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  • 20 May

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    IPL-4: Royals won by 10 wickets

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    Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals, 66th Match

    At the Wankhede Stadium – Mumbai May 20th, 2011.

    • Toss: Mumbai Indians, who choose to bat first
    • Man of the Match: Shane Watson.
    • Results: Rajasthan Royals won by 10 wickets.

    It was a comprehensive victory as Shane Watson delivered an amazing score for Rajasthan Royals to chase a 10 wicket victory against Mumbai Indians in their Indian Premier League (IPL) held at the Wankhede Stadium here tonight.

    Shane Watson seems to be the most notable performer of the day, as he managed to cover the most promising 89 off just 47 balls to almost single-handedly to win the game for the Royals.

    However, Rajasthan Royals finished their campaign in this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) today procuring their 13 points from 14 matches, which sums up a total six victories and seven losses throughout the IPL season 4.

    Talking about Mumbai Indians, they are in fourth position now, reaching at 16 points from the 13 matches so far. Though, Kolkata Knight Riders are also sailing in the same boat but are behind on net run rate.

    Opting to bat first, Mumbai Indians skipper Sachin Tendulkar was pretty upset as Rajasthan bowlers imposed a tight leash on the runs.

    Watson stopped Tirumalsetti Suman (5) and Ambatti Rayudu (2) due to  regular intervals of wickets Mumbai struggled a lot  17/2 after reaching four overs.

    Though, Sachin Tendulkar scored 31 runs while Rohit Sharma made 58 runs before leaving the stadium.  Sharma got caught by Shane Warne and left Mumbai Indians covers a total score of about 133/5 in their 20 overs.

    Moreover, the most notable things about Watson’s knock was the ease which he hit boundaries off the bowling of Lasith Malinga, the highest wicket-taker in this year’s IPL.

    Brief Score:

    Mumbai Indians: 133/5(19.6) R. Sharma 58, S. Tendulkar 31, K. Pollard 20; S. Watson 3-19, S. Warne 1-30)

    Rajasthan Royals: 134/0(13.1)  (S. Watson 89 not out, R. Dravid 43 not out)

     

    Teams:

    Mumbai Indians: Sachin Tendulkar (Capt.), James Franklin, Ambati Rayudu, Rohit Sharma, Kieron Pollard, Andrew Symonds, Tirumalasetti Suman, Dhawal Kulkarni, Harbhajan Singh, Munaf Patel, Lasith Malinga.

    Rajasthan Royals: Shane Warne (Capt.), Shane Watson, Rahul Dravid, Johan Botha, Ashok Meneria, Ajinkya Rahane, Ross Taylor, Pinal Shah, Ankeet Chavan, Amit Singh, Sidharth Trivedi.

     

  • 19 May

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    IPL-4: KKR beat Pune by seven wickets

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    Kolkata Knight Riders v/s Pune Warrior

    At the Dr DY Patil Sports Stadium  Mumbai- May 19th 2011, Thursday Night.

     

    Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) defeated Pune Warriors by seven wickets in an Indian Premier League (IPL) held at the Dr DY Patil Sports Stadium here on Thursday night.

    It was a comprehensive victory as KKR moved up to up to third position in the point table to boost their chances of making it to the play-offs. However, gautam gambhir smashing 54 runs made him the top scorer in this match today.

    Though, Sourav Ganguly, who played for  Pune in this edition of IPL, manage to deliver 18 runs from his 22 balls, which comprises of a huge sixer, in this much anticipated clash between Ganguly and his former IPL franchisee.

    This is Kolkata’s eighth win throughout the 13 matches held so far and now they reached to 16 points which is ahead of Mumbai Indians – whom they are going to play soon  - on net run rate.

    Chasing a modest   119,  KKR steal the game by seven wickets along with their amazing innings, 20 balls to spare in hand. All thanks to Gautam Ghambir, who managed to score an unbeaten 54 run which made him the top performer of today’s innings.

     

    Brief Score:
    Pune Warriors: 118 for 7 in 20 overs (Yuvraj Singh 24; L Balaji 2/7, Shakib Al Hasan 2/16).
    Kolkata Knight Riders: 119 for three in 16.4 overs (Gautam Gambhir 54; Bhuvneshwar Kumar 1/19).

     

     

  • 13 May

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    IPL -4: Kings XI Punjab defeat Kochi Tuskers Kerala by six wickets

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    Kings XI Punjab vs Kochi Tuskers Kerala, 57th Match

    At Holkar Stadium Indore, 13 May, 2011.

    • Toss: Kings XI Punjab, who chose to field
    • Man of the Match: Dinesh karthik
    • Result: Kings XI Punjab won by 6 wickets

    Kings XI Punjab beat Kochi Tuskers by six wickets in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match held at the Holkar Stadium, Indore here on Friday.

    However, Kochi Tuskers made a score of 178/7 while Kings XI lead the game as they managed to delivered 181 for four in 18.5 overs.

    Opting to bat, captain Mahela Jayawardene’s stitched a superb 52-ball 76 and along with partner Brendon McCullum’s 27-ball 32. The duo played well for Kochi Tuskers Kerala as they managed to sum up decent total scores of about 178/7.

    In addition, Jayawardene’s chipped in 76 knock, studded with 2 sixes and 8 fours because he was run running out of ball of the Kochi innings.

    In reply, KIX Punjab’s Karthik’s delivered an amazing score 69-run off 33 balls which includes 5 sixes and 7 fours, while Marsh chipped in 2 sixes and 5 fours in his 30-ball 42 innings.

    For KTK, Owais Shah  managed to deliver 23 runs in just 12 balls, including his 2 sixes and a four before he left the stadium. Though, it was his his first in the IPL season 4.

    Brief Score:

    Kochi Tuskers Kerala: 178/7(19.6) Mahela Jayawardene 76; Bipul Sharma 2/32

    Kings XI Punjab: 181/4(18.5) Dinesh Karthik 69, R P Singh 4/25

     

    Teams:

    Kochi Tuskers Kerala: Mahela Jayawardene (Capt.), Brendon McCullum, Parthiv Patel, Owais Shah, Brad Hodge, Ravindra Jadeja, Raiphi Gomez, R Vinay Kumar, Rudra Pratap Singh, P Parameswaran, S Sreesanth.

    Kings XI Punjab: Adam Gilchrist (Capt.), Paul Valthaty, Shaun Marsh, Dinesh Karthik, Mandeep Singh, David Hussey, Bipul Sharma, Shalabh Srivastava, Piyush Chawla, Ryan Harris, Bhargav Bhatt.

     

  • 11 May

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    IPL-4: Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Rajasthan Royals by 9 wickets

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    Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore – 55th Match

    At Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, 11 May 2011

    • Toss: Royal Challengers Bangalore have won the toss and elected to field
    • Man of the Match: Aravind
    • Result – Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Rajasthan Royals by 9 wickets

    Royal Challengers Bangalore thrashed Rajasthan Royals by nine wickets in their Indian Premier League match held at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium Today.

    Now, Royal Challengers Bangalore have reached to the second spot in the points table with 14 points behind Mumbai Indians and planning to seal the semifinal spot when they are going to meet the table-toppers coming Saturday.

    Thanks to Chris Gayle, who scripted 70 runs off 44 balls almost covering his half century along with the partners of Tillakaratne Dilshan and stand-in-captain Virat Kohli, who made scores of about 38 and 39 runs respectively.s

    Putting to bat, Royal Challengers Bangalore chased down the 147-run target with 18 balls to spare in hand. Though, it was Bangalore’s sixth win in a row whereas Rajasthan suffered their third straight defeat throughout the IPL Season 4.

    Earlier, Rajasthan were played pretty decent game, the partners Dravid and Watson shared a73 runs but couldn’t stay long as the left-arm paceman Sreenath Aravind stopped them in the 10th over.

    Arvind was pretty slow in the beginning, but in today’s match he seems to be the most promising bowler as he took 3 wickets in (3/34) .

     

    Teams:
    Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Rahul Dravid, Shane Watson, Johan Botha, Ajinkya Rahane, Ross Taylor, Ashok Menaria, Abhishek Raut, Dishant Yagnik(w), Siddharth Trivedi, Pankaj Singh, Shane Warne(c)

    Royal Challengers Bangalore (Playing XI): Chris Gayle, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers(w), Saurabh Tiwary, A Karthik, Mohammad Kaif, Zaheer Khan, Sreenath Aravind, Charl Langeveldt, Abrar Kazi

     

     

  • 10 May

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    IPL-4: Kings XI beat Mumbai Indians by 76 runs

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    Kings XI Punjab v/s Mumbai Indians - 54th IPL

    At Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium, Tuesday.

    • Toss: Kings XI Punjab, Choose to bat first
    • Man of the Match: Bhargav Bhatt
    • Results: Kings XI beat Mumbai Indians by 76 runs

    Kings XI Punjab defeated Mumbai Indians by 76 runs in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium here Tuesday.

    Chasing 164, Mumbai Indians were bowled out for 87 runs and it seems to be their second lowest total this season in just 12.5 overs.

    For Mumbai Indian, – Kieron Pollard (17), Aiden Blizzard (15), Ambati Rayudu (13) and Harbhajan Singh (12) – could get to double digits.

    Despite the loss, Mumbai Indians still remain on the top of the points table with 16 from 11 matches whereas Kings XI are ninth position with eight points from 10 their matches so far.

    Brief Scores:

    Kings XI Punjab: 163 for 8 in 20 overs (Shaun Marsh 43, Dinesh Karthik 31, Munaf Patel 5/21)

    Mumbai Indians: 87 all out in 12.5 overs (Kieron Pollard 17, Aiden Blizzard 15; Bhargav Bhatt 4/22, Praveen Kumar 2/19).

  • 10 May

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    IPL-4: Pune Warriors won by 6 wickets

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    Deccan Chargers vs Pune Warriors, 53rd Match

    At Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad – Tuesday.

    • Toss: Deccan Chargers, who choose to bat first
    • Man of the Match: MR Marsh
    • Result: Pune Warriors won by 6 wickets

    Pune Warrior beat Deccan Chargers by six wickets at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad – Tuesday.

    Electing to bat first, Deccan Chargers started off on a promising note but couldn’t stay long on the stadium today as Pune Warrior stopped them at 136/8

    However, Shikhar Dhawan (24) and Dwaraka Ravi Teja (30), the duo’s partnership added a total score of about 51 runs in 6.4 overs.

    Chasing a modest target of 137 runs, Warriors’ Jesse Ryder (35) and Pandey got off to a terrific start adding 55 runs for the first wicket in a volley of strokes as Deccan bowlers managed little purchase on a docile pitch.

    For Deccan Chargers, JP Duminy and DB Ravi Teja played superbly as they display an awesome batting covering a score of 30 runs of 30 balls and 27 balls respectively.

    For Pune Warriors, Manish Pandey  remains the top scorer with his superb batting innings. He made 49 runs of 42 balls which include 6 fours and 2 sixes at a strike rate of 116.66.

    This is  Saurav Ganguly first match for Pune Warriors in IPL 2011 season 4. Though, he procured 32 runs (unbeaten) in 32 balls with the help of 3 fours and 1 six at a strike rate of 100.00

     

    Brief Scores:

    Deccan Chargers: 136 for 8 in 20 overs (Ravi Teja 30, J P Duminy 30, Mitchell Marsh 4/25, Yuvraj Singh 2/17).

    Pune Warriors India: 137 for four in 18.2 overs (Manish Pandey 49, Jesse Ryder 35, Sourav Ganguly 32; Daniel Christian 2/21).

     

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