M12: Kings XI Punjab beaten again!

Scoreboard:

Match # 12
Date: Friday March 19, 2010
Teams: DC v. KXI
Captains: A Gilchrist and K Sangakkara
Toss: KXI, decided to field
Venue: Cuttack
Result: DC won by 6 runs
Points: DC 2; KXI 0
Man of the Match: A Symonds - DC

DC Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
A Gilchrist	c Jayawardene b Srivastava	33	12	4	2
VVS Laxman	retired hurt	10	7	1	0
H Gibbs	b Yuvraj Singh	23	23	2	0
A Symonds	c Bipul Sharma b Yuvraj Singh	53	38	3	3
R Sharma	run out (Jayawardene)	1	2	0	0
Anirudh Singh	c Sangakkara b Bipul Sharma	0	1	0	0
T Suman	run out (Sangakkara)	26	22	2	1
Vaas	c Bipul Sharma b Pathan	16	10	1	1
Jaskaran Singh	not out	3	3	0	0
RP Singh	not out	4	2	0	0
Extras	(w 1)	1	-	-	-
Total	7 wkts in 20 overs	170	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-43 (Gilchrist, 2.6 ov), 1-45* (Laxman, retired not out), 2-100 (Gibbs, 10.2 ov), 3-102 (Sharma, 10.5 ov), 4-112 (Anirudh Singh, 11.4 ov), 5-142 (Symonds, 16.4 ov), 6-161 (Vaas, 18.5 ov), 7-163 (Suman, 19.2 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Extras
I Pathan	3	0	16	1
S Sreesanth	4	0	51	0	(1w)
S Srivastava	4	0	39	1
P Chawla	3	0	24	0
Bipul Sharma	2	0	19	1
Yuvraj Singh	4	0	21	2

KXI Innings: (171 to win in 20 overs)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
R Bopara	c Symonds b R Sharma	38	32	5	0
M Bisla	run out (Suman)	0	7	0	0
K Sangakkara	b Vaas	0	3	0	0
Yuvraj Singh	c Gibbs b Vaas	4	6	1	0
M Jayawardene	b Symonds	14	9	3	0
A Barath	c R Sharma b P Ojha	7	10	1	0
I Pathan	c Symonds b Jaskaran Singh	60	29	3	5
P Chawla	c P Ojha b RP Singh	9	13	1	0
Bipul Sharma	not out	8	6	1	0
S Sreesanth	not out	12	5	3	0
Extras	(lb 10, w 2)	12	-	-	-
Total	8 wkts in 20 overs	164	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-10 (Bisla, 2.2 ov), 2-11 (Sangakkara, 2.6 ov), 3-22 (Yuvraj Singh, 4.6 ov), 4-46 (Jayawardene, 7.4 ov), 5-57 (Barath, 10.1 ov), 6-68 (Bopara, 11.6 ov), 7-104 (Chawla, 16.1 ov), 8-152 (Pathan, 19.1 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Extras
Vaas	4	0	27	2	(1w)
RP Singh	4	0	43	1	(1w)
A Symonds	4	0	22	1
P Ojha	4	0	31	1
R Sharma	3	0	19	1
Jaskaran Singh	1	0	12	1

M07: Kallis and Uthappa's knock darkened initial effort by Bopara and Bisla!

Scoreboard:

Match # 7
Date: Tuesday March 16, 2010
Teams: RC v. KXI
Captains: A Kumble and K Sangakkara
Toss: KXI, decided to bat
Venue: Bangalore
Result: RC won by 8 wkts with 7 ball remaining
Points: RC 2; KXI 0
Man of the Match: K Kallis - RC

KXI Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
R Bopara	c Kumble b P Kumar	77	50	9	2
M Bisla	c Morgan b Kallis	75	51	7	4
Yuvraj Singh	c Morgan b Steyn	9	6	1	0
M Jayawardene	not out	26	13	3	1
I Pathan	not out	3	1	0	0
Extras	(b 2, lb 1, w 9, nb 1)	13	-	-	-
Total	3 wkts in 20 overs	203	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-129 (Bisla, 14.1 ov), 2-141 (Yuvraj Singh, 15.5 ov), 3-194 (Bopara, 19.3 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Extras
P Kumar	4	0	43	1	(4w)
D Steyn	4	0	36	1	(2w)
J Kallis	4	0	39	1	(1w)
A Kumbe	4	0	40	0	(1w)
R Vinaykumar	2	0	19	0	(1w)
V Kohli	2	0	23	0	(1nb)

RR Innings: (204 to win in 20 overs)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
M Pandy	c I Pathan b Chawla	38	26	2	3
J Kallis	not out	89	55	8	5
R Uthappa	c Kaif b Bipul Sharma	51	21	4	4
V Kohli	run out (Jayawardene/Chawla)	16	12	1	1
Extras	(lb 1, w 4, nb 5)	10	-	-	-
Total	2 wkts in 18.5 overs	204	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-74 (Pandey, 8.1 ov), 2-143 (Uthappa, 13.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Extras
I Pathan	3	0	33	0
S Sreesanth	3	0	42	0	(3w, 1 nb)
Y Abdulla	2.5	0	36	0	(1w)
P Chawla	3	0	20	1
Yuvraj Singh	2	0	18	0
Bipul Sharma	3	0	37	1
R Bopara	2	0	17	0

Match 15: KXI v. RR: Yuvi Surprises Warne in a Low Scoring Match!

Another batting failure from Rajasthan Royals gave Yuvi's team winning points. The match was low scoring one but poor batting from Warne's team handed them a 27-run defeat.

Chasing 140 is not that difficult in T20 game, but for 2nd time, Rajasthan Royals have failed to chase moderate scores. Batting first, Goel was run out for a duck--his second in this season, in the very first ball of the innings.

Winning the toss and batting first, Bopara could not do much for Kings XI as he got out for 11 off 15 balls. The Sri Lankan skipper Kumar Sangakkara stood at one end and kept the score moving. Yuvi got out for 2 and Jayawardene scored 7. Kings XI were struggling at 48 four 4 in 8.2 overs.

Irfan Pathan and Sangakkara started building the innings. They added 75 for the 5th wicket while taking their own time and pace to score runs. Pathan scored 39 including 2 sixes and 2 fours. Warne's leg spin bowling helped both the left handers as they scored 37 off his 4 overs.

Sangakkara scored 60 off 51 balls before getting run out in the last ball of the 19th over. He came in the 2nd ball of the innings after the fall of Goel and stayed till 19th over and rightly chosen for the Man of the Match award.

Kamaran Khan was once again the pick of the bowlers. He picked 2 wickets giving away 15 runs in his 4 overs.

With 140 as the target, Rajasthan Royals looked favorite winners of this match. The KXI surprised everyone picking the top 5 batsmen with just 36 on the board. RA Jadeja played singles and ensured that he did not lose his wicket. The last 10 overs required 92 runs with just 4 wickets in hand.

Both Warne and Jadeja were not able to improvise the run rate as there were no reliable wickets in hand. Though they hit hard boundaries and sixes, it was not enough for them to taste the victory. They ended with 112 on the board.

Scoreboard:

Match # 15
Date: Sunday April 26, 2009
Teams: Kings XI Punjab v. Rajasthan Royals
Captains: Yuvaraj and Warne
Toss: KXI, decided to bat
Venue: Newlands, Cape Town
Result: KXI won by 27 runs
Points: KXI 2; RR 0
Man of the Match: Sangakkara off KXI

Kings XI Punjab Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Bopara	c M Patel b Kamaran Khan	11	15	2	0
Goel	Run Out (Jadeja/Asnodkar)	0	0	0	0
Sangakkara	Run Out (Rawat)	60	51	7	1
Yuvaraj	c Rawat b M Patel	2	3	0	0
M Jayawardene	c Kamaran Khan b M Patel	7	10	0	0
I Pathan	b Kamaran Khan	39	33	2	2
P Chawla	Not Out	6	6	1	0
Mota	Not Out	1	2	0	0
Extras	(b 2, lb 2, w 9)	13	-	-	-
Total	for 6 wkts in 20 overs	139	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-0 (Goel, 0.1 ov), 2-21 (Bopara, 4.1 ov), 3-38 (Yuvraj Singh, 6.1 ov), 4-48 (Jayawardene, 8.2 ov), 5-123 (Pathan, 18.1 ov), 6-130 (Sangakkara, 18.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Kamaran Khan	4	0	15	2
Mascarenhas	4	0	29	0
M Patel	4	0	24	2
Y Pathan	4	0	30	0
Warne	4	0	37	0

Rajasthan Royals Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Asnodkar	c Powar b I Pathan	3	4	0	0
G Smith	c Sangakkara b I Pathan	2	6	0	0
Quiney	c Sangakkara b Abdulla	7	8	1	0
Y Pathan	c Goel b Chawla	10	13	2	0
Mascarenhas	b Abdulla	4	2	1	0
RA Jadeja	b Abdulla	37	44	2	0
Raut	c Powar b Chawla	1	4	0	0
Warne	Not Out	34	33	3	0
M Rawat	Not Out	4	6	0	0
Extras	(lb 5, w 5)	10	-	-	-
Total	for 7 wkts in 20 overs	112	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-7 (Asnodkar, 1.1 ov), 2-9 (Smith, 1.5 ov), 3-23 (Quiney, 4.1 ov), 4-27 (Mascarenhas, 4.3 ov), 5-36 (Pathan, 6.4 ov), 6-42 (Raut, 8.4 ov), 7-102 (Jadeja, 18.1 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
R Powar	2	0	10	0
I Pathan	4	0	26	2
Abdulla	4	0	21	3
VRV Singh	4	0	19	0
P Chawla	4	0	22	2
Yuvaraj	2	0	9	0

Match 11: KXI v. RC: Bopara Stars in XI's First Win! Praveen Messes it Up for RC!

What's happening in RC camp? Even Pietersen is not sure and that's why he said, "I don't know mate." They were better during the powerplay in the match against Kings XI Punjab. The match was almost in the hands of Royall Challengers until Bopara and Yuvaraj smashed the last few overs for important boundaries and sixes.

Earlier, RC reached their highest total of this season scoring 168. Once again, Kevin Pietersen fell for a duck. Ryder scored useful 32, while his other opening partner Uthappan scored a duck.

Kings XI scored their first win of this season losing both of their earlier matches under D/L Method due to rain. They lost it against Delhi and against Kolkata.

Bopara top scored with 84 off 59 balls and helped KXI register their first win in three matches. In the last 10 overs, KXI required 89 runs with 9 wickets in hand.

Kumble took the crucial wicket of Sangakkara for 26. Last 5 overs required 60 runs and the 16th over from Praveen Kumar in which Bopara scored all the 19 runs which changed the equation to 41 in 24 balls. Kallis bowled the 17th and gave 13 runs including two fours by Yuvaraj.

The last 18 balls required 28 runs. Ryder's over contributed 17 to the total which included 2 sixes by Bopara. The last 12 balls required 11 runs. Kallis provided break through by taking the wicket of Bopara, who did not read the slower ball and edges it to deep midwicket where Ryder took a sliding catch. But, the wicket came too late in the innings Yuvaraj scored a four and a six of the last ball of the over to give KXI their first winning point.

Earlier, for RC, though Uthappa was out for a duck, Kallis and Ryder consolidated the innings. They added 42 for the 2nd wicket in 25 balls, but both Ryder and Pietersen fell in the same over. Taylor contributed 35 and took the final score to 168. Abdulla picked 4 wickets while Irfan Pathan picked 3.

Match # 11
Date: Friday April 24, 2009
Teams: Kings XI Punjab v. Bangalore Royal Challengers
Captains: Yuvaraj and Pietersen
Toss: RC, elected to bat
Venue: Kingsmead, Durban
Result: KXI won by 7 wickets with 6 balls remaining
Points: KXI 2; RC 0
Man of the Match: Ravi Bopara of KXI

Royal Challengers Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Ryder	b Abdulla	32	21	6	0
Uthappa	c Yuvaraj b I Pathan	0	1	0	0
Kallis	c D Jayawardane b Abdulla	62	46	5	2
Pietersen	c Goel b Abdulla	0	2	0	0
Dravid	c Vikram b Chawla	10	13	0	0
LRPL Taylor	c D Jayawardaane b Abdulla	35	22	4	2
Kohli	c Bopara b Vikram	2	3	0	0
Praveen Kumar	lbw b I Pathan	13	7	0	1
Vinay Kumar	Not Out	1	1	0	0
Pankaj Singh	b I Pathan	0	1	0	0
Kumble	Not Out	5	3	1	0
Extras	(b 4, lb 1, w 3)	8	-	-	-
Total	for 9 wkts in 20 overs	168	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-6 (Uthappa, 1.1 ov), 2-48 (Ryder, 5.2 ov), 3-48 (Pietersen, 5.4 ov), 4-73 (Dravid, 10.3 ov), 5-134 (Kallis, 16.3 ov), 6-142 (Kohli, 17.4 ov), 7-159 (Taylor, 18.4 ov), 8-162 (Kumar, 19.1 ov), 9-162 (Pankaj Singh, 19.2 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Bose	2	0	24	0
I Pathan	4	0	35	3
Abdulla	4	0	31	4
Chawla	4	0	19	1
Yuvaraj	4	0	28	0
Bopara	1	0	4	0
Vikram	2	0	22	1

Kings XI Punjab Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Bopara	c Ryder b Kallis	84	59	4	5
Goel	Run Out	19	19	1	0
Sangakkara	c Pankaj b Kumble	26	18	2	1
Yuvaraj	Not Out	30	17	3	1
D Jayawardane	Not Out	1	1	0	0
Extras	(b 1, lb 3, w 9)	13	-	-	-
Total	for 3 wkts in 19 overs	173	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-52 (Goel, 6.4 ov), 2-92 (Sangakkara, 12.3 ov), 3-158 (Bopara, 18.1 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
P Kumar	4	0	36	0
Pankaj	2	0	20	0
Kallis	4	0	51	1
Vinay	1	0	4	0
Pietersen	2	0	16	0
Kumble	4	0	19	1
Ryder	2	0	23	0

I don't fight with Girls: Sharukh Khan

In a chat with the private television channel anchor, Sharukh Khan said that he does not fight with girls. He mentioned that his son can fight, but not him. He can only hug and kiss them.

Mandira Bedi, one of the anchors of IPL in Set Max channel that broadcasts IPL season 2, asked Sharukh Khan on how he see the rivals Preity Zinta (owner of Kings XI Punjab) and Shilpa Shetty (owner of Rajasthan Royals). Sharukh replied smilingly, "I don't fight with girls. My son can. I can only love them, hug them and kiss them. In fact, all three of you (Preity Zinta, Shilpa and Manidera Bedi) were launched by me."

IPL Match 6: KKR v. KXI: Ganguly and Rain Spoil KXI!

What's happening to Yuvi and the Kings XI Punjab? The rain once again played a key role, though KKR had the advantage without rain as well.

The Duckworth-Lewis favored the 2nd playing team once again. Earlier, Kings XI scored 104 in rain delayed 12 overs match. After the first over of Delhi Daredevils innings, it rained. Duckworth-Lewis rules said that Delhi should score 54 in 6 overs. When the revised target was set, they were already at 15 for no loss.

Again, in this crucial match, with already one loss, Kings XI didn't have a good start after put into bat by KKR. Goel fell for duck in the 3rd over. Pathan hit quick 32 off 17 balls. He did what was expected of him. Sangakkar scored 26 and the skipper Yuvi scored 38 off 28. Pathan, Yuvi and Jayawardane did some firing, but that did not give a competitive total. The weather was not good and the rain was expected any time. KXI also lost wickets and they did not learn the lesson from the first match.

Ganguly struck twice in the same over--Irfan Pathan was brilliantly caught very close to the boundary line by Murali Karthik and couple of deliveries later, Bopara was caught behind, trying to cut the short ball.

Chasing 159, KKR started well with McCullum and Gayle smashing the ball for six and four. They reached 50 in the 6th over and did not lose a wicket. McCullum was caught behind off VS Malik. But, when rain stopped play in the 10th over, KKR had 79 for 1 in the scoreboard.

As per Duckworth-Lewis method, it is enough if they had 68 on the board, but they were ahead by 11 runs. Earlier, Goel missed an easy chance from Gayle when he was 2. In the fifth over, Gayle hit two fours and a six of Pathan which changed the match.

Scoreboard:

Match # 6
Date: Tuesday April 21, 2009
Teams: Kolkata Knight Riders v. Kings XI Punjab
Captains: McCullum and Yuvaraj Singh
Toss: KKR, elected to field
Venue: Kingsmead, Durban
Result: KKR won by 11 runs by D/L method
Points: KKR 2; KXI 0
Man of the Match: Chris Gayle of KKR

Kings XI Punjab Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Bopara	c McCullum b Ganguly	15	15	2	0
Goel	c Gayle b I Sharma	0	7	0	0
I Pathan	c M Kartik b Ganguly	32	17	5	1
Sangakkara	Run Out (Chopra/McCullum)	26	24	2	0
Yuvaraj Singh	c Y Singh b Henriques	38	28	3	2
M Jayawardane	Not Out	31	19	3	1
T Kohli	c McCullum b Dinda	1	4	0	0
P Chawla	Not Out	3	6	0	0
Extras	(b 1, w 11)	12	-	-	-
Total	for 6 wkts in 20 overs	158	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-9 (Goel, 2.2 ov), 2-47 (Pathan, 6.2 ov), 3-48 (Bopara, 6.4 ov), 4-104 (Sangakkara, 14.1 ov), 5-122 (Yuvraj Singh, 15.4 ov), 6-131 (Kohli, 17.2 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
I Sharma	4	0	24	1
AB Dinda	4	0	34	1
Henriques	4	0	32	1
Ganguly	4	0	24	2
LR Shukla	2	0	22	0
Gayle	1	0	14	0
M Kartik	1	0	7	0

Kolkata Knight Riders Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
McCullum	c Sangakkara b VS Malik	21	16	1	2
Gayle	Not Out	44	26	2	4
Hodge	Not Out	10	14	0	0
Extras	(w 4)	4	-	-	-
Total	for 6 wkts in 20 overs	79	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-57 (McCullum, 5.3 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
I Pathan	3	0	27	0
Y Abdulla	2	0	20	0
VS Malik	2	0	23	1
P Chawla	2	0	8	0
Bopara	0.2	0	1	0

IPL Match 3: DD v. KXI: Vettori and Rain helps DD beat KXI

The rain disturbed match between Kings XI Punjab and Delhi Daredevils ended in favor of Delhi, lead by Sehwag. The match started late due to rain and poor outfield conditions. The match was reduced to 12 overs a side and rightly Delhi decided to bowl after winning the toss. They knews that it is going to rain further.

One cannot blame Yuvaraj for what happened as it was completely out of his control. Nature has to be blamed rather than individuals. Bopara and Goel started well adding 67 in the first 6 overs. Goel hit 3 sixes and 3 fours in his 38. Yuvaraj hit 2 sixes in his 16. The last two overs really messed up KXI plans as they lost 4 wickets in the last 10 balls. They added just 6 runs and lost Yuvaraj, Jayawardane, Chawla (in the same over) and Irfan Pathan in the last ball of the innings.

Rain interuppted the play in the 2nd over Delhi innings at 15 for no loss. The match was later reduced to 6 overs and target was revised to 54. Delhi, with the Indian opening pair in the crease, did not find it difficult at all. The firing Sehwag contributed 38 off just 16 balls with 4 fours and 3 sixes while Gambhir scored 15 off 13 balls with 2 fours.

Surely Yuvaraj was a disappointed with the result, especially the way that the match turned. The match was in favor of KXI during the first 10 overs of their innings, but after that, Vettori turned the match in favor of DD. He picked 3 wickets for 15 runs in his 3 overs. He took a catch and was involved in a run out.

Scoreboard:

Match # 3
Date: Sunday April 19, 2009
Teams: Delhi Daredevils v. Kings XI Punjab
Captains: Sehwag and Yuvaraj
Toss: DD, elected to field
Venue: Newlands, Cape Town
Result: DD won by 10 wickets with 7 balls remaining
Points: DD 2; KXI 0
Man of the Match: Vettori of DD

Kings XI Punjab Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Bopara	lbw b Vettori	22	16	0	2
Goel	c Vettori b Mahesh	38	21	3	3
Yuvaraj Singh	run out (Karthik/Vettori)	16	11	0	2
Sangakkara	c Nannes b Vettori	8	11	1	0
M Jayawardane	c Dilshan b Vettori	6	6	1	0
I Pathan	c Dilshan b Salvi	6	7	0	0
P Chawla	run out (Tiwari)	0	0	0	0
T Kohli	Not Out	0	0	0	0
Extras	(lb 4, w 4)	8	-	-	-
Total	for 7 wkts in 12 overs	104	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-67 (Goel, 5.6 ov), 2-67 (Bopara, 6.1 ov), 3-77 (Sangakkara, 8.4 ov), 4-98 (Yuvraj Singh, 10.3 ov), 5-98 (Jayawardene, 10.5 ov), 6-98 (Chawla, 10.6 ov), 7-104 (Pathan, 11.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Nannes	3	0	24	0
Salvi	2	0	17	1
P Sangwan	2	0	19	0
VY Mahesh	2	0	25	1
DL Vettori	3	0	15	3

Delhi Daredevils Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Gambhir	Not Out	15	13	2	0
Sehwag	Not Out	38	16	4	3
Extras	(b 1, lb 1, w 3)	5	-	-	-
Total	for no loss in 4.5 overs	58	-	-	-

Bowler	O	M	R	W
I Pathan	1	0	9	0
YA Abdulla	1	0	19	0
VS Malik	1	0	11	0
VRV Singh	1	0	5	0
P Chawla	0.5	0	12	0

Rain delayed Kings XI and Delhi!

The third match of the IPL season 2 between Kings XI Punjab and Delhi Dareldevils was delayed due to rain and poor outfield conditions.

The match was almost delayed by 90 minutes and the overs were reduced to 12. As of now, the toss was won by Sehwag and asked Yuvi's team to bat.

They are 40 for no loss in 3.4 overs.

Sreesanth to miss IPL 2!

Due to stress fracture of his back, Sreesanth, the aggressive Indian fast bowler, who is representing Kings XI lead by Yuvaraj Singh, may miss the IPL season 2.

He was the second highest wicket taker in IPL 1 with 19 wickets. "It is unfortunate that Sreesanth will not be participating in the season two due to his back injury," Punjab coach Tom Moody said. "He is a performer and was a great asset to the team last season and his absence on the field will surely be felt."

"I will be their motivator and will cheer them through to the IPL season two finals."

He was involved in the famous slapping incident with Harbhajan Singh after the match between Kings XI Punjab and Mumbai Indians.