Symond crushed Punjab
Deccan Chargers held their nerves to survive a late assault from Irfan Pathan to register their first home win in the Indian Premier League beating Kings XI Punjab by six runs in a nerve-cracking match. It was also the first instance that Deccan had beaten Punjab in the IPL in five meetings.
Symonds took the onus on his shoulders from the begining and notched up his second consecutive fifty of the tournament to guide the Deccan innings.
Symonds first scored a sparkling 38-ball 53 and then followed it up with the crucial wicket of Mahela Jayawardene and two important catches off Ravi Bopara and Irfan Pathan.
Chasing 171 to win, Punjab got off to a bad start when opener Manvinder Bisla was run out for a duck. Skipper Kumar Sangakkara was then sent back by fellow Sri Lankan Chaminda Vaas for no score.
Irfan Pathan’s blitzkrieg went in vain as Andrew Symonds produced an all-round display to guide Deccan Chargers to a thrilling victory.
Created by, iplseason3 on March 20th, 2010
Hayden powers Chennai to thrilling win
Matthew Hayden finally unleashed the Mongoose bat, specially designed bats for Twenty20 pack, on the cricketing world as he decimated the Delhi bowling, scoring 93 off just 43 balls as Chennai Super Kings defeated the Delhi Daredevils by 5 wickets at the Feroz Shah Kotla on Friday.
Hayden was unstoppable and unleashed a barrage of massive hits with the Mongoose bat that had even the spectators diving for cover. The Daredevils attack, lacking in variety, wilted under pressure and even the slow pace of Tillakaratne Dilshan was of little use as he went for 21 runs in the only over he bowled.
Chennai’s stand-in skipper, Suresh Raina who became the youngest captain in IPL also did the trick with smaller blade and a long handle bat and scored an unbeaten 49.
Chasing a very competitive total of 186 to win, Hayden just butchered the Delhi bowling in a breathtaking display of clean power hitting. He missed what would have been his first IPL century by seven runs but his 93 runs had come in manic pace, taking just 43 balls and included seven towering sixes.
Quick wickets towards the end gave Delhi some hope but Raina sealed it with a six with five balls remaining. Sehwag, however, continued his charge along with Tillakaratne Dilshan, until Muttiah Muralitharan dealt a double blow to get rid of both batsmen in succession. Dilshan contributed just 15 out of their partnership of 67. AB de Villiers was next to go, falling to a diving Suresh Raina catch for two.
Delhi, however, quelled the Chennai fightback as Dinesh Karthik, Mithun Manhas and Rajat Bhatia chipped in with late cameos. Manhas scored a quickfire unbeaten 32 while Bhatia slammed 21 from just nine balls.
The killer Mongoose bat is tailor-made for the shorter format and has a five-centimetre thick base that boasts of a sweet spot twice the size of that on a traditional bat. With it even a pace bowler’s saving grace – a yorker – can be dispatched to the ropes.
Created by, iplseason3 on March 20th, 2010
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Created by, shimslondon on March 19th, 2010
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Created by, shimslondon on March 19th, 2010
Will Raina be able to don captain’s hat successfully?
Is Suresh Raina the right man to captain Chennai Super Kings in MSD’s absence? This is the question which is giving nightmares to the Super Kings fans.
Shoehorned into captaincy, Chennai Super Kings’ stand-in skipper Suresh Raina is going to lead the side during Dhoni’s absence against Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League match today.
Everyone knows that Dhoni’s spot is irreplaceable. To keep the winning momentum rolling Raina has to give his best. He needs to follow Dhoni’s advice to keep things simple and play the natural game.
Leading the side will be a big challenge for inexperienced Raina but he has support of Coach Stephen Fleming, Matthew Hayden and Justin Kemp. He has the potential and it is the good opportunity to him to fine tune and hone his skills.
Dhoni’s absence opened the door to Suresh Raina to prove himself as a captain. Let’s hope Super Kings maintain their momentum.
Created by, iplseason3 on March 19th, 2010
A magical spell from Praveen Kumar
Royal Challengers bowling attack completely took charge after pacer Praveen Kumar’s entrancing hatrick at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Thursday against injury-ravaged Rajasthan Royals.
He hogged the limelight after taking the first hat-trick of IPL 2010, and the seventh overall in the competition’s history. The medium-pacer mixed it up well to get the wickets of IPL debutants Damien Martyn, Sumit Narwal and Paras Dogra.
Now the challengers will have a clear edge over all the other teams in IPL 3 after registering one of the biggest wins this season. This UP lad has finished his wizardly spell with figures of 4-18-0-3. His significant contribution cruised to a comprehensive 10-wicket win over the visitors, with a whopping 57 balls remaining.
Praveen’s indomitable moves have resulted Rajasthan Royals to languish at the bottom of the table.
Created by, iplseason3 on March 19th, 2010
