M08: Dhoni thrash Kolkata!

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Match # 8
Date: Tuesday March 16, 2010
Teams: CSK v. KKR
Captains: MS Dhoni and S Ganguly
Toss: CSK, decided to bat
Venue: Kolkata
Result: CSK won by 55 runs
Points: KKR 2; RC 0
Man of the Match: MS Dhoni - CSK

CSK Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
M Vijay	b Shukla	33	26	5	0
M Hayden	b I Sharma	1	8	0	0
S Raina	b Hodge	18	20	2	0
S Badrinath	not out	43	33	3	1
M Dhoni	not out	66	33	6	3
Extras	(lb 2, w 1)	3	-	-	-
Total	3 wkts in 20 overs	164	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-16 (Hayden, 3.1 ov), 2-53 (Vijay, 8.4 ov), 3-55 (Raina, 9.1 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Extras
S Bond	4	0	33	0
I Sharma	4	0	38	1
A Mathews	3	0	29	0
L Shukla	4	0	37	1
M Kartik	4	0	21	0	(1w)
B Hodge	1	0	4	1

KKR Innings: (165 to win in 20 overs)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
B Hodge	c Ashwin b Morkel	0	2	0	0
M Tiwary	b Gony	8	3	2	0
S Ganguly	c Morkel b Kemp	11	20	1	0
W Saha	b Balaji	22	13	5	0
OA Shah	c Dhoni b Balaji	5	4	1	0
A Mathews	lbw b Kemp	6	13	0	0
L Shukla	c Morkel b Muralitharan	19	16	3	0
R Gavaskar	c Vijay b Kemp	2	8	0	0
S Bond	b Ashwin	1	2	0	0
M Karthik	run out (Badhrinath)	21	20	2	0
I Sharma	not out	6	15	0	0
Extras	(lb 5, w 3)	8	-	-	-
Total	all out in 19.2 overs	109	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-0 (Hodge, 0.2 ov), 2-8 (Tiwary, 1.3 ov), 3-34 (Saha, 4.6 ov), 4-46 (Shah, 6.2 ov), 5-55 (Ganguly, 8.1 ov), 6-69 (Mathews, 10.2 ov), 7-79 (Gavaskar, 12.3 ov), 8-82 (Shukla, 13.2 ov), 9-84 (Bond, 14.1 ov), 10-109 (Kartik, 19.2 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Extras
A Morkel	2	1	6	1	(1w)
Gony	3	0	33	1
L Balaji	2.2	0	9	2
Muralitharan	4	0	16	1	(1w)
J Kemp	3	0	12	3	(1w)
R Aswin	4	0	22	1
S Raina	1	0	6	0

M04: Mathews and Tiwari help KKR register 2nd continuous win!

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Match # 4
Date: Sunday March 14, 2010
Teams: KKR v. RC
Captains: S Ganguly and A Kumble
Toss: KKR, decided to field
Venue: Kolkata
Result: KKR won by 7 wkts with 4 balls remaining
Points: KKR 2; RC 0
Man of the Match: M Tiwari- KKR

RC Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
J Kallis	not out	65	52	7	1
S Goswami	c Sharma b Langeveldt	8	10	2	0
M Pandey	b Mathews	0	7	0	0
V Kohli	c Mathews b Kartik	2	5	0	0
E Morgan	b Kartik	10	7	0	1
R Dravid	b Mathews	21	16	3	0
R Uthappa	c †Saha b Mathews	20	17	1	0
R van der Merwe	c Hodge b Mathews	1	2	0	0
P Kumar	not out	3	5	0	0
Extras	(b 1, lb 2, w 1, nb 1)	5	-	-	-
Total	7 wkts in 20 overs	135	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-15 (Goswami, 2.6 ov), 2-17 (Pandey, 4.3 ov), 3-20 (Kohli, 5.4 ov), 4-35 (Morgan, 7.2 ov), 5-73 (Dravid, 12.1 ov), 6-110 (Uthappa, 17.3 ov), 7-112 (van der Merwe, 17.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Extras
CK Langeveldt	4	0	27	1
I Sharma	4	0	27	0	(1w)
A Mathews	4	0	19	4
M Kartik	4	0	22	2	(1nb)
B Hodge	1	0	11	0
S Ganguly	2	0	18	0
R Gavaskar	1	0	8	0

KKR Innings: (136 to win in 20 overs)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
B Hodge	c Pandey b van der Merwe	50	45	7	0
M Tiwary	c & b van der Merwe	50	29	6	2
S Ganguly	c Morgan b Kumar	23	22	1	1
C Pujara	not out	5	15	0	0
OA Shah	not out	2	5	0	0
Extras	(lb 1, w 5)	6	-	-	-
Total	3 wkts in 19.2 overs	136	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-101 (Tiwary, 11.4 ov), 2-112 (Hodge, 13.6 ov), 3-133 (Ganguly, 18.2 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Extras
P Kumar	4	0	16	1
J Kallis	3	0	34	0
D Steyn	4	0	38	0	(2w)
A Kumbe	4	0	19	0
R van der Merwe	4	0	27	2	(3w)
V Kohli	0.2	0	1	0

M01: Kolkata start with a win, beat Hyderabad!

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Match # 1
Date: Friday March 12, 2010
Teams: KKR v. DC
Captains: S Ganguly and A Gilchrist
Toss: DC, decided to field
Venue: Mumbai
Result: KKR won by 11 runs
Points: KKR 2; DC 0
Man of the Match: A Mathews - KKR

KKR Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
M Tiwary	c Sharma b Vaas	0	1	0	0
B Hodge	c Gibbs b Jaskaran Singh	13	9	1	1
S Ganguly	c Anirudh Singh b Vaas	0	3	0	0
C Pujara	c Ojha b Singh	10	16	2	0
OA Shah	not out	58	46	3	3
A Mathews	not out	65	46	5	4
Extras	(lb 8, w 6, nb 1)	15	-	-	-
Total	4 wkts in 20 overs	161	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-0 (Tiwary, 0.1 ov), 2-0 (Ganguly, 0.4 ov), 3-31 (Pujara, 4.4 ov), 4-31 (Hodge, 5.1 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Extras
Vaas	3	1	22	2
RP Singh	4	0	35	1	(3w)
Jaskaran Singh	4	0	35	1	(1w)
P Ojha	4	0	19	0
A Symonds	4	0	26	0	(2w)
T Suman	1	0	16	0

DC Innings: (162 to win in 20 overs)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
A Gilchrist	c Tiwary b Hodge	54	35	3	3
VVS Laxman	c & b Kartik	22	14	2	1
H Gibbs	c Mathews b Langeveldt	19	24	2	0
A Symonds	c Ganguly b Sharma	5	9	0	0
R Sharma	c Hodge b Mathews	13	12	2	0
Anirudh Singh	c & b Shukla	14	14	1	0
T Suman	not out	7	9	1	0
Vaas	b Langeveldt	0	1	0	0
Jaskaran Singh	not out	4	4	0	0
Extras	(b 4, lb 1, w 5, nb 2)	12	-	-	-
Total	7 wkts in 20 overs	150	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-61 (Laxman, 5.5 ov), 2-99 (Gilchrist, 11.1 ov), 3-102 (Gibbs, 12.2 ov), 4-116 (Symonds, 14.1 ov), 5-128 (Sharma, 16.2 ov), 6-141 (Anirudh Singh, 17.6 ov), 7-142 (Vaas, 18.3 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Extras
CK Langeveldt	4	0	26	2	(3w)
I Sharma	4	0	31	1	(1nb, 1w)
LR Shukla	3	0	30	1
M Kartik	3	0	17	1
AD Mathews	4	0	27	1	(1nb, 1w)
BJ Hodge	2	0	14	1

Match Fixing in IPL? Modi to Get Back!

The IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi has said that he will review the TV footage and do an investigation.

KKR lost the match despite scoring 173. One of the top scorers of KKR, Bradd Hodge was dropped, but was seen in the hospitality box.

Since KKR is out of the competition, a win will not do anything to KKR but they can benefit if they lose the match to Royal Challengers. The win boosted the chance of RC making to the last four.

RC is playing their next match against CSK on May 14, 2009 at 4:00 PM IST.

Earlier, ICC cautioned BCCI about the possible corruption which the latter ruled out.

KKR not for Sale!

There for a rumour that Shaurukh Khan is trying to sell KKR. He bought it for Rs.200 crorers while he is looking for someone who estimates it at Rs.300 crorers.

But, KKR has announced that it is not for sale and Shahrukh Khan is not looking for any buyers. He is happy with the team and the players! It is time that the team starts winning!

Match 10: RR v. KKR: Match Tied, but Y Pathan's Sixes help RR win in Super Over!

In the closely faught match between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders, Warne's RR had the final laugh.

The match in hand was lost by KKR. Last over required 7 runs, but lost Ganguly in the penultimate ball. Last ball required 2 runs, but it was too much for Ishanth Sharma. He drove the ball towards cover where Warne did a wonderful diving stop. While going for the 2nd run, Ishanth was well short of his crease.

This created Super Over where each team has to select three batsmen and one bowler.

Gayle, McCullum and Ganguly were selected to bat for KKR and Kamaran Khan bowled for Rajasthan Royals:

Ball 1: Single to long off by Gayle;
Ball 2: Single on a hip-height full toss by McCullum. He asked for a no-ball but umpires denied it;
Ball 3: Wide;
Ball 3: Four over mid on by Gayle, over pitched and chipped over long on
Ball 4: Four over square leg by Gayle; pitched on leg stump and he flicked it;
Ball 5: Four over mid wicket by Gayle; He stayed close to the wicket and hit it over mid-wicket.
Ball 6: Caught beautifully by Quiney at deep cover; ball pitched on the wide off stump which he tried to cut but went straight to sweeper cover;

KKR scored 15 runs for 1 wicket in 1 over. RR needed 16;

RR selected Y Pathan, RA Jadeja, and Mascarenhas and KKR had Mendis for bowling;

Ball 1: Six over long-off by Pathan;
Ball 2: He hit it over long on but went high in the air; dropped; Proper adjustment would have turned this match;
Ball 3: Six over deep mid-wicket by Pathan;
Ball 4: Four by Pathan wide of square leg

RR reached 18 in 4 balls and win the crucial 2 points

Scoreboard:

Match # 10
Date: Thursday April 23, 2009
Teams: Rajasthan Royals v. Kolkata Knight Riders
Captains: Warne and McCullum
Toss: KKR, elected to bat
Venue: Newlands, Cape Town
Result: Match Tied; RR won by 2 wickets in Super Over with 2 balls remaining
Points: RR 2; KKR 0
Man of the Match: Yousuf Pathan of RR

Rajasthan Royals Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
G Smith	c Gayle b Mendis	15	21	1	0
Valthaty	c I Sharma b A Singh	5	7	1	0
Quiney	c Gayle b I Sharma	6	2	0	1
Y Pathan	c Y Singh b Mendis	42	21	6	2
RA Jadeja	c Y Singh b I Sharma	22	26	0	0
Mascarenhas	b A Singh	27	28	2	0
AS Raut	Not Out	21	13	1	2
Warne	Not Out	2	2	0	0
Extras	(lb 3, w 7)	10	-	-	-
Total	for 6 wkts in 20 overs	150	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-8 (Valthaty, 1.6 ov), 2-14 (Quiney, 2.2 ov), 3-70 (Smith, 8.1 ov), 4-73 (Pathan, 8.6 ov), 5-112 (Jadeja, 16.2 ov), 6-125 (Mascarenhas, 17.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
I Sharma	4	0	36	2
A Singh	4	0	35	2
Agarkar	1	0	14	0
Mendis	4	0	19	2
Ganguly	3	0	23	0
Gayle	4	0	20	0

Kolkata Knight Riders Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Gayle	c Jadeja b Sangwan	41	33	2	4
McCullum	c K Khan b Mascarenhas	3	9	0	0
Shukla	c Rawat b K Khan	13	13	1	0
Hodge	c Rawat b M Patel	5	7	0	0
Ganguly	c Rawat b K Khan	46	30	4	2
Bangar	c Smith b K Khan	2	9	0	0
Y Singh	c Raut b Warne	20	18	3	0
Agarkar	Not Out	1	1	0	0
I Sharma	Run Out (K Khan/Rawat)	1	1	0	0
Extras	(lb 8, w 9, nb 1)	18	-	-	-
Total	for 8 wkts in 20 overs	150	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-25 (McCullum, 3.6 ov), 2-60 (Gayle, 8.2 ov), 3-67 (Shukla, 9.5 ov), 4-71 (Hodge, 10.5 ov), 5-94 (Bangar, 13.6 ov), 6-143 (Yashpal Singh, 18.5 ov), 7-149 (Ganguly, 19.5 ov), 8-150 (Sharma, 19.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Y Pathan	4	0	27	0
Mascarenhas	4	1	29	1
Warne	4	0	25	2
Kamaran Khan	4	0	18	3
M Patel	3	0	36	1
RA Jadeja	1	0	7	0

IPL Match 4: DC v. KKR: Chargers Raid Kolkata! Win by 8 Wkts!

The season 2 started with surprises! Mumbai Indians who lost consecutive matches in the first edition, beat last year's runner-up CSK by 19 runs. Rajasthan Royals, the champsions, was beaten by Royal Challengers, one of the big losers of IPL 1.

Delhi beat Kings XI Punjab, thanks to rain and Vettori. Deccan Charges beat KKR convincingly and produced another shock of the tournament. The teams that are expected to win, lost matches. Good for the tournament and spectators!

KKR, with the new captain McCullum, did everything ordinary and did not even bat the full quota of 20 overs. MuCullum was unfortunate to be given out caught behind while the ball brushed the thigh pads. Ganguly was not able to improvise the run rate and fell for pressure. Hodge, the top scorer with 31 played some good shots. Only four batsmen scored two digit scores and KKR were all out for 101.

RP Singh was the key wicket-taker for DC with 4 for 22. Edwards, the West Indian fast bowler created pressure on the top order by bowling a tight line. His figures were 0 for 6 in his 4 overs including a maiden.

Deccan Charges started cautiously as they do not want to repeat RR's performance. Gilchrist and Gibbs added 24 for first wicket. VVS Laxman was run out for 10. Rohit Sharma utilized the opportunity to prove his form and stayed till the end scoring 36 of 32 balls with 3 fours and 2 sixes.

Scoreboard:

Match # 4
Date: Sunday April 19, 2009
Teams: Hyderabad Deccan Chargers v. Kolkata Knight Riders
Captains: Gilchrist and McCullum
Toss: KKR, elected to field
Venue: Newlands, Cape Town
Result: DC won by 8 wickets with 41 balls remaining
Points: DC 2; KKR 0
Man of the Match: RP Singh of DC

Kolkta Knight Riders Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
B McCullum	c Gilchrist & b RP Singh	1	3	0	0
C Gayle	c H Singh & b RP Singh	10	12	1	1
S Ganguly	c VVS Laxman & b H Singh	1	12	0	0
B Hodge	c H Gibbs & b S Styris	31	34	4	0
A Chopra	st Gilchrist & b P Ojha	11	19	2	0
L Shukla	st Gilchrist & b P Ojha	8	6	0	1
M Henriques	c R Sharma & b S Styris	6	8	0	0
A Agarkar	Run Out (R Sharma)	7	3	0	1
M Kartik	Not out	10	10	0	0
I Sharma	b RP Singh	9	9	0	1
A Dinda	b RP Singh	2	2	0	0
Extras	(lb 4, w 1)	5	-	-	-
Total	all out in 19.4 overs	104	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-1 (McCullum, 1.1 ov), 2-12 (Gayle, 3.4 ov), 3-16 (Ganguly, 5.2 ov), 4-34 (Chopra, 10.4 ov), 5-48 (Shukla, 12.2 ov), 6-72 (Hodge, 15.3 ov), 7-73 (Henriques, 15.5 ov), 8-81 (Agarkar, 16.3 ov), 9-99 (Sharma, 19.2 ov), 10-101 (Dinda, 19.4 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Fidel Edwards	4	1	6	0
Rudra Pratap Singh	3.4	0	22	4
Harmeet Singh	4	0	23	1
Pragyan Ojha	4	0	14	2
Scott Styris	4	1	32	2

Deccan Chargers Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Gilchrist	c Henriques b Dinda	13	11	2	0
Gibbs	Not Out	43	26	5	1
Laxman	Run Out (Shukla/McCullum)	10	10	1	1
Rohit Sharma	Not Out	36	32	3	2
Extras	(b 4, w 1)	2	-	-	-
Total	for 2 wickets in 13.1 overs	104	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-24 (Gilchrist, 2.5 ov), 2-35 (Laxman, 4.5 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
AB Dinda	3	0	24	1
I Sharma	3	0	13	0
M Kartik	4	0	23	0
Ganguly	1	0	8	0
Agarkar	1	0	17	0
Gayle	1	0	14	0
Henriques	0.1	0	4	0

I was not consulted: Ganguly

Reacting to the question about the "Four Captains" theory by John Buchanan, former coach of Austrlian Cricket Team, Ganguly said that he was not consulted on this topic. He also said that he is not sure whether it would work.

"Tomorrow I can jump out and say we need four batting coaches, four John Buchanans and Shah Rukh Khan can say we need six Andy Bichels," Ganguly told NDTV. "These are all opinions; these are the way they are thinking how Twenty20 cricket can be played. We'll have to wait and see because it's completely new, it has never happened in sports."

He said that he came to know about it only through media and no one told him about this plan. Thought it is not yet implemented, no one gave him information about this. "On Tuesday, John mooted the idea to me," Ganguly told Times of India. "All I can say is that I was not consulted on this. Frankly, it's a new concept. It may work, it may not. There are no guarantees in sport."

He further added, "Frankly speaking, I doubt whether the likes of McCullum or Gayle too would have heard about such a concept. I am sure it will be new to them. At least, I have never been part of a team with four captains. We all need to first find out how it works."