI scored 100 off 13.5 overs (83 balls). SRH had conceded five extras at that point.

MI scored 150 off 17.2 overs (104 balls). SRH had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 24 balls. While the contribution of Rohit Sharma, MI’s skipper, to the partnership was 16, Pollard’s contribution to it was 37. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Rohit, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of sixes, eventually scored 20. He was unbeaten.

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

Pollard eventually scored 66 off 27 balls, which included the aforementioned number of boundaries, in addition to eight sixes. He was unbeaten.

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

MI, who scored 184 for the loss of three wickets off 19.3 overs, won by seven wikcets with three balls to spare.

Daren Sammy, who bowled two wicketless overs, conceded 15.

Amit Mishra, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 36.

Thisara, who bowled 3.3 wicketless overs, conceded 55.

Steyn, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 23.

Ishant, who bowled four overs, conceded 32. He picked up a wicket.

Karn, who bowled three overs, conceded 22. He picked up two scalps.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chennai disappointed; Dravid-led RR triumph

RR made a couple of Chan(dila)ges to their playing eleven – Ajit and Sreesanth made way for Stuart Binny and Vikramjeet Malik.

CSK made no changes to their playing eleven.

On winning the toss, Rahul Dravid, RR’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 37, without the loss of a wicket.

CSK’s openers put on 50 off 7.4 overs (46 balls). RR had conceded four extras at that point. While Michael Hussey’s contribution to the partnership was 25, Murali Vijay’s contribution to it was 24.

Michael Hussey, whose run-a-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, eventually scored 40. Sixty-nine balls into the match, Binny broke the 83-run partnership.

Suresh Raina, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Four balls later, he was caught by Sanju Samson. Kevon Cooper broke the one-run stand.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, CSK’s skipper, faced three balls, scoring a couple. Four balls later, he was caught by Shane Watson, the player of the match. Cooper broke the three-run stand.

CSK scored 100 off 15 overs (90 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave RR no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Vijay’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries – came off 49 balls.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 24. Vijay eventually scored 55 0ff 50 balls. Twenty-seven balls after Dhoni’s dismissal, Dishant Yagnik ran him out.

Ravindra Jadeja, who faced 14 balls, scored a dozen. He was unbeaten, as was Dwayne Bravo, who scored 23 off 11 balls, which included four boundaries.

RR eventually conceded eight extras. CSK scored 141 for the loss of four wickets off 20 overs.

Siddharth Trivedi, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 22.

Malik, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 19.

James Faulkner and Watson bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 23 apiece.

Binny, who bowled three overs, conceded 17. He picked up a wicket.

Cooper, who bowled four overs, conceded 23. He picked up a couple of scalps.

The first Powerplay of RR’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 24, and lost three wickets.

Ajinkya Rahane, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Nineteen balls into the chase, he was caught by Vijay. Jason Holder broke the 14-run stand.

Faulkner, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Three balls later, Holder broke the four-run stand.

Samson, who faced five balls, failed to get off the (Shar)mark. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Dhoni. Mohit broke the one-run stand.

Dravid, whose 28-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 22. Twenty-eight balls later, he was caught by Dhoni. Chris Morris broke the  

RR scored 50 off 10.1 overs (61 balls). CSK hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 23 balls. While Watson’s contribution to the partnership was 23, Binny’s contribution to it was 29. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

RR scored 100 off 13.2 overs (80 balls). CSK had conceded an extra at that point. In fact, they didn’t concede any more extras.

Watson’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries and half-a-dozen sixes – came off 25 balls.

He eventually scored 70 off 34 balls, which included the aforementioned number of sixes, and as many boundaries. Forty-five balls after Dravid’s dismissal, Bravo broke the 93-run partnership.

Binny, whose 23-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 41. He was unbeaten, as was Brad Hodge, who faced a ball, failing to get off the mark.

RR, who scored 144 for the loss of five wickets off 17.1 overs, lost by five wickets with 17 balls to spare.

Ravichandran Ashwin bowled an over, conceding 23. He was wicketless, as was Jadeja, who bowled seven balls, conceding nine.

Bravo bowled three overs, conceding 35. He picked up a wicket, as did Morris and Mohit, who bowled four overs each. While the former conceded 36, the latter conceded 21.

Holder bowled four overs, conceding 20. He picked up two scalps.

 

Gambhir-led KKR triumph; Bangalore disheartened

KKR made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Eoin Morgan and Iqbal Abdulla made way for Debabrata Das and Sachithra Senanayake.

RCB made one changes to their playing eleven – Jamaluddin Syed (Moham)made way for Abhimanyu Mithun.

On winning the toss, Gautam Gambhir, KKR’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 22, and lost a wicket.

Cheteshwar Pujara, who faced 14 balls, scored just five. Twenty-seven balls into the match, he was caught by Lakshmipathy Balaji. Senanayake broke the 15-run stand.

Virat Kohli, RCB’s skipper, faced 14 balls, scored 17. Twenty-five balls later, Jacques Kallis, the player of the match, broke the 31-run stand.

RCB scored 50 off 9.3 overs (57 balls). KKR had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Chris Gayle, whose 36-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 33. Twenty-seven balls after Kohli’s dismissal, he was stumped by Manvinder Bisla. Sunil Narine broke the 24-run stand.

De Villiers, whose 22-ball innings included A Boundary and a six, scored 28. Sixteen balls (Bis)later, he was caught behind. Balaji broke the 25-run stand.

Saurabh Tiwary, who faced three balls, scored a run. Three balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Narine, who broke the one-run stand.

RCB scored 100 off 17 overs (102 balls). KKR had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Moises Henriques, who faced 11 balls, scored as many. Five balls after Saurabh’s dismissal, he was caught by Manoj Tiwary. Kallis broke the six-run stand.

Vinay Kumar, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored 14. He was unbeaten.

Ravi Rampaul, who faced three balls, didn’t get off the mark. Narine had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he trapped him leg be‘four’ wicket.

Mithun, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Manoj. Narine broke the run-a-ball stand.

Murali Kartik, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Half-a-dozen balls later, Balaji broke the four-run stand.

Jaydev Unadkat, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

KKR eventually conceded three extras. RCB scored 115 for the loss of nine wickets off 20 overs.

Ryan ten Doeschate and Yusuf Pathan bowled an over apiece. While the former conceded 14, the latter conceded half-a-dozen. They were wicketless, as was Rajat Bhatia, who bowled a couple of overs, conceding 14.

Senanayake, who bowled four overs, conceded 18. He picked up a wicket.

Balaji and Kallis bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of wickets apiece. While the former conceded 22, the latter conceded 17.

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

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

KKR’s openers didn’t get off the mark. Bisla, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls into the chase, he was caught by Henriques off the bowling of Rampaul.

Gambhir, whose 15-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 14. Thirty-three balls later, he was caught by Gayle. Vinay broke the 31-run stand.

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

Yusuf, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary and the only six of the innings, scored 18. Twenty-eight balls after Gambhir’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Kartik, who broke the 30-run stand.

Kallis, whose 45-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 41. Thirty-seven balls later, he was caught by Henriques. Mithun broke the 35-run stand.   

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

Manoj, whose 27-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 24. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Kohli. Needless to say, Vinay was in seventh heaven.

Ten Doeschate, whose innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. He had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he was unbeaten, as was Bhatia, who faced four balls, scoring three.

KKR, who scored 116 for the loss of five wickets off 19.2 overs, won by five wickets with four balls to spare.

Unadkat, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 27.

Mithun, who bowled four overs, conceded 37. He picked up a wicket, as did Rampaul (whose spell included a maiden) and Kartik, who bowled four overs each, conceding 17 apiece.

Vinay, who bowled 3.2 overs, conceded 17. He picked up a couple of scalps.

Punjab disappointed; White-led SRH win

KXIP (Shar)made three (Pomersba)changes to their playing eleven – David Hussey, Manpreet Gony, and Bipul (Shar)made way for Luke, Harmeet Singh, and Sandeep.

SRH made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Kumar Sangakkara and Ashish Eeddy made way for Cameron White (who was leading the team) and Biplab Samantray.

On winning the toss, Adam Gilchrist, KXIP’s skipper, chose to field.

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

Shikhar Dhawan, whose 14-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 15. Twenty-five balls into the match, he was caught by Harmeet, who broke the 28-run stand.

Although his innings included a boundary, Hanuma Vihari had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored five. Eight balls later, he was caught by David Miller. Sandeep broke the five-run stand.

SRH scored 50 off 7.2 overs (44 balls). KXIP had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

White, whose eight-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 10. Fourteen balls after Vihari’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Sandeep, who broke the 18-run stand.

The fourth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Samantray, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was dismissed by Sandeep.

Daren Sammy, who faced three balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was trapped leg be‘four’ wicket by Piyush Chawla, who broke the two-run stand.

Karn Sharma, whose 18-ball innings included a couple od boundaries and a six, scored 22. Thirty-seven balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Parvinder Awana broke the 42-run stand.

SRH scored 100 off 15.4 overs (94 balls). KXIP had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Parthiv Patel, the player of the match, scored 50 off 44 balls, which included four boundaries and a six.

The seventh-wicket pair put on 48. Parthiv, whose 47-ball innings included five boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 61. Twenty-five balls after Karn’s dismissal, Sathish and Harmeet ran him out.

Thisara Perera, whose 19-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 32. He was unbeaten, as was Dale Steyn, who faced three balls, scoring a run.

SRH scored 150 (for the loss of seven wickets) off 20 overs (120 balls). KXIP had conceded four extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Praveen Kumar, who conceded 32, was wicketless.

Harmeet, Awana and Chawla picked up a wicket apiece. They conceded 39, 35, and 20, respectively.

Sandeep conceded 21, picking up three scalps.

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

Mandeep Singh, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Five balls into the chase, he was caught by White. Steyn broke the one-run stand.

Shaun Marsh, whose 20-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 18. Thirty-eight balls later, he was caught by Thisara. Sammy broke the 44-run stand.

The third-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Gilchrist, whose 22-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 26. The next ball, he was dismissed by Sammy.

KXIP scored 50 off 7.4 overs (46 balls). SRH had conceded an extra at that point.

Although his innings included a boundary, Miller had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored half-a-dozen. Fourteen balls after Gilchrist’s dismissal, he was caught by White. Sammy broke the six-run stand.

KXIP scored 100 off 16.3 overs (99 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave SRH no reason to be in seventh heaven.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 42 balls. While Pomersbach’s contribution to the partnership was 20, Sathish’s contribution to it was 24. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was half-a-dozen.

Pomersbach, whose 40-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 33. He was unbeaten.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 51. Sathish, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 25. Forty-three balls after Miller’s dismissal, Thisara and Parthiv ran him out.

Chawla, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Three balls later, he was caiht by Dhawan. Thisara broke the one-run stand.

Praveen, who faced three balls, scored a run. Five balls later, Steyn broke the four-run stand.

The eighth-wicket pair put on five. Harmeet, who faced four balls, scored three. Half-a-dozen balls later, Ishant Sharma and Sammy ran him out.

Awana, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Three balls later, he was caught by Ishant. Needless to say, Sammy was in seventh heaven.

Sandeep, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. He was unbeaten.

SRH eventually conceded eight extras. KXIP, who scored 120 for the loss of nine wickets off 20 overs, lost by 30 runs.

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

Mishra and Vihari bowled a couple of wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 20, the latter conceded five.

Ishant bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 22.

Thisara bowled four overs, conceding 19. He picked up a wicket.

Steyn bowled four overs, conceding 20. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Sammy bowled four overs, conceding 22. He picked up four scalps.

 

 

 

 

 

Rohit-led MI beat the (Pu)neighbours

PWI made five changes to their playing eleven – Udit Birla, Mitchell Marsh, Mahesh Rawat, Wayne Parnell, and Krishnakant Upadhyay made way for Manish Pandey, Abhishek Nayar, Kane Richardson, Ashok Dinda, and Ajantha Mendis.

MI made one changes to their playing eleven – Ambati Rayudu made way for Glenn Maxwell.

(Aar)On winning the toss, Finch, 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 36, and lost a couple of wickets.

Finch, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 10. Seventeen balls into the match, he was caught by Dwayne. Mitchell Johnson, the player of the match, broke the (Smi)thirteen-run stand.

Uthappa, whose 13-ball (Rob)innings included a boundary, scored 11. Eleven balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Lasith Malinga, who broke the 12-run stand.

PWI scored 50 off eight overs (49 balls). MI had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 40 balls. While Pandey’s contribution to the partnership was 22, Yuvraj Singh’s contribution to it was 27. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Pandey, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary and a six, eventually scored 29. Fifty-six balls after Uthappa’s dismissal, he was caught by Ambati Rayudu. Malinga broke the 59-run partnership.

The fourth-wicket pair put on a run. Angelo Mathews, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Three balls later, Sachin Tendulkar ran him out.

The fifth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Yuvraj Singh, whose 29-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 33. A couple of balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Harbhajan Singh.

Richardson, who faced 16 balls, scored eight. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Harbhajan. Johnson broke the 14-run stand.

PWI scored 100 off 17.5 overs (108 balls). MI had conceded three extras at that point.

Nayar, who faced 14 balls, scored 11. A dozen balls after Richardson’s dismissal, he was caught by Harbhajan. Abu Nechim broke the 10-run stand.

Parvez Rasool, who faced five balls, scored four. He was unbeaten.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. Three balls after Nayar’s dismissal, he was caught by Dwayne. Nechim broke the three-run stand.

MI eventually conceded four extras. PWI scored 112 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs.

Maxwell, who bowled an over, conceded five. He was wicketless, as was Pragyan Ojha, who bowled three overs, conceding 28.

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

Nechim and Malinga bowled four overs, conceding 27, apiece. Each of them picked up a couple of scalps, as did Johnson, who bowled four overs, conceding eight.

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

MI’s openers didn’t get off the mark. Dwayne, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. A ball into the chase, he was dismissed by Dinda.

Tendulkar, whose 13-ball (Sach)innings included three boundaries, scored 15. Twenty-six balls later, he was caught by Pandey. Mendis broke the 25-run stand.

Dinesh Karthik, whose 25-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 17. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Pandey. Yuvraj broke the 14-run stand.

MI scored 50 off 9.5 overs (59 balls). PWI had conceded three extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 48 balls. While the contribution of Rohit Sharma, MI’s skipper, to the partnership was 26, Rayudu’s contribution to it was 25. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Rayudu, whose 23-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 26. Fifty-two balls after Dinesh’s dismissal, he was caught by Mathews. Dinda broke the 54-run partnership.

MI scored 100 off 17 overs (102 balls). PWI had conceded four extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Rohit eventually scored 37 off 41 balls, which included three boundaries. Fourteen balls after Rayudu’s dismissal, he was caught by Dinda. Richardson broke the 19-run stand.

Maxwell, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary and a six, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he was unbeaten, as was Harbhajan, who faced three balls, scoring four. His runs came by way of a boundary.

MI, who scored 116 for the loss of five wickets off 18.5 overs, won by five wickets with seven balls to spare.

Rasool bowled an over, conceding five. He was wicketless, as was Bhuvneshwar, who bowled a couple of overs, conceding a dozen.

Richardson bowled 3.5 overs, conceding 28. He picked up a wicket, as did Yuvraj and Mendis, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 21, the latter conceded 15.

Dinda bowled four overs, conceding 35. He picked up a couple of scalps.