Match 59: Final: Rajasthan Roayls Win the First IPL!

Rajasthan Royals win the last ball thriller and clinched the first IPL trophy by 3 wickets! The last over required 8 runs and the last ball required 1 run which Sohail Tanvir scored by puling it between mid wicket and mid on.

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Match 59 - Final

Venue: Mumbai

Date: June 1, 2008

Teams: Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals

Captains: Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Shane Warne

Toss: Rajasthan Royals and decided to field

Result: Rajasthan Royals won by 3 wickets with 0 balls remaining

Man of the Match: Yousuf Pathan off Rajasthan Royals (India)

Score:

Chennai Super Kings 163 for 5 in 20 overs (PA Patel 38, S Vidyut 16, SK Raina 43, JA Morkel 16, MS Dhoni 29 not out, CK Kapugedera 8, S Badrinath 6 not out, Extras-7 (b 1, leg bye 2, wide 3, no ball 1), Sohail Tanvir 4-0-40-1, SR Watson 4-0-29-1, MM Patel 2-0-14-0, YK Pathan 4-0-22-3, SK Trivedi 2-0-21-0, SK Warne 4-0-34-0) lost to Rajasthan Royals 164 for 7 in 20 overs (NK Patel 2, SA Asnodkar 28, Kamran Akmal 6, SR Watson 28, YK Pathan 56, M Kaif 12, RA Jadeda 0, SK Warne 9 not out, Sohail Tanvir 9 not out, Extras-14 (b 1, leg bye 6, wide 5, no ball 2), M Ntini 4-1-21-0, M Gony 4-0-30-1, JA Morkel 4-0-25-2, L Balaji 4-0-42-0, M Muralitharan 4-0-39-2)

Record Low Score by Kolkata Knight Riders

The record low score was recorded by Kolkata Knight Riders against Mumbai Indians. Shaun Pollock bowled a wonderful spell of 4-0-12-3.

Shaun Pollock dismissed three crucial wickets in the early overs to give big advantage for Mumbai Indians.



He first dismissed Salman Butt caught by Tendular in the slip in the 5th ball of the 3rd over.

David Hussey was caught behind for 1. The beautiful outswinger kissed the outside edge and went straight to keeper Takawale.

Mohammad Hafeez was caught at second slip by Uthappa for 5. That was a good delivery pitched on the off stump and leaving the right hander. Hafeez not sure whether to play forward or backward, tried to steer the ball to thirdman, went straight to slips.

Only three batsmen scored double digit score--Salman Butt 13, Ganguly 15, and Agarkar 15.



Bravo, Raje and Thornely picked two wickets each.

Shaun Pollock was declared man of the match award for his winning performance.

The match was completed in less than 6 overs and that is also another record in this match. The quickest match in the IPL. The match that was completed in lesser time and overs. The total match had just 20.5 overs with 15.2 consumed by Kolkata and Mumbai finished chasing their target in 5.3 overs.

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Tendulkar not playing! Harbhajan to lead!

In the firt match for Mumbai Indians against the Bangalore Royal Challengers, the skipper and the master batsman Sachin Tendulkar decided not to play. He is suffering from groin injury for the last few weeks. He did not play the 2nd and 3rd test against South Africa in Ahmadabad and Kanpur.

Though everyone expected that he would be playing the first match for Mumbai, he is still not fuly fit and is expected to play the next match.

The vice-captain Harbhajan Singh will be leading the Mumbai Indians. During the pre-match interview to the private televsion commentary group that it is an honor to lead Mumbai Indians and will enjoy the game. He said the crowd support is enormous and is an advantage.

IPL Begins today! Schedule Detals!

The IPL (Indian Premier League) launched by the BCCI begins today. The firt match is played between Kolkatta Knight Riders lead by Ganguly and Bangalore Royal Challengers lead by Rahul Dravid. The detailed schedule is given below:

Venue and Team wise schedule:
Date - Team 1 v. Team 2 - Venue
Apr 18 - Bangalore Royal Challengers v. Kolkata Knight Riders - Bangalore
Apr 26 - Bangalore Royal Challengers v. Rajasthan Royals - Bangalore
Apr 28 - Bangalore Royal Challengers v. Chennai Super Kings - Bangalore
May 03 - Bangalore Royal Challengers v. Deccan Chargers - Bangalore
May 05 - Bangalore Royal Challengers v. Punjab Kings - Bangalore
May 19 - Bangalore Royal Challengers v. Delhi Dare Devils - Bangalore
May 28 - Bangalore Royal Challengers v. Mumbai Indians - Bangalore

Apr 19 - Punjab Kings v. Chennai Super Kings - Mohali
Apr 25 - Punjab Kings v. Mumbai Indians - Mohali
Apr 27 - Punjab Kings v. Delhi Daredevils - Mohali
May 03 - Punjab Kings v. Kolkata Knight Riders - Mohali
May 12 - Punjab Kings v. Bangalore Royal Challengers - Mohali
May 23 - Punjab Kings v. Deccan Chargers - Mohali
May 28 - Punjab Kings v. Rajasthan Royals - Mohali

Apr 20 - Mumbai Indians v. Bangalore Royal Challengers - Mumbai
Apr 27 - Mumbai Indians v. Deccan Chargers - Mumbai
May 04 - Mumbai Indians v. Delhi Daredevils - Mumbai
May 07 - Mumbai Indians v. Rajasthan Royals - Mumbai
May 14 - Mumbai Indians v. Chennai Super Kings - Mumbai
May 16 - Mumbai Indians v. Kolkata Knight Riders - Mumbai
May 21 - Mumbai Indians v. Punjab Kings - Mumbai

Apr 21 - Rajasthan Royals v. Punjab Kings - Jaipur
May 01 - Rajasthan Royals v. Kolkata Knight Riders - Jaipur
May 04 - Rajasthan Royals v. Chennai Super Kings - Jaipur
May 09 - Rajasthan Royals v. Deccan Chargers - Jaipur
May 11 - Rajasthan Royals v. Delhi Daredevils - Jaipur
May 17 - Rajasthan Royals v. Bangalore Royal Challengers - Jaipur
May 26 - Rajasthan Royals v. Mumbai Indians - Jaipur

Apr 22 - Deccan Chargers v. Delhi Daredevils - Hyderabad
Apr 24 - Deccan Chargers v. Rajasthan Royals - Hyderabad
May 01 - Deccan Chargers v. Punjab Kings - Hyderabad
May 11 - Deccan Chargers v. Kolkata Knight Riders - Hyderabad
May 18 - Deccan Chargers v. Mumbai Indians - Hyderabad
May 25 - Deccan Chargers v. Bangalore Royal Challengers - Hyderabad
May 27 - Deccan Chargers v. Chennai Super Kings - Hyderabad

Apr 23 - Chennai Super Kings v. Mumbai Indians - Chennai
Apr 26 - Chennai Super Kings v. Kolkata Knight Riders - Chennai
May 02 - Chennai Super Kings v. Delhi Daredevils - Chennai
May 06 - Chennai Super Kings v. Deccan Chargers - Chennai
May 10 - Chennai Super Kings v. Punjab Kings - Chennai
May 21 - Chennai Super Kings v. Bangalore Royal Challengers - Chennai
May 24 - Chennai Super Kings v. Rajasthan Royals - Chennai

Apr 19 - Delhi Daredevils v. Rajasthan Royals - Delhi
Apr 30 - Delhi Daredevils v. Bangalore Royal Challengers - Delhi
May 08 - Delhi Daredevils v. Chennai Super Kings - Delhi
May 15 - Delhi Daredevils v. Deccan Chargers - Delhi
May 17 - Delhi Daredevils v. Punjab Kings - Delhi
May 22 - Delhi Daredevils v. Kolkata Knight Riders - Delhi
May 24 - Delhi Daredevils v. Mumbai Indians - Delhi

Apr 20 - Kolkata Knight Riders v. Deccan Chargers - Kolkata
Apr 29 - Kolkata Knight Riders v. Mumbai Indians - Kolkata
May 08 - Kolkata Knight Riders v. Bangalore Royal Challengers - Kolkata
May 13 - Kolkata Knight Riders v. Delhi Daredevils - Kolkata
May 18 - Kolkata Knight Riders v. Chennai Super Kings - Kolkata
May 20 - Kolkata Knight Riders v. Rajasthan Royals - Kolkata
May 25 - Kolkata Knight Riders v. Punjab Kings - Kolkata

May 30 - Semi Final 1 - Mumbai

May 31 - Semi Final 2 - Mumbai

Jun 01 - Final - Mumbai