Yesterday’s match played at Feroz Shah Kotla (Delhi) between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Daredevils was really exciting and thrilling until the last ball of the match was bowled. The Chennai Super Kings defeated the Delhi Daredevils by 4 wickets.

Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field first. Delhi Daredevils started their Innings with a strong foundation. The opener Gautham Gambhir scored a brilliant 80 runs off 49 balls (11 boundaries and 1 sixer). The team’s skipper Sehwag scored 23 runs off 18 balls. Ab de Villiers was dismissed for a duck. Dhawan played a knock of 59 runs off 46 balls (6 boundaries and 2 sixers). At the end of 20 overs, Delhi Daredevils scored a challenging 187 runs.

Chasing the huge target of 188 runs, the Chennai Super Kings started their Innings thru their openers Vidyut and Fleming. Both the batsmen ensured to pile up quick runs for their team’s victory. Vidyut scored 40 runs off 23 balls (6 boundaries and 1 sixer) and Fleming scored 44 runs off 28 balls (7 boundaries). Dhoni scored a decent 33 runs. At one point of time Dhoni’s bat was broken in McGrath’s delivery. Morkel’s fast 30 runs off 15 balls (2 boundaries and 3 sixers) was a breakthrough for Chennai Super Kings in the last few overs of the match which helped them to reach the target. The Chennai Super Kings met their target in the last ball of the innings and won the match by 4 wickets. Dhoni was surprisingly declared the Man of the Match even though there were 2 other batsmen who surpassed his score.

Posted on May 9th, 2008 by admin
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The Mumbai Indians put a hold on the winning streak of the Rajasthan Royals by defeating them by 7 wickets in the IPL match held at Dr. D.Y. Patil Sports Academy (Mumbai). The Mumbai Indians bowler’s took wickets in tandem and restricted the Royals to a low total.

Mumbai Indians headed by Shaun Pollock (stand-in captain) won the toss and elected to field first. Rajasthan Royals started their Innings thru their openers Graeme Smith and Swapnil Asnodkar. Asnodkar scored 39 runs off 36 balls (3 boundaries and 1 sixer). Shane Watson scored 32 runs off 20 balls (4 boundaries and 1 sixer). All other batsmen of Rajasthan Royals failed to cross the single digit figures. In 16.2 overs, the Rajasthan Royals scored 103 runs for all out. Ashish Nehra was successful in grabbing 3 wickets for his team.

Chasing an easy target of 104 runs, the Mumbai Indians started their Innings thru their openers Takawale and Jayasuriya who scored 27 and 18 runs respectively. Robin Uthappa stood unbeaten for 34 runs off 21 balls (4 boundaries and 1 sixer). In 15.1 overs the Mumbai Indians met their target for the loss of 3 wickets and won the match by 7 wickets. Ashish Nehra was declared the Player of the Match.

Posted on May 8th, 2008 by admin
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The Chennai Super Kings had been the powerful team in the IPL Cricket until Mathew Hayden and Michael Hussey departed from the game due to Australia’s tour in West Indies. Since then, the team has faced three consecutive defeats against Delhi Daredevils, Rajasthan Royals and Deccan Chargers. In yesterday’s match, the Deccan Chargers defeated the Chennai Super Kings by 7 wickets.

Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to field first. The Chennai Super Kings started their Innings with a poor start. Suresh Raina scored a decent 32 runs off 21 balls. The team’s skipper M.S. Dhoni scored 23 runs. Morkel made an unbeaten 29 runs off 19 balls with 2 sixers and a boundary. At the end of 20 overs, the Chennai Super Kings scored 144 runs for the fall of 7 wickets.

The Deccan Chargers headed by the stand-in captain Adam Gilchrist (due to Laxman’s hand injury) started their innings chasing the modest target of 145 runs. Adam Gilchrist thrashed the bowling attack of the Chennai Super Kings and scored 54 runs off 36 balls (7 boundaries and 2 sixers). Scott Styris remained unbeaten at 36 runs. Rohit Sharma scored 23 runs and Shahid Afridi made 20 runs off just 6 balls (2 boundaries and 2 sixers). The Deccan Chargers met their target in 18 overs and won the match by 7 wickets. Adam Gilchrist was announced the Man of the Match.

Posted on May 7th, 2008 by admin
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Kings XI Punjab marked their fifth successive victory in the IPL match after defeating the Bangalore Royal Challengers by 6 wickets at the Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore. Kings XI Punjab joined Rajasthan Royals in the IPL Points table with 10 points and is currently positioned in place 2 due to net run rate.

Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field first. The Bangalore Royal challengers had a poor opening. Jaffer, White and Kallis were dismissed for zero run. Kohli scored a decent 34 runs. The team’s skipper Rahul Dravid took the responsibility and scored 66 runs off 51 balls. All other batsmen except to these 2 batsmen scored single digit figures. At the end of 20 overs, the Bangalore Royal Challengers scored 126 runs for all out.

Chasing the target of 127 runs, the Kings XI Punjab started their Innings thru their openers Shaun Marsh and James Hopes. Shaun Marsh scored 39 runs off 34 balls and James Hopes was dismissed for a meager 5 runs. Sarwan scored 31 runs and the team’s skipper Yuvraj Singh failed to play to his caliber by scoring just a run. However the Kings XI Punjab met their target in 18.2 overs and won the match by 6 wickets. Sreesanth was declared the Man of the Match.

Posted on May 6th, 2008 by admin
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The Rajasthan Royals turned out to be the top team in the IPL Cricket by marking their fifth victory out of the six matches played so far. Rajasthan Royals defeated Chennai Super Kings by 8 wickets thru the excellent bowling of Sohail Tanvir.

The Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat first. The opening was really disastrous as both the openers – Patel and Fleming were dismissed for a duck. Team’s skipper Dhoni going out for 1 run was really awful. Suresh Raina’s 27 runs and Morkel’s 42 runs were solacing atleast to show a 3 digit figures in the scoreboard of the Chennai Super Kings. At the end of their innings, the Chennai Super Kings scored a poor total of 109 runs for all out. Sohail Tanvir grabbed 6 wickets which was much enough to restrict the scores.

Chasing the low total of 110 runs, the Rajasthan Royals started their Innings with confidence and cheers. Graeme Smith stood unbeaten for 35 runs. Asnodkar scored 32 runs. The Chennai Super Kings’ bowlers had lost their confidence and were generous in giving extras of 21 runs (w 14, lb 6, nb 1) which was unacceptable when you had set such a low target. The Rajasthan Royals met their easy target in 14.2 overs and won the match by 8 wickets. Sohai Tanvir was announced the “Man of the Match”.

Posted on May 5th, 2008 by admin
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The Mumbai Indians outsmarted the Delhi Daredevils by 29 runs and registered their second successive win in the IPL Cricket, in the match played at Dr. D.Y. Patil Sports Academy – Mumbai. Sachin Tendulkar who was expected to play in this match was ruled out due to his groin injury. Shaun Pollock’s 33 runs off 15 balls and 2 wickets while bowling surely helped the Mumbai Indians in winning this match.

The Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field first. The Mumbai Indians started their Innings thru their openers – Takawale and Jayasuriya. Jayasuriya scored a decent 34 runs off 16 balls (6 boundaries and 1 sixer). The batsmen following him, Thornely and Uthappa scored 30 and 22 runs respectively. Shaun Pollock scored a fast 33 runs off just 15 balls (2 boundaries and 3 sixers). At the end of 20 overs, the Mumbai Indians scored 162 runs for the fall of 8 wickets.

The Delhi Dardevils started their Innings thru their openers – Gambhir and Sehwag. Gambhir was dismissed for a single run and Sehwag scored an excellent knock of 40 runs off 20 balls (3 boundaries and equal sixers). Ab de Villiers, Shoaib Malik and Dinesh Karthik scored 21, 24 and 28 runs respectively. Batsmen following them were dismissed for single digit scores. At the end of 20 overs, the Delhi Daredevils scored 133 runs for all out. The Mumbai Indians won the match by 29 runs and Shaun Pollock was declared the Man of the Match.

Posted on May 5th, 2008 by admin
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Kings XI Punjab headed by Yuvraj Singh marked their fourth successive victory in the IPL Match by defeating the Ganguly’s Kolkatta Knight Riders by 9 runs. When the Kolkatta Knight Riders started batting, the match was controlled by the Punjab Team as their wickets (Kolkatta Team) fell like a pack of cards until Hussey and Saha made a strong partnership which gave a chance for reaching the target score.

Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to bat first. Shaun Marsh scored the highest run of 40 runs off 32 balls (5 boundaries and 1 sixer) in the Team’s scorecard. Sangakkara scored a decent 28 runs and the team’s captain Yuvraj Singh scored just 17 runs which was not up to his mark. At the end of 20 overs, the Kings XI Punjab scored 178 runs for the fall of 6 wickets.

Chasing a challenging score of 179 runs, the Kolkatta Knight Riders started their Innings with a poor performance. The team’s captain Saurav Ganguly was dismissed for a meager 5 runs. It was David Hussey and Saha who brought back the hopes in the dismounting team. Hussey’s excellent knock of 71 runs off 46 balls (4 boundaries and 4 sixers) and Saha’s 59 runs off 32 balls (2 boundaries and 4 sixers) were not enough for their team’s victory. At the end of 20 overs, the team ended up scoring 169 runs for the fall of 6 wickets. The Kings XI Punjab won the match by 9 runs. Irfan Pathan was announced the Player of the Match.

Posted on May 4th, 2008 by admin
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The Bangalore Royal Challengers headed by Rahul Dravid defeated the Deccan Chargers headed by V.V.S. Laxman, by 3 runs in the IPL match held at Bangalore (Chinnaswamy Stadium).

The Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to bowl first. The Bangalore team’s openers Chipli and Jaffer scored 10 and 44 runs respectively. Kohli scored 38 runs. Kallis and Misbah-ul-Haq were dismissed for meager runs. The team’s skipper Rahul Dravid scored 26 runs. At the end of 20 overs, the Bangalore Royal Challengers scored 156 runs for the fall of 8 wickets. R.P. Singh was able to grab 3 wickets for his team – Deccan Chargers.

Chasing the target of 157 runs, the Deccan Chargers started their Innings thru their openers – Adam Gilchrist and V.V.S. Laxman. Gilchrist was dismissed for a meager 10 runs. The team’s skipper V.V.S. Laxman played a sensational Innings by scoring 52 runs off 44 balls (7 boundaries). The team’s highest score was posted by RG Sharma who scored 57 runs off 42 balls (5 boundaries and 3 sixers). The match was really exciting until the last over where the Deccan Chargers fell short of just 3 runs. Praveen Kumar took 3 crucial wickets of Laxman, Gibbs and Afridi. Bangalore Royal Challengers won the match by 3 runs and Praveen Kumar was declared the Man of the Match

Posted on May 4th, 2008 by admin
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The Delhi Daredevils defeated the Chennai Super Kings which was the only unbeaten team in the IPL Cricket. The Delhi Daredevils’ skipper Virendra Sehwag should be really boosted up by defeating the unbeaten Team and proved that Delhi Daredevils is also the powerful Team.

Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat first. The openers Patel and Fleming scored 21 and 13 runs respectively. Vidyut’s 54 runs (7 boundaries and 1 sixer) was the highest in the score card. The Team’s skipper Dhoni scored 32 runs and Morkel scored 28 runs. At the end of 20 overs, the Chennai Super Kings posted a decent total of 169 runs for the fall of 6 wickets.

Chasing the target score of 170 runs, the Delhi Daredevils made a strong opening thru their openers – Gautham Gambhir and Virendra Sehwag. Gambhir scored 50 runs off 37 balls (5 boundaries and 1 sixer) and Sehwag scored a fast 71 runs (7 boundaries and 4 sixers). The Daredevils met their target in 19 overs and won the match by 8 wickets. The team’s skipper Virendra Sehwag was declared the Man of the Match

Posted on May 3rd, 2008 by admin
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Kings XI Punjab with the help of Shaun Marsh’s 84 runs beat Deccan Chargers by 7 wickets in the IPL match played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium (Hyderabad).

The Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field first. The Deccan Chargers started their Innings thru their openers – Adam Gilchrist and V.V.S. Laxman. Adam Gilchrist was dismissed for a meager 6 runs and Laxman scored 48 runs. Rohit Sharma played an exceptional innings and made sure their team makes a decent total. Rohit Sharma scored an unbeaten 76 runs off 42 balls (10 boundaries and 2 sixers). At the end of 20 overs, the Deccan Chargers scored a decent run of 164 runs for the fall of 8 wickets. Piyush Chawla from the opponent team was successful in grabbing 3 wickets.

Kings XI Punjab, chasing the target of 165 runs started their Innings thru their openers – Marsha and Sarwan. Sarwan was run out for 15 runs. Marsh scored an unbeaten 84 runs off 62 balls (11 boundaries and 1 sixer). Jayawardane scored a decent 45 runs. The Kings XI Punjab met their target in 18.5 overs for the fall of 3 wickets and won the match by 7 wickets. Shaun Marsh was declared the Man of the Match.

Posted on May 3rd, 2008 by admin
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