IPL9 - Kolkata blow Delhi away in match at Eden Gardens

The IPL9 match between KKR and DD was virtually a one-sided match and one that left much to be desired - the crowd wanted more fun and more action and more runs but the Delhi Daredevils proved to be a totally weak team and a misfit to take on the mighty KKR at their home ground. The result - a nine-wicket drubbing for the Delhi Daredevils. to begin their Indian Premier League campaign in style here on Sunday.
This was reported in ibnlive.com dated 10 April 2016.

Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and opted to field - but, Delhi Daredevils, mentored by Rahul David and captained by Zaheer Khan failed to impress. They could score only 98 runs and KKR overhauled that in 14.1 overs. Andre Russell (3 for 24) and 45-year-old Brad Hogg (3 for 19) did the damage and were the star bowlers of KKR.
For KKR, openers skipper Gautam Gambhir (38 not out) and Robin Uthappa (35) shared a brisk 69-run stand to score their first win in IPL9.


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#INDvsZIM #AxarPatel #AjinkyaRahane #Zimbabwe #HarbhajanSingh After the brilliant whitewash in ODI meted out to Zimbabwe at Harare, India has shown its mettle in T20 as well by beating the hosts by 54 runs as reported in zeenews.india.com dated 18 July 2015.

This Zimbabwe series has thrown up many exciting new talents and the emergence of such players mean a lot for India where the players are gradually aging and there is a need to inject new fresh blood.
In this T20 match, India won the toss, opted to bat first and put up an impressive score of 178 for 5 and, with an asking rate of around 9 runs per over from the word go, it was a tough ask for Zimbabwe.
Captain Ajinkya Rahane (33), Murali Vijay (34) and Robin Uthappa (39 not out) helped the visiting side to post 178 for 5 after electing to bat and the Zimbabweans conceded 25 runs as extras to boost the Indian total.
Young 21-year-old Axar Patel with 3 for 17 was the pick of the bowlers – this left-arm spinner was one of five Indians who made T20 International debut today. Experienced Harbhajan Singh with 2 for 39 gave him able support and Zimbabwe batting order slumped to 124/7 while chasing the target and India the match.
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IPL8 - Chris Gayle delivers the killer punch to KKR with his 56 ball 96 runs

#IPL8 #KKRvsRCB #EdenGardens #KKR #RCB #GautamGambhir It was a sad Saturday evening for Gautam Gambhir and KKR at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata, because, having put up an imposing total of 177 runs on the scoreboard for RCB to chase down, he must have been sitting pretty counting on his team of five spinners to spin their magical webs to ensure that RCB does not reach the target.
But, Gautam Gambhir had not reckoned with the devastating force of Chris Gayle, the opener of RCB, who overturned the KKR applecart with one over to spare. He fell 4 runs short of a three figure mark and, in scoring his 96 runs, he struck seven boundaries and an equal number of sixes.
Incidentally, Chris Gayle was dropped by Morne Morkel while on 63 and the total on 131 for five and that was a costly miss. In T-20, catches and half chances must be gobbled up else, there is only disappointment and repenting. There is no use crying over spilt milk.
This has been reported in zeenews.india.com dated 11 April 2015.

Gautam Gambhir scored 58 runs off 46 balls (7x4, 1x6) and Robin Uthappa (35 from 28 balls; 4x4) – that gave them a good start with an 81-run opening partnership. However, their players failed to capitalize on that sort of a start mostly because of poor batting between 11-15 overs. In the final analysis, it appeared that they fell short of at least 15 runs. On hindsight, a score nearer to 200 would have been more competitive.

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