DLF IPL 2012 Final Match: CSK vs KKR

CSK captain MS Dhoni has once yet again won the toss and he has determined to bat first. CSK are playing with the unchanged squad while KKR have prepared a couple of changes. Brett Lee comes in for Brendon McCullum and Bisla is also in the playing eleven as Balaji hasn’t in good health from his hamstring injury.

Both the teams are on the ground for the National Anthem and the players have established an exciting welcome from the crowd. Earlier it was Raina's bombardment and Hussey's priceless knock that helped shielding champions Chennai Super Kings post a praiseworthy 190 for three after winning the toss.

Hussey along with Murali Vijay set the proposal with blistering opening partnership of 87 runs. Raina then complemented the opening duo's endeavor as he hit some of the biggest sixes in the tournament with a few of them flying out of the stadium. Beside with Hussey, he added 73 in fewer than 7 overs.

One more highlight of the CSK Innings was brilliant running between the wickets by trio of Hussey, Raina and Vijay on a sticky Chennai evening. When it mattered most, the KKR bowling assault flopped imperfectly but as they say that all's well that ends well.

Manvinder Bisla and Jacques Kallis facilitated KKR chase an impressive target of 191 with two balls to spare. Bisla's 50 came off only 27 balls but the former India colt’s player knew that he has a job at hand over. Dwayne Bravo was bowling his slower but in his two overs he was punch for two sixes over extensive.

The calm Kallis was prepared to crash anchor as he nudged the singles and rotated the strike with ease. Bisla's fifth six was a grandiose one off Ashwin over extra cover. The couple added 136 runs for the second wicket before Bisla whose impetus was broken by the strategic time-out finally tried to slash Morkel only to offer a simple catch to Subramanium Badrinath.

Bisla deceased with 52 still to get but Kallis make sure that KKR got one boundary per over. To finish it was Shakib Al Hasan and Manoj Tiwary who held their tension to seal the issue. Kolkata Knight Riders twist the new IPL champions beating Chennai Super Kings by five wickets in an exciting final on Sunday.

Summarized Scores:

Chennai Super Kings 190-3 (20 Overs)

SK Raina                         73(38)                   R Bhatia                 1-23
MEK Hussey                   54(43)                  Shakib Al Hasan     1-25

Kolkata Knight Riders 192-5 (19.4 Overs)

MS Bisla                        89(48)                    BW Hilfenhaus        2-25
JH Kallis                        69(49)                    JA Morkel               1-38

Man of the Match:

MS Bisla (KKR)

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DLF IPL 2012 Match - 75 Qualifier 2

With a place in the final up for clutch, it was all to play for between the Chennai Super Kings and the Delhi Daredevils in this, the second Qualifying Match. In the end, it was the Chennai Super Kings who ran out comfortable 86 run winners thanks to an imposing 113 from Vijay and some wily offspin bowling from Ashwin who took 3-24 to book his side’s place in opposition to the Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL 5 Final.

The innings for the Super Kings couldn’t have gotten off to a more optimistic start bar a brace of maximums as Murali Vijay smacked Sunny Gupta’s first two balls for fours, the Indian international dancing down the path on both occasions.

A rare maiden from Negi appeared to tell pressure-wise as Hussey was Delhi’s first victim, snapped up by the keeper, yet his replacement Suresh Raina soon developed in, hitting a four off his third ball faced. A four and a six from Raina suggested he was going the way of Vijay, but he was disappointingly caught and bowled by Negi, bringing fan-favorite MS Dhoni to the crease.

Vijay continued in his rich seam of form, smashing Sunny for six, a ploy that was reciprocal by Dhoni who first pulled him for six and then unleashed the helicopter to score his second maximum in two balls. A four from Dhoni was a bizarre ancestor to his dismissal as Aaron. But then Vijay unleashed his tempting stroke play, hitting two more fours and bringing up a wonderful T20 century in the process, before Albie Morkel was dismissed first ball by Yadav.

His replacement, Dwayne Bravo, proved to be an appropriate replacement as the West Indian crashed two fours and two sixes off Aaron before Murali Vijay, the centurion, was dismissed sadly off the last ball of the innings, run out trying to add a second run to the total of 222-5 for the Daredevils to chase.

With a mammoth 223 needed to win, a good start was critical for the Daredevils and three rapid fours from Jayawardene suggested that the chase might just be possible. Until now David Warner could only contribute 3 from 7 balls as he was dismissed by his equal countryman Ben Hilfenhaus. And matters were compounded as the captain, one of the best T20 batsmen in the world, Sehwag was get out by Albie Morkel who daringly sent down a short ball.

The team ineffective to make any joint gamble and kept losing wickets at typical intervals. Their big weapons, Jayawardene, Taylor, Naman Ohja, Rao and Russell failed when it mattered. And the win was finally established as Dhoni produced an astral bit of fielding to run out Aaron and consolidate the gigantic 86 run win.

Summarized Scores:

Chennai Super Kings 222-5 (20 Overs)

M Vijay                        113(58)                     VR Aaron        2-63

DJ Bravo*                    33(12)                       UT Yadav        1-27

Delhi Daredevils 136-10 (16.5 Overs)

DPMD Jayawardene     55(38)                       R Ashwin        3-23

LRPL Taylor                  24(14)                      SB Jakati         2-40

Man of the Match:

M Vijay (CSK)

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DLF IPL 2012 Match - 74 Eliminator

Since the first ball MS Dhoni faced following Chennai Super Kings were called in to bat by Harbhajan Singh, he looked in gloomy touch. He came into bat after Michael Hussey and S Badrinath had guided the team out of a mini calamity they had lost two wickets early on in the innings.

Beginning there on he went on to score 51 runs off just 20 deliveries homicide Mumbai bowlers all over the park, constant dishing out his ‘Helicopter Shot’ to guide Chennai Super Kings to a total of 187/5. The total proved more than sufficient for the defending champions as Mumbai fell short of the total by 38 runs. The win takes CSK to the second qualifier.

Earlier, Dhawal Kulkarni took two wickets in two deliveries to put Mumbai further on in the eliminator match in front of a capability crowd at Bangalore. Dhawal, who was playing only his second game of IPL 5, was called in to bowl the second over of the match by his captain. His first release found the edge of Murali Vijay that was caught by keeper Dinesh Karthik. The next twisted another edge but landed on the stumps as Suresh Raina was out for a golden duck.

From there on, S Badrinath and Michael Hussey added 94 runs in 12 overs to conduct them out of trouble and provided their captain MS Dhoni a great platform to launch attack on the opposition bowlers. Both Hussey (49) and Badri (47) chop short of their fifty. Ravindra Jadeja was caught gone scoring just one but was replaced next to Dwayne Bravo in the middle, who then along with Dhoni added 73 in just 4.5 overs.

Kulkarni, who bowled a brilliant first over, wavering the ball was later taken to task first by Dhoni and then by Bravo. He ended up with three wickets while leaking 46 runs in his allocation of fours over. None of the Mumbai bowlers can make a crash, even Malinga, known for his deadly precision, looked off colour.

Mumbai Indians, not like CSK, had an optimistic start to their innings and swiftly moved to 47 runs in 4.5 overs before Sachin Tendulkar was run out. Barring Dwayne Smith, who scored 38 runs, none of Mumbai’s batsmen made any important contribution. The team unsuccessful to produce any joint venture and kept losing wickets at normal intervals. Their big guns, Rohit, Sachin, and Kerion failed when it mattered and they finished their innings at 149/9.

For Chennai, Albie Morkel and Dwayne Bravo took two wickets each. Chennai will now dead bolt horns with Delhi Daredevils in the second qualifier on Friday, the winner of which will face KKR in the finals of IPL 5.

Summarized Scores:

Chennai Super Kings 187-5 (20 Overs)

MS Dhoni*               51(20)                           DS Kulkarni    3-46
MEK Hussey            49(39)                           KA Pollard     1-26

Mumbai Indians 149-9 (20 Overs)

DR Smith                 38(22)                            DJ Bravo          2-10
SL Malinga              17(16)                            JA Morkel         2-31

Man of the Match:

MS Dhoni (CSK)

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DLF IPL 2012 Match - 73 Qualifier 1

As the first chance to qualify for the IPL final slipped out of their hands, Delhi Daredevils captain Virender Sehwag on Tuesday said the 163-run target was very much chase-able but the batting unit unsuccessful to fire against KKR in the Qualifier.

Delhi possibly will handle just 144 for eight with all big guns failing to contribute much. We did not bat well, 160 were chase-able and the essential batting effort was just not there. We lost two early wickets and unsuccessful to make it in the last few overs, Sehwag said.

Summarized Scores:
Kolkata Knight Riders 162-4 (20 Overs)

YK Pathan                   40(21)                           P Negi    1-18
G Gambhir                   32(16)                           IK Pathan   1-20

Delhi Daredevils 144-8 (20 Overs)

DPMD Jayawardene    40(33)                           JH Kallis    2-24
NV Ojha                      28(28)                           SP Narine    2-24

Man of the Match:

YK Pathan (KKR)


 

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DLF IPL 2012 Match 71 - DC vs RCB

Through nothing to lose, the Deccan Chargers hit the field with the aim to destroy the party for the Royal Challengers Bangalore who were looking to seal their berth for the playoffs in a must-win game. But the result was heartbreak for Bangalore dugout as the home team defeated the visitors by 9 runs at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, and Hyderabad.

While the Hyderabad dugout left the field on a winning note, their victory would have come as a giant relief for the Chennai Super Kings who have now qualified for the playoffs. They have seen all the results go in their favour and keeping in mind their red hot form in the last few matches, the shielding champions are now just two wins away from a hat-trick of IPL titles.

Summarized Scores:
Deccan Chargers 132-7 (20 Overs)

JP Duminy             74(53)                           R Vinay Kumar    3-22
PA Patel                16(21)                           Z Khan           2-30

Royal Challengers Bangalore 123-9 (20 Overs)

V Kohli                 42(40)                           DW Steyn          3-8
SS Tiwary             30(27)                           A Ashish Reddy    3-25

Man of the Match:

DW Steyn (DC)

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DLF IPL 2012 Match 67 – DD vs RCB

Predator (Gayle) reckoned that his team was under pressure to deliver their most excellent in the must-win game against table-toppers Delhi Daredevils. And the Jamaican once more became the wrecker-in-chief with an unbeaten 128 runs from 62 balls. Predator destroyed the Daredevils on their home turf.

Predator (Gayle) along with Virat Kohli shared an unbeaten 204-run partnership for the second wicket as Bangalore posted a massive total of 215 runs. The only wicket they gone was of Dilshan who decomposed in the third over, but from there on, it was the Gayle rainstorm and Kohli’s elegant strokes which made a mockery of the Delhi bowling attack.

It was an inflexible chase for the Delhi Daredevils who came to the field without their regular skipper Virender Sehwag, who missed the match due to fever. Delhi too rested their in-form bowler Morne Morkel and Gayle along with Kohli made the most of it. On two occasions, Predator (Gayle) scored three successive sixes and there was a stage when the Delhi bowlers had given up to his lusty blows and his ability to clear the rope at will.

It was always going to be an inflexible chase for Delhi but they made sure that they put up a fight in front of the home crowd. David Warner began his innings in style as he scored two consecutive boundaries off Dilshan’s first over and also damaged Zaheer Khan for a six over extra-cover. But the Australian lost manages of his bat the very next ball and decomposed. Unmukt Chand was impressive during his short stay at the crease but the youngster couldn’t handle up with the pressure of scoring consistent boundaries.

Venugopal Rao played a few good strokes earlier than he was dismissed by Muralitharan. The Sri Lankan was hit for numerous boundaries and sixes by Ross Taylor who rose to the occasion just on time. Virat Kohli had put three fielders for him on the leg-side, but Taylor managed to clear the chains and find gaps on numerous occasions. Towards the end, it was all left to Andre Russell who played a small cameo role, but with no support from the other end, in spite of his best efforts, Delhi fell short of the mammoth total by 21 runs.

Even though the Daredevils had nothing to lose in the match having already booked their berth to the playoffs, the result would boost the buoyancy of Bangalore who need to win their next game in classify to reach to the top four. During his burning knock, Predator (Gayle) became the only player in IPL history to have three tons by his name. He was very sincere after his knock as he approved that his innings came under pressure and the team had a lot to talk about regarding their own performance in the last couple of days.

Summarized Scores:
Royal Challengers Bangalore 215-1 (20 Overs)

CH Gayle             128(62)                                  VR Aaron        1-38
V Kohli                73(53)                                    AD Russell      0-41

Delhi Daredevils 194-9 (20 Overs)

LRPL Taylor         55(26)                                   Z Khan          3-38
Y Venugopal Rao  36(24)                                   P Parameswaran  3-30

Man of the Match:

CH Gayle (RCB)

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DLF IPL 2012 Match 57 - PWI vs RCB

Royal Challengers Bangalore aced Pune Warriors India by 35 runs through an all-round proves in DLF IPL 2012. Chris Gayle's merciless attack stands set the tone for Dilshan Tillekeratne to deal in ferocious cuts as the visitors piled up 173. RCB bowling aces then took over, Zaheer Khan's swing, Vinay Kumar's pace; Muthiah Muralitharan's guile pressed the home team over the brink, ending with 138 for nine.

Twins strikes by Zaheer put the brakes on PWI before the chase got off the chunk. Manish Pandey gone his offstump to a splendor. Vinay chipped in with Clarke's wicket, digging one short for the Aussie to wade in as estimated. Tiwary on the mid-wicket boundary marker kept track off the ball and pouched the catch. Muralitharan's act was next in the excitement being played out at the wicket, cashing in on Uthappa's reckless streak for a stumping.

Majumdar's heroic act ended in Zaheer's hands at cover, a dive forward to make up for late reaction followed by a fall down. Earlier Bhuvanesh Kumar brought out the quiet danger in Gayle. PWI's most efficient bowler so far in IPL5 found four balls soaring high over his head into the stands as RCB's destroyer associated with straight hits, four sixes in the sixth over thrilling fans, fielders looked on helplessly.

Indian Railways medium-pacer Krishnakant Upadhyay got an experience of reality in his second over, two balls swatted disdainfully on either side of sightscreen by Gayle, leaving the rain-drenched fans noisy with delight. Rahul Sharma came next in the dismissal line, escaped major injure to his psyche. Gayle paid for his daring in the next over, front foot out with bat swinging for a smash to long-on. The ball didn't clear Manish Pandey on the boundary marker, bowler Angelo Matthews responded with a clenched fist celebration.

PWI got a toehold in the match as leg-spinner Rahul deceived Kohli into top-edging into Smith's hand over at cover. Dilshan stepped into the spotlight, larceny runs off Upadhyay via sweeps and forceful drives square off the wicket. RCB, 129 for two off 15 overs had in right men at the crease for the attack in the last five overs in Dilshan and Tiwary.

Summarized Scores:

Royal Challengers Bangalore 173-3

CH Gayle       57(31)                                     AD Mathews     1-14
TM Dilshan    25(23)                                     R Sharma           1-31

Pune Warriors India 138-9

RV Uthappa     38(23)                                   R Vinay Kumar   3-32
AP Majumdar  31(26)                                   Z Khan                2-21

Man of the Match:

CH Gayle (RCB)

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IPL 2012 Match 57 PWI vs RCB

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