Indian Premier League 2011 News
Royal Challengers Bangalore crush Kings XI Punjab by 85 runs
Indian Premier League
Royal Challengers Bangalore v/s Kings XI Punjab
At M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore on Friday – May 6, 2011.
- Toss: Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss, opted to bat first
- Man of the match: Chris Gayle
- Match Results: Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Kings XI Punjab by 85 runs
Chris Gayle played on an impressive note as he chipped in three wickets for Bangalore and kick-out Kings XI Punjab by 85 runs in their IPL match held at the M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore on Friday
Opting to bat, Gayle delivered a superb 107 innings off 55 balls which include 9 sixes and 10 fours and became the first player to hit two centuries in this IPL match.
Chasing a stiff target of 206 runs, KXIP didn’t do well, as they managed to score 120 for 9 as none of the team member delivered an accepted score to win the game.
Though, the notable performer for KXIP was Ryan McLaren who remains the top-scorer in the team member
For RCB, Sreenath Aravind remains the most promising bowler with 4/14 from his four overs whereas Captain Daniel Vettori
Brief Scores:
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 205 for six in 20 overs (Chris Gayle 107; Ryan Harris 3/38).
Kings XI Punjab: 120 for nine in 20 overs (Ryan McLaren 28; Sreenath Aravind 4/14, Chris Gayle 3/21).
Teams
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Chris Gayle, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers(w), Saurabh Tiwary, Mohammad Kaif, Daniel Vettori(c), Abhimanyu Mithun, Zaheer Khan, Sreenath Aravind, Asad Pathan.
Kings XI Punjab: Adam Gilchrist(w/c), Paul Valthaty, Shaun Marsh, Dinesh Karthik, Abhishek Nayar, Piyush Chawla, Praveen Kumar, Love Ablish, Ryan McLaren, Ryan Harris, Sunny Singh
IPL-4: Rajasthan Royals won by 7 wickets
Indian Premier League
Mumbai Indians Vs Rajasthan Royals
At Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, India, Fri 29 Apr 2011
- Toss: Rajasthan Royals won the toss & elected to field
- Man of the match: Johan Botha
- Match Results: Rajasthan Royals won by 7 wickets
Rajasthan Royals squads put forth an impressive innings as they defeated Mumbai Indians by seven wickets at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium here on Friday and placed their second position in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Thanks to Botha, whose remarkable delivery leads the team to chase for today’s victory against the champion’s leader Mumbai Indians. Talking about Botha’s innings, he made a superb score of about 44 runs off 39 balls, including two fours and a six to set the platform for Rajasthan’s victory.
Rajasthan Royals played on an impressive note as they managed to display a superb bowling and took the wickets at a regular intervals. However, Rajasthan Royals restricted Mumbai Indian to a small score of 94 for eight. This is Mumbai’s lowest total in the IPL tournament. Which is also happen to be a lowest scores at this stadium.
For Mumbai Indians, there were four batsmen who managed to reach the double figure. Though, Andrew Symonds being the top-scorer with his 17 followed by Davy Jacobs 15 runs.
However, Shane Warne and Ashok Menaria were the top players for Rajasthan Royal in today’s victory as they played superbly to restrict Mumbai Indians.
Teams:
Rajasthan: Shane Watson, Ashok Menaria, Rahul Dravid, Ajinkya Rahane, Amit Singh, 6 Ross Taylor, Dishant Yagnik (wk), Shane Warne (capt), Johan Botha, Stuart Binny, Siddharth Trivedi
Mumbai: Sachin Tendulkar (capt), Davy Jacobs (wk), Ambati Rayudu, Kieron Pollard, Rohit Sharma, Andrew Symonds, R Sathish, Harbhajan Singh, Munaf Patel, Lasith Malinga, Ali Murtaza
IPL-4:Kolkata Knight Riders won by 17 runs
Indian Premier League 2011
Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Delhi Daredevils
At Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi, India, Thu 28 Apr 2011
- Toss: Delhi Daredevils won the toss & elected to field
- Man of the match: Manoj Tiwary
- Match Results: Kolkata Knight Riders won by 17 runs
Caption Gautam Gambhir played an impressive match and lead the game for Kolkata Knight Riders, as the KKR team thrashed Delhi Daredevils by 17 runs to notch up their fourth win in the Indian Premier League at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium here on Thursday.
Opting to bat first, kolkatta Knight Riders made a superb score, 148/7 (20) with a run rate of 7.40.
In reply, Delhi manage to sum up a total scores of about 131/9 in their 20 overs as they were losing a wicket at regular intervals. Though, Delhi lost two wickets in two balls when Venugopal Rao and Ajit Agarkar were run out off their consecutive deliveries.
Further on, Delhi soon lost their second wicket when Jaidev Unadkat had Virender Sehwag caught by Laxmipathy Balaji at fine-leg and fifth wicket when Abdulla had James Hopes caught by Manoj Tiwary at the mid-wicket which is in the same over when Naman Ojha caught by Brett Lee at long-on to stop Delhi to 85/6.
Though, Sehwag chipped a six and 5 fours in his 23-ball 34 innings before falling leaving the stadium. He was caught by Laxmipathy Balaji.
However, Delhi’s team started the run chase loosely as David Warner edged a Laxmipathy Balaji delivery onto his stumps in the second over. Though, Umesh Yadav took 2 wickets for Delhi to stop Kolkata for 148/7 despite good 61 unbeaten delivery from Manoj Tiwary.
In addition, Tiwary’s hit 3 sixes and 2 fours studded from his 47 balls. He almost reached half century in his 37 balls after Yadav being kick off Yusuf Pathan & Eoin Morgan off successive deliveries.
Teams:
Delhi Daredevils: Virender Sehwag (Capt.), David Warner, Yogesh Nagar, Naman Ojha, Y Venugopal Rao, Irfan Pathan, James Hopes, Morne Morkel, Ajit Agarkar, Umesh Yadav, Travis Birt.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Gautam Gambhir (Capt.), Jacques Kallis, Shreevats Goswami, Manoj Tiwary, Yusuf Pathan, Eoin Morgan, Ryan ten Doeschate, Iqbal Abdulla, Jaidev Unadkat, Laxmipathy Balaji, Brett Lee.
Is Fletcher the right choice as the coach?
Duncan Fletcher has been announced as the new coach of the Indian Cricket Team and one must say that it comes as a surprise.
For one, the BCCI had earlier said that they will take their time in announcing the coach but clearly, that was being done to ensure that the media does not create a big show of it.
Apart from that, one also is surprised at the fact that Fletcher and not Stephen Fleming got the job. Fletcher is a 62-year old guy who has a record that has traces of good and bad in it, there was an Ashes win and there was also the only Ashes loss that the English side has had to endure in the last four instances.
Fleming, on the other hand, would have come in with a clean slate and would have ensured that the side would go on to carry the legacy that Gary Kirsten had left behind. Fletcher could be more imposing and most importantly, may not be able to handle the media coverage.
Now, only time will tell how things go.
For one, the BCCI had earlier said that they will take their time in announcing the coach but clearly, that was being done to ensure that the media does not create a big show of it.
Apart from that, one also is surprised at the fact that Fletcher and not Stephen Fleming got the job. Fletcher is a 62-year old guy who has a record that has traces of good and bad in it, there was an Ashes win and there was also the only Ashes loss that the English side has had to endure in the last four instances.
Fleming, on the other hand, would have come in with a clean slate and would have ensured that the side would go on to carry the legacy that Gary Kirsten had left behind. Fletcher could be more imposing and most importantly, may not be able to handle the media coverage.
Now, only time will tell how things go.
Brilliant Bangalore demolish Kochi
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| ipl 4 | If you aren't a fan of the Royal Challengers Bangalore, there's good news and bad news. The good news first: Tillakaratne Dilshan has found form late, and will not unleash any more violence in the IPL, since he is headed to England. The bad news is that Chris Gayle is in such form that you probably wouldn't notice Dilshan's absence. And then there is worse news - Bangalore are fielding like a team possessed. The hapless Kochi Tuskers Kerala ran into each of these facets of Bangalore's brilliance, and were brushed away by nine wickets, with 6.5 overs to spare.
On a day when their franchise went green, Gayle and Dilshan did more than their bit for the environment, setting up a finish before the floodlights took full effect. Gayle began the mayhem by depositing RP Singh into the second tier behind long-off in the first over. Dilshan responded by looting 20 runs off Ramesh Powar in the second over. What followed was not for children and the faint-hearted. At the start of Prasanth Parameswaran's over, if you had stopped him and said he was going to do worse than concede six sixes, he would have laughed it off. After all, he was a man who had stared Virender Sehwag in the face and nailed him in his first IPL over. Today was a different day, though. Parameswaran chugged in and delivered a length ball first up, and Gayle carved it over point for a six. Parameswaran did not flinch; Sehwag had done likewise the other day before perishing. Today, Parameswaran's second ball was a slower ball. Bad idea. Worse, it was a no-ball. Gayle slashed him for six more. The free-hit was thumped through midwicket. The next ball was thundered through the covers. By now, Parameswaran was clearly rattled, and he ran in robotically to delivery two more length balls. Six over cover, followed by a shimmy down the track and a 91 metre six over long-off. The last ball was a high full toss, and Gayle inside-edged for four more. The over had gone and Parameswaran had a story his grandchildren would ask him to relate years from now. Kochi, meanwhile were looking for an early flight out. Dilshan ensured they would have enough time to beat the Bangalore traffic and make it to the airport in time. Incredibly, Bangalore were just as clinical on the field. Daniel Vettori made masterly bowling changes on a sluggish track. He came on after his fast bowlers had allowed Kochi to get off to a good start, and stalled them with two huge wickets. His fielders - from the usually nimble AB de Villiers, to the rarely agile Zaheer Khan - responded with brilliance, and Kochi lurched from 64 for 1 in eight overs to 89 for 5 in 14, before finishing on 125 for 9. Kochi's problems began with Brendon McCullum's inability to adapt to the slowness of the strip, though Michael Klinger's smart footwork got them early boundaries. Vettori switched to Plan B after four overs, bringing Gayle and himself on. McCullum charged Gayle for two fours, but Vettori lulled him into an awry swipe with a smart variation in length. Parthiv Patel kept looking for boundaries, and Kochi had managed at least one in each of the first eight overs. The party was about to end though: Bangalore struck in each of the next three overs. Klinger yorked himself by charging out to Gayle, before Vettori cracked the game open by getting Mahela Jayawardene to edge behind. Bangalore's fielding then took centre-stage. Brad Hodge nudged his first ball behind point and took off for a non-existent single. Parthiv responded before pulling out of the run, and was soon running alongside Hodge towards the bowler's end. AB de Villiers pouched the wide throw on the dive with his left glove and, not knowing that both batsmen were stranded close to the other end, threw down the stumps in one smooth, graceful motion as he tumbled. Three overs later, Zaheer bettered the effort: Hodge whipped S Aravind off the hips and the ball was hurtling towards the boundary when Zaheer jumped up full length and intercepted with one hand at short fine leg. Kochi were visibly stunned, and never looked like recovering. Bangalore's fielding kept bettering itself right up to the last over, when Mohammad Kaif took a brilliant catch running forward, and de Villiers slung-shot another run-out. What followed after the break was just plain cartoonish violence. |
Honours even
