IPL8 – Sun Risers Hyderabad beat Delhi Daredevils to move up to 4th position

#IPL8 #SRHvsDD #KedarJadhav # BhuvaneshwarKumar The venue of Raipur was the second home of Delhi Daredevils and a new one and no one knew how the pitch would behave but, winning the toss, SRH elected to bat first. However, Moises Henriques put on an unbeaten 74 to allow SRH to post 163 for four in 20 overs as reported in zeenews.india.com dated 10 May 2015.

Later, the bowling of wily and crafty Bhuvaneshwar Kumar ensured that Delhi Daredevils lose by 6 runs and Sun Risers Hyderabad move up the points table to 4th position and remain in the hunt for the playoffs.
It was a disappointment for Delhi players Kedar Jadhav (63 not out) and Saurabh Tiwary (26 not out) who had tried to stave off the inevitable with a 91-run unbeaten stand.
Kedar Jadhav hit 63 not out in 34-balls – his score comprised 8 fours and 2 sixes. In company pf Sourav Tiwary the duo raised hopes of a successful run chase with a good-looking fifth wicket stand but just could not finish off.
With 22 needed in the last two overs, Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled a near-perfect penultimate over by conceding just 6 runs. Then came Ishant Sharma who kept a tight leash on his bowling and never allowed Delhi Daredevils to get the 16 runs off the final 6 deliveries even though his first ball had been hit for a boundary.

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#IPL8 #CSKvsSRH #BrendonMcCullum #DaleSteyn #CSK #SRH Brendon McCullum did not pull his weight in the previous match of CSK and, in order to make amends, he hit an unbeaten 56-ball century against the Sunisers Hyderabad SRH at the MCA Stadium to set the tone for a second successive win for CSK in IPL8. This has been reported in www.cricbuzz.com dated 11 April 2015.

M S Dhoni won the toss and selected to bat and it was a surprise to notice the absence of Dale Steyn in the attacking team of fast bowlers - it resulted in an imposing score of 209 for loss of 4 wickets by the CSK and, to overhaul that, the SRH needed a planned attack and a dedication of a high order. But – they faltered and, in the end, lost by 45 runs.
Brendon McCullum had hit seven fours and nine sixes against a bowling attack of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Trent Boult and Ishant Sharma. Captain M S Dhoni hit 53 runs from 29 balls (4x4, 4x6) and, the ineffectiveness of the Sunrisers bowling attack was evident from the fact that Dhoni's was the only wicket to fall to a bowler – the other were run outs.
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It was a literal run feast in the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack as India beat Sri Lanka by a huge margin of 169 runs to take a lead in the 5-match ODI series timesofindia.indiatimes.com. With the Indian openers scoring centuries each and with Ishaant Sharma’s haul of four wickets, the visitors had no answer to the Indians. They could not bat beyond 40 overs and were all out for 194 runs.
The Indian openers Shikhar Dhawan and Ajinkya Rahane scored 113 and 111 runs respectively and set up 231 runs for the first wicket stand which helped the remaining batsmen to pile up the miseries on the Sri Lankans.
Moreover, the pace bowlers ensured that the advantage was never frittered away and captain Virat Kohli was a happy captain.
The sudden void created by the West Indies pulling out of their scheduled tour of India due to a dispute with their Cricket Board, Sri Lanka seized the opportunity given by the BCCI to get some much needed match practice before the 2015 Cricket World Cup. They also had to groom new players because some of the Sri Lankans stalwarts were aging and replacements were necessary – such newcomers needed to acclimatize with cricket on the international arena. And – what better to do so other than playing with their neighbors who are loaded with talent.
This sudden change of itinerary helped M S Dhoni to get some rest and also allowed Virat Kohli to step out in the role of the captain for the first three ODIs.