Cricket: Scorecard of IPL 9 – Match #27 – Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore on April 30, 2016


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By T. V. Antony Raj
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2016_04_30 - 8 pm IPL 9 - Match 27- RCB Vs SRH

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Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
Date & Time: Saturday, April  30,  2016, at 8:00 pm IST (2:30  pm GMT)

Umpires: Anil Kumar Chaudhary, Kumar Dharmasena
Third Umpire: Nandan
Match Referee: Roshan Mahanama
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Sunrisers Hyderabad Squad
Playing XI
David Warner (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Moises Henriques, Kane Williamson,Naman Ojha (wk), Deepak Hooda, Ashish Reddy, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mustafizur Rahman, Barinder Sran, Ashish Nehra
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Bench
Abhimanyu Mithun, Aditya Tare, Ben Cutting, Bipul Sharma, Eoin Morgan, Karn Sharma, Ricky Bhui, Siddarth Kaul, Tirumalsetti Suman, Trent Boult, Vijay Shankar, Yuvraj Singh
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Royal Challengers Bangalore Squad 
Playing XI
Virat Kohli (c), Shane Watson, AB de Villiers, Sachin Baby, Lokesh Rahul (wk), Kedar Jadhav, Parvez Rasool, Harshal Patel, Kane Richardson, Varun Aaron, Tabraiz Shamsi
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Bench
Abu Nechim, Adam Milne, Akshay Karnewar, Chris Jordan, David Wiese, Iqbal Abdulla, Mandeep Singh, Praveen Dubey, Sarfaraz Khan, Sreenath Aravind, Stuart Binny, Travis Head, Vikas Tokas, Vikramjeet Malik, Yuzvendra Chahal
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Toss

Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and opted to bowl.

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SUNRISERS HYDERABAD Innings
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SUNRISERS HYDERABAD R B 4s 6s SR
David Warner ( c) c de Villiers &
b Tabraiz Shamsi
92 50  9  5 184
Shikhar Dhawan c & b Kane Richardson  11 11  2  0 100
Kane Williamson c Rahul & b Watson  50  38 7  0 131.58
Moises Henriques not out  31  14 1  3  221.43
Naman Ojha( wk) c de Villiers &
b Kane Richardson
 1 3  0 0 33.33
Deepak Hooda runout (Rahul) 2  2  0  0 100
Ashish Reddy not out 2  3  0  0 66.67
Bipul Sharma dnb
Bhuvneshwar Kumar dnb
Ashish Nehra dnb
Mustafizur Rahman dnb
Extras 5 (b – 0, lb – 1, w – 3, nb – 1)
Total 194 for 5 in 20 overs 194 (RR @ 9.7 rpo)
FALL OF WICKETS
 1/28 Shikhar Dhawan
(3.4 ov.)
2/152
David Warner
(15.5 ov.)
 3/160
Kane Williamson
(16.5 ov.)
 4/161
Naman Ojha
(17.2 ov.)
 5/190
Deepak Hooda
(19.1 ov.)
BOWLING O M R W Econ
 Kane Richardson 4  1 45 2 11.25
 Shane Watson  4  0  33 1 8.25
 Parvez Rasool  4  0  33  0 8.25
 Varun Aaron  3  0  27  0 9.00
 Harshal Patel 1  0 16  0 16.00
 Tabraiz Shamsi 4  0 39 1 9.75

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ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE Innings
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ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE R B 4s 6s SR
Virat Kohli (c) c Ashish Reddy &
b Mustafizur
14 17  1  0  82.35
Lokesh Rahul (wk) c N Ojha &
b Henriques
51 28  6  1 182.14
AB de Villiers c Williamson &
b Barinder
47 32  3 2 146.88
Shane Watson runout (Barinder) 2  3 0 0 66.67
Sachin Baby not out 27  16 3 1  168..75
Kedar Jadhav not out 25 15 0 2 166.67
Parvez Rasool c Henriques &
b Bhuvneshwar
10 9 1 0 111.11
Harshal Patel dnb
Kane Richardson dnb
Varun Aaron dnb
Tabraiz Shamsi dnb
Extras 3 (b – 1, lb – 0, w – 2, nb – 0)
Total 179 for 6 in 20 overs 179 (RR @ 8.95 rpo)
FALL OF WICKETS
 1/42
Virat Kohli
(5.2 ov.)
 2/83
Lokesh Rahul
(9.6 ov.)
3/90
Shane Watson
(11.2 ov.)
 4/129
AB de Villiers
(14.4 ov.)
5/152
Sachin Baby
(17.1 ov.)
6/179
Parvez Rasool
(19.6 ov.)
BOWLING O M R W Econ
Ashish Nehra  4  0  32  1 8.0
Bhuvneshwar Kumar  4  0  36  1 9.0
Mustafizur Rahman 4  0  34  1 8.5
Barinder Sran 4  0  36  1 9.0
Moises Henriques 4 0  40 1 10.0

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 Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 15 runs.

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David Warner - Captain Sunrisers Hyderabad (Source: cricketcountry.com)
David Warner – Captain Sunrisers Hyderabad (Source: cricketcountry.com)

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David Warner – “Man of the Match” for the third time.

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Vivo IPL 2016 – Points Table
Teams Mat Won Lost Tied N/R Pts Net RR
Gujarat Lions 7 6 1 0 0 12 +0.038
Delhi Daredevils 6 4 2 0 0 8 +0.441
Kolkata Knight Riders 7 4 3 0 0 8 +0.322
Sunrisers Hyderabad 7 4 3 0 0 8 +0.060
Mumbai Indians 8 4 4 0 0 8 -0.104
Rising Pune Supergiants 7 2 5 0 0 4 +0.265
Royal Challengers Bangalore 6 2 4 0 0 4 +0.065
Kings XI Punjab 6 1 5 0 0 2 -1.174

Cricket: Scorecard of IPL 9 – Match #26 – Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders on April 30, 2016


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By T. V. Antony Raj

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Source: cricketcountry.com
Source: cricketcountry.com

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Venue: Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Date & Time: SaturdayApril 30,  2016, at 4:00 pm IST (10:30  am GMT)

Umpires: KN Ananthapadmanabhan, Marais Erasmus
Third Umpire: S Ravi
Match Referee: Javagal Srinath
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Delhi Daredevils Squad 
Playing XI
Zaheer Khan (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson, Karun Nair, Sam Billings, Rishabh Pant, Carlos Brathwaite, Chris Morris, Amit Mishra,Mohammed Shami
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Bench

Akhil Herwadkar, Chama Milind, Imran Tahir, Jayant Yadav, Jean-Paul Duminy, Khaleel Ahmed, Mahipal Lomror, Mayank Agarwal, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Pawan Negi, Pawan Suyal, Pratyush Singh, Shahbaz Nadeem

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Kolkata Knight Riders Squad
Playing XI

Gautam Gambhir (c), Robin Uthappa (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Andre Russell,Yusuf Pathan, Jason Holder, Rajagopal Sathish, Piyush Chawla, Umesh Yadav, Sunil Narine, Brad Hogg
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Bench
Ankit Rajpoot, Chris Lynn, Colin Munro, Jaydev Unadkat, Kuldeep Yadav,  Manan Sharma, Manish Pandey, Morne Morkel, Shakib Al Hasan, Sheldon Jackson
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Toss

Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and opted to bowl.

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DELHI DAREDEVILS Innings
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DELHI DAREDEVILS R B 4s 6s SR
Quinton de Kock (wk) c B Hogg &
b A Russell
1  3 0  0  33.33
Shreyas Iyer lbw A Russell 0 1 0 0  0
Sanju Samson lbw Narine  15 15 2  0  100
Karun Nair lbw Umesh 68 50 9 1 136
Sam Billings  b Umesh 54 34 3  2 158.82
Chris Morris b Umesh 0 2 0  0  0
Carlos Brathwaite c Narine &
b A Russel
34 11 3 3  309.09
Rishabh Pant runout (Uthappa) 4 4  0 0 100
Mohammed Shami not out  0 1 0 0 0
Amit Mishra dnb
Zaheer Khan (c) dnb
Extras 10 (b – 1, lb – 6, w – 2, nb – 1)
Total 186 for 8 in 20 overs 186 (RR @ 9.3 rpo)
FALL OF WICKETS
1/1
Shreyas Iyer
(0.3 ov.)
2/2
Quinton de Kock
(0.5 ov.)
3/32
Sanju Samson,
(4.6 ov.)
 4/137
Karun Nair
(16.2 ov.)
5/137
Chris Morris
(16.4 ov.)
 6/174
Sam Billings
(18.4 ov.)
7/182
Carlos Brathwaite
(19.2 ov.)
 8/186
Rishabh Pant
(20 ov.)
BOWLING O M R W Econ
Andre Russell 4 0 26 3 6.50
Jason Holder 4 0 35  0 8.75
Sunil Narine 3  0 22  1 7.33
Umesh Yadav 3  0  33  3 11.00
Brad Hogg 4  0  39  0 9.75
Piyush Chawla  2  0 24  0 12.00

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KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS Innings
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KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS R B 4s 6s SR
Robin Uthappa (wk) c Nair & b C Morris  72  52 6 2 138.46
Gautam Gambhir (c) c S Iyer & b Zaheer 6 8  0  0 75
Piyush Chawla lbw Zaheer 8 5 2 0 160
Yusuf Pathan c A Mishra &
b C Brathwaite
 10  9 1  0 111.11
Suryakumar Yadav c S Iyer &
b C Brathwaite
 21 13 1  1 161.54
Rajagopal Sathish c C Morris &
b C Brathwaite
6  7 1  0 85.71
Andre Russell c & b A Mishra  17  12  2 1 141.67
Jason Holder runout (C Morris)  0  1 0  0 0
Umesh Yadav c C Morris & b Zaheer  2  3  0 0 66.67
Sunil Narine runout (S Iyer) 4 3 0 0 133.33
Brad Hogg not out 0 0 0 0 0
Extras 13 (b – 0, lb – 3, w – 4, nb – 6)
Total 159 all out in 18.3 overs 159 (RR @ 8.59 rpo)
FALL OF WICKETS
1/21
Gautam Gambhir
(2.6 ov.)
 2/33
Piyush Chawla
(4.4 ov.)
3/58
Yusuf Pathan
(7.5 ov.)
 4/94
Suryakumar Yadav
(11.2 ov.)
 5/107
Rajagopal Sathish
(13.3 ov.)
 6/151
Andre Russell
(16.6 ov.)
 7/152
Jason Holder
(17.2 ov.)
 8/153
Robin Uthappa
(17.4 ov.)
9/159
Sunil Narine
(18.2 ov.)
 10/159
Umesh Yadav
(18.3 ov.)
BOWLING O M R W Econ
 Zaheer Khan 3.3  0 21 3 6.00
 Mohammed Shami  4  0 33 0 8.25
 Chris Morris 3  0 19  1 6.33
 Carlos Brathwaite  4  0  47  3 11.75
 Amit Mishra  4  0  36 1 9.00

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Delhi Daredevils beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 27 runs.

Carlos Brathwaite - Delhi Daredevils (Source: iplt20.com)
Carlos Brathwaite – Delhi Daredevils (Source: iplt20.com)

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Carlos Brathwaite  – “Man of the Match”.

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 .Vivo IPL 2016 – Points Table
Teams Mat Won Lost Tied N/R Pts Net RR
Gujarat Lions 7 6 1 0 0 12 +0.038
Delhi Daredevils 6 4 2 0 0 8 +0.441
Kolkata Knight Riders 7 4 3 0 0 8 +0.322
Mumbai Indians 8 4 4 0 0 8 -0.104
Sunrisers Hyderabad 6 3 3 0 0 6 -0.086
Rising Pune Supergiants 7 2 5 0 0 4 +0.265
Royal Challengers Bangalore 5 2 3 0 0 4 +0.230
Kings XI Punjab 6 1 5 0 0 2 -1.174

Cricket: Scorecard of IPL 9 – Match #25 – Rising Pune Supergiants Vs Gujarat Lions on April 29, 2016


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By T. V. Antony Raj

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Source: cricketcountry.com
Source: cricketcountry.com


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Venue: Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
Date & Time: Tuesday, April  26,  2016, at 8:00 pm IST (2:30  pm GMT)

Umpires: Chris Gaffaney, Bruce Oxenford
Third Umpire: Nand Kishore
Match Referee: Chinmay Sharma
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Rising Pune Supergiants Squad 
Playing XI
MS Dhoni (c & wk), Ajinkya Rahane, Steven Smith, Saurabh Tiwary, Thisara Perera, Mitchell Marsh, Rajat Bhatia, Ravichandran Ashwin, Murugan Ashwin, Ashok Dinda
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Bench
Adam Zampa, Ankit Sharma, Ankush Bains, Baba Aparajith, Deepak Chahar, Irfan Pathan, Ishant Sharma, Ishwar Pandey, Jaskaran Singh, Mitchell Marsh, RP Singh, Scott Boland, Usman Khawaja
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Gujarat Lions Squad
Playing XI
Suresh Raina (c), Dwayne Smith, Brendon McCullum, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ishan Kishan, Dwayne Bravo, James Faulkner, Praveen Kumar, Dhawal Kulkarni, Shivil Kaushik
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Bench
Aaron Finch, Akshdeep Nath, Amit Mishra, Andrew Tye, Dale Steyn, Eklavya Dwivedi, Jaydev Shah, Paras Dogra, Pradeep Sangwan, Pravin Tambe, Sarabjit Ladda, Shadab Jakati, Umang Sharma
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Toss

Gujarat Lions won the toss and opted to bowl.

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RISING PUNE SUPERGIANTS  Innings

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RISING PUNE SUPERGIANTS R B 4s 6s SR
 Ajinkya Rahane runout (DJ Bravo) 53 45 5  0 117.78
Saurabh Tiwary runout (Raina) 1 2  0 0  50
Steven Smith b DJ Bravo 101 54 8 5 187.04
MS Dhoni (c) & (wk) not out  30 18 2  2 166.67
Thisara Perera not out 3 2  0  0 150
Peter Handscomb dnb
Albie Morkel dnb
Rajat Bhatia dnb
Ravichandran Ashwin dnb
Murugan Ashwin dnb
Ashok Dinda dnb
Extras 7 (b – 0, lb – 2, w – 4, nb – 1)
Total 195 for 3 in 20 overs 195 (RR @ 9.75 rpo)
FALL OF WICKETS
 1/13
Saurabh Tiwary
(2.3 ov.)
2/124
Ajinkya Rahane
(13.4 ov.)
 3/188
Steven Smith
(19.3 ov.)
BOWLING O M R W Econ
 Praveen Kumar  4  0  37 0 9.25
 Dhawal Kulkarni  3  0 25  0 8.33
 Ravindra Jadeja  4  0  37  0 9.25
 Shivil Kaushik 3  0  32  0 10.67
 James Faulkner  2  0  22  0 11
Dwayne Bravo  4  0  40  1 10

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GUJARAT LIONS  Innings
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GUJARAT LIONS R B 4s 6s SR
 Dwayne Smith b T Perera 63 37 9  1 170.27
 Brendon McCullum c A Morkel &
b R Bhatia
 43 22 5  2  195.45
 Suresh Raina (c) b T Perera 34 28 2 0 121.43
 Dinesh Karthik (wk) c A Rahane & b Dinda  33 20  4 0 165
 Dwayne Bravo c Dhoni & b Dinda 7 6 1 0  116.67
 Ravindra Jadeja runout (Dhoni) 0 1 0 0  0
 James Faulkner not out 9 5  1 0  180
 Ishan Kishan runout (S Tiwary) 0 1  0  0  0
 Praveen Kumar not out  0 0 0  0 0
 Dhawal Kulkarni dnb
 Shivil Kaushik dnb
Extras 7 (b – 0, lb – 0, w – 7, nb – 0)
Total 196 for 7 in 20 overs 196 (RR @ 9.8 rpo)
FALL OF WICKETS
 1/93
Brendon McCullum
(8.1 ov.)
 2/115
Dwayne Smith
(10.5 ov.)
 3/166
Dinesh Karthik
(16.2 ov.)
 4/180
Dwayne Bravo
(18.2 ov.)
5/180
Ravindra Jadeja
(18.3 ov.)
6/193
Suresh Raina
(19.3 ov.)
7/193
Ishan Kishan
(19.4 ov.)
BOWLING O M R W Econ
Albie Morkel 2  0  30  0 15
Ashok Dinda  4  0  40  2 10
 Thisara Perera  4  0  41 2 10.25
 Ravichandran Ashwin  4  0 37 0 9.25
 Rajat Bhatia  3  0  26 1 8.67
 Murugan Ashwin  3  0  22  0 7.33

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Gujarat Lions won by 3 wickets.

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Dwayne Smith - Gujarat Lions (Source: iplt20.com)
Dwayne Smith – Gujarat Lions (Source: iplt20.com)

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Dwayne Smith – “Man of the Match”

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Vivo IPL 2016 – Points Table
Teams Mat Won Lost Tied N/R Pts Net RR
Gujarat Lions 7 6 1 0 0 12 +0.038
Kolkata Knight Riders 6 4 2 0 0 8 +0.611
Mumbai Indians 8 4 4 0 0 8 -0.104
Delhi Daredevils 5 3 2 0 0 6 +0.244
Sunrisers Hyderabad 6 3 3 0 0 6 -0.086
Rising Pune Supergiants 7 2 5 0 0 4 +0.265
Royal Challengers Bangalore 5 2 3 0 0 4 +0.230
Kings XI Punjab 6 1 5 0 0 2 -1.174

Cricket: Scorecard of IPL 9 – Match #24 – Mumbai Indians Vs Kolkata Knight Riders on April 28, 2016


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By T. V. Antony Raj

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Source: cricketcountry.com
Source: cricketcountry.com

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Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Date & Time: Thursday, April 28,  2016, at 8:00 pm IST (2:30  pm GMT)

Umpires: Nitin Menon, Rod Tucke
Third Umpire: Chettithody Shamsuddin
Match Referee: Ranjan Madugalle
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Kolkata Knight Riders Squad
Playing XI
Gautam Gambhir (c), Robin Uthappa (wk), Shakib Al Hasan, Chris Lynn, Suryakumar Yadav,   Yusuf Pathan, Andre Russell, Rajagopal Sathish, Jaydev Unadkat, Umesh Yadav, Sunil Narine
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Bench
Ankit Rajpoot, Brad Hogg, Colin Munro, Kuldeep Yadav, Jason Holder, Manan Sharma, Manish Pandey, Morne Morkel, Piyush Chawla, Sheldon Jackson
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Mumbai Indians Squad 
Playing XI
Rohit Sharma (c), Parthiv Patel (wk), Ambati Rayudu, Jos Buttler, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Harbhajan Singh, Tim Southee, Mitchell McClenaghan, Jasprit Bumrah
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Bench

Akshay Wakhare, Corey Anderson, Deepak Punia, Jerome Taylor, Jitesh Sharma, Kishore Kamath, Marchant de Lange, Martin Guptill, Nathu Singh, Nitish Rana, Shreyas Gopal, Siddhesh Lad, Suchith, Jaydev Unmukt, Vinay Kumar

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Toss

Mumbai Indians won the toss and opted to bowl.

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KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS Innings
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KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS R B 4s 6s SR
Robin Uthappa (wk) c K Pollard &
b Harbhajan
36 20  1  2 180
Gautam Gambhir (c) c K Pollard &
b McClenaghan
 59 45  6  1 131.11
Shakib Al Hasan c Parthiv Patel &
b Hardik Pandya
 6 4 1  0 150
Suryakumar Yadav c & b Southee  21  17 2 0 123.53
Andre Russell b Southee 22 16 3 0 135.50
Chris Lynn not out 10  10  0  0 100
Yusuf Pathan not out 19  8  4  0 237.50
 Rajagopal Sathish dnb
 Jaydev Unadkat dnb
 Umesh Yadav dnb
 Sunil Narine dnb
Extras 1 (b – 0, lb – 1, w – 0, nb – 0)
Total 174 for 5 in 20 overs 174 (RR @ 8.7 rpo)
FALL OF WICKETS
 1/69Robin Uthappa
(7.4 ov.)
2/77
Shakib Al Hasan
(8.5 ov.)
 3/121
Gautam Gambhir
(13.5 ov.)
4/130
Suryakumar Yadav
(15.5 ov.)
 5/145
Andre Russell
(17.2 ov.)
BOWLING O M R W Econ
Tim Southee  4 0 38 2 9.50
Mitchell McClenaghan 4 0  33 1 8.25
Jasprit Bumrah 4  0 34  0  8.50
Harbhajan Singh 4  0  32 1 8.00
Hardik Pandya 2  0 15  1 7.50
Krunal Pandya 2  0  21 0 10.50

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MUMBAI INDIANS  Innings
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MUMBAI INDIANS R B 4s 6s SR
Rohit Sharma (c) not out 68  49 8  2  138.78
Parthiv Patel (wk) c Y Pathan &
b Umesh
1 2  0  0  50
Ambati Rayudu c Suryakumar Yadav & b Shakib 32 20  5 1 160
Krunal Pandya b Narine 6  5 1 0 120
Jos Buttler c Chris Lynn &
b Narine
15 15  2 0 100
Kieron Pollard not out 51 17 2 6 300
Hardik Pandya dnb
Harbhajan Singh dnb
Tim Southee dnb
Mitchell McClenaghan dnb
Jasprit Bumrah dnb
Extras 5 (b – 0, lb – 0, w – 5, nb – 0)
Total 178 for 4 in 18 overs 178 (RR @ 9.89 rpo)
FALL OF WICKETS
1/8
Parthiv Patel
(1.1 ov.)
 2/67
Ambati Rayudu
(6.5 ov.)
 3/78
Krunal Pandya
(8.6 ov.)
 4/106
Jos Buttler
(12.6 ov.)
BOWLING O M R W Econ
Jaydev Unadkat  3 0  49 0 16.33
Umesh Yadav 2 0 19  1  9.50
 Shakib Al Hasan 4  0 30 1  7.50
 Sunil Narine 4  0  22  2 5.50
Rajagopal Sathish 2  0  30 0 15.00
Andre Russell  3  0  28 0  9.33
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Rohit Sharma (Source: iplt20.com)
Rohit Sharma (Source: iplt20.com)

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Rohit Sharma  – “Man of the Match” for the third time!

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 .Vivo IPL 2016 – Points Table
Teams Mat Won Lost Tied N/R Pts Net RR
Gujarat Lions 6 5 1 0 0 10 +0.037
Kolkata Knight Riders 6 4 2 0 0 8 +0.611
Mumbai Indians 8 4 4 0 0 8 -0.104
Delhi Daredevils 5 3 2 0 0 6 +0.244
Sunrisers Hyderabad 6 3 3 0 0 6 -0.086
Rising Pune Supergiants 6 2 4 0 0 4 +0.320
Royal Challengers Bangalore 5 2 3 0 0 4 +0.230
Kings XI Punjab 6 1 5 0 0 2 -1.174

Cricket: Scorecard of IPL 9 – Match #23 – Delhi Daredevils Vs Gujarat Lions on April 27, 2016


Myself

By T.V. Antony Raj

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© AFP

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Venue: Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Date & Time: Wednesday, April  27,  2016, at 8:00 pm IST (2:30  pm GMT)

Umpires: Marais Erasmus, S Ravi
Third Umpire: Anil Chaudhary
Match Referee: Javagal Srinath
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Gujarat Lions Squad
Playing XI
Suresh Raina (c), Dwayne Smith, Brendon McCullum, Aaron Finch, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Praveen Kumar, Dhawal Kulkarni, Shadab Jakati, Pravin Tambe
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Bench
Akshdeep Nath, Amit Mishra, Andrew Tye, Dale Steyn, Eklavya Dwivedi, Ishan Kishan, James Faulkner, Jaydev Shah, Paras Dogra, Pradeep Sangwan, Sarabjit Ladda, Shivil Kaushik, Umang Sharma
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Delhi Daredevils Squad 
Playing XI
Zaheer Khan (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson, Karun Nair, Jean-Paul Duminy, Pawan Negi, Chris Morris, Amit Mishra, Mohammed Shami, Imran Tahir
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Bench
Akhil Herwadkar, Carlos Brathwaite, Chama Milind, Jayant Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed, Mahipal Lomror, Mayank Agarwal, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Pawan Suyal, Pratyush Singh,  Rishabh Pant, Sam Billings, Shahbaz Nadeem
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Toss

Delhi Daredevils won the toss and opted to bowl.

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GUJARAT LIONS Innings
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GUJARAT LIONS R B 4s 6s SR
 Dwayne Smith lbw Tahir 53 30 5  3  176.67
 Brendon McCullum b C Morris  60  36  6 3 166.67
 Suresh Raina (c) c Nair & b C Morris  2  5  0  0 40
Dinesh Karthik (wk) c Duminy & b Tahir  19  17  1  1 111.76
 Ravindra Jadeja c de Kock & b Duminy  4 7  0  0 57.14
 Ishan Kishan c Duminy & b Tahir  2  6 0  0  33.33
 Dwayne Bravo not out  7 6  0  0 116.67
 James Faulkner not out  22  13  2 0  169.23
 Praveen Kumar dnb
 Dhawal Kulkarni dnb
 Pravin Tambe dnb
Extras 3 (b – 0, lb – 2, w – 1, nb – 0)
Total 172 for 6 in 20 overs 172 (RR @ 8.6 rpo)
FALL OF WICKETS
1/112
Dwayne Smith
(10.4 ov.)
2/116
Brendon McCullum
(11.2 ov.)
 3/117
Suresh Raina
(11.6 ov.)
4/130
Ravindra Jadeja
(14.3 ov.)
 5/142
Ishan Kishan
(16.4 ov.)
6/142
Dinesh Karthik
(16.5 ov.)
BOWLING O M R W Econ
 Zaheer Khan  4  0  48  0 12.00
 Shahbaz Nadeem  4  0  32  0 8.00
 Chris Morris  4  0  35  2 8.75
 Amit Mishra  3  0 27  0 9.00
 Imran Tahir 4  0  24  3 6.00
 Jean-Paul Duminy 1  0 4  1  4.00
DELHI DAREDEVILS Innings
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DELHI DAREDEVILS R B 4s 6s SR
Quinton de Kock (wk) c Raina &
b D Kulkarni
 5 11  1  0  45.45
 Sanju Samson c Faulkner &
b D Kulkarni
 1 6 0 0  16.67
 Karun Nair c Tambe &
b D Kulkarni
 9 7 1 0 128.57
 Jean-Paul Duminy c & b DJ Bravo 48 43  3 1  111.63
 Rishabh Pant c P Kumar &
b Faulkner
20 17 2  0  117.65
 Chris Morris not out 82 32 4  8  256.25
 Pawan Negi not out 3  4 0 0 75
 Amit Mishra dnb
 Zaheer Khan (c) dnb
 Shahbaz Nadeem dnb
 Imran Tahir dnb
Extras 3 (b – 0, lb – 2, w – 1, nb – 0)
Total 171 for 5 in 20 overs 171 (RR @ 8.55 rpo)
FALL OF WICKETS
1/2
Sanju Samson
(1.3 ov.)
 2/12
Quinton de Kock
(3.4 ov.)
3/16
Karun Nair
(3.6 ov.)
 4/57Rishabh Pant
(10.4 ov.)
5/144
Jean-Paul Duminy
(17.1 ov.)
BOWLING O M R W Econ
 Praveen Kumar 4 0 13  0 3.25
 Dhawal Kulkarni  4 1 19  3 4.75
 Dwayne Bravo 4 0 40  1 10.
 Suresh Raina  2  0 17  0 8.50
 Dwayne Smith  2  0 26  0 13
 James Faulkner  2  0 23  1 11.50
 Ravindra Jadeja  1  0  14 0 14
 Pravin Tambe  1  0  17 0 17

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Chris Morris - Delhi Daredevils (Source: iplt20wiki.in)
Chris Morris – Delhi Daredevils (Source: iplt20wiki.in)
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Chris Morris – “Man of the Match”

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Vivo IPL 2016 – Points Table
Teams Mat Won Lost Tied N/R Pts Net RR
Gujarat Lions 6 5 1 0 0 10 +0.037
Kolkata Knight Riders 5 4 1 0 0 8 +0.922
Delhi Daredevils 5 3 2 0 0 6 +0.244
Sunrisers Hyderabad 6 3 3 0 0 6 -0.086
Mumbai Indians 7 3 4 0 0 6 -0.268
Rising Pune Supergiants 6 2 4 0 0 4 +0.320
Royal Challengers Bangalore 5 2 3 0 0 4 +0.230
Kings XI Punjab 6 1 5 0 0 2 -1.174

Cricket: Scorecard of IPL 9 – Match #22 – Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rising Pune Supergiants on April 26, 2016


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By T.V. Antony Raj

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Source: cricketcountry.com
Source: cricketcountry.com

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Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
Date & Time: Tuesday, April  26,  2016, at 8:00 pm IST (2:30  pm GMT)

Umpires: Anil Dandekar, Nandan
Third Umpire: Kumar Dharmasena
Match Referee: Amit Sharma
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Sunrisers Hyderabad Squad
Playing XI
David Warner (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Aditya Tare, Eoin Morgan, Deepak Hooda, Moises Henriques, Naman Ojha (wk), Bipul Sharma, Ashish Nehra, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mustafizur Rahman
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Bench
Abhimanyu Mithun, Ashish Reddy, Barinder Sran, Ben Cutting, Kane Williamson, Karn Sharma, Ricky Bhui,  Siddarth Kaul, Tirumalsetti Suman, Trent Boult, Vijay Shankar, Yuvraj Singh
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Rising Pune Supergiants Squad 
Playing XI
MS Dhoni (c & wk), Ajinkya Rahane, Faf du Plessis, Steven Smith, Thisara Perera, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mitchell Marsh, Saurabh Tiwary, Murugan Ashwin, Rajat Bhatia, Ashok Dinda
 .
Bench
Adam Zampa, Albie Morkel, Ankit Sharma, Ankush Bains, Baba Aparajith, Deepak Chahar, Irfan Pathan, Ishant Sharma, Ishwar Pandey, Jaskaran Singh, Peter Handscomb, RP Singh, Scott Boland
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Toss

Rising Pune Supergiants won the toss and opted to bowl.

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SUNRISERS HYDERABAD Innings
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SUNRISERS HYDERABAD R B 4s 6s SR
David Warner ( c) c A Rahane &
b Dinda
0 4 0 0 0
Shikhar Dhawan not out 56 53  2  1 105.66
Aditya Tare c T Perera &
b Dinda
 8 14  1  0  57.14
Eoin Morgan c Dhoni &
b Mitchell Marsh
0  2  0  0  0
Deepak Hooda c Dhoni & b Ashwin 1  9  0  0  11.11
Moises Henriques c Dhoni &
b Mitchell Marsh
 1  4  0  0  25
Naman Ojha (wk) b Dinda  18  21  0  1  85.71
Bipul Sharma runout (T Perera)  5  5  0  0 100
Bhuvneshwar Kumar c du Plessis &
b T Perera
 21  8  3  1  262.5
Ashish Nehra not out
Mustafizur Rahman dnb
Extras 8 (b – 0, lb – 5, w – 3, nb – 0)
Total 118 for 8 in 20 overs 118 (RR @ 5.9rpo)
FALL OF WICKETS
1/0
David Warner
(0.4 ov.)
2/26
Aditya Tare
(4.6 ov.)
3/27
Eoin Morgan
(5.3 ov.)
 4/29Deepak Hooda
(7.1 ov.)
5/32
Moises Henriques
(8.1 ov.)
6/79
Naman Ojha
(16.4 ov.)
7/92
Bipul Sharma
(18.1 ov.)
 8/115
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
(19.4 ov.)
BOWLING O M R W Econ
 Ashok Dinda 4  1  23  3 5.75
 Mitchell Marsh  4  0  14  2  3.50
 Thisara Perera  4  0  32  1 8.00
 Ravichandran Ashwin  4  0  14  1  3.50
 Rajat Bhatia  3  0  24  0  8.00
 Murugan Ashwin  1  0  6  0  6.00
RISING PUNE SUPERGIANTS  Innings
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RISING PUNE SUPERGIANTS R B 4s 6s SR
 Ajinkya Rahane c E Morgan &
b Bhuvneshwa
0 5  0  0  0
 Faf du Plessis c N Ojha &
b Henriques
30  21  3 2 142.86
Steven Smith not out 46 36 7 0 127.78
MS Dhoni (c) & (wk) c Tare & b Nehra 5 4 1 0 125
Saurabh Tiwary not out 0 0 0 0 0
Thisara Perera dnb
Mitchell Marsh dnb
Rajat Bhatia dnb
Ravichandran Ashwin dnb
Murugan Ashwin dnb
Ashok Dinda dnb
Extras 13 (b – 0, lb – 2, w – 11, nb – 0)
Total 94 for 3 in 11 overs

Rising Pune Supergiants won by 34 runs (DLS method)

94 (RR @ 8.55 rpo)
FALL OF WICKETS
1/0
Ajinkya Rahane
(0.5 ov.)
 2/80
Faf du Plessis
(9.1 ov.)
 3/94
MS Dhoni
(10.6 ov.)
BOWLING O M R W Econ
Bhuvneshwar Kumar  3  0  17 1 5.67
Ashish Nehra  3  0  21  1 7.00
Mustafizur Rahman  2  0  21  0 10.50
Bipul Sharma 1  0  17 0 17.00
Moises Henriques 2 0  16  1 8.00

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Rising Pune Supergiants won by 34 runs (DLS method)
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Ashok Dinda - Rising Pune Supergiants (© AFP)
Ashok Dinda – Rising Pune Supergiants (© AFP)

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Ashok Dinda – “Man of the Match”

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Vivo IPL 2016 – Points Table
Teams Mat Won Lost Tied N/R Pts Net RR
Kolkata Knight Riders 5 4 1 0 0 8 +0.922
Gujarat Lions 5 4 1 0 0 8 +0.034
Delhi Daredevils 4 3 1 0 0 6 +0.320
Sunrisers Hyderabad 6 3 3 0 0 6 -0.216
Mumbai Indians 7 3 4 0 0 6 -0.268
Rising Pune Supergiants 6 2 4 0 0 4 +0.432
Royal Challengers Bangalore 5 2 3 0 0 4 +0.230
Kings XI Punjab 6 1 5 0 0 2 -1.174

Cricket: Scorecard of IPL 9 – Match #21 – Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians on April 25, 2016


Myself

By T. V. Antony Raj

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Source: worldhab.com
Source: worldhab.com

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Venue: Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali
Date & Time: Monday, April 25,  2016, at 8:00 pm IST (2:30  pm GMT)

Umpires: Nitin Menon, Rod Tucker
Third Umpire: Chettithody Shamsuddin
Match Referee: Ranjan Madugalle
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Mumbai Indians Squad 
Playing XI
Rohit Sharma (c), Parthiv Patel (wk), Ambati Rayudu, Krunal Pandya, Jos Buttler, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Harbhajan Singh, Tim Southee,Mitchell McClenaghan, Jasprit Bumrah
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Bench
Akshay Wakhare, Corey Anderson, Deepak Punia, Jitesh Sharma, Kishore Kamath, Lasith Malinga, Marchant de Lange, Martin Guptill, Nitish Rana, Nathu Singh, Shreyas Gopal, Siddhesh Lad, Suchith, Unmukt Chand, Vinay Kumar
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Kings XI Punjab Squad
Playing XI
David Miller (c), Murali Vijay, Manan Vohra, Shaun Marsh,  Glenn Maxwell, Nikhil Naik (wk), Axar Patel, Mitchell Johnson, Pardeep Sahu, Mohit Sharma,Sandeep Sharma
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Bench
Anureet Singh, Armaan Jaffer, Cariappa, Farhaan Behardien, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Kyle Abbott, Marcus Stoinis, Rishi Dhawan, Shardul Thakur, Swapnil Singh, Wriddhiman Saha
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Toss

Kings XI Punjab won the toss and opted to bowl.

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MUMBAI INDIANS  Innings
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MUMBAI INDIANS R B 4s 6s SR
Rohit Sharma(c)  c Nikhil Naik &
b Sandeep Sharma
0 2  0 0 0
Parthiv Patel (wk) c S Marsh & b Johnson 81 58  10 2  139.66
Ambati Rayudu  c Vohra & b Axar 65 37 4 4 175.68
Jos Buttler  b Mohit Sharma 24 13 3  1 184.62
Kieron Pollard  c Sandeep Sharma &
b Mohit Sharma
10 9 0 0 111.11
Hardik Pandya c D Miller & b Mohit Sharma 4  2 1  0 200
Krunal Pandya  not out 0 0 0 0  0
Harbhajan Singh dnb
Tim Southee dnb
Mitchell McClenaghan dnb
Jasprit Bumrah dnb
Extras 5 (b – 0, lb – 1, w – 3, nb – 1)
Total 189 for 6 in 20 overs 189 (RR @ 9.45 rpo)
FALL OF WICKETS
 1/0
Rohit Sharma
(0.2 ov.)
2/137
Ambati Rayudu
(14.3 ov.)
3/174
Jos Buttler
(17.5 ov.)
 4/180
Parthiv Patel
(18.4 ov.)
5/189
Kieron Pollard
(19.5 ov.)
 6/189
Hardik Pandya
(19.6 ov.)
BOWLING O M R W Econ
 Sandeep Sharma  4 0  20 1  5.00
 Mitchell Johnson 4 0  43  1   10.75
 Axar Patel 4  0  41  1   10.25
 Mohit Sharma  4  0  38 3  9.50
 Glenn Maxwell  1  0  11  0  11.00
 Pardeep Sahu  3  0  35  0 11.67
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KINGS XI PUNJAB Innings
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KINGS XI PUNJAB R B 4s 6s SR
 Murali Vijay c J Buttler &
b Southee
 19 13 2 1 146.15
 Manan Vohra c J Buttler &
b Bumrah
7 11  0  0  63.64
 Shaun Marsh c Rayudu &
b Southee
45  34  3 1 132.35
 Glenn Maxwell b Bumrah 56 369 5  1  143.59
 David Miller (c) not out  30 17 1  2 176.47
 Nikhil Naik (wk) b Bumrah 1  3  0 0  33.33
 Axar Patel b McClenaghan 0  2 0  0  0
 Mitchell Johnson b McClenaghan 1  2 0  0  50
 Mohit Sharma not out  0  0 0  0  0
 Pardeep Sahu dnb
 Sandeep Sharma dnb
Extras 5 (b – 0, lb – 2, w – 2, nb – 1)
Total 164 for 7 in 20 overs 164 (RR @ 8.2rpo)
FALL OF WICKETS
 1/20
Murali Vijay
(2.5 ov.)
 2/32 Manan Vohra
(4.5 ov.)
 3/121 Shaun Marsh
(14.6 ov.)
 4/139 Glenn Maxwell
(17.1 ov.)
 5/141
Nikhil Naik
(17.5 ov.)
 6/149 Axar Patel
(18.3 ov.)
 7/151 Mitchell Johnson
(18.6 ov.)
BOWLING O M R W Econ
 Tim Southee  4 0 28 2 7.00
 Mitchell McClenaghan 4 0  32  2 8.00
 Jasprit Bumrah 4  0 26  3  6.50
 Krunal Pandya 2  0  20  0 10.00
 Harbhajan Singh 4  0  31  0 7.75
Kieron Pollard 2  0  25  0 12.50

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Parthiv Patel (Source: catchnews.com)

Parthiv Patel (Source: catchnews.com)

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Parthiv Patel – “Man of the Match” 

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 .Vivo IPL 2016 – Points Table
Teams Mat Won Lost Tied N/R Pts Net RR
Kolkata Knight Riders 5 4 1 0 0 8 +0.922
Gujarat Lions 5 4 1 0 0 8 +0.034
Delhi Daredevils 4 3 1 0 0 6 +0.320
Sunrisers Hyderabad 5 3 2 0 0 6 +0.276
Mumbai Indians 7 3 4 0 0 6 -0.268
Royal Challengers Bangalore 5 2 3 0 0 4 +0.230
Rising Pune Supergiants 5 1 4 0 0 2 +0.003
Kings XI Punjab 6 1 5 0 0 2 -1.174

Cricket: Scorecard of IPL 9 – Match #20 – Rising Pune Supergiants vs Kolkata Knight Riders on April 24, 2016


Myself

By T.V. Antony Raj

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Source: cricketcountry.com
Source: cricketcountry.com

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Venue: Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
Date & Time: Sunday, April 24, 2016,  at 8:00 pm IST (2:30  pm GMT)

Umpires: Chris Gaffaney, Nand Kishore
Third Umpire: Virender Sharma
Match Referee: Chinmay Sharma
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Rising Pune Supergiants Squad
Playing XI
MS Dhoni (c & wk), Ajinkya Rahane, Faf du Plessis, Steven Smith, Albie Morkel, Saurabh Tiwary, Thisara Perera, Rajat Bhatia, Ravichandran Ashwin,Murugan Ashwin, Ankit Sharma
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Bench
Adam Zampa, Ankush Bains, Ashok Dinda, Baba Aparajith, Deepak Chahar, Irfan Pathan, Ishwar Pandey, Ishant Sharma, Jaskaran Singh, Kevin Pietersen, Mitchell Marsh, Peter Handscomb, RP Singh, Scott Boland
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Kolkata Knight Riders Squad
Playing XI
Gautam Gambhir (c), Robin Uthappa (wk), Manish Pandey, Andre Russell,Shakib Al Hasan, Yusuf Pathan, Suryakumar Yadav, Piyush Chawla, Sunil Narine, Umesh Yadav, Morne Morkel
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Bench
Ankit Rajpoot, Brad Hogg, Chris Lynn, Colin Munro, Jason Holder, Jaydev Unadkat, Kuldeep Yadav, Manan Sharma, Rajagopal Sathish, Sheldon Jackson
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Toss

Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and opted to bowl.

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RISING PUNE SUPERGIANTS Innings
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RISING PUNE SUPERGIANTS R B 4s 6s SR
Ajinkya Rahane c & b Narine 67 52 4 3 128.85
Faf du Plessis b Shakib 4 9 0 0 44.44
Steven Smith runout (Sathish) 31 28 2 0 110.71
Thisara Perera b Sathish 12 9 0 1 133.33
Albie Morkel b Umesh 16 9 0 2 177.78
MS Dhoni(c) & (wk) not out 23 12 2 1 191.67
Rajat Bhatia not out 1 1 0 0 100
Saurabh Tiwary dnb
Ravichandran Ashwin dnb
Murugan Ashwin dnb
Ankit Sharma dnb
Extras 6 (b – 4, lb – 2, w – 0, nb – 0)
Total 160 for 5 in 20 overs 160 (RR @ 8 rpo)
FALL OF WICKETS
1/24
Faf du Plessis
(3.6 ov.)
2/80
Steven Smith
(12.2 ov.)
3/99
Thisara Perera
(14.5 ov.)
 4/119
Ajinkya Rahane
(17.1 ov.)
 5/133
Albie Morkel
(18.1 ov.)
BOWLING O M R W Econ
 Morne Morkel 3 0  30  0 10.00
Andre Russell  2  0  16  0  8.00
 Shakib Al Hasan  3  0 14 1  4.67
 Sunil Narine  4  0 32 1  8.00
 Piyush Chawla 3  0  26  0  8.67
Rajagopal Sathish  3 0  20  1  6.67
 Umesh Yadav  2  0  16  1  8.00
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KOLKOTA KNIGHT RIDERS Innings
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KOLKOTA KNIGHT RIDERS R B 4s 6s SR
Robin Uthappa (wk) lbw A Morkel 0 1 0 0 0
Gautam Gambhi r(c) runout (Dhoni) 11 5 2 0 220
Suryakumar Yadav lbw M Ashwin 60 49  6  2 122.45
Shakib Al Hasan b R Bhatia 3 9 0 0 33.33
Yusuf Pathan lbw R Bhatia  36 27  2  2  133.33
Andre Russell c du Plessis &
b T Perera
17  11  0 2 154.55
Rajagopal Sathish b A Morkel 10 8 0 1 125
Piyush Chawla c S Smith &
b T Perera
8  5  1 0  160
Umesh Yadav not out 7 2  0  1  350
Sunil Narine not out  0 0 0  0  0
Morne Morkel dnb
Extras 10 (b – 0, lb – 0, w – 10, nb – 0)
Total 162 for 8 in 19.3 overs 162 (RR @ 8.31 rpo)
FALL OF WICKETS
1/0
Robin Uthappa
(0.1 ov.)
2/31
Gautam Gambhir
(2.5 ov.)
3/60
Shakib Al Hasan
(6.3 ov.)
 4/111
Yusuf Pathan
(14.2 ov.)
5/119
Suryakumar Yadav
(15.5 ov.)
6/139
Andre Russell
(17.5 ov.)
 7/151
Rajagopal Sathish
(18.4 ov.)
8/156
Piyush Chawla
(19.2 ov.)
BOWLING O M R W Econ
Albie Morkel 3  0 36 2 12.00
Thisara Perera  3.3  0 28 2 8.00
Ravichandran Ashwin  2  0 21  0 10.50
Rajat Bhatia 4  0  19  2  4.75
Ankit Sharma 3  0 26 0  8.67
Murugan Ashwin 4  0  32  1  8.00

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Suryakumar Yadav - IPL 2016 Kolkata Knight Riders (Source - iplt20wiki.in)

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Suryakumar Yadav – “Man of the Match”
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Vivo IPL 2016 – Points Table
Teams Mat Won Lost Tied N/R Pts Net RR
Kolkata Knight Riders 5 4 1 0 0 8 +0.922
Gujarat Lions 5 4 1 0 0 8 +0.034
Delhi Daredevils 4 3 1 0 0 6 +0.320
Sunrisers Hyderabad 5 3 2 0 0 6 +0.276
Royal Challengers Bangalore 5 2 3 0 0 4 +0.230
Mumbai Indians 6 2 4 0 0 4 -0.528
Rising Pune Supergiants 5 1 4 0 0 2 +0.003
Kings XI Punjab 5 1 4 0 0 2 -1.131

Cricket: Scorecard of IPL 9 – Match #19 – Gujarat Lions vs Royal Challengers Bangalore on April 24, 2016


Myself

By T.V. Antony Raj

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Source: cricketcountry.com
Source: cricketcountry.com

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Venue: Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot
Date & Time: Sunday, April  24,  2016, at 4:00 pm IST (10:30  am GMT)

Umpires: Krishnamachari Bharatan, Bruce Oxenford
Third Umpire: KN Ananthapadmanabhan
Match Referee: Sunil Chaturvedi
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Royal Challengers Bangalore  Squad
Playing XI
Virat Kohli (c), Lokesh Rahul, AB de Villiers, Shane Watson, Sarfaraz Khan,Stuart Binny, Kedar Jadhav (wk), Kane Richardson, Iqbal Abdulla, Tabraiz Shamsi, Yuzvendra Chahal
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Bench
Abu Nechim, Adam Milne, Akshay Karnewar, Chris Gayle, David Wiese, Harshal Patel, Mandeep Singh, Praveen Dubey, Sachin Baby, Sreenath Aravind, Travis Head, Varun Aaron, Vikas Tokas, Vikramjeet Malik

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Gujarat Lions Squad 
Playing XI
Suresh Raina (c), Aaron Finch, Brendon McCullum, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Dwayne Smith, Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Dale Steyn, Praveen Kumar, Dhawal Kulkarni, Shadab Jakati, Pravin Tambe
 .
Bench
Akshdeep Nath, Amit Mishra, Andrew Tye, Eklavya Dwivedi, Ishan Kishan, James Faulkner, Jaydev Shah, Paras Dogra, Pradeep Sangwan, Sarabjit Ladda, Shivil Kaushik, Umang Sharma.
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Toss

Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and opted to bat.

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ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE Innings
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ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE R B 4s 6s SR
 Virat Kohli (c) not out  100  63  11 1  158.73
 Shane Watson c R Jadeja &
b D Kulkarni
 6  6 1 0  100
 AB de Villiers c Raina & b Tambe 20  16 2 0  125
 Lokesh Rahul not out  51 35  4  3  145.71
 Sarfaraz Khan dnb
 Stuart Binny dnb
 Kedar Jadhav (wk) dnb
 Kane Richardson dnb
 Iqbal Abdulla dnb
 Tabraiz Shamsi dnb
 Yuzvendra Chahal dnb
Extras 3 (b – 1, lb – 0, w – 2, nb – 0)
Total 180 for 2 in 20 overs 180 (RR @ 9 rpo)
FALL OF WICKETS
 1/8
Shane Watson
(1.4 ov.)
 2/59 
AB de Villiers
(7.4 ov.)
BOWLING O M R W Econ
Praveen Kumar 3  0 28  0 9.33
Dhawal Kulkarni  4  0  39  1  9.75
Pravin Tambe  3  0  24 1 8.00
Shadab Jakati 3  0  28  0  9.33
Ravindra Jadeja 3  0  17  0  5.67
Dwayne Bravo  4  0 43  0  10.75

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GUJARAT LIONS  Innings

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GUJARAT LIONS R B 4s 6s SR
Dwayne Smith c de Villiers &
b Kane Richardson
 32  21  3 2 152.38
Brendon McCullum c & b Tabraiz Shamsi  42  24 5 2 175
Suresh Raina (c) c I Abdulla &
b Chaha
 28  24  3  0  116.67
Dinesh Karthik (wk)  not out  50 39  3  0 128.21
Ravindra Jadeja c Rahul & b Watson  12  10 0  1 120
Dwayne Bravo not out 4 1 1 0 400
Aaron Finch dnb
Praveen Kumar dnb
Dhawal Kulkarni dnb
Shadab Jakati dnb
Pravin Tambe dnb
Extras 14 (b – 0, lb – 3, w – 9, nb – 2)
Total 182 for 4 in 19.3 overs 182 (RR @ 9.33 rpo)
FALL OF WICKETS
 1/47
Dwayne Smith
(5.2 ov.)
 2/87
Brendon McCullum
(8.2 ov.)
3/140
Suresh Raina
(15.4 ov.)
 4/178
Ravindra Jadeja
(19.2 ov.)
BOWLING O M R W Econ
 Yuzvendra Chahal  4  0  33  1 8.25
 Kane Richardson 4  0  53  1  13.25
 Iqbal Abdulla 4  0 41 0 10.25
 Shane Watson 3.3 0  31  1  8.86
 Tabraiz Shamsi  4  0 21  1 5.25

.Virat Kohli - IPL-2016 - Captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore (Source - iplt20wiki,in)

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Virat Kohli – “Man of the Match”

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Vivo IPL 2016 – Points Table
Teams Mat Won Lost Tied N/R Pts Net RR
Gujarat Lions 5 4 1 0 0 8 +0.034
Kolkata Knight Riders 4 3 1 0 0 6 +1.075
Delhi Daredevils 4 3 1 0 0 6 +0.320
Sunrisers Hyderabad 5 3 2 0 0 6 +0.276
Royal Challengers Bangalore 5 2 3 0 0 4 +0.230
Mumbai Indians 6 2 4 0 0 4 -0.528
Rising Pune Supergiants 4 1 3 0 0 2 +0.084
Kings XI Punjab 5 1 4 0 0 2 -1.131

Cricket: Scorecard of IPL 9 – Match #18 – Sunrisers Hyderabad Vs Kings XI Punjab on April 23, 2016


Myself

By T. V. Antony Raj

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Source: cricketcountry.com
Source: cricketcountry.com

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Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
Date & Time: Saturday, April 23,  2016, at 8:00 pm IST (2:30 pm GMT)

Umpires: Anil Kumar Chaudhary, Nandan
Third Umpire: Anil Dandekar
Match Referee: Roshan Mahanama
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Kings XI Punjab Squad 
Playing XI
David Miller (c), Murali Vijay, Manan Vohra, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Nikhil Naik (wk), Rishi Dhawan, Axar Patel, Mohit Sharma, Kyle Abbott, Sandeep Sharma
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Bench
Anureet Singh, Armaan Jaffer, Cariappa, Farhaan Behardien, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Johnson, Pardeep Sahu, Shardul Thakur, Swapnil Singh,  Wriddhiman Saha
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Sunrisers Hyderabad Squad
Playing XI
David Warner (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Moises Henriques, Eoin Morgan, Deepak Hooda, Aditya Tare, Naman Ojha (wk), Barinder Sran, Bipul Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mustafizur Rahman
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Bench
Abhimanyu Mithun, Ashish Nehra, Ashish Reddy, Ben Cutting, Karn Sharma, Kane Williamson, Ricky Bhui, Siddarth Kaul, Tirumalsetti Suman, Trent Boult, Vijay Shankar, Yuvraj Singh
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Toss

 Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and opted to bowl.

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KINGS XI PUNJAB  Innings
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KINGS XI PUNJAB R B 4s 6s SR
 Murali Vijay c N Ojha &
b B Kumar
2 3 0 0 66.67
 Manan Vohra runout (Dhawan)  25 23 3  1  108.70
 Shaun Marsh lbw Mustafizur 40 34 3 2 117.65
 David Miller (c) c N Ojha &
b Henriques
9  11 1  0 81.82
 Glenn Maxwell c Mustafizur &
b Henriques
1 2 0 0  50
 Nikhil Naik (wk) c Henriques &
b Mustafizur
 22  28 1 0  78.57
 Axar Patel not out  36 17 1 3 211.76
 Rishi Dhawan not out 3 2 0  0 150
 Mohit Sharma dnb
 Kyle Abbott dnb
 Sandeep Sharma dnb
Extras 5 (b – 0, lb – 1, w – 4, nb – 0)
Total 143 for 6 in 20 overs 143 (RR @ 7.15 rpo)
FALL OF WICKETS
1/14
Murali Vijay
(2.1 ov.)
2/35
Manan Vohra
(5.5 ov.)
 3/63
David Miller
(9.2 ov.)
 4/65
Glenn Maxwell
(9.6 ov.)
5/89
Shaun Marsh
(13.3 ov.)
6/139
Nikhil Naik
(19.2 ov.)
BOWLING O M R W Econ
 Bhuvneshwar Kumar  4  0 37  1 9.25
 Barinder Sran  4  0  33  0 8.25
 Deepak Hooda  4  0 30  0 7.50
 Mustafizur Rahman  4  0 9  2 2.25
Moises Henriques  4 0  33 2  8.25
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SUNRISERS HYDERABAD Innings
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SUNRISERS HYDERABAD R B 4s 6s SR
David Warner ( c) c D Miller &
b Sandeep Sharma
59 31 7 3 190.32
Shikhar Dhawan c Nikhil Naik &
b R Dhawan
45 44 4 0 102.27
Aditya Tare runout (Nikhil Naik) 0 1 0 0 0
Eoin Morgan c Vohra &
b Mohit Sharma
25 20 2 1 125
Deepak Hooda runout (D Miller) 5 5 0 0 100
Moises Henriques not out 5 4 1  0  125
Naman Ojha (wk) not out 2  2 0 0 100
Bipul Sharma dnb
Bhuvneshwar Kumar dnb
Mustafizur Rahman dnb
Barinder Sran dnb
Extras 5 (b – 0, lb – 0, w – 5, nb – 0)
Total 146 for 5 in 17.5 overs 146 (RR @ 8.19rpo)
FALL OF WICKETS
1/90
David Warner
(9.5 ov.)
2/90
Aditya Tare
(10 ov.)
3/115
Shikhar Dhawan
(13.6 ov.)
4/139
Eoin Morgan
(16.5 ov.)
 5/139
Deepak Hooda
(17 ov.)
BOWLING O M R W Econ
Sandeep Sharma  4 0 30  1 7.50
Kyle Abbott  3  0  34  0 11.33
Glenn Maxwell  2  0  16 0  8.00
Mohit Sharma  3  0 20  1 6.67
Rishi Dhawan 4  0 35  1  8.75
Axar Patel 1.5 0  11  0  6.01

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David Warner (Source: cricketcountry.com)
David Warner (Source: cricketcountry.com)

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 David Warner– “Man of the Match”  for the second time.

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Vivo IPL 2016 – Points Table
Teams Mat Won Lost Tied N/R Pts Net RR
Kolkata Knight Riders 4 3 1 0 0 6 +1.075
Delhi Daredevils 4 3 1 0 0 6 +0.320
Sunrisers Hyderabad 5 3 2 0 0 6 +0.276
Gujarat Lions 4 3 1 0 0 6 -0.036
Royal Challengers Bangalore 4 2 2 0 0 4 +0.371
Mumbai Indians 6 2 4 0 0 4 -0.528
Rising Pune Supergiants 4 1 3 0 0 2 +0.084
Kings XI Punjab 5 1 4 0 0 2 -1.131