IPL8 – Rajasthan defeats Kolkata to move up to No 2 position

#IPL8 #RRvsKKR #ChrisMorris #ShaneWatson Riding on a century by Shane Watson and the wonderful spell of 4 for 23 by Chris Morris, the Rajasthan Royals defeated the defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders by 9 runs at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. RR thus go into the playoffs.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 17 May 2015.

RR won the toss and opted to bat first and the opening pair of Shane Watson and Ajinkya Rahane (37) put on 80 runs before Rahane was run out attempting a second run when there was none. Shane Watson hit five sixes and nine fours in his 59 ball blitz of 104 not out.
RR finally posted 199 for the loss of 6 wickets and KKR had to score at the rate of 10 runs per over.
But, KKR began on a dismal note losing Gautam Gambhir in the first over itself. But, they had hard hitting batsmen like Yusuf Pathan and Andre Russell in their midst. They did their best but Pathan fell to Watson for 44 and Russell fell to Morris for 37. The KKR innings ultimately ended at 190 for 9.
With this win, RR climb up the ladder to No 2 position – they have 16 points from 14 games.
(Images courtesy wikimediacommons.org)

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IPL8 – Mumbai upsets Kolkata’s applecart, win by 5 runs at Wankhede

#IPL8 #Hardik #KKRvsMI #KieronPollard It was a thrilling last over win by the Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium when they beat the defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders by 5 runs. Sent in to bat first by KKR who won the toss, MI managed to post a total of 171 runs for the loss of 4 wickets, thanks to a 61 not out by Hardik Pandya. He scored at will and took only 31 balls for his 61 with 8 fours and 2 sixes.
This has been reported in zeenews.india.com dated 15 May 2015.

At one time, MI was at 47 for 3 and, thanks to Kieron Pollard and Pandya they made a fantastic recovery – Hardik Pandya struck Umesh Yadav for four fours in the 17th over and reached his half century with a six in 25 balls.
KKR, in reply, managed to score 166 for loss of 7 wickets – Yusuf Pathan top scored with 52 and, with him going out in the last over, MI was set to win.
With this win, Mumbai Indians have moved into the top four in the points table and have hopes of being in the playoffs. (Image courtesy wikimediacommons.org)

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IPL8 – Kolkata’s thrilling win over Punjab dislodges Chennai from the top

#IPL8 #KKRvsKXIP #EdenGardens #AndreRussell #PiyushChawla It was a thrilling encounter at the Eden Gardens as the defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders snatched a victory from Kings XI Punjab with one ball to spare as reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 9 May 2015.

It was the brilliant performance of Andre Russell who smashed the joint fastest fifty of the season and Piyush Chawla who struck 18 with an all-important six off Anureet Singh to take KKR to the target of 184 and eventually winning with one ball left.
With this win, KKR moves to the top of the points table dislodging Chennai Super Kings. Andre Russell was adjudged the Man of the Match.
This win was a huge relief because KKR were, at one time, in dire straits when the score was 83 for 4 and the required run-rate had was more than 12. At that time, KKR still needed 98 runs from the last eight overs.
That is when Russell came on the scene. In the company of and Yusuf Pathan (29) they added 53 runs from 25 balls for the fifth wicket to turn the match around. Later, Piyush Chawla added 18 runs in with two fours and a six to ensure the win. He is known as a bowler but, on this occasion, he proved his usefulness with the bat also.

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IPL8 – Kolkata Knight Riders a hard nut to crack for Delhi Daredevils even at home

#IPL8 #gautamgambhir #KKRvsDD #yusufpathan #umeshyadav Put into bat by Gautam Gambhir, the Delhi Daredevils discovered that the KKR is a hard nut to crack even at home. The Delhi Daredevils were hurt by lack of partnerships and, thanks to a late flourish from Angelo Mathews (21-ball 28), the home side limped to a score of just 146/8 which was certainly not what they had in mind. Yuvraj Singh contributed only 21 runs after being stumped.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 20 April 2015.

The Kolkata bowlers led by pacers Morne Morkel and Umesh Yadav bowled a tight line and the South African pacer (2/30) drew first blood after getting Mayank Agarwal (1) caught at long leg with Umesh Yadav taking a sprawling catch.
The assault of KKR was mainly by the Captain Gautam Gambhir – his 49-ball 60 led Kolkata Knight Riders to a convincing six-wicket victory against Delhi Daredevils in their IPL encounter at the Feroz Shah Kotla. His able team mate Yusuf Pathan also contributed by remaining unbeaten on 40. This knock came off 26 balls and was studded with a huge six and six fours.
Umesh Yadav was the Man of the Match with his 3 for 18 in the allotted 4 overs.

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