MI disappointed; Shikhar-led SRH win

MI made one change to their playing (Micha)eleven – Hussey made way for Ben Dunk.

SRH made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Venugopal Rao and Ishant (Shar)made way for Naman Ojha and Irfan Pathan.

On winning the toss, Rohit Sharma, MI’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 44, and lost a couple of wickets.

Shikhar Dhawan, SRH’s skipper, scored half-a-dozen. His run-a-ball innings included a boundary. Sixteen balls into the match, he was caught by Harbhajan Singh. Zaheer Khan broke the 21-run stand.

Aaron Finch, whose 15-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 16. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Dunk. Zaheer broke the 17-run stand.

SRH scored 50 off 7.2 overs (44 balls). MI had conceded nine extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 47 balls. While Lokesh Rahul’s contribution to the partnership was 18, David Warner’s contribution to it was 27. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was five.

SRH scored 100 off 14 overs (84 balls). MI had conceded 15 extras at that point.

Warner’s half-century – which included a boundary and three sixes – came off 41 balls.

The third-wicket pair put on 100 off 74 balls. While Rahul’s contribution to the partnership was 32, Warner’s contribution to it was 56. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a dozen.

Warner eventually scored 65 off 51 balls. In addition to the boundary, he scored four sixes. Eighty balls after Finch’s dismissal, he was caught by Chidhambaram Gautam. Corey Anderson broke the 111-run partnership.

SRH scored 150 off 18.3 overs (112 balls). MI had conceded 16 extras at that point.

Daren Sammy, who faced four balls, scored 10. His runs came by way of boundary and a six. Four balls after Warner’s dismissal, he was caught by Kieron Pollard. Anderson broke the 12-run stand.

Rahul, whose 40-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 46. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Gautam. Lasith Malinga broke the one-run stand.

Naman, whose four-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored unbea‘ten’.

Irfan, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

MI eventually conceded 18 extras. SRH scored 172 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.

Pragyan Ojha, who bowled three overs, conceded 43. He was wicketless, as were Pollard and Harbhajan, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 36, the latter conceded 16.

Malinga, who bowled four overs, conceded 28. He picked up a wicket.

Anderson, who bowled an over, conceded 18. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Zaheer, who bowled four overs, conceding 26.

The first Powerplay of MI’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 32, and lost three wickets.

Rohit, who faced five balls, scored a run. Eight balls into the chase, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, the player of the match, broke the six-run stand.

Anderson, who faced eight balls, scored a run. Eight balls later, he was caught by Naman. Dale Steyn broke the two-run stand.

Dunk, whose 17-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 20. Nineteen balls later, Sammy broke the 23-run stand.

MI scored 50 off 9.1 overs (55 balls). SRH had conceded three extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 41 balls. While Ambati Rayudu’s contribution to the partnership was 16, Pollard’s contribution to it was 35. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

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

Ambati Rayudu, whose 27-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 35. Fifty-seven balls after Dunk’s dismissal, he was caught by Warner. Irfan broke the 77-run partnership.  

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

Although his five-ball innings included a boundary, Aditya had no (Ta)reason to be in seventh heaven – 14 balls after Rayudu’s dismissal, he was caught by Naman. Steyn broke the 38-run stand.

Harbhajan, who faced three balls, scored a run. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Shikhar. Bhuvneshwar broke the three-run stand.

MI scored 150 off 18.5 overs (113 balls). SRH had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Pollard, whose 48-ball innings included three boundaries and half-a-dozen sixes, eventually scored 78. Three balls after Harbhajan’s dismissal, Irfan broke the four-run stand.

Gautam, who faced five balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. He was unbeaten, as was Zaheer, who faced a couple of balls, scoring a run.

SRH eventually conceded nine extras. MI, who scored 157 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs, lost by 15 runs.

Amit Mishra and Karn Sharma bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 54, the latter conceded 33.

Sammy, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 20. He picked up a wicket.

Irfan, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 10. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Steyn and Bhuvneshwar, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 20, the latter conceded 17.

This was the last match of the first leg of the 2014 edition of the IPL, which took place in the United Arab Emirates, owing to the general election in India.

Kolkata disappointed; Watson-led RR win

KKR made three changes to their playing eleven – Chris Lynn, Yusuf Pathan, and Umesh Yadav made way for Manvinder Bisla, Shakib Al Hasan, and Vinay Kumar.

RR made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Abhishek Nayar and Tim Southee made way for James Faulkner (the player of the match) and Iqbal Abdulla.

(Wats)On winning the toss, Shane, 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 45, and lost a wicket.

Nair, who faced five balls, scored (K)arun. Thirteen balls into the match, Vinay Kumar broke the run-a-ball stand.

RR scored 50 off 7.2 overs (44 balls). KKR had conceded five extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Sanju Samson, whose 19-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 20. Thirty-eight balls after Nair’s dismissal, Shakib broke the 41-run stand.

RR scored 100 off 14.1 overs (85 balls).

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 39 balls. While Ajinkya Rahane’s contribution to the partnership was 20, Watson’s contribution to it was 32. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

The third-wicket pair put on 64. Watson, whose 24-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 33. Forty-five balls (Bis)later, Manish Pandey and the wicketkeeper ran him out.

Stuart Binny, who faced a ball, did not get off the mark. Eight balls (Bis)later, he was caught behind. Morne Morkel broke the 10-run stand.  

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

He eventually scored 72 off 59 balls, which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six. Thirteen balls after Binny’s dismissal, he was caught by Suryakumar Yadav. Vinay broke the 17-run stand.

RR scored 150 off 19.5 overs (119 balls).

Steven Smith, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 19. He was unbeaten, as was Faulkner, who faced a ball, scoring a couple.

RR scored 152 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.

Jacques Kallis, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded four.

Piyush Chawla, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 27.

Sunil Narine, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 28.

Morne and Shakib bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 40, the latter conceded 23.

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

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

Bisla, who faced nine balls, scored just three. Twenty-two balls into the chase, he was caught by Nair. Kane Richardson broke the 21-run stand.

Kallis, whose 17-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. Thirty-one balls later, he was caught by Smith. Pravin Tambe broke the 28-run stand.

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

Manish, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 19. Twenty-five balls after Kallis’ dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Tambe, who broke the 36-run stand.

Gautam Gambhir, KKR’s skipper, scored 45 off 44 balls, which included four boundaries. Four balls later, he was caught by Iqbal Abdulla. Rajat Bhatia broke the three-run stand.

KKR scored 100 off 14.5 overs (90 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave RR no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Suryakumar, whose 19-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 31. Twenty-seven balls after Gambhir’s dismissal, he was caught by Smith. Faulkner broke the 49-run stand.

Shakib, whose 18-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 29. He was unbeaten.

Robin Uthappa, who faced a ball, did not get off the mark. Three balls later, Faulkner broke the four-run stand.

The seventh-wicket pair did not get off the mark. Vinay, who faced a ball, did not open his account. The next ball, he was dismissed by Faulkner.

The eighth-wicket pair put on five. Chawla, who faced a ball, did not get off the mark. Three balls later, Smith and Samson ran him out.  

KKR scored 150 off 19.5 overs (121 balls). RR had conceded 11 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Narine, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

KKR scored 152 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs.

The match ended in a tie.

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

Abdulla, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 17.

Watson, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 26.

Bhatia and Richardson bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 29, the latter conceded 28.

Tambe, who bowled four overs, conceded 31. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Faulkner, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 11. He picked up three scalps.

RR won on the boundary count-back rule.

 

 

 

 

Bailey-led KXIP win; Bangalore disappointed

KXIP made no changes to their playing eleven.

RCB made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Sachin Rana and Ravi Rampaul made way for Chris Gayle and Varun Aaron.

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

The first Powerplay of RCB’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 44, and lost four wickets.

Although his innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, Gayle had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored 20. Eight balls into the (Shar)match, Sandeep, the player of the match, broke the 21-run stand.

Virat Kohli, RCB’s skipper, faced a couple of balls, scoring four. His runs came by way of a boundary. A couple of balls later, he was trapped leg be‘four’ wicket by Sandeep.

Yogesh Takawale had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he didn’t get off the mark. Eight balls later, he was caught by Wriddhiman Saha. Mitchell Johnson broke the one-run stand.

The fourth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Parthiv Patel had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a couple. Five balls later, he was caught by Saha off the bowling of Sandeep.

RCB scored 50 off seven overs (42 balls). KXIP hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

A B de Villiers, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 17. Thirty-three balls after Parthiv Patel’s dismissal, he was caught by Glenn Maxwell. Rishi Dhawan broke the 41-run stand.

Albie Morkel, whose 14-ball innings included a six, scored 15. Twenty-four balls later, Balaji broke the 26-run stand.

Yuvraj Singh, whose 32-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 35. Seven balls later, he was caught by David Miller. Rishi broke the four-run stand.

RCB scored 100 off 16 overs (96 balls). KXIP had conceded an extra at that point.

Mitchell Starc, who faced 17 balls, scored eight. Twenty-eight balls after Yuvraj’s dismissal, Johnson broke the 23-run stand.

Aaron, who faced 15 balls, scored 11. He was unbeaten, as was Ashok Dinda, who faced five balls, scoring a couple.

KXIP eventually conceded 10 extras. RCB scored 124 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs.

Axar, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded (Pat)eleven. He was wicketless, as was Maxwell, who bowled three overs, conceding 39.

Balaji, who bowled four overs, conceded 17. He picked up a wicket.

Johnson and Rishi bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 19, the latter conceded 14.

Sandeep bowled three overs, including a maiden. He conceded 15, 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 33, and lost a couple of wickets.

Cheteshwar Pujara, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Twenty-five balls into the chase, he was caught by Parthiv. Dinda broke the 22-run stand.

The wicketkeeper, who faced Saha balls, scored just a couple. Ten balls later, he was caught by Starc. Aaron broke the 11-run stand.

Maxwell, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored as many. Eight balls later, he was caught by Starc. Needless to say, Aaron was in seventh heaven.

KXIP scored 50 off eight overs (48 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave RCB no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Miller, whose 20-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 26. Thirty-one balls after Maxwell’s dismissal, he was caught by Parthiv. Yuzvendra Chahal broke the 45-run stand.

Virender Sehwag, whose 26-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 32. Four balls later, he was caught by Parthiv. Chahal broke the three-run stand.  

KXIP scored 100 off 14.4 overs (88 balls). RCB had conceded 11 extras at that point.

Bailey, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored 16. He was unbeaten, as was Rishi, who scored 23 off 22 balls, which included three boundaries.

RCB eventually conceded a dozen extras. KXIP, who scored 127 for the loss of five wickets off 18.5 overs, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – they won by five wickets.

Albie and Yuvraj bowled a couple of wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 24, the latter conceded 13.

Starc, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 15.

Dinda, who bowled three overs, conceded 19. He picked up a wicket.

Aaron, who bowled 3.5 overs, conceded 29. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Chahal, who bowled four overs, conceding 23.

 

 

M S-led CSK beat Hyderabad

CSK made no change to their playing eleven.

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

On winning the toss, Shikhar Dhawan, 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 37, and lost a couple of wickets.

Although his nine-ball innings included a boundary, Shikhar had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 14 balls into the match, he was caught by Mithun Manhas. Ben Hilfenhaus broke the 15-run stand.

The second-wicket pair D(av)id not get off the mark. Warner, who faced a couple of balls, did not open his account. A couple of balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Hilfenhaus.

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

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 44 balls. While Aaron Finch’s contribution to the partnership was 21, Lokesh Rahul’s contribution to the partnership was 24. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was five.

Rahul, whose 27-ball innings included a boundary and a six, eventually scored 25. Forty-seven balls after Warner’s dismissal, he was caught by Ishwar Pandey. Dwayne Smith, the player of the match, broke the 52-run partnership.

Venugopal Rao, who faced 15 balls, scored 13. Twenty-seven balls later, he was caught by Smith. Mohit Sharma broke the 31-run stand.

SRH scored 100 off 15.2 overs (92 balls). CSK had conceded 13 extras at that point.

Aaron Finch, whose 45-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 44. Fourteen balls after Rao’s dismissal, Mohit broke the 11-run stand.

Daren Sammy, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 23. He was unbeaten, as was Karn Sharma, who scored 17. Although his innings included a couple of sixes, he had no reason to be in seventh heaven.

 CSK eventually conceded 16 extras. SRH scored 145 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.

Ravindra Jadeja and Ishwar bowled three overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 23, the latter conceded 22.

Ravichandran Ashwin, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 17.

Smith, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 11. He picked up a wicket.

Hilfenhaus and Mohit bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 32, the latter conceded 27.

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 6.3 overs (39 balls). SRH had conceded three extras at that point. While Smith’s contribution to the partnership was 23, Brendon McCullum’s contribution to it was 24.

McCullum, whose 33-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 40. Sixty-five balls into the chase, Karn broke the 85-run partnership.

Smith’s half-century – which included four boundaries and three sixes – came off 37 balls.

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

Suresh Raina, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 14. Nineteen balls after McCullum’s dismissal, Ishant broke the 29-run stand.

Smith, whose 46-ball innings included the aforementioned number of boundaries, in addition to five sixes, eventually scored 66. Nine balls later, he was caught by Warner. Bhuvneshwar Kumar broke the 12-run stand.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, CSK’s skipper, scored 13 off 14 balls, which included a boundary. He was unbeaten.

Faf du Plessis, who faced a ball, did not get off the mark. A couple of balls after Smith’s dismissal, he was caught by Rahul. Bhuvneshwar broke the one-run stand.

Jadeja, who faced nine balls, scored half-a-dozen. Sixteen balls later, Ishant broke the 11-run stand.

Manhas, who faced four balls, scored three. He was unbeaten.

SRH eventually conceded four extras. CSK, who scored 146 for the loss of five wickets off 19.3 overs, won by five wickets with three balls to spare.

Amit Mishra, who bowled 3.3 overs, conceded 27. He was wicketless, as was Dale Steyn, who bowled four overs, conceding 20.

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

Ishant and Bhuvneshwar bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 37, the latter conceded 23.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mumbai disappointed; Pietersen-led DD win

DD made one change to their playing eleven – Manoj Tiwary made way for Kedar Jadhav.

MI made no changes to their playing eleven.

On winning the toss, Rohit Sharma, MI’s skipper, chose to bat.

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

MI’s openers put on 10. Rohit, who faced five balls, scored four. Ten balls into the match, Mohammed Shami ran him out.

Aditya Tare, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Ten balls later, he was caught by Quinton de Kock. (Way)Needless to say, Parnell was in seventh heaven.

Corey Anderson, whose 14-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Twenty balls later, he was caught by de Kock. Jaydev Unadkat broke the 22-run stand.

Ambati Rayudu, whose 21-ball innings included a boundary, scored 14. Fourteen ballS(huk)later, he was caught by Laxmi Ratan. Needless to say, Shahbaz Nadeem was in seventh heaven.

MI scored 50 off 10.2 overs (62 balls). DD had conceded four extras at that point.

Michael Hussey, who faced 18 balls, scored 10. Twenty-four balls after Rayudu’s dismissal, Unadkat broke the 17-run stand.

Kieron Pollard, whose 30-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 33. He was unbeaten.

MI scored 100 off 17.3 overs (106 balls). DD had conceded 10 extras at that point.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 40. Chidhambaram Gautam, whose 18-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 22. Twenty-nine balls after Hussey’s dismissal, Nadeem and Shami ran him out.

A hundred and twenty balls (19.5 overs) into MI’s innings, Harbhajan Singh, who had scored 10 off five balls, retired hurt. His runs came by way of a boundary and a six. MI had scored 124 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets at that point.

Zaheer Khan, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.

DD eventually conceded 11 extras. MI scored 125 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs.

Shukla, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded five.

Jean-Paul Duminy, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 13.

Shami, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 36.

Nadeem and Parnell bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 19, the latter conceded 17.

Unadkat, who bowled four overs, conceded 29. 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 31, without the loss of a wicket.

De Kock, whose 24-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 16. Forty-one balls into the chase, he was caught by Hussey. Anderson broke the 34-run stand.

Twenty-five balls into the chase, DD were awarded a penalty, because the ball struck the helmet of the fielding team.

DD scored 50 off 9.1 overs (55 balls). MI had conceded eight extras at that point.

Murali Vijay, the player of the match, scored 40. His 34-ball innings included four boundaries and a six. Thirty-three balls after de Kock’s dismissal, Rohit broke the 45-run stand.

DD scored 100 off 14.4 overs (88 balls). MI had conceded nine extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Jean-Paul Duminy, who faced 24 balls, scored 19. Eighteen balls after Vijay’s dismissal, he was caught by the substitute, Apoorv Wankhade. Lasith Malinga broke the 24-run stand.

Pietersen, DD’s skipper, scored 26. His 18-ball (Kev)innings included a couple of boundaries and a six. He was unbeaten.

Dinesh Karthik, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Three balls after Duminy’s dismissal, he was caught by Rayudu. Malinga broke the two-run stand.

Jadhav, whose innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. He was unbea‘ten’.

DD, who scored 126 for the loss of four wickets off 18.5 overs, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – they won by half-a-dozen wickets.

Zaheer bowled 2.5 overs, conceding 17. He was wicketless, as were Pragyan Ojha and Harbhajan, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 26, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 23.

Rohit and Anderson bowled two overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 20, the latter conceded 16.

Malinga bowled four overs, conceding 17. He picked up two scalps.

 

 

Kolkata disappointed; Bailey-led KXIP win

KXIP made no changes to their playing eleven.

KKR made one Cha(wla)nge to their playing eleven – Vinay Kumar made way for Piyush.

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

The first Powerplay of KXIP’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 51, and lost a couple of wickets.

KXIP’s openers put on nine. Cheteshwar Pujara, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Ten balls into the match, Manish Pandey ran him out.

Wriddhiman Saha, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 14. Fifteen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Jacques Kallis, who broke the 19-run stand.

KXIP scored 50 off 5.5 overs (36 balls). KKR had conceded four extras at that point.

Glenn Maxwell, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 15. Twenty-one balls after Saha’s dismissal, Morne Morkel broke the 30-run stand.

David Miller, whose 10-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Morne. Chawla broke the 16-run stand.

KXIP scored 100 off 13.1 overs (80 balls). KKR had conceded four extras at that point.

George Bailey, KXIP’s skipper, scored 11 off 15 balls, which included a boundary. Twenty-four balls after Miller’s dismissal, he was caught by Morne. Chawla broke the 27-run stand.

Virender Sehwag, whose 30-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 37. A couple of balls (Chaw)later, the leggie broke the two-run stand.

Rishi Dhawan, whose 18-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 19. He was unbeaten.

Axar Patel, who faced 10 balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 25 balls after Sehwag’s dismissal, he was stumped by Robin Uthappa. Sunil Narine broke the 23-run stand.

The eighth-wicket pair did not get off the mark. Mitchell Johnson, who faced a ball, did not open his account. The (Nari)next ball, the West Indian dismissed him.

The ninth-wicket pair did not get off the mark. Lakshmipathy Balaji, who faced a couple of balls, did not open his account. A couple of balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Narine.

Sandeep, the player of the (Shar)match, faced five balls, scored a couple. He was unbeaten.

KKR eventually conceded five extras. KXIP scored 132 for the loss of nine wickets off 20 overs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Umesh Yadav, who was wicketless, conceded 28.

Kallis and Morne picked up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 32, the latter conceded 26.

Narine and the leggie picked up three scalps apiece. While the former conceded 24, the (Chaw)latter conceded 19.

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

Manish, who faced 10-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Sixteen balls into the chase, he was trapped leg before wicket by Sandeep, who broke the 13-run stand.

Gambhir, who faced five balls, scored a run. Nine balls later, he was caught by Axar. Sandeep broke the six-run stand.

The third-wicket pair did not get off the mark. Kallis, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored nine. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Maxwell off the bowling of Balaji.

KKR scored 50 off 10.5 overs (65 balls). KKR had conceded five extras at that point.

Chris Lynn, whose 18-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Thirty-six balls after Kallis’s dismissal, Axar broke the 31-run stand.

Yusuf Pathan, who faced five balls, scored three. Eight balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Rishi, who broke the nine-run stand.

The sixth-wicket pair put on three. Uthappa, whose 27-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 19. Three balls later, Bailey ran him out.

Chawla, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Four balls later, he was stumped by Saha. Axar broke the three-run stand.

Narine, who faced eight balls, scored half-a-dozen. Fourteen balls later, Johnson broke the 20-run stand.

KKR scored 100 off 17.2 overs (104 balls). KKR had conceded nine extras at that point.

Suryakumar Yadav, whose 17-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 34. Nine balls after Narine’s dismissal, he was caught by Johnson. Sandeep broke the 18-run stand.

Umesh, who faced four balls, scored a couple. Five balls later, Johnson broke the six-run stand.

Morne, who faced three balls, scored four. He was unbeaten.

KXIP eventually conceded 10 extras. KKR, who were dismissed for 109 off 18.2 overs, lost by 23 runs.

Balaji, who bowled three overs, conceded 21. He picked up a wicket, as did Rishi, who bowled four overs, conceding 24.

Johnson, who bowled 3.2 overs, conceded 22. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Axar, who bowled four overs, conceding 16.

Sandeep bowled four overs, including a maiden. He conceded 21, picking up three scalps.

 

 

 

 

Bangalore lose to Watson-led RR

RR made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – James Faulkner and Dhawal Kulkarni made way for Karun Nair and Kane Richardson.

RCB made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Varun Aaron and Muttiah Muralitharan made way for Sachin Rana and Ravi Rampaul.

(Wats)On winning the toss, Shane, RR’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 five wickets.

Yogesh Takawale, who faced three balls, did not get off the mark. Four balls into the match, he was caught by Sanju Samson. Stuart Binny broke the one-run stand.

The second-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Parthiv Patel, who faced a ball, scored a run. The (Raha)next ball, Ajinkya and Samson ran him out.

Yuvraj Singh had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just (Smi)three. Eight balls later, he was caught by Steven. Richardson broke the four-run stand.

The fourth-wicket pair did not get off the mark. De Villers, who faced A Ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was dismissed by Richardson.

Rana, who faced eight balls, scored just three. Eighteen balls later, Watson broke the 12-run stand.

Although his 13-ball innings included a boundary, Albie had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 20 balls later, he was caught by Smith. Pravin Tambe, the player of the match, broke the (Mork)eleven-run stand.

Virat Kohli, RCB’s skipper, scored 21 off 25 balls, which included three boundaries. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Tim Southee. Tambe broke the 18-run stand.

RCB scored 50 off 11.5 overs (71 balls). RR had conceded four extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Mitchell Starc, whose 16-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 18. Twenty-one balls after Kohli’s dismissal, he was caught by Binny. Rajat Bhatia broke the 16-run stand.

Rampaul, whose run-a-ball innings included a six, scored 13. Three balls later, he was caught by Southee. Tambe broke the eight-run stand.

The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Ashok Dinda, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. Three balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Tambe.

Yuzvendra Chahal, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.

RCB were bundled out for 70 off 15 overs.

Southee, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 16.

Bhatia and Binny bowled an over each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former was in seventh heaven, the latter conceded a run.

Watson bowled a couple of overs, including a maiden. He conceded 15, picking up a wicket.

Richardson, who bowled four overs, conceded 18. He picked up a couple of wickets.

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

The first Powerplay of RR’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 36, and lost a couple of wickets.

Rahane, whose 19-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 23. Twenty-seven balls into the chase, he was caught by Parthiv. Starc broke the 31-run stand.

The second-wicket pair put on four. Samson, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored just a couple. Takawale and Parthiv had a reason to be in seventh heaven – they ran him out.

Nair, who faced a dozen balls, scored eight. Five balls later, he was caught by Parthiv. Starc broke the one-run stand.

RR scored 50 off 10.2 overs (62 balls). RCB had conceded three extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Abhishek Nayar, whose 17-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. He was unbeaten.

Watson, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 24. Thirty-eight balls after Nair’s dismissal, he was caught by de Villiers. Chahal broke the 32-run stand.

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

RR, who scored 71 for the loss of four wickets off 13 overs, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – they won by half-a-dozen wickets.

Dinda, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded eight. He was wicketless, as was Rampaul, who bowled four overs, conceding 16.

Chahal bowled three overs, including a maiden. He conceded 17, picking up a wicket.

Starc, who bowled four overs, conceded 29. He picked up a couple of wickets.

 

 

 

 

Mumbai disappointed; Dhoni-led CSK win

CSK made no changes to their playing eleven.

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

On winning the toss, Rohit Sharma, MI’s skipper, chose to bat.

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

Hussey had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a run. A couple of overs into the match, Ben Hilfenhaus broke the (Micha)eleven-run stand.

Aditya Tare, whose 19-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 23. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Suresh Raina. Mohit, the player of the (Shar)match, broke the 14-run stand.

MI scored 50 off 9.4 overs (58 balls). CSK hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 46 balls. While Corey Anderson’s contribution to the partnership was 27, Rohit’s contribution to it was 23. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

MI scored 100 off 14.2 overs (86 balls). CSK hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair eventually put on 84. Anderson, whose 31-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, eventually scored 39. Sixty-four balls after Tare’s dismissal, Ashwin (Ravichand)ran him out.

Rohit’s half-century – which included three boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 40 balls.

He eventually faced 41 balls, failing to add to the aforementioned score. Fourteen balls after Anderson’s dismissal, he was caught by Dwayne Smith. Hilfenhaus broke the run-a-ball stand.

Ambati Rayudu, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Three balls later, he was caught by Raina. Mohit broke the two-run stand.

Kieron Pollard, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. Three balls later, Mohit broke the two-run stand.

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

The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Harbhajan Singh, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls after Pollard’s dismissal, he was caught by Brendon McCullum off the bowling of Mohit.

Although his three-ball innings included a six, Zaheer Khan, who was unbeaten, had no reason to be in seventh heaven.

CSK eventually conceded an extra. MI scored 141 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs.

Ravindra Jadeja, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 14.

Raina, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 32.

Ishwar Pandey and Ashwin bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 21, the latter conceded 20.

Hilfenhaus, who bowled four overs, conceded 39. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Mohit, who bowled four overs, conceded 14. He picked up four scalps.

The first Powerplay of CSK’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 51, without the loss of a wicket.

CSK’s openers put on 50 off 36 balls. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple. While Smith’s contribution to it was 23, McCullum’s contribution to the partnership was 26.

The West Indian, whose 22-ball innings included four sixes, eventually scored 29. (Smi)Thirty-eight balls into the chase, he was caught by Anderson. Pragyan Ojha broke the 57-run partnership.

Raina, who faced four balls, scored a run. Eight balls later, he was stumped by Gautam. Harbhajan broke the four-run stand.  

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

CSK scored 100 off 13.2 overs (80 balls). MI had conceded three extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 47 balls. While McCullum’s contribution to the partnership was 31, Faf fu Plessis’ contribution to it was 19. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Du Plessis, who faced 25 balls, eventually scored 20. Fifty balls after Raina’s dismissal, he was stumped by Gautam. Harbhajan broke the 53-run partnership.

McCullum, whose 53-ball innings included eight boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 71. He was unbeaten, as was Mahendra Singh Dhoni, CSK’s skipper, who scored 14. His 11-ball innings included a boundary and a six.

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

CSK, who scored 142 for the loss of three wickets off 19 overs, won by seven wickets with an over to spare.

Pollard, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 10.

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

Zaheer and Lasith Malinga bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 31, the latter conceded 22.

Ojha bowled four overs, including a maiden. He conceded 25, picking up a wicket.

Harbhajan, who bowled four overs, conceded 27. He picked up a couple of wickets.