Kings XI Punjab Vs Mumbai Indians - Match 20 - Kingsmead, Durban - Bulletin

Kings XI Punjab beat Mumbai Indians by 3 runs in a low scoring, nail biting thriller. Deciding to bat first on a slow batting track Kings XI batsmen never looked dangerous to set a big target. They lost their openers early and except for Sangakara who scored a gritty unbeaten 45 of 44 balls none of the Kings XI batsmen looked to occupy the crease. Some accurate bowling by Mumbai Indians, especially Malinga who returned with the figures of 2/12 and Zaheer Khan made sure that Kings XI never got beyond the six run per over mark. Kings XI ended up with 119 at the end of their 20 overs.

Chasing a low target of 120 and boasting of some of the biggest names in their batting line up, Mumbai chase started off catastrophically loosing both their star openers Sachin and Jayasuriya for just 4 runs on the board. With the dew factor negated by the winds, Kings XI bowlers were on a roll taking wickets at regular intervals. With the fall of Duminy's wicket in the final over, in which they needed 12 runs for victory, Mumbai's hopes were shattered. Kudos to the intelligent bowling changes made by Yuvaraj and an excellent spell of fast bowling from Yusuf Abdulla who is making heads turn in this IPL season.

Toss:
Kings XI Punjab won the toss and decided to bat first.

Teams:
Mumbai Indians
S Jayasuriya, S Tendulkar, S Dhawan, JP Duminy, D Bravo, A Nayar, Harbhajan Singh,
Zaheer Khan, P Shah, L Malinga, SS Tiwary
Kings XI Punjab
R Bopara, K Goel, Yuvaraj Singh, K Sangakara, M Jayawardane, P Chawla, I Pathan, W Mota, VS Malik, R Powar, YA Abdullah

Brief Scores:
Kings XI Punjab - 119/8 in 20 overs(Sangakara - 45*, K Goel - 12, L Malinga - 2/12,
S Jayasuriya - 1/5)
Mumbai Indians - 116/7 in 20 overs(JP Duminy - 59, A Nayar - 15, D Bravo - 15,
Yusuf Abdulla - 2/19, I Pathan - 2/20)

Result:
Kings XI Punjab won by 3 runs.

Banglore Royal Challengers Vs Kolkatta Knight Riders - Match 19 - Kingsmead, Durban - Bulletin

A sensational last over victory handed Banglore a much needed victory ending their four match loosing streak. Needing just 140 for victory Banglore started off their chase solidly with a 69 run first wicket partnership. Incidentally this was their first 50+ first wicket partnership for the tournament. Goswami who had replaced Uthappa at the top order played sensibly scoring 43 off 46 balls. But the Kolkatta bowling led by Hodge and Ishant made quick inroads into the Banglore batting line up. Banglore needed 10 runs of the final over with the scoreboard reading 129/5. The experienced Boucher, held his nerve and guided Banglore home. Gayle gave 1,4,2,2,4 in the crucial final over.

Earlier in the day Kolkatta started off disastrously with McCullum falling yet again for a first ball duck. McCullums form, rather loss of it is a big worry for Kolkatta and this can prove to be a decisive factor in the games to come. C Gayle once again proved his worth with solid 40 off 37 balls, but the unexpected star for Kolkatta came in the form of M Van Myk who remained unbeaten for a solid 43 of 35 balls. L Shukla's 21 of 15 balls helped add respectably to the Kolkatta score and they ended up scoring 139 runs at the end of their 20 over quota.

Toss:
Kolkatta Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.

Teams:
Kolkatta Knight Riders
C Gayle, B McCullum, S Ganguly, B Hodge, WP Saha, LR Shukla, M Van Myk, A Agarkar,
M Karthik, I Sharma, A Dinda
Banglore Royal Challengers
J Kallis, S Goswami, K Pieterson, M Boucher, Van der Merwe, V Kohli, M Pandey, P Kumar, Pankaj Singh, KP Appanna, A Kumble

Brief Scores:
Kolkatta Knight Riders - 139/6 in 20 overs(Van Wyk - 43*, C Gayle - 40, A Kumble - 2/16,
K Pieterson - 1/24)
Banglore Royal Challengers - 143/5 in 19.5 overs(S Goswami - 43, M Boucher - 25*,
B Hodge - 3/29, I Sharma - 2/15)

Result:
Banglore Royal Challengers won the match by 5 wickets

Rajasthan Royals Vs Delhi Daredevils - Match 18 - SuperSport Park,Centurion - Bulletin

Yusuf Pathan and Greame Smith fetched Rajasthan a brilliant victory from a stage where winning seemed very unlikely. Having to chase a small total of 144, Rajasthan never really looked in hunt loosing early wickets. At the end of 11th over the scoreboard read 64/5, with Smith holding the innings and running out of partners. Amit Mishra bowled brilliantly for Delhi and Delhi were well on their way to emulate Deccan's four on four. Rajasthan it seems should never loose hope as long as Yusuf Pathan is on the crease. The hard hitting right hander made a mockery of the Delhi bowling attack scoring an unbeaten 62 off just 30 balls, which included three 4's and six massive sixers. With Smith showing his solidity in the other end, Rajasthan romped home in just 18.3 overs with a Pathan boundary.

Earlier in the day, Delhi Daredevils's openers once again failed to get going and AB deVillers proved to be a valuable asset scoring another half century to help Delhi reach a score of 143. Vettori showed some skill with the bat and his partnership of 56 runs with deVillers proved vital and was the only partnership worth mentioning for Delhi.Mithun Manhas's late blast of 23 provided a much needed boost to the Delhi total in the final overs. Mascarenhas, Munaf Patel and Shane Warne picked two wickets each for Rajasthan, with Munaf's 2/14 being the best figures.

Toss:
Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to Bat.


Teams:
Rajasthan Royals
G Smith, P Valthaty, S Asnodkar, R Quiney, Y Pathan, D Mascarenhas, R Jadeja, S Warne,
M Rawat, M Patel, Kamran Khan

Delhi Daredevils
G Gambhir, V Shewag, T Dilshan, AB de Villiers, M Tiwary, D Karthik, D Nannes, D Vettori,
A Nehra, A Salvi, P Sangwan


Brief Scores:
Delhi Daredevils - 143/7 in 20 overs(AB de Villiers - 50, D Vettori - 29, M Patel - 2/14,
D Mascarenhas - 2/28)
Rajasthan Royals - 147/5 in 18.3 overs(Y Pathan - 62*, G Smith - 44*, A Mishra - 3/34,
A Nehra - 1/23)


Result:
Rajasthan Royals won by 5 wickets

Mumbai Indias vs Kolkatta Knight Riders - Match 17 - St George's Park, Port Elizabeth - Bulletin

Sachin Tendulkar and Sanath Jayasuriya showed on Tuesday as to why they are known to be the most destructive and world class batsman on Earth. They added 127 runs for the first wicket and batted Kolkatta out of the game at St George's park in Port Elizabeth. Having won the toss Mumbai Indian decided to bat first and Sachin and Jayasuriya were in ominous form right from the word go. Sachin was in charge of the initial assault and scored 52 runs of just 32 balls. Jayasuriya on the other end started getting considerable strike only by the 4th over and 39 year old scored 68 of 45 balls thanks to his clean hitting. If you thought that T 20 is the format more suited for youngsters, then these two 35+ year old gentlemen proved otherwise. Their batting showed that age is nothing when compared with class. Powered by opening partnership Mumbai was looking good to cross over the 200 mark, but Lakshmi Shukla came up with a brilliant spell of 3/25 to peg back the Mumbai innings. The great momentum given by the opening pair could not be sustained and Mumbai ended up with 187 runs on the board.

If you want to summarize the run chase of Kolkatta Knight Riders, then "DISASTROUS" would be the apt word. Except for Hodge and Ganguly none of the Kolkatta batsmen had patience enough to get settled and then get going. Poor shot selection combined with some tight bowling from Mumbai resulted in Kolkatta being bowled out for 95. At the moment nothing seems to be going right for the Kolkatta boys. Is it because of the team unity? Is it because of too much distractions? Whatever the reasons maybe, its either perform or perish for TEAM KOLKATTA. You may have loads of sponsors and a star following, but without on-field performances you end up ZERO. Hope Kolkatta Knight Riders and Shahrukh Khan remember this!

Toss
Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat

Teams
Mumbai Indians
S Jayasuriya, S Tendulkar, S Dhawan, JP Duminy, D Bravo, A Nayar, Harbhajan Singh,
Zaheer Khan, P Shah, L Malinga, SS Tiwary
Kolkatta Knight Riders
C Gayle, B McCullum, S Ganguly, B Hodge, Yashpal Singh, LR Shukla, AN Ghosh,
A Dinda, Ajantha Mendis, I Sharma, Anureet Singh

Brief Scores
Mumbai Indians - 187/6 in 20 overs (S Jayasuriya - 68, S Tendulkar - 52, L Shukla - 3/25,
I Sharma - 1/29)
Kolkatta Knight Riders - 95 all out in 15.2 overs (S Ganguly - 34, B Hodge - 24, L Malinga - 3/11, A Nayar - 3/15)

Result
Mumbai Indians won by 92 runs

Chennai Super Kings Vs Deccan Chargers - Match 16 - Kingsmead, Durban - Bulletin

Deccan Chargers are on a roll after defeating Chennai Super Kings and making their tally four out of four. The wooden spoon winner have come out all guns blazing in this season of IPL and the results are here to see. Gilchrist and Gibbs were on fire and literally destroyed the Chennai bowling after being set a target of 166 runs. Gilchrist was in punishing mood as he sent the cricket ball flying to all parts of the ground scoring 44 off just 19 balls which included five 4's and three massive sixers. With all his regular bowlers being hit out of the park, Dhoni threw the ball to part-timer Suresh Raina hoping for a magic. And magic did happen with Raina picking up the wickets of Gilchrist and Laxman in successive overs. But the damage was already done. With run-rate at a manageable level and wickets in hand Gibbs guided Deccan to a emphatic six wicket victory.

Earlier in the day Mathew Hayden's 49 and Jacob Oram's 41 helped Chennai reach a respectable score of 165, after being put in by Deccan. But the inability to forge good partnerships and good bowling from Deccan spinners meant that Chennai could never really go into the full throttle mode. Raina and Dhoni made some useful contributions but were out when they started to look good for bigger scores. This season so far for Chennai has been a season of missed opportunities. They have been in winning positions in most of the matches but let the opportunity slip. If Chennai wants to better or atleast repeat their last year's performance, they have to make sure they grab all the opportunities.

Toss
Deccan won the toss and elected to field

Teams
Deccan Chargers
A Gilchrist, H Gibbs, VVS Laxman, R Sharma, Dwyane Smith, Venugopal Rao Rao, A Bilakhia,
P Ojha, RP Singh, SM Shohaib, F Edwards
Chennai Super Kings
P Patel, M Hayden, S Raina, J Oram, M S Dhoni, A Morkel, S Badrinath, J Sharma, L Balaji,
M Muralitharan, M Gony

Brief Scores
Chennai Super Kings - 165/6 in 20 overs(Hayden - 49, J Oram - 41*, P Ojha - 2/11,
R Sharma - 1/18)
Deccan Chargers - 169/4 in 19.3 overs(H gibbs - 69*, A Gilchrist - 44, S Raina - 2/18,
M Muralitharan - 1/17)

Result
Deccan Chargers won by 6 wickets

Rajasthan Royals Vs Kings XI Punjab - Match 15 - Newlands, Cape Town - Bulletin

Having just won a match, both Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI badly needed these two points which would propel get them a step closer to the top 4 spots. On a slow and two paced wicket at Newlands, Kings XI won the toss and decided to bat first. Bopara and Goel who have so far given solid start to the innings failed to do so this time with both the openers dismissed cheaply. With Yuvaraj and Jayawardane getting out without scoring much, Kings XI were struggling at 48/4. Irfan Pathan joined the seasoned Sangakara and they rebuilt the innings with singles and twos and an occasional boundary here and there. This partnership contributed 75 runs to the Kings XI score before Pathan was bowled by impressive Kamran Khan after scoring valuable 39 runs. Sangakara got out due to some foolish calling in the penultimate over and Kings XI managed a total of 139, a decent target to defend but nevertheless around 10 - 15 runs short of what Kings XI might have hoped.

Chasing a moderate 140 on a slow, two paced wicket can be tricky and required good starts and solid partnerships, but Rajasthan Royals didn't manage either. They started off disastrously and the middle order didn't bother consolidating. Rajasthan during the ninth over had lost six wickets having scored just 42 runs. This virtually eliminated them out of the match. Had it not been for Ravindra Jadeja who scored 37 of 44 balls and Shane Warne(34 off 33 balls) Rajasthan would not have reached the three figure mark. At the end of 20 overs Rajasthan managed only 112 runs, a poor score by any standards given the target they were required to chase. Yusuf Abdullah impressed once again with his bowling performance for Kings XI with the figures of 3/21. For Rajasthan Royals, its time to pull up their socks and start performing like Champs and not as "CHUMPS"

Toss
Kings XI won the toss and decided to bat first

Teams
Kings XI Punjab
R Bopara, K Goel, Yuvaraj Singh, K Sangakara, M Jayawardane, P Chawla, I Pathan, RR Bose, WA Mota, VRV Singh, YA Abdullah
Rajasthan Royals
G Smith, S Asnodkar, R Quiney, AS Raut, Y Pathan, D Mascarenhas, R Jadeja, S Warne,
M Rawat, M Patel, Kamran Khan

Brief scores:
Kings XI Punjab - 139/6 in 20 overs (K Sangakara - 60, I Pathan - 39, Kamran Khan - 2/15, Munaf Patel - 2/24)
Rajasthan Royals - 112/7 in 20 overs (R jadeja - 37, Shane Warne - 34*, Y Abdulla - 3/21,
P Chawla - 2/22)

Result
Kings XI Punjab won by 27 runs.

Delhi Daredevils Vs Royal Banglore Challengers - Match 14 - St. George's Park, Port Elizabeth - Bulletin

Delhi were on a roll winning as they made it 3 out of 3 after beating Royal Challengers quite comprehensively by six wickets. Electing to bat first Royal Challengers started off disastrously loosing the openers with just ten runs on the board. The middle did well to rescue the Royal Challengers given the fact that Dravid "The Wall" will not be playing the rest of the tournament as he is on his paternity leave.There were two 50+ partnerships, the first between the skipper, Pieterson(37 off 25 balls) and Ross Taylor(31 off 34 balls) and the next one between V Kohli(22 off 24 balls) and M Boucher(36 off 28 balls). These valuable middle order partnerships helped Royal Challengers reach a respectable total of 149. On the bowling front for Daredevils, all the bowlers chipped in wickets with Amit Mishra being the best of lot with the figures of 1/19.

Chasing a moderate total of 150, Delhi lost Shewag early second time in a row. There is no doubt that Shewag needs to play his natural game, but a bit of sensibility to his batting will add a lot of value to the Delhi team and in the international front to the Indian team. Gautam Gambhir fell after making a sedate 16. With the scoreboard reading 42/2 in the sixth over the match was evenly poised, But Dilshan and deVilliers added another 42 to the score before deVilliers was out for 21. Dinesh Karthik disappointed yet again failing to make any impact apart from a six off Kallis, he was caught at cover by Kallis of Akhil after scoring 12 runs. Dilshan's brilliant innings of 67 from 47 balls and Manhas's cameo of 23 from 13 balls made sure that Delhi reach their target with 4 balls to spare. For Banglore Pankaj Singh took two wickets and was impressive. With four defeats in a row, Royal Challengers must start believing in themselves and more importantly start winning to stay alive in this tournament, else it will be a repeat of their last year's performance or even worse

Toss:
Banglore Royal Challengers won the toss and elected to bat

Teams
Delhi Daredevils
G Gambhir, V Shewag, T Dilshan, AB de Villiers, M Manhas, D Karthik, D Nannes, D Vettori, Y Mahesh, A Mishra, P Sangwan
Banglore Royal Challengers
J Kallis, R Uthappa, K Pieterson, R Taylor, M Boucher, V Kohli, Pankaj Singh, B Akhil, KP Appanna, Vinay Kumar, A Kumble

Brief Scores
Banglore Royal Challengers - 149/7 in 20 overs(K Pieterson - 37, M Boucher - 36, A Nehra - 2/34, A Mishra - 1/19)
Delhi Daredevils - 150/4 in 19.2 overs(T Dilshan - 67*, M Manhas - 23*, Pankaj Singh 2/31,
B Akhil - 1/8)

Result
Delhi Daredevils won by 6 wickets.

Chennai Super Kings Vs Kolkatta Knight Riders - Match 13 - Cape Town, Bulletin

The match between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkatta Knight riders got washed out due to rains without a ball being bowled. With the two teams loosing most of their matches a full game would have been interesting, but the rain playing party pooper, the teams shared their points

Deccan Chargers Vs Mumbai Indians - Match 12 - Kingsmead, Durban - Bulletin

It was a battle for supremacy when Deccan Chargers and Mumbai Indians, the two undefeated teams of this IPL, met to decide a winner. Gilchrist won the toss and decided to bat first in what looked to be a beautiful batting track at Kingsmead, Durban. Gilchrist started the innings off in a blazing style with Gibbs playing the anchor role. With the dismissal of Gilchrist in the end of seventh over, D Smith took over from where Gilli left. Deccan were all set for a 200+ score, when the script turned awfully wrong. Barvo and Malinga bowled brilliantly spells and made sure, the target was well within their reach. The run out of Gibbs was the turning point, as he was looking to take his game to the next level. In the end Deccan were restricted to just 168, not a bad score but less than what they were looking for.

With the batting line up which Mumbai has, 169 in 20 overs can be considered a easy target on a pitch which was good for batting, but unfortunately for the Mumbai Indians, Jayasuriya got out early in the innings, which helped RP Singh regain the purple cap. Sachin and Duminy slowly consolidated the innings before Sachin was out in the eleventh over with the scoreboard reading 86. Mumbai always lagged behind Deccan with respect to run rate, Ojha's brilliant bowling and wickets falling at regular intervals made sure that Mumbai fell short 12 runs at the end of the day.

Toss:
Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to Bat

Teams:
Mumbai Indians
S Jayasuriya, S Tendulkar, S Dhawan, JP Duminy, D Bravo, A Nayar, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, P Shah, L Malinga, Dhawal Kulkarni
Deccan Chargers
A Gilchrist, H Gibbs, VVS Laxman, R Sharma, Dwyane Smith, Venugopal Rao Rao, Harmeet Singh, P Ojha, RP SIngh, B Ravi Teja, F Edwards

Brief Scores:
Deccan Chargers - 168/9 in 20 overs(H Gibbs - 58, A Gilchrist - 35, D Smith - 35, L Malinga - 3/19, D Bravo - 3/34)
Mumbai Indians - 156/7 in 20 overs( JP Duminy - 47, S Tendulkar - 36, P Ojha - 3/21,
RP Singh - 2/27, F Edwards - 2/27)

Result:
Deccan Chargers won by 12 runs

Banglore Royal Challengers Vs Kings XI Punjab - Match 11 - Kingsmead, Durban - Bulletin

Ravi Bopara turned out to be a wise investment for Kings XI as he turned out to be the man who helped Kings XI break their loosing streak. Having lost all the matches in the competition Kings XI were up against Banglore, who were also on a loosing streak and desperate for a win. Having won the toss, Banglore decided to bat first and lost the wicket of Uthappa, early in the innings. For the first time in the tournament Jesse Ryder looked good and when he was starting to bat with a flourish, his stumps were rattled by Abdulla. Pieterson in the same over was dismissed for a duck and the man in form Dravid came to the crease. With Kallis going strong in the other end, Dravid only needed to consolidate and provide solidity to the innings, but Dravid decided to take on a well flighted slower ball from Chawla and perished. Kallis and Taylor added 60 runs for the fourth wicket, before Abdullah striked once more with the priced wicket of Kallis. Kallis departed for a well made 62 from 46 balls. Wickets kept falling at regular intervals one after the other and Banglore managed a highly defendable 168 at the end of twenty over.

So far in this series, Kings XI have had solid starts and this match was no exception. Goel and Bopara added 52 runs for the first wicket before Goel fell to an excellent throw from Vinay Kumar. With the asking run rate climbing steadily and reaching around 15 runs per over, Sangakara tried to slog a ball from Kumble out of the stands but the ball ended up safely in the hands of Pankaj Singh. Bopara along with Yuvaraj after playing a few overs carefully started shifting gears. Powered by the clean hitting of Yuvi and brilliant timing of Bopara Kings XI managed to win a game, which at one stage required 15 runs per over to win, with one over to spare. The extent to which the bowlers were made to have some terrible nightmare is evident from the fact that 49 runs were plundered in the last 3 overs of their innings by Kings XI. Banglore did manage to get the wicket of Bopara early in the nineteenth over, but it was a little too late.

Toss:
Banglore Royal Challengers won the toss and elected to bat

Teams:
Kings XI Punjab
R Bopara, K Goel, Yuvaraj Singh, K Sangakara, M Jayawardane, P Chawla, I Pathan, RR Bose, WA Mota, VRV Singh, YA Abdullah
Banglore Royal Challengers
J Kallis, R Uthappa, Jesse Ryder, K Pieterson, R Taylor, R Dravid, V Kohli, Pankaj Singh, P Kumar, Vinay Kumar, A Kumble

Brief Scores:
Banglore Royal Challengers - 168/9 in 20 overs(Kallis - 62, R Taylor - 35, YA Abdulla - 4/31,
I Pathan 3-35)
Kings XI Punjab - 173/3 in 19 overs(R Bopara - 84, Yuvaraj - 30 A Kumble - 1/19, Kallis - 1/51)

Result:
Kings XI Punjab won by 7 wickets with one over to spare

Rajasthan Royals Vs Kolkatta Knight Riders - Match 10 - Newlands, Cape Town - Bulletin

Yusuf Pathan powered Rajasthan Royals to victory in the super over with his power hitting in the tenth match of DLF IPL 2. In what was easily the best match of this IPL season, Kolkatta won the toss and elected to field in a track which seemed to help the slower bowlers. Rajasthan didn't have the greatest starts loosing the wickets of Valthaty and Quiney early. Smith and Yusuf Pathan started consolidating the innings with smith trying to play the sheet anchor role and Yusuf going bang band. But Ajantha Mendis making his IPL debut started off with a bang by capturing the wickets of both Smith and the dangerous looking Yusuf. But Rajasthan reached a total of 150 with useful contributions from Jadeja, Mascarenhas and Raut. As far as Kolkatta bowling was concerned, Mendis, Anureet Singh and Ishant picked two wickets apiece with Mendis being the best of the lot.

Kolkatta started off their chase with Gayle going berserk and contributing 41 off 33 balls, but wickets kept falling consistently at the other end with McCullum, Shukla and Hodge not contributing much towards Kolkatta's score. With the scoreboard reading 94/5 at the end of fourteenth over Kolkatta was in dire posistion and needed a special innings to bail them out of the situation. And this special innings came from none other than our beloved Dada who along with Yashpal singh almost fetched Kolkatta the win. With 7 runs needed of 6 balls and Ganguly on strike Kolkatta were the favourites to win the game, and Shane Warne handed the ball to young Kamran Khan. The last over read this way wd, 1, 1, 0, 2lb, Dada's wicket, 1+ Ishant's run out. The match ended in tie and the result had to decided by the super over.

The following was the line up for the super over
Kolkatta
Batsmen - Gayle, McCullum and Ganguly
Bowler - Ajantha Mendis

Rajasthan
Batsmen - Yusuf Pathan, Ravindra Jadeja and Mascarenhas
Bowler - Kamran Khan

According to the Super Over Rule, Kolkatta went in to bat first and scored 15 runs which included 3 boundaries from Chris Gayle's bat. The super over read 1, 1, Wd, 4, 4, 4, Wicket of Gayle. With 16 runs to win Yusuf Pathan hit the first ball of Ajantha Mendis for a Six over long off. The Second ball is what i believe lost Kolkatta the game, Yusuf skied one toward long off, but Hodge who came running from long on made a mess of it and two runs were scored. The next two balls went for a six and a four and Rajasthan clinched a thriller, thanks to Yusuf Pathan.

Toss:
Kolkatta Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field

Teams:
Kolkatta Knight Riders
C Gayle, B McCullum, S Ganguly, B Hodge, Sanjay Bangar, LR Shukla, Yashpal Singh, A Agarkar, Ajantha Mendis, I Sharma, Anureet Singh
Rajasthan Royals
G Smith, PC Valthaty, R Quiney, AS Raut, Y Pathan, D Mascarenhas, R Jadeja, S Warne, M Rawat, M Patel, Kamran Khan

Brief Scores:
Rajasthan Royals - 150/6 in 20 overs(Y Pathan - 42, Mascarenhas - 27, S Ganguly - 2/19, A Singh - 2/35)
Kolkatta Knight Riders - 150/8 in 20 overs(S Ganguly - 46, C Gayle - 41, Kamran Khan - 3/18, S Warne - 2/25)

Result:
Rajasthan Royals won the match in Super over.

Chennai Super Kings Vs Delhi Daredevils - Match 9 - Kingsmead, Durban - Bulletin

Chennai Super Kings brilliantly managed to clinch defeat from the jaws of victory in a thriller against Delhi Daredevils. Chasing 190 to win from 20 overs Chennai started off brilliantly with Hayden once again regaining the orange cap with his 27 ball 57. With Raina going great guns at the other end after the dismissal of Hayden in the eight over, Chennai were well poised, needing 83 runs from the last ten overs at a rate of 8.3 per over, during the strategy break. But Chennai lost wickets at regular intervals and lost the plot in the final overs. Albie Morkel who the team depended on heavily couldn't send a ball over the boundary in the final few overs. Flintoff hasn't justified his heavy price tag by once again falling to perform. The likes of Dhoni and Badrinath failing to reach double figure scores and Pradeep Sangwan's brilliant spell getting the wicket of top 3 Chennai batsman contributed cumulatively to Chennai's defeat.

Earlier in the day Delhi started off disastrously loosing both their openers with just 8 runs on the board. The fall of these two wickets brought together AB de villiers and Tilakaratne Dilshan whose aggressive play powered Delhi to a score of 189. de Villiers was unbeaten on 105, the first century in this edition of IPL. de Villiers's century came off just 54 balls and was studded with 5 fours and 6 sixers. de Villiers was well supported by Dilshan who scored a brilliant half century of just 27 balls. Lakshmipathy Balaji with the figures of 3/19 in 4 overs was the star bowler for Chennai Super Kings. With two losses in three games, its time for Chennai to tighten their screws and try to win in order to stay in contention for the semis.

Toss:
Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to Bat

Teams:
Chennai Super Kings
P Patel, M Hayden, S Raina, A Flintoff, M S Dhoni, A Morkel, S Badrinath, J Sharma, L Balaji, M Muralitharan, M Gony
Delhi Daredevils
G Gambhir, V Shewag, T Dilshan, AB de Villiers, M Tiwary, D Karthik, D Nannes, D Vettori, A Nehra, A Salvi, P Sangwan

Brief Scores:
Delhi Daredevils - 189/5 in 20 overs(AB de Villiers - 105*, T Dilshan - 50, L Balaju - 3/19, A Morkel - 1/41)
Chennai Super Kings - 180/9 in 20 overs (M Hayden - 57, Suresh Raina - 41, P Sangwan - 3/28, D Vettori - 2/29)

Result:
Delhi Daredevils won by 9 runs

Australia Vs Pakistan - 1st ODI - Dubai Sports City cricket stadium, Dubai - Bulletin

Sahid Afridi was the man of the moment for Pakistan after he single handedly destroyed the powerful Aussie batting line up and followed it up with a crucial 24 runs off 16 ball cameo. It came as a big relief for Pakistan, who had to put behind the events of the past few months and concentrate on their cricket. Aussies won the toss and elected to bat first on a pitch which might show some signs of deterioration later in the night. Australia began well with 40 odd run first wicket partnership before Marsh was run out due to a brilliant effort in the field by Salman Butt. Haddin and Watson were looking dangerous and the spinners were introduced into the attack. The spinners responed well with Afridi picking up Haddin and Ajmal by getting the wicket of the Aussie captain Clarke. There was no stopping Afridi as he single ran through the aussie line up picking up the wickets of Symonds, Watson, Ferguson, Bracken and Stuart Clark in addition to that of Haddin. Afridi finished his spell with a carrer best of 6/38 off his 10 overs. Afridi was well supported by Ajmal who ended up with the figures of 2/19 in his quota of 10 overs. Hopes was the only Aussie middle order batsman who showed some resistance by picking up crucial 48 runs and the Aussies were bundled out for a paltry 168 in 38.5 overs.

Chasing 169 Pakistan didn't make an auspicious start loosing Butt early, but the other opener Kamran Akmal batted carefully before he was dismissed for 48. It looked like a test match with more importance given to occupying the crease than socring runs. Younis Khan took 31 balls for his 11 and Malik took 53 balls for his 24. With the dismissal of Malik, came Boom Boom Afridi and he did nothing bad to his reputation scoring some quick fire runs. Afridi hit 3 fours off Hilfenhaus over, but Hilfenhaus had the last laugh as he dismissed Afridi in the same over. Jamshed fell after scoring just 9 runs, but Misbah's 68 ball 30 ensured Pakistan's victory without further hiccups. Its time for Aussies to do some soul - searching as Pakis go one up in this 5 match series.

Toss:
Australia won the toss and elected to Bat

Teams:
Australia
S Marsh, B Haddin, S Watson, M Clarke, A Symonds, J Ferguson, J Hopes, N Hauritz, N Bracken, S Clark, B Hilfenhaus
Pakistan
S Butt, K Akmal, Younis Khan, S Malik, Mibah - ul - Haq, S Afridi, Nasir Jamshed, U Gul, Shohaib Akhtar, Iftikhar Anjum, Saeed Ajmal

Brief Scores:
Australia - 168 all out in 38.5 overs(J Hopes - 48, S Watson - 40, B Haddin - 40, Shahid Afridi - 6/38, Saeed Ajmal - 2/19)
Pakistan - 171/6 in 44.1 overs(K Akmal - 48, Misbah - ul - Haq - 30*, Hopes - 2/22, Hilfenhaus - 2/42)

Result:
Pakistan won by 4 wickets

Deccan Chargers Vs Banglore Royal Challengers - Match 8 - Newlands, Cape Town - Bulletin

Gilchrist's blitzkrieg combined with Rohit Sharma's sensible batting powered Deccan to a 24 run victory against the Banglore Royal Challengers in the Match 8 of DLF IPL 2. Both the teams which finished the previous edition of IPL at the bottom of points table, had a very good start to this season and were looking to take their game one notch higher. Deccan Chargers won the toss and started brilliantly adding 46 runs for the first wicket in just around 4 overs, the destroyer in chief being none other than the retired Aussie veteran Gilchrist. The wickets of Gibbs and Laxman fell at quick succession and with Deccan looking like losing their way at 66/2, the in-form man Rohit Sharma came to the crease. If Gilchrist's Innings was a Wham-Bham blitzkrieg, Rohit's was a well measured, well paced and a sensible innings. When Gilchrist was sending the Royal Challengers for a lether hunt, Rohit sensibly rotated the strike and in the process got accustomed to the nature of the wicket. Once well set Rohit took his game to the next level hocking Kumble for three sixers in one over. Once Gilchrist fell in the 14th over Rohit made sure that the momentum is not lost, and Deccan ended up making 184 loosing six wickets at the end of their innings.

Needing 185 to win at more than 9 runs per over, it seemed to be an herculean task, for Royal Challengers, which required a brilliant start combined with some sensible batting. With Jesse Ryder loosing his stumps to Fiedel Edwards the very first ball and wickets falling regularly, Royal Challengers were virtually eliminated from the contest. With the run rate touching 15 runs per over Rahul Dravid played brilliantly for his 48, to reclaim the orange cap. Dravid's innings and Virat Kohli's late burst weren't enough and Royal Challengers fell short by 24 runs. Having lost two games in a row now, Royal Challengers have to pull their socks up in order to stay in contention for the semis. On the other hand Deccan having won both the games will be looking to maintain the momentum in the next few games.

Toss:
Deccan won the toss and elected to Bat

Teams:
Banglore Royal Challengers
J Kallis, R Uthappa, K Pieterson, R Taylor, R Dravid, V Kohli, R Bishnoi, P Kumar, KV Sharma, Dale Steyn, A Kumble
Deccan Chargers
A Gilchrist, H Gibbs, VVS Laxman, R Sharma, S Styris, YV Rao, Harmeet Singh, P Ojha, RP SIngh, B Ravi Teja, F Edwards

Brief Scores:
Deccan Chargers - 184/6 in 20 overs(A Gilchrist - 71, R Sharma - 52, K Pieterson - 2/31, D Steyn - 1/21)
Banglore Royal Challengers - 160/8 in 20 overs(V Kohli - 50, R Dravid - 48, S Styris - 3/32, RP Singh - 2/17)

Result:
Deccan Chargers won by 24 runs.

Mumbai Indians Vs Rajasthan Royals - Match 7 - Kingsmead, Durban

Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals had to share points as rain played a party pooper in a crucial tie. After being mauled badly by Royal Banglore Challengers, the defending champs were looking to set a few records straight, but the rain Gods had the last laugh without even a single ball being bowled. This situation can turn into an advantage for both teams if there is a tie in the points table on the number of wins.

Kings XI Punjab Vs Kolkatta Knight Riders - Match 6 - Kingsmead, Durban - Bulletin

Kings XI Punjab took on Kolkatta Knight Riders in match 6 of DLF IPL 2. With both the teams loosing their first outing, were looking kick start their journey in IPL 2. McCullum won the toss and elected to field this time. When the scoreboard read 9/0 Karan Goel attempted a rash shot and was out with a duck against his name. In came Irfan Pathan who was promoted to number three to unsettle the bowlers rhythm and he proved his capabilities with a bat. Irfan played brilliantly scoring 32 off just 17 balls which included 5 fours and one massive six. With the regular bowlers unable to tie Irfan up, McCullum handed over the ball to "Dada". Ganguly made a comeback of sorts taking the prized wicket of Irfan, thanks to a brilliant catch from Murali Karthik at deep midwicket. In the same over Ravi Bopara edged a fractionally short and wide ball to McCullum and boy Dada was on fire. Kumara Sangakara and Yuvaraj Singh consolidated the innings by concentrating more on the ones and twos and cutting down on the risk quotient. When the partnership was looking dangerous and both batsman looking to change gears, Kumara Sangakara was run out due to a brilliant effort in the field from Aakash Chopra. Yuvaraj and Jayawardane helped Punjab reach a score of 158, with Jayawardane scoring 19 off the last over of Dinda and remained unbeaten on 31 of just 19 balls.

Required to chase a moderate total of 159, Kolkatta started off with a bang with both McCullum and Chris Gayle sending the ball consistently over the boundary. The Windies captain in particular displayed his hard hitting capabilities scoring 44 at a strike rate of 169, sending four balls out of the park.McCullum was out in the sixth over after adding 57 runs for the first wicket along with Gayle. Sangakara dropped Gayle the very next over and Kolkatta finished off without further losses, as heavy rains handed them a victory of 11 runs by Duckworth and Lewis method. Chris Gayle was declared man of the match and after sometime Shahrukh Khan had a reason to smile!

Toss:
Kolkatta Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.

Teams:
Kolkatta Knight Riders
C Gayle, B McCullum, S Ganguly, B Hodge, A Chopra, LR Shukla, M Henriques, Yashpal Singh, M Karthik, I Sharma, A Dinda
Kings XI Punjab
R Bopara, K Goel, Yuvaraj Singh, K Sangakara, M Jayawardane, P Chawla, I Pathan, T Kohli, VS Malik, VRV Singh, YA Abdullah

Brief Scores:
Kings XI Punjab - 158/6 in 20 overs(Yuvaraj - 38, Sangakara - 32, Jayawardane - 31*, S Ganguly - 2/24, I Sharma - 1/24)
Kolkatta Knight Riders - 79/1 in 9.2 overs(C Gayle - 44*, B McCullum - 21, VS Malik - 1/23)

Result:
Kolkatta Knight Riders won the match by 11 runs(D/L method)

Chennai Super Kings Vs Banglore Royal Challengers - Match 6 - St.George's Park, Port Elizabeth - Bulletin

The Chennai Super Kings faced a buoyant Banglore Royal Challengers in the sixth match of the DLF IPL 2. Having lost the first match, Chennai Super Kings badly needed a win to kick start their campaign in IPL 2. On the other hand Banglore Royal Challengers were looking to maintain their momentum from the last game. Chennai won the toss and decided to bat first on what looked like a decent wicket to bat on. Hayden and Parthiv Patel started brilliantly sending the Royal Challengers on a leather hunt. Chennai were on a run-feast and the scoreboard read 106/0 at the end of 10 overs when the tactical time out was taken. Pieterson started the eleventh over and got the wicket of Parthiv Patel in the first ball of his spell. The next ball Hayden was run out, thanks to a wrong call from Raina. Raina, Dhoni and Flintoff chipped in and set a target of 180 runs for the Banglore Royal Challengers.

Banglore started disastrously with Praveen Kumar loosing his leg stick to a brilliant ball from Gony. Kallis was looking good before he was trapped leg before wicket by Morkel. Flintoff and Muralitharan were introduced into the attack and Royal Challengers batsmen struggled to get to a two figure score. At the end of 14th over the scoreboard read 78/9 with Dravid stranded at one end and Kumble joining him. Soon Dravid perished trying to hit Balaji out of the park and Banglore Royal Challengers were bundled out for 87 in 15.2 overs. The heros of one day are thrashed on the other day and zeros become heros, and this ladies and gentlemen is T 20 cricket for you.

Toss:
Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to Bat

Teams:
Chennai Super Kings
P Patel, M Hayden, S Raina, A Flintoff, M S Dhoni, A Morkel, S Badrinath, J Sharma, L Balaji, M Muralitharan, M Gony
Banglore Royal Challengers
J Kallis, R Uthappa, K Pieterson, R Taylor, R Dravid, V Kohli, R Bishnoi, P Kumar, Vinay Kumar, Dale Steyn, A Kumble

Brief Scores:
Chennai Super Kings - 179/5 in 20 overs (M Hayden - 65, Parthiv Patel - 30, P Kumar - 2/37, K Pieterson - 1/14)
Banglore Royal Challengers - 87 all out in 15.2 overs (J Kallis - 24, Dravid - 20, R Uthappa - 20, M Muralitharan - 3/11, L Balaji - 2/18)

Result:
Chennai Super Kings Won the match by 92 runs.

Deccan Chargers Vs Kolkatta Knight Riders - Match 4 - Newlands, Cape Town - Bulletin

Match 4 of the DLF IPL 2, can be dubbed as a match between the two underdogs. It was Kolkatta Knight Riders, who finished sixth at the previous edition of IPL, taking on Deccan Chargers, who got the wooden spoon last year. Both teams had changed their captains and hoped something better happens during this season of IPL. McCullum, called it right at the toss and decided to bat first. The Knight Riders opened with the explosive McCullum and Gayle known for their power hitting capabilities, but McCullum's decision to bat first began to backfire, when he gloved poor ball going down the leg side off RP Singh. Gayle played one shot too many and was caught at long on by Harmeet Singh of the bowling of RP Singh. Dada struggled and was out caught at slips after scoring 1 run of 12 balls giving Harmeet Singh his maiden IPL wicket. Brad Hodge showed some resistance scoring 31 off 34 balls, but apart from Hodge no batsman bothered to stay in the crease for long. RP Singh rattled the sticks of Ishant Sharma and Dinda to bundle the Kolkatta Knight Riders for a meagre score of 101.

With 102 runs required from 20 overs at a asking run - rate of just 5.15 runs per over Deccan Chargers had it easy with Gibbs, unbeaten on 43 from 26 balls, and Rohit Sharma, 36 from 32 balls, taking them home to a comfortable 8 wicket victory with 6.5 overs to spare. Gilchrist's wicket to Dinda and Laxman's run out were the only consolation to the Kolkatta Knight Riders who otherwise had a terrible match. Its time for the Kolkatta Knight Riders to concentrate on their game and not the various theories of captaincy. The various theories put forward will be useful if and only if there is some performance on the field.

Toss:
Kolkatta Knight Riders won the toss and elected to Bat

Teams:
Kolkatta Knight Riders
C Gayle, B McCullum, S Ganguly, B Hodge, A Chopra, LR Shukla, M Henriques, A Agarkar, M Karthik, I Sharma, A Dinda
Deccan Chargers
A Gilchrist, H Gibbs, VVS Laxman, R Sharma, S Styris, YV Rao, Harmeet Singh, P Ojha, RP Singh, B Ravi Teja, F Edwards

Brief Scores:
Kolkatta Knight Riders - 101 all out in 19.4 overs(B Hodge - 31, A Chopra - 11, RP Singh - 4/22, A Salvi - 1/17)
Deccan Chargers - 104/2 in 13.1 overs(H Gibbs - 43*, R Sharma - 36*, Dinda - 1/24)

Result:
Deccan Chargers won by 8 wickets with 6.5 overs to go.