IPL8 – Mumbai seals playoff spot by beating Hyderabad with 37 balls to spare

#IPL8 #SRHvsMI #MitchellMcClenaghan #indiakatyohar Electing to bat first after winning the toss, Sun Risers Hyderabad could manage to score only 113 runs and Mumbai Indians chased it down with 37 balls to spare for the loss of one wicket. By virtue of this win, MI jumps up to 2nd position in the pints table and will face Chennai Super Kings for the Qualifier 1 which will be played in Mumbai.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 17 May 2015.

SRH were put on the defensive when they lost both their openers in the first overs itself – Shikhar Dhawan (1) and skipper David Warner (6) fell to consecutive balls. The destruction was by left-arm pacer Mitchell McClenaghan (3/16) who was ably assisted by left-arm spinner Jagadeesha Suchith (2/14) and Lasith Malinga (2/17).
With SRH out for 113, MI openers Parthiv Patel and Lendl Simmons did not have to bother. They played freely and Parthiv remained not out on 51 off 37 balls while Simmons missed his 50 by 2 runs – he made 48 off 44 balls.
Third-placed Royal Challengers Bangalore will meet Rajasthan Royals in the eliminator at Pune on Wednesday. Obviously, the India ka tyohar is in its closing stages with IPL8 and there will suddenly be a big void in the lives on millions of cricket fans across the globe.
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Good news for IPL fans – Ranchi could host the May 22 Qualifier 2 match

#IPL8 #JSCA #EdenGardens There are strong possibilities that Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand, could get to host the May 22 tie match of IPL. It would be the Qualifier 2 match and it would be held in the JSCA International Stadium Complex at Dhurwa.
Mumbai was originally slated to host the match but, it would now host Qualifier 1 on May 19. The Eliminator will be held in Pune on May 20.
Eden Gardens in Kolkata would host the final of IPL8 on May 24.
This is seen by observers as a last-minute coup of sorts that has been pulled off by Jharkhand State Cricket Association to signal an end to the season’s drought of hosting IPL-8 matches.
This has been reported in telegraphindia.com dated 29 April 2015.

Ranchi had got an opportunity to host its first ODI on January 19, 2013, between India and England. Later, in November 2014, it hosted an ODI between India and Sri Lanka.
As far as IPL is concerned, Ranchi hosted two matches in 2013 — KKR vs RCB (May 12) and KKR vs Pune Warriors (May 14). And, last year, it hosted four CSK matches — against KKR (May 2), RR (May 13), RCB (May 18) and Sun Risers Hyderabad (May 22).

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