Indian Premier League 2011 News
Opting to bat first, CSK started off on a promising note and delivered 142/6 in juts (19.6) over. However, Opener batsman Michel Hussey scored 48-ball 61.
It was Super Kings’ third win in six matches and moved them up the league table with six points while the Warriors slid to their third defeat in five outings to remain on four.
Chennai Super Kings, the new star studded bowlers Albie Morkel, Doug Bollinger and Ravichandran were the shining star in today’s match. Furthermore, Albie Morkel took 3 wickets whereas Ravichandran Ashwin and Doug Bollinger chipped 2 each
For Pune, Captain Yuvraj Singh played on a brilliant note as he delivered 43-ball 34 run including 2 fours in it. Soon after he was caught by Shadab Jakati
Earlier, Jerome Taylor took three wickets and Alfonso Thomas took two, as Pune Warriors restricted Super Kings to 142/6. Michael Hussey remains the top scorer for Chennai with his 48-ball 61 including a six and 6 fours.
In addition, Alfonso Thomas dismissed Murali Vijay and Suresh Raina in one over to place Chennai at 66/2 in 10 overs.
Brief Scores:
CSK 142/6 (M Hussey 61, M Vijay 31, J Taylor 3/30).
Pune Warriors 117/9 (Yuvraj Singh 34, A Morkel 3/29).
Teams:
Chennai Super Kings: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Capt.), Murali Vijay, Michael Hussey, Suresh Raina, S Badrinath, Srikkanth Anirudha, Albie Morkel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Doug Bollinger, Shadab Jakati, Suraj Randiv.
Pune Warriors India: Yuvraj Singh (Capt.), Jesse Ryder, Manish Pandey, Mithun Manhas, Robin Uthappa, Mohnish Mishra, Murali Kartik, Rahul Sharma, Nathan McCullum, Jerome Taylor, Alfonso Thomas.
It was an awesome performance from both the partners Valthaty and Gilchrist, who lead the match for the Kings XI Punjab after crushing Deccan Chargers with eight wickets in the Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium held on Saturday night.
IPL: Chennai Super Kings beat Pune Warriors India by 25 runs
Indian Premier League 2011
Chennai Super Kings v/s Pune Warriors, 29th Match
At Chidambaram Stadium Chennai-India, Monday – April 25, 2011
- Toss: Pune Warriors won the toss and elected to field
- Man of the Match:
- Match Results: Chennai Super Kings beat Pune Warriors India by 25 runs
Opting to bat first, CSK started off on a promising note and delivered 142/6 in juts (19.6) over. However, Opener batsman Michel Hussey scored 48-ball 61.
It was Super Kings’ third win in six matches and moved them up the league table with six points while the Warriors slid to their third defeat in five outings to remain on four.
Chennai Super Kings, the new star studded bowlers Albie Morkel, Doug Bollinger and Ravichandran were the shining star in today’s match. Furthermore, Albie Morkel took 3 wickets whereas Ravichandran Ashwin and Doug Bollinger chipped 2 each
For Pune, Captain Yuvraj Singh played on a brilliant note as he delivered 43-ball 34 run including 2 fours in it. Soon after he was caught by Shadab Jakati
Earlier, Jerome Taylor took three wickets and Alfonso Thomas took two, as Pune Warriors restricted Super Kings to 142/6. Michael Hussey remains the top scorer for Chennai with his 48-ball 61 including a six and 6 fours.
In addition, Alfonso Thomas dismissed Murali Vijay and Suresh Raina in one over to place Chennai at 66/2 in 10 overs.
Brief Scores:
CSK 142/6 (M Hussey 61, M Vijay 31, J Taylor 3/30).
Pune Warriors 117/9 (Yuvraj Singh 34, A Morkel 3/29).
Teams:
Chennai Super Kings: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Capt.), Murali Vijay, Michael Hussey, Suresh Raina, S Badrinath, Srikkanth Anirudha, Albie Morkel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Doug Bollinger, Shadab Jakati, Suraj Randiv.
Pune Warriors India: Yuvraj Singh (Capt.), Jesse Ryder, Manish Pandey, Mithun Manhas, Robin Uthappa, Mohnish Mishra, Murali Kartik, Rahul Sharma, Nathan McCullum, Jerome Taylor, Alfonso Thomas.
IPL-4: Delhi Daredevils beat Kings XI Punjab by 29 runs
Indian Premier League 2011
Delhi Daredevils Vs Kings XI Punjab, 26th match
At Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi, India, Saturday – April 23, 2011
- Toss: Kings XI Punjab won the toss & elected to field
- Man of the Match: David Warner
- Match Results: Delhi Daredevils beat Kings XI Punjab by 29 runs
It was an enthralling victory as Delhi Daredevils superhero’s Virender Sehwag (77) and David Warner (77) thrashed strong contenders Kings XI Punjab by 29 runs in a high-scoring thriller IPL match held at the Ferozeshah Kotla stadium, Delhi here on Saturday.
Opting to bat first, Virendra shewag made a superb 77 innings off 28 balls whereas Warner made 77 runs of 29 balls. Both the opener batsmen gave a brilliant half century each to bring up the Delhi Daredevils’ 100 in the ninth over and sum up a total 231/4 in today’s match innings.
Apart from this, Sehwag hits 4 sixes and 8 fours in his blitzkrieg knock while Warner chipped 7 fours and 4 sixes feasted on a track which had enough bounce and movement to keep all the pacemen interested.
Chasing a massive of 232 runs target, Punjab delivered a remarkable scores 202/6. The game was tough yet challenging enough for both the team in their today’s IPL innings.
For Kings IX Punjab, the notable performer was Shaun Marshs, made a superb innings with his 46-ball 95 including with 6 sixes and 9 fours. Though, Adam Gilchrist and Dinesh Karthik had to leave the stadium in quick succession.
In addition, David Hussey playing his first match for this season scored a 10-ball 20 including 2 sixes. However, Punjab lost their fourth wicket when James Hopes had David Hussey caught by Virender Sehwag at deep mid-wicket. Though, Gilchrist hit a six and 8 fours in his 33-ball 42 before he was clean bowled by Varun Aaron.
Moreover, Paul Valthaty hit 2 sixes in his 10-ball 14 before Irfan Pathan had him caught by Yogesh Nagar at backward point and Venugopal Rao hit a six and 3 fours in his unbeaten 15-ball 28 and he was well partnered by Naman Ojha who hit 2 sixes and a four in his unbeaten 8-ball 19.
Brief Scores:
Delhi Daredvils: 231 for 4 in 20 overs (David Warner 77, Virender Sehwag 77, Abhishek Nayar 1/22, David Hussey 1/19).
Kings XI Punjab: 202 for 6 in 20 overs (Shaun Marsh 95; Ajit Agarkar 2/48).
Teams:
Delhi Daredevils: Virender Sehwag (Capt.), David Warner, Aaron Finch, Yogesh Nagar, Naman Ojha, Venugopal Rao, Irfan Pathan, James Hopes, Ajit Agarkar, Morne Morkel, Varun Aaron.
Kings XI Punjab: Adam Gilchrist (Capt.), Paul Valthaty, Shaun Marsh, Abhishek Nayar, David Hussey, Dinesh Karthik, Sunny Singh, Ryan Harris, Piyush Chawla, Praveen Kumar, Shalabh Srivastava.
IPL-4: Delhi Daredevils won by 3 wkts
Indian Premier League 2011
Pune Warriors vs Delhi Daredevils, 16th match, Mumbai
Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai, India -April 17, 2011
- Toss: Delhi Daredevils(Elected to field)
- Man Of the Match: Yuvraj Singh
- Match Result: Delhi Daredevils won by 3 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
Delhi Daredevils posted an impressive 190/7 in 19.2 overs to chase a victory over Pune Warriors by three wickets in a high-scoring Indian Premier League held at Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai on Sunday.
Yuvraj Singh, the caption of pune warrior left no stone unturned to defeat the game but all his effort fall in vain as he didn’t reached to set target. However, Yuvraj made an unbeaten 66 for Pune that sum up a total of 187-5.
Earlier, Delhi Daredevils gave a good start as they scored 75 runs for the first wicket. Warner smashed (46 runs out of 28 balls covering his six boundaries and two sixers. Sehwag chipped 37 runs out of 23 balls includes six boundaries. Whereas, Venugopal Rao secured 31 runs out of 20 balls including one boundary and three sixes and Finch made 25 runs out of 12 balls that include one boundary and two sixes.
Pune, who suffered their first defeat in three games were earlier indebted to Yuvraj and Ryder (60) for setting a big target. Though, Yuvraj hit five sixes including three in the last over which is bowled by seamer Ashok Dinda, in his 32-ball knock. In addition, Ryder hit five sixes in his 27-ball innings.
Moreover, Ryder super 54 innings gave a big total to his team. He hit two sixes in the first over of the innings off spinner Rao.
Ryder completed his half-century with an aggressive shot when he lofted left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem over long-on for a six before falling in the same over.
Nadeem and Dinda finished with two wickets apiece.
Brief scores:
Pune Warriors 187-5 in 20 overs (Yuvraj Singh 66 not out, J. Ryder 60, M. Manhas 20; S. Nadeem 2-39, A. Dinda 2-42)
Delhi Daredevils 190-7 in 19.2 overs (D. Warner 46, V. Sehwag 37, V. Rao 31, A. Finch 25; Yuvraj Singh 4-29) by three wickets.
IPL-4: Kings XI Punjab beat Deccan by 8 wickets
Indian Premier League 2011
Deccan Chargers v Kings XI Punjab - 15th match
Hyderabad, April 16, 2011
- Toss: Kings Xi Punjab – Chose to field
- Man of the Match: Paul Valthaty
- Match Results: Kings XI Punjab beat Deccan Charges by 8 Wickets
It was an awesome performance from both the partners Valthaty and Gilchrist, who lead the match for the Kings XI Punjab after crushing Deccan Chargers with eight wickets in the Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium held on Saturday night.
Opting to a modest 166 runs target, Former Australian wicketkeeper Gilchrist and Valthaty both completed half-centuries with a six and added 136 for the opening wicket to ensure a comfortable win for Kings XI Punjab.
However, Gilchrist sum up a total of about 61 runs off 46 balls and left the stadium, whereas Valthaty made 75 runs off 47 balls for Kings XI Punjab and chased the victory for Kings IX Punjab with total of 166/2 in 17.4 overs.
In addition, Gilchrist hit three sixes and five fours while Valthaty, took five sixes and eight fours. Furthermore, Paul Valthaty was declared ‘Man of the Match’ for his all-round performance and received the Orange Cap for being the leading run scorer in the tournament so far.
Earlier, batting first, Deccan Chargers posted a total of 165 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 20 overs. Though, chargers couldn’t charged up on today’s game but the noteworthy performers from their squads are Shikhar Dhawan, who became the top scorer with a total 45 runs out of 36 balls including five boundaries and one six.
Whereas, Sangakkara made 35 runs out of 28 balls including five boundaries and Christian scored 30 runs out of 14 balls covering two boundaries and two sixes.
Apart from this, Mishra took two wickets from the Deccan Chargers. None of the other bowlers picked up a wicket. Ishant Sharma bowled well with an economy rate of 5.75 but failed to pick up wickets.
Brief scores:
Chennai Super Kings 183-5 in 20 overs (M. Hussey 83 not out, M. Vijay 31, S. Raina 29, MS Dhoni 22; R. Ninan 2-31, J. van der Wath 2-49) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore 162-7 in 20 overs (AB de Villiers 65, V. Kohli 35; S. Randiv 2-24, A. Morkel 2-34) by 21 runs
Deccan Chargers 165-8 in 20 overs (S. Dhawan 45, K. Sangakkara 35, D. Christian 30; P. Valthaty 4-29, R. McLaren 2-33) lost to Kings XI Punjab 166-2 in 17.4 overs (P. Valthaty 75, A. Gilchrist 61; A. Mishra 2-28) by eight wickets
IPL-4: Chennai Super Kings won by 21 runs
Indian Premier League 2011
Chennai Super Kings vs. Royal Challengers Bangalore, 14th match
Chennai (D/N), April 16, 2011
- Toss: Chennai Super Kings (Elected to bat)
- Man of the Match: Michael Hussey
- Match Results: Chennai Super Kings won by 21 runs
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) crushed Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 21 runs and posted their second win from the last three matches in the fourth season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty-20 tournament held at M A Chidambaram Stadium here on Saturday.
Opting to bat first, CSK delivered an enthralling 183 off their 20 overs and then stopped RCB to 162 for seven in 20 overs.
However, this is CSK second victory after they had defeated against Kolkata Knight Riders in the inaugural match of the tournament by 2 runs.
For CSK, Opener Mike Hussey remained not out with 83 as he delivered a smashing innings along with partners M Vijay who made 31, Suresh Raina score 29 and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni added 22 runs.
Talking about Hussey innings, he reached almost half century in just 42 balls, including a six and 11 fours in his unbeaten innings. Though, CSK captain MS Dhoni hit a six and a four in his 16-ball 22 before Zaheer Khan had him caught behind by AB de Villiers.
In addition, Van der Wath took a fantastic two wickets for 49. Even, R Ninan procured two for 31, whereas Zaheer Khan took one for 33.
For RCB, the noteworthy performers were A B deVilliers who tried hard to make a fight of it with a sizzling 65 runs whereas Kohli acquired 35runs. Apart from them, no their batsmen lead the game.
For the Super Kings, the two pace bowlers A Morkel 2-34, Tim Southee 1-32, Lankan off spinner Suraj Randiv 2-26, local lad R Ashwin 1-23 and left arm spinner Sadab Jagati 1-36 shackled the Bangalore batsmen.
Chennai have made one change, brought Mike Hussey in for Scott Styris. For RCB, Asad Pathan has replaced S Aravind.
Brief Scores:
Chennai Super Kings: 183 for five in 20 overs (Michael Hussey 83 not out; Ryan Ninan 2/31).
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 162 for seven in 20 overs (AB de Villiers 64; Suraj Randiv 2/24, Albie Morkel 2/34).
Teams:
Chennai Super Kings: M S Dhoni (c), M Vijay, S Anirudha, S Badrinath, S Raina, M Hussey, J Morkel, R Ashwin, S Jakati, T Southee, S Randiv
Royal Challengers Bangalore: D Vettori (c), M Agarwal, T Dilshan, V Kohli, AB de Villiers+, J van der Wath, S Tiwary, C Pujara, R Ninan, Z Khan, A Pathan.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: D Vettori (c), M Agarwal, T Dilshan, V Kohli, AB de Villiers+, J van der Wath, S Tiwary, C Pujara, R Ninan, Z Khan, A Pathan.
