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Sunday, April 19, 2009

First in IPL 2: Things Happened for the First Time!

The IPL 2 started well and is progressing in a nice way, though there were weather threats interruptions. With so many things happening, I have consolidated the interesting things that happened in this edition of IPL:

First Match: April 18, 2009: Mumbai Indians v. Chennai Super Kings
First Toss Captains: April 18, 2009: Sachin Tendulkar and Mahendra Singh Dhoni
First Toss Win: April 18, 2009: Mahendra Singh Dhoni of Chennai Super Kings
First D/L Method: Match 3, KXI v. DD. Delhi won by 10 wickets with 7 balls remaining. Matched started as 12 overs-a-side. KXI scored 104. During DD innings, rain intervened in the 2nd over, target revised to 54 in 6 overs. They won without losing a wicket.
First Man of the Match: Sachin (MI)
First Win: MI beat CSK
First Win by Runs: MI beat CSK by 19 runs
First Win by Wickets: DD beat KXI by 10 wickets
First Bowl Out: Yet to Happen
First Carry Through the Bat: Sachin (MI) against CSK. He opened the innings with Jayasuria and was not out on 59 when the innings ended.
First Ball Faced by: Jayasuria of Mumbai Indians
First Ball Bowled by: Gony of Chennai Super Kings
First Run Scored by: Jayasuria of Mumbai Indians in the first over, first ball
First Dot Ball Bowled by: Gony of CSK to Tendulkar of Mumbai Indians
First Extra: Leg bye by Jayasuria (MI) of Thushara (CSK), 1.1 overs
First Leg Bye: Jayasuria (MI) of Thushara (CSK), 1.1 overs
First Wide: Gony (CSK) bowled the wide to Dhawan at 11.2 overs
First No Ball (height): Bowled by Praveen Kumar (RC) to Henderson (RR) at 4.3 overs. 1 run was scored;
First No Ball: Bowled by Sangwan (DD) to Raina (CSK) at 7.4 overs. Batsmen did not score run.
First Free Hit: Raina (CSK) got the chance against Sangwan (DD) at 7.4 overs. Chasing 190 in 20 overs, Raina missed it as he edged it to Karthik.
First Bye: Dhoni missed to collect Flintoff's delivery to Nayar, 1 run at 15.4 overs
First Four: Jayasuria (MI) of Thushara (CSK), 1.4 overs
First Six: Nayar (MI) hit six of Flintoff (CSK) at 17.2 overs
First Catch: Hayden (CSK). He took Jayasuria's (MI) catch at slip of Thushara (CSK)
First Bowled: Dhoni (CSK) was bowled by Malinga (MI) at 19.4 overs
First LBW: Bopara (KXI) was trapped by Vettori (DD) at 6.1 overs
First Caught Behind: Dhawan was caught behind by Dhoni (CSK) at 11.4 overs
First Outfield Catch: Hayden (CSK). He took Jayasuria's (MI) catch at slip of Thushara (CSK)
First Caught and Bowled: Gony took the catch of Duminy (MI) at 13.3 overs
First Run Out (Batsmen): Harbhajan Singh (MI) at 19.0 overs

First Run Out (Fielders): Jacob Oram (CSK) ran out Harbhajan (MI) through a direct hit
First Stumping: Warne (RR) was stumped by Uthappa (RC) off Kumble at 13.3 overs
First Ball Duck: Taylor (RC) was bowled by Mascarenhas (RR) in 0.3 overs.
First Fifty: Sachin Tendulkar of MI. He scored 59 not out against CSK
First Hundred: AB DeVilliers of DD. He scored 105 not out against CSK in 54 balls with 5 fours and 6 sixes
First Wicket with 0 Score: RC lost the wicket of Ryder in the 2nd ball of first over bowled by Mascarenhas (RR)

First Wicket in First Over: Malinga (MI) took the wicket of Parthiv Patel (CSK) at 0.2 overs.
First Maiden: Anil Kumble (RC) against Rajasthan Royals
First Wicket: Thushara (CSK). He took Jayasuriya's (MI) wicket in 5.5 overs
First 5-Wickets: Anil Kumble (RC) 5 for 5 in 3.1 overs against RR
First Hatrick-Chance: Mascarenhas (RR) in his first over took 2 wickets (Ryder and Tylor) at 0.2 and 0.3 overs
First Hatrick: Yuvaraj Singh (KXI). He removed Uthappa in his 2nd over (11.5) 5th ball, caught by Katich; Next delivery, Kallis was bowled; Since the over ended, he got the hat-trick chance in his third over (13.1) and he removed Boucher through a leb before decision. But his team lost the match.

First Fast Bowler to Take a Wicket: Thushara (CSK) took the wicket of Jayasuria (MI) at 5.5 overs; Caught at slip by Hayden;
First Spinner to Take a Wicket: Harbhajan Singh (MI) took the wicket of Flintoff (CSK) at 9.5 over; caught and bowled

First Drop Catch: Hayden (CSK) dropped Tendukar (MI) of Flintoff (CSK). Tendulkar was on 9 and he scored 59 not out.

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