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: RCB V KKR

Yesterday’s match was an exciting match. The match was played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore.

Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and chose to bowl first. Bangalore start was not good. The lost Gayle early in 2nd over of the innings. Gayle was caught by Uthappa off Morne Morkel’s 1st over. KL Rahul hit 2 fours and a six off Narine’s 2nd over. Bangalore was comfortably placed at 92 for 1 in 11 overs. KL Rahul scored a fine 52 off 32 balls and destroyed the Kolkata bowlers. This was his 3rd consecutive fifty of the season and overall 3rd fifty in his IPL career. This was his highest score in IPL but previous best was 51 not out against Gujarat Lions  at Rajkot earlier this season. This was his joint highest score by batsman in this innings along with Kohli. The 84-run stand between KL Rahul and Kohli in 58 balls was the highest. KL Rahul was caught by Yusuf Pathan off Piyush Chawla’s bowling. They lost 2 more wickets for 17 runs in the span of 2.4 overs and Kolkata made a comeback. Kohli was dropped by Gambhir in middle stages of the innings when he was on 50 runs. It was not a costly miss as he went on to score 2 more runs. Kohli scored a classy 52 off 44 balls and attacked the Kolkata bowlers. This was his 4th fifty of the season and overall 21st fifty of his IPL career. This was his joint highest score by batsman in this innings along with KL Rahul. They lost Kohli in 17th over of the innings. Kohli was caught by Russell off Morne Morkel’s last over. Bangalore was also comfortably placed at 167 for 4 in 18.5 overs. The 38-run stand between Watson and Sachin Baby in 14 balls increased the run-rate. They lost Sachin Baby in last ball of 19th over of the innings. Sachin Baby was caught and bowled by Russell’s last over. Watson scored a gutsy 34 off 21 balls shattered Kolkata bowling. Watson was run out by a direct throw by Manish Pandey and Uthappa. They lost last 2 wickets in last 2 balls of the innings. Bangalore posted a competitive total of 185 runs for the loss of 7 wickets. It was a turning point as they scored 54 runs in the last 3 overs. Morne Morkel and Piyush Chawla took 2 wickets each for Kolkata.

Kolkata start was also not good. They lost Uthappa early in last ball of 1st over of the innings. Uthappa was caught by Kohli off Stuart Binny’s 1st over. They lost Lynn in 5th over of the innings. Lynn was bowled by Chahal’s 1st over. Kolkata was comfortably placed at 66 for 2 in 8.5 overs. Gambhir scored a blitzkrieg 37 off 29 against Bangalore bowling. Gambhir was out LBW by Aravind’s 2nd over. They lost 2 more wickets for 3 runs in the span of 1.2 overs and Bangalore made a comeback. Kolkata was reduced to 69 for 4 in 10.1 overs. They hit a six off Aaron’s bounce and Chahal’s turn in consecutive overs. Russell was beaten by KL Rahul off Chahal’s 3rd over but umpire signaled as 4 byes. He quickly shot past by KL Rahul in 2 balls later but umpire signaled as 5 wides. He hit 2 sixes and a four off Shamsi’s 2nd over. Kolkata scored 123 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in 15 overs. Yusuf Pathan hit a bounday off Aaron’s 3rd over and Russell hit the mis-hit six. Kolkata scored 139 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in 16 overs. Yusuf Pathan missed the stump and wide in first 2 balls off Watson’s last over. He hit a bouncer off Watson’s 3rd ball of his last over. He hit a long on six off Watson’s last ball of his last over. Kolkata scored 24 runs in 17th over. Kolkata was comfortably placed at 165 for 4 in 17.2 overs and it looked Kolkata will win the match. Russell scored a quickfire 39 off 24 balls smashed Bangalore bowling. The 96-run stand between Yusuf Pathan and Russell in 44 balls was the highest and Kolkata snatched the game. They lost Russell in 18th over of the innings. Russell was caught by Stuart Binny off Chahal’s last over. This was the highest 5th wicket partnership for Kolkata in IPL matches. Yusuf Pathan scored a brilliant 60 off 29 balls hammered the Bangalore bowlers. This was his 1st fifty of the season and overall 13th fifty of his IPL career. Yusuf Pathan hit the winning six and Kolkata won comfortably. This was the highest successful chase for Kolkata in this season but previous highest was 162 runs against Rising Pune Supergiants in Pune. Chahal was the most successful bowler for Bangalore when he took 2 wickets. Kolkata won the match by 5 wickets. This was Kolkata’s 5th win in chases in IPL 2016.

Now, Kolkata Knight Riders will take on Kings XI Punjab on May 4. Royal Challengers Bangalore will face Rising Pune Supergiants on May 7.

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

IPL 2016: DD V KKR

Yesterday’s match was an interesting match. The match was played at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi.

Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and chose to bowl first. Delhi’s start was poor. They lost 2 wickets for 2 runs in span of 5 balls. The 30-run stand between Samson and Karun Nair in 25 balls was fought back. They lost Samson in last ball of 5th over of the innings. Samson was out LBW off Narine. Delhi was reduced to 32 for 3 in 5 overs. Delhi was weakly placed at 137 for 3 in 16.1 overs. Karun Nair scored a fine 68 off 50 balls and destroyed the Kolkata bowlers. This was his 2nd fifty of the season and overall 5th fifty of his IPL career. This was the highest score by batsman in this innings. The 105-run stand between Karun Nair and Billings in 68 balls was the highest and Delhi made a comeback. This was the highest 4th wicket partnership for Delhi in this season. They lost 2 more wickets in 17th over of the innings. Karun Nair was out LBW off Umesh Yadav. Billings hit 2 sixes off Andre Russell’s 3rd over. Carlos Brathwaite hit 2 sixes again off Umesh Yadav’s last over.  Delhi was also weakly placed at 174 for 5 in 18.3 overs. Billings scored a gutsy 54 off 34 balls and attacked the Kolkata bowlers. This was his 1st fifty in his IPL career and overall 6th fifty in his T20 career. This was Billings IPL debut. The 37-run stand between Billings and Carlos Brathwaite in 12 balls increased the run-rate. They lost Billings in 19th over of the innings. Billings was bowled by Umesh Yadav. Carlos Brathwaite scored a quickfire 34 off 11 balls and smashed Kolkata bowling.  They lost last 2 wickets in next over. Carlos Brathwaite was caught by Narine of Andre Russell’s last over. Rishabh Pant was run out by a direct throw by Suryakumar Yadav and Uthappa. Delhi posted a competitive total of 186 runs for the loss of 8 wickets. Andre Russell and Umesh Yadav took 3 wickets each for Kolkata.

Kolkata’s  start was also not good. They lost 2 wickets for 33 runs in the span of 4.4 overs. They lost Yusuf Pathan in penultimate ball of 8th over of the innings. Yusuf Pathan was caught by Amit Mishra off Carlos Brathwaite’s bowling. Kolkata was reduced to 58 for 3 in 7.5 overs. Carlos Brathwaite conceded 22 runs including no-ball in 10th over of the innings. Kolkata was weakly placed at 94 for 3 in 11.1 overs. They 36-run stand between Uthappa and Suryakumar Yadav in 21 balls increased the run-rate. They lost 2 more wickets for 13 runs in the span of 2.2 overs and Delhi made a comeback. Kolkata was also reduced to 107 for 5 in 13.3 overs. Uthappa hit a four and six off Amit Mishra’s 3rd over. Russell almost smashed Amit Mishra flush on the face in last ball of 15th over of the innings. Kolkata was comfortably placed at 151 for 5 in 16.5 overs and it looked Kolkata will win the match. Uthappa scored a brilliant 72 off 52 balls hammered the Delhi bowlers. This was his 2nd fifty of the season and overall 18th fifty of his IPL career. This was the highest score by a batsman in the match. The 44-run stand between Uthappa and Russell in 21 balls was the highest. They lost Russell in last ball of 17th over of the innings. Russell was caught and bowled by Amit Mishra in his last over. They lost 2 more wickets in next over. This was the turning point of the match. Uthappa was caught by Karun Nair off Chris Morris’ last over. They lost 2 consecutive wickets in last 2 balls. Kolkata lost last 5 wickets for 7 runs in the span of 1.4 overs and Delhi made a comeback. Zaheer Khan took the last wicket and Delhi won comfortably. Kolkata was bowled out at 158 runs in 18.3 overs. This was the first all-out by team in this season. Zaheer Khan and Carlos Brathwaite took 3 wickets each for Delhi. Delhi won the match by 27 runs. This was Delhi’s 4th win in IPL 2016.

Now, Delhi Daredevils will face Gujarat Lions on May 3. Kolkata Knight Riders will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore on May 2.

We will back with yesterday’s second match soon.

IPL 2016: MI V KKR

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

Mumbai Indians won the toss and chose to bowl first. Kolkata start was a good. Gambhir was dropped by McClenaghan in early stages of the innings when he was on 8 runs. It was a costly miss as he went on to score 51 more runs. Uthappa was missed run-out by a throw of Parthiv Patel when he was on 35 runs. It was not a costly miss as he went on the score 1 more run. The 69-run stand between Uthappa and Gambhir in 46 balls was the highest. Uthappa scored a gutsy 36 off 20 balls shattered against Mumbai bowling. They lost Uthappa in 8th over of the innings. Uthappa was caught by Pollard of Harbhajan Singh’s bowling. They lost Shakib Al Hasan in next over. Shakib Al Hasan was caught by Parthiv Patel of Hardik Pandya’s 1st over.  Kolkata was comfortably placed at 121 for 2 in 13.4 overs. Gambhir scored a fine 59 off 45 balls destroyed the Mumbai bowlers. This was his 3rd fifty of the season and overall 29th fifty of his IPL career most by any batsman. This was the highest score by any batsman in this innings. The 44-run stand between Gambhir and  Suryakumar Yadav in 24 balls increased the run-rate. Gambhir was also caught by Pollard of McClenaghan’s bowling. They lost 3 wickets for 24 runs in the span of 3.4 overs and Mumbai made a comeback. Kolkata was reduced to 145 for 5 in 17.2 overs. Lynn was dropped by Southee when he was on 2 runs. It was not a costly moss as he went on to score 8 more runs. Yusuf Pathan was also dropped by Southee on next ball when he was on 10 runs. It was not a costly miss as he went on to score 9 more runs. The 29-run stand between Lynn and Yusuf Pathan in 16 balls remained unbeaten. Kolkata posted a competitive total of 174 runs for the loss of 5 wickets. Southee was the most successful bowler for Mumbai when he took 2 wickets including Suryakumar Yadav and Russell.

Mumbai start was not good. They lost Parthiv Patel in first ball of 2nd over of the innings. Parthiv Patel was caught by Yusuf Pathan of Umesh Yadav’s first over. Mumbai was comfortably placed at 67 for 1 in 6.4 overs. The 59-run stand between Rohit Sharma and Rayudu in 34 balls increased the run-rate. Rayudu scored a classy 32 off 20 balls against Mumbai bowling. They lost 2 more wickets for 11 runs in the span of 2.2 overs and Kolkata made a comeback. They lost Buttler in last ball of 13th over of the innings. Buttler was caught by Lynn backward catch of Narine’s bowling. Mumbai was reduced to 106 for 4 in 13 overs. Pollard hit 2 sixes of Unadkat’s 15th over. Mumbai total was 126 for 4 in 15 overs. He also hit 3 sixes of Rajagopal Sathish’s 16th over. He hit 3 sixes again of Rajagopal’s Sathish 18th over. Rohit Sharma scored a brilliant 68 off 49 balls hammered the Kolkata bowlers. This was his 4th fifty of the season in chases and overall 24th fifty of his IPL career. This was the highest score by any batsman in this innings. Pollard scored a quickfire 51 off 17 balls attacked the Kolkata bowlers. This was his 1st fifty of the season and overall 6th fifty of his IPL career. This was his fastest fifty by any batsman for Mumbai the previous fastest was Harbhajan Singh’s 19-ball fifty against Kings XI Punjab at same venue last year. THe 72-run stand between Rohit Sharma and Pollard in 30 balls was the highest and remained unbeaten. Pollard hit the winning six and Mumbai won comfortably. Mumbai won the match by 6 wickets. Mumbai signed off the Wankhede with a win. This was Mumbai’s 4th win in IPL 2016.

Now, Mumbai Indians will face Rising Pune Supergiants on May 1. Kolkata Knight Riders will also take on Delhi Daredevils on April 30.

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

IPL 2016: RPS V KKR

Sorry for not writing update of 2 matches. Yesterday’s second match was a thrilling match. The match was played at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune.

Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and chose to bowl first. Pune start was not good. They lost du Plessis early in last ball of 4th over of the innings. du Plessis was bowled by Shakib Al Hasan. Pune was comfortably placed at 80 for 1 in 12.1 overs. The 56-run stand between Rahane & Steven Smith in 50 balls was the highest. Steven Smith scored 31 off 28 balls against Kolkata bowling. Steven Smith was run out by a throw of Rajagopal Sathish. They lost 2 more wickets for 19 runs in the span of 2.4 overs. Thisara Perera was bowled by Rajagopal Sathish.  Rahane scored a fine 67 off 52 balls destroyed the Kolkata bowlers. This was his 3rd fifty of the season and overall 18th fifty of his IPL career. This was the highest score by batsman in this innings. Rahane was caught and bowled by Narine. They lost Albie Morkel in 19th over of the innings. Albie Morkel was bowled by Umesh Yadav. Dhoni’s hit the team’s first six in 70 balls. Pune scored 17 runs in the last over including 2 sixes. The 27-run stand between Dhoni and Rajat Bhatia in 9 balls remained unbeaten. Pune posted a competitive total of 160 runs for the loss of 5 wickets. Shakib Al Hasan, Umesh Yadav, Rajagopal Sathish and Narine for Kolkata when took one wicket each.

Kolkata start was a worst. They lost Uthappa early in very first ball of the innings. Uthappa was out lbw for Albie Morkel in 1st over of the innings. Kolkata was comfortably placed at 31 for 1 in 2.4 overs. The 31-run stand between Gambhir and Suryakumar Yadav in 16 balls increased the run-rate. Gambhir was run out by a direct throw by Saurabh Tiway and Dhoni. They lost 2 more wickets for 29 runs in the span of 3.5 overs. Kolkata was reduced to 60 for 3 in 6.3 overs. Kolkata was also comfortably placed at 111 for 3 in 14.1 overs and it looked Kolkata will win the match. Yusuf Pathan scored a quickfire 36 off 27 balls attacked against Pune bowling. They lost Yusuf Pathan in 15th over of the innings. Yusuf Pathan was out lbw of Rajat Bhatia. They lost Suryakumar Yadav in next over. Suryakumar Yadav scored a brilliant 60 off 49 balls hammered the Pune bowlers. This was his overall first fifty of his IPL career and the season. This was his highest score his previous best was 46 runs against Mumbai Indians at Kolkata last year. This was the highest score by batsman in this innings. It was a turning point as they lost  5 wickets for 45 runs in the span of 5.1 overs & it looked Pune will win the match and made a comeback. Chawla was caught by Steven Smith by Thisara Perera’s final over when 6 needed from 4 balls. Kolkata was also reduced to 156 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in 19.2 overs. Umesh Yadav hit the winning six and Kolkata won in a thriller. It was the second thriller of the season. Rajat Bhatia, Thisara Perera and Albie Morkel of Pune when took 2 wickets each. Kolkata won the match by 2 wickets. This was 2nd smallest victory by team in terms of wickets. This was Kolkata’s 4th win in IPL 2016.

Now, Kolkata Knight Riders will face Mumbai Indians on April 28. Rising Pune Supergiants will also take on Sunrisers Hyderabad on April 26.

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: SRH V KKR

Hi! I am back. I was busy with my exams. Missed opening ceremony & initial 7 matches. I promise now onwards I will give you daily updates of IPL matches.

Yesterday’s first match was one-sided match. The match was played at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Hyderabad. Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and chose to bat first. Sunrisers Hyderabad innings started not on a good note. They lost 4 wickets for 50 runs in 9.4 overs. The 67-run stand between Morgan and Naman Ojha in 47 balls was crucial. Morgan scored a fine 51 off 43 balls.This was his first fifty of the season and overall 4th fifty in his IPL career. Naman Ojha scored a quick 37 off 28 balls. At that point, Sunrisers were  at 117 for 4 in 17.2 overs. They lost 3 quick wickets for 24 runs in span of 2.3 overs. Sunrisers Hyderabad posted a not so competitive total of 142 runs for the loss of 7 wickets. Umesh Yadav was the most successful bowler for Kolkata when he took 3 wickets for 28 runs.

Kolkata Knight Riders  had a solid start. The 92 run-stand between Uthappa & Gambhir in 74 balls was excellent & looked Kolkata will win easily. Uthappa scored a classy 38 off 34 balls. He was adjudged LBW to Ashish Reddy. Russel was promoted to number 3 spot but failed to do much. We was grounded by a beautiful yorker by Mustafizur Rahman. KKR lost 2  quick wickets for 5 runs in the span of 1.2 overs. it looked SRH will make a comeback but Gambhir has some other idea. Gambhir scored a brilliant 90 off 60 balls and hammered the Hyderabad bowlers all around the park. This was his second fifty of the season and overall 28th fifty in his IPL career. But still looking for his 1st hundred in IPL or Twenty20. This was Gambhir’s second highest score in his IPL behind 93 runs against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Kolkata in 2012. The 49-run stand in 28 balls between Gambhir and Manish Pandey sealed the fate of the game.  Both remained unbeaten. Gambhir hit the winning four & Kolkata won comfortably. SRH bowling was ordinary and only Mustafizur impressed.  Ashish Reddy & Mustafizur took one wicket a piece.  This was Kolkata’s second win in IPL 2016. Gambhir @ 192 runs, earned the Orange Cap.

Now, Kolkata Knight Riders will play  the next match against Kings XI Punjab on April 19 and Sunrisers Hyderabad will face Mumbai Indians on April 18.

We will back for yesterday’s thrilling  second match soon.

IPL 2015: MI V KKR

Sorry for not writing yesterday. Yesterday’s match was again a thrilling match. The match was played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.

Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and chose to bowl first. Mumbai Indians innings had a solid start. Umesh Yadav dropped Parthiv Patel at very early stages of Mumbai Indians innings when Parthiv was on 17 runs. It was not a costly miss as Parthiv could score only 21 runs. They lost 3 wickets for 47 runs in the span of 6.3 overs. With the departure of three Mumbai Indians batsmen Mumbai Indians innings was reduced to 47 for 3 in 6.3 overs. Rohit Sharma scored a brisk 30 off 21 balls & tried to attack the Kolkata bowlers. The 32 run-stand between Rohit & Pollard in 31 balls tried to steady the Mumbai Indians innings. Pollard scored a fine 33 off 38 balls & tried to crush the Kolkata bowling attack. The 92 run-stand between Pollard & Pandya in 50 balls increased the run-rate. This was the highest partnership in Mumbai Indians innings. This was highest 4th wicket partnership for Mumbai Indians beating 84 runs between Tendulkar & Rayudu against Rajasthan Royals at Jaipur in 2010. Pandya scored a quickfore 61 off 31 balls & destroyed the Kolkata bowlers. This was the highest score in Mumbai Indians innings. This was Pandya’s highest score of his IPL career beating 47 runs against Chennai Super Kings at Chennai this season. They started not very quick in first 10 overs & picked up speed in later overs. Shakib bowled a lethal spell & took 2 crucial wickets in the innings. Mumbai Indians innings final total was 171 for 4 in 20 overs. This was Mumbai’s 2nd highest total at this ground in IPL 2015 till yesterday behind 184 runs against Chennai Super Kings on April 17.

Kolkata Knight Riders innings had a good start. The 45 run-stand between Uthappa & Gambhir in 33 balls tried to pace the Kolkata Knight Riders innings. This was the highest partnership in Kolkata Knight Riders innings. They lost 2 wickets Uthappa & Pandey early in quick succession. Gambhir scored a brilliant 38 off 29 balls & tried to squeeze the Mumbai bowlers. Kolkata Knight Riders innings was comfortably placed 88 for 1 in 10.5 overs. The 42 run-stand between Gambhir & Yusuf Pathan in 31 balls was much responsible for Kolkata Knight Riders innings. The 30 run-stand between Yusuf Pathan & Shakib in 20 balls was not very important. This was two 40+ partnership in the innings & happened 3rd time in IPL history. They lost 4 wickets for 42 runs in the span of 5 overs & changed the situation. Yusuf Pathan scored a huge 52 off 37 balls & hammered the Mumbai bowlers. This was the highest score in Kolkata Knight Riders innings. This was Yusuf’s highest score in IPL 2015 till yesterday beating 45 runs against Delhi Daredevils at Kolkata on May 7. They started not very quick in first 10 overs & picked up speed in later overs. Pollard took a wicket to Yusuf Pathan in final over of the innings & Mumbai won comfortably. Kolkata Knight Riders innings final total was 166 for 7 in 20 overs. 21 needed off 2 overs Malinga conceded only 9 runs in 19th over. 12 needed in last over & also changed the situation. Pollard conceded only 6 runs & a wicket in last over of the innings. Pollard bowled the final ball. Mumbai won the match by 5 runs. This was Mumbai’s 7th win in IPL 2015.

Now, Mumbai Indians will face Sunrisers Hyderabad at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium on 17th May. Kolkata Knight Riders will face Rajasthan Royals at Brabourne Stadium on 16th May.

I will back with updates of today’s match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore & also the tomorrow’s first match between Kings XI Punjab and Chennai Super Kings.

Bye till tomorrow.

IPL 2015: KKR V DD

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

Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and chose to bat first. Kolkata Knight Riders innings had a good start. Tiwary & Yuvraj dropped Uthappa at the middle stages of Kolkata Knight Riders innings when Uthappa was on 21 & 25 runs. It was not a costly miss as Uthappa could score only 32 runs. The 38 run-stand between Uthappa & Gambhir in 27 balls tried to pace the Kolkata Knight Riders innings. This was the highest partnership in Kolkata Knight Riders innings. They lost 3 wickets for 44 runs in the span of 7.2 overs. Uthappa scored a brisk 32 off 31 balls & tried to crush the Delhi bowling attack. This was Uthappa’s 2nd highest score in IPL 2015 till yesterday behind 60 runs against Chennai Super Kings at Kolkata on April 30. Kolkata Knight Riders innings was comfortably placed 108 for 3 in 14.4 overs. The 26 run-stand between Piyush Chawla & Yusuf Pathan in 19 balls was not very important. Yusuf Pathan scored a huge 42 off 24 balls & hammered the Delhi bowlers. This was the highest score in Kolkata Knight Riders innings. This was Yusuf Pathan’s highest score in IPL 2015 till yesterday beating 32 runs against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Kolkata on Monday. They lost 4 wickets for 63 runs in the span of 5.2 overs & the situation changed after that. They started not very quick in first 10 overs & picked up speed in later overs. Imran Tahir bowled a carrom ball & took 2 crucial wickets in the innings. Kolkata Knight Riders innings final total was 171 for 7 in 20 overs. This was Kolkata’s 2nd highest total at this ground in IPL 2015 till yesterday behind 177 runs against Royal Challengers Bangalore on April 11.

Delhi Daredevils innings also had a good start. Gambhir dropped Iyer at the middle stages of Delhi Daredevils innings when Iyer was on 33 runs. It was not a costly miss as Iyer could score only 40 runs. Delhi Daredevils innings was boom boom at 63 for 0 in 9.4 overs. The 63 run-stand between Manoj Tiwary & Shreyas Iyer in 59 balls tried to increase the run-rate. This was the highest partnership in Delhi Daredevils innings. Shreyas Iyer scored a brilliant 40 off 35 balls & tried to attack the Kolkata bowlers. This was Shreyas Iyer’s equal 2nd highest score of his IPL career behind 83 runs against Mumbai Indians at Delhi & 40 runs against Rajasthan Royals also at Delhi this season. They lost 5 wickets for 48 runs in the span of 5.5 overs & the situation also changed after that. With the departure of top five Delhi Daredevils batsmen Delhi Daredevils innings was reduced to 111 for 5 in 15.3 overs. The 32 run-stand between Mathews & Saurabh Tiwary in 21 balls tried to pace the Delhi Daredevils innings fightback. They lost Mathews in 19th over of the innings. They started not very quick in first 10 overs & picked up speed in later overs. Piyush Chawla took 4 wickets for 32 run & Kolkata won comfortably. Delhi Daredevils innings final total was 158 for 6 in 20 overs. Umesh Yadav bowled the final ball. Kolkata won the match by 13 runs. This was Kolkata’s 2nd consecutive win & happened 2nd time in IPL 2015.

Now, Kolkata Knight Riders will face Kings XI Punjab also at Eden Gardens on 9th May. Delhi Daredevils will face Sunrisers Hyderabad at Shaheed Veer Narayan Stadium also on 9th May.

At another place Pakistan first innings total was 557 for 8 declared. Azhar Ali went on to score 226 runs. This was Azhar Ali’s first double century in Test cricket. Younis Khan also went on to score 148 runs. Younis Khan’s purple patch continues since the series against Australia last year.  Asad Shafiq went on to score 107 runs. This was three Pakistan batsmen to score centuries in the innings & happened 4th time in Test history. The double century-stand between Younis Khan & Azhar Ali  was the highest. This was two double century-partnerships in Pakistan innings & happened first time in Test history. Bangladesh first innings total was 107 for 5. Pakistan pace duo took 2 wickets each in the innings.

I will back with updates of today’s match between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians & also the tomorrow’s first match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab.

Bye till tomorrow.

IPL 2015: KKR V SRH

Sorry for not writing yesterday. Yesterday’s second match was an one-sided match totally. The match was played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.

Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and chose to bowl first. Kolkata Knight Riders innings had a good start. Kolkata Knight Riders innings was boom boom at 57 for 0 in 6.1 overs. The 57 run-stand between Uthappa & Gambhir in 38 balls tried to pace the Kolkata Knight Riders innings. This was the highest partnership in Kolkata Knight Riders innings. Gambhir scored a brisk 31 off 23 balls & tried to crush the Hyderabad bowling attack. They lost Gambhir in 7th over of the innings. Uthappa scored a huge 30 off 27 balls & tried to destroy the Hyderabad bowlers. They lost 5 wickets for 111 runs in the span of 8.5 overs & the situation changed after that. With the departure of top five KKR batsmen Kolkata Knight Riders innings was reduced to 111 for 5 in 15 overs. Pandey scored a quickfire 33 off 26 balls & tried to attack the Hyderabad bowlers. This was the highest score in Kolkata innings. Yusuf Pathan scored a rapid 30 off 19 balls & squeezed the Hyderabad bowlers. This was Pathan’s 2nd highest score at this ground behind 72 runs also against Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2014. The 28 run-stand between Yusuf Pathan & Botha in 15 balls was crucial. They lost last 2 wickets Botha & Suryakumar Yadav in quick succession. They started very quick & were quicker later overs. Karn Sharma bowled a lethal spell & took 2 crucial wickets in the innings. Kolkata Knight Riders innings final total was 167 for 7 in 20 overs. This was Kolkata’s 2nd highest total at this ground in IPL 2015 till yesterday behind 177 runs against Royal Challengers Bangalore on April 11.

Sunrisers Hyderabad innings had a bad start. They lost 3 early wickets for 29 runs in the span of 4.5 overs. With the departure of top three SRH batsmen Sunrisers Hyderabad innings was reduced to 29 for 3 in 4.5 overs. The 26 run-stand between Henriques & Morgan in 20 balls was not very important. They lost 4 wickets for 26 runs in the span of 6.1 overs & the situation changed after that. With the departure of next four SRH batsmen Sunrisers Hyderabad innings was  reduced to 81 for 7 in 14.1 overs. Henriques scored a fine 41 off 33 balls & tried to pace the Hyderabad innings. This was the highest score in Sunrisers innings. This was Henriques’ highest score of his IPL career beating 38 runs for Delhi Daredevils against Kings XI Punjab at Delhi in 2010. Sunrisers Hyderabad innings was weakly placed 117 for 7 in 17.4 overs. Karn Sharma scored a brilliant 32 off 20 balls & hammered the Kolkata bowlers. The 36 run-stand between Karn Sharma & Praveen Kumar in 22 balls was much responsible for Sunrisers Hyderabad innings fightback. but this was too little and too late. This was the highest partnership in Sunrisers Hyderabad innings. They lost last 2 wickets Karn Sharma & Praveen Kumar also in quick succession. They started not very quick in first 10 overs & slow in later overs. Hogg took 2 wickets for 17 runs & Kolkata won comfortably. Russell bowled the final ball. Kolkata won the match by 35 runs. This was Kolkata’s 5th win in IPL 2015.

Now, Kolkata Knight Riders will face Delhi Daredevils also at Eden Gardens on 7th May. Sunrisers Hyderabad will face Rajasthan Royals at Brabourne Stadium also on 7th May.

At another place England second innings  was bowled out at 123 runs. Holder took 3 wickets for 15 runs. West Indies second innings final  total was 194 for 5. Darren Bravo went on to score 82 runs. West Indies won the third test by 5 wickets. The series was drawn at 1-1. Trott announced his retirement in International Cricket after the test series in Caribbean.

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

Bye till tomorrow.