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THE PEPSI IPL 2015 GUIDE
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Posted: Sat, 18/04/2015 05:36 (9 Years ago)
MI won the toss & chose to bat
MI-183-7(20)/CSK-189-4(16.4)
MoM-Ashish Nehra
Riding on the back of a breathtaking partnership between Dwayne Smith and Brendon McCullum, the Chennai Super Kings effortlessly chased down a stiff target of 184 to hand the Mumbai Indians their fourth consecutive defeat in Pepsi IPL 2015. Faced with an asking rate of 9.20, the two CSK openers came out all guns blazing, helped their team to 90 in the first six overs, in the process bringing the required run rate down to just over a run-a-ball and deflating the morale in the MI camp. There was going to be only one winner after that; CSK cantered to a six-wicket victory with 20 balls to spare.
It was a rather timid start to the run chase, with just six being added to the scoreboard in the first over. But there was carnage for the next few overs; dot balls and singles were far and few, and the white cricket ball was at the receiving end of some powerful blows. There was a boundary scored in each of the first ten overs. CSK raced to 50 in four overs and needed only 2.5 overs to add the next 50 runs. Dwayne Smith brought up his half-century off 22 balls, aided with seven boundaries and three sixes, while McCullum hit a few meaty blows and improvised on a couple of occasions to race to 46 off 20 balls. Both batsmen were dismissed by Harbhajan Singh in the eighth over, but not before they had added 109 runs on the board.
Faf du Plessis was cleaned up by a Lasith Malinga yorker and MS Dhoni hit one straight back to Pollard, but Suresh Raina (43 from 29 balls), in the company of Dwayne Bravo, completed the honours and took the team past the finish line in the seventeenth over.
For MI – who employed some strange tactics on the day, Harbhajan Singh picked up the wickets of the two openers, but conceded 44 runs in his four overs. Malinga and Pollard were the other wicket-takers for the home side.
Earlier in the evening, MI won the toss, opted to bat first and finished their twenty overs at 183 for 7. The hosts got off to a poor start yet again, losing three wickets in the first four overs. Ashish Nehra accounted for the dismissals of Parthiv Patel and Corey Anderson, while Ishwar Pandey dismissed Lendl Simmons (who filled in for the injured Aaron Finch).
Rohit Sharma, batting at four, asserted once again he is the best batsman in the MI ranks. At a time when the Chennai Super Kings bowlers were calling the shots, Rohit effortlessly made his way to 50 off just 31 balls. He respected the deliveries which deserved respect, played some delightful and effortless strokes, punished the loose ones and forced his way to his 23rd IPL half-century. The 27-year old was dismissed in the 15th over, when he attempted to hit Ashish Nehra over the top, but didn’t get enough power and was caught short of the ropes at long on.
While there was application at one end – from skipper Rohit Sharma, there were fireworks at the other from Kieron Pollard. The Trinidadian didn’t waste time to get a look-in; the first ball he faced he hit straight back over the bowler’s head and deposited it into the stands. R Ashwin and Dwayne Bravo conceded a four and a six respectively, before Jadeja was singled out for more punishment. The 14th over bowled by the left-arm spinner cost CSK 25 runs; aside from the two wides and a single, Pollard picked up three sixes and a boundary. He raced to his half-century off 21 balls, and forced his way to 64 before perishing off the penultimate delivery of the innings.
Mumbai Indians finished their twenty overs at 183-7 – which looked farfetched at the half-way stage when they were 62 for 4. There were three important partnerships in the innings; Harbhajan Singh (24), who was promoted to number five, added 45 runs with Rohit, who then added 75 runs in 5.3 overs with Pollard. The finishing touches to the innings were provided through a 49-run partnership between Pollard and Ambati Rayudu (29 from 16 balls).
For Chennai Super Kings, Ashish Nehra bowled a brilliant opening spell, finishing his four overs with returns of 3 for 23. His new-ball partner Ishwar Pandey was impressive too, returning with figures of 3-1-22-1. The rest of the bowling attack came in for plenty of stick, conceding 135 runs in 13 overs. Surprisingly, R Ashwin bowled just the solitary over on the day, in which he conceded 13 runs.
That's all for today. Join us tomorrow when DD take on SRH & KKR take on KXIP
Posted: Sat, 18/04/2015 10:24 (9 Years ago)
I am supporting KKR in this match as well as in this league:D
Posted: Sat, 18/04/2015 10:44 (9 Years ago)
Match 13 of Pepsi IPL will see Sunrisers Hyderabad pitted against the Delhi Daredevils.
SRH so far have one win from three outings; in their most-recent outing, they lost to the Rajasthan Royals at home. On that occasion, SRH’s batsmen found it difficult to conquer the conditions they encountered and struggled to build any kind of momentum. One expects that the team would have discussed the need to be show more intent and be more aggressive.
It is beyond doubt that David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan are the two most influential batsmen in the SRH ranks. Both batsmen are explosive and can win matches single-handedly. Dhawan has shown the intent to apply himself and bat through the majority of the innings; he did that against RCB recently, and if he can do that again, SRH will certainly be in a position of strength.
In their previous outing, the Delhi Daredevils pulled the brakes on their 11-match losing streak; they restricted a powerful Kings XI Punjab lineup to 165 and then riding on the back of half-centuries by Mayank Agarwal and Yuvraj Singh, knocked off the runs. That certainly would have certainly brought the smiles back in the dressing room, and with the monkey off the back, the team will be keen to make winning a habit and start piling on the points.
The two left-handers in the Delhi Daredevils lineup will be at the centre of the team’s batting plans. Skipper JP Duminy has done the right thing by promoting himself to number three; this not only gives him the chance to get his eye in, but also gives him the opportunity to bat through the majority of the innings. Yuvraj Singh showed against Kings XI Punjab that he has a lot to offer and can win matches for his team. He comes into this contest at the back of a half-century and will be keen to carry that form forward. Coaches advocate that taking wickets is the best way to keep a check on the scoring rate, and DD have two wicket-takers in their lineup in Imran Tahir and Amit Mishra.
I'm sticking with DD for this one. & sticking KXIP for the next one but KKR have the edge for me
Posted: Sun, 19/04/2015 06:42 (9 Years ago)
After finished 14 incredible matches now turns 14th IPL 8 Match battle Between Rajasthan Royals (RR) vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on 18th April at 16-30 IST and 10.30 AM GMT time on the Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad. Both the teams with possessive attitude and aggressive mindset will be there to play against each other to get a top position in the point table of Pepsi Ipl 8 2015.
RR Playing XI: Ajinkya Rahane, Sanju Samson (wk), Steven Smith (capt), Karun Nair, Stuart Binny, Deepak Hooda, James Faulkner, Chris Morris/Shane Watson, Tim Southee, Dhawal Kulkarni, Pravin Tambe.
CSK Playing XI: Dwayne Smith, Brendon McCullum, Suresh Raina, Faf du Plessis, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Dwayne Bravo, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohit Sharma, Ishwar Pandey, Ashish Nehra
csk have the bowling, led by Ashish Nehra, has also looked potent with Ishwar Pandey, Mohit Sharma and Dwayne Bravo getting the necessary breakthroughs.
rr has lived up to its character of backing young Indian talent with Haryana lad Deepak Hooda making his presence felt with the bat against Delhi Daredevils at Feroz Shah Kotla in a close game.
The 19-year-old all-rounder is said to be the find of the season as he is also contributing with his wily off-spin.
Veteran leg-spinner Pravin Tambe has also picked up regular wickets for the Rahul Dravid-mentored side.
Posted: Sun, 19/04/2015 06:54 (9 Years ago)
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DD won the toss & chose to bat
DD named unchanged
SRH made 1 change-Dale Steyn in-Trent Boult out
DD-167-4(20)/srh-163-8(20)
MoM-JP Duminy
In a thrilling match at the ACA-VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam, the Delhi Daredevils edged hosts Sunrisers Hyderabad by four runs to register their second win in Pepsi IPL 2015. Coming into the match at the back of a morale-boosting win over Kings XI Punjab that ended their 11-match losing streak, DD scored a commanding 167 runs on the board and then restricted the home side to 163-8. Skipper JP Duminy was the star performer for DD, first scoring a half-century and then derailing the SRH innings by picking up four wickets.
After opting to bat first, the Delhi Daredevils lost opener Mayank Agarwal for 1, but were put back on track through a 78-run second-wicket partnership between Shreyas Iyer and skipper JP Duminy. 20-year old Iyer brought the attacking side of his game to the park, hitting three fours and five sixes, and in the process scoring his first half-century in T20 cricket. The Mumbai-lad comfortably outscored his skipper in the partnership, contributing 47 runs as against Duminy’s 26 runs. He was particularly severe on the leg-spinner Karn Sharma, hitting him for three sixes and scoring 21 runs off eight deliveries.
The opening batsman was dismissed in the twelfth over when he was deceived by a slower delivery from Praveen Kumar and miscued an attempted slog to be caught at cover; Iyer made 60 from 40 balls and left the park with the score reading 93 for 2.
Duminy, who was initially scoring at a run-a-ball, switched gears after Iyer was dismissed; he hit Ravi Bopara for a boundary in the 13th over and then punished the medium-pacer further in his next over, hitting two fours and a six. In the 16th over, Duminy hit Dale Steyn for a six over long on, but the fast bowler had the last laugh, disturbing the woodwork behind the batsman. Duminy made 54 from 41 balls, aided with five boundaries and two sixes.
DD suffered a big blow immediately after as Yuvraj Singh’s innings was curtailed by a fantastic catch by David Warner; the left-hander’s pull appeared to have enough height and distance, but Warner, fielding at midwicket, timed his jump well, caught the ball and landed just inside the rope.
Angelo Mathews (19 from 12 balls) and Kedar Jadhav (15 from 11) found the boundary thrice in the last two overs to help DD finish their twenty overs at 167 for 4.
For SRH, Steyn and Bhuvneshwar Kumar were the pick of the bowlers; their eight overs together cost the team 48 runs and yielded two wickets. Praveen Kumar and Ashish Reddy were the other wicket-takers.
Cut to the run-chase, DD kept their nerves despite their opponents getting off to a solid start. Warner and Shikhar Dhawan helped their team to 20 in the first four overs before the latter exploded in the fifth over, hitting Angelo Mathews for three boundaries. Warner picked on Domnic Joseph and hit him for four boundaries in the following over. The partnership was broken just after the Powerplay overs when Duminy got the ball to straighten and sneak in between the bad and pad to castle Dhawan. Two balls later, Warner was beaten in flight and drove straight back, and Duminy lunged forward and came up with the ball in hand. From 50 for no loss, SRH had quickly slipped to 51 for two.
KL Rahul struck two humongous sixes off Yuvraj Singh and Amit Mishra, and added 38 runs in the company of Ravi Bopara, before he lost his leg stump to Angelo Mathews. He made 24 from 21 balls and left the arena with his team needing 79 runs from 46 balls.
Ravi Bopara hit a couple of lusty blows before he holed out to Manoj Tiwary. Karn Sharma took the chase closer, hitting two sixes off Imran Tahir, and Ashish Reddy hit a four and a six in the 19th over to leave SRH needing 10 from the final over. Nathan Coulter-Nile bowled a fantastic final over, conceding only five runs, and Mayank Agarwal pulled off a fantastic save off the penultimate delivery to leave SRH four runs short.
Duminy and Coulter-Nile were the pick of the DD bowlers, accounting for five wickets and conceding only 43 runs in seven overs.
So another nail biter from DD. That's it from this game
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We were busy in the last 3 days. So we couldn't make the reviews and previews.:(
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