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Deccan Chargers eliminate KXIP chances of making it to the playoffs

admin — Sat, 21 May 2011 17:36:43 +0000

Deccan Chargers eliminated all chances of Kings XI Punjab making it to the playoffs of IPL 4 as they thrashed them by 82 runs. KXIP captain Adam Gilchrist won the toss and put DC to bat. Openers Shikhar Dhawan (95 not out off 57 balls) and Ravi Teja (60 runs off 41 balls) guided Deccan Chargers to a massive total of 198/2 in 320 overs. In reply, KXIP were bundled out for 116 runs in 19 overs though KXIP skipper Adam Gilchrist was the lone ranger with 51 runs off 37 balls. Amit Mishra took 4 wickets for DC. Shikhar Dhawan was awarded the Man of the Match for his brilliant knock.

With elimination of KXIP, this match also finalized the four teams for the playoffs of IPL 4 which are Chennai Super Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians. The four teams also play their final matches before the playoffs and that too against each other which would decide the standing of the four teams for the playoffs. The teams which remain at the top 2 of the points table after tomorrow’s matches would get a second chance to make it to the IPL finals in case they lose their first match.

Today’s second match between Delhi Daredevils and Kings XI Punjab got rained off.

Gilly and Marsh decimates Royal Challengers Bangalore by 111 runs

admin — Tue, 17 May 2011 18:00:58 +0000

Gilly and Marsh decimated Royal Challengers bowlers as Kings XI Punjab demolished Royal Challengers Bangalore by 111 runs. Adam Gilchrist won the toss and decided to bat. After a steady start for the first 5 overs, skipper Adam Gilchrist and fellow Australian Shaun Marsh demolished RCB bowling throughout the rest of the innings as they also broke the record for the highest partnership for any wicket in any T20 match. Adam Gilchrist got his second IPL ton as he scored 106 runs off 55 balls while Shaun Marsh scored 79 runs off 49 balls to guide KXIP to the highest score of IPL 4 at 232/2 in 20 overs. Charl Langeveldt took 2 wickets for RCB. In reply, RCB batsmen were bundled out for 121 in 17 overs as KXIP defeated RCB by the second highest run margin of defeat by any team in IPL history . Piyush Chawla took 4 wickets, Ryan Harris took 3 wickets and Shalabh Srivastava took 2 wickets for KXIP. Adam Gilchrist was awarded the Man of the Match for his amazing knock.

Kings XI Punjab defeat Delhi Daredevils at Dharamsala

admin — Sun, 15 May 2011 15:01:38 +0000

Kings XI Punjab defeated Delhi Daredevils at the picturesque stadium at Dharamsala. Delhi Daredvils captain James Hopes won the toss and put KXIP to bat. Paul Valthaty (62 runs off 50 balls) and Shaun Marsh (46 runs off 28 balls) capitalized on the terrible fielding and catching of Delhi Daredevils today as they got numerous lives and took KXIP to 170/6 in 20 overs. Irfan Pathan took 3 wickets for Delhi Daredevils while Aavishkar Salvi took 2 wickets. In reply, DD started slowly and then kept on losing wickets as they ended up with 141/8 in 20 overs. Piyush Chawla took 3 wickets for KXIP while Shalabh Srivastava took 2 wickets. Piyush Chawla was awarded the Man of the Match for his 3 wickets for 16 runs in 4 overs.

Kings XI Punjab defeat Kochi Tuskers Kerala by 6 wickets

admin — Fri, 13 May 2011 18:38:15 +0000

Kings XI Punjab defeated Kochi Tuskers Kerala by 6 wickets in a high scoring encounter. Kings XI Punjab captain Adam Gilchrist won the toss and put KTK to bat. Mahela Jayawardene played a captain’s knock as he scored 76 runs off 52 balls and guided his team to 178/7 in 20 overs. Bipul Sharma took 2 wickets for KXIP. In reply, Dinesh Karthik (69 runs off 33 balls) and Shaun Marsh (42 runs off 30 balls) scored big as King XI Punjab reached 181/4 in 18.5 overs. RP Singh took 4 wickets for KTK though he could not stop the KXIP win. Dinesh Karthik was awarded the Man of the Match for his match winning knock.

Kings XI Punjab upset Mumbai Indians by massive 76 runs

admin — Thu, 12 May 2011 08:33:34 +0000

Kings XI Punjab pulled up a huge upset over Mumbai Indians as they thrashed MI by 76 runs at Mohali. Mumbai Indians captain Sachin Tendulkar won the toss and put KXIP to bat. Shaun Marsh (43 runs off 34 balls), Dinesh Karthik (31 runs off 24 balls) and Adam Gilchrist (28 runs off 28 balls) contributed as KXIP ended up with 163/8 in 20 overs. However, only the top 4 scored and rest all faltered as the second half of their innings was terrible. Munaf Patel took 5 wickets for MI while Lasith Malinga took 2 wickets. In reply, Mumbai Indians batsmen crumbled as they were bowled out in merely 12.5 overs for 87 runs. Bhargav Bhatt took 4 wickets and Praveen Kumar took 2 wickets for KXIP. Bhargav Bhatt was awarded the Man of the Match for his 4 wickets for 22 runs in 2.5 overs.

Pune Warriors defeat Kings XI Punjab by 5 wickets

admin — Sun, 08 May 2011 18:21:26 +0000

Sahara Pune Warriors finally halted their losing streak of 7 consecutive matches as they defeated Kings XI Punjab who instead continued with their 5th consecutive loss. King XI Punjab captain Adam Gilchrist won the toss and decided to bat first. KXIP kept on losing wickets and failed to build partnerships and ended up with only 119/8 in 20 overs. Wayne Parnell, Rahul Sharma, Mitchell Marsh and Bhuvneshwar Kumar took 2 wickets each for the Pune Warriors. In reply, Sahara Pune Warriors scored 120/5 in 17.1 overs including a blistering 35 runs off 15 balls. Shalabh Srivastava took 2 wickets for KXIP. Rahul Sharma was awarded the Man of the Match for his yet another amazing spell of 2 wickets for 17 runs in 4 overs where he scalped both the openers Gilchrist and Valthaty.

Gayle force blows off King XI Punjab at Bangalore

admin — Fri, 06 May 2011 19:21:16 +0000

Chris Gayle scored his second century in his 4 matches of IPL 4 as Bangalore Royal Challengers shattered Kings XI Punjab by 85 runs at Bangalore. Kings XI Punjab captain Gilchrist won the toss and put Bangalore Royal Challengers to bat. But Chris Gayle blazed off with 107 runs in only 49 balls to guide BRC to 205/6 in 20 overs. Ryan Harris took 3 wickets for Kings XI Punjab while Piyush Chawla took 2 wickets. In reply, KXIP wickets kept on crumbling throughout their 20 overs as they ended up with only 120/9 in 20 overs. Chris Gayle charmed with the ball too as he took 3 wickets while S Aravind took 4 wickets. Chris Gayle was awarded the Man of the Match for his overall performance.

Mumbai Indians defeat Kings XI Punjab by 23 runs

admin — Mon, 02 May 2011 15:37:03 +0000

Mumbai Indians defeated Kings XI Punjab by 23 runs as they moved to the top of the points table once again. KXIP captain Adam Gilchrist won the toss and put MI to bat. Sachin Tendulkar (51 runs off 45 balls) and Ambati Rayudu (51 runs off 37 balls) scored half centuries as MI reached 159/5 in 20 overs. Ryan Harris and Piyush Chawla took 2 wickets each for Kings XI Punjab. In reply, Shuan Marsh (61 runs off 47 balls) and Paul Valthaty (33 runs off 38 balls) gave some resistance but the other batsmen did not click as KXIP reached only 136/8 in 20 overs. Munaf Patel, Lasith Malinga and Harbhajan Singh took 2 wickets each for the Mumbai Indians. Keiron Pollard was awarded the Man of the Match for his allround performance including his omnipresence in the field, 1 wicket for 18 runs in 3 overs and 20 runs off 11 balls.

Kolkata Knight Riders thrash Kings XI Punjab at Eden Gardens

admin — Sun, 01 May 2011 19:50:42 +0000

Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Kings XI Punjab by 8 wickets with 16 balls remaining at the Eden Gardens as former KKR captain Sourav Ganguly was present amongst the spectators for the first time in IPL 4. KKR captain Gautam Gambhir won the toss and put Kings XI Punjab to bat. Kings XI Punjab kept on losing wickets and Dinesh Karthik scored a run-a-ball 42 runs to guide KXIP to 119/6 in 20 overs. Iqbal Abdulla scalped two wickets for KKR while Yusuf Pathan took one wicket. In reply, Gauti Gambhir (45 runs n.o. off 44 balls), Manoj Tiwary (34 runs n.o. off 41 balls) and Eoin Morgan (28 runs off 15 balls) contributed as KKR cruised to 120/2 in 17.2 overs. Iqbal Abdulla was awarded the Man of the Match for his 2 wickets for 19 runs in his 4 overs.

Delhi Daredevils prevail over Kings XI Punjab in Kotla run-fest

admin — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 18:51:03 +0000

Delhi Daredevils defeated Kings XI Punjab by 29 runs in a massive run-fest as 433 total runs were scored in the 40 over spam of the match. Kings XI Punjab captain Adam Gilchrist won the toss and put Delhi to bat. But Delhi Daredevils went to a flyer as both openers Virender Sehwag and David Warner scored 77 runs each off 35 balls and 48 balls respectively as they gave a record opening stand of 146 runs. Venugopal Rao (28 runs off 15 balls) and Naman Ojha (19 runs off 8 balls) also contributed as they scored a massive 231/4 in 20 overs. Kings XI Punjab also gave a blazing reply as Shaun Marsh (95 runs off 46 balls) and Adam Gilchrist (42 runs off 33 balls) scoring rapidly though the rest of the batsmen could not do that well as they ended up with 202/6 in 20 overs. Ajit Agarkar took 2 wickets for the Daredevils while the much hyped IPL debutant Varun Aaron took a wicket too as he also hit 147.6 K on one occasion and was 140K + most of the time. David Warner was awarded the Man of the Match.