IPL 2015 Final : MI V CSK

Sorry not writing for last 2 days. Yesterday’s match was again an one-sided match. The match was played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.

Chennai Super Kings won the toss and chose to bowl first. Although they lost Parthiv Patel early in 1st over of the innings, Mumbai Indians innings had a bad start. Simmons scored a brisk 68 off 45 balls & crushed the Chennai bowling attack. This was the highest score in Mumbai Indians innings. This was Simmons’ 2nd highest score in IPL 2015 behind 71 runs against Kings XI Punjab at Mohali on May 3. Negi dropped Simmons at the middle stages of Mumbai Indians innings when Simmons was on 50 runs. It was a bit costly miss as Simmons went on to score 68 runs. Rohit Sharma scored a huge 50 off 26 balls & destroyed the Chennai bowlers. This was Rohit’s 2nd highest score at this ground in IPL 2015 behind 98 runs against Kolkata Knight Riders on April 8. Mumbai Indians innings was comfortably placed 120 for 1 in 11.5 overs. The 119 run-stand between Simmons & Rohit in 67 balls steadied the Mumbai Indians innings. This was the highest partnership in Mumbai Indians innings. This was 3rd highest partnership for any wicket in IPL final behind 159 runs between Vijay & Michael Hussey  for Chennai Super Kings against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Chennai in 2011  & 129 runs between Saha & Bailey for Kings XI Punjab against Kolkata Knight Riders at Bangalore last year. They lost 2 wickets Rohit Sharma & Simmons in quick succession. Pollard scored a quickfire 36 off 18 balls & hammered the Chennai bowlers. Rayudu scored a brilliant 36 off 24 balls & attacked the Chennai bowlers. Smith dropped Rayudu at the final stages of Mumbai Indians innings when Rayudu was on 28 runs. It was not a costly miss as Rayudu could score only 36 runs. The 71 run-stand between Pollard & Rayudu in 40 balls paced the Mumbai Indians innings. They lost 2 wickets Pollard & Pandya again in quick succession. They started very quick in first 10 overs & also very quick in later overs. Chennai Super Kings bowlers sprayed all over the field throughout the innings. Mumbai Indians innings final total was 202 for 5 in 20 overs. This was 2nd highest total by a team in IPL final behimd 205 runs for Chennai Super Kings against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Chennai in 2011.

Although they lost Mike Hussey early in 5th over of the innings, Chennai Super Kings innings had a solid start. Dwayne Smith scored a fine 57 off 48 balls & tried to squeeze the Mumbai bowlers. This was the highest score in Chennai Super Kings innings. Chennai Super Kings innings was comfortably placed at 88 for 1 in 11.4 overs. The 66 run-stand between Smith & Raina in 43 balls increased the run-rate. This was the highest partnership in Chennai Super Kings innings. They lost last 7 wickets for 49 runs in the span of 6.4 overs & changed the situation. They started not very quick in first 10 overs & picked up speed in later overs. McClenaghan took 3 wickets for 25 runs & Mumbai won comfortably. Chennai Super Kings innings final total was 161 for 8 in 20 overs. Vinay Kumar bowled the final ball. Mumbai won the match by 41 runs.

With this win Mumbai Indians won the 2nd IPL crown. This was 3rd team to win the IPL twice after Chennai Super Kings & Kolkata Knight Riders.

At another place Zimbabwe innings total was 175 for 3 in 20 overs. Williams went on to score 58 runs. Pakistan innings final total was 176 for 8 in 19.4 overs. Mukhtar Ahmed scored his 2nd consecutive 50. Pakistan won the match by 2 wickets. Pakistan won the series with 2-0 margin.

I will back with update of 1st test between England and New Zealand.

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IPL 2015: DD V CSK

Yesterday’s match was an one-sided match totally. The match was played Shaheed Veer Narayan Stadium, Raipur.

Chennai Super Kings won the toss and choose to bat first. Chennai Super Kings innings had a slow start. They lost 3  wickets for 46 runs in the span of 9.2 overs. With the departure of top three Chennai Super Kings batsmen Chennai Super Kings innings was reduced to 46 for 3 in 9.2 overs. Chennai Super Kings innings was weakly placed at 83 for 3 in 15.1 overs. The 37 run-stand between du Plessis & Dhoni in 36 balls tried to pace the Chennai Super Kings innings fightback. This was the highest partnership in Chennai Super Kings innings. du Plessis scored a brisk 29 off 23 balls & tried to attack the Delhi bowlers. This was the highest score in Chennai Super Kings innings. This was du Plessis’ 2nd highest score in IPL 2015 till yesterday behind 33 runs against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Hyderabad on May 2. They lost last 3 wickets for 27 runs in the span of 3 overs. Zaheer Khan bowled a lethal spell & took 2 crucial wickets in the innings. They started slow in first 10 overs & picked up speed in later overs. Chennai Super Kings innings final total was 119 for 6 in 20 overs. This was lowest total by a team at this ground in IPL beating 139 runs for Pune Warriors India also against Delhi Daredevils in 2013.

Delhi Daredevils innings had a solid start. They lost 2 early wickets de Kock & Duminy  in quick succession. With the departure of two Delhi Daredevils batsmen Delhi Daredevils innings was reduced to 24 for 2 in 4.1 overs. Shreyas Iyer score a huge 70 off 49 balls & crushed the Chennai bowling attack. This was the highest score in Delhi Daredevils innings. This was Iyer’s 2nd highest of his IPL career behind 83 runs against Mumbai Indians at Delhi this season. Mohit Sharma dropped a steepler to Shreyas Iyer at the middle stages of Delhi Daredevils innings when Iyer was on 34 runs. It was a costly miss as Iyer went on to score 70 runs. Yuvraj Singh scored a fine 32 off 28 balls & tried to hammer the Chennai bowlers. Delhi Daredevils innings was comfortably placed 93 for 2 in 13.1 overs. The 69 run-stand between Shreyas Iyer & Yuvraj Singh in 55 balls tried to increase the run-rate & Delhi won comfortably. This was the highest partnership in Delhi Daredevils innings. They lost 2 wickets Yuvraj Singh & Albie Morkel also in quick succession. Pandey took 2 wickets for 27 runs. They started quick in first 10 overs & also quick in later overs. Delhi Daredevils innings final total was 120 for 4 in 16.4 overs. Shreyas Iyer hit the winning run. Delhi won the match by 6 wickets after missed by a whisker in the last match. This was Delhi’s 5th win in IPL 2015.

Now, Delhi Daredevils will face Royal Challengers Bangalore at M Chinnaswamy Stadium on 17th May. Chennai Super Kings will face Kings XI Punjab at PCA Stadium on 16th May.

I will back with update of today’s match between Kings XI Punjab and Royal Challengers Bangalore.

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IPL 2015: SRH V CSK

Yesterday’s second match was a high-scoring match. The match was played at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Hyderabad.

Chennai Super Kings innings won the toss and chose to bowl first. Sunrisers Hyderabad innings had a very good start. Sunrisers Hyderabad innings was comfortably placed at 86 for 0 in 8 overs. The 86 run-stand between Warner & Dhawan in 49 balls increased the run-rate. This was the highest partnership in Sunrisers Hyderabad innings. This was Hyderabad’s 2nd highest 1st wicket partnership at this ground in IPL behind 100 runs by same pair against Royal Challengers Bangalore last year. Warner scored a brisk 61 off 28 balls & crushed  Chennai bowlers. This was the highest score in Sunrisers innings. This made Warner the leading run scorer in IPL 2015. This was Warner’s 2nd highest score against Chennai Super Kings in IPL behind 90 runs also for Sunrisers Hyderabad at Ranchi last year. Dhawan scored a huge 37 off 32 balls & tried to pace the innings. They lost 3 wickets for 45 runs in the span of 5 overs. Sunrisers Hyderabad innings was steady at 156 for 3 in 16 overs. The 25 run-stand between Morgan & Naman Ojha in 19 balls was not crucial. Morgan scored a quickfire 32 off 27 balls & tried to attack the Chennai bowlers. McCullum dropped Morgan at the final stages of Sunrisers Hyderabad innings when Morgan was on 30 runs. It was not a costly miss as Morgan could score only 32 runs. They lost last 4 wickets for 36 runs in the span of 4 overs & the situation changed after that. The run rate was very high in first 10 overs but slowed a bit in next 10 overs. Dwayne Bravo bowled a lethal spell & took 3 crucial wickets in the innings. This made Bravo the leading wicket taker in IPL 2015. Sunrisers Hyderabad ininngs final total was 192 for 7 in 20 overs. This was Hyderabad’s 2nd highest total at this ground in IPL behind 205 runs against Kings XI Punjab in 2014.

Although they lost McCullum early in 2nd over of the innings, Chennai Super Kings innings had a solid start. The 34 run-stand between Dwayne Smith & Raina in 20 balls was important. They lost 2 wickets Dwayne Smith & Raina in quick succession. Praveen Kumar dropped & missed a run-out of du Plessis at the middle stages of Chennai Super Kings innings when du Plessis was on 18 runs. It was a bit costly miss as du Plessis went on to score 33 runs. du Plessis scored a brilliant 33 off 22 balls & tried to hammer the Chennai bowlers. This was the highest score in Chennai innings. This was du Plessis’ highest score in IPL 2015 till yesterday beating 29 runs against Kolkata Knight Riders at Chennai on April 28. Chennai Super Kings innings was boom boom at 114 for 3 in 12.3 overs. The 46 run-stand between du Plessis & Dhoni in 30 balls was much responsible for Chennai Super Kings innings revival. This was the highest partnership in Chennai Super Kings innings. They lost last 3 wickets for 27 runs in the span of 4 overs & also the situation changed after that. They started quick in first 10 overs & also quick in later overs. Henriques took 2 wickets for 20 runs & Hyderabad won comfortably. Chennai Super Kings innings final total was 170 for 6 in 20 overs. Praveen Kumar bowled the last over. Hyderabad won the match by 22 runs. This was Hyderabad’s 2nd consecutive win & happened 1st time in IPL 2015.

Now, Sunrisers Hyderabad will face Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens on 4th May. Chennai Super Kings will face Royal Challengers Bangalore at MA Chidambaram Stadium also on 4th May.

At another place England first innings was bowled out at 257 runs. Cook ended 2 years run drought with a century. Cook went on to score 105 runs. This was Cook 26th test century. West Indies first innings  was also bowled out at 189 runs. Anderson took 6 wickets for 40 runs in the innings. This was Anderson’s 22nd 5+ wicket haul. England second innings  was 39 for 5. 18 wickets had fallen on second day & happened first time at Barbados.

I will back with updates of today’s second match between Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Daredevils & also the tomorrow’s first match between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Bye till tomorrow.

IPL 2015: CSK V KKR

Yesterday’s match was a thrilling match. The match was played at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.

Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and chose to bowl first. Chennai Super Kings innings had a good start. Chennai Super Kings innings was boom boom at 42 for 0 in 4.3 overs. The 42 run-stand between Brendon McCullum & Dwayne Smith in 28 balls tried to stabilize the Chennai Super Kings innings. This was the highest partnership in Chennai Super Kings innings. They lost 5 wickets for 46 runs in the span of 8.3 overs & changed the situation.  du Plessis scored a fine 29 off 29 balls & tried to batter the Kolkata bowlers. This was the highest score in Chennai innings. This was du Plessis second highest score in IPL since 2014 behind 54 runs against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Bangalore in 2014. Chennai Super Kings innings was weakly placed at 124 for 5 in 18.4 overs. The 36 run-stand between du Plessis & Jadeja in 35 balls was much responsible fro Chennai Super Kings innings. They lost Jadeja in 19th over of the innings. They started not very quick in first 10 overs & also not very quick in later overs. Chawla bowled a carrom ball & took 3 crucial wicket in the innings. Chennai Super Kings innings final total was 134 for 5 in 20 overs. This was Chennai’s lowest  in IPL 2015 till yesterday beating 150 runs against Delhi Daredevils also at Chennai on April 9.

They lost Gambhir early in 1st over of the innings, Kolkata Knight Riders innings had a bad start. Uthappa scored a brisk 39 off 17 balls & attacked the Chennai bowlers. This was the highest score in Kolkata innings. This was Uthappa’s highest score in IPL 2015 till yesterday beating 34 runs against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Vizag on April 22. Kolkata Knight Riders innings was quick at 52 for 1 in 5 overs. The 51 run-stand between Uthappa & Pandey in 29 balls increased the run-rate & it looked Kolkata will win comfortably. This was the highest partnership in Kolkata Knight Riders innings. ten Doeschate scored a huge 38 off 28 balls & tried to hammer the Chennai bowlers. This was ten Doeschate’s highest score of his IPL career beating 33 runs against Rajasthan Royals at Kolkata in 2013. McCullum dropped ten Doeschate at the early stages of Kolkata Knight Riders innings when ten Doeschate was on 1 run. It was a costly miss as ten Doeschate went on to score 38 runs. They lost last 8 wickets for 64 runs in 13.5 overs & also changed the situation. They started not very quick in first 10 overs & also not very quick in later overs. Dwayne Bravo took 3 wickets for 22 runs. Nehra took a wicket to Umesh Yadav in 19th over of the innings. This made as Nehra leading wicket taker in IPL 2015. KKR need 30 runs in last 2 overs & the match became cliffhanger. Nehra conceded 13 runs & a wicket in 19th over of the innings. The situation became again needed 17 off 6 balls.  Bravo was a gem of bowlers & conceded 14 runs in final over of the innings & Chennai won in a nail-biting finish. Bravo bowled the winning ball. Chennai won the match by 2 runs. This was Chennai’s 9th consecutive win at this ground.

Now, both the teams Chennai Super Kings & Kolkata Knight Riders will face at Eden Gardens on 30th April.

I will back with update of today’s match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals.

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IPL 2015: CSK V KXIP

Yesterday’s second match was again an one-sided match. The match was played at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.

Chennai Super Kings won the toss and chose to bat first. Chennai Super Kings innings had a good start. Johnson dropped McCullum at the very early stage of Chennai Super Kings innings when McCullum was on 23 runs. It was a costly miss as McCullum went on to score 66 runs. Chennai Super Kings innings was boom boom at 50 for 0 in 4.3 overs. The 50 run-stand between Dwayne Smith & Brendon McCullum in 28 balls hammered Punjab bowlers. They lost Dwayne Smith early in 5th over of the innings. Raina had a close shave when Saha caught him behind but the umpire  signalled not out & Raina survived. Johnson also dropped Raina at the middle stages of Chennai Super Kings innings when Raina was on 14 runs. It was a bit costly miss as Raina could score only 29 runs. Brendon McCullum scored a brisk 66 off 44 balls & crushed the Punjab bowling attack. This was the highest score in Chennai innings. This was McCullum’s 2nd highest score in IPL 2015 till yesterday behind 100 runs against Sunrisers Hyderabad also at Chennai on April 11. Chennai Super Kings innings was comfortably placed at 116 for 1 in 12 overs. The 66 run-stand between Brendon McCullum & Raina in 45 balls steadied the Chennai Super Kings innings. This was the highest partnership in Chennai Super Kings innings. This was 2nd consecutive 50+ partnership for Chennai Super Kings innings & happened 2nd time in IPL 2015. They lost 2 wickets Brendon McCullum & Raina in quick succession. Dhoni scored a huge 41 off 27 balls & tried to batter the Punjab bowlers. The unbroken 48 run-stand between Dhoni & Ravindra Jadeja in 28 balls increased the run-rate. They started very quick in first 10 overs & also very quick in later overs. Kings XI Punjab bowlers sprayed all over the field throughout the innings. Chennai Super Kings innings final total was 192 for 3 in 20 overs. This was Chennai’s 2nd highest total at this ground in IPL 2015 till yesterday behind 209 runs against Sunrisers Hyderabad on April 11.

KXIP lost Sehwag early in 1st over of the innings and had a bad start. The 31 run-stand between Vijay & Shaun Marsh in 26 balls was much responsible for Kings XI Punjab innings. This was the highest partnership in Kings XI Punjab innings. Vijay scored a fine 34 off 32 balls & tried to attack the Chennai bowlers. This was the highest score in Punjab innings. They lost 6 wickets for 34 runs in the span of 7.2 overs & the situation changed after that. With the departure of six Kings XI Punjab batsmen Kings XI Punjab innings was reduced to 69 for 7 in 12.2 overs. The 21 run-stand between Saha & Anureet Singh in 32 balls was a bit relief but they lost last 2 wickets Saha & Anureet Singh in quick succession. They started not ver quick in first 10 overs & slow in later overs. Jadeja took 3 wickets for 22 runs & it looked Chennai will win comfortably. Kings XI Punjab innings final total was 95 for 9 in 20 overs. Mohit Sharma bowled the winning ball & Chennai won comfortably. This was lowest total by a team in IPL 2015 till yesterday beating 101 runs for Kolkata Knight Riders against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Vizag on Wednesday. Chennai Super Kings won the match by 97 runs. This was Chennai’s biggest win in terms of runs in IPL beating 93 runs against Delhi Daredevils at Abu Dhabi last year. This was Chennai’s 5th consecutive victory at this ground in IPL since 2013.

Now, Chennai Super Kings will face Kolkata Knight Riders also at MA Chidamabaram Stadium on 28th April. Kings XI Punjab will face Sunrisers Hyderabad at PCA Stadium on 27th April.

I will back with update of tomorrow’s second match between Delhi Daredevils and Royal Challengers Bangalore as first match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals is washed out.

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IPL 2015: RCB V CSK

Yesterday’s second match was an one-sided match totally. The match was played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore.

Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and chose to bowl first. Although they lost Brendon McCullum early in 2nd over of the innings, Chennai Super Kings innings had a solid start. Chennai Super Kings innings was steady 70 for 1 in 8.4 overs. The 58 run-stand between Dwayne Smith & Raina in 42 balls tried to stabilize the Chennai Super Kings. This was the highest partnership in Chennai Super Kings innings. Dwayne Smith scored a brisk 39 off 29 balls & tried to crush the Bangalore bowling attack. Raina scored a huge 62 off 32 balls & attacked the Bangalore bowlers. This was the highest score in Chennai innings. This was Raina’s highest score in IPL 2015 till yesterday beating 48 runs against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Chennai on April 11. Chennai Super Kings innings was comfortably placed 124 for 2 in 12.4 overs. The 54 run-stand between Raina & Dhoni in 24 balls increased the run-rate. This was 2nd consecutive 50+ partnership in the innings & happened 3rd time in IPL history. du Plessis scored a quickfire 33 off 18 balls & tried to batter the Bangalore bowlers. They lost last 6 wickets for 53 runs in the span of 7 overs & the situation changed after that. They started not very quick in first 10 overs & picked up speed in later overs. Chahal bowled a lethal spell & took 3 crucial wickets in the innings. Chennai Super Kings innings final total was 181 for 8 in 20 overs. This was Chennai’s 2nd highest total at this ground behind 187 runs against Mumbai Indians in 2012.

Royal Challengers Bangalore innings had a brisk start. The 31 run-stand between Bisla & Rossouw in 21 balls was crucial. They lost 7 wickets for 92 runs in the span of 13 overs. With the departure of seven Royal Challengers Bangalore batsmen Royal Challengers Bangalore innings was reduced to 123 for 7 in 16.2 overs. Virat Kohli scored a brilliant 51 off 42 balls & tried to hammer the Chennai bowlers. This was the highest score in Bangalore innings. This was Kohli’s highest score in IPL 2015 till yesterday beating 45 runs against Mumbai Indians also at Bangalore on Sunday. The 31 run-stand between Wiese & Starc in 22 balls was much responsible for Royal Challengers Bangalore innings. This was the joint highest partnership in Royal Challengers Bangalore innings. They lost Wiese in last over of the innings. They started not very quick in first 10 overs & also not very quick in later overs. Nehra took 4 wickets for 10 runs in the innings & it looked Chennai will win comfortably. This made as Nehra leading wicket taker in IPL 2015. This was best bowling performance by a bowler in IPL 2015 till yesterday beating Duminy’s 4 wickets for 17 runs for Delhi Daredevils against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Vizag on Saturday. Royal Challengers Bangalore innings final total was 154 for 8 in 20 overs. Dwayne Smith took the winning catch & Chennai won comfortably. Chennai won the match by 27 runs. This was Chennai’s 4th win in 5 matches in IPL 2015. Bangalore still finish bottom of the points table.

Now, Chennai Super Kings will face Kings XI Punjab at MA Chidambaram Stadium on 25th April. Royal Challengers will face Rajasthan Royals at Sardar Patel Stadium on 24th April.

I will back with update of today’s match between Delhi Daredevils and Mumbai Indians.

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IPL 2015: RR V CSK

Today’s first match was an one-sided match totally. The match was played at Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad.

Chennai Super Kings won the toss and chose to bat first. Chennai Super Kings innings had a bad start. Tambe dropped Brendon McCullum at the early stages of Chennai Super Kings innings when Brendon McCullum was on 12 runs. It was not a costly miss as McCullum was dismissed at the same score. They lost 4 early wickets for 65 runs in the span of 9.1 overs. With the departure of top four batsmen Chennai Super Kings innings was reduced to 65 for 4 in 9.1 overs. Dwayne Smith scored a brisk 40 off 29 balls & tried to pace the Chennai Super Kings innings. Dwayne Bravo scored a huge 62 off 36 balls & battered the Rajasthan bowlers. This was the highest score in Chennai innings. This was Bravo’s 2nd highest score of his IPL career behind 70 runs for Mumbai Indians against Kings XI Punjab at Centurion in 2009. The unbroken 91 run-stand between Dwayne Bravo & Dhoni in 65 balls increased the run-rate. This was the highest partnership in Chennai Super Kings innings. They started not very quick in first 10 overs & picked up speed in later overs. Rajasthan Royals bowlers bowled very well in first 10 overs & bowled tight in later overs. Chennai Super Kings innings final total was 156 for 4 in 20 overs. This was Chennai’s 2nd highest total at this ground behind 160 runs also against Rajasthan Royals in 2010.

Rajasthan Royals innings had a very good start. Watson is back with a bang & scored a fine 73 off 47 balls. He attacked the Chennai bowlers. Rajasthan Royals innings was comfortably placed 144 for 0 in 16 overs. The 144 run-stand between Rahane & Watson in 97 balls was much responsible for Rajasthan Royals innings & it looked Rajasthan Royals will win comfortably. This was the highest partnership in Rajasthan Royals innings. This was the highest 1st wicket partnership for Rajasthan Royals in IPL beating 135 runs between Graeme Smith & Naman Ojha against Kings XI Punjab at Durban in 2009. This was the highest 1st wicket partnership by a team in IPL 2015 till today beating 109 runs between Brendon McCullum & Dwayne Smith for Chennai Super Kings against Mumbai Indians at Mumbai on April 17. Rahane scored a brilliant 76 off 55 balls & hammered the Chennai bowlers. This was 2nd highest score by Rajasthan Royals batsman in IPL 2015 till today behind Steven Smith’s score of 79 runs against Mumbai Indians also at Ahmedabad on April 14. They lost Watson in 17th over of the innings. They also lost Steven Smith in 19th over of the innings when scores were tied. Rajasthan Royals final total was 157 for 2 in 18.2 overs. Karun Nair hit the winning runs & Rajasthan won comfortably. Rajasthan Royals won the match by 8 wickets. This was Rajasthan’s 5th consecutive win in IPL 2015.  Rajasthan Royals are  the only team to remain unbeaten in IPL 2015 till today. Can Rajasthan Royals overcome the bottom four hurdle & make it to playoffs?

Now, Rajasthan Royals will face Kings XI Punjab at Sardar Patel Stadium on 21st April. Chennai Super Kings will face Royal Challengers Bangalore at M Chinnaswamy Stadium on 22nd April.

I will back with update of today’s second match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians.

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IPL 2015: MI V CSK

Yesterday’s match was a high-scoring match. The match was played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.

Mumbai Indians won the toss and chose to bat first. Mumbai Indians innings had a very bad start & very slow start. They lost 3 early wickets for 12 runs in the span of 3.4 overs. With the departure of top three batsmen Mumbai Indians innings was reduced to 12 for 3 in 3.4 overs. Dhoni dropped Harbhajan Singh at the middle stages of Mumbai Indians innings when Harbhajan Singh was on 19 runs. It was not a costly miss as Harbhajan Singh could score only 24 runs. The 45 run-stand between Rohit Sharma & Harbhajan Singh in 35 balls tried to steady the Mumbai Indians innings. They lost Harbhajan Singh in 10th over of the innings. Rohit Sharma scored a brisk 50 off 31 balls & tried to crush the Chennai bowling attack. Mumbai Indians innings was comfortably placed 132 for 4 in 14.5 overs. The 75 run-stand between Rohit Sharma & Pollard in 33 balls increased the run-rate. This was the highest partnership in Mumbai Indians innings. This was the 2nd highest 4th wicket partnership by a team in IPL 2015 till yesterday behind 131 runs between Rohit Sharma and Corey Anderson also for Mumbai Indians against Kolkata Knight Riders on April 8. They also lost Rohit Sharma in 15th over of the innings. Pollard scored a huge 64 off 30 balls & battered the Chennai bowlers. This was the highest score in Mumbai innings. This was Pollard’s joint highest score at this ground as similar to 64 runs against Rajasthan Royals in 2012. The 49 run-stand between Pollard & Rayudu in 28 balls was crucial. This was the 3rd consecutive 40+ run partnership by a team  & happened 3rd time in IPL history. They also lost last 2 wickets Pollard & Rayudu in quick succession. They started slow in first 10 overs & picked up speed in later overs. Chennai Super Kings bowlers bowled very well in first 10 overs. Nehra bowled a lethal spell & took 3 crucial wickets in the innings. Mumbai Indians final total was 183 for 7 in 20 overs. This was Mumbai’s highest total against Chennai Super Kings at this ground beating 172 runs in 2014.

Chennai Super Kings innings had a very good start. Chennai Super Kings innings was comfortably placed 109 for 0 in 7.1 overs. The 109 run-stand between Dwayne Smith & Brendon McCullum in 44 balls increased the run-rate & it looked Chennai will win comfortably. This was the highest partnership in Chennai Super Kings innings. Brendon McCullum scored a quickfire 46 off 20 balls & attacked the Mumbai bowlers. Dwayne Smith scored a rapid 62 off 30 balls & hammered the Mumbai bowlers. This was the highest score in Chennai Super Kings innings. They lost last 4 wickets for 57 runs in the span of 7.4 overs. Harbhajan Singh dropped Raina at the last stages of Chennai Super Kings innings when Raina was on 43 runs. It was not a costly miss as Raina remained on 43 runs. Raina scored a fine 43 off 29 balls & tried to squeeze the Mumbai bowlers. Mumbai Indians bowlers sprayed all over the field throughout the innings. Chennai Super Kings innings final total was 189 for 4 in 16.4 overs. Dwayne Bravo hit the winning six & Chennai won comfortably. Chennai Super Kings won the match by 6 wickets. This was Chennai’s consecutive wins in first 3 matches of IPL 2015. This was Mumbai’s 4th consecutive loss for 2nd time in succession in IPL 7 & 8. Can Mumbai repeat to overcome the playoffs hurdle as they did it in 2014?

Now, Chennai Super Kings will face Rajasthan Royals at Sardar Patel Stadium on 19th April. Mumbai Indians will face Royal Challengers Bangalore at M Chinnaswamy Stadium also on 19th April.

I will back with update of today’s first match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Daredevils.

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IPL 2015: CSK V SRH

Today’s first match was a high-scoring match. The match was played at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. Chennai Super Kings won the toss and chose to bat first. Chennai Super Kings had a very good start. The 75 run-stand between Smith & McCullum in 49 balls increased the run-rate. This was the highest partnership in Chennai Super Kings innings. They lost Smith in 9th over of the innings. The 60 run-stand between McCullum & Raina in 26 balls build the Chennai Super Kings innings. They also lost Raina in 14th over of the innings. Williamson dropped McCullum in the middle stages of Chennai Super Kings innings when McCullum was on 86. It was not a costly miss as McCullum could score only 100 runs.  McCullum scored a brisk 100 off 56 & crushed the Hyderabad bowling attack. This was McCullum’s 2nd IPL hundred of his career. This was McCullum’s first IPL century since 2008. This was first century by a batsman in IPL 2015. This was the highest score in Chennai innings. This was also the highest score by a batsman in IPL 2015. The 63 run-stand between McCullum & Dhoni in 35 balls  was crucial. This was 3 consecutive 50+ partnership in the innings & happened first time in IPL history. Dhoni scored a huge 53 off 29 & destroyed the Hyderabad bowlers. Chennai Super Kings was comfortably placed 198 for 2 in 19.1 overs. They lost Dhoni & Jadeja in quick succession. Sunrisers Hyderabad bowlers sprayed runs all over the field & were pretty ordinary. Chennai Super Kings final total was 209 for 4 in 20 overs. This was the Chennai’s 3rd highest total at this ground behind 246 for 5 against Rajasthan Royals in 2010 & 222 for 5 against Delhi Daredevils in 2012.

Sunrisers Hyderabad had a brisk start. They lost 2 wickets Dhawan & Rahul early in quick succession. The 45 run-stand between Warner & Naman Ojha in 33 balls was much responsible for Sunrisers Hyderabad innings. This was the highest partnership in Sunrisers Hyderabad innings. Warner scored a quickfire 53 off 42 & tried to attack the Chennai bowlers. This was the highest score in Hyderabad innings. Sunrisers Hyderabad was comfortably placed 91 for 2 in 11.2 overs. They lost last 4 wickets for 59 runs in the span of 7.4 overs. But the situation changed after that. Sunrisers Hyderabad was reduced to 150 for 6 in 19 overs. They started quickly in first 10 overs & slowly in later overs. Bravo took 2 crucial wickets for 25 runs & it looked Chennai Super Kings will win comfortably. Sunrisers Hyderabad final total was 164 for 6 in 20 overs. Mohit Sharma bowled a final ball & Chennai won comfortably. Chennai Super Kings won the match by 45 runs. This was Chennai’s second consecutive win in IPL 2015. This was Sunrisers second consecutive loss in opening matches of IPL 7 & 8 editions.

Now, Chennai Super Kings will face Mumbai Indians at Wankhede Stadium on 17th April. Sunrisers Hyderabad will face Royal Challengers Bangalore at M Chinnaswamy Stadium on 13th April.

I will be back for tomorrow with updates of second match of today between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore & also the first match of tomorrow between Delhi Daredevils and Rajasthan Royals.

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IPL 2015: CSK V DD

It was a thrilling match. The match was played between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Daredevils at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on 9th April 2015.

Delhi Daredevils won the toss and chose to bowl first. Chennai Super Kings innings had a respectable start. They started slowly & the scoreboard is kept moving. They lost 2 wickets McCullum & Raina early in quick succession. Gautam dropped Smith at a very middle stages of Chennai Super Kings innings when Smith was on 32. It was not a costly miss as Smith could score only 34 runs. The 33 run-stand between Smith & du Plessis in 25 balls tried to steady the Chennai Spuer Kings innings. This was the highest partnership in Chennai Super Kings innings. Smith scored a brisk 34 off 31 & tried to crush the Delhi bowling attack. This was the highest score in the innings. Chennai Super Kings innings was comfortably placed 71 for 2 in 8 overs. They lost last 5 wickets for 77 runs in the span of 11.5 overs. Chennai Super Kings final total was 150 for 7 in 20 overs. Delhi Daredevils bowlers bowled very well & bowled fire in death overs. Coulter-Nile bowled a lethal spell & took 3 crucial wickets in an innings. Chennai Super Kings final total was 150 for 7 in 20 overs.

Delhi Daredevils innings had a very bad start. They lost 3 wickets early in quick succession. Delhi Daredevils innings was comfortably placed 87 for 3 in 13 overs. The 48 run-stand between Morkel & Jadhav in 49 balls was crucial. This was the highest partnership in Delhi Daredevils innings. Morkel scored a huge 73 off 55 & destroyed the Chennai bowlers & it looked Delhi Daredevils will win comfortably. This was the highest score in the innings. This was Morkel’s highest score in IPL career They lost last 6 wickets for 50 runs in the span of 11.3 overs & the situation was changing. Nehra took 3 wickets for 25 runs & it looked Chennai Super Knigs will win comfortably. Delhi Daredevils final total was 149 for 9 in 20 overs. Bravo bowled a winning ball & Chennai won comfortably. Chennai Super King won the match by 1 run. This was Chennai’s smallest win by runs in IPL matches. This was Delhi’s Daredevils 10th consecutive loss in IPL matches.

Now, Chennai Super Kings will face Sunrisers Hyderabad at Chepauk on 11th April. Delhi Daredevils will face Rajasthan Royals at Kotla on 12th April.

Will be back for match update between Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals tomorrow.

Bye Bye.