Hyderabad lose to Steven-led RR

SRH made one changes to their playing eleven – Kane Williamson made way for Eoin Morgan.

RR made no changes to their playing eleven.

On winning the toss, Steven Smith, 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 35, and lost three wickets.

Shikhar Dhawan, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 10. Four overs into the match, he was caught by Sanju Samson. Dhawal Kulkarni broke the 25-rnu stand.

The second-wicket pair put on 10. David Warner, whose 14-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 21. Ajinkya Rahane, the player of the match, ran him out.

The third-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Lokesh Rahul, who faced five balls, scored a couple. The next ball, he was trapped leg before wicket by Kulkarni.

SRH scored 50 off 8.4 overs (52 balls). RR had conceded four extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 54 balls. While Naman Ojha’s contribution to the partnership was 25, Morgan’s contribution to it was 24. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

Naman, whose 32-ball (Prav)innings included three boundaries, scored 25. Fifty-five balls after Rahul’s dismissal, Tambe broke the 52-run partnership.

Morgan, whose 30-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 27. Fourteen balls later, he was trapped leg (Tam)before wicket by the leggie, who broke the nine-run stand.

SRH scored 100 off 17.4 overs (107 balls). RR had conceded five extras at that point.

Ravi Bopara, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 23. He was unbeaten, as was Ashish Reddy, who scored 13. His nine-ball innings included a six.

RR eventually conceded half-a-dozen extras. SRH scored 127 for the loss of five overs off 20 overs.

James Faulkner, Stuart Binny, and Deepak Hooda bowled a couple of wicketless overs apiece. They conceded 20, a dozen, and 11, respectively.

Chris Morris, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 23.

Tim Southee, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 30.

Kulkarni bowled three overs, including a maiden. He conceded nine, picking up a couple of wickets.

Tambe, who bowled four overs, conceded 21. 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 36, without the loss of a wicket.

RR’s openers put on 50 off 7.3 overs (45 balls). SRH had conceded five extras at that point. While Rahane’s contribution to the partnership was 25, Samson’s contribution to it was 20.

Samson, whose 30-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 26. Sixty-two balls into the chase, he was caught by Naman. Bopara broke the 64-run partnership.

Steven, whose 10-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Warner. Karn Sharma broke the 20-run stand.

Nair, who faced five balls, scored (K)arun. Bopara had a reason to be in seventh heaven – eight balls later, he caught him off his own bowling.

RR scored 100 off 15.5 overs (95 balls). SRH had conceded half-a-dozen extra at that point.

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

He eventually scored 62 off 56 balls, which included nine boundaries. Twenty-four balls later, Trent Boult broke the 27-run stand.

Binny, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary, scored 16. He was unbeaten, as was Faulkner, who scored half-a-dozen. His five-ball innings included a boundary. 

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

RR, who scored 131 for the loss of four wickets off 20 overs, won by half-a-dozen wickets.

Ashish Reddy bowled an over, conceding five. He was wicketless, as were the Kumars (Praveen and Bhuvneshwar), who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 30, the latter conceded 25.

Karn bowled three overs, conceding 19. He picked up a wicket, as did Boult, who bowled four overs, conceding 25.

Bopara bowled four overs, conceding 18. He picked up a couple of scalps.

 

 

 

 

Duminy-led DD beat ‘hosts’ Punjab

KXIP made no changes to their playing eleven.

DD made one changes to their playing eleven – Jaydev Unadkat made way for Domnic Muthuswami.

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

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

Murali Vijay, whose 18-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 19. Five overs into the match, he was caught by Jean-Paul Duminy, DD’s skipper. Angelo Mathews broke the 33-run stand.

KXIP scored 50 off 7.4 overs (46 balls). DD had conceded five extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 36 balls. The contributions of both Virender Sehwag and Wriddhiman Saha to the partnership were 24 apiece. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

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

Saha, whose 28-ball innings included three sixes, eventually scored 39. Fifty-three balls after Vijay’s dismissal, Amit Mishra broke the 71-run partnership.

Sehwag, whose 41-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 47. Seven balls later, he was caught by Nathan Coulter-Nile. Duminy broke the 11-run stand.

Glenn Maxwell, whose five-ball innings included a couple of sixes, scored 15. An over later, he was caught by Manoj Tiwary. Imran Tahir broke the 16-run stand.

David Miller, who faced half-a-dozen balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – an over later, Duminy broke the run-a-ball stand.  

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

Bailey, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 19. Seventeen balls after Miller’s dismissal, he was caught by Shreyas Iyer. Tahir broke the 28-run stand.

The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Axar Patel, whose 10-ball innings included a six, scored 13. The next ball, he was caught by Mathews off the bowling of Tahir.

Rishi Dhawan, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.

KXIP scored 165 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs.

Yuvraj Singh, who bowled an over, conceded nine. He was wicketless, as were Muthuswami and Coulter-Nile, who bowled three overs apiece. While the former conceded 24, the latter conceded 14.

Mathews, who bowled three overs, conceded 23. He picked up a wicket, as did Mishra, who bowled four overs, conceding 34.

Duminy, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 16. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Tahir, who bowled four overs, conceded 43. 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 47, and lost a wicket.

Shreyas, whose five-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Seventeen balls into the chase, he was caught by Anureet Singh. Sandeep Sharma broke the 23-run stand.

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

The second-wicket pair put on 30. Duminy, whose 19-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 30. Twenty-seven balls after Shreyas’ dismissal, Axar ran him out.

DD scored 100 off 13.4 overs (82 balls). KXIP had conceded five extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 41 balls. While the contribution of Mayank Agarwal, the player of the match, to the partnership was 20, Yuvraj’s contribution to it was 32. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Agarwal’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a couple of sixes – came of 37 balls.

Yuvraj’s half-century – which included five boundaries and three sixes – came off 33 balls.

DD scored 150 off 17.1 overs (103 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave KXIP no reason to be in seventh heaven.

The third-wicket pair put on 100 off 61 balls. While Agarwal’s contribution to the partnership was 41, Yuvraj’s contribution to it was 54. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was five.

Yuvraj eventually faced 39 balls, failing to add to the aforementioned score. Sixteen balls after Duminy’s dismissal, he was caught by Sandeep. Anureet broke the 106-run partnership.

The fourth-wicket pair failed to get off the mark. Agarwal, whose 48-ball innings included seven boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 68. The next ball, he was dismissed by Anureet.

Mathews, whose four-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. He was unbeaten.

Kedar Jadhav, who faced five balls, scored three. Half-a-dozen balls after Agarwal’s dismissal, he was caught by Anureet. Axar broke the run-a-ball stand.

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

KXIP eventually conceded 11 extras. DD, who scored 169 for the loss of five wickets off 19.5 overs, won by five wickets with a ball to spare.

Maxwell, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 10.

Rishi, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 23.

Johnson, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 42.

Axar, who bowled 3.5 overs, conceded 28. He picked up a wicket, as did Sandeep, who bowled four overs, conceding 30.

Anureet, who bowled four overs, conceded 33. He picked up a couple of scalps.

 

 

 

 

Steven shines; RR beat Mumbai

RR made no changes to their playing eleven.

MI made three changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Aditya Tare, Ambati Rayudu, and Harbhajan Singh made way for Parthiv, Unmukt Chand, and Shreyas Gopal.

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 wicket.

Twenty-one balls into the match, MI had scored 24 without the loss of wicket. Aaron Finch – who was unbea‘ten’ at that point – retired hurt. His 14-ball innings included a couple of boundaries.

Parthiv, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 16. Twenty-eight balls into the match, he was caught by Chris Morris. Dhawal Kulkarni broke the 27-run stand.

Rohit, who faced five balls, didn’t get off the mark. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Steven Smith, RR’s skipper and the player of the match. Stuart Binny broke the four-run stand.

Chand, whose 17-ball (Prav)innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. Twenty balls later, Tambe broke the 14-run stand.

MI scored 50 off a dozen overs (72 balls). RR had conceded an extra at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 36 balls. While Corey Anderson’s contribution to the partnership was 29, Kieron Pollard’s contribution to it was 23. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

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

MI scored 100 off 16.1 overs (98 balls). RR had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 100 off 54 balls. While Anderson’s contribution to the partnership was 32, Pollard’s contribution to it was 70. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Pollard, whose 34-ball innings included seven boundaries and five sixes, eventually scored 70. Fifty-six balls after Chand’s dismissal, he was caught by Karun Nair. Tim Southee broke the 104-run partnership.

MI scored 150 off 19.1 overs (116 balls). RR had conceded three extras at that point.

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

He eventually faced 38 balls, failing to add to the aforementioned score. Four balls after Pollard’s dismissal, Morris broke the 12-run stand.

Both Jagadeesha Suchith and Gopal faced a ball apiece, and were unbeaten. While the former didn’t get off the mark, the latter scored a run.

RR eventually conceded five extras. MI scored 164 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.

Deepak Hooda, who bowled an over, conceded three. He was wicketless, as was James Faulkner, who bowled three overs, including a maiden. He conceded 29.

Binny, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded eight. He picked up a wicket.

Tambe and Kulkarni bowled three overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 29, the latter conceded 15.

Southee and Morris bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 46, the latter conceded 34.

The first Powerplay of RR’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over.  They scored 42, and lost a wicket.

Sanju Samson, whose 16-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 17. Twenty-seven balls into the chase, he was caught by Rohit. Vinay Kumar broke the 28-run stand.  

RR scored 50 off 7.3 overs (46 balls). MI had conceded an extra at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 39 balls. While Ajinkya Rahane’s contribution to the partnership was 28, Steven’s contribution to it was 22. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Rahane, whose 39-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 46. Fifty-two balls after Samson’s dismissal, he was caught by Anderson. Gopal broke the 64-run partnership.

RR scored 100 off 13.5 overs (84 balls). MI had conceded an extra at that point.

Deepak Hooda, whose four-ball innings included a couple of sixes, scored (Lasi)thirteen. Ten balls after Rahane’s dismissal, Malinga broke the 21-run stand.

Steven’s half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 40 balls.

RR scored 150 off 18 overs (111 balls). MI had conceded four extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 27 balls. While Steven’s contribution to the partnership was 44, Faulkner’s contribution to it was five. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Steven, whose 53-ball innings included eight boundaries and a six, eventually scored 79. He was unbeaten, as Faulkner, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scoring as many.

RR, who scored 165 for the loss of three wickets off 19.1 overs, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – they won with five balls to spare.

Anderson, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded a dozen. He was wicketless, as were Suyal and Suchith, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 45, the latter conceded 31.

Gopal bowled 13 balls, conceding 23. He picked up a wicket.

Vinay bowled three overs, conceding 13. He picked up a wicket.

Malinga bowled four overs, conceding 41. He picked up a wicket.

 

 

 

 

 

Warner shines; SRH beat Bangalore

RCB made no changes to their playing eleven.

SRH made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Parvez Rasool and Ishant (Shar)made way for Ashish Reddy and Praveen Kumar.

On winning the toss, David Warner, SRH’s skipper and the player of the match, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of RCB’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over.  They scored 47, and lost a wicket.

Chris Gayle, whose 16-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 21. Thirty-three balls into the match, he was caught by Reddy. Praveen broke the 43-run stand.

RCB scored 50 off half-a-dozen overs (36 balls). SRH had conceded 10 extras at that point.

Dinesh Karthik, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Twenty-eight balls after Gayle’s dismissal, he was caught by Kane Williamson. Karn Sharma broke the 34-run stand.

Virat Kohli, RCB’s skipper, scored 41. His 37-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes. Ten balls later, Ravi Bopara broke the 16-run stand.

The fourth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Mandeep Singh, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Warner off the bowling of Bopara.

RCB scored 100 off 13.3 overs (81 balls). SRH had conceded 11 extras at that point.

Daren Sammy, who faced nine balls, scored half-a-dozen. Four overs later, Reddy broke the 32-run stand. 

RCB scored 150 off 18.1 overs (109 balls). SRH had conceded 15 extras at that point.

A B de Villiers, whose 28-ball innings included five boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 46. Fourteen balls after Sammy’s dismissal, he was caught by Shikhar. Trent Boult broke the 27-run stand.

The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Sean Abbott, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 14. The next ball, he was caught by Karn off the bowling of Boult.

Harshal Patel, who faced a couple of balls, scored as many. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Williamson. Boult broke the three-run stand.

Varun Aaron, who faced three balls, scored half-a-dozen. His runs came by way of a six. Four balls later, Bhuvneshwar Kumar broke the 10-run stand.

Abu Nechim, who faced a couple of balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. A couple of balls later, Bhuvneshwar broke the one-run stand.

Yuzvendra Chahal, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

SRH eventually conceded 16 extras. RCB were dismissed for 166 off 19.5 overs.

Reddy, who bowled an over, conceded 11. He picked up a wicket, as did Praveen and Karn, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 34, the latter conceded 20.

Bopara, who bowled three overs, conceded 31. He picked up two wickets, as did Bhuvneshwar, who bowled 3.5 overs, conceding 30.

Boult, who bowled four overs, conceded 36. 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 65, without the loss of a wicket.

SRH’s openers put on 50 off 4.2 overs (26 balls). RCB had conceded an extra at that point. While Warner’s contribution to the partnership was 34, Shikhar’s contribution to it was 16.

Warner’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and three sixes – came off 24 balls.

He eventually scored 57 off 27 balls, which included the aforementioned number of boundaries, in addition to four sixes. Forty-seven balls into the chase, he was trapped leg before wicket by Chahal, who broke the 82-run partnership.

SRH scored 100 off 10.4 overs (64 balls). RCB had conceded five extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 39 balls. While Shikhar’s contribution to the partnership was 16, Lokesh Rahul’s contribution to it was 30. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.

SRH scored 150 off 16.3 overs (99 balls). RCB had conceded 14 extras at that point.

Shikhar’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 41 balls.

He eventually faced 42 balls, failing to add to the aforementioned score. He was unbeaten.

Williamson, who faced nine, scored five. A dozen balls after Warner’s dismissal, he was stumped by Karthik. Chahal broke the 12-run stand.

Rahul, whose 28-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, eventually scored 44. He was unbeaten.

RCB eventually conceded 16 extras. SRH, who scored 172 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 17.2 overs, won by eight wickets with 16 balls to spare.

Harshal, Abbott, and Sammy bowled a couple of wicketless overs apiece. They conceded 23, 21, and 18, apiece.

Aaron, who bowled 3.2 wicketless overs, conceded 36.

Nechim, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 41.

Chahal, who bowled four overs, conceded 28. He picked up both the wickets to fall.

 

 

 

 

Bailey-led KXIP beat hosts Mumbai

MI made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Jasprit Bumrah and Pragyan Ojha made way for Jagadeesha Suchith and Pawan Suyal.

KXIP made one changes to their playing eleven – Karanveer Singh made way for Rishi Dhawan.

On winning the toss, Rohit Sharma, MI’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 57, without the loss of a wicket.

KXIP’s openers put on 50 off 5.2 overs (32 balls). MI had conceded a couple of extras at that point. While Murali Vijay’s contribution to the partnership was 19, Virender Sehwag’s contribution to it was 30.

Sehwag, whose 19-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six, scored 36. Forty balls into the match, he was caught by Kieron Pollard. Harbhajan Singh broke the 60-run partnership.

Glenn Maxwell, whose four-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Ambati Rayudu. Suchith broke the eight-run stand.

Vijay, whose 29-ball innings included half-a-dozen balls, scored 35. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Suchith. Harbhajan broke the 20-run stand.

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

David Miller, whose 23-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 24. (Lasi)Thirty-one balls after Vijay’s dismissal, he was caught by Aditya Tare. Malinga broke the 46-run stand.

KXIP scored 150 off 17 overs (102 balls). MI had conceded four extras at that point.

George Bailey, KXIP’s skipper, scored 50 off 27 balls, which included a couple of boundaries and three sixes.

He eventually scored 61 off 32 balls, which included four boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes. He was unbeaten.

Rishi, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Ten balls after Miller’s dismissal, he was caught by Vinay Kumar. Malinga broke the 16-run stand.

Mitchell Johnson had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored three. He was unbeaten.

MI eventually conceded half-a-dozen extras. KXIP scored 177 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.

Pollard bowled a wicketless over, conceding 11.

Suyal bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 22.

Vinay bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 46.

Suchith bowled four overs, conceding 41. He picked up a wicket.

Malinga and Harbhajan bowled four overs each, picking up two scalps apiece. While the former conceded 34, the latter conceded 20.

The first Powerplay of MI’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over.  They scored 17, and lost three wickets.

MI’s openers didn’t get off the (Shar)mark. Rohit, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls into the chase, he was trapped leg before wicket by Sandeep.

Aditya, who faced 10 balls, had no (Ta)reason to be in seventh heaven – 19 balls later, he was caught by Vijay. Anureet Singh broke the 15-run stand.

Aaron Finch, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Eleven balls later, Johnson broke the two-run stand.

Corey Anderson, whose (Pat)eleven-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Thirteen balls later, he was stumped by Wriddhiman Saha. Axar broke the eight-run stand.

Rayudu, whose 19-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Saha. Johnson broke the 21-run stand.

Pollard, whose 21-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 20. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Miller. Axar broke the 13-run stand.    

MI scored 50 off 13 overs (79 balls). KXIP had conceded four extras at that point.

MI scored 100 off 16.3 overs (101 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave KXIP at that point.

The seventh-wicket pair put on 50 off 19 balls. While Suchith’s contribution to the partnership was 14, Harbhajan’s contribution to it was 33. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

Harbhajan’s half-century – which included four boundaries and five sixes – came off 19 balls.

MI scored 150 off 19.2 overs (118 balls). KXIP had conceded eight extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

The seventh-wicket pair put on 100 off 36 balls. While Suchith’s contribution to the partnership was 32, Harbhajan’s contribution to it was 64. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.

Harbhajan, whose 24-ball innings included five boundaries and half-a-dozen sixes, eventually scored 64. Thirty-seven balls after Pollard’s dismissal, he was caught by Sandeep. Anureet broke the 100-run partnership.

Suchith, whose 21-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 32. He was unbeaten, as was Vinay, who didn’t face a ball.

MI, who scored 159 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs, lost by 18 runs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Rishi, who conceded 50, was wicketless.

Sandeep, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 12. He picked up a wicket.

Anureet, Patel and Johnson (whose spell included a maiden) picked up a couple of scalps apiece. They conceded 41, 30, and 23, respectively.

 

 

 

 

Delhi lose to Steven-led RR

DD made three changes to their playing (Mork)eleven – Chidhambaram Gautam, Albie, and Domnic Muthuswami made way for Angelo Mathews, Manoj Tiwary, and Jaydev Unadkat.

RR made no changes to their playing eleven.

On winning the toss, Steven Smith, RR’s skipper, chose to field.

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

Mayank Agarwal, whose 21-ball (Prav)innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six, scored 37. Twenty-eight balls into the match, he was caught by Tambe, who broke the 45-run stand.  

DD scored 50 off 5.5 overs (35 balls). RR had conceded an extra at that point.

Shreyas Iyer, whose 30-ball innings included three boundaries and as many sixes, scored 40. Thirty-eight balls after Agarwal’s dismissal, he was caught by Tim Southee. Chris Morris broke the 48-run stand.

DD scored 100 off 12.3 overs (75 balls). RR had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Jean-Paul Duminy, whose 38-ball innings included three sixes, scored 44. He was unbeaten.

Yuvraj Singh, whose 17-ball innings included a couple of sixes, scored 27. Thirty-three balls after Shreyas’ dismissal, he was caught by Karun Nair. Morris broke the 45-run stand.

DD scored 150 off 17.4 overs (106 balls). RR had conceded eight extras at that point.

Mathews, whose 14-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 27. He was unbeaten.

RR eventually conceded nine extras. DD scored 184 for the loss of three wickets off 20 overs.

Dhawal Kulkarni, who bowled an over, conceded 18. He was wicketless, as were James Faulkner, Southee, and Deepak Hooda (the player of the match), who bowled four overs apiece. They conceded 55, 36, and 20, respectively.

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

Morris, who bowled four overs, conceded 35. 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 42, and lost a wicket.

Sanju Samson, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. Five overs into the chase, he was caught by Yuvraj. Mathews broke the 37-run stand.

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

Steven, whose nine-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 10. Fourteen balls after Samson’s dismissal, he was caught by Agarwal. Amit Mishra broke the 13-run stand.

Nair, whose 12-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 20. Sixteen balls later, he was stumped by Kedar Jadhav. Mishra broke the 24-run stand.

Stuart Binny, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. He was trapped leg be‘four’ wicket by Tahir, who broke the run-a-ball stand.

RR scored 100 off 12.5 overs (77 balls). DD had conceded four extras at that point.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 26 balls. While Ajinkya Rahane’s contribution to the partnership was 13, Hooda’s contribution to it was 37. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Rahane, whose 39-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 47. Twenty-seven balls after Binny’s dismissal, Tahir broke the 52-run partnership.

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

Hooda’s half-century – which included three boundaries and four sixes – came off 22 balls.

He eventually scored 54 off 25 balls. Eighteen balls after Rahane’s dismissal, he was caught by Mathews. Tahir broke the 36-run stand.

Faulkner, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 17. Four balls later, Tahir had a reason to be in seventh heaven.

Morris, whose six-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 13. He was unbeaten, as was Southee, who was in seventh heaven, because his four-ball innings included a boundary.

DD eventually conceded half-a-dozen extras. RR, who scored 186 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs, won by three wickets.

Yuvraj, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 11.

Unadkat, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 30.

Nathan Coulter-Nile, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 42.

Mathews, who bowled four overs, conceded 42. He picked up a wicket.

Mishra, who bowled four overs, conceded 32. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Tahir, who bowled four overs, conceded 28. He picked up four scalps.

 

 

 

 

 

Kohli-led RCB beat hosts Kolkata

KKR made one change to their playing eleven – Umesh Yadav made way for Twenty20 debutant K C Cariappa.

RCB made eight changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Rilee Rossouw, Yogesh Takawale, Vijay Zol, Yuvraj Singh, Sachin Rana, Mitchell Starc, Ravi Rampaul, and Shadab Jakati made way for Chris Gayle (the player of the match), Dinesh Karthik, Mandeep Singh, Daren Sammy, Sean Abbott, Harshal, Abu Nechim, and Varun Aaron.

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

The first Powerplay of KKR’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 53, without the loss of a wicket.

KKR’s openers put on 50 off 5.2 overs (32 balls). RCB had conceded an extra at that point. While the contributions of Robin and Gautam Gambhir, KKR’s skipper, to the (Uthap)partnership was 25 apiece.

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

Uthappa, whose 28-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 35. Sixty-four balls into the match, he was caught by Sammy. Abu Nechim broke the 81-run partnership.

KKR scored 100 off 12.5 overs (77 balls). RCB had conceded three extras at that point.

Gambhir eventually scored 58 off 46 balls, which included seven boundaries, in addition to the six. Sixteen balls after Uthappa’s dismissal, he was caught by Mandeep. Yuzvendra Chahal broke the 22-run stand.

Suryakumar Yadav, whose nine-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Mandeep. Harshal broke the 28-run stand.

The fourth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Manish Pandey, whose 15-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 23. The next ball, Kohli ran him out.

KKR scored 150 off 18.1 overs (109 balls). RCB had conceded four extras at that point.

Yusuf Pathan, who faced four balls, scored three. Seventeen balls after Manish’s dismissal, he was caught by Kohli. Aaron broke the 32-run stand.

Russell, whose 17-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 41. He was unbeaten.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 10. Shakib Al Hasan, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Four balls after Yusuf’s dismissal, Dinesh Karthik and Aaron ran him out.

Piyush Chawla, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.

RCB eventually conceded half-a-dozen extras. KKR scored 177 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs.

Sammy, who bowled an over, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he was wicketless, as was Abbott, who bowled three overs, conceding 36.

Aaron, Harshal, Nechim, and Chahal bowled four overs each, picking up a scalp apiece. They conceded 38, 37, 28, and 28, respectively.

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

Kohli, whose 15-ball innings included a six, scored 13. Twenty-nine balls into the chase, he was caught by Uthappa. Morne broke the 29-run stand.

Karthik, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Sixteen balls later, Yusuf broke the 21-run stand.

Mandeep, who faced three balls, scored half-a-dozen. His runs came by way of a six. Three balls later, Yusuf broke the six-run stand.

RCB scored 50 off 7.2 overs (44 balls). KKR had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

A B de Villiers, whose 13-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 28. Three overs after Mandeep’s dismissal, he was caught by Uthappa. Cariappa broke the 37-run stand.

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

Sammy, who faced nine balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 22 balls after de Villiers’ dismissal, he was stumped by Uthappa. Shakib broke the 26-run stand.

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

The sixth-wicket pair put on 14. Abbott, who faced four balls, scored a run. Nine balls after Sammy’s dismissal, Morne and Shakib ran him out.

RCB scored 150 off 17.1 overs (103 balls). KKR had conceded eight extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

The seventh-wicket pair put on 38. Gayle, whose 56-ball innings included seven boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 96. Thirteen balls after Abbott’s dismissal, Manish and Uthappa ran him out.

Harshal, whose four-ball innings included a six, scored nine. He was unbeaten, as was Nechim, who bowled a couple of balls, scoring five. His innings included a boundary.

RCB, who scored 179 for the loss of seven wickets off 19 overs, won by three wickets with an over to spare.

Chawla bowled a wicketless over, conceding 10.

Russell bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceding 16.

Sunil Narine bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 26.

Cariappa and Shakib bowled two overs each. While the former conceded 28, the latter conceded 17. They picked up a wicket apiece, as did Morne, who bowled four overs, conceding 35.

Yusuf bowled four overs, conceding 40. He picked up a couple of scalps.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M S-led CSK beat Hyderabad

CSK made no changes to their playing eleven.

SRH (Shar)made five changes to their playing eleven – Venugopal Rao, Daren Sammy, Srikkanth Anirudha, Jason Holder, and Dale Steyn made way for Lokesh Rahul, Ravi Bopara, Kane Williamson, Ishant, and Trent Boult.

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 49, without the loss of a wicket.

CSK’s openers put on 50 off 6.1 overs (39 balls). SRH had conceded 11 extras at that point. While Dwayne Smith’s contribution to the partnership was 24, the contribution of Brendon McCullum, the player of the match, to it was 18.

CSK’s openers eventually put on 75. Dwayne Smith, whose 26-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 27. Fifty-two balls into the match, Boult ran him out.

CSK scored 100 off 11.3 overs (72 balls). SRH had conceded 13 extras at that point.

McCullum’s half-century – which included four boundaries and five sixes – came off 38 balls.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 28 balls. While McCullum’s contribution to the partnership was 38, Suresh Raina’s contribution to it was 13. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

The second-wicket pair eventually put on 60. Raina, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored 14. Thirty-three balls after Dwayne Smith’s dismissal, Rahul ran him out.

CSK scored 150 off 15.5 overs (99 balls). SRH had conceded 14 extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 28 balls. While McCullum’s contribution to the partnership was nine, Dhoni’s contribution to it was 40. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Dhoni’s half-century – which included four boundaries and as many sixes – came off 28 balls.

He eventually scored 53 off 29 balls. Thirty-five balls after Raina’s dismissal, he was caught by David Warner, SRH’s skipper. Boult broke the 63-run partnership.

The fourth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Ravindra Jadeja, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, Boult ran him out.

CSK scored 200 off 19.4 overs (122 balls). SRH had conceded 15 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

McCullum’s ton – which included seven boundaries and nine sixes – came off 56 balls. He was unbeaten, as was Dwayne Bravo, who didn’t face a ball.

CSK scored 209 for the loss of four wickets off 20 overs.

Parvez Rasool, who bowled a wicketless overs, conceded 11.

Ishant, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 46.

Karn Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and Bopara bowled four wicketless overs apiece. They conceded 51, 31, and 29, respectively.

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

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

Shikhar Dhawan, whose 18-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 26. Twenty-two balls into the match, he was caught by Jadeja. Mohit Sharma broke the 30-run stand.

Rahul, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Fourteen balls later, Mohit broke the 16-run stand.

SRH scored 50 off 6.1 overs (37 balls). CSK hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

Naman Ojha, whose 11-ball innings included a six, scored 15. Thirty-three balls after Rahul’s dismissal, he was caught by Mohit. Ravichandran Ashwin broke the 45-run stand.

SRH scored 100 off 13.2 overs (80 balls). CSK had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

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

He eventually scored 53 off 42 balls. Twenty balls after Naman’s dismissal, he was caught by Dwayne Smith. Ishwar Pandey broke the 23-run stand.

Bopara, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of sixes, scored 15. Eleven balls later, Bravo broke the 22-run stand.

Williamson, whose 18-ball innings included a four and a six, scored 18. He was unbeaten.

SRH scored 150 off 18.5 overs (113 balls). CSK had conceded 11 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Karn, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored four. Fourteen balls after Bopara’s dismissal, he was caught by Raina. Bravo broke the 14-run stand.

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

SRH, who scored 164 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs, lost by 45 runs.

Jadeja, who bowled an over, conceded 17. He was wicketless, as was Ashish Nehra, who bowled three overs, conceding 31.

Ishwar, who bowled three overs, conceded 26. He picked up a wicket, as did Ashwin, who bowled four overs, conceding 22.

Mohit and Bravo bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 36, the latter conceded 25.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Punjab disheartened; Steve-led RR win

KXIP (Shar)made three changes to their playing eleven – Manan Vohra, Lakshmipathy Balaji, and Parvinder Awana made way for Murali Vijay, Anureet Singh, and Sandeep.

RR made five changes to their playing eleven – Shane Watson, Brad Hodge, Kevon Cooper, Abhishek Nayar and Ankit (Shar)made way for Steven Smith (who was leading the team), Stuart Binny, Deepak Hooda, Chris Morris, and Tim Southee.

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 35, and lost three wickets.

Ajinkya Rahane, who faced eight balls, didn’t get off the mark. Nine balls into the match, he was caught by Axar Patel. Anureet Singh broke the five-run stand.

Sanju Samson, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored five. Eight balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Sandeep, who broke the nine-run stand.

Karun Nair, whose 11-ball innings included a six, scored eight. Axar broke the 21-run stand.

RR scored 50 off 7.4 overs (46 balls). KXIP had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Steven, whose 23-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 33. Twenty-five balls after Nair’s dismissal, he was caught by Karanveer Singh. Mitchell Johnson broke the 39-run stand.

Binny, whose 16-ball innings including a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Three balls later, he was caught by Wriddhiman Saha. Johnson broke the one-run stand.

RR scored 100 off 13.5 overs (83 balls). KXIP had conceded 17 extras at that point.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 35 balls. While Hooda’s contribution to the partnership was 30, the contribution of James Faulkner, the player of the match, to it was 17. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.

Hooda, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary and three sixes, scored 30. Thirty-six balls after Binny’s dismissal, Anureet broke the 51-run partnership.

Faulkner, whose 33-ball innings included two boundaries and three sixes, scored 46. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Miller. Anureet broke the 34-run stand.

Morris, who faced eight balls, scored six. He was unbeaten, as was Southee, who didn’t face a ball.

RR scored 150 off 18.4 overs (112 balls). KXIP had conceded 21 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

RR scored 162 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Karanveer, who was wicketless, conceded 43.

Axar and Sandeep picked up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 34, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 19.

Johnson, who conceded 34, picked up a couple of wickets.

Anureet, who conceded 23, picked 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 51, and lost three wickets.

KXIP’s openers didn’t get off the mark. Sehwag, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. A ball into the chase, he was caught by Samson off the bowling of Southee.

The second-wicket pair put on 32. Saha, whose four-ball innings included a boundary, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 17 balls later, Samson ran him out.

Although his five-ball innings included a boundary. Glenn Maxwell had no reason to be in seventh heaven – a couple of overs later, he was caught by Southee. Faulkner broke the 14-run stand.  

KXIP scored 50 off 5.4 overs (34 balls). RR had conceded three extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 18. Vijay, whose 32-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 37. Twenty-two balls after Maxwell’s dismissal, Samson ran him out.

Miller, whose 21-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 23. Twenty-seven balls later, he was caught by Faulkner. Kulkarni broke the 28-run stand.  

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

Axar, whose 28-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 24. Twenty-six balls after Miller’s dismissal, Southee broke the 30-run stand.

Johnson, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the mark. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Southee. Needless to say, Faulkner was in seventh heaven.

Bailey, whose 18-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 24. Three balls later, he was caught by Nair. Faulkner broke the two-run stand.

Anureet, who faced three balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was unbeaten, as was Karanveer, who faced five balls, scoring four. His runs came by way of a boundary.

RR eventually conceded nine extras. KXIP, who scored 136 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs, lost by 26 runs.

Binny, who bowled two wicketless overs, conceded 15.

Pravin Tambe, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 15.

Morris, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 21.

Kulkarni, who bowled three overs, conceded 21. He picked up a wicket.

Southee, who bowled four overs, conceded 36. He picked up two wickets.

Faulkner, who bowled four overs, conceded 26. He picked up three scalps.