IPL 2016: KXIP V SRH

Sorry for not writing for last match. Yesterday’s first match was an exciting match. The match was played at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali. This was the Punjab’s last match to be played at this ground.

Kings XI Punjab won the toss and chose to bat first. Punjab start was average. The 33-run stand between Vijay and Hashim Amla in 26 balls started very well. They lost Vijay early in 5th over of the innings. Vijay was caught by David Warner off Mustafizur Rahman’s 1st over. Hashim Amla hit a boundary off Nehra’s 2nd ball. Nehra often too many balls in his first 2 overs. Hashim Amla hit a four and six off Karn Sharma’s 1st over. Punjab was comfortably placed at 87 for 1 in 11 overs. The 54-run stand between Hashim Amla and Wriddhiman Saha in 41 balls increased the run-rate. They lost Wriddhiman Saha in first ball of 12th over of the innings. Wriddhiman Saha was caught by Deepak Hooda off Henriques 2nd over. At one stage Punjab will cross the 200-run mark and Punjab was also comfortably placed at 152 for 2 in 17.1 overs. The 65-run stand between Hashim Amla and Gukeerat Singh Mann in 37 balls was the highest. They lost Gukeerat Singh Mann in 18th over of the innings. Gukeerat Singh Mann was bowled by Bhuvneshwar Kumar in his 3rd over. Nehra suffered a leg injury in his penultimate ball of 3rd over. Ben Cutting bowled the final ball of 19th over after Nehra’s injury. Hashim Amla scored a brilliant 96 off 56 balls and destroyed the Hyderabad bowlers. This was his 1st fifty in IPL career and overall 17th fifty on his T20 career. This was his highest IPL score against his previous highest off 21 runs vs Royal Challengers Bangalore at same ground few days ago. This was his second highest T20 score behind 97 runs for South Africa vs Australia at Cape Town earlier this year. This was the highest score by Punjab batsman in this season against the previous highest off 89 runs by Vijay against Royal Challengers Bangalore also at Mohali. This was the highest score by batsman in this match. They lost Hashim Amla in last over of the innings. Hashim Amla was caught by David Warner off Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s final over. Punjab posted a competitive total of 179 runs for the loss of 4 wickets. Bhuvneshwar Kumar was the most successful bowler for Hyderabad when he took 2 wickets.

Hyderabad start was good. The 68-run stand between David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan in 48 balls was the highest. This was the third highest 1st wicket partnership for Hyderabad in this season. They lost Shikhar Dhawan in last ball of 8th over of the innings. Shikhar Dhawan was run out by a direct throw by Mohit Sharma. David Warner hit 2 sixes off Mohit Sharma’s 2nd over. Hyderabad was comfortably placed at 97 for 1 in 12 overs. Warner scored a fine 52 off 41 balls and hammered the Punjab bowlers. This was his 6th fifty of the season and overall 29th fifty of his IPL career. This was the second most fifties by batsman in IPL history behind Gambhir with 30 fifties. This was the highest score by batsman in this innings. They lost David Warner in first ball of 13th over of the innings. David Warner was hit wicket by Axar Patel in his 2nd over. They hit a four and six off Axar Patel’s same over. Yuvraj Singh hit a six off Mohit Sharma’s 3rd over. They scored 10 runs apiece in next 3 overs. Hyderabad was also comfortably placed at 139 for 2 in 15.5 overs and it looked Hyderabad will win the match. Deepak Hooda scored a classy 34 off 22 balls and attacked the Punjab bowling. The 42-run stand between Deepak Hooda and Yuvraj Singh in 23 balls increased the run-rate. They lost Deepak Hooda in last ball of 16th over of the innings. Deepak Hooda was caught by David Miller off Sandeep Sharma’s 3rd over. Yuvraj Singh hit a  six and 2 consecutive fours off Axar Patel’s last over. Ben Cutting hit a six and equation was down to 20 off 12 balls. Maxwell conceded 11 runs in 19th over of the innings. Yuvraj Singh hit a six off Mohit Sharma’s final over. Yuvraj Singh scored a quickfire 42 off 24 balls and smashed the Punjab bowling. The 41-run stand between Yuvraj Singh and Ben Cutting in 22 balls remained unbeaten. Yuvraj Singh took a winning run and Hyderabad won comfortably. Axar Patel and Sandeep Sharma took 1 wicket each for Hyderabad. Hyderabad won the match by 7 wickets. This was Hyderabad’s 8th win in IPL 2016. This win meant Hyderabad became the first team to make it to playoffs. Punjab are the second team to knock out of the IPL 2016 after Pune.

Now, Sunrisers Hyderabad will face Delhi Daredevils on May 20. Kings XI Punjab will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore on May 18.

We will back with second match soon.

IPL 2016: MI V KXIP

Yesterday’s match was a low-scoring match. The match was played at Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam.

Mumbai Indians won the toss and chose to bat first. Mumbai start was not good. They lost 2 wickets for 8 runs in the span of 2.5 overs. Mumbai score 21 for 2 in powerplay. This was the lowest powerplay score by team in this season. Nitish Rana hit 3 sixes off Mohit Sharma’s 3rd over. Mumbai was weakly placed at 36 for 2 in 8.4 overs. The 28-run stand between Rohit Sharma and Nitish Rana in 36 balls paced the Mumbai innings. They lost Rohit Sharma in penultimate ball of 9th over of the innings. Rohit Sharma was bowled by Axar Patel in his 2nd over. Nitish Rana scored a classy 25 off 28 balls and also placed the Mumbai innings. Nitish Rana was caught by Wriddhiman Saha off Stoinis 2nd over. They lost 2 more wickets for 14 runs in the span of 3 overs and Punjab made a comeback. Mumbai was reduced to 61 for 5 in 13.3 overs. Pollard was caught by Stoinis off Cariappa’s 2nd over but umpire signaled as not out. They hit 4 sixes in 2 overs by both bowlers in this innings to hint a revival. Mumbai was also weakly placed at 103 for 5 in 16.3 overs. Pollard scored a quickfire 27 off 20 balls and smashed the Punjab bowling. This was the highest score by batsman in this innings. The 42-run stand between Pollard and Krunal Pandya in 19 balls was the highest and fought back. Pollard was bowled by Stoinis in his last over. They lost last 4 wickets for 11 runs in the span of 2 overs and Punjab also made a comeback. Mumbai was also reduced to 114 for 9 in 18.3 overs. Mumbai posted not a competitive total of 124 runs for the loss of 9 wickets. This was the second lowest total for Mumbai in this season behind 92 runs against Sunrisers Hyderabad also at Visakhapatnam last week. Stoinis was the most successful bowler for Punjab when he took 4 wickets including 2 wickets in 17th over of the innings. This was his best bowling performance in IPL against his previous best off 3 for 20 vs Delhi Daredevils at Mohali last week.

Punjab start was also not good. They lost Hashim Amla early in last ball of 1st over of the innings. Hashim Amla was out LBW by Southee in his first over. This was his first duck in his IPL career. Punjab hit 5 fours in the end of 6th over of the innings. Vijay hit an ample shot off McClenaghan’s 2nd over. Wriddhiman Saha hit a four in extra cover drive off Southee’s 3rd over. Vijay tried to leave the bounce off Harbhajan Singh’s 1st over. Jos Buttler beats a run off Harbhajan Singh’s same over but umpire signaled as 4 byes. They working them around and loose the ball of Krunal Pandya’s 2nd over. Punjab was comfortably placed at 117 for 1 in 15.3 overs and it looked Punjab will win the match. Wriddhiman Saha scored a brilliant 56 off 40 balls and destroyed the Mumbai bowlers. This was his 2nd fifty of the season and overall 5th fifty in his IPL career. This was his highest score of the season against his previous highest of 52 runs vs Delhi Daredevils at Mohali last week. This was the highest score by batsman in this match. The 116-run stand between Vijay and Wriddhiman Saha in 88 balls was the highest. This was the highest second-wicket partnership for Punjab in this season against their previous highest of 72 runs by same pair vs Gujarat Lions at Rajkot fortnight ago. Wriddhiman Saha was bowled by McClenaghan in his last over. They lost 2 more wickets for 1 run in the span of 2 balls and it look Mumbai will make a comeback. Vijay scored a fine 54 off 52 balls and hammered the Mumbai bowlers. This was his 4th fifty of the season and overall 10th fifty in his IPL career. Vijay hit the winning four and Punjab won comfortably. McClenaghan was the most successful bowler for Mumbai when he took 2 wickets including consecutive  wickets in 16th over of the innings. Punjab won the match by 7 wickets. This was Punjab’s 4th win in IPL 2016. Both teams are chance to make playoff spot if they win remaining matches.

Now, Kings XI Punjab will take on Sunrisers Hyderabad on May 15. Mumbai Indians will face Delhi Daredevils also on May 15.

We will back with 2 match updates tomorrow. Bye for now.

IPL 2016: KXIP V RCB

Sorry for not writing for last 3 matches. Yesterday’s match was an exciting match. The match was played at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali.

Kings XI Punjab won the toss and chose to bowl first. Bangalore start was good. Kohli wafted 2 length deliveries off Mohit Sharma’s 1st over. He went straight to Stoinis backward point. KL Rahul dropped Stoinis in the early stages of the innings when he was on 19 runs. It was a costly miss as he went on to score 23 more runs.  He hit 4 consecutive boundaries and a six off Stoinis 1st over. KL Rahul scored a classy 42 off 25 balls and attacked the Punjab bowling. The 63-run stand between Kohli and KL Rahul in 45 balls started very well. This was the second 50+ first-wicket stand for Bangalore in this season. KL Rahul was bowled by Cariappa in his 1st over. They lost 3 wickets for 4 runs in the span of 1.2 overs and Punjab will make a comeback. Bangalore was reduced to 67 for 3 in 8.4 overs. The pair accumulated 46 runs with 2 fours. de Villiers hit a boundary off Axar Patel’s 2nd over. He hit 2 boundaries off Stoinis last over. He finding short third-man with a slice drive. He hit backward short leg boundary for a six off Cariappa’s last over. de Villiers ambled 25 off 21 balls at the end of the 15th over. Bangalore was comfortably placed at 155 for 3 in 17.4 overs. de Villiers scored a fine 64 off 35 balls and destroyed the Punjab bowlers. This was his 4th fifty of the season and overall 18th fifty of his IPL career. This was the highest score by batsman in this innings. The 88-run stand between de Villiers and Sachin Baby in 55 balls was the highest and fought back. This was the highest 4th wicket stand for Bangalore in this season. They lost de Villiers in penultimate ball of 18th over of the innings. de Villiers was caught by Cariappa off Sandeep Sharma’s 3rd over. Bangalore was also comfortably placed at 174 for 4 in 19.4 overs. Sachin Baby scored a brisk 33 off 29 balls and paced the Bangalore innings. Sachin Baby was run out by a direct throw by David Miller and Wriddhiman Saha. They lost last 2 wickets for 1 run in last 2 balls. Bangalore posted a competitive total of 175 runs for the loss of 6 wickets. Sandeep Sharma and Cariappa took 2 wickets each for Punjab.

Punjab start was smooth. They finding a boundary in every over in Powerplay. The 45-run stand between Hashim Amla and Vijay in 33 balls started strongly. They lost Hashim Amla in 6th over of the innings. Hashim Amla was caught by Stuart Binny off Shane Watson’s 1st over. Vijay pulled towards a short-leg off Chahal’s 3rd over. Punjab was comfortably placed at 88 for 1 in 10.4 overs. The 43-run stand between Vijay and Wriddhiman Saha in 32 balls increased the run-rate. They lost 2 more wickets for 0 runs in the span of 2 balls and Bangalore will make a comeback.  This was the David Miller’s 1st duck in his IPL career. Punjab was reduced to 88 for 3 in 11 overs. Vijay hit the long boundary off Shane Watson’s 3rd over. Punjab was comfortably placed at 139 for 3 in 16.5 overs and it looked Punjab will win the match. Vijay scored a brilliant 89 off 57 balls and hammered the Bangalore bowlers. This was his 4th fifty of the season and overall 9th fifty of his IPL career. This was his highest score of the season against his previous highest of 55 runs vs Gujarat Lions at Rajkot. This was the highest score for Punjab batsman in this season against previous highest of 64 runs by Maxwell vs Kolkata Knight Riders at Kolkata few days ago. This was the highest score by batsman in this match. The 51-run stand between Vijay and Stoinis in 36 balls was the highest. They lost Vijay in last ball of 17th over of the innings. Vijay was caught by Chahal off Shane Watson’s last over. Stoinis scored a quickfire 34 off 22 balls and smashed Bangalore bowling. The 35-run stand between Stoinis and Behardien in 18 balls remained unbeaten. Chris Jordan bowled the final over and Bangalore won in a nail-biter. Bangalore won the match by 1 run. This was the second 1 run win by team in this season. This was Bangalore’s 4th win in IPL 2016.

Now, Royal Challengers Bangalore will take on Mumbai Indians on May 11. Kings XI Punjab will also face Mumbai Indians on May 13.

We will back with today’s match update tomorrow. Bye for now.

IPL 2016: KKR V KXIP

Yesterday’s match was an interesting match. The match was played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. This was the first match at this ground since April 13.

Kings XI Punjab won the toss and chose to bowl first. Kolkata start was good. Gambhir hit 2 fours off Stoinis 3rd over. Uthappa came forward on length of delivery off Mohit Sharma’s 4th over. They scored fifties each in 101-run opening stand. Gambhir scored a fine 54 off 45 balls and destroyed the Punjab bowlers. This was his 4th fifty of the season and overall 30th fifty in his IPL career most by any batsman. The 101-run stand between Uthappa and Gambhir in 81 balls was the highest. This was the second highest 1st wicket partnership for Kolkata in IPL matches behind 121 runs by same pair against Rajasthan Royals at Ahmedabad in 2014. This was the most runs by a pair in IPL history. This was the 2nd century stand between Gambhir and Uthappa in IPL matches and first since 2014. They lost Gambhir in 14th over of the innings. Gambhir was run out by a direct throw by Maxwell and Sandeep Sharma. Uthappa dropped Mohit Sharma 3 times in middle stages of the innings when he was on 52 runs. It was a costly miss as he went on to score 18 more runs. Kolkata was comfortably placed at 137 for 1 in 16.4 overs. Uthappa scored a brilliant 70 off 49 balls and hammered the Punjab bowlers. This was his 3rd fifty of the season and overall 19th fifty of his IPL career. This was his second highest score of the season behind 72 runs against Delhi Daredevils at Delhi 4 days ago. This was the highest score by batsman in this match. The 36-run stand between Uthappa and Yusuf Pathan in 20 balls increased the run-rate. They lost Uthappa in penultimate ball of 17th over of the innings. Uthappa was run out by a direct throw by Mohit Sharma. They lost Russell in last ball of the innings. Russell was run out by a direct throw by Wriddhiman Saha and Sandeep Sharma. Kolkata score only 26 runs in the last 18 balls. Kolkata posted a competitive total of 164 runs for the loss of 3 wickets. Mohit Sharma was the most expensive bowler for Punjab when he conceded 39 runs including a run out to Uthappa.

Punjab start was not good. They lost 3 wickets for 13 runs in the span of 3.1 overs and Kolkata made a comeback. Punjab was weakly placed at 53 for 3 in 8.5 overs. The 40-run stand between Wriddhiman Saha and Maxwell in 35 balls increased the run-rate. They lost Wriddhiman Saha in last ball of 9th over of the innings. Wriddhiman Saha was bowled by Piyush Chawla. Punjab was reduced to 53 for 4 in 9 overs. Maxwell flicks and cuts against Kolkata quickies. He hit a powerful six against Kolkata spinners. He hit a straight six and reserve boundary off Piyush Chawla’s  2nd over. He scored 14 runs in 3 balls off Brad Hogg’s 1st over. He hit a huge six off Shakib Al Hasan’s 2nd over. He hit a reverse sweep off Piyush Chawla’s 3rd over. Punjab was comfortably placed at 120 for 4 in 15.3 overs and it looked Punjab will win the match. Maxwell scored a quickfire 68 off 42 balls and attacked the Kolkata bowlers. This was his 2nd fifty of the season and overall 6th fifty in his IPL career. This was his highest score of the season but previous highest was 56 runs against Mumbai Indians at Mohali last week. This was the highest score by batsman in this innings. The 67-run stand between Maxwell and David Miller in 40 balls was the highest. They lost Maxwell in 16th over of the innings. Maxwell was out LBW by Piyush Chawla. It was the turning point as they lost 4 wickets for 26 runs in the span of 2.3 overs. Russell bowled the last ball and Kolkata won comfortably. Russell was the most successful bowler for Kolkata when he took 4 wickets. This was the second best bowling figures by pacer for Kolkata in IPL matches behind Balaji’s 4 wickets for 18 runs against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Bengaluru in 2012. Kolkata won the match by 7 runs. This was Kolkata’s 1st win by batting first in this season. This was Kolkata’s 6th win in IPL 2016.

Now, Kolkata Knight Riders will face Gujarat Lions on May 8. Kings XI Punjab will take on Delhi Daredevils on May 7.

We will back with today’s match update tomorrow. Bye for now.

IPL 2016: KXIP V MI

Yesterday’s match was an interesting match. The match was played at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali.

Kings XI Punjab won the toss and chose to bowl first. Mumbai start was a worst. They lost Rohit Sharma early in second ball of the innings. Rohit Sharma was caught by Nikhil Naik of Sandeep Sharma’s 1st over. Rayudu was dropped by Axar Patel of Pradeep Sahu’s bowling as when he was on 33 runs. It was a costly miss as he went on to score 32 more runs. Parthiv Patel was caught by David Miller of Johnson’s bowling but umpire signaled as no-ball when he was on 15 runs. He was stumped by Nikhil Naik of Sandeep Sharma’s bowling but it was closing to taking a wicket when he was on 32 runs.  Mumbai was comfortably placed at 137 for 1 in 14.2 overs. Rayudu scored a fine 65 off 37 balls destroyed the Punjab bowlers. This was his 2nd fifty of the season and overall 13th fifty of his IPL career. The 137-run stand between Parthiv Patel and Rayudu in 85 balls was the highest. This was the highest 2nd wicket partnership for Mumbai in IPL matches. They lost Rayudu in 15th over of the innings. Rayudu was caught by Manan Vohra of Axar Patel’s bowling. Parthiv Patel  was also dropped by Axar Patel of Mohit Sharma’s bowling when he was on 66 runs. It was not a costly miss as he went on to score 15 more runs. Buttler scored a quickfire 24 off 13 balls against Punjab bowling. Mumbai was also comfortably placed 174 for 2 in 17.4 overs.  The 37-run stand between Parthiv Patel and Buttler in 20 balls increased the run-rate. They lost Buttler in penultimate ball of 18th over of the innings. Buttler was bowled by Mohit Sharma. Parthiv Patel scored a brilliant 81 off 58 balls hammered the Punjab bowlers. This was his 1st fifty of the season and overall 7th fifty of his IPL career. This was his highest score in IPL career but his previous best was 61 runs for Sunrisers Hyderabad against Kings XI Punjab at same venue in 2013. Four of his five highest scores against Kings XI Punjab. This was the highest score by batsmen in this innings. They lost Patel in next over. They lost last 4 wickets for 15 runs in the span of 2.2 overs and Punjab made a comeback. They lost 2 wickets for 7 runs in last over. Mumbai posted a competitive total of 189 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. Mohit Sharma was the most successful bowler for Punjab when he took 3 wickets including 2 wickets in last over.

Punjab start was a not good. They lost 2 wickets for 32 runs in the span of 4.5 overs. Punjab was comfortably placed at 121 for 2 in 14.5 overs and it looked Punjab will win the match. Shaun Marsh scored a classy 45 off 34 balls shattered against Mumbai bowling. Maxwell was fail to catch by Harbhajan Singh of Southee’s bowling. The 89-run stand between Shaun Marsh and Maxwell in 61 balls was the highest. They lost Shaun Marsh in last ball of 15th over of the innings. Shaun Marsh was caught by Rayudu of Southee’s bowling. Maxwell scored a gigantic 56 off 39 balls attacked the Mumbai bowlers. This was his first fifty of the season and overall 5th fifty of his IPL career. This was his first IPL fifty since 2014. This was the highest score by batsman in this innings. Maxwell was bowled by Bumrah.  They lost 2 wickets in 18th over of the innings. They lost 2 wickets again in next over. It was a turning point as they lost 5 wickets for 30 runs in the span of 4.1 overs and Mumbai made a comeback. Bumrah bowled a final ball and Mumbai won comfortably. David Miller scored 30 off 17 balls remained unbeaten. Bumrah was the most successful bowler for Mumbai when he took 3 wickets including 2 wickets in 18th over. Mumbai won the match by 25 runs. This was Mumbai’s 3rd win in IPL 2016.

Now, Mumbai Indians will take on Kolkata Knight Riders on April 28. Kings XI Punjab will also face Gujarat Lions on May 1.

Now we will back with today’s match update tomorrow. Bye for now.

IPL 2016: KXIP V KKR

Yesterday’s match was an amazing match. The match was played at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali.

Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and chose to bowl first. Punjab was not having a good note. They lost Vohra early in 4th over of the innings. Morkel was caught by Shakib Al Hasan to dismiss Vohra in 4th over of Punjab innings. Punjab was comfortably placed at 47 for 1 in 7.4 overs. The 26-run stand between Vijay and Shaun Marsh in 25 balls was the highest. They lost 3 wickets for 25 runs in the span of 4.3 overs. Punjab was also weakly placed at 94 for 4 in 14.4 overs. The 22-run stand between Shaun Marsh & Maxwell in 16 balls. They lost last 4 wickets for 24 runs in the span of 3.5 overs & Kolkata will make a comeback. The 20-run stand between Shaun Marsh & Kyle Abbott in 9 balls remained unbeaten. Shaun Marsh scored a fine 56 off 41 balls destroyed the Kolkata bowlers. This was his 1st fifty of the season & overall 10th fifty of his IPL career. This was the highest score in this innings. Punjab was posted not a competitive total of 138 runs for the loss of 8 wickets. Morne Morkel & Narine took 2 wickets each for Kolkata in Punjab innings.

Kolkata was having a good note. The 82-run stand between Uthappa & Gambhir in 51 balls was the highest. Uthappa scored a brilliant 53 off 28 balls hammered the Punjab bowlers. This was his 1st fifty of the season & overall 16th fifty of his IPL career. This was the highest score in this innings. They lost 4 wickets for 41 runs in the span 7.3 overs & Punjab will make a comeback. Gambhir scored a run-a-ball 34 off 34 balls attacked the Punjab bowling. Pradeep Sahu was dismissed by Gambhir & Uthappa to caught by Maxwell & adjudged lbw respectively. Pradeep Sahu playing his 4th competitive game since 2011. Axar Patel was dismissed by Manish Pandey & Shakib Al Hasan to bowled and caught by Sandeep Sharma respectively. He took 2 or more wickets for the first time in last 11 matches. Yusuf Pathan hit one six this season. He is still one short of 200 T20 sixes to become  4th Indian to complete this. Suryakumar Yadav hit the winning four and Kolkata won comfortably. Pradeep Sahu & Axar Patel took 2 wickets each for Punjab in Kolkata innings. Kolkata won the match by 6 wickets. This was Kolkata’s 3rd win in IPL 2016 & go to top of the table. This was also Kolkata’s 6th consecutive win against Punjab.

Now, Kolkata Knight Riders will face Rising Pune Supergiants on Aril 24. Kings XI Punjab will also take on Sunrisers Hyderabad on April 23.

We will back with today’s match update tomorrow. Bye for now.

IPL 2016: KXIP V RPS

Yesterday’s first match was an amazing match. The match was played Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali.

Rising Pune Supergiants won the toss and chose to bat first. Pune was not having a good note. They lost Rahane early in 3rd over of the innings. Pune was comfortably placed at 65 for 1 in 7.5 overs. The 55-run stand between du Plessis and Pietersen in 35 balls was crucial. They lost Pietersen & Thisara Perera in 8th & 11th over of the innings respectively. Steven Smith scored a fine 38 off 26 balls shattered against Punjab bowling. Pune was superbly placed at 139 for 3 in 17.4 overs.  The 63-run stand between du Plessis and Steven Smith in 46 balls was the highest. du Plessis scored a brilliant 67 off 53 balls destroyed the Punjab bowlers. This was his 2nd fifty of the season & overall 4th fifty of his IPL career. This was the highest score in this innings. They lost last 4 wickets for 13 runs in the span of 2.2 overs. Irfan Pathan was playing his first competitive game since 2014. Pune was a competitive total of 152 for 7 in 20 overs. Mohit Sharma was the most successful bowler for Punjab when he took 3 wickets.

Punjab was having a good note. Vohra scored a huge 51 off 33 balls hammered the Pune bowlers. This was his 1st fifty of the season & overall 2nd fifty of his IPL career and first since 2014 final. The 97-run stand between Vijay and Vohra in 74 balls was the highest. This was the first 50+ partnership for 1st wicket since 2014. Vijay scored a classy 53 off 49 balls crushed against Pune bowlers. This was his 1st fifty of the season & overall overall 6th fifty of his IPL career & first since 2013. This was the highest score in this innings. They lost 4 wickets for 22 runs in the span of 4.1 overs & Pune will make a comeback. Ishant Sharma dropped Maxwell in final stages of the innings when he was on 28 runs. ?Maxwell scored a gigantic 32 off 14 balls. Maxwell hit the winning four and Punjab won comfortably. Murugan Ashwin was the most successful bowler when he took 3 wickets. Punjab won the match by 6 wickets. This was Punjab’s 1st win in IPL 2016.

Now, Kings XI Punjab will face Kolkata Knight Riders on April 19. Rising Pune Supergiants will also take on Royal Challengers Bangalore on April 22.

We will back with yesterday’s second match soon.

IPL 2015: SRH V KXIP

Sorry for not writing last 3 days. Yesterday’s match was an thrilling match. The match was played at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Hyderabad.

Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and chose to bat first. Sunrisers Hyderabad innings had a good start. Sunrisers Hyderabad innings was boom boom at 56 for 0 in 6 overs. The 56 run-stand between Dhawan & Warner in 37 balls tried to pace Sunrisers Hyderabad innings. They lost Dhawan in 7th over of the innings. Sunrisers Hyderabad innings was comfortably placed 121 for 1 in 13.3 overs. The 65 run-stand between Warner & Henriques in 45 balls increased the run-rate. This was the highest partnership in Sunrisers Hyderabad innings. Henriques scored a fine 28 off 24 balls & tried to attack the Punjab bowlers. Warner scored a brisk 81 off 52 balls & crushed the Punjab bowling attack. This was the highest score in Hyderabad innings. This was Warner’s 2nd highest score in IPL 2015 till yesterday behind 91 runs against Kolkata Knight Riders at Viskhapatnam on April 22. They lost last  4 wickets for  36 runs in the span of 3.5 overs &  changed the situation after that. Kings XI Punjab bowlers sprayed all over the field throughout the innings. They started very quick in first 10 overs & also very quick in later overs. Sunrisers Hyderabad innings final total was 185 for 5 in 20 overs. This was Hyderabad’s 3rd highest total in IPL behind 205 runs against Kings XI Punjab at Hyderabad last season, 201 runs against Rajasthan Royals at Mumbai(BS) earlier this season.

Kings XI Punjab innings also had a good start. The 42 run-stand between Vijay & Vohra in 29 balls was not very important. They lost 6 wickets for 57 runs in the span of 8.3 overs & also changed the situation after that. With the departure of six Kings XI Punjab batsmen Kings XI Punjab innings was reduced to 99 for 6 in 14.1 overs. Miller scored a huge 89 off 44 balls & hammered the Hyderabad bowlers. This was the highest score in Punjab innings. This was Miller’s 2nd highest score of his IPL career behind 101 runs against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Mohali in 2013. The 59 run-stand between Miller & Axar Patel in 29 balls stabilized the Kings XI Punjab innings fightback. This was the highest partnership in Kings XI Punjab innings. They lost Axar Patel in 19th over of the innings. Henriques took 3 wickets for 16 runs & Hyderabad won comfortably. KXIP nedd 39 off last 2 overs & it will look a tight match. Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled a gem &  conceded only 11 runs & a wicket in 19th over  of the innings. KXIP need 28 in last over of the innings. Ishant Sharma conceded 22 runs in final over of the innings.  Kings XI Punjab innings final total was 180 for 7 in 20 overs. Ishant Sharma bowled the winning ball. Hyderabad won the match by 5 runs. This was Hyderabad’s 3rd consecutive win & happened 1st time in IPL 2015.

Now, Sunrisers Hyderabad will face Royal Challengers Bangalore also at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium on 15th May. Kings XI Punjab will  also face Royal Challengers Bangalore at PCA Stadium on 13th May.

At another place Mark Craig took 5 wicket haul in Somerset 2nd innings. New Zealand begin the tour with the win. Mark Craig was declared man of the match for bowling performance.

I will back with update of today’s match between Delhi Daredevils and Chennai Super Kings.

Bye till tomorrow.

IPL 2015: KXIP V SRH

Yesterday’s match was once again an one-sided match. The match was played at PCA Stadium, Mohali.

Kings XI Punjab won the toss and chose to bowl first. Sandeep Sharma was trying to loud appeal to Warner in 1st over of the innings. The decision was reviewed as Not Out & Warner survived. Although they lost Dhawan early in 2nd over of the innings, Sunrisers Hyderabad innings had a solid start. Warner scored a brisk 58 off 41 balls & tried to crush the Punjab bowling attack. This was the highest score in Hyderabad innings. This was Warner’s 2nd highest score in IPL 2015 till yesterday behind 91 runs against Kolkata Knight Riders at Vizag on Wednesday. Sunrisers Hyderabad innings was quickfire at 56 for 1 in 5.5 overs. The 46 run-stand between Warner & Vihari in 25 balls increased the run-rate. This was the highest partnership in Sunrisers Hyderabad innings. They lost 2 wickets Vihari & Warner in quick succession. Anureet Singh & Axar Patel dropped Ojha at the middle stages of Sunrisers Hyderabad innings when Ojha was on 19 & 20 runs. It was not a costly miss as Ojha could score only 28 runs. Sunrisers Hyderabad innings was steady at 121 for 3 in 16.3 overs. The 45 run-stand between Henriques & Bopara in 41 balls was much responsible for Sunrisers Hyderabad innings. Henriques scored a fine 30 off 32 balls & tried to batter the Punjab bowlers. They lost last 3 wickets for 15 runs in the span of 2.5 overs. They started very quick in first 10 overs & not very quick in later overs. Axar bowled a lethal spell & took 2 crucial wickets in the innings. Sunrisers Hyderabad innings final total was at 150 for 6 in 20 overs. This was Hyderabad’s 2nd highest total at this ground behind 161 runs against Trinidad & Tobago in 2013 Champions League.

Kings XI Punjab innings had a bad start. They lost 2 wickets Vohra & Shaun Marsh early in quick succession. The 32 run-stand between Vijay & Bailey in 26 balls was not crucial. They lost 3 wickets for 27 runs in the span of 5 overs, With the departure of top five Kings XI Punjab batsmen Kings XI Punjab innings was reduced to 72 for 5 in 12.2 overs. Kings XI Punjab innings was weakly placed at 116 for 5 in 17 overs. The 45 run-stand between Saha & Axar Patel in 29 balls tried to stabilize the Kings XI Punjab innings. This was the highest partnership in Kings XI Punjab innings. Saha scored a brilliant 42 off 33 balls & tried to attack the Hyderabad bowlers. This was Saha’s highest score in IPL 2015 till yesterday beating 37 runs against Rajasthan Royals at Ahmedabad on April 21. They lost last 4 wickets for 11 runs in the span of 2.3 overs & changed the situation. They started not very quick in first 10 overs & also not very quick in later overs. Boult took 3 wickets for 19 runs & Hyderabad won comfortably. Praveen Kumar bowled a winning ball. Sunrisers Hyderabad won the match by 20 runs. This was Hyderabad’s 3rd win in IPL 2015.

Now, Sunrisers Hyderabad will face Chennai Super Kings at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium on 2nd May. Kings XI Punjab will face Delhi Daredevils at Feroz Shah Kotla on 1st May.

I will back with update of today’s match between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders.

Bye till tomorrow.

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.

Bye till tomorrow.