Chennai disappointed; Virat-led RCB win

CSK made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Faf du Plessis and Vijay Shankar made way for David Hussey and Mithun Manhas.

RCB made one change to their playing eleven –Vijay Zol made way for Varun Aaron.

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 fifth over. They scored 39, and lost a couple of wickets.

Brendon McCullum, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 19. Twenty-six balls into the match, he was caught by Mitchell Starc. Aaron broke the 29-run stand.

The second-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Dwayne Smith, whose 15-ball innings included A Boundary, scored nine. The next ball, he was caught by de Villiers, the player of the match, off the bowling of Aaron.

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

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 45 balls. While Suresh Raina’s contribution to the partnership was 32, David Hussey’s contribution to it was 20. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was two.

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

Raina’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six – came off 35 balls.

He eventually scored 62 off 48 balls, and was unbeaten.

David, whose 29-ball innings included a boundary and a six, eventually scored 25. Fifty-nine balls after Dwayne’s dismissal, he was caught by Starc. Muttiah Muralitharan broke the 75-run partnership.

Although his innings included a boundary, Dhoni, who faced half-a-dozen balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 11 balls later, he was caught by Chris Gayle. Abu Nechim broke the run-a-ball stand.

Ravindra Jadeja, who faced nine balls, was unbea‘ten’.

RCB eventually conceded half-a-dozen extras. CSK scored 138 for the loss of four wickets off 20 overs.

Sachin Rana, who bowled an over, conceded nine. He was wicketless, as were Yuzvendra Chahal and Starc, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 27, the latter conceded 23.

Muralitharan and Nechim bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 29, the latter conceded 18.

Aaron, who bowled three overs, conceded 29. He picked up a couple of scalps.

The first Powerplay of RCB’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the fifth over. They scored 17, and lost a wicket.

Parthiv Patel, whose 14-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 10. Twenty-one balls into the chase, he was caught by Raina. Ravichandran Ashwin broke the 14-run stand.

RCB scored 50 off 10.2 overs (62 balls). CSK had conceded eight extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 49 balls. While the contributions of Gayle and Virat Kohli, RCB’s skipper, to the partnership were 21 apiece, extras’ contribution to the partnership was eight.

Kohli, whose 29-ball innings included a boundary and a six, eventually scored 27. Sixty-four balls after Parthiv’s dismissal, he was stumped by Dhoni. Jadeja broke the 61-run partnership.

RCB scored 100 off 16.3 overs (99 balls). CSK had conceded 10 extras at that point.

Gayle, whose 50-ball innings included three boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 46. Seventeen balls after Kohli’s dismissal, Ashwin broke the 35-run stand.

De Villiers, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary and three sixes, scored 28. An over later, he was caught by Jadeja. David broke the 15-run stand.

Yuvraj Singh, whose nine-ball innings included a six, scored 13. He was unbeaten.

Rana, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Ten balls after de Villiers’ dismissal, he was caught by McCullum. David broke the 13-run stand.

Nechim, who faced a ball, scored a boundary. He was unbeaten.

CSK eventually conceded 13 extras. RCB, who scored 142 for the loss of five wickets off 19.5 overs, won by five wickets with a ball to spare.

Mohit Sharma, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 13.

Samuel Badree, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 15.

Raina, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 20.

Jadeja, who bowled four overs, conceded 31. He picked up a wicket.

David, who bowled 2.5 overs, conceded 38. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Ashwin, who bowled four overs, including a maiden. He conceded 16.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delhi lose to Smith-led RR

RR (Shar)made three changes to their playing eleven – Ankit, Shane Watson, and Dishant Yagnik made way for Sanju Samson, Ben Cutting, and Dhawal Kulkarni.

DD made three changes to their playing eleven – Murali Vijay, Quinton de Kock, and Mohammed Shami made way for Manoj Tiwary, Ross Taylor, and Shahbaz Nadeem.

On winning the toss, Kevin Pietersen, DD’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 52, and lost a wicket.

Nair, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 19. Thirty-three balls into the match, he was trapped leg before wicket by Shahbaz Nadeem, who broke the 44- (Ka)run stand.

RR scored 50 off half-a-dozen overs (36 balls). DD had conceded four extras at that point.

Kevon Cooper, whose 16-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and three sixes, scored 32. Thirty balls after Nair’s dismissal, he was caught by Rahul Shukla. Jean-Paul Duminy broke the 49-run stand.

RR scored 100 off 11.3 overs (69 balls). DD had conceded 10 extras at that point.  

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 30 balls. While the contribution of Ajinkya Rahane, the player of the match, to the partnership was 15, Samson’s contribution to it was 37. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

RR scored 150 off 15.4 overs (94 balls). DD had conceded a dozen extras at that point.

Rahane’s half-century – which included seven boundaries – came off 45 balls.

He eventually scored 64 off 50 balls, which included eight boundaries and a six. Thirty-nine balls after Cooper’s dismissal, Nadeem broke the 74-run partnership.

Stuart Binny, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Four balls later, he was stumped by Dinesh Karthik. Tahir broke the one-man stand.

Samson, whose 25-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 40. Three balls later, he was stumped by Karthik. Tahir broke the one-run stand.

RR scored 200 off 19.5 overs (120 balls). DD had conceded 15 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 32. Cutting, whose six-ball innings included a six, scored eight. A couple of overs after Samson’s dismissal, Rahul ran him out.

James Faulkner, whose eight-ball innings included three sixes, scored 23. He was unbeaten.

Tiwary, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 28.

Kaul, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded (Siddar)thirty-four.

Rahul, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 44.

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

Nadeem and Tahir bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 35, the latter conceded 25.

RR scored 201 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs.

The first Powerplay of DD’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 34, and lost a couple of wickets.

Mayank Agarwal, whose 10-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 17. Fifteen balls into the chase, he was caught by Steven Smith, RR’s skipper. Faulkner broke the 19-run stand.

Karthik, who faced eight balls, scored three. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Cutting. Kulkarni broke the 11-run stand.

Duminy, whose run-a-ball (Prav)innings included a six, scored eight. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Nair. Tambe broke the run-a-ball stand.

Pietersen, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. Rajat Bhatia broke the five-run stand.

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

Taylor, who faced five balls, scored four. Ten balls after Pietersen’s dismissal, he was caught by Bhatia, who broke the 10-run stand.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 17. Kedar Jadhav, who faced three balls, scored as many. Fourteen balls later, Cutting ran him out.

Nadeem, who faced four balls, scored a run. Ten balls later, Cutting broke the 11-run stand.

Tahir, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Eight balls later, Binny broke the five-run stand.

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

Tiwary’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a six – came off 39 balls.

He eventually scored 61 off 44 balls, which included the aforementioned number of boundaries, in addition to a couple of sixes. He was unbeaten.

Rahul, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. Twenty-one balls after Tahir’s dismissal, he was caught by Steven. Cooper broke the 29-run stand.

Kaul, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. He was unbeaten.

RR eventually conceded nine extras. DD, who scored 139 for the loss of nine wickets off 20 overs, lost by 62 runs.

Faulkner, who bowled an over, conceded half-a-dozen. He picked up a wicket.

Binny, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 14. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Tambe and Cooper, who bowled three overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 24, the latter conceded 19.

Cutting and Kulkarni, who bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 31, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 24.

Bhatia, who bowled three overs, conceded 18. He picked up a couple of wickets.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mumbai disappointed; Gambhir-led KKR triumph

KKR made one changes to their playing eleven – Jacques Kallis made way for Shakib Al Hasan.

MI made no changes to their playing eleven.

On winning the toss, Gautam Gambhir, KKR’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 37, and lost a couple of wickets.

Chidhambaram Gautam, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Fourteen balls into the match, he was caught by Suryakumar Yadav. Morne Morkel broke the 12-run stand.

Lendl Simmons, whose 14-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 12. Seventeen balls later, Shakib broke the 23-run stand.

MI scored 50 off 8.4 overs (53 balls). KKR had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Ambati Rayudu, whose 27-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 33. Forty balls after Simmons’ dismissal, he was caught by Suryakumar. Piyush Chawla broke the 35-run stand.

MI scored 100 off 15.2 overs (93 balls). KKR had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Corey Anderson, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 18. Twenty-five balls after Rayudu’s dismissal, he was caught by Chawla. Morne broke the 45-run stand.

Rohit Sharma, MI’s skipper, scored 50 off 43 balls, which included four boundaries and a couple of sixes.

He eventually scored 51 off 45 balls. Twenty balls after Anderson’s dismissal, Sunil Narine broke the 23-run stand.

Kieron Pollard, who faced 11 balls, was unbea‘ten’.

Aditya Tare, who faced three balls, scored a couple. He was unbeaten.

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

MI scored 141 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.

Yusuf, who bowled (Path)an over, conceded 10. He was wicketless, as was Umesh Yadav, who bowled three overs, conceding 24.

Chawla, Shakib and Narine bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. They conceded 32, 21, and 18, respectively.

Morne, who bowled four overs, conceded 35. 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 45, without the loss of a wicket.

KKR’s openers scored 50 off 6.5 overs (41 balls). MI had conceded three extras at that point. While the contribution of Robin, the player of the match, to the (Uthap)partnership was 33, Gambhir’s contribution to it was 14.

Gambhir, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Forty-six balls into the chase, Harbhajan Singh broke the 50-run partnership.

Uthappa’s half-century – which included eight boundaries and a six – came off 34 balls.

Manish Pandey, who faced 21 balls, scored 14. Forty-one balls after Gambhir’s dismissal, Harbhajan broke the 46-run stand.

KKR scored 100 off 15 overs (90 balls). MI had conceded four extras at that point.

Uthappa, whose 52-ball innings included nine boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 80. Eleven balls after Pandey’s dismissal, Simmons broke the 20-run stand.

Yusuf, whose 13-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 20. He was unbeaten.

Shakib, whose eight-ball innings included a six, scored nine. Fifteen balls after Uthappa’s dismissal, he was caught by Rayudu. Lasith Malinga broke the 22-run stand.

Ryan ten Doeschate, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.

MI eventually conceded five extras. KKR, who scored 142 for the loss of four wickets off 18.4 overs, lost by half-a-dozen wickets off eight balls to spare.

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

Jasprit Bumrah bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 23.

Pragyan Ojha bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 25.

Simmons bowled three overs, conceding 34. He picked up a wicket, as did Malinga, who bowled 3.4 overs, conceding (Lasi)thirty.

Harbhajan bowled four overs, conceding 22. He picked up two scalps. 

 

 

 

 

Bailey-led KXIP triumph over Hyderabad

SRH made no changes to their playing eleven – and made way for and.

KXIP (Shar)made changes to their playing eleven – Mandeep Singh and Parvinder Awana made way for Manan Vohra and Shivam.

On winning the toss, George Bailey, 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 55, without the loss of a wicket.

SRH’s openers put on 50 off 5.2 overs (34 balls). KXIP had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. While Aaron Finch’s contribution to the partnership was 16, the contribution of Shikhar Dhawan, SRH’s skipper, to it was 31.

Finch, whose 23-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 20. Forty-nine balls into the (Shar)match, Shivam broke the 65-run partnership.

Shikhar, whose 37-ball innings included five boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 45. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Shivam. The batsman’s namesake, Rishi Dhawan, broke the 23-run stand.

SRH scored 100 off 12.5 overs (79 balls). KXIP had conceded 11 extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 29 balls. While Naman Ojha’s contribution to the partnership was 33, David Warner’s contribution to the partnership was 17. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

SRH scored 150 off 17.2 overs (106 balls). KXIP had conceded 11 extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair eventually put on 81. Warner, whose 23-ball innings included three boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 44. Forty-two balls after Shikhar’s dismissal, Vohra and Sandeep Sharma ran him out.

Naman’s half-century – which included three boundaries and four sixes – came off 29 balls.

He eventually scored 79 off 36 balls, which included four boundaries and seven sixes. He was unbeaten.

Moises Henriques, who faced a ball, D(av)idn’t get off the mark. Three balls after Warner’s dismissal, he was caught by Miller. Sandeep broke the 14-run stand.

Irfan Pathan, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Four balls later, he was caught by Miller. Rishi broke the 13-run stand.

Karn Sharma, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

SRH scored 200 off 19.5 overs (122 balls). KXIP had conceded 15 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

SRH scored 205 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Axar Patel and Mitchell Johnson were wicketless. While the former conceded 40, the latter conceded 26.

Sandeep and Shivam picked up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 65, the latter conceded 31.

Rishi, who conceded 42, picked up a couple of scalps.

The first Powerplay of KXIP’s innings -which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 86, and lost a wicket.

Virender Sehwag, who faced a couple of balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. A couple of balls into the chase, he was caught by Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who broke the four-run stand.

KXIP scored 50 off 3.4 overs (22 balls). SRH had conceded an extra at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 21 balls. While Vohra’s contribution to the partnership was 17, the contribution of Wriddhiman Saha, the player of the match, to the partnership was 32. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Saha’s half-century – which included eight boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 22 balls.

He eventually scored 54 off 26 balls. Forty-one balls after Sehwag’s dismissal, he was stumped by Naman. Karn broke the 91-run partnership.

KXIP scored 100 off 7.3 overs (45 balls). SRH had conceded an extra at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 30. Vohra, whose 20-ball innings included five boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 47. Twelve balls after Saha’s dismissal, Bhuvneshwar ran him out.

KXIP scored 150 off 11.4 overs (71 balls). SRH had conceded three extras at that point.

Glenn Maxwell, whose 22-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and five sixes, scored 43. Twenty-four balls after Vohra’s dismissal, he was caught by Dale Steyn. Amit Mishra broke the 30-run stand.

KXIP scored 200 off 18 overs (109 balls). SRH had conceded four extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 33 balls. While Miller’s contribution to the partnership was 16, Bailey’s contribution to the partnership was 35. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Miller, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored 24. He was unbeaten, as was Bailey, who didn’t add to the aforementioned score. His 19-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and three sixes.

KXIP, who scored 211 for the loss of four wickets off 18.4 overs, lost by half-a-dozen wickets with eight balls to spare.

Irfan, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded five.

Henriques, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 36.

Steyn, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 51.

Bhuvneshwar, who bowled 3.4 overs, conceded 38. He picked up a scalp, as did Karn and Mishra, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 46, the latter conceded 32.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delhi lose to Virat-led RCB

RCB made three changes to their playing (Mork)eleven – Albie, Varun Aaron and Ashok Dinda made way for Sachin Rana, Muttiah Muralitharan, and Abu Nechim.

DD made one changes to their playing eleven –Laxmi Ratan Shukla made way for Murali Vijay.

On winning the toss, Kevin Pietersen, DD’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 34, and lost a wicket.

Chris Gayle, whose 23-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 22. Thirty-three balls into the match, Rahul Shukla broke the run-a-ball stand.

The second-wicket pair put on a dozen. Virat Kohli, RCB’s skipper, faced 11 balls, scoring 10. Seventeen balls later, Shukla and Quinton de Kock ran him out.  

RCB scored 50 off 8.5 overs (53 balls). DD had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Patel, whose 28-ball innings included (Parth)IV boundaries, scored 29. Twenty-six balls after Kohli’s dismissal, he was caught by Dinesh Karthik. Mohammed Shami broke the 49-run stand.  

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

A B de Villiers, whose 17-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 33. Eleven balls after Parthiv’s dismissal, Kaul broke the (Siddar)thirteen-run stand.

RCB scored 150 off 18 overs (109 balls). DD had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 28 balls. While the contribution of Yuvraj Singh, the player of the match, to the partnership was 35, Rana’s contribution to it was 14. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

Yuvraj’s half-century – which included a boundary and half-a-dozen sixes – came off 24 balls.

He eventually scored 68 off 29 balls, which included the boundary, in addition to nine sixes. He was unbeaten, as was Rana, who eventually scored 15 off 14 balls, which included a boundary.

DD eventually conceded nine extras. RCB scored 186 for the loss of four wickets off 20 overs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Imran Tahir and Jean-Paul Duminy bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 48, the latter conceded 25.

Rahul, Kaul and Shami bowled four overs each, picking up a scalp apiece. They conceded 41, 37, and 31, respectively.

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

Vijay, who faced three balls, scored a run. He was trapped leg be‘four’ wicket by Muralitharan, broke the two-run stand.

De Kock, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Eight balls later, Mitchell Starc broke the eight-run stand.

DD scored 50 off 6.4 overs (40 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave RCB no reason to be in seventh heaven.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 35 balls. While Mayank Agarwal’s contribution to the partnership was 26, Pietersen’s contribution to it was 14. Extras’ contribution to the partnership gave RCB no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Agarwal, whose 25-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 31. Forty-four balls after de Kock’s dismissal, he was caught by Rana. Nechim broke the 63-run partnership.

Pietersen, whose 29-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 33. Sixteen balls later, he was stumped by Parthiv. Yuzvendra Chahal broke the 24-run stand.

DD scored 100 off 12.4 overs (76 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave RCB no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Karthik, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. An over after Pietersen’s dismissal, he was caught by Chahal. Muralitharan broke the five-run stand.

Jean-Paul Duminy, whose 30-ball innings included three boundaries and as many sixes, scored 48. Twenty-eight balls later, Starc broke the 45-run stand.

DD scored 150 off 18.1 overs (110 balls). RCB had conceded nine extras at that point.

The seventh-wicket pair put on 21. Kedar Jadhav, whose 20-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 37. A dozen balls after Duminy’s dismissal, Parthiv ran him out.  

Rahul, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a couple. He was unbeaten, as was Shami, who faced a ball, scoring a run.

RCB eventually conceded 10 extras. DD, who scored 170 off 20 overs, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – they lost by 16 runs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Yuvraj, who was wicketless, conceded 28.

Chahal and Nechim picked up a wicket apiece. They conceded 45 and 40, respectively.

Starc and Muralitharan picked up two scalps apiece. They conceded 26 and 25, respectively.

 

 

 

 

 

Rajasthan disappointed; Dhoni-led CSK win

CSK made one change to their playing eleven – Mithun Manhas made way for Vijay Shankar.

RR (Shar)made three changes to their playing eleven – Sanju Samson, Kane Richardson, and Rahul Tewatia made way for Ankit, Dishant Yagnik, and Kevon Cooper.

(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 42, without the loss of a wicket.

RR’s openers put on 50 off seven overs (42 balls). CSK had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. While Ankit’s contribution to the partnership was 28, Watson’s contribution to it was 26.

Ankit, whose 27-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, eventually scored 30. Forty-seven balls into the match, he was caught by Dwayne Smith. Ravichandran Ashwin broke the 60-run partnership.

Watson’s half-century – which included three boundaries and four sixes – came off 35 balls.

The second-wicket pair put on 26. Ajinkya Rahane had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored four. Seventeen balls after Ankit’s dismissal, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, CSK’s skipper, and Brendon McCullum ran him out.

Watson eventually scored 51 off 36 balls. A dozen balls later, Mohit Sharma broke the 13-run stand.

RR scored 100 off 13 overs (78 balls). CSK had conceded nine extras at that point.

Karun Nair, whose (Samu)eleven-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Fourteen balls after Watson’s dismissal, Badree broke the 15-run stand.

Steven Smith, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Fourteen balls later, Mohit broke the 19-run stand.

James Faulkner, who faced four balls, scored a run. Five balls later, Ravindra Jadeja broke the three-run stand.

Stuart Binny, whose 17-ball innings included a couple of sixes, scored 22. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Faf du Plessis. Jadeja broke the one-run stand.

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

Although his innings included a boundary, Rajat Bhatia had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored four. Seven balls after Binny’s dismissal, he was caught by Dwayne. Mohit broke the 10-run stand.

Cooper, who didn’t get off the mark, was unbeaten.

CSK eventually conceded a dozen extras. RR scored 148 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs.

Shankar, who bowled an over, conceded 19. He was wicketless, as was Ishwar Pandey, who bowled three overs, conceding 18.

Ashwin and Badree bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 39, the latter conceded 19.

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

Mohit, who bowled four overs, conceded 31. He picked up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of CSK’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 48, and lost a couple of wickets.

McCullum, who faced three balls, scored half-a-dozen. His runs came by way of a six. Thirteen balls into the chase, he was caught by Nair. Ankit broke the 20-run stand.

Suresh Raina, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Bhatia. Ankit broke the 21-run stand.

CSK scored 50 off 6.3 overs (39 balls). RR had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Dwayne, whose 35-ball innings included five boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 44. Thirty-four balls after Raina’s dismissal, he was caught by Yagnik. Cooper broke the 35-run stand.

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

Ashwin, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary, scored 14. Thirty-five balls after Dwayne’s dismissal, Bhatia broke the 29-run stand.

Du Plessis, whose 39-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 38. Sixteen balls later, Faulkner broke the run-a-ball stand.

Dhoni, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 26. He was unbeaten, as was Jadeja, who scored 11. His six-ball innings included a six.

RR eventually conceded eight extras. CSK, who scored 149 for the loss of five wickets off 19.4 overs, won by five wickets with a couple of balls to spare.

Pravin Tambe bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 34.

Faulkner bowled 3.4 overs, conceding 37. He picked up a wicket, as did Bhatia and Cooper, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 30, the latter conceded 25.

Ankit bowled four overs, conceding 20. He picked up a couple of scalps.

 

 

 

Rohit-led MI beat hosts Hyderabad

SRH made no changes to their playing eleven.

MI made one changes to their playing eleven – Praveen Kumar made way for Pragyan Ojha.

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 43, and lost a wicket.

Shikhar Dhawan, whose run-a-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Five overs into the match, Malinga broke the (Lasi)thirty-one-run stand.

The second-wicket pair put on 39. Lokesh Rahul, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Twenty-nine balls later, Rohit and Chidhambaram Gautam ran him out.

SRH scored 50 off 7.1 overs (43 balls). MI hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

Aaron Finch’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 41 balls.

SRH scored 100 off 14.5 overs (89 balls). MI had conceded four extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 45 balls. While Finch’s contribution to the partnership was 20, David Warner’s contribution to the partnership was 29. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Finch, whose 62-ball innings included seven boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes, scored 68. Fifty-four balls after Rahul’s dismissal, he was caught by Kieron Pollard. Malinga broke the 63-run partnership.

SRH scored 150 off 19.5 overs (119 balls). MI had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

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

He eventually scored 55 off 31 balls, which included half-a-dozen boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes. He was unbeaten, as Naman Ojha, who was not in seventh heaven, despite the fact that his three-ball innings included a six.

SRH had conceded 157 for the loss of three wickets off 20 overs.

Pollard and Corey Anderson bowled a couple of wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 21, the latter conceded 17.

Pragyan, Harbhajan Singh and Jasprit Bumrah bowled four wicketless overs apiece. They conceded 32, 27, and 24, respectively.

Malinga, who bowled four overs, conceded 35. 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 38, and lost a wicket.

Gautam, who faced three balls, scored a run. Eight balls into the chase, he was caught by Shikhar. Bhuvneshwar broke the two-run stand.

MI scored 50 off 7.4 overs (46 balls). SRH hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 41 balls. The contributions of Lendl Simmons and Ambati Rayudu, the player of the match, were both 25 apiece. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

MI scored 100 off 12.3 overs (75 balls). SRH hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

Simmons’ half-century – which included a couple of boundaries and four sixes – came off 39 balls.

The second-wicket pair put on 100 off 69 balls. While Simmons’ contribution to the partnership was 53, Rayudu’s contribution to the partnership was 49. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Rayudu’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 34 balls.

Simmons, whose 50-ball innings included five boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes, eventually scored 68. Eighty-seven balls after Gautam’s dismissal, Bhuvneshwar broke the 130-run partnership.

Rayudu also scored 68 eventually. His 46-ball innings included seven boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Moises Henriques, who broke the nine-run stand.

MI scored 150 off 18 overs (108 balls). SRH had conceded three extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Rohit, whose six-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 14. He was unbeaten, as was Pollard, who had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored half-a-dozen.

MI, who scored 160 for the loss of three wickets off 18.4 overs, won by seven wickets with eight wickets to spare.

Irfan Pathan, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 29.

Karn Sharma, who bowled 2.4 wicketless overs, conceded 29.

Amit Mishra, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 33.

Dale Steyn, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 29.

Henriques, who bowled three overs, conceded 23. He picked up a wicket.

Bhuvneshwar, who bowled four overs, conceded 21. He picked up a couple of scalps.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bangalore heartbroken; Watson-led RR triumph

RCB made a couple of changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Sachin Rana and Harshal made way for Vijay Zol and Ashok Dinda.

RR made one change to their playing eleven – Dhawal Kulkarni made way for Rahul Tewatia.

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

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.

Kohli, who faced nine balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Fifteen balls into the match, he was caught by Rajat Bhatia. Kane Richardson broke the six-run stand.

Chris Gayle, whose 25-ball (Prav)innings included three boundaries, scored 19. Thirty-one balls later, he was caught by Sanju Samson. Tambe broke the 32-run stand.

Zol, whose 14-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 16. Three balls later, he was caught by Shane Watson, RR’s skipper. Tewatia broke the two-run stand.

RCB scored 50 off 9.3 overs (57 balls). RR hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 32 balls. While A B de Villiers’ contribution to the partnership was 11, Yuvraj Singh’s contribution to it was 39. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

RCB scored 100 off 14.1 overs (85 balls). RR had conceded an extra at that point.

Yuvraj’s half-century – which included a boundary and four sixes – came off 30 balls.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 100 off 54 balls. While de Villiers’ contribution to the partnership was 31, Yuvraj’s contribution to it was 67. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was half-a-dozen.

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

De Villiers’ half-century – which included a boundary and four sixes – came off 24 balls.

Yuvraj, whose 38-ball innings included seven boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 83. Sixty-five balls after Zol’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Richardson, who broke the 132-run partnership.

De Villiers, whose 32-ball innings included the boundary, in addition to five sixes, eventually scored 58. Four balls later, he was caught by Ajinkya Rahane. James Faulkner, the player of the match, broke the 14-run stand.

Albie Morkel, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten, as was Parthiv Patel, who faced a ball, scoring a couple.

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

RCB scored 190 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.

Bhatia, who bowled an over, conceded 13. He was wicketless, as was Watson, who bowled four overs, conceding 35.

Tewatia, who bowled three overs, conceded 17. He picked up a wicket, as did Faulkner and Tambe, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 42, the latter conceded 38.

Richardson, who bowled four overs, conceded 43. 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 45, without the loss of a wicket.

RR’s openers put on 50 off 6.4 overs (40 balls). RCB had conceded a couple of extras at that point. While Rahane’s contribution to the partnership was 23, Karun Nair’s contribution to it was 27.

Rahane, whose 22-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 24. Forty-three balls into the chase, he was caught by Parthiv Patel. Yuzvendra Chahal broke the 54-run partnership.

Watson, who faced five balls, scored a run. Eight balls later, Yuvraj was in seventh heaven.

Stuart Binny, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Three balls later, he was caught by the substitute, Rilee Rossouw. Yuvraj broke the two-run stand.

Nair’s half-century – which included seven boundaries – came off 34 balls.

Samson, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 13. A couple of overs later, he was caught by Yuvraj, who broke the 19-run stand.

RR scored 100 off 13.1 overs (79 balls). RCB had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Nair, whose 39-ball innings included eight boundaries, eventually scored 56. Fifteen balls after Samson’s dismissal, Yuvraj broke the 24-run stand.

RR scored 150 off 17.1 overs (103 balls). RCB had conceded four extras at that point.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 23 balls. While Steven Smith’s contribution to the partnership was 28, Faulkner’s contribution to it was 21. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Steven, whose 21-ball innings included four boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 48. He was unbeaten, as was Faulkner, who eventually scored 41. His 17-ball innings included three boundaries and as many sixes.

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

RR, who scored 191 for the loss of five wickets off 18.5 overs, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – they won by five wickets.

Albie, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 20.

Varun Aaron, who bowled 2.5 wicketless overs, conceded 41.

Ashok Dinda and Mitchell Starc bowled three wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 37, the latter conceded 33.

Chahal, who bowled four overs, conceded 24. He picked up a wicket.

Yuvraj, who bowled four overs, conceded 35. He picked up four scalps.