tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27435604388490980682024-02-06T20:01:05.886-08:00SACHIN TENDULKARLORD of LORD of sports....CRICKETINDIANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12446583521666240155noreply@blogger.comBlogger666125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743560438849098068.post-77969650302193244762010-08-14T03:59:00.000-07:002010-08-13T07:01:59.875-07:00the story of sachin's 200<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"></span><br />
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<div align="left" class="story" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none;"><b><i>Gwalior, Feb. 24: </i></b><i>One down, one to go.</i></div><div align="left" class="story" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none;"><i>Till this afternoon, two records still eluded Sachin Tendulkar — he wasn’t credited with the highest individual score either in Tests or in ODIs.</i></div><div align="left" class="story" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none;"><i>Odd, but true.</i></div><div align="left" class="story" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none;"><i>By evening, one had become his and this seeped-in-history city actually entered the record books for a non-martial achievement.</i></div><div align="left" class="story" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none;"><i>Sachin didn’t surprise by becoming the first to smash the 200-run barrier in ODIs. The surprise, if any, is that it took him so long (442 matches).</i></div><div align="left" class="story" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none;"><i>Now, a thing of the past is Zimbabwean Charles Coventry’s 194 not out, at home against Bangladesh last August, and Pakistani Saeed Anwar’s 194, versus India at a humid Chepauk, in the summer of 1997.</i></div><div align="left" class="story" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none;"><i>The record which has to be rewritten is Brian Lara’s 400 not out in Tests, set six years ago. Sachin may not talk about it, but deep within, it would definitely be a target.</i></div><div align="left" class="story" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none;"><i>One bar, then, remains to be raised.</i></div><div align="left" class="story" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none;"><i>For now, we can raise a toast to Sachin’s classic 200 not out (off only 147 balls, 25x4, 3x6) at the Captain Roop Singh Stadium, crafted in the presence of around 25,000 extremely passionate fans.</i></div><div align="left" class="story" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none;"><i>“I’ve been privileged to witness one of cricket’s great moments.... Frankly, I can’t think of how best to describe Sachin’s innings.... It was awesome.... His hunger for runs is quite unbelievable,” Darryl Cullinan, among South Africa’s finest batsmen, told The Telegraph.</i></div><div align="left" class="story" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none;"><i>Cullinan perfectly capsuled a sentiment which went well beyond the Gwalior fort.</i></div><div align="left" class="story" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none;"><i>Former India captain Ravi Shastri saluted Sachin in one word — “brilliant”.</i></div><div align="left" class="story" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none;"><i>Was there a shot Sachin didn’t play? Even if there was, nobody missed it in the midst of mind-blowing domination.</i></div><div align="left" class="story" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none;"><i>The man of the moment (and the match), Sachin, dedicated his record to “every Indian” and hoped that a compatriot would do better.</i></div><div align="left" class="story" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none;"><i>Exactly two months away from his 37th birthday, Sachin paced his innings so remarkably that it would attract the envy of 17-year-olds with big dreams.</i></div><div align="left" class="story" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none;"><i>The second hundred, in fact, was reached in 57 balls as opposed to the 90 required for the first.</i></div><div align="left" class="story" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none;"><i>Clearly, Sachin’s energy levels, too, are phenomenal. He ran 56 singles and 13 twos and, had the quota of overs not finished, would have continued shuttling between the 22 yards.</i></div><div align="left" class="story" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none;"><i>He did go off the field, after the fall of the third wicket, but that was understandable.</i></div><div align="left" class="story" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none;"><i>As has become customary after every achievement, Sachin looked at the heavens, remembered his father and thanked God. After the 200th run, the gaze upwards was longer than usual.</i></div><div align="left" class="story" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none;"><i>Well, a special allowance for a special moment.</i></div><div align="left" class="story" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none;"><i>By then, India was thanking Sachin and South Africa’s regular captain, Graeme Smith, must have thanked the Almighty for sparing him the Sachin-stick.</i></div><div align="left" class="story" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none;"><i>With Smith back home, deputy Jacques Kallis had to face the music. He didn’t enjoy it, but one Sachin Dev Burman, the inspiration behind Little Master II’s name, surely would have.</i></div><div align="left" class="story" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none;"><i>In a gesture which wasn’t missed, just about every South African congratulated Sachin as he walked off (in captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s company), having helped India set an almost impossible to achieve target of 402.</i></div><div align="left" class="story" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none;"><i>Confidence in tatters, the visitors fell far short (the hosts won by 153 runs) and lost the series, reducing the third and final ODI, in Motera, to largely academic interest.</i></div><div align="left" class="story" style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none;"><i>Getting back to Sachin, after 20 years in the business, international cricket’s senior-most pro doesn’t have to demand respect, he gets it. By way of a handsome bonus come the naming of roads and pavilions after him.</i></div>INDIANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12446583521666240155noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743560438849098068.post-47289142441246846832010-03-26T18:10:00.000-07:002010-08-13T06:47:02.586-07:00Match 22 DC v RR<div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0QAoVeO0lYZRwZWqa7LHFb7j48EjGK7LzyCKlS86ieCHGvIg6Nvfr-CccLDrjaqSxrXGDk90ZaOtEQQeYoSWeN3t6w9zMDasd4sZdTfOfP3KK64sAOG8rPRAYQx1sowqP0FGuEUKSvmUg/s1600/115489.2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0QAoVeO0lYZRwZWqa7LHFb7j48EjGK7LzyCKlS86ieCHGvIg6Nvfr-CccLDrjaqSxrXGDk90ZaOtEQQeYoSWeN3t6w9zMDasd4sZdTfOfP3KK64sAOG8rPRAYQx1sowqP0FGuEUKSvmUg/s320/115489.2.jpg" /></span></a></div><div style="color: black;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"></span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Shane Warne did not set the IPL alight in his first five matches this season, but he was terrific tonight in Ahmedabad. His captaincy was innovative as always and he bowled his best spell of the tournament, choking the run flow, dismissing a dangerous-looking Herschelle Gibbs, and helping Rajasthan Royals restrict Deccan Chargers' formidable batting line-up to a below-par total. Warne's charges responded to his leadership, with the ball and in the field, and the result was a clinical performance that set up Rajasthan's third win in a row.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Rajasthan's batting has blown hot and cold this season - scoring 200-plus in Mumbai and only 92 in Bangalore - but their performances gained consistency in the last two contests. Michael Lumb anchored another convincing display, leading the chase with a brisk 45, setting the platform for Yusuf Pathan to destroy Deccan's slim chances. Yusuf swung his bat powerfully, reached 50 off 23 balls, and sent a total of eight balls sailing over the boundary. The required-rate dipped below six in the ninth over, and Rajasthan eventually cruised past 148 with 26 balls to spare. The win catapulted Rajasthan from sixth to third in the points table.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Warne had promised surprises in the lead-up to this contest, but that he always does. After some confusion over who won the toss - Deccan had, and chose to bat - he unveiled his first. Adam Gilchrist thrives against speed while facing the new ball, and is perhaps familiar with the modus operandi of Shaun Tait, so Warne slowed it down by deploying little-known Sumit Narwal, who replaced Munaf Patel in this match.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Narwal got the ball to move away from Gilchrist, the IPL's most prolific six-hitter, and after two tight deliveries, induced a mis-hit that was held by Yusuf at mid-off. Deccan were 2 for 1 at the end of the first over.</span></div><div style="color: black;"><br />
</div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Warne's next move didn't work. Yusuf is usually the go-to man when Warne wants to open with spin, but today he chose Abhishek Jhunjhunwala. Herschelle Gibbs responded by skipping down the pitch twice to loft the offspinner back over his head for sixes. The over cost 16, but Jhunjhunwala would make amends with two accurate throws to run out Andrew Symonds and Venugopal Rao later in the innings.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Laxman, meanwhile, had swatted Siddharth Trivedi to the midwicket boundary. The shot was forced and was further indication that Laxman isn't comfortable playing his naturally graceful game in the Twenty20 format. He tried it again against Tait - Warne had brought him on in the fifth over - and holed out to mid-on.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Symonds and Gibbs threatened to wrest the initiative. Symonds struck three boundaries in a Narwal over and the run-rate was still above nine when Warne came into the attack after the Powerplay. He bowled three tight balls to Symonds, and dismissed Gibbs with the next: drawing the batsman forward with flight and beating him with dip and turn. Naman Ojha took off the bails with Gibbs' foot on the line.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">At 58 for 3, it was left to Rohit Sharma and Symonds to lift the innings, but a poor call left Symonds with no hope of completing the second before Jhunjhunwala's throw reached Warne, who had figures of 1 for 7 at the end of his second over. Two quiet overs followed before Rohit took on Trivedi, pulling him over midwicket for six and driving to the extra-cover boundary.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">The wickets continued to fall - T Suman bowled, Venugopal Rao and Chaminda Vaas run out - but Rohit ensured runs were coming from at least one end. He was dropped by Adam Voges on the deep midwicket boundary on 30, and then smashed Tait and Narwal over the straight boundaries for sixes, before holing out on 49. His dismissal meant Deccan had to settle for 148, their lowest total of the season.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Lumb got Rajasthan's chase off to a fluent start by taking two boundaries of Vaas' first over. He was dropped by Gibbs at point off RP Singh when on 12 and made Deccan pay immediately. In RP's second over, Lumb helped himself to four consecutive boundaries against length deliveries, over point, through square leg, over mid-off and midwicket. The last ball went for four leg byes as well, and Rajasthan were firmly on their way.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">The Yusuf show started after Naman Ojha was stumped, ending a partnership of 54. Gilchrist began with a slip and a silly point for Pragyan Ojha, Yusuf responded by sending the ball over the straight boundary. It was the beginning of an assault that rendered Deccan helpless. Yusuf would wind up and swing, sometimes it appeared as if he hadn't connected properly, but the ball would need fetching from beyond the boundary. He finished Deccan with 73 off 34 balls, Gilchrist put it succinctly when he said "We were pumped today".</span></div>INDIANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12446583521666240155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743560438849098068.post-14258333911500380682010-03-26T18:06:00.000-07:002010-08-13T06:47:29.698-07:00Match 21 MI vs CSK<div style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"></span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTWjO5w0gV5kY7W0SjsrR8s6ka5nY-Bo1rIDPhhCqXm_EfJgsc4lEyz8orCQ3TJyOTZhfCk5oXI5dIBUvqB25r0hCVUXocp2C4HFAmJ57GmQpl6OX9qvf63iiRYxlwLeLFlIKHFSCekz3Y/s1600/115473.2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTWjO5w0gV5kY7W0SjsrR8s6ka5nY-Bo1rIDPhhCqXm_EfJgsc4lEyz8orCQ3TJyOTZhfCk5oXI5dIBUvqB25r0hCVUXocp2C4HFAmJ57GmQpl6OX9qvf63iiRYxlwLeLFlIKHFSCekz3Y/s320/115473.2.jpg" /></span></a></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Sachin Tendulkar was the rudder, Shikhar Dhawanprovided propulsion, and they combined for a 92-run opening partnership which charted Mumbai Indians' course for success at the Brabourne Stadium. The victory helped the hosts steam past Royal Challengers Bangalore and take top spot in the league with a game in hand. The absence of major setbacks during the pursuit of a formidable target, on a day their usually efficient bowling attack failed, emphasised Mumbai's status as one of the tournament favourites.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Chennai Super Kings also had several things going for them as they sought to nip their budding losing streak: MS Dhoni had returned, Matthew Hayden bludgeoned Zaheer Khan to seize the initiative, andSuresh Raina and S Badrinath forged a partnership of 142, the second-best of all IPLs. However, their bowling attack is perhaps the competition's weakest and Dhoni had too many chinks to find cover for against a ruthless batting line-up. Muttiah Muralitharan apart, none of the others caused a flutter, and Mumbai cruised home with an over to spare. The defeat was Chennai's third in a row and their fourth in six games.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Mumbai's start wasn't fluent. There were few boundaries in the early overs, and a healthy helping of extras were needed to stay abreast of the asking-rate. Tendulkar's timing wasn't there, though that had little to do against the bowling of Albie Morkel and L Balaji. Then Dhoni gave the fifth over to Joginder Sharma, who did not play the previous game, and Dhawan cut loose, peppering the leg-side boundary with two pulls and a flick. The 50 was up in the fifth over and Dhawan accelerated further in the next by pulling Balaji for consecutive sixes.</span></div><div style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Dhoni tried left-arm spinner Shadab Jakati after the fielding restrictions were lifted, but Dhawan greeted him with a reverse-swat to the boundary. In Jakati's second over, Dhawan charged and lofted him straight to reach a 31-ball fifty with a six. He holed out three balls later, but had already caused serious damage. Morkel had been satisfactory but the rest, especially the unthreatening medium-pace of Balaji and Joginder, had leaked runs.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Murali, who had come on in the eighth over, trapped Saurabh Tiwary lbw in the tenth during the only phase when Chennai reined Mumbai in. They scored 94 off nine overs and only 12 off the next three. Mumbai needed 75 off 48 balls and it was now that Tendulkar decided to hit his first six of the season, stepping out to Murali and lofting him over long-on. He didn't demolish the bowling during this half-century, brought up off 40 balls, but stayed in long enough to ensure there would be no hiccups during the chase.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">The introduction of Thissara Perera sealed Chennai's fate. The debutant started with a full toss - on offer aplenty from Balaji and Joginder too - that Tendulkar put away to fine leg for four. He then bowled two more, and Tendulkar glanced them both off his pads effortlessly. While Tendulkar was being steady, Pollard muscled 20 off 9 balls to hack away at the asking-rate, and Dwayne Bravo ended it with typical Caribbean flair, flicking Balaji for four before getting the winning run.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Mumbai's batsmen rose to the challenge on a day their bowlers under-performed. Only Ryan McLaren, who took the new ball for the first time, and Harbhajan Singh exerted control over Chennai's scoring-rate, while Zaheer, Bravo and Lasith Malinga, who was first used only in the 11th, went for over ten an over.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Hayden wielded his bat like a club from the start. He missed the first ball, a wide from Zaheer, and hit the second to mid-on. The next four, all length deliveries with width, disappeared to different parts of the off-side boundary, each placed straighter than the previous one and dispatched with immense power off the front foot. Those hits were with a regular bat but Hayden called for the little one when Harbhajan came on in the third over. He lasted two balls before a slider caught him in front, leaving Chennai on 32 for 1.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Parthiv Patel followed soon after, bowled off his pads by a McLaren yorker, which brought together Raina and Badrinath. Raina was severe on Bravo, hitting his first two balls for a six and a four, chipping him over the slips before dealing him another six and four a few deliveries later. He brought up his half-century off 32 balls, Badrinath lofted Zaheer over his head to reach 50 off 41. They added 142, but towards the end were unable to find the fifth gear. Chennai had plenty of wickets in hand and looked set for 200-plus, but Malinga returned and conceded only seven off the final over to keep them to well below that. In the end, 180 wasn't enough</span></div><div style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><object height="405" width="660"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OMxX5FLR7S0&hl=en_US&fs=1&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OMxX5FLR7S0&hl=en_US&fs=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="660" height="405"></embed></object></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><object height="405" width="660"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/48qtm276S7M&hl=en_US&fs=1&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/48qtm276S7M&hl=en_US&fs=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="660" height="405"></embed></object></span></div>INDIANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12446583521666240155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743560438849098068.post-38784421646347601702010-03-26T18:02:00.000-07:002010-08-13T06:47:50.132-07:00MATCH20 - IPL 2010 - RCB v DD<div style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"></span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV09DI-DsMQAhivbOJiy02AA0rC5WqD5W7pmr01a24S6QikxF2mJx6YeRz0HMQJLkWY5NPWhIK4C3eRlCdjRWWvYg-qtlycMmLrHNpYGX9dhXZv9etKDD3S_FpYx_6UQsh_6Nb0gFHz8Lv/s1600/115470.2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV09DI-DsMQAhivbOJiy02AA0rC5WqD5W7pmr01a24S6QikxF2mJx6YeRz0HMQJLkWY5NPWhIK4C3eRlCdjRWWvYg-qtlycMmLrHNpYGX9dhXZv9etKDD3S_FpYx_6UQsh_6Nb0gFHz8Lv/s320/115470.2.jpg" /></span></a></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">David Warner exploded at the top and Kedar Jadhavprovided a fiery finish to charge Delhi Daredevils to a strong 183, which they defended with relative ease. It was Delhi's first win after three losses and also marked Royal Challengers Bangalore's first loss at home.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">The pitch was drier than the previous tracks at the Chinnaswamy Stadium and Bangalore had to do much of the damage against the new ball if they were to hunt down the strong total. However, Jacques Kallis and Manish Pandey were kept relatively quiet by tight spells from Dirk Nannes and Umesh Yadav. Nannes hit the deck hard and moved the ball enough to upset batsmen's timing and Yadav, the fastest Indian bowler currently going around in the circuit, with speeds consistently ticking over 140 kmph, surprised the batsmen with his line, length and bounce. And it wasn't all brawn from the youngster; he kept it relatively full to Kallis but hurled a few short deliveries at Pandey to keep him on a leash.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Bangalore's second opportunity to break free came in the eight over with the introduction of Andrew McDonald and Amit Mishra. It was the make or break moment, with Bangalore needing 129 from 13 overs, but Mishra slipped in fine spell to turn the game decisively in Delhi's favour. Mishra removed Kallis with a googly and induced Robin Uthappa to edge the reverse-sweep to inflict a double-strike from which Bangalore couldn't' recover. McDonald went for 18 runs in his first seven deliveries - Uthappa producing the shot of the day with a nonchalantly-hit six over the straight boundary - but bounced back in his second over by taking out Pandey, and when Rahul Dravid ran himself out in the same over the chase had derailed.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">There was just one other moment of thrilling drama and it was provided by AB de Villiers, who jumped back at long-on to take an amazing one-handed catch, even as the ball appeared to have passed him, to get rid of Praveen Kumar.</span></div><div style="color: black;"><br />
</div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">The Delhi bowlers produced a disciplined performance, but it was their batsmen who set up the game. There were three phases of play in Delhi's innings - an explosive start by Warner, a serene partnership in the middle-overs between AB de Villiers and Dinesh Karthik, and a fiery finish provided by Jadhav.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">It was Jadhav who gave Delhi the perfect finish, but for the majority of the innings they rode on the momentum provided by Warner. It was as though he was playing stick cricket - see the ball and give it a mighty thump. The shot that stood out was a crunchy pulled-six off Dale Steyn but what caught his impish mindset was actually a mishit against the same bowler. It was just about back of length outside off and Warner went for an ambitious pull, but the ball screamed towards the cover boundary. It was Twenty20 cricket at its best (or worst, depending on your point of view) and both the bowler and the batsman smiled.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">There were no smiles from any bowler for the rest of the time when Warner flat-batted length deliveries over in-field and launched mighty sixes over long-on, but the entertainment ended when he fell, unable to clear long-off with yet another of his lofted hits.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">When he departed in the fourth over, the score read 44 for 1 and it soon turned to 58 for 2 with Sehwag falling to Vinay Kumar, who is gaining a reputation for taking big wickets. The game changed in character from there on. de Villiers and Karthik preferred to deal in singles as they nudged and drove their way around. The period wasn't without its shares of thrills, with de Villiers pulling and Karthik sweeping Kumble for boundaries but it was definitely a lot quieter than at the start.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">It threatened to get grimmer for Delhi when Karthik and de Villiers got run out - Karthik backed up too far at the non-striker's end and de Villiers was caught short by a direct hit from Eoin Morgan at backward point - but Jadhav, an unknown commodity for many of the Bangalore bowlers, connected with a few big hits to push Delhi towards a strong total. The shot of his stay was an audacious flat-batted six over long-on to a short delivery from Jacques Kallis, and he moved around the crease and also threw in a few deft shots - a late cut against Kumble being the highlight. The bowlers, caught off-guard, didn't know whether to bounce at him or bowl full, and Jadhav exploited that to the fullest to push Delhi to a very competitive total.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><object height="405" width="660"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CNAlusfcAio&hl=en_US&fs=1&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CNAlusfcAio&hl=en_US&fs=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="660" height="405"></embed></object></span></div>INDIANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12446583521666240155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743560438849098068.post-13416035111397171142010-03-24T15:50:00.000-07:002010-08-13T06:48:06.086-07:00Match19 - IPL 2010 KXIP v RR<div style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"></span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEDB0m0X4KscDl0QH1_-WvN-g2ilbwPw1vTDkGGpp270aYMB5PxBjN4Wg5eG3Wqnx1FLYv5I2XqLYFL1c67F2gL1pJGPmp2CZ7rDm5k0Dka4Vsdr0Czl5jwHYKu-gOf2P2DFD4N_u8dHU5/s1600/adam.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEDB0m0X4KscDl0QH1_-WvN-g2ilbwPw1vTDkGGpp270aYMB5PxBjN4Wg5eG3Wqnx1FLYv5I2XqLYFL1c67F2gL1pJGPmp2CZ7rDm5k0Dka4Vsdr0Czl5jwHYKu-gOf2P2DFD4N_u8dHU5/s320/adam.jpg" /></span></a></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Rajasthan Royals backed up a strong batting performance from Adam Voges and Faiz Fazal with a disciplined bowling effort that choked Kings XI Punjab after their top order had delivered a promising start. The 31-run win meant Rajasthan climbed to a joint-fourth position on the points table, leaving Punjab, who have lost four out of five games, at the bottom. A blistering cameo by Manvinder Bisla had raised Punjab's hopes of scaling down a large target, but a combination of crafty bowling, agile fielding and some irresponsible batting crushed any possibility of a successful chase.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Though the margin of defeat indicates a dominating show by Rajasthan, Punjab had their chances. Their bowlers managed to fight back after a strong start by the Rajasthan openers but faltered at the death in the wake of an assault from Voges and Fazal. Kumar Sangakkara and Bisla blazed away in their reply, racing to 76 in the first six overs, the highest score of the tournament after the Powerplay. But clever variations from seamers Siddharth Trivedi and Munaf Patel, and some uninspiring batting from the rest of the line-up, cut short what was gearing up to be a more exciting fixture.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">The conditions at the PCA Stadium in Mohali were conducive for fast bowling with the Punjab opening bowlers beating the outside edge on more than one occasion, and Shaun Tait doing the same during the chase. Tait, who had a poor start to the IPL, bowled a couple of excellent outswingers at Ravi Bopara but suffered an onslaught from Sangakkara, whose frequent hits to the boundary were as much a consequence of good fortune as the batsman's conviction.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">A smattering of fours through cover was followed by an inside edge to fine leg before Tait, dropping one short, led the Punjab captain to upper-cut a catch straight to third man; but not before 41 had been scored in the first four overs.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Bisla's brazen aggression threatened to set Punjab on course, but also contributed to his downfall, a result of a well-executed strategy from Shane Warne. Bisla, who shot to limelight with a blazing 75 against Bangalore, tore into Munaf off just his second ball. Given the restrictions, he had figured out his scoring areas, and proceeded to take 18 off the fifth over, including two fours and six through the leg side. Warne, too, suffered a similar fate, smashed for 10 in two balls but Bisla's ploy to strike against the turn cost him. Anticipating a slog, Warne had a deep midwicket in place, flighted the ball, Bisla obliged and holed out.</span></div><div style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Yuvraj Singh had returned to form in a thrilling chase against Chennai, and looked to continue that when he smacked a straight six off Warne. But his ill-executed shot off Trivedi, having been dropped two balls earlier, marked the beginning of a dismal collapse that squandered a healthy position of 107 for 2 in the 11th over.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Both Munaf and Trivedi frequently took the pace off the ball which the Punjab batsmen, including Yuvraj and Bopara, failed to read. When Irfan Pathan was run-out brilliantly by Abhishek Jhunjhunwala in the 13th over, and Mohammad Kaif trapped in front by Yusuf Pathan 11 balls later, Punjab had lost four batsmen for 19 runs in 23 balls. Rajasthan had virtually sealed the game, and were met with little resistance when running through the rest of the batting.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Just as in their batting, Punjab had slipped up with the ball when the game had been on even terms. They had the better of the conditions after choosing to field, but Sreesanth, Shalabh Srivastava and Irfan struggled for control with the ball moving around. Short balls were dispatched through point by the openers Michael Lumb and Naman Ojha, while full deliveries were picked up with ease over the leg-side field.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Lumb had a woeful start to the tournament, but played with confidence, matching his aggressive partner Ojha stroke for stroke. However, Punjab struck to remove the openers within the first eight overs and earned the big scalp of Yusuf Pathan, caught off a slower one with seven overs still to go.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">But the stage was set for yet another turn in the game, as the Punjab bowlers failed to measure up to improvisations from Voges. He found the boundary with ease, piercing the gaps, following a well laid-out plan. Joining Fazal, Voges had marked his scoring areas. The spaces on either side, between long-on and deep midwicket and long-off and deep extra cover, were exploited, as Yuvraj, Piyush Chawla and Irfan were taken for two fours and a six in consecutive overs.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Fazal, too, began fluently but ceded the floor to Yusuf and then Voges before opening up. He seized on length deliveries to dispatch four boundaries in successive overs off Irfan and Rusty Theron in the death overs; his 60-run stand with Voges, off 37 balls, gave Rajasthan a formidable total, one that thwarted Sangakkara's plans at the toss to limit them to under 150 and handed their team another morale-boosting win.</span></div>INDIANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12446583521666240155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743560438849098068.post-40618670335034895672010-03-23T16:08:00.000-07:002010-08-13T06:48:20.521-07:00MATCH18 - IPL 2010 - RCB v CSK<div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmsuWRXx4tqSYlvKr7b9bXbYd9umLkgOiosIyRWx-vNn3mtydFJxMDPGjpwBM8BHOhmHE0goQOu8TjPIZ6XhbWNdY5BeonKemTZW-4RCLHJlchRtQcWOS3ITBgXwBltzjYDiUICwo9__4E/s1600-h/robin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmsuWRXx4tqSYlvKr7b9bXbYd9umLkgOiosIyRWx-vNn3mtydFJxMDPGjpwBM8BHOhmHE0goQOu8TjPIZ6XhbWNdY5BeonKemTZW-4RCLHJlchRtQcWOS3ITBgXwBltzjYDiUICwo9__4E/s320/robin.jpg" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,Arial,'Arial Narrow',Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"></span></span></div><h1 class="magHead" style="color: black; font-size: 23px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Robin Uthappa's blitz floors Chennai</span></h1><div style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
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</span></div><div style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">"I'm just an ordinary cricketer who is working hard," said Robin Uthappa during the mid-innings break. His 38-ball 68 that rescued Royal Challengers Bangalore's innings, however, was anything but ordinary. Uthappa's eleventh-hour blitz helped his team recover from a shaky start and sluggish middle overs, after which Bangalore's bowlers throttled Chennai Super Kings to move to the top of the points table.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Chennai took wickets during the early and middle overs but it was the final 19 deliveries of Bangalore's innings, where Uthappa blazed away, that made the difference. Dropped on 5 and 25, Uthappa helped Bangalore take 52 runs off them, lifting his team from 119 after 17 overs to 171 for 5, when at one stage 150 looked difficult.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">It was the speed and power with which Uthappa collected his runs that was dazzling: his last 39 came off ten balls. The over that swung the momentum Bangalore's way was the penultimate one, in which Uthappa - whose improvisation makes him the ideal Twenty20 batsman - struck three successive sixes off L Balaji to ransack 24 from six balls.</span></div><div style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Until that explosion, Bangalore had struggled. From the time their talisman opener Jacques Kallis was bowled for 19 in 4.4 overs, ending a splendid run of four unbeaten innings, the home side failed to overcome Chennai's bowlers. On a juiced-up surface, an eagerly-awaited contest began with Chennai's new-ball duo wondering just what was needed to make a breakthrough. They thought they had success in the first over, when a peach of a delivery from Albie Morkel appeared to shave the outer edge of Kallis' bat, but it was not to be.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Manish Pandey rode his luck, following up an inside-edged four to fine leg with a top edge that dropped between two fielders, and then Kallis charged Morkel, slashing a thick outside edge that was lost in the lights by L Balaji at third man. Off the very next delivery, Kallis edged Morkel wide of a diving slip for four more.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Once Kallis went for 19, missing a straight one from Balaji, Bangalore's innings lost direction. Pandey continued to live dangerously without imposing himself. Then for the second time a wicket immediately followed a boundary. Rahul Dravid rocked back and dispatched Muttiah Muralitharan's fifth delivery for four; the sixth was a topspinner that pitched on middle and leg and beat the bat to crash into the stumps.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">When the strategic time-out rolled around - that's the pace at which the innings panned out - Chennai had restricted Bangalore to their poorest start yet, 61 for 2. That soon became 63 for 3 when Pandey slogged Murali and was held by Suresh Raina at mid-on. However, Chennai proceeded to reprieve Uthappa and conceded substantial ground.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Confident after Uthappa's heroics, Bangalore began snuffing out the chase. Praveen Kumar has a knack of getting early wickets and troubling left-hand batsman, and he got Parthiv Patel to edge one in the first over. Chennai struggled during the Powerplay, finishing the six-over block on 29 for 1. Matthew Hayden called for the Mongoose immediately after and hit Kallis for three consecutive fours, but he and George Bailey were unable to get Anil Kumble away. Mixing flippers and googlies exceptionally, Kumble kept a check on runs and the pressure resulted in Hayden being run out by Rahul Dravid's underarm hit.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">That breakthrough brought another, and R Vinay Kumar's perfect seam position dismissed Bailey for a woeful 18 from 27 balls. Vinay struck a bigger blow in his next over when he got Suresh Raina to slash to Kallis at third man, and then Kumble sent back M Vijay. The innings never recovered after four wickets had fallen for 17 runs. Vinay went for a few runs but finished with a four-wicket haul to help Bangalore surge ahead of Mumbai Indians in the points table.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><object height="405" width="660"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Z5_xLGdeFP0&hl=en_US&fs=1&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Z5_xLGdeFP0&hl=en_US&fs=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="660" height="405"></embed></object></span></div>INDIANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12446583521666240155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743560438849098068.post-33256979693755124062010-03-22T16:47:00.000-07:002010-08-13T06:48:40.827-07:00MATCH17 - IPL 2010 - MI v KKR<div style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9LFnelV4X6QT3h_H_vPsd6JRZYJZhEb1FmTuEXJZcnaDlTeNTO0G_F-pP1jtjpaSBe72vvtUpK-QBXNRqmOj7TFio9De2AZLHbHiHOYQeZGgxtNPgKAvyDt9STkULF8quzgu_9GdXoxNP/s1600-h/sach2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9LFnelV4X6QT3h_H_vPsd6JRZYJZhEb1FmTuEXJZcnaDlTeNTO0G_F-pP1jtjpaSBe72vvtUpK-QBXNRqmOj7TFio9De2AZLHbHiHOYQeZGgxtNPgKAvyDt9STkULF8quzgu_9GdXoxNP/s320/sach2.jpg" /></span></a></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,Arial,'Arial Narrow',Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 23px; font-weight: bold; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Tendulkar and bowlers help Mumbai cruise</span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,Arial,'Arial Narrow',Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 23px; font-weight: bold; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">A graceful Sachin Tendulkar fifty was the highlight of Mumbai Indians' convincing seven-wicket win, which was set up by the bowlers who stuck to a strategy and restricted Kolkata Knight Riders to an underwhelming score at the Brabourne Stadium. Chris Gayle boosted Kolkata with a steady fifty, but the visitors will look back at the night and feel they pushed the pedal too late, despite keeping so many wickets in hand.</span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">This IPL has revealed effective strategies used by teams to keep the batsmen in check. The tactic of bowling short at the body has worked well for Royal Challengers Bangalore, and today, Mumbai persisted with firing yorkers on the leg stump, cramping the batsmen for room. It was best highlighted in a passage of play in the Kolkata innings where they batted 37 balls without a boundary. Sixty-two off the last six overs was an improvement, but about 15-20 runs short.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">The Mumbai openers began the chase in fifth gear by racing to 24 off two overs, all off boundaries. Shikhar Dhawan dented Shane Bond's confidence by smashing three boundaries off the first over, while Tendulkar gave Ishant Sharma a similar nightmare by fetching three more fours off the second, all crisply driven down the ground off the front foot.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">It was as if Tendulkar was on a mission to hit Ishant out of the attack and further expose his poor form in limited-overs cricket. He was punished for bowling length to Tendulkar, punched through extra cover and pulled twice to bring up three consecutive boundaries. A flick for four past midwicket off Chris Gayle brought up Mumbai's fifty in just 26 balls, the fastest in IPL 3. The Kolkata seamers, especially Ishant, would have done well to learn from their Mumbai counterparts who varied their pace a lot more.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Spin was the only way to put the batsmen under pressure and when Ganguly introduced Murali Kartik, it immediately yielded a wicket. It dented the run rate as well as Mumbai scored only 19 off the next four overs. It was an opportunity for Kolkata to attack more and push for wickets but the bowlers couldn't sustain the pressure long enough. Saurabh Tiwary ensured Mumbai didn't lose their grip on the game by muscling Angelo Mathews over long-on and then smacking Gayle for two powerful fours down the ground.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Mumbai had the safety net of Tendulkar and even the dismissal of Tiwary against the run of play - caught brilliantly by Ganguly falling backwards - didn't shift the momentum. Tendulkar launched another assault on Ishant, bringing up his fifty with a flick over midwicket, and a cameo by R Sathish helped close out the match out in the penultimate over.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Mumbai's victory also highlighted the gulf in the quality of the bowling attacks. Suffocating Gayle is one of the toughest jobs in world cricket today but the experienced Mumbai bowlers found a way out - cramp him for width and fire it on the blockhole. It was also unusual seeing him being outscored by Sourav Ganguly, who's yet to find his feet in the game's most abridged format.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Mumbai kept firing in the fuller deliveries, varying their pace effectively to force Gayle and Ganguly to check their shots and drill the ball down the ground for singles. Kolkata were also guilty of not dispatching full tosses, hitting them straight to the fielders. They managed only ten fours within the first 15 overs. Mumbai in contrast, scored 16 in the same period.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Even the spinners stuck to the same plan. Harbhajan bowled over the wicket to the left-handers and adopted a flatter trajectory, firing it in before they could get under the bounce to scoop it away. A frustrated Ganguly tried to slog when he flighted one up, and lost his middle stump.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">The promotion of Owais Shah, a lesson learnt from the previous game, infused some life and Gayle also started gaining in confidence. Shah's first boundary was a thick outside edge which flew to third man and his flick off Lasith Malinga to midwicket was the shot of the innings. Gayle then brought up his subdued fifty with consecutive boundaries. It was the only period which Kolkata had some semblance of command, as they added some respectability to the total. The bowling, though, let them down.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><object height="405" width="660"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vRicZf5ottk&hl=en_US&fs=1&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vRicZf5ottk&hl=en_US&fs=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="660" height="405"></embed></object></span></span></div>INDIANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12446583521666240155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743560438849098068.post-40757944795402866942010-03-21T16:06:00.000-07:002010-08-13T06:48:57.973-07:00MATCH16 - IPL 2010 - KXIP v CSK<div style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibDcwfK0yYWeXkzIFCCcn6CKJOZmkHUD-6jKV5emme6xiNU6fsjn4udm3QZdOxcEZhU1biN3w5vSQsBp0P78bnQkPxQjqvqqKt-aBznF49bolMaKcH83ZQpgPR1xzqnrR4LfMQ2cM9U_bm/s1600-h/yuvi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibDcwfK0yYWeXkzIFCCcn6CKJOZmkHUD-6jKV5emme6xiNU6fsjn4udm3QZdOxcEZhU1biN3w5vSQsBp0P78bnQkPxQjqvqqKt-aBznF49bolMaKcH83ZQpgPR1xzqnrR4LfMQ2cM9U_bm/s320/yuvi.jpg" /></a></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><br />
</div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;">Mediocrity met mediocrity on Sunday night, and somehow produced the first tie of the third edition of the IPL, leading to a Super Over, which gave Kings XI Punjab an unlikely victory. Irfan Pathan and Yuvraj Singh managed 82 runs in the 10 overs they faced between them, but the others batted poorly to score just 54 in the other 10. In the chase, even after a 65-run opening stand, the Chennai Super Kings batsmen contrived to be needing 10 runs off the last over. Fittingly for a match of low quality, the last over of the regulation game - bowled by Irfan and faced by Albie Morkel and R Ashwin - read: edge for four, missed slog for two byes thanks to an overthrow, single, another edge for two, a missed waft, and a powerful, nervous hit straight to mid-off with one needed off the last ball.</div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;">Juan Theron, playing his first IPL match and Punjab's bowling hero in the regulation time, bowled Hayden off the second ball in the Super Over, and despite a slogged six from Suresh Raina, once again 10 were needed in the last over. Muttiah Muralitharan was hit for a six first ball by Mahela Jayawardene, but he came back with a wicket and a dot to set the match up again. Yuvraj chose that extremely nervous moment to execute a delicate reverse-sweep, a shot he hardly ever uses, to finish the game off with two balls to go.</div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;">By halftime, though, Murali, the second Sri Lankan spinner to bowl the losing Super Over in as many tied matches in IPL, wouldn't have expected to play any further role in the game, let alone bowl the pressure over. In regulation time, he was the perfect spy, taking out two of the most prolific batsmen from his country, with 3 for 16 in his four overs. It wasn't as if Chennai needed any extra-ordinary bowling effort: the Punjab batsmen were hapless again.</div><div style="color: black;"><br />
</div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;">Irfan, promoted to open the innings, and Yuvraj would have felt the rest of the team had turned on them. They got zero support from the other end, and the two batted together for only nine deliveries. There was a time when Irfan had scored 29 off 17 balls with five crunchy boundaries, but thanks to the struggling Ravi Bopara and Kumar Sangakkara, Punjab were 30 for 1 after five overs. Yuvraj, too, scored 43 out of the 70 runs that came while he was at the crease. He got to face only 28 out of 64 deliveries bowled when in the middle.</div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;">Between those spells of ordinary cricket from Punjab came Murali's genius. In his first over, inside the Powerplay, he beat Sangakarra twice in the flight, but the real beauty came in his second. This time he didn't bowl it flat when he saw Sangakkara charging down, just got it to dip more and then the bounce left him high and dry.</div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;">Jayawardene was made to look poorer than that. Murali first beat a late-cut with a topspinner from round the stumps, and then got a flighted offbreak to turn enough to beat the bat and get an lbw decision. At 64 for 4 after 11 overs, Punjab were looking at a freak innings from Yuvraj to keep them alive.</div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;">Yuvraj hit four fours and two sixes, but Mohammad Kaif and Manvinder Bisla at the other end wasted too many deliveries. The trend for Punjab, until this game, had been for one aspect of their game to do well, and the other to let it down. Still, to defend 136 against an in-form Hayden was too much to ask for. What's more, they had dropped their only bowler who could produce wickets, Sreesanth.</div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;">Hayden was not at his murderous best, but he was good enough he overtake Yusuf Pathan for maximum sixes in the IPL so far, and leave Chennai only 72 to get off the 68 deliveries. Punjab, the whipping boys of the tournament until then, used to letting matches slip after getting into winning positions, were about to turn one around from a losing position.</div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;">Their newest player, Theron, a medium-pacer, provided the turning point. Parthiv Patel dropped one at his feet and called Suresh Raina for a single, but Theron ran faster than Raina and kicked the ball into the stumps, from a good-length area on the pitch. Umpire Daryl Harper, who had earlier called a clear six a four, joined in the fun, sending M Vijay off when the ball was clearly sliding down leg.</div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;">About five overs later, the six call was corrected, and Parthiv was seeing Chennai through with what seemed a sensible fifty. Then came the rush of the blood. Just after having hit a boundary, he jumped out to Piyush Chawla and was stumped, leaving Chennai 16 to get off 16. Morkel and Manpreet Gony, who had earlier bowled poorly to give 20 runs in two overs, started slogging as if the requirement was sixty and not sixteen.</div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;">Theron, bowling the 19th over, only had to be straight when Gony produced the worst bit of cricket on a night that had had its fair share already. Throwing his front leg out of the way, and his head up, he slogged and lost his middle stump. An injury had confined Justin Kemp to the dressing room and Ashwin, like a hare in the headlights, couldn't do much with the last two deliveries of that over, setting up an exciting finale.<br />
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<h1 class="magHead" style="font-size: 23px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Symonds, Rohit star in 10-run win</span></span></h1><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">achieve their third consecutive victory in the IPL - a result in contrast to Delhi Daredevils' run in the competition, as they slipped to their third defeat in as many games despite a counter-attack from captain Dinesh Karthik. Symonds' effort was backed up by an attacking knock from Rohit Sharma, who burst into spotlight after a quiet start to the competition to take Deccan to a challenging score, which proved just about adequate for them to continue their winning ways.</span></div></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Deccan will look back at three stages where they came up trumps to snatch the game. They ensured the task of posting a competitive total was achieved, as Rohit and T Suman added 60 in quick time after three threatening innings by Deccan's overseas batsmen - Adam Gilchrist, Herschelle Gibbs and Symonds - had been cut short by timely changes in bowling; they fought back in the middle overs afterDavid Warner and AB de Villiers had combined to give Delhi a strong foundation for a successful chase; and they saw off a late scare from Karthik, who blasted 46 off 27. Symonds, bowling seam-up, bagged two wickets, including Karthik, off successive balls in the penultimate over to help seal a tight win.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">The start to Delhi's chase was encouraging, as Warner began in ruthless fashion and followed that up with steady progress once the restrictions were lifted, underlining his determination to see his team through. While reaffirming his reputation as a big hitter, smashing four fours and two sixes in the first two overs, he proved equally adept nudging the ball around for singles and twos in the later overs.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Chaminda Vaas, among the most economical bowlers in the tournament, was taken for nine in his opening over. His partner RP Singh continued to be expensive, wilting to a brutal assault from Warner who alternated between clearing the ropes and drilling the bowler to the long-off boundary. A length delivery was sent over long-on and when RP held back to bowl short, he was flat-batted over point for another six.</span></div><div style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Deccan, though, got rid of a major obstacle early in the chase, as Virender Sehwag suffered a rare lapse, miscuing Pragyan Ojha to be caught superbly by Gibbs. But de Villiers kept Warner good company, supporting him in a 51-run stand that gave Delhi the upper hand with two set batsman in the middle.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">The partnership's end, however, marked a decisive moment in Delhi's chase. Warner attempted an impossible run, to be caught short at the striker's end; de Villiers soon fell, bowled off a full toss from Rahul Sharma in the 13th over, and when Mithun Manhas skied the same bowler to Suman 14 balls later, the game had turned Deccan's way. Moises Henriques, struck two fours but sliced Symonds to RP at point to make it 132 for 5 in the 17th over.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Rahul had enjoyed a successful start to his IPL season but Karthik's attack in the 18th over spoiled his figures. With his team in need of a desperate revival, Karthik bludgeoned Rahul through midwicket for a four and six, followed by a fearsome cut through point for a boundary. Symonds, too, was welcomed with a slash through point on the first ball of the next over, but showed sharp reflexes to send Karthik on his way, plucking an uppish drive with his outstretched right hand. Amit Mishra was caught behind the next delivery and Vaas bowled a typically miserly final over to finish things off.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">The track in Cuttack was conducive to spin, taking turn and some extra bounce and Delhi used the conditions well, opting for a change in strategy, opening the bowling with a spinner. The slow bowlers grabbed the first three wickets; Monish Mishra and Gilchrist, who had blasted 24 off 14, and Gibbs, who, after smacking Dirk Nannes for two fours and two sixes, cut Yogesh Nagar straight to point. Symonds, with the confidence of two half-centuries behind him, looked ominous during his knock, finding the ropes with ease using the conventional shots but a mistimed slog put an end to his stay, as he slapped one straight to extra cover in the 14th over.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Suman, though, kept Deccan on course, picking out Henriques and Nannes for three boundaries before Rohit took off at the other end. Umesh Yadav was smashed for 18 in the 17th over, pulled over square leg and struck over long-on for sixes and sliced over point for a boundary. Henriques, too, wasn't spared, as he was dispatched over the ropes by Rohit in the next over, which fetched another 14. His parting shot was a steer over point off Nannes before a miscue to mid-off ended his innings. The final two overs yielded just 15, but Deccan's bowlers were able to put an under-performing Delhi under pressure and accomplish a hard-fought win.</span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><object height="405" width="660"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ua66TbvAO1I&hl=en_US&fs=1&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ua66TbvAO1I&hl=en_US&fs=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="660" height="405"></embed></object></span></div>INDIANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12446583521666240155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743560438849098068.post-4548804411180233342010-03-20T15:31:00.000-07:002010-08-13T06:49:32.392-07:00MATCH14 - IPL 2010 - mumbai indians vs royalchallengers banglore<div style="color: black;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZh7ebtoIN_dL16njgDfpX7Qsln4r0IKEDBk58ronlywQ8inC3QSF_wj5Suq9n9IkDm9l7lW6AXqMyHcAUbY-2LPp7w0ua1oP-Ck_0joz6zxrLyHYghODEHCHfd2yhWkiwdk3MJx89mIBT/s1600-h/115338.2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450847834123346738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZh7ebtoIN_dL16njgDfpX7Qsln4r0IKEDBk58ronlywQ8inC3QSF_wj5Suq9n9IkDm9l7lW6AXqMyHcAUbY-2LPp7w0ua1oP-Ck_0joz6zxrLyHYghODEHCHfd2yhWkiwdk3MJx89mIBT/s320/115338.2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 270px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 310px;" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"></span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">R Vinay Kumar removed Sachin Tendulkar, Dwayne Bravo and Ambati Rayudu in one over to turn what had been a cat-and-mouse game until then, unmistakably Royal Challengers' way, also taking them to the top of the table. He benefited in part from the pressure created by his team-mates' smart swing bowling, changes of pace, bouncers to Indian batsmen, and aggressive spin bowling by Anil Kumble. It was a fitting reversal of roles for a man used to being among the top wicket-takers in Indian domestic cricket, and then watching others steal the spotlight - not the least when his state-mate Abhimanyu Mithun made his international debut ahead of him after just one season of impressive numbers.</span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">There was no role reversal for Jacques Kallis and Manish Pandey, though, who added 50-plus for the first wicket for the third time in a row to scythe through the target without breaking a sweat. Kallis tightened the orange cap around his head, taking his tournament tally to 264 undefeated runs, but Pandey missed a fifty after a good start for the third time in a row.</span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Bangalore openers will be the first ones to concede that the night belonged to their bowlers. Praveen Kumar and Dale Steyn laid the foundation by controlling the rampaging batting line-up that had scored 200-plus in both their previous matches. Praveen, with his swing either side in his first over, sent the message that scoring wouldn't be that easy against this attack, and Steyn in his first removed Sanath Jayasuriya with a quick outswinger.</span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Then Bangalore resorted to the nasty plan that has worked effectively for them so far: bounce the Indian batsmen out. Aditya Tare square-cut a short delivery from Jacques Kallis immediately before lobbing a sharp bouncer. Saurabh Tiwary - two fifties in two innings before this - managed to muscle a few bouncers away, but never looked in control. Anil Kumble then got him with a loopy googly in the man-versus-boy contest. Vinay followed the bouncer theme, and got Rayudu at the start of that definitive over.</span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">While Bangalore had toyed around with other batsmen until then, at the other end Tendulkar was batting in a sphere of his own. He played the flick shot at will, and manipulated the on-side field, but in nine overs he had faced only 21 deliveries. The 22nd that he faced, he tried to flick again, moved too far across and exposed the leg stump. If this was a slightly lucky wicket for Vinay, there was no luck involved in the pin-point offcutter that removed Bravo two balls later. In 10 balls Mumbai had gone from 71 for 2 to 76 for 6, in 11 overs.</span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">R Sathish and Kieron Pollard had to be circumspect for the next few overs, to make sure they lasted the 20 overs. After a five-over wait, Pollard opened up, hitting Praveen for a six and a four in the 17th over, taking Mumbai to 123. In the 18th, though, Steyn hurt them further. If Pollard was a touch unfortunate in hitting a full toss straight to deep point, the sharp bouncer was too good for Sathish. The running, tumbling catch that Rahul Dravid took at midwicket capped a night of near-perfect fielding.</span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Praveen, though, provided a blemish on a night of near-perfect bowling, giving Zaheer Khan length balls, which he hit for a six and two fours to take 16 off the last over, but 151 was still going to be hard to defend at a ground that hosted 212 v 208 last weekend.</span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Not with predictable bowling at any rate. Both Bangalore openers started off cautiously in the first overs from Zaheer and Lasith Malinga. Certain that there was nothing on offer that they couldn't handle, both of them attacked their second overs. It all went to an expected rhythm when Bravo and Pollard inside the Powerplay, as opposed to Harbhajan Singh. Their slower balls failed to surprise the batsmen, and their regulation pace was cannon fodder. By the end of Powerplay, Bangalore had reached 55. Pandey was 24, and Kallis, on 29, had already set his sights on another asterisk against his score.</span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Thereafter it was just a stroll in the park for Bangalore, made breezier by some lusty hitting from Robin Uthappa and Virat Kohli.</span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><object height="405" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/q5U2hezcMeo&hl=en_US&fs=1&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/q5U2hezcMeo&hl=en_US&fs=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="405"></embed></object></span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: normal;"></span></span></div><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> MATCH14 - IPL 2010 - MI vs RCB</span></span></span></h1><div style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"></span></div>INDIANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12446583521666240155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743560438849098068.post-49540291102887368372010-03-20T15:27:00.000-07:002010-08-13T06:50:05.950-07:00MATCH13 - IPL 2010 - RR v KKR<div style="color: black;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHvCe0CPyy9GYjX8vcRvOD0bPvP_Goow9P4U8zIHcKtMgru-36swX4T6A7wWjAzXSpEUbQHXxBAiGaNXz5ixjtaH9I8F6KAX5MEFDMJQ_kMlf8QvtxYmxKXT9NDUP3s0v7C2OjknJ67oo7/s1600-h/103513.2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450846853462314306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHvCe0CPyy9GYjX8vcRvOD0bPvP_Goow9P4U8zIHcKtMgru-36swX4T6A7wWjAzXSpEUbQHXxBAiGaNXz5ixjtaH9I8F6KAX5MEFDMJQ_kMlf8QvtxYmxKXT9NDUP3s0v7C2OjknJ67oo7/s320/103513.2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 214px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 310px;" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Finally, Rajasthan clicked as a unit and won a game. It was a slow wicket, perhaps one of the slowest tracks in this IPL, and Rajasthan, whose batsmen were harassed on bouncier pitches in this tournament so far, immediately looked more at home. Abhishek Jhunjhunwala led with a serene 45 to ensure Rajasthan capitalised on a solid start to end up with a very competitive 168, a total which they defended with a disciplined show from their spinners.</span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Kolkata didn't help their cause by a poor batting effort in the chase. Keeping wickets in hand is a sound ploy of course but they struggled to score runs and allowed the pressure to build up. Brad Hodge was the guiltiest of the lot. It might seem harsh for he scored almost a run-a-ball 36, but he never accelerated and allowed the chase to meander along. Hodge's approach was even stranger, considering Angelo Mathews and Owais Shah were cooling their heels in the dressing room. Even when he was well-settled, he waited for the new batsmen to attack, which was always going to be difficult on this slow track which aided the spinners. And Sourav Ganguly, too, struggled today though unlike Hodge, he tried to go for the big shots but could rarely find his timing. It might have been a plan that Hodge would drop anchor and the others hit around him but he never adapted to the changing demands of the chase.</span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Rajasthan relied heavily on spin - they started with Yusuf Pathan who took out the opener Manoj Tiwary with a quick skidding delivery and later returned to take out Brad Hodge - and it paid rich dividends on this pitch. It also helped that Shane Warne finally found his mojo today - he found drift and turn to keep the batsmen honest. Hodge was content, nudging Warne around, Pujara couldn't break free against him, and Ganguly couldn't connect with his intended big hits. Only Pujara played with a sense of purpose, hitting four fours right away on arrival at the crease but he too was slowed down by the spinners. And the chase had derailed.</span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">At the toss, Warne had reckoned that 175 would be a good total and his batsmen responded well to the captain's call. They attacked with a plan, with one batsman looking to get after the bowling while the other rotated the strike. While Naman Ojha tried to find his touch, Faiz Fazal attacked at the start; while Jhunjhunwala settled in, Ojha attacked; and when Yusuf was new to the crease, Jhunjhunwala collected a few boundaries. Every time a wicket fell, they counterattacked. We don't know whether all this was planned or it just transpired that way in the middle, but what the approach did was to give Rajasthan a total that they were able to defend on this slow track.</span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">It was Fazal who set the ball rolling with his attacking approach at the top. He walked in after Michael Lumb was trapped in front by Ashok Dinda for a first-ball duck and immediately looked to get after the bowling. In the same over, he swiped for a four but it was in the third over that he really got going with three boundaries against Dinda. He thrashed down the ground, pulled across the line and swung a delivery from outside off to the square-leg boundary to make his agenda very clear.</span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Fazal fell soon, flat-batting Shane Bond to mid-off but Ojha took over the attacking role to collect a few muscled boundaries against Matthews. However, he was run out in the ninth over, going for the second run but failing to beat an accurate throw from Mathews at long leg. Enter Yusuf and he drove couple of boundaries but yet again fell to the short ball, mistiming his attempted pull shot.</span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Jhunjhunwala, though, carried on and played a serene knock filled with late cuts, on drives and nudges into gaps, to push Rajasthan on. When he fell in the first ball of the 18th over, it looked like Rajasthan might lose their way but Adam Voges freed his arms to loot 17 runs in the final over, bowled by Ishant , to charge Rajasthan to a respectable total, which proved enough in the end.</span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; line-height: 19px;"></span></div><div style="color: black;"><object height="405" width="660"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/t_uJQrkc6DE&hl=en_US&fs=1&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/t_uJQrkc6DE&hl=en_US&fs=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="660" height="405"></embed></object></div><div style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">MATCH13 - IPL 2010 - RR v KKR</span></span></div>INDIANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12446583521666240155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743560438849098068.post-66526350573173346852010-03-19T16:55:00.000-07:002010-08-13T06:42:50.353-07:00Tendulkar glow helps Mumbai shine<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMGek3RjB3bvRoTlSClO47_fndNGGNaJU2DJ6qnWpyv6E8Wa36x0-JRLjF6q6uR9UMNpK2_rjxTG4-mVV31EQFO7MWC70QiClsZgX6buRPbRdJDxpgRHrIAyA611iBM8jroLdGnL3PlJ5p/s1600-h/sach1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 210px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMGek3RjB3bvRoTlSClO47_fndNGGNaJU2DJ6qnWpyv6E8Wa36x0-JRLjF6q6uR9UMNpK2_rjxTG4-mVV31EQFO7MWC70QiClsZgX6buRPbRdJDxpgRHrIAyA611iBM8jroLdGnL3PlJ5p/s320/sach1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450498360630339010" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px; font-family:Tahoma;font-size:13px;"><p class="news-body" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">In his 21st year of international cricket, Sachin Tendulkar has been in superb form - runs have flowed in Tests and ODIs and now the Twenty20 format. His innings at the Kotla on Wednesday encompassed all that is brilliant about the man - not just in the manner of his own batting but in how it influenced Mumbai Indians, both necessary traits if they aspire to reach the IPL semi-finals.</span></p><p class="news-body" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Mind over body</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br />That Tendulkar can score 200 in an ODI and continue to drag a cricket ball from outside off stump and hit it through midwicket at the age of 37 instead of 27, Geoffrey Boycott wrote recently, will continue to astonish many. Yet it should not, he added, come as a surprise: though a player's fitness starts to slip a bit when he hits the mid-30s, the vast experience gained allows him to play smart cricket. The result, as Tendulkar so aptly showed this evening, was that he can perform just as well as he did at 27 without stretching his body to breaking point.</span></p><p class="news-body" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Tendulkar is clearly enjoying his cricket, and it was evident in his body language throughout the game. After losing the toss and being asked to bat, a calm Tendulkar said he would have chosen to do so anyway. You could sense he was eager to get out and bat on what he called "a venue that has never been bouncy and tends to play slow and low". His mind was running, and the body caught up soon after in a thrilling display of what experience and form can produce.</span></p><p class="news-body" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Touch and thwack</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br />Tendulkar has often been more of a touch artist than a bludgeoner but today he showed the gamut from subtle to sledgehammer. His first four boundaries were delicate, tapping the ball lightly with deft wristwork and helping it on its way square of the wicket on both sides. Then, after he scooped a thick edge just over the cover fielder for four, Tendulkar brought out the thump: he stepped out to the legspinner Sarabjit Ladda, made room and produced a big straight hit that bounced just in front of the sightscreen. He repeated the dosage for Amit Mishra. First he played a delicate caress to a fullish ball, hanging back and opening the face of the bat to get four between short third man and point, and next ball smashed it back past the bowler who smartly got out of the way. This trend continued until Tendulkar was dismissed by Mishra for a 32-ball 63.</span></p><p class="news-body" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Setting the tone</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br />Getting a start is critical in Twenty20 and Tendulkar delivered in the manner that suits him best. He didn't give the bowlers a chance and made sure to keep the ball along the ground. His aggressive intent and the success it yielded, allowed the remaining batsmen to play around him. Aditya Tare slammed 17 from ten balls before he missed a slog, and the pair that followed built on a run rate that was over 10.50. The platform had been set, and Saurabh Tiwary and Ambati Rayudu were able to come out and ride on the wave, ultimately setting up a 200-plus total.</span></p><p class="news-body" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Big Brother</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br />Aside from his role as batsman, what Tendulkar offers as a thinktank is massive. Two days ago, in the build-up to this massive clash, Tendulkar spent extra time with Tiwary in the nets at the Feroz Shah Kotla, feeding him with balls to fine-tune his sweep shots, which were going wayward. Clearly there has been a thought process behind elevating Tiwary to the first-choice playing XI this season. This season, Tiwary has played some sparkling innings for Jharkhand, the state he captains on the domestic front, and it has not been lost on the Mumbai management. Having someone of Tendulkar's stature give you additional time before a match can work wonders and the result was Tiwary's second belligerent half-century in a row. Under him the Indian players seem to have found the confidence to do well, and how Tendulkar continues to nurture the likes of Tare, Tiwary and Rayudu could be the decisive chapter in Mumbai's season.</span></p><p class="news-body" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Sachin the strategist</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br />Today, Tendulkar held back the star West Indian duo of Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard, who had only reached India late last night, until the innings was almost done. Given the big bucks doled out for Pollard and Bravo, it would have been tempting to throw them in early but Tendulkar resisted and the move paid off richly.</span></p><p class="news-body" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">During Delhi's chase he turned to Sanath Jayasuriya after Harbhajan Singh got a wicket in his first over, and the Sri Lankan allrounder struck in successive overs. Again, it would have been easy to keep Bravo and Pollard on but Tendulkar read the track and knew spin was going to be crucial. These are but small instances that allude to how he thinks.</span></p><p class="news-body" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Talisman effect</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br />A Mumbai victory over Delhi in the Ranji Trophy always merits quite a few columns of newspaper space, and so should this win in the IPL. The playing field is vastly different, but given the form Delhi have been in and the all-round weight they boast of, this certainly qualified as an upset. They had won two in a row, and Mumbai can take fantastic encouragement from the fact that they've hit some form themselves.</span></p><p class="news-body" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Watching Mumbai's first two games this season, it is evident that this is a team that has the firepower to do well, but what they need to inspire them is Tendulkar. His injury in 2008 and patchy form in 2009 were undoubtedly factors in Mumbai's ordinary displays. But after two disappointing seasons the team may just have found the man in the right frame of mind. Captaincy has never been Tendulkar's strong point, as two disastrous stints in charge of India attest to, but in the Twenty20 format, and in such rich form, he may just be on the right path.</span></p></span>INDIANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12446583521666240155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743560438849098068.post-62046932429962603902010-03-19T16:41:00.000-07:002010-08-13T06:51:13.492-07:00ipl 3 MATCH12 - IPL 2010 - DC vs KXIP<div style="color: black;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLIrS0zFD7f2olJoLPjdHHKQuyjCJJ1QCi8hD7u1VEL9RdEAorAoGcfAKqT52eXCRVWVK9bvRX82hz0iKRJn3C31hVRDPqfg-L2uNlQIvvB4y4s2gwNyj2g06EHi5f6eh0djrWSMHaYV9y/s1600-h/SYMOS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450494455035618914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLIrS0zFD7f2olJoLPjdHHKQuyjCJJ1QCi8hD7u1VEL9RdEAorAoGcfAKqT52eXCRVWVK9bvRX82hz0iKRJn3C31hVRDPqfg-L2uNlQIvvB4y4s2gwNyj2g06EHi5f6eh0djrWSMHaYV9y/s320/SYMOS.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 302px;" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">The match was hurtling towards a dull climax when Irfan Pathan tried to pull off the improbable with an audacious innings, but eventually Deccan Chargers prevailed and sealed their first win against Kings XI Punjab in IPL history. Set 171 to win, Punjab were dawdling along at 104 for 7 in the 17th over when Irfan exploded to create some excitement.</span></span></div><div style="color: black; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Irfan hit two sixes and two fours in that 17th over bowled by an errant RP Singh, and suddenly the equation read 46 from 18 balls. RP returned in the 19th over to give away 14 runs, which included a six over long-on and a cover-driven four from Irfan, and the equation came to 19 from the final over. Jaskaran Singh, who was unused until then, pleaded with Adam Gilchrist that he be given a bowl and he struck with his first ball, getting Irfan to hole out to deep midwicket. Game over.</span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Irfan might have succeeded in reducing the margin, but it couldn't mask an otherwise lacklustre performance from Punjab. They are yet to click together as a unit in this IPL, and nothing changed tonight. Their bowling was good in the first game, their batting better in the second, and tonight it was only the bowlers who turned up. All Deccan had to do today to register their first home win was to ensure they reached a competitive total, and they managed it courtesy a fiery cameo from Gilchrist and a responsible hand from Andrew Symonds.</span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">When Deccan batted, it was as if there were two games out there: Deccan against pace and Deccan against spin. They looted runs against the seamers and struggled against the spinners to reach a competitive score</span></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"></span><br />
<div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Whenever Deccan required some quick runs to get some momentum going, Sreesanth seemed ready to gift them some easy runs. His first largesse came in the second over when he went for 24 runs with Adam Gilchrist plundering two fours and two sixes. A stunning six hit on the up to straight boundary was the highlight.</span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Gilchrist's 17-minute manic knock charged Deccan to 43 in 3 overs. Although they lost VVS Laxman almost immediately - he was forced to retire hurt after being hit on his wrist by a wayward throw from Shalabh Srivastava - Gilchrist's effort allowed them to reach 84 for 1 in nine overs. This is where Sreesanth entered the picture to give his second offering to Deccan. This time around he leaked 16 runs, with Symonds hitting a typically muscled six over long-on, and two fours.</span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">At this point things could have gone horribly wrong for Punjab, but Yuvraj Singh slipped in a tidy spell that read 4-0-21-2 to peg back Deccan. It was the typical bag of tricks from him - variation in pace and the alteration in trajectory - but it was enough to slow down proceedings on this slow track. In the 11th over, he removed Herschelle Gibbs with an arm-ball and saw a slow-off-the-blocks Rohit Sharma run himself out. Bipul Sharma and Piyush Chawla slipped in a couple of relatively quiet overs, and when Yuvraj induced Symonds to hole out to long-on, Deccan had reached 144 for 5 in 17 overs.</span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">If Gilchrist's was an adrenalin-charged innings, Symonds', barring that explosion against Sreesanth, was more measured. He played the spinners with relative caution, often checking his drives, and making sure he didn't throw his wicket away.</span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Punjab didn't find either a Gilchrist or a Symonds when they chased. Only Ravi Bopara offered some fight with a 32-ball 38, but the rest succumbed meekly. The seniors were the main culprits - none of Kumar Sangakkara, Yuvraj and Mahela Jayawardene could get going. Chaminda Vaas took care of Sangakkara with a slower one and induced Yuvraj to slice an intended big drive to cover. When Symonds bowled Jayawardene, who went for a fatal paddle sweep, the game was all but over. Or so one thought. Irfan threatened to pull off an improbable heist but it proved too much for him in the end.</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
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<h1 style="border-width: 0px; font-size: 19px; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span">MATCH12 - IPL 2010 - DC vs KXIP</span></span></h1><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"></span></div>INDIANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12446583521666240155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743560438849098068.post-88544558169645013402010-03-19T16:34:00.000-07:002010-08-13T06:51:27.496-07:00IPL 3 MATCH11 - IPL 2010 - DD v CSK<div style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
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<div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">India, say hello to the Mongoose, the shorter, thicker bat with the longer handle. You already knew Matthew Hayden, but might have forgotten him momentarily after his ordinary start this year. On Friday, the two combined in a deadly manner. Hayden smacked 93 off 43 balls to almost singlehandedly chase down Delhi Daredevils' imposing target. Delhi's innings featured a similarly dominant effort. If Hayden scored 93 of the 142 while at crease, Virender Sehwag pummelled 74 out of 103.</span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">That Hayden's effort was longer meant Chennai Super Kings prevailed in the battle of superb fielding. Three good catches from Chennai's stand-in captain, Suresh Raina, and a spectacular effort at the boundary from Justin Kemp, a near replica of his ICL catch , kept Delhi under 200. Tillakaratne Dilshan took a blinder charging in from long-on to deny Hayden a century, and Chennai a jitterless finish.</span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Delhi, and their new captain Dinesh Karthik, will wonder if they brought Dirk Nannes back too late - in the 13th over - and why the bouncer was not tried against the Mongoose. It was not as if Hayden necessarily needed the new bat to cause wreckage.</span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">By the time he called out for the Mongoose, Hayden had already smashed four boundaries off his first nine balls. That may have given him the confidence to call for the newest beast in town. It was not as if Hayden necessarily needed the new bat to hit the five fours and seven sixes that followed in the next 34 deliveries he faced.</span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">His hitting was so clean that it perhaps didn't need the rumoured 20% extra bat power on most of the occasions. Only the second of three sixes in Dilshan's over - the eighth of the innings - was mis-hit, but the ball managed to sail over wide long-on. That six also brought up his fifty, off 24 balls, and by the end of the over, he had reached 61, and Chennai 85.</span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">More down-the-ground carnage followed in the next four overs, and Hayden had reached 87 off 37 with Chennai needing just 57 off 48, when Nannes was called back. A tight over later, Hayden hit Amit Mishra powerfully down the ground, and Dilshan ran in and caught it inches off the ground. Would it have carried had it been hit with a normal bat?</span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Albie Morkel and Justin Kemp failed to contribute much, and the onus fell on Raina after Chennai lost three wickets for 27 runs. However, he kept picking up boundaries - six of them - whenever the equation started to look tricky, and his unbeaten 49 carried Chennai home with five balls to spare.</span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">With the way Sehwag was going, though, Raina's team was looking at a much bigger target. His 38-ball 74 came as easy as his strolled singles, but Chennai managed to create and latch on to more catching opportunities to slow down Delhi just about enough in the last eight overs.</span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Sehwag's innings took about as much time as it took David Warner and Dilshan to struggle and get out, managing 21 off 32 between them. Sehwag was in the scoring zone right from the first ball he faced, flicking it neatly to midwicket. He found the middle of the bat and the gaps started appearing from the second ball on. In the first eight overs, he displayed almost the whole array of effective Twenty20 shots: hits down the ground, through extra cover, over wide long-on and midwicket, and the square-cut.</span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">The first over he faced from Muttiah Muralitharan, though, was the highlight. He came down the track first ball, Murali bowled flat, he checked his shot. Anticipated a flat delivery next up, he stayed back and opened the face to beat short third man. The standout shot came later in the over when he waited even more and took the ball from in front of stumps, guiding it to the left of short third this time. By the end of that over, eighth of the innings, Sehwag had scored 61 off 28, out of the team's total of 79.</span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Just in time, Kemp produced the moment of inspiration, jumping at the right time and taking a left-handed catch behind his body at the long-off boundary. Immediately before and after that, Raina produced two good catches to get rid of Dilshan and AB de Villiers.</span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">With 7.3 overs still to go, there was time enough for either side to win or lose. Although the balance was retained, the 78 that Karthik, Mithun Manhas and Rajat Bhatia added proved to be inadequate when compared to Hayden and his Mongoose.</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
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</div></div>INDIANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12446583521666240155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743560438849098068.post-30906178130005853342010-03-19T16:23:00.000-07:002010-08-13T06:52:05.243-07:00IPL 3 Match Highlights - IPL 2010 MATCH 9 - MI v DD - 2010-03-17<div style="color: black;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxPt4nanoZdlh-LaNct9heu9p3OzRqCcMAZUplWNxWsb5c5QC6oLBga38TtsGZtWar_YXGektnpbqNlfkrkEF2WEUwL-dI3O9F1THwW3-mud3u3jDDIbBC5CDvSf17zhC-ds4bEgdHKseR/s1600-h/sach.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450497783924644722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxPt4nanoZdlh-LaNct9heu9p3OzRqCcMAZUplWNxWsb5c5QC6oLBga38TtsGZtWar_YXGektnpbqNlfkrkEF2WEUwL-dI3O9F1THwW3-mud3u3jDDIbBC5CDvSf17zhC-ds4bEgdHKseR/s320/sach.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 232px;" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
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</span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Tournament heavyweights Delhi Daredevils crashed to a 98-run defeat against an inspired Mumbai Indians outfit that seemed determined to set the lopsided head-to-head record straight and, in the process, went to the top of the points table. Quickfire sixties from Sachin Tendulkar and Saurabh Tiwary took Mumbai to an imposing 218 but a batting line-up capable of overhauling the biggest of targets was bowled out with more than three overs to spare.</span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Delhi were already handicapped by the loss of Gautam Gambhir to a hamstring pull early in the match so it was up to the middle order to anchor a big chase. But the loss of a steadying hand in Gambhir showed up as the likes of Virender Sehwag and Tillakaratne Dilshan performed well below expectation. The backup for those heavyweights had little time in which to plot and execute a Yusuf Pathan-like counterattack.</span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Dilshan began the chase on an audacious note by slapping the first ball over mid-off for four. It was an emphatic way to get off the mark after two consecutive ducks, and Delhi motored along at a rate marginally faster than Mumbai after three overs. Mumbai had to dislodge at least one of the opening duo of Dilshan and Virender Sehwag, and the first breakthrough came through Lasith Malinga in the fourth over. After firing it in the blockhole to keep Dilshan under check, he bowled a slower ball and sent the off stump for a spin as the batsman swished at thin air.</span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">The expectations on Sehwag only increased but he was the first victim of double-strike by Dwayne Bravo in the seventh over. Trying to clear long-off, he made contact off the toe-edge of the bat straight down Ambati Rayudu's throat. Four balls later, AB de Villiers dragged one onto his stumps and the momentum had firmly swung in Mumbai's favour. A flurry of boundaries by Dinesh Karthik - three in a row - raised some hope, but he too joined the exodus, courtesy a brilliant stumping down the leg side by Aditya Tare. When Manhas perished in the tenth over, Delhi had lost half their side, and with Gambhir indisposed, the match had ceased to be a contest.</span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">The pitch was nothing like the minefield which forced the abandonment of the one-dayer between India and Sri Lanka a few months ago. Evenly paced, Tendulkar showed just how easy it was to get to the pitch and pick the gaps with deft touches and delicate clips. It was similar to the way he started his innings in Gwalior, where he scored a memorable 200, squirting the ball past the gaps effortlessly.</span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Farveez Maharoof's one-dimensional bowling - overusing the legcutter - made it easier for Tendulkar to plan his shots. After slicing Maharoof past backward point, he made Delhi pay for not placing a slip as he guided the next ball to third man. He then chipped down the track, got inside the line and played a glorious on drive past midwicket to give Delhi some anxious moments.</span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">He brought up his fifty, off just 23 balls, with a paddle to fine leg. Mishra had Tendulkar caught at long-off by the substitute Yogesh Nagar, who was earlier in the news for pulling off a one-handed blinder at mid-off to get rid of Sanath Jayasuriya. Filling in for Gambhir, Nagar had to propel himself backwards a long way but managed to time his leap to perfection.</span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Significantly, Tiwary and Rayudu didn't allow things to drift after Tendulkar departed. The over after his dismissal went for just three but the pair ensured they picked at least one boundary in every over during their 71-run stand, in just short of seven overs. If Tendulkar was all nonchalance, Tiwary and Rayudu were all about brute power. Tiwary employed the slog sweep against the spinners, staying in the crease and muscling three sixes. Rayudu used his feet a lot more, regularly chipping down the track to clear the rope. Mishra tried firing it flatter and shorter with the hope of getting the ball to shoot through but the batsmen were alert enough to slap them away.</span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">By the time Delhi dislodged the pair, Mumbai were already on 193 with a little more than two overs left. Promoting Tiwary and Rayudu over the two West Indians - Bravo and Pollard - had proved to be a productive move. The Caribbean duo combined to push the score to 218 - the highest in this tournament so far - which was more than enough to stamp their dominance.</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
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</div></div>INDIANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12446583521666240155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743560438849098068.post-85919080287997517802010-03-19T16:19:00.000-07:002010-08-13T06:52:23.436-07:00IPL 3 Match Highlights 30 minutes version - CSK v KKR - IPL 2010 Match 8<div style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
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<div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">It was off the final delivery of the 15th over that Dhoni managed his first big hit - a six over long-on. And it wasn't till the 18th over that he really went berserk, hitting Laxmi Ratan Shukla for two fours and another six over long-on as he started to work his bottom hand over time.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">In the next over, bowled by Shane Bond, he looted three boundaries that included a scorching flatly-pulled six. Badrinath too got in the act, pulling Ishant Sharma for a six in the final over.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Until the final assault from the Chennai duo, nearly everything went according to Plan A for Kolkata. Bond got to swing it at pace, Ishant probed with his seam movement, Murali Kartik was at his canny best, Angelo Matthews was at his nagging self and Shukla kept it really tight as well. But Dhoni's knock proved the difference between a below-par total and a defendable one.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Kolkata needed a similar partnership but with wickets falling at regular intervals, the chase lacked any momentum and fizzled out very quickly. Within nine deliveries, their heroes from last game, Brad Hodge and Manoj Tiwary, were dismissed - Hodge pulled Albie Morkel to square-leg and Tiwary was bowled, going for an expansive on-the-up drive against Manpreet Gony. And when L Balaji produced the delivery of the game - it kicked up from short of length even as it straightened outside off stump - to catch the edge of Owais Shah, Kolkata were struggling at 46 for 4.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">It required someone to seize the game but there weren't any inspired bursts lower down. Sourav Ganguly dawdled along for a while, unable to break free against a relentless attack of short deliveries into his rib cage, and he fell, swinging Justin Kemp to deep mid-wicket. Much depended on Matthews if Kolkata were to effect a jail break, but he was trapped in front trying to paddle sweep a straight delivery from Kemp. The tail couldn't produce any miracle and Chennai wrapped up the win with five balls to spare.</span></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"></span></span></h1><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
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<div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">At the halfway mark it seemed as if Kings XI Punjab had scored enough to record their first victory of the tournament, but Royal Challengers Bangalore went after the target with such vengeance that Punjab were punished for trespassing on private property. At the forefront of the chase was the reborn Twenty20 basher Jacques Kallis, who smashed an unbeaten 89, and playing valuable and entertaining supporting roles were Manish Pandey and Robin Uthappa.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">One of Bangalore's adopted sons, Ross Taylor, wasn't around to send the ball soaring like he's done many times, but the power hitting from Kallis, Uthappa and Pandey more than made up for his absence. The batsmen with strong forearms thumped the ball with amazing velocity to fetch massive sixes, particularly over the on side, to deflate the bowling side and cut the target down to size.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Although Punjab were overpowered by a better batting side on the day, they could have restricted Bangalore had they bowled better lengths. The spinners in particular were guilty for dropping the ball on a length which sat up nicely for the batsmen to rock back and swing their arms. The fuller lengths didn't work and that was illustrated by one particular over from Sreesanth, which went for 25. The only way to restrict them was to either bowl yorkers or hurry them up with pace and bounce but Punjab didn't possess the bowlers to do either.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Kallis' biffing made the crowd delirious as Bangalore neared the target but the early entertainer was Pandey. The Ranji season's highest run-scorer earned a promotion and made it count by the sheer power of his strokes and using the crease. The ball was coming on nicely on to the bat and they had the freedom to hit across the line at will. A lightning quick straight drive nearly cleaned up the umpire and the bowler, Irfan Pathan, was smoked for two huge sixes over his head in his next over. Pathan was smacked for bowling it too full and when Yuvraj Singh held the length back, Pandey shoveled him over midwicket for a six.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Piyush Chawla sent him back for 38, trapping him with a quicker delivery and inducing a top edge. There was no respite for Punjab as Uthappa walked in and recorded the second-fastest fifty of the IPL. He rocked back and smacked Chawla with a powerful forehand, following it up with a delicate late cut. Abdulla was spanked over the second tier at deep midwicket but the more experienced Sreesanth suffered the worst treatment of the night. Uthappa cleared the front leg to smash three sixes and a four in five balls. Sangakkara was running out of options and at that stage he must have wondered of his team should have scored 250 instead.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Uthappa cut Bipul Sharma to bring up his fifty off 19 balls and tried to clear long-off in the same over but was safely caught by Mohammad Kaif. Bangalore still needed 61 off 36 balls at that stage but they had the safety net of Kallis. He matched Pandey and Uthappa for style and power, particularly those shots over midwicket. The ball was dumped over that region with such regular frequency that the crowd ought to have worn helmets.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Bangalore still needed 34 off the last three overs but didn't look like messing it up. Punjab were dazed and had virtually thrown in the towel. Sharma's first IPL experience was a nightmare as Kallis ripped him apart for 23 in the 18th over. It included three sixes and a feisty cut for four. Bangalore finished it with an over to spare and the Punjab dugout had nothing else to do but look on helplessly.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Such was the impact from Bangalore's batsmen that the seventies by Manvinder Bisla and Ravi Bopara were lost in memory. The fact that Bisla was an unknown quantity worked in his favour because the Bangalore bowlers didn't know what to expect. After an edgy start, Bisla quickly proved his doubters wrong. He looked far more comfortable against the slower pace of Kallis and R Vinay Kumar, regularly making room to slap the ball over backward point and third man. Following a sequence of off-side thumping, he showed his prowess on the on side, playing short-arm pulls off Kallis and a cheeky scoop over the wicketkeeper's head off Virat Kohli's gentle leg cutter.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">When the pair brought up the fifty stand, Bopara's contribution was only 8. Even the experienced Kumble couldn't halt the momentum and the captain took a couple of blows to the body when he intercepted two full-blooded straight drives off Bopara. Bisla moved to 75 and looked to dump Kallis over deep midwicket but couldn't get the distance.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Bisla's innings was the best thing Bopara could have hoped for because it released the pressure off him. He survived a run-out early on 7 when Steyn's underarm flick missed the stumps while attempting a quick single. Bopara really opened up after the halfway mark of the innings, flat-batting Steyn to wide long-off and paddling Praveen to fine leg to bring up his fifty off 42 balls. The bowler went on to claim his wicket with a slower ball but by then, the total was headed towards 200. Audacious shots from Mahela Jayawardene ensured the flow wasn't disturbed. What Punjab didn't know at that stage was that it was only the curtain raiser for what was to come.</span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"></span></span></span></span></h1><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
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</span></span></span></span></h1><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"><object height="405" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/JB7QIUDPUCo&hl=en_US&fs=1&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/JB7QIUDPUCo&hl=en_US&fs=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="405"></embed></object></span></span></span></h1><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; font-size: 19px; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Long Match Summaries - RCB v KXIP - IPL 2010 Match 7</span></span></h1><div style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"></span></div>INDIANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12446583521666240155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743560438849098068.post-17556977135887805642010-03-19T16:13:00.000-07:002010-08-13T06:53:10.689-07:00IPL 3 Match Highlights 30 minutes version - RR v DD - IPL 2010 Match 6<div style="color: black;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW2cUReny7WJhNgWEayiCSJNCJAR190aXPPYEpLCZcxK6oiUpDzB0X5WbyHvXza4mCZPNup0KLrfZ444d_tBfZ8JMkXXrs4DlU-sE1cw0GeiknRine9JTWRuBuGKGC6B1vu8aNFYhE_MkC/s1600-h/seh.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450501040725090466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW2cUReny7WJhNgWEayiCSJNCJAR190aXPPYEpLCZcxK6oiUpDzB0X5WbyHvXza4mCZPNup0KLrfZ444d_tBfZ8JMkXXrs4DlU-sE1cw0GeiknRine9JTWRuBuGKGC6B1vu8aNFYhE_MkC/s320/seh.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 225px;" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A disciplined performance by the Delhi Daredevils bowlers and a blistering innings from sehwag inflicted on Rajasthan Royals their second defeat in as many games. A battling half-century from jhunjhunwala lent Rajasthan's total some respectability but it was a woefully inadequate one to defend given Sehwag's onslaught.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Rajasthan were made to regret their poor batting in the first over of the chase, as Sehwag blazed away, swinging Dimitri Mascarehnas over square leg and mid-on for two boundaries. The seamers bowled either too full or offered him the desired width to break free - Shaun Tait was cut fiercely through point, and Munaf Patel was dispatched over long-off for a six and past mid-on for a boundary in the third over.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">There were a couple of moments of hope for Rajasthan. Mascarenhas returned in the fourth over to snare Gautam Gambhir, who mistimed a slower one to mid-on, and got one to move away to produce an outside edge from Tillakaratne Dilshan the next ball. The wickets made no difference to Sehwag's approach - nor, ultimately, to Rajasthan's fortunes - as he skied Mascarenhas when on 41 only to be dropped by Tait while running back from short fine leg - another low on what's so far been a poor IPL for the Australian.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Having smote Mascarenhas for 10 runs off two deliveries, Sehwag proceeded to target Amit Uniyal's medium-pacers, walloping him for six over long-off, upper-cutting him wide of third man to reach his half-century and striking through the line of a length delivery to dispatch it over long-on. The parting shot before being caught brilliantly by Graeme Smith at mid-on was a thunderous six over the bowler's head; Delhi were 99 for 3 when he fell in the 10th over, and Dinesh Karthik, with the luxury of a set platform, saw his team through.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Rajasthan, who wore black arm-bands in memory of the victims of a bus accident in Sawai Madhopur district, had begun positively after Gambhir had put them in. But they were dented by a testing first spell from Dirk Nannes and the early introduction of Amit Mishra, leaving an inexperienced middle order to contend with a determined display from the rest of Delhi's bowlers who gave little opportunity to open up.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The conditions in Ahmedabad were hardly favourable with the dust from the parking lots surrounding the stadium kicking in, and adding to the haze from the floodlights. The surge of moths, flying across the pitch as well as the outfield, proved another irritant.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Swapnil Asnodkar and Smith, cashing in on some overpitched bowling from Farveez Maharoof, smacked two boundaries off the first three balls of the match. Nannes, like against kxip , continued to trouble the batsmen with his ability to generate bounce, even from bowling on a good length. He got rid of Asnodkar with his second delivery, which was sliced towards Dilshan who took a good low catch, and followed up with two snorters to Naman Ojha, one striking him on the shoulder.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Ojha, who had some success while opening the batting for Rajasthan in the previous IPL, resumed the attack after a momentary lull, thrashing Maharoof over mid-on and edging him over the slips. He reserved special treatment for Mishra, brought on in the fourth over, cutting and sweeping him for two boundaries and launching him into the stands over long-on. But Mishra undid him with his first variation of the over, slipping in the googly to bowl him through the gate as he tried to loft him over the covers.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">With Yusuf Pathan lasting just five deliveries, failing to pick a slower delivery and holing out to long-on, and the experienced Smith following soon after to make it 50 for 4, Rajasthan were starting at a bleak prospect.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Paras Dogra, who had partnered Yusuf during his ruthless ton against mumbai , and Jhunjhunwala, returning from the ICL, saw off a quiet phase during a nagging couple of overs from Pradeep Sangwan and Sarabjit Ladda; Rajasthan, at one stage, had played out 38 deliveries without a boundary. Replacing Yo Mahesh, Ladda varied his pace well, often surprising the batsmen with the quicker delivery but had his figures disturbed when the pair had stepped up, both hammering him for two sixes in a 17-run over.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Delhi saw to it they didn't give too much away, with the run-outs of Dogra and Mascarenhas in successive overs. Jhunjhunwala, though, struck two boundaries off Nannes in the final over, reaching his fifty, to give his bowler's more than an outside chance. Sehwag, however, ensured it was washed away.</span></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; line-height: 19px;"></span></span></h1><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><object height="405" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WBasOY-hhzE&hl=en_US&fs=1&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WBasOY-hhzE&hl=en_US&fs=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="405"></embed></object></span></h1><h1 color="transparent" style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Match Highlights 30 minutes version - RR v DD - IPL 2010 Match 6</span></span></span></h1><div style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"></span></div>INDIANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12446583521666240155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743560438849098068.post-69589167773486991472010-03-19T16:11:00.000-07:002010-08-13T06:53:27.199-07:00IPL 3 Match Highlights 30 minutes version - CSK v DC - IPL 2010 Match 5<div style="color: black;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1NEyC-2YvmbOMI5lPOQBdvEPo_sT_K-QTLIARJ7Oz82t5amgqont1hYLFp6rScRcoXQ2bub1lkFnnthh-vUbRlMalZ0OFPWVg5N_ipt623lCt6nfyI_1ebMd_zLQijoYoBMkBVEnkVUOc/s1600-h/symu.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
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<div class="news-body" style="line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Each apparently content in their post-international careers, Adam Gilchrist, Andrew Symonds and Chaminda Vaas still have the ability and sheer presence to turn a team's mood upside down in one evening, proving that the IPL is as much about cool heads and years of experience as it is about youthful exuberance. Gilchrist began by winning the toss and larruping 38 from 17 balls, becoming the first batsman in the IPL to reach 1000 runs, Symonds overcame a sluggish start to slam the game's only half-century, and Vaas snuffed out Chennai Super Kings' chase with three wickets in his opening burst. The result was that the defending champions Deccan Chargers smoothed over their opening-day loss to Kolkata Knight Riders with a professional win.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">This win was set up by Deccan's batsmen, namely their three big overseas imports. A frenetic burst at the start, powered by Gilchrist, was followed by a sedate period when Deccan were tied down by Chennai's assortment of spinners and medium-pacers, but the decisive spell that followed went the visitors' way. Herschelle Gibbs' innings was nowhere near as manic as his captain's but it proved far more valuable, because he saw out a tough period on a surface with variable bounce and then accelerated at the end.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Symonds proved a good ally, initially playing second fiddle to Gibbs - at one stage he was 3 off 17 balls and then soared to 50. Gibbs and Symonds fell in succession, after getting Deccan past 150, and a 22-run final over, bowled by two men due to Sudeep Tyagi's full-toss barrage, left Chennai needing 191 to win. Chennai conceded 63 in the last five overs and that proved to be the decisive period of the match.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Gilchrist, who at the toss said matter-of-factly that he wasn't too concerned at his team's first loss, set the tone by smashing Sudeep Tyagi's first over for 18 runs. Albie Morkel was also tonked for fun runs and after three overs the score was 41 for 0. A double-wicket over from R Ashwin, called on to bowl the fifth over, changed the mood in the stadium and forced Deccan to consolidate. Ashwin was taken off after that big over and from 55 for 2 Deccan added just 12 runs in the next four overs.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"></div><div class="news-body" style="line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Upon resumption after the strategic time-out, Gibbs created a few risk-free shots to keep the runs flowing. Justin Kemp, on his IPL debut, was taken for two calculated fours, wrists rolled on both occasions, and Muttiah Muralitharan was reverse-paddled to third man. Murali didn't offer the batsmen any room and that meant they had to try different scoring options to make runs. Symonds had been especially bogged down after failing to score off Murali, Ashwin and Kemp, who in 16 balls allowed him just three singles, but in L Balaji's second over he carved a six and four off consecutive deliveries to move to 14 from 20 balls.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">A 95-run stand off 75 balls was ended when Morkel fielded and hit the stumps off his own bowling to send back Gibbs at the start of the 18th over, and five balls later Symonds was caught a frame short of his crease for 50 off 43 balls. Chennai had a good chance to keep Deccan down, but Tyagi's horror evening culminated with Rohit Sharma and T Suman flogging three fours and a six before a second beamer ruled him out after five deliveries. Kemp bowled the final ball and allowed just one, but Deccan went into the interval all charged up.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">That drive was clearly channeled into their effort in the field. Before this tournament few outside the Deccan camp would have backed Vaas to feature heavily for the defending champions, given that he had played just seven games in the past two seasons for indifferent returns. But for the second game running, he jolted the opposition top order with a double-wicket over, and by the time he took his third wicket, that of the bulwark Matthew Hayden, Chennai were hemorrhaging at 31 for 3. It was simple stuff; pitch straight, get some cut, let the batsmen cope with the rest. As he had in Mumbai, Vaas even snuck in a maiden over. It was top stuff.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Vaas began his second over by cleaning up M Vijay with an inside edge, had Suresh Raina pull him for six, but when he pitched fuller Raina was lured into a fatal prod to Gilchrist. Much was made of Hayden's expected use of the Mongoose bat, but he came out with a normal piece of willow and fell for just 17, paddling Vaas to RP Singh at short fine leg. Pragyan Ojha struck with his third ball to get S Badrinath miscuing an attempted inside-out drive to long-off and at the end of the Powerplay, Chennai were 37 for 4.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Even a 16-run Jaskaran Singh over, during which Dhoni and Kemp plundered boundaries, didn't deter Deccan. Symonds came on to bowl some seam-up stuff and cleaned up Dhoni (42 from 29), and in the next over Rohit struck to leave Chennai at 115 for 7. Symonds capped a good evening with a second wicket and Chennai finished on 159, a total that owed much to Morkel's belligerent 42</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"></span></span></span></span></h1><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></span></h1><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"><object height="405" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pF6iKrAYgcw&hl=en_US&fs=1&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pF6iKrAYgcw&hl=en_US&fs=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="405"></embed></object></span></span></span></h1><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Match Highlights 30 minutes version - CSK v DC - IPL 2010 Match 5</span></span></span></h1><div style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"></span></div>INDIANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12446583521666240155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743560438849098068.post-53884896561347953992010-03-19T16:09:00.000-07:002010-08-13T06:53:44.817-07:00IPL 3 Match Highlights - IPL 2010 MATCH 4 - RCB v KKR - 2010-03-14<div style="color: black;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguMVAliSPN6AQJMeEM9PLl1ZS6YHS858yDOlN2C1Kks9h_fvkIY4GlLFPDUlV9CylgsH3HWLNCPqdsA3jnTcmTMJevHsrbbWPKE-QhoPhXwnkOd5KAFyVQAyzEpPDwTLBTy63lGa43W9Yw/s1600-h/mathews.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450502790239625090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguMVAliSPN6AQJMeEM9PLl1ZS6YHS858yDOlN2C1Kks9h_fvkIY4GlLFPDUlV9CylgsH3HWLNCPqdsA3jnTcmTMJevHsrbbWPKE-QhoPhXwnkOd5KAFyVQAyzEpPDwTLBTy63lGa43W9Yw/s320/mathews.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 220px;" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"></span></div><h1 color="transparent" style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px;"></h1><h1 color="transparent" style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px;"></h1><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">It wasn't as resounding a thrashing as that delivered by Brendon McCullum's ruthless innings against the same opponents in the tournament opener two years ago but it was still a massive win for Kolkata Knight Riders in front of a heaving Eden Gardens crowd. Angelo Mathews followed up his fire-fighting with the bat on Friday by starring with the ball to pin down Royal Challengers Bangalore, before fireworks from Kolkata's openers ensured their team began their campaign with victories over both of last year's finalists.</span></span></span></h1><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
</span></span></span></h1><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Kolkata were in control right from the start when Bangalore's young batting talent failed, and the visitors were left to thank the experienced Jacques Kallis, who made a mad dash from South Africa after playing the Pro20 final on Friday evening, for holding the innings together. However, even his battling, an unbeaten 65 on a slowish track, couldn't spare Bangalore the eventual hammering.</span></span></span></h1><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
</span></span></span></h1><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Their troubles began when the surprise move to open with Sreevats Goswami didn't work out. The pint-sized Goswami was hemmed in by a series of Charl Langeveldt bouncers, and his ploy of backing away to heave the ball to the leg side didn't come off. Nor could Manish Pandey replicate the wonderful form of his domestic season, looking tentative in his short stay before his attempt to flat-bat Mathews down the ground ended in a bottom-edge on to the stumps.</span></span></span></h1><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
</span></span></span></h1><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Next in Bangalore's youth brigade was Virat Kolhi, talked up by coach Ray Jennings as a future Indian captain, who lasted four deliveries before striking a dipping delivery from Murali Kartik to deep midwicket. With two deliveries left in the Powerplay, Bangalore were down to 20 for 3.</span></span></span></h1><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
</span></span></span></h1><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Kolkata's new-ball bowlers had done their job, and they were backed up by some intelligent bowling from Mathews and Kartik to put Bangalore on the mat. Mathews sent down several slower bouncers which the batsmen struggled to pick, and Kartik varied his pace and effectively used the assistance provided by the track.</span></span></span></h1><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
</span></span></span></h1><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">It was Kartik who provided the fervent crowd their next chance to scream. Bangalore's new signing, Eoin Morgan, had started his IPL career confidently with a sensationally-timed off-drive for six off the second delivery he faced, but he was bowled by a short, slow ball, through with his reverse-sweep before the ball arrived.</span></span></span></h1><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">All the while Kallis was starved of the strike, though he had shown glimpses of form, including a ferocious lofted cover drive. He set about rebuilding with the help of another veteran, Rahul Dravid, putting on 38 with some old-school textbook batting. Dravid was looking in fine touch before he contrived to drag a full, wide ball from Mathews on to the stumps.</span></span></span></h1><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
</span></span></span></h1><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">There was more sedate run-gathering with Robin Uthappa after that, and it wasn't until the 15th over that Kallis opened up, clouting Rohan Gavaskar to the extra-cover boundary. Uthappa got his first boundary in the same region, before Mathews struck twice in four balls. Kallis then started to get innovative, walking across the stumps to paddle-sweep a ball for four to bring up his fifty, and repeating the stroke in the final over. There was a sweet, straight hit for six as well, and the 14 runs in the 20th over lifted Bangalore to 135.</span></span></span></h1><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
</span></span></span></h1><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">It was an underwhelming total on a benign track, but not as tiny a target as the Kolkata batsmen made it seem. Manoj Tiwary may not have much of a reputation as a Twenty20 player, but it was his early onslaught that made the match such a one-sided encounter.</span></span></span></h1><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
</span></span></span></h1><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">After three steady overs, Tiwary blasted Kallis for 14 in the space of four balls in the fourth, including a powerful swipe over midwicket for six. Much of Bangalore's chances now depended on how effective their spearhead Dale Steyn was, but Tiwary crashed his second delivery over long-off for six more, before a couple of driven boundaries from Brad Hodge made it 17 off the over.</span></span></span></h1><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
</span></span></span></h1><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">The last major threat was Anil Kumble, who also failed to make an impact, with Tiwary picking him for two fours in his first three balls to take Kolkata 60 for 0 after 5.3 overs, effectively ending the contest.</span></span></span></h1><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
</span></span></span></h1><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Things were less frenetic after that, and though both openers fell the delivery after they reached their half-centuries, Kolkata eased to a victory that will reinforce the belief in the side and among their fans after the abysmal shows of last season.</span></span></span></h1><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
</span></span></span></h1><h1 color="transparent" style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NOuQOVZb4YQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NOuQOVZb4YQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></span></h1><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Match Highlights - IPL 2010 MATCH 4 - RCB v KKR - 2010-03-14</span></span></span></h1><div style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"></span></div>INDIANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12446583521666240155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743560438849098068.post-25723775467312024482010-03-19T16:00:00.000-07:002010-08-13T06:54:01.477-07:00IPL 3 Match Highlights - IPL 2010 Match No 3, KXIP vs DD, March 13, 2010<div style="color: black;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif3Mnwo9mxLM6IXYf3KKJ38Ytlu304iWVWMer5sRmRVjJRl_uhXxwLwAKxKX1r4R-Dyvn0iDO2odHqL-dlge1ITC3wjt_XxwTopwvDwTcLNHGVlJOBlEnezq90wwR1FN9y92PchWbgMHl2/s1600-h/gauti.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450503497345873586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif3Mnwo9mxLM6IXYf3KKJ38Ytlu304iWVWMer5sRmRVjJRl_uhXxwLwAKxKX1r4R-Dyvn0iDO2odHqL-dlge1ITC3wjt_XxwTopwvDwTcLNHGVlJOBlEnezq90wwR1FN9y92PchWbgMHl2/s320/gauti.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 308px;" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"></span></div><h1 color="transparent" style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px;"></h1><h1 color="transparent" style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px;"></h1><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
</span></span></span></h1><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">In his first match as IPL captain, Gautam Gambhir followed up inspired moves in the field with an old-fashioned innings full of sensible strokeplay and saved a glittering batting line-up the blushes in a straightforward chase of 143 on a flat pitch. It was thanks to disconcerting bowling from Dirk Nannes and timely big wickets for Farveez Maharoof that Delhi were chasing a paltry total, but Gambhir had to counter the regularly falling wickets and rising required rate to take his team home.</span></span></span></h1><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
</span></span></span></h1><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Sreesanth, who somehow nudged and edged nine runs in the final over to give himself something to bowl at, made the most of the extra few runs at Kings XI Punjab's disposal. He swung the ball beautifully, taking out Virender Sehwag and Tillakaratne Dilshan in his first over, and gave away just 15 in his first spell of three overs.</span></span></span></h1><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
</span></span></span></h1><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">While sizeable contributions from the other end didn't arrive, Gambhir was not going to contribute to Punjab's cause. He ran hard, hit only one shot in the air before the six in the 19th over, never let the required rate reach unmanageable proportions, and got out with only three runs required. The main feature of the innings was the cut shot: the bat face opened at just the right time, at just the right angle, playing around with the point and third-man fieldsmen.</span></span></span></h1><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
</span></span></span></h1><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">From 10 for 2 he took Delhi to 45 for 3 with AB de Villiers for company, and to 79 for 4 with Dinesh Karthik. By the time Karthik fell, Gambhir had paced himself to 37 off 34, but 64 required off 46 was just about entering the tricky territory. In the next over, though, Gambhir took 15 runs off five Ramesh Powar deliveries to turn the game Delhi's way. Nine of those came off shots either side of deep point.</span></span></span></h1><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">A two-run 17th over by Yuvraj Singh gave Punjab an outside chance, with 26 required off the last three, but when Irfan Pathan dropped Mithun Manhas in the 19th over, it was all over for Punjab. That Gambhir batted through the innings meant he ran up and down the pitch 71 times. A cramping Gambhir towards the end wasn't what Delhi would have envisaged after a commendable fielding effort.</span></span></span></h1><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
</span></span></span></h1><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Nannes was too quick, Maharoof too opportunistic, and Delhi's fielders too alert for Ravi Bopara's 48-ball 56. Regular wickets punctuated Punjab's innings. Nannes went for just 12 runs in his four overs, and Maharoof claimed the big scalps of Kumar Sangakkara and Yuvraj Singh.</span></span></span></h1><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
</span></span></span></h1><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Bopara got support from Irfan - out of India's preliminary squad for World Twenty20 but fit enough to start for Punjab - during a 60-run fifth-wicket partnership, but they would have always felt it not enough.</span></span></span></h1><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
</span></span></span></h1><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Sharp fielding, Nannes' awkward bounce, and Maharoof's capitalising on the pressure left the lower middle order with too much to do. Manhas started Punjab's slide with a direct hit to remove Manvinder Bisla. Sangakkara, Punjab's new captain, came out counterattacking, but Gambhir persisted with Maharoof despite his 18-run fourth over.</span></span></span></h1><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
</span></span></span></h1><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Maharoof repaid the faith by removing Sangakkara and Yuvraj in his next over, both to softish dismissals. Sangakkara flicked him straight to short fine leg, and Gambhir himself took a back-pedalling catch at mid-off to get rid of Yuvraj.</span></span></span></h1><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
</span></span></span></h1><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">That it was the last delivery of the Powerplay could have had something to do with Yuvraj's shot selection. Mahela Jayawardene, though, edged the first delivery after the Powerplay, a straight angling delivery from Pradeep Sangwan.</span></span></span></h1><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
</span></span></span></h1><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Bopara and Irfan applied themselves, also enjoyed some good fortune through edged boundaries to the third-man area, but another inspired move from Gambhir started the second collapse for Punjab. Tillakaratne Dilshan was given the ball in the 14th over, and Irfan - responsible until then - jumped out of the crease and missed a straight delivery.</span></span></span></h1><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
</span></span></span></h1><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Mohammad Kaif was stumped to a wide flighted delivery from Amit Mishra, and Bopara hit a low full toss straight to deep square leg. At 113 for 7 in the 16th over, Nannes and Maharoof against the tail was always going to be an unfair contest.</span></span></span></h1><h1 color="transparent" style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Lg-HMK1qjT0&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Lg-HMK1qjT0&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></span></h1><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Match Highlights - IPL 2010 Match No 3, KXIP vs DD, March 13, 2010</span></span></span></h1><div style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"></span></div>INDIANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12446583521666240155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743560438849098068.post-1198589393971983142010-03-19T15:58:00.000-07:002010-08-13T06:54:15.771-07:00IPL 3 Match Highlights - IPL 2010 MATCH 2 - MI vs RR - March 13, 2010<div style="color: black;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf8SiSNg_wWIjsDB9MmXX5GTA-D_nkOneewb6ue2rXvDxXeYRDtPhbnh7_5d1rOKmHDOivzg3vuVC4yEousZ8zwBqVeFFX265FMWmQGlkFP5tpNxHw16xpmqoAfff6XqFgnS3EAHnxf2NW/s1600-h/yousuf.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450503920966830642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf8SiSNg_wWIjsDB9MmXX5GTA-D_nkOneewb6ue2rXvDxXeYRDtPhbnh7_5d1rOKmHDOivzg3vuVC4yEousZ8zwBqVeFFX265FMWmQGlkFP5tpNxHw16xpmqoAfff6XqFgnS3EAHnxf2NW/s320/yousuf.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 208px;" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"></span></div><h1 style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"></span></span><br />
<div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">The second-fastest Twenty20 hundred, a 37-ball assault from Yusuf Pathan, as delicate as it was brutal, wasn't enough on a day in which precious little was contributed by the other Rajasthan Royals players. Despite Mumbai Indians piling on their biggest score in the IPL, it required special death bowling from Zaheer Khan and Lasith Malinga to deny Rajasthan 19 runs in the last two overs.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Yusuf's onslaught came after Mumbai's youngsters Ambati Rayudu, considered unlucky to have not played for India yet, and Saurabh Tiwary powered the home side to what seemed a massive total, but it turned out to be one that just about dodged the Yusuf-shaped bullet.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">The it's-good-to-be-back ad campaign of the IPL could well have been meant exclusively for Yusuf. In his first innings back in India, he shook a dying match up and gave Mumbai a right scare. The Yusuf show began when Rajasthan needed 143 off 57. He scored 54 off the next 11 balls he faced, 26 other deliveries got him 46, and when he finally got out he left Rajasthan 40 to get off 17 deliveries.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Of the nine fours and eight sixes he hit in a frenetic period of play, three shots stood out - and they were not sixes. The length deliveries and full tosses were all murdered, but in the 13th over - he was 57 off 22 by then - Ryan McLaren bowled a decent enough yorker to him. Yusuf opened the face late, beautifully late, and guided it for four. The next ball was not more than a couple of inches short of being a yorker, but on the stumps, and he managed to get under it, and still hit it to long-off for four. The third yorker of the over was neither wide nor straight, in between, and he leaned back to make space and steered it even later than the one before. More brutal hits preceded a moment of inspiration for Mumbai.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Arguably the best fielder in India, R Satish, returning from ICL, followed up his direct-hit run-out and a terrific caught-and-bowled with Yusuf's dismissal. He bowled full and straight to Paras Dogra, the other batsman, then dived in his follow through to field the ball, and reverse-flicked to catch a backing-up Yusuf short.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Dogra, who had scored 18 off 20 in the 107-run stand until then, opened up in the same over, and hit two fours and two sixes to bring down the target to 19 off 12.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Zaheer and Malinga, though, with Harbhajan Singh injured and not available to bowl, performed like champs. Eleven near-yorkers from the duo in the last two overs meant even the two wides they bowled were not enough for Rajasthan.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">It was fitting for Mumbai that Indian cricketers helped them come back at crucial times: they had become the first team in the three seasons of IPL to play with only three overseas players. Kapil Dev and friends could afford a wee smile too. Rayudu, Sathish and Ali Murtaza - who took a wicket with his first ball - are all returning from the ICL.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Rayudu and Tiwary added 110 runs in 63 balls to help Mumbai Indians recover from a triple-strike in the first third of the innings. Shane Warne didn't have to wait too long to find out if Tendulkar "will open and face [Shaun] Tait", with Tendulkar walking out to open with Sanath Jayasuriya.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Jayasuriya took apart Dimitri Mascarenhas, and Tendulkar did the honours for Tait, taking 10 runs from the four balls that Tait bowled to him. Mascarenhas hit back with two wickets in one over, and at 70 for 3 in 6.3 overs, the onus was on the Indian batsmen.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Rayudu immediately showed glimpses of what made observers talk of him as a potential international. He wristily flicked the first ball he faced for four, lest anybody forget he's from Hyderabad.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">It was just as well that Tendulkar didn't survive long enough to give the viewers the much-awaited contest against Warne: the latter was off colour, going for 29 runs in three overs. There was no turn for Warne, and he bowled too many half-volleys. Tiwary took full toll, and hit him down the ground for two fours and a six. By the time Warne took himself off, Mumbai had reached 121 in 12 overs. Tiwary had reached 26, and Rayudu 23, off 17 balls each.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Part-time offbreaks from Abhishek Jhunjhunwala and Yusuf went for full-time hitting. Rayudu hit three successive Jhunjhunwala deliveries for a huge six and fours either side of long-on. When he next smacked a six off Yusuf, he had reached 53 off just 30 deliveries, and Mumbai had rocketed to 166 in 16.3.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Tiwary reached his fifty by hitting Amit Uniyal, whose change-up delivery was the quicker one, to the long-on boundary. In fact it was all clean hitting down the ground from the two: out of the 108 they scored between them, only 16 came behind square.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Rayudu and Tiwary didn't see the innings to the close, but Harbhajan Singh and Ryan McLaren contributed to Tait's horror day, taking 22 off his last two overs. Each one of those runs mattered in the end.</span></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"></span></span></h1><h1 color="transparent" style="border-width: 0px; color: black; margin: 5px 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9d6I8oaJnXU&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9d6I8oaJnXU&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></span></h1><div style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
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First Angelo Mathews and Owais Shah added 130 runs from 31 for 4 to put up a fighting total. Their effort was going in vain with Gilchrist rushing towards the target, but their bowlers picked up their game to take regular wickets and allow Deccan Chargers only 51 runs in the last nine overs. Kolkata scored 58 in their last four.</span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">It was as much Deccan throwing it away as Kolkata pulling it back. Gilchrist, who had been dropped twice on his way to fifty, started the turnaround by pulling Brad Hodge straight to deep square leg. In the next over Herschelle Gibbs holed out to long-off. Two overs later Andrew Symonds went to slog the first delivery he faced from Ishant Sharma and top-edged. Two more overs later Rohit Sharma was fooled by a Mathews slower bouncer, and 99 for 1 had become 128 for 5. All that with the required run-rate never going too much past eight per over.</span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Kolkata were there to accept the gifts with aggressive field placings and good bowling changes. If bowling Hodge was an inspired move, return spells for Karthik, Langeveldt and Ishant were positive decisions by a captain who knew only wickets could win him the match. The diving saves returned, Ganguly looked charged and Kolkata somehow looked like the team that was going to win even with the required rate reaching the improbable only in the last over.</span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Thirty-four off 22 balls with only Indian domestic batsmen and the tail to follow was always going to be a tight finish, and Mathews, Laxmi Shukla, Langeveldt and Ishant completed the choke for Deccan with a good mix of yorkers, bouncers and slower ones.</span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">If they had a target that wasn't blown away by the Gilchrist start, it was only thanks to Mathews himself and Shah. Vaas had dutifully adopted the essence of the previous IPL - first-ball wickets, and gone on to make it a double-wicket maiden. A double-strike followed soon, and memories of Kolkata's horror 2009 came rushing back. Mathews and Shah, however, averted a one-sided start to the tournament with a partnership that seamlessly went from sensible to sizzling.</span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">One cute paddle over fine leg excepting, Mathews employed strong hitting down the ground. Shah, on the other hand, employed the pick-up shot, almost a sweep of the fast bowlers, to good effect, hitting Symonds, Vaas and Jaskaran for sixes.</span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">The tournament began with the class of Vaas. He started on target, swinging the ball late, and Manoj Tiwary fell over playing the first ball, and lobbed it straight to midwicket. Captain Sourav Ganguly edged to first slip in that double-wicket maiden, and Cheteshwar Pujara and Brad Hodge too departed after a 31-run stand.</span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Pragyan Ojha and Symonds initially managed to keep Mathews and Shah in check. In eight overs between them, their accurate and smart mid-innings bowling went for 45 runs despite expensive last overs that went for 21.</span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">That was just the momentum the stumbling innings needed, taking Kolkata to 103 for 4 after 16 overs. During that period, Mathews had moved from starting with a top-edged six to attacking youngster Jaskaran Singh in a calculated manner.</span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Shah, who had been quiet until then, went after the returning Vaas, hitting him for a six and four. Mathews followed it up and launched his countryman over long-off, and 2-1-4-2 became 3-1-22-2.</span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">With the score reading 121 for 4 after 17 overs, Gilchrist made two bold moves. T Suman bowled the 18th over, and was punished by Mathews, who reached his fifty in that over. He carried the momentum into the 19th over, hurting RP Singh too with straight, powerful hitting. Jaskaran, preferred to Vaas for the last over, bowled three yorkers and a good slower delivery, but still went for 10. It left the Kolkata bowlers with a target to bowl at.</span></span></div><div class="news-body" style="color: black; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">The up-and-down match, with at least four swings in fortunes, and featuring good old-fashioned swing bowling, orthodox and unorthodox hitting, was a much-needed and much-denied relief from a rather unwatchable opening ceremony - featuring faded stars and a fading tribute band - that delayed the toss by 27 minutes.</span></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"></span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
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