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Sourav Ganguly made his IPL 4 debut as Sahara Pune Warriors defeated Deccan Chargers by 6 wickets. Deccan Chargers captain Sangakkara won the toss and decided to bat. None of the DC batsmen scored big as they ended up with 136/8 in 20 overs. Mitchell Marsh took 4 wickets for the Pune Warriors while PW captain Yuvraj Singh scalped a couple of wickets. In reply, Manish Pandey (49 runs off 42 balls), Jesse Ryder (35 runs off 20 balls) and Sourav Ganguly (32 runs off 32 balls) scored steadily as Sahara Pune Warriors scored 137/4 in 18.2 overs. Daniel Christian took 2 wickets for Deccan Chargers. Mitchell Marsh was awarded the Man of the Match for his four wickets.

The third season of the Indian Premier League started on an unexpected note once again as the team which was last on the points table in IPL 2 Kolkata Knight Riders defeated the winners of IPL 2 and defending champions Deccan Chargers in the opening match of IPL 3. Deccan Chargers captain Adam Gilchrist won the toss and put Kolkata Knight Riders to bat. KKR lost two wickets to Chaminda Vaas in the first over itself without any runs on the board and it seemed to be continuing their dismal form since IPL 2. Two more quick wickets fell and they were struggling as they were only at 41 after losing 4 wickets. But then Angelo Matthews (65 runs off 46 balls) and Owais Shah (58 runs off 46 balls) put up a brilliant partnership till the end of the KKR innings as they reached 161/4 in their allotted 20 overs. DC captain Adam Gilchrist (54 runs off 35 balls) put up a brilliant fight but other wickets fell at regular intervals and Deccan Chargers could only make 150/7 at the end of 20 overs.

Deccan Chargers vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 1st match

Kolkata Knight Riders Innings

Batsman Kolkata Knight Riders(161/4 in 20 ovs) Runs Balls 4′s 6′s SR
M Tiwary c R Sharma & b C Vaas 0 1 0 0 0
B Hodge c H Gibbs & b J Singh 13 9 1 1 144.44
S Ganguly(c) c V Laxman & b C Vaas 0 3 0 0 0
C Pujara c P Ojha & b R Singh 10 16 2 0 62.5
O Shah Not out 58 46 3 3 126.09
A Mathews Not out 65 46 5 4 141.3
W Saha(wk) dnB 0 0 0 0 0.00
L Shukla dnb 0 0 0 0 0.00
M Kartik dnb 0 0 0 0 0.00
C Langeveldt dnb 0 0 0 0 0.00
I Sharma dnb 0 0 0 0 0.00

Extras b – 0, lb – 8, w – 6, nb – 1, Total – 15

Total:(161 for 4 in 20 overs) 161 Run Rate: 8.05

Fall Of Wickets
1/0 (Manoj Tiwary, 0.1 ov.), 2/0 (Sourav Ganguly, 0.4 ov.), 3/31 (Cheteshwar Pujara, 4.4 ov.), 4/31 (Brad Hodge, 5.1 ov.)

Bowler 0 M R W Nb Wd ER
Chaminda Vaas 3 1 22 2 0 0 7.33
RP Singh 4 0 35 1 0 3 8.75
Jaskaran Singh 4 0 35 1 0 1 8.75
Pragyan Ojha 4 0 19 0 0 0 4.75
Andrew Symonds 4 0 26 0 0 2 6.5
T Suman 1 0 16 0 1 0 16

Deccan Chargers Innings
Batsman Deccan Chargers(150/7 in 20 ovs) Runs Balls 4′s 6′s SR
A Gilchrist(c) c M Tiwary & b B Hodge 54 35 3 3 154.29
VVS Laxman c & b M Kartik 22 14 2 1 157.14
H Gibbs c A Mathews & b C Langeveldt 19 24 2 0 79.17
A Symonds c S Ganguly & b I Sharma 5 9 0 0 55.56
R Sharma c B Hodge & b A Mathews 13 12 2 0 108.33
A Singh c & b L Shukla 14 14 1 0 100
T Suman Not out 7 9 1 0 77.78
C Vaas b C Langeveldt 0 1 0 0 0
J Singh Not out 4 4 0 0 100
RP Singh dnb 0 0 0 0 0.00
P Ojha dnb 0 0 0 0 0.00

Extras b – 4, lb – 1, w – 5, nb – 2, Total – 12

Total:(150 for 7 in 20 overs) 150 Run Rate: 7.5

Fall Of Wickets
1/61 (VVS Laxman, 5.5 ov.), 2/99 (Adam Gilchrist, 11.1 ov.), 3/102 (Herschelle Gibbs, 12.2 ov.), 4/116 (Andrew Symonds, 14.1 ov.), 5/128 (Rohit Sharma, 16.2 ov.), 6/141 (Anirudh Singh, 17.6 ov.), 7/142 (Chaminda Vaas, 18.3 ov.)

Bowler 0 M R W Nb Wd ER
Charl Langeveldt 4 0 26 2 0 3 6.5
Ishant Sharma 4 0 31 1 1 1 7.75
Laxmi Shukla 3 0 30 1 0 0 10
Murali Kartik 3 0 17 1 0 0 5.67
Angelo Mathews 4 0 27 1 1 1 6.75
Brad Hodge 2 0 14 1 0 0 7

Th GOD of cricket Sachin Tendulkar and former Indian captain Saurav Ganguly will lead their respective teams as they clash in a T20 match on Saturday, 6th March, 2010 at 4:30 PM Indian Time. The match named “Cricket Ka Mahayudh” will be played at the Andheri Sports Complex in Mumbai. It has also been termed as a SABM (Salil Ankola Benefit Match) and will be a T20 match. The gates will open at 2 PM and the toss would take place at 4:15 PM. The Match will be telecast on Star Cricket.

The teams look very strong and Dada’s team seem to a bit stronger than Sachin’s team at least on papers. But as you know in T20 nothing can be predicted. Here are the team lineups:

Ganguly XI
Saurav Ganguly (Captain)
Virender Sehwag
Rahul Dravid
Gautam Gambhir
Suresh Raina
Irfan Pathan
Ishant Sharma
Anil Kumble
VVS Laxman
Aashish Nehra
Amit Mishra
Pragyan Ojha
Ravindra Jadeja
Yogesh Takwale

Tendulkar XI
Sachin Tendulkar (Captain)
Yusuf Pathan
Harbhajan Singh
Rohit Sharma
Ajit Agarkar
Wasim Jaffer
Rishikesh Kanetkar
Abhishek Nair
Vinayak Samant
Avi Salvi
Murtuza Hussain
Iqbal Abdulla
Rohan Raje
Ajinkya Rahane
Karan Ankola
Jude Singh

The stadium tickets are also priced quite reasonably for this charity match with general tickets costing only Rs.250 and VIP tickets are Rs.1000. You can also book the tickets online at Mobstreet

Gautam Gambhir, the Delhi Daredevils’ captain for the match won the toss and put Kolkata Knight Riders to bat. Sourav Ganguly (44 off 45 balls) and Ajit Agarkar (39 off 29 balls) top scored as Kolkata could only reach 123/8 in 20 overs. Amit Mishra (3/14), Ashish Nehra (2/29) and Dirk Nannes (2/15) were good for the Delhi Daredevils with the ball. Delhi Daredevils cruised to 125/3 in 17.1 overs guided by useful knocks from AB de Villiers (40 off 32 balls) and David Warner (36 off 23 balls). Amit Mishra was awarded the Man of the Match for his brilliant bowling.

Full Scorecard

Kolkata Knight Riders

Batsmen Status Runs Balls 4s 6s S.Rate
Brendon McCullum (C) lbw b Ashish Nehra 6 3 0 1 200
Sourav Ganguly c David Warner b Dirk Nannes 44 45 1 2 97.78
Brad Hodge c AB de Villiers b Ashish Nehra 0 3 0 0 0
Morne van Wyk (W) c Rajat Bhatia b Dirk Nannes 0 2 0 0 0
Yashpal Singh c Rajat Bhatia b Amit Mishra 13 20 2 0 65
Wriddhiman Saha c Dinesh Karthik b Amit Mishra 0 1 0 0 0
Moises Henriques st Dinesh Karthik b Amit Mishra 2 8 0 0 25
Ajit Agarkar c Mithun Manhas b Pradeep Sangwan 39 29 3 2 134.48
Murali Kartik * not out 11 10 0 0 110
Ishant Sharma
Sourav Sarkar
Extras: b – 0, w – 5, nb – 1, lb – 2 8
Total: (123 for 8 wickets in 20.0 overs) 123 Run Rate: 6.15

Fall of Wickets1-7 (Brendon McCullum, 0.3), 2-7 (Brad Hodge, 1), 3-9 (Morne van Wyk, 1.5), 4-45 (Yashpal Singh, 7.3), 5-46 (Wriddhiman Saha, 8), 6-56 (Moises Henriques, 11.2), 7-88 (Sourav Ganguly, 16.1), 8-123 (Ajit Agarkar, 20)

Bowling (Delhi)Bowler O M R W nb wd R/O
Ashish Nehra 4 0 29 2 0 2 7.25
Dirk Nannes 4 0 15 2 0 2 3.75
Pradeep Sangwan 3 0 32 1 0 1 10.67
Tillakaratne Dilshan 4 0 18 0 0 0 4.5
Amit Mishra 4 0 14 3 1 0 3.5
Rajat Bhatia 1 0 13 0 0 0 13

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Delhi Daredevils

Batsmen Status Runs Balls 4s 6s S.Rate
Gautam Gambhir (C) c Brad Hodge b Moises Henriques 18 24 3 0 75
David Warner c Morne van Wyk b Ishant Sharma 36 23 5 1 156.52
AB de Villiers not out 40 32 5 0 125
Tillakaratne Dilshan c Moises Henriques b Ishant Sharma 1 2 0 0 50
Dinesh Karthik (W) not out 17 22 0 0 77.27
Mithun Manhas
Rajat Bhatia
Amit Mishra
Pradeep Sangwan
Ashish Nehra
Dirk Nannes
Extras: b – 2, w – 6, nb – 0, lb – 5 13
Total: (125 for 3 wickets in 17.1 overs) 125 Run Rate: 7.28

Fall of Wickets1-53 (Gautam Gambhir, 6.4), 2-66 (David Warner, 8.3), 3-69 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 9)

Bowling (Kolkata)Bowler O M R W nb wd R/O
Ishant Sharma 4 0 23 2 0 2 5.75
Moises Henriques 4 0 35 1 0 2 8.75
Ajit Agarkar 3 0 19 0 0 1 6.33
Sourav Sarkar 1.1 0 19 0 0 0 16.29
Brad Hodge 1 0 2 0 0 0 2
Murali Kartik 4 0 20 0 0 0 5

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