Dhoni-led CSK beat Rajasthan narrowly

CSK made no changes to their playing eleven.

RR made one change to their playing eleven – Kane Richardson made way for Tim Southee.

(Wats)On winning the toss, Shane, 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 51, and lost a wicket.

Brendon McCullum, who faced 10 balls, scored half-a-dozen. Thirty-two balls into the match, he was caught by Steven Smith. James Faulkner broke the 35-run stand.

CSK scored 50 off half-a-dozen overs (36 balls). RR had conceded an extra at that point.

Dwayne Smith’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and three sixes – came off 27 balls.

He eventually faced 28 balls, failing to add to the aforementioned score. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Watson. Stuart Binny broke the 24-run stand.

Suresh Raina, who faced (Kulkar)nine balls, scored four. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Dhawal. Rajat Bhatia broke the five-run stand.

The (Fa)fourth-wicket pair had no reason to be in seventh heaven. Du Plessis, who faced nine balls, scored seven. Eleven balls later, Bhatia ran him out.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, CSK’s skipper, faced eight balls, scored five. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Faulkner. Pravin Tambe broke the three-run stand.  

Ravindra Jadeja, the player of the match, scored 36 off 33 balls, which included a couple of boundaries.

CSK scored 100 off 14.2 overs (86 balls). RR had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Mithun Manhas, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Twenty-two balls after Dhoni’s dismissal, he was caught by Abhishek Nayar. Bhatia broke the 27-run stand.

Ravichandran Ashwin, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. He was unbeaten.

RR eventually conceded 13 extras. CSK scored 140 for the loss of half-a-dozen extras off 20 overs.

Watson, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded five.

Kulkarni, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 18.

Southee, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 27.

Binny, who bowled an over, conceded 10. He picked up a wicket.

Faulkner, who bowled three overs, conceded 38. He picked up a wicket.

Tambe, who bowled four overs, conceded 27. He picked up a wicket.

Bhatia, who bowled four overs, conceded 13. 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 38, and lost a couple of wickets.

RR’s openers put on 10. Although his innings included a boundary, Nayar had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored five. Nine balls into the chase, McCullum ran him out.

Ajinkya Rahane, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 15. Twenty-three balls later, he was caught by Manhas. Ashwin broke the 27-run stand.

Although his six-ball innings included a boundary. Watson had no reason to be in seventh heaven – eight balls later, he was caught by Ben Hilfenhaus. Jadeja broke the 17-run stand.

The fourth-wicket pair did not get off the mark. Sanju Samson, whose run-a-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 16. The next ball, he was caught by Jadeja off his own bowling.

RR scored 50 off as many balls (8.2 overs). CSK had conceded an extra at that point.

Binny, who faced 11 balls, scored eight. Twenty-four balls after Samson’s dismissal, he was caught by du Plessis. Mohit Sharma broke the 19-run stand.

Steven, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary, scored 19. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by du Plessis. Jadeja broke the 12-run stand.

Faulkner, who faced a couple of balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Three balls later, he was caught by Dhoni. Ishwar Pandey broke the five-run stand.

Southee, who faced four balls, scored as many. His runs came by way of a boundary. Four balls later, Jadeja broke the five-run stand.

RR scored 100 off 16.3 overs (99 balls). CSK had conceded a couple of extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

The Mumbaikar, whose (Kulkar)nineteen-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 28. He was unbeaten.

Bhatia, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 23. Twenty-five balls after Southee’s dismissal, he was caught by Ashiwn. Hilfenhaus broke the 28-run stand.

The last-wicket pair put on 20. Tambe, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. Eight balls later, du Plessis and Ashwin ran him out.

RR had no reason to be in seventh heaven – they were dismissed for 133 off 19.5 overs.

Raina, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded half-a-dozen.

Mohit, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 13. He picked up a wicket.

Ashwin, who bowled 3.5 overs, conceded 27. He picked up a wicket.

Hilfenhaus and Ishwar bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 32, the latter, whose spell including a maiden, conceded 22.

Jadeja, who bowled four overs, conceded 33. He picked up four scalps.

Hyderabad disappointed; Bailey-led KXIP triumph

KXIP (Shar)made two changes to their playing eleven – Murali Kartik and Parvinder Awana made way for Rishi Dhawan and Sandeep.

SRH made one change to their playing eleven – Ishant (Shar)made way for Irfan Pathan.

On winning the toss, Shikhar Dhawan, SRH’s skipper, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of KXIP’s innings -which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 43, without the loss of a wicket.

KXIP’s openers put on 50 off 6.3 overs (39 balls). SRH had conceded an extra at that point. While Cheteshwar Pujara’s contribution to the partnership was 20, Virender Sehwag’s contribution to it was 30.

Sehwag, whose 22-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 30. Forty balls into the match, he was caught by Daren Sammy. Amit Mishra broke the 51-run partnership.

Pujara, whose 32-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, eventually scored 35. Twenty-six balls later, he was caught by Venugopal Rao. Sammy broke the 35-run stand.

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

Glenn Maxwell scored 50 off 21 balls, which included a boundary and half-a-dozen sixes.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 18 balls. While Maxwell’s contribution to the partnership was 45, David Miller was in seventh heaven. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

KXIP scored 150 off 15 overs (91 balls). SRH had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Miller, whose run-a-ball innings included a six, eventually scored 10. Twenty-seven balls after Pujara’s dismissal, he was caught by David Warner. Bhuvneshwar Kumar broke the 68-run partnership.

Maxwell, whose 43-ball innings included five boundaries and nine sixes, eventually scored 95. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Sammy. Mishra broke the 25-run stand.

George Bailey, KXIP’s skipper, scored 10 off eight balls, which included a boundary. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Warner. Bhuvneshwar broke the 10-run stand.

Mitchell Johnson, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored four. Four balls later, Bhuvneshwar broke the run-a-ball stand.

Axar Patel, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.

SRH eventually conceded nine extras. KXIP scored 193 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs.

Irfan, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 28. He was wicketless, as were Karn Sharma and Dale Steyn, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 37, the latter conceded 26.

Sammy, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 22. He picked up a wicket.

Mishra, who bowled four overs, conceded 56. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Bhuvneshwar, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 19. He picked up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of SRH’s innings -which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 45, and lost three wickets.

Shikhar, who faced three balls, scored a run. Eight balls into the chase, he was caught by Wriddhiman Saha. Johnson broke the 11-run stand.

Aaron Finch, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 19. Nineteen balls later, Lakshmipathy Balaji broke the 20-run stand.

Warner, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight, A couple of balls later, he was caught by Maxwell. Balaji broke the run-a-ball stand.

Rao, whose nine-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Thirteen balls later, Sandeep broke the 16-run stand.

SRH scored 50 off 7.1 overs (45 balls). KXIP had conceded four extras at that point.

Irfan, who faced nine balls, scored five. Twenty balls after Rao’s dismissal, Axar broke the 25-run stand.

Sammy, whose 11-ball innings included a six, scored 15. Nineteen balls later, he was caught by Axar. Balaji broke the run-a-ball stand.

Lokesh Rahul, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 27. Four balls later, he was caught by Miller. Patel broke the two-run stand.

SRH scored 100 off 15.3 overs (93 balls). KXIP had conceded eight extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Karn, whose eight-ball innings included a six, scored 10. Twenty balls after Rahul’s dismissal, he was caught by Miller. Johnson broke the 19-run stand.

Steyn, who faced 16 balls, scored a dozen. Half-a-dozen balls later, Balaji broke the four-run stand.

Mishra, who faced five balls, scored four. He was unbeaten.

Bhuvneshwar, who faced three balls, scored a run. Five balls after Steyn’s dismissal, he was caught by Johnson. Rishi Dhawan broke the three-run atand.

SRH, who were dismissed for 121 off 19.2 overs, lost by 72 runs.

Maxwell, who bowled a wicketless overs, conceded 10.

Rishi, who bowled 2,2 overs, conceded 23. He picked up a wicket, as did Sandeep, who bowled four overs, conceding 26.

Johnson and Axar bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of wickets apiece. While the former conceded 26, the latter conceded 20.

Balaji, who bowled four overs, conceded 13. He picked up four wickets.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M S-led CSK trounce Delhi

CSK made three changes to their playing eleven – Dwayne Bravo, Pawan Negi, and Ashish Nehra made way for Mithun Manhas, Ben Hilfenhaus, and Ishwar Pandey.

DD made no changes to their playing eleven.

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 34, and lost a wicket.

Brendon McCullum, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Twenty balls into the match, he was caught by the substitute, Wayne Parnell. Jaydev Unadkat broke the 23-run stand.

CSK scored 50 off as many balls (8.2 overs). DD had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 43 balls. While Dwayne Smith’s contribution to the partnership was 16, the contribution of Suresh Raina, the player of the match, to it was 32. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

Dwayne Smith, whose 28-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 29. Forty-six balls after McCullum’s dismissal, Shahbaz Nadeem broke the 54-run partnership.

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

CSK scored 100 off 13.5 overs (83 balls). DD had conceded four extras at that point.

Raina eventually scored 56 off 41 balls. Twenty-two balls after Dwayne Smith’s dismissal, he was caught by Murali Vijay. James Neesham broke the 31-run stand.

Faf du Plessis, whose 17-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 24. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Vijay. Mohammed Shami broke the 33-run stand.

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

Dhoni, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 32. Eight balls after du Plessis’ dismissal, he was caught by Mayank Agarwal. Unadkat broke the 15-run stand.

Although his three-ball innings included a six, Ravindra Jadeja had no reason to be in seventh heaven – a couple of balls later, he was caught by Dinesh Karthik, DD’s skipper. Unadkat broke the six-run stand.

Manhas, whose five-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. He was unbeaten.

The seventh-wicket pair put on 11. Ashwin, who faced a ball, scored a run. Five balls after Jadeja’s dismissal, Shami (Ravichand)ran him out.

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

DD eventually conceded half-a-dozen extras. CSK scored 177 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs.

Vijay, who bowled an over, conceded 13. He was wicketless, as was Jean-Paul Duminy, who bowled four overs, conceding 26.

Nadeem, who bowled three overs, conceded 29. He picked up a wicket, as did Shami and Neesham, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 45, the latter conceded 29.

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

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

Agarwal had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a couple. Thirteen balls into the chase, he was caught by Raina. Ishwar broke the eight-run stand.

Vijay, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Eight balls later, he was du Plessis. Needless to say, Mohit Sharma had no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Manoj Tiwary, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Five balls later, he was caught by du Plessis. Ishwar broke the two-run stand.

Duminy, who faced 14 balls, scored 15. Twenty-three balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Dwayne Smith, who broke the25-run stand.

DD scored 50 off 9.1 overs (55 balls). CSK had conceded one extra at that point.

Ross Taylor, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Seven balls after Duminy’s dismissal, he was caught by Dhoni. Hilfenhaus broke the eight-run stand.

Dinesh, whose 22-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 21. Seventeen balls later, Ashwin broke the 24-run stand.

Neesham, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 22. Ten balls later, he was caught by Raina. Jadeja broke the six-run stand.

Shami, who faced three balls, scored a run. Three balls later, he was caught by McCullum. Ashwin broke the two-run stand.

Nadeem, who faced eight balls, scored three. Eight balls later, he was caught by Raina. Jadeja broke the two-run stand.

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

Nathan Coulter-Nile was absent hurt.

CSK eventually conceded a couple of extras. DD, who were bundled out for 84 off 15.4 overs, lost by 93 runs.

Dwayne Smith and Hilfenhaus bowled a couple of overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 14, the latter conceded nine.

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

Ashwin, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded three. He picked up two wickets.

Jadeja, who bowled 2.4 overs, conceded 18. He picked up two wickets.

Ishwar, who bowled four overs, conceded 23. He picked up two scalps.

 

 

 

 

 

Rajasthan lose to Bailey-led KXIP

KXIP made one change to their playing eleven – Rishi Dhawan made way for Murali Kartik.

RR made one change to their playing eleven – Brad Hodge made way for Steven Smith.

On winning the toss, George Bailey, KXIP’s skipper, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of RR’s innings -which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 54, and lost a wicket.

RR’s openers put on 22. Ajinkya Rahane, whose eight-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Three overs into the match, Bailey ran him out.

RR scored 50 off 5.4 overs (35 balls). KXIP had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Abhishek Nayar, whose 20-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 23. Nineteen balls after Rahane’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Kartik, who broke the 32-run stand.

RR scored 100 off 11.1 overs (68 balls). KXIP had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 32 balls. While Sanju Samson’s contribution to the partnership was 22, the contribution of Shane Watson, RR’s skipper, to it was 29. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Watson’s half-century – which included five boundaries and three sixes – came off 28 balls.

He eventually faced 29 balls, failing to add to the aforementioned score. Forty-two balls after Nayar’s dismissal, Axar Patel broke the 74-run partnership.

Binny, whose eight-ball innings included a six, scored a dozen. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by David Miller. Mitchell Johnson broke the 16-run stand.

RR scored 150 off 16.1 overs (98 balls). KXIP had conceded three extras at that point.

Samson’s half-century – which included three boundaries and four sixes – came off 32 balls.

He eventually scored 52 off 34 balls. Eight balls after Binny’s dismissal, Parvinder Awana broke the 15-run stand.

Smith, whose 15-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 27. He was unbeaten, as was James Faulkner, who scored eight. Although his innings included a six, he had no reason to be in seventh heaven.

KXIP eventually conceded half-a-dozen extras. RR scored 191 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Lakshmipathy Balaji, who was wicketless, conceded 46.

Kartik, Awana, Johnson, and Axar picked up a scalp apiece. They conceded 51, 40, 29, and 22, respectively.

The first Powerplay of KXIP’s innings -which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 39, and lost a couple of wickets.

Virender Sehwag had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a couple. Ten balls into the chase, he was caught by Binny. Dhawal Kulkarni broke the five-run stand.

Wriddhiman, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Saha balls later, he was caught by Kulkarni. Faulkner broke the five-run stand.

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

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 31 balls. While Cheteshwar Pujara’s contribution to the partnership was nine, the contribution of Glenn Maxwell, the player of the match, to it was 38. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

Maxwell’s half-century – which included three boundaries and four sixes – came off 28 balls.

KXIP scored 100 off a dozen overs (72 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave RR no reason to be in seventh heaven.

The third-wicket pair put on 100 off 59 balls. While Pujara’s contribution to the partnership was 16, Maxwell’s contribution to it was 79. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was half-a-dozen.

Maxwell, whose 45-ball innings included eight boundaries and half-a-dozen sixes, eventually scored 89. Sixty-seven balls after Saha’s dismissal, he was caught by Smith. Kane Richardson broke the 116-run partnership.

KXIP scored 150 off 16.2 overs (98 balls). RR had conceded eight extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 24 balls. While Pujara’s contribution to the partnership was 13, Miller’s contribution to it was 35. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Pujara, whose 38-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 40. He was unbeaten, as was Miller eventually scored 51 off 19 balls, which included half-a-dozen sixes.

RR eventually conceded nine extras. KXIP, who scored 193 for the loss of three wickets off 18.4 overs, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – they won with eight balls to spare.

Binny, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded four.

Rajat Bhatia, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 38.

Pravin Tambe, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 26.

Richardson, who bowled three overs, conceded 25. He picked up a wicket.

Faulkner, who bowled 3.4 overs, conceded 45. He picked up a wicket.

Kulkarni, who bowled four overs, conceded 50. He picked up a scalp.

 

 

 

 

Karthik delighted; DD beat Kolkata

DD made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Wayne Parnell and Rahul (Shar)made way for Natham Coulter-Nile and Jaydev Unadkat.

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 31, and lost a couple of wickets.

Jacques Kallis, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. A ball into the match, he was caught by Ross Taylor. Mohammed Shami broke the one-run stand.

Gambhir, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the mark. Nine balls later, he was caught by Jean-Paul Duminy, the player of the match. Coulter-Nile broke the 10-run stand.

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

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 49 balls. While Manish Pandey’s contribution to the partnership was 33, Robin Uthappa’s contribution to it was 14. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.

Pandey, whose 42-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 48. Fifty-six balls after Gambhir’s dismissal, Shahbaz Nadeem broke the 64-run partnership.

KKR scored 100 off 14.1 overs (85 balls). DD had conceded a dozen extras at that point.

Uthappa’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a six – came off 38 balls.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 31 balls. While Uthappa’s contribution to the partnership was 35, Shakib Al Hasan’s contribution to it was 15. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Uthappa eventually scored 55 off 41 balls, which included half-a-dozen boundaries, in addition to the six. Half-a-dozen overs later, he was caught by Ross Taylor. Unadkat broke the 57-run partnership.

Shakib Al Hasan, whose 22-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and six, scored 30. He was unbeaten.

KKR scored 150 off 18.3 overs (111 balls). DD had conceded a dozen extras at that point.

Yusuf Pathan, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. Sixteen balls after Uthappa’s dismissal, Coulter-Nile broke the 25-run stand.

Suryakumar Yadav, who faced three balls, scored eight. His runs came by way of boundaries. He was unbeaten.  

DD eventually conceded 14 extras. KKR scored 166 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.

James Neesham, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 26. He was wicketless, as was Duminy, who bowled three overs, conceding 25.

Nadeem, who bowled three overs, conceded 29. He picked up a wicket, as did Shami and Unadkat, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 33, the latter conceded 25.

Coulter-Nile, who bowled four overs, conceded 27. 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 49, and lost a couple of wickets.

DD’s openers put on 10. Murali Vijay, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Five balls into the chase, Pandey ran him out.

Mayank Agarwal, whose 14-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 26. Nineteen balls (Chaw)later, he was caught by Piyush. Morne Morkel broke the 29-run stand.

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

Taylor, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Three overs after Agarwal’s dismissal, Kallis broke the 21-run stand.

DD scored 100 off 12.4 overs (76 balls). KKR had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Dinesh Karthik, DD’s skipper, scored 50 off 36 balls, which included five boundaries and a couple of sixes.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 39 balls. While Dinesh’s contribution to the partnership was 30, Duminy’s contribution to it was 18. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

Dinesh eventually scored 56 off 40 balls. Forty-five balls after Taylor’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Sunil Narine, who broke the58-run partnership.

Manoj Tiwary, whose six-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. N(ar)ine balls after Dinesh’s dismissal, he was caught by the West Indian. Morne broke the run-a-ball stand.

DD scored 150 off 17.5 overs (107 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave KKR no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Duminy’s half-century – which included three boundaries and as many sixes – came off 35 balls. He eventually scored 52, and was unbeaten.

Neesham, whose 11-ball innings included a six, scored eight. Twenty balls after Manoj’s dismissal, he was caught by Yusuf. Chawla broke the 34-run stand.

Coulter-Nile, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.

KKR eventually conceded 11 extras. DD, who scored 167 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 19.3 overs, won by four wickets with three balls to spare.

Shakib, who bowled three overs, conceded 25. He was wicketless, as was Vinay Kumar, who bowled four overs, conceding 35.

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

Chawla, who bowled 2.3 overs, conceded 27. He picked up a wicket.

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

Morne, who bowled four overs, conceded 41. He picked up a couple of scalps.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kohli delighted; RCB beat Mumbai

MI made one change to their playing eleven – Chidhambaram Gautam made way for Jasprit Bumrah.

RCB made no changes to their playing eleven.

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

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

Michael Hussey, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 16. Twenty-four balls into the match, he was caught by Yuzvendra Chahal. Albie Morkel broke the 20-run stand.

MI scored 50 off 6.2 overs (39 balls). RCB had conceded eight extras at that point.

Aditya Tare, whose 18-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 17. Eighteen balls after Michael Hussey’s dismissal, he was caught by Nic Maddinson. Aaron broke the 32-(Va)run stand.

Rohit Sharma, MI’s skipper, faced five balls, scoring a couple. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by A B de Villiers. Chahal broke the eight-run stand.

Kieron Pollard had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just three. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Sachin Rana. Chahal broke the 10-run stand.

MI scored 100 off 16.2 overs (99 balls). RCB had conceded 10 extras at that point.

Ambati Rayudu, whose 37-ball innings included a boundary, scored 35. Thirty-one balls after Pollard’s dismissal, he was caught by de Villiers. Starc broke the 41-run stand.

The sixth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Corey Anderson, whose 19-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 18. The next ball, he was caught by Kohli off the bowling of Starc.

The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Zaheer Khan, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. Four balls later, he was caught by Rana off the bowling of Ashok Dinda.

Harbhajan Singh, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Nine balls later, Aaron broke the run-a-ball stand.

The ninth-wicket pair put on (Lasi)three. Malinga, who faced four balls, scored a couple. Five balls later, Yuvraj Singh ran him out.

Pragyan Ojha, who faced five balls, scored a run. He was unbeaten, as was Bumrah, who faced a ball, scoring a run.

RCB eventually conceded a dozen extras. MI scored 115 for the loss of nine wickets off 20 overs.

Yuvraj, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded half-a-dozen.

Albie, who bowled three overs, conceded 23. He picked up a wicket, as did Dinda, who bowled four overs, conceding 14.

Aaron, Starc, and Chahal bowled four overs each, picking up two scalps apiece. They conceded 30, 21, and 17, respectively.

The first Powerplay of RCB’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 30, and lost three wickets.

Maddinson, whose eight-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored a dozen. Three overs into the chase, Malinga broke the 16-run stand.

Kohli, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Three balls later, he was caught by Harbhajan. Khan broke the one-run stand.

The third-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Yuvraj, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Khan.

RCB scored 50 off 10 overs (60 balls). MI had conceded an extra at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 51 balls. While Parthiv Patel’s contribution to the partnership was 17, de Villiers’ contribution to it was 32. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

RCB scored 100 off 16.2 overs (98 balls). MI had conceded a couple of extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Parthiv’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries – came off 42 balls.

He eventually scored 57 off 45 balls, which included seven boundaries. He was unbeaten, as was de Villiers, who scored 45 off 48 balls, which included three boundaries and a six.

RCB, who scored 116 for the loss of three wickets off 17.3 overs, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – they won with 15 balls to spare.

Bumrah, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 14. He was wicketless, as were Pragyan and Harbhajan, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 37, the latter conceded 14.

Malinga, who bowled 3.3 overs, conceded 29. He picked up a wicket.

Khan, who bowled four overs, conceded 21. He picked up two scalps.

 

 

 

 

Watson leads; RR beat Hyderabad

RR made five changes to their playing eleven – Rahul Dravid, Kevon Cooper, Dishant Yagnik, Vikramjeet Malik, and Siddharth Trivedi made way for Abhishek Nayar, Rajat Bhatia, Kane Richardson, Dhawal Kulkarni, and Pravin Tambe.

SRH (Hanu)made five (Fin)changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Parthiv, Vihari, Cameron White, Thisara Perera, and Biplab Samantray made way for Aaron, David Warner, Lokesh Rahul, Venugopal Rao, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

(Wats)On winning the toss, Shane, RR’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 41, and lost a wicket.

Finch, who faced five balls, scored a couple. Five balls into the match, he was caught by Richardson. Kulkarni broke the two-run stand.

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

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 45 balls. While the contributions of both Shikhar Dhawan, SRH's skipper, and Warner to the partnership were 21 apiece, extras’ contribution to it was eight.

Dhawan, whose 34-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, eventually scored 38. Sixty-four balls after Finch’s dismissal, he was caught by Richardson. Bhatua broke the 75-run partnership.

Warner, whose 35-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored 32. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Richardson. Bhatia broke the five-run stand.

SRH scored 100 off 16.1 overs (97 balls). RR had conceded nine extras at that point.

Rahul, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 20. Twenty-two balls after Warner’s dismissal, he was caught by Ajinkya Rahane, the player of the match. Kulkarni broke the 26-run stand.

Daren Sammy, who faced 11 balls, scored half-a-dozen. Three balls later, he was caught by Sanju Samson. Richardson broke the run-a-ball stand.

Rao, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored 16. He was unbeaten.

Karn Sharma, who faced five balls, scored four. Thirteen balls after Sammy’s dismissal, he was caught by Brad Hodge. Richardson broke the 19-run stand.

Dale Steyn, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.

RR eventually conceded 15 extras. SRH scored 133 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs.

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

James Faulkner, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 27.

Tambe, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 23.

Richardson, Kulkarni, and Bhatia bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. They conceded 25, 23, and 22, respectively.

The first Powerplay of RR’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 30, and lost a couple of wickets.

Nayar, who faced three balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Three balls into the chase, he was trapped leg be‘four’ wicket by Steyn.

Samson, who faced nine balls, scored three. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Shikhar. Bhuvneshwar broke the 11-run stand.

Watson had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just three. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Rahul. Ishant Sharma broke the 16-run stand.

RR scored 50 off 9.2 overs (56 balls). SRH had conceded five extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 40 balls. While Rahane’s contribution to the partnership was 27, Binny’s contribution to it was 21. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Rahane’s half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 46 balls.

RR scored 100 off 14.4 overs (88 balls).

Rahane eventually scored 59 off 53 balls, which eventually scored half-a-dozen boundaries. Fifty-six balls after Watson’s dismissal, he was caught by Finch. Mishra broke the 77-run partnership.

Binny, whose 32-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 48. He was unbeaten.

Hodge, who faced eight balls, scored just a run. Ten balls after Rahane’s dismissal, he was caught by Sammy. Mishra broke the three-run stand.

Bhatia, who faced three balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Five balls later, he was caught by Finch. Steyn broke the 10-run stand.

Faulkner, who faced a couple of balls, scored eight. His runs came by way of boundaries. He was unbeaten.

RR, who scored 135 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 19.3 overs, won by four wickets with three balls to spare.

Sammy and Karm bowled a couple of wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 19, the latter conceded eight.

Bhuvneshwar, who bowled 3.3 overs, conceded 21. He picked up a wicket, as did Ishant, who bowled four overs, conceding 29.

Steyn and Mishra bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. They conceded 29 and 26, respectively.