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Friday, May 27, 2011

IPL 2011: Highest Totals by a Team

IPL 2011: Highest Totals by a Team


Team
Score
Opposition
Place
Kings XI Punjab
232/2
Royal Challengers
Dharamsala
Delhi Daredevils
231/4
Kings XI Punjab
Delhi
Royal Challengers
205/6
Kings XI Punjab
Bangalore
Kings XI Punjab
202/6
Delhi Daredevils
Delhi
Deccan Chargers
198/2
Kings XI Punjab
Dharamsala

Monday, May 23, 2011

IPL 2011 Photos - Match 70

Match 70: Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians


Harbhajan Singh misses one during his cameo


James Franklin is congratulated after getting Yusuf Pathan


Gautam Gambhir gets a pat on the back for catching Sachin Tendulkar

Highest Averages in IPL 2011


Highest Averages in IPL 2011 


Player Name
Team
Matches
Inns
Runs
Avg
C Gayle
Royal Challengers Bangalore
9
9
511
85.16
W Saha
Chennai Super Kings
5
3
68
68.00
J Franklin
Mumbai Indians
6
3
62
62.00
S Badrinath
Chennai Super Kings
14
11
362
60.33
M Tiwary
Kolkata Knight Riders
14
13
355
59.16
 


Saturday, May 21, 2011

IPL 2011: Preview - Match 68


Match 68: Delhi Daredevils vs Pune Warriors

Pune Warriors

Pune will go into this match as favourites but will also be aware that the match-winners in the side have failed to deliver. Jesse Ryder, Robin Uthappa, Manish Pandey and Yuvraj Singh have not as many runs as expected and it has hurt the team which boasts of having the most economical bowlers in the IPL.

Delhi Daredevils

The script is similar for Daredevils, who are last on the table with eight points but a vastly inferior net run rate than Pune’s. Delhi have also struggled to score runs and with Virender Sehwag also out with a shoulder injury, their troubles have compounded even further. The onus will be David Warner and Venugopal Rao to score the runs while Morne Morkel will lead the bowling attack that comprises mostly of discarded Indian players.

Friday, May 20, 2011

Best Bowling Performances in IPL

Best Bowling Performances in IPL (all seasons)


Bowler Name
Wickets
Team
Opposition
Place
Season
Sohail Tanvir
14/6
Rajasthan Royals
Chennai Super Kings
Jaipur
2008
A Kumble
5/5
Royal Challengers
Rajasthan Royals
Cape Town
2009
I Sharma
12/5
Deccan Chargers
Kochi Tuskers
Kochi
2011
L Malinga
13/5
Mumbai Indians
Delhi Daredevils
Delhi
2011
A Mishra
17/5
Delhi Daredevils
Deccan Chargers
Delhi
2008


Kolkata Knight Riders thrash Pune Warriors


A challenging wicket provides a fascinating contest. Not essentially between the teams but at least between the bat and ball. This was on display when Pune Warriors tried to ruin Kolkata Knight Riders' party at the DY Patil stadium on Thursday night. The 'contest' was largely limited to first innings only. And it meant Pune's objective to beat the Big Brother remained just a wish.

Kolkata Knight Riders hammered them by seven wickets with more than three overs to spare. Yusuf Pathan made use receiving promotion despite being clueless on many occasions. Batting at No. 4, he made 29 off 25. Surprisingly, the fours came behind point before a trademark six off Bhuvnesh Kumar over long-on.

Captain Gambhir (54, 46b, 7x4s) was his usual self: crafty yet quiet; effective but not belligerent. The target of 119 was a child's play for his team. Pune's sloppy fielding came as unwanted bonus and without enough runs on the board, leggie Rahul Sharma wasn't a big weapon. Ganguly took 19 balls before hitting his first boundary. He ran 12 singles of his own and ran his partners' 12 runs too.

IPL 2011 Photos - Match 65


Match 65:
Pune Warriors v Kolkata Knight Riders


Manish Pandey was lbw for 16


Gautam Gambhir shapes up to drive


Sourav Ganguly pushes one into the off side