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.

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IPL 2015: MI V RR

Sorry for not writing day before yesterday. Yesterday’s second match was an exciting match. The match was played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.

Rajasthan Royals won the toss and chose to bowl first. Mumbai Indians innings had a good start. Samson dropped Simmons at the early stages of Mumbai Indians innings when Simmons was on 0 runs. It was a costly miss as Simmons went on to score 38 runs. The 43 run-stand between Simmons & Parthiv Patel in 29 balls tried to pace the Rajasthan bowlers. They lost Parthiv Patel early in 5th over of the innings. Simmons scored a brisk 38 off 31 balls & tried to batter the Rajasthan bowlers. Mumbai Indians innings was quickly at 73 for 1 in 9 overs. The 30 run-stand between Simmons & Chand in 26 balls was not very important. They lost 2 wickets Simmons & Chand in quick succession. The 36 run-stand between Rohit Sharma & Rayudu in 25 balls was much responsible for Mumbai Indians innings. They lost Rohit Sharma in 15th over of the innings. Rayudu scored a huge 53 off 27 balls & attacked the Rajasthan bowlers. This was the highest score in Mumbai Indians innings. This was Rayudu’s highest score in IPL 2015 till day before yesterday beating 37 runs against Sunrisers Hyderabad also at Mumbai on April 25. Mumbai Indians innings was comfortably placed at 181 for 4 in 19.3 overs. The 61 run-stand between Rayudu & Pollard in 29 balls increased the run-rate. This was the highest partnership in Mumbai Indians innings. This was four 30+ partnership in five wickets in the innings & happened 4th time in IPL history. They lost Pollard in 20th over of the innings. They started quick in first 10 overs & were very quick in later overs. Rajasthan Royals bowlers were wayward & indisciplined in last 4 over of  the innings. They gave away 61 runs at the rate of 15 runs per over. It was too much. Mumbai Indians innings final total was 187 for 5 in 20 overs. This was Mumbai’s 2nd highest total in IPL 2015 till  day before yesterday behind 209 runs against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Bangalore on April 19.

Rajasthan Royals innings also had a good start. Suchith dropped Rahane at the very early stages of Rajasthan Royals innings when Rahane was on 6 runs. It was a bit costly miss as Rahane went on to score 16 runs. The 30 run-stand between Rahane & Watson in 19 balls was not crucial. They lost Rahane early in 4th over of the innings. Rajasthan Royals innings was boom boom at 71 for 1 in 8 overs. The 41 run-stand between Watson & Samson in 30 balls tried to crush Mumbai bowlers. They  lost Watson in 9th over of the innings. Parthiv appealed for a caught behind for Samson in Rajasthan Royals innings but the appeal was turned down & Samson survived. Rajasthan Royals innings was comfortably placed at 127 for 2 in 14.5 overs. The 56 run-stand between Samson & Steven Smith in 41 balls was too much responsible for Rajasthan Royals innings. This was the highest partnership in Rajasthan Royals innings. They lost Steven Smith in 15th over of the innings. Samson scored a brilliant 76 off 46 balls & hammered the Mumbai bowlers. This was the highest score in Rajasthan innings. This was Samson’s highest score of his IPL career beating 74 runs also against Mumbai Indians also at Mumbai last year. The 34 run-stand between Samson & Nair in 16 balls was very important. They lost last 4 wickets for 16 runs in the span of 2.1 overs & the situation changed. They started very quick in first 10 overs & also very quick in later overs. McClenaghan took 3 wickets for 31 runs & Mumbai won comfortably. Rajasthan Royals innings final total was 179 for 7 in 20 overs. Vinay Kumar bowled the winning ball. This was Rajasthan’s 2nd highest total against Mumbai Indians at this ground behind 189 runs in 2014. Mumbai won the match by 8 runs. This was Mumbai’s 2nd consecutive win & happened first time in IPL 2015.

Now, Mumbai Indians will face Kings XI Punjab at PCA Stadium on 3rd May. Rajasthan Royals will face Delhi Daredevils at Brabourne Stadium also on 3rd May.

At another front Bangladesh gave a solid reply to Pakistan’s mammoth total of 628 runs. Tamim Iqbal & Imrul Kayes created a 300+ run opening pair partnership which is a record for Bangladesh. Iqbal went on to score 206 runs. The second Bangladeshi to score a double-ton in Test history after Mohammad Ashraful. Bangladesh drew the test against Pakistan  for the first time in Test history. Bravo Bangladesh.

I will back with updates of yesterday’s second match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings & also the today’s first match between Kings XI Punjab and Mumbai Indians.

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IPL 2015: MI V SRH

Today’s first match was an one-sided match totally. The match was played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.

Mumbai Indians won the toss and chose to bat first. Mumbai Indians innings had a good start. The 42 run-stand between Lendl Simmons & Parthiv Patel in 34 balls tried to pace the Hyderabad bowlers. They lost 2 wickets Parthiv Patel & Chand in quick succession. Lendl Simmons scored a brisk 51 off 42 balls & tried to crush the Hyderabad bowling attack. This was the highest score in Mumbai Indians innings. This was Simmons 2nd highest score in IPL 2015 till today behind 59 runs against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Bangalore on Sunday. Boult dropped Simmons at the middle stages of Mumbai Indians innings when Simmons was on 47 runs. It was not a costly miss as Simmons could score only 51 runs. Mumbai Indians innings was comfortably placed at 100 for 2 in 12.2 overs. The 51 run-stand between Lendl Simmons & Rohit Sharma in 33 balls tried to increase the run-rate. This was the highest partnership in Mumbai Indians innings. Pollard scored a huge 33 off 24 balls & tried to batter the Hyderabad bowlers. They lost last 6 wickets for 49 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. Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled a lethal spell & took 3 crucial wickets in the innings. Mumbai Indians innings final total was 157 for 8 in 20 overs. This was Mumbai’s 2nd highest total against Sunrisers Hyderabad at this ground behind 179 runs in 2013.

Sunrisers Hyderabad innings also had a good start. The 45 run-stand between Shikhar Dhawan & Warner in 30 balls was much responsible for Sunrisers Hyderabad innings. This was the highest partnership in Sunrisers Hyderabad innings. Shikhar Dhawan scored a quickfire 42 off 29 balls & tried to hammer the Mumbai bowlers. This was the highest score in Sunrisers Hyderabad innings. This was Dhawan’s 2nd highest score in IPL 2015 till today behind 50 runs against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Bangalore on April 13. They lost 3 wickets for 23 runs in the span of 3.5 overs. With the departure of three Sunrisers Hyderabad batsmen Sunrisers Hyderabad innings was reduced to 68 for 3 in 8.4 overs. Rohit Sharma dropped Rahul at the middle stages of Sunrisers Hyderabad innings when Rahul was on 10 runs. It was a bit costly miss as Rahul went on to score 25 runs. Sunrisers Hyderabad innings was steady at 104 for 3 in 14.4 overs. They lost last 5 wickets for 23 runs in the span of 4 overs & the situation also changed after that. With the departure of five Sunrisers Hyderabad batsmen Sunrisers Hyderabad innings was also reduced to 127 for 8 in 18.4 overs. They started not very quick in first 10 overs & also not very quick in later overs.at one stage SRH required 44 of 24 balls with 6 wickets in hand. it looked that it will be a tight finish. Then came Malinga. In 19th over Malinga took 3 wickets in 4 balls & conceded only 1 run. At the end of 19th over Sunrisers Hyderabad were at 128 for 8. and the match became one sided.  Malinga took 4 wickets for 23 runs & Mumbai won comfortably. Sunrisers Hyderabad innings final total was 137 for 8 in 20 overs. This was Hyderabad’s 2nd lowest total in IPL 2015 till today behind 127 runs against Rajasthan Royals at Vizag on April 16. Vinay Kumar bowled a winning ball. Mumbai Indians won the match by 20 runs. This was Mumbai’s 2nd win in last 3 matches of IPL 2015.

Now, Mumbai Indians will face Rajasthan Royals also at Wankhede Stadium on 1st May. Sunrisers Hyderabad will face Kings XI Punjab at PCA Stadium on 27th April.

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

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IPL 2015: DD V MI

Yesterday’s match was an high-scoring match. The match was played at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi.

Mumbai Indians won the toss and chose to bowl first. Although they lost Mayank Agarwal early in 1st over of the innings, Delhi Daredevils innings had a bad start. Shreyas Iyer scored a brisk 83 off 56 balls & crushed the Mumbai bowling attack. This was the highest score in Delhi Daredevils innings. This was highest score by a Delhi Daredevils batsman in IPL 2015 till yesterday beating Albie Morkel’s 73 runs against Chennai Super Kings at Chennai on April 9. Later, he surpassed Duminy in the innings. Delhi Daredevils innings was comfortably placed 156 for 1 in 16.3 overs. The 154 run-stand between Shreyas Iyer & Duminy in 97 balls increased the run-rate. This was the highest partnership in Delhi Daredevils innings. This was Delhi’s highest 2nd wicket partnership in IPL history beating 140 runs between David Warner & Naman Ojha against Deccan Chargers at Hyderabad in 2012. Duminy scored a huge 78 off 50 balls & battered the Mumbai bowlers. This was Duminy’s highest score of his IPL career beating 74 runs for Deccan Chargers against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Hyderabad in 2012. They lost last 3 wickets for 31 runs in the span of 3 overs. They started not very quick in first 10 overs & picked up speed in later overs. Mumbai Indians bowlers sprayed all over the field throughout the innings. Delhi Daredevils innings final total was 190 for 4 in 20 overs. This was Delhi’s highest total at this ground in IPL 2015 till yesterday beating 184 runs against Rajasthan Royals on April 12.

Mumbai Indians innings had a brisk start. The 35 run-stand between Lendl Simmons & Parthiv Patel in 26 balls was crucial. They lost 4 wickets for 82 runs in the span of 10.2 overs. With the departure of four Mumbai Indians batsmen Mumbai Indians innings was reduced to 82 for 4 in 10.2 overs. Mumbai Indians innings was steady 131 for 4 in 15.5 overs. The 37 run-stand between Rohit Sharma & Rayudu in 28 balls was much responsible for Mumbai Indians innings. This was the highest partnership in Mumbai Indians innings. Rohit Sharma scored a brilliant 30 off 24 balls & tried to attack the Delhi bowlers. This was the joint highest score in Mumbai Indians innings. Rayudu scored a fine 30 off 22 balls & tried to hammer the Delhi bowlers. They lost last 5 wickets for 22 runs in the span of 3.5 overs & the situation changed after that. They started not very quick in first 10 overs & also not very quick in later overs. Imran Tahir  took 3 wickets for 22 runs in the innings & it looked Delhi will win comfortably. This made as Imran Tahir leading wicket-taker in IPL 2015. Mumbai Indians innings final total was 153 for 9 in 20 overs. Angelo Mathews bowled a winning ball & Delhi won comfortably. This was Mumbai’s lowest total in IPL 2015 till yesterday beating 159 runs against Kings XI Punjab at Mumbai on April 12. Delhi won the match by 37 runs. They had broke the jinx of nine consecutive losses at this ground.

Now, Delhi Daredevils will face Royal Challengers Bangalore also at Feroz Shah Kotla on 26th April. Mumbai Indians will face Sunrisers Hyderabad at Wankhede Stadium on 25th April.

I will back with updates of today’s match between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore & also tomorrow’s first match between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad.

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IPL 2015: RCB V MI

Yesterday’s second match was a high-scoring match. The match was played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore.

Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and chose to bowl first. Mumbai Indians innings had a brisk start. Nechim trying a wicket for appealing a LBW to Parthiv Patel in 3rd over of the innings. It was the changed the decision & Parthiv Patel survived. The 47 run-stand between Lendl Simmons & Parthiv Patel in 35 balls tried to pace the Mumbai Indians innings. They lost Parthiv Patel in 6th over of the innings. Mumbai Indians innings was comfortably placed 119 for 1 in 13.2 overs. The 72 run-stand between Lendl Simmons & Unmukt Chand in 46 balls stabilized the Mumbai Indians innings. This was the highest partnership in Mumbai Indians innings. They also lost Lendl Simmons in 14th over of the innings. Lendl Simmons scored a brisk 59 off 44 balls & tried to batter the Bangalore bowlers. This was the highest score in Mumbai Indians innings. Mumbai Indians innings was also comfortably placed 182 for 2 in 17.3 overs. The 63 run-stand between Unmukt Chand & Rohit Sharma in 25 balls was much responsible for Mumbai Indians innings. Unmukt Chand scored a huge 58 off 37 balls & tried to crush the Bangalore bowling attack. This was Unmukt Chand’s highest score of his IPL career beating 36 runs against Rajasthan Royals at Delhi in 2013. Rohit Sharma scored a quickfire 42 off 15 balls & destroyed the Bangalore bowlers. Virat Kohli dropped Hardik Pandya at the final stages of Mumbai Indians innings when Hardik Pandya was on 9 runs. It was not a costly miss as Hardik Pandya could score only 16 runs. They lost last 5 wickets for 27 runs in the span of 2.2 overs & the situation changed after that. They started quick in first 10 overs & also quick in later overs. David Wiese bowled a carrom ball & took 4 crucial wickets in the innings on his IPL debut. This was 2nd best bowling figures on IPL debut behind Pawan Negi’s 4 for 18 against Rajasthan Royals at Jaipur in 2012. Mumbai Indians innings final total was 209 for 7 in 20 overs. This was Mumbai’s highest total at this ground beating 154 runs also against Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2013.

Royal Challengers Bangalore innings had a slow start. Simmons & Malinga dropped Gayle at the very early stages of Royal Challengers Bangalore innings when Gayle was on 0 & 10 runs. It was a not costly miss as Gayle was dismissed at 10 runs.  They lost 3 wickets for 62 runs in the span of 10.3 overs. With the departure of top three batsmen Royal Challengers Bangalore innings was reduced to 62 for 3 in 10.3 overs. Royal Challengers Bangalore innings was steady 97 for 3 in 12 overs. The 35 run-stand between Dinesh Karthik & AB de Villiers in 10 balls increased the run-rate. AB de Villiers scored a brilliant 41 off 11 balls & hammered the Mumbai bowlers. They lost 3 wickets for 28 runs in the span of 2.1 overs. When RCB 125 for 6 in 14.2 overs it looked Mumbai will win comfortably but the 7th wicket stand between David Wiese & Iqbal Abdulla changed the situation. Rohit Sharma dropped Wiese at the final stages of Royal Challengers Bangalore innings when Wiese was on 40 runs. It was not a costly miss as Wiese could score only 47 runs.  The 58 run-stand between David Wiese & Iqbal Abdulla in 29 balls was crucial. This was the highest partnership in Royal Challengers Bangalore innings. They lost Iqbal Abdulla in 20th over of the innings. David Wiese scored a fine 47 off 25 balls & attacked the Mumbai bowlers. This was the highest score in Royal Challengers Bangalore innings. They started slow in first 10 overs & picked up speed in later overs. Harbhajan Singh took 3 wickets for 27 runs. Royal Challengers Bangalore final total was 191 for 7 in 20 overs. Pollard bowled a winning ball & Mumbai won comfortably. Mumbai Indians won the match by 18 runs. This was Mumbai’s 1st win in IPL 2015. This was Mumbai’s first win at this ground in IPL since 2012.

Now, Mumbai Indians will face Delhi Daredevils at Feroz Shah Kotla on 23rd April. Royal Challengers Bangalore will face Chennai Super Kings at M Chinnaswamy Stadium on 22nd April.

I will not there on tomorrow. I will back with update of tomorrow’s match between Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab.

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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: RR V MI

Yesterday’s match was an epic match. The match was played at Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad.

Mumbai Indians won the toss and chose to bat first. Mumbai Indians innings had an ordinary start. Finch had a pain on legs while bowling to Binny in 4th over of the innings. Finch retired hurt on 10 runs. They lost 3 early wickets for 45 runs in the span of 9.5 overs except Finch’s injury. Mumbai Indians innings was reduced to 45 for 3 in 9.5 overs. They started slowly & the scoreboard is kept moving. Anderson scored a brisk 50 off 38 balls & tried to crush the Rajasthan bowling attack. Mumbai Indians was comfortably placed 149 for 3 in 18.5 overs. The 104 run-stand between Anderson & Pollard in 54 balls increased the run-rate. This was the highest partnership in Mumbai Indians innings. They lost 2 wickets Pollard & Anderson in quick succession. Pollard scored a huge 70 off 34 balls & destroyed the Rajasthan bowlers. This was Pollard’s highest score of his IPL career behind 78 against Sunrisers in 2014. This was the highest score in Mumbai innings. Rajasthan Royals bowlers bowled very well in first 10 overs & bowled fire in death overs. Mumbai Indians final total was 164 for 5 in 20 overs. This was Mumbai’s 2nd highest total at this ground behind 178 runs also against Rajasthan Royals in 2014.

Rajasthan Royals had a solid start. They lost Samson early in 5th over of the innings. Rahane scored a quickfire 46 off 39 balls & tried to steady the Rajasthan Royals innings. Chand dropped Rahane at the very middle stages of Rajasthan Royals innings when Rahane was on 40. It was not a costly miss as Rahane could score only 46 runs. Rajasthan Royals was comfortably placed 92 for 1 in 13 overs. The 64 run-stand between Rahane & Steven Smith in 52 balls was much responsible for Rajasthan Royals innings & it looked Rajasthan will win comfortably. This was the highest partnership in Rajasthan Royals innings. They lost 2 wickets Rahane & Hooda in quick succession. Steven Smith scored a fine 79 off 53 balls & attacked the Mumbai bowlers. This was Smith’s highest score in T20 cricket beating 65 for Sydney Sixers against Perth Scorchers in 2014. This was Smith’s also highest score by Rajasthan Royals captain in IPL beating Rahul Dravid’s 65 against Delhi Daredevils in 2013. This was the highest score in Rajasthan innings. The 52 run-stand between Steven Smith & Faulkner in 26 balls was crucial. Mumbai Indians bowlers sprayed all over the field throughout the innings. Rajasthan Royals final total was 165 for 3 in 19.1 overs. Faulkner hit the winning run & Rajasthan won comfortably. This was the highest 2nd innings total by a team at this ground beating 160 runs for Kolkata Knight Riders against Rajasthan Royals in 2014. Both the times failed to successful run-chase at this ground. Rajasthan Royals won the match by 7 wickets. Rajasthan’s consecutive wins in first 3 matches of IPL & happened first time in IPL history.

Now, Rajasthan Royals will face Sunrisers Hyderabad at ACA-VCDA Stadium on 16th April. Mumbai Indians will face Chennai Super Kings at Wankhede Stadium on 17th April.

Surely will be back with update of today’s match between Kings XI Punjab and Delhi Daredevils.

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IPL 2015: MI V KXIP

Yesterday’s second match was a classic match. The match was played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.

Mumbai Indians won the toss and chose to bowl first. Kings XI Punjab innings had a solid start. Kings XI Punjab innings was a comfortably placed 60 for 0 in 6.3 overs. The 60 run-stand between Vijay & Sehwag in 40 balls gave a brisk start. This was the highest partnership in Kings XI Punjab innings. Sehwag scored a brisk 36 off 19 balls & crushed the Mumbai bowling attack. They lost 3 early wickets for 28 runs in the span of 3.5 overs. Kings XI Punjab innings was also comfortably placed 134 for 3 in 15.2 overs. The 46 run-stand between Miller & Bailey in 31 balls tried to steady the Kings XI Punjab innings. They lost 2 wickets Miller & Rishi Dhawan in quick succession. Bailey scored a huge 61 off 32 balls & destroyed the Mumbai bowlers. This was the highest score in Punjab innings. This was Bailey’s highest score of his IPL career beating 40 against Rajasthan Royals in 2014. This was Punjab’s captain highest score by a batsman at this ground beating Yuvraj Singh 45 also against Mumbai Indians in 2008. Harbhajan Singh was the most successful bowler & took 2 crucial wickets in the innings. This was Suchith’s IPL debut. Mumbai Indians bowlers bowled well & bowled fire in later overs. Kings XI Punjab  innings final total was 177 for 5 in 20 overs. This was Punjab’s 3rd highest total at this ground behind 226 for 5 against Chennai Super Kings in 2014 & 188 for 3 also against Mumbai Indians in 2008.

Mumbai Indians innings had a slow start. They lost 6 early wickets for 59 runs in the span of 13.4 overs & the situation changed after that. Mumbai Indians innings was reduced to 59 for 6 in 13.4 overs. Johnson bowled a lethal spell & took 2 crucial wickets in the innings. They started slowly & the scoreboard is kept moving. Mumbai Indians innings was weakly placed 159 for 6 in 19.4 overs. The 100 run-stand between Harbhajan Singh & Suchith in 37 balls increased the run-rate & it looked Mumbai will win comfortably. This was the highest partnership in Mumbai Indians innings. This was the quickest 100 run partnership in the innings & happened first time in IPL history. This was the highest 7th wicket partnership in IPL history beating 55 runs beating Harbhajan Singh & Nechim against Chennai Super Kings in 2010. Harbhajan Singh scored a quickfire 64 off 24 balls & attacked the Punjab bowlers. This was the highest score in Mumbai innings. This was Harbhajan’s highest score of his IPL career beating 49 against Deccan Chargers in 2010. This was fastest fifty by a Mumbai Indians batsman beating Pollard 20-ball fifty against Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2013. They lost Harbhajan Singh in last over of the innings. Kings XI Punjab bowlers bowled very well & bowled death in later overs. Mumbai Indians innings final total was 159 for 7 in 20 overs. Anureet Singh bowled a final ball & Punjab won comfortably. Kings XI Punjab won the match by 18 runs. This was Punjab’s 4th win at this ground. This was Mumbai’s consecutive loss in first 2 matches of IPL for 2nd time in succession.

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

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IPL 2015 : KKR V MI

Sorry for not writing yesterday. It was an exciting match. The match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians was played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on 8th April 2015.

Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and chose to bowl first. Mumbai Indians innings had a very bad start. They lost 3 early wickets for 37 runs in the span of 5.2 overs. Mumbai Indians was reduced to 37 for 3 in 5.2 overs. Rohit scored a brisk 98 off 65  & crushed the Kolkata bowling attack. This was the highest score in the innings. He missed the 2nd IPL century by 2 runs. This was Rohit’s 22nd fifty in IPL career. This was Rohit’s 2nd highest score in IPL career.  This was 2nd highest score by a batsman in opening IPL matches.  They started slowly & the scoreboard is kept moving. Russell dropped Anderson a sitter at early stages & Uthappa dropped Rohit at middle stages of their respective innings when Anderson was on 24 & Rohit was on 70. It was a costly miss when Anderson could score only 55 runs. It was not a costly miss when Rohit could score only 98 runs. Morne dropped Anderson at a very middle stages of Mumbai Indians innings when Anderson was also on 48. It was also not a costly miss when Anderson could also score only 55 runs.  The unbroken 131 run-stand between Rohit & Anderson & increased the run-rate & build the innings. This was the highest partnership in Mumbai Indians innings. This was the 2nd highest 3rd wicket partnership in IPL matches. Anderson score a huge 55 off 41 & destroyed the Kolkata bowlers. This was Anderson’s 2nd highest score in IPL career. Morne Morkel bowled a lethal spell & took 2 crucial wickets in an innings. Kolkata Knight Riders bowlers bowled very well & bowled fire in death overs. Mumbai Indians final total was 18 for 3 in 20 overs. This was Mumbai Indians second highest total at Eden Gardens.

Kolkata Knight Riders had a respectable start. Tare dropped Gambhir at a very early stages of Kolkata Knight Riders innings when Gambhir was on 1. It was a costly miss when Gambhir could score only 57 runs. They lost Uthappa  early in 3rd over of the innings. Anderson dropped Pandey at early stages of Kolkata Knight Riders innings when Pandey was on 29. It was not a costly miss as Pandey could score only 40 runs. The 85 run-stand between Gambhir & Pandey was crucial. This was the highest partnership in Kolkata Knight Riders innings. Harbhajan dropped Gambhir at a middle stages of Kolkata Knight Riders innings when Gambhir was on 51. It was not a costly miss as Gambhir could also score only 57 runs. Gambhir scored a classy 57 off 43 & attacked the Mumbai bowlers. Pandey scored 40 off 24 , Yadav scored 46 off 20 & both of them were hammered the Mumbai bowlers. The unbroken 49 run-stand between Yadav & Pathan was too much responsible for Kolkata Knight Riders innings. Kolkata Knight Riders final total was 170 for 3 in 18.3 overs. This was Kolkata’s highest successful run chase at Eden Gardens in IPL matches. Kolkata Knight Riders won the match by 7 wickets. This was Kolkata’s 10th consecutive win in IPL matches. This was Kolkata’s 1st win in IPL 2015.

Now, Kolkata Knight Riders will face Royal Challengers Bangalore at Eden Gardens on Saturday 11th April. Mumbai Indians will face Kings XI Punjab at Wankhede Stadium on Sunday 12th April.

I will be back for tomorrow  between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Daredevils match update.

Bye Bye.