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India defeat pakistan by 140 runs in first match of bangladesh triseries

skinsync — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:57:39 +0000

India simply kicked pakistan out of the game in their first match of Bangladesh Tri-Series, 2008 (Bangladesh).

This is India’s biggest win against pakistan ever.

Virender Sehwag is the Man of the Match for his breezy 89. He played very sensibly and gave India a solid start which allowed them to get to a big score.

Pakistan coach Lawson had given a statement that they will look to beat India by 150 runs.

Next match: bangladesh vs India

Result: India won by 140 runs	Last 5 Ovs : 18/2, RR : 3.6, 4s : 2, 6s : 0
IND: 330/8 in 50 ov	PAK: 190/10 in 35.4 ov
Rao Iftikhar 16(19)	P Chawla 8.4-0-40-4
	P Kumar 9-1-53-4

IPL finals score

skinsync — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 20:06:24 +0000

A belter of a match. Another last ball victory.

The tournament began with brendom McCullum’s 158 and it finished with last ball victory.

Amazing!

Man of the match: Yusuf Pathan (for his matchwinning knock)

Man of the series: Shane Watson

Most sixes: Yusuf Pathan (4)

Under 19 find: Shreevats Goswami

Orange Cap: Shaun Marsh

Purple cap: Sohail tanveer

Fair Play award: Chennai Super Kings

Performers today

Rajasthan Royals

Bowler

Yusuf Pathan

5.5

Batsmen

Rajasthan Royals(164/7 in 20 ovs)

Runs

Balls

4′s

6′s

Yusuf Pathan

runout

143.59

Chennai Super Kings

Suresh Raina

c R Jadeja & b S Watson

143.33

Mahendra Singh Dhoni(c)

Not out

170.59

Summary

Rajasthan Royals won by 3 wkts
CHE: 163/5 in 20 ov	RAJ: 164/7 in 20 ov
S Warne 9(9)	L Balaji 4-0-42-0
S Tanvir* 9(7)	M Ntini* 4-1-21-0

IPL: Final-Semifinal schedule

skinsync — Wed, 28 May 2008 20:15:44 +0000

May, Fri 30 20:00 local, 14:30 GMT	1st Semi-Final – Rajasthan Royals v Delhi Daredevils	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
May, Sat 31 20:00 local, 14:30 GMT	2nd Semi-Final – Kings XI Punjab v Chennai Super Kings	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
June, Sun 1 20:00 local, 14:30 GMT	Final – TBC v TBC	Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai

IPL points table

skinsync — Wed, 28 May 2008 20:14:13 +0000

IPL 2008 Points Table

Team	Mat	Won	Lost	N/R	Pts	Net RR
Rajasthan Royals	13	11	2	0	22	+0.845
Kings XI Punjab	13	9	4	0	18	+0.380
Chennai	14	8	6	0	16	-0.192
Delhi Daredevils	14	7	6	1	15	+0.342
Mumbai Indians	14	7	7	0	14	+0.570
Kolkata	14	6	7	1	13	-0.147
Bangalore	14	4	10	0	8	-1.160
Deccan Chargers	14	2	12	0	4	-0.467

Kings XI punjab thrash Rajasthan Royals

skinsync — Wed, 28 May 2008 20:10:53 +0000

Kings XI punjab thrashed the Rajasrhan Royal in the absence of their skipper shane warne. Shane replaces shane, but could not replace his magic. Shane watson was the substitute captain in the match against Kings XI Punjab, which was more like a practice match.

Earlier shaun marsh hit 7 sixes and rained fours from his bat to score the third highest score in IPL. For this performance he bagged the man of the match award. The support at the start by james hopes also proved vital, but yuvraj gave it the perfect finish by scoring 49 from only 16 balls. He put the ball out of the park as many as 6 times in his 16 ball knock. It also included 4 fours.

Kings XI Punjab won by 41 runs
KIN: 221/3 in 20 ov	RAJ: 180/7 in 20 ov
M Rawat* 23(19)	J Hopes* 3-0-29-2
P Singh 1(5)	I Pathan 4-0-10-1

Shaun Marsh is the Man of the Match for his blistering century. He scored 115 off 69 balls with 11 fours and 7 sixes. There was no other choice actually, nobody in the race!!!

Kings XI Punjab Innings
Batsmen	Kings XI Punjab(221/3 in 20 ovs)	Runs	Balls	4′s	6′s	SR
Shaun Marsh	c S Trivedi & b S Watson	115	69	11	7	166.67

James Hopes	c D Salunkhe & b Y Pathan	51	35	7	1	145.71

Yuvraj Singh(c)	runout	49	16	2	6	306.25

Chennai through to the semis, Mumbai out of race

skinsync — Tue, 27 May 2008 20:47:18 +0000

Chennai super kings defeated the deccan chargers in a match that went on till the last over.

Suresh Raina is the Man of the Match for his brilliant match winning knock of 54 runs off just 43 balls. He anchored the innings and made sure that his team didn’t falter in the run-chase.

The DC earlier scored 147

Deccan Chargers(147/8 in 20 ovs)

Result: Chennai Super Kings won by 7 wkts
DEC: 147/8 in 20 ov	CHE: 148/3 in 19.2 ov
S Raina* 54(43)	R P Singh 4-0-32-0
A Morkel 12(12)	P Vijaykumar* 3.2-0-32-1

Mumbai Indians loose out in the decider game

skinsync — Mon, 26 May 2008 20:22:50 +0000

Mumbai Indians once again fail to come up trumps in a close finish. They have now been at the suffering end for three times in such a close contest and things will now become even more tighter for the Mumbai Indians. They will be glued to their Television sets watching the Chennai game tomorrow and would hope that Chennai loses. Mumbai then will have to win their next game to qualify for the Semis. But one would say that the Mumbai team left it too much on their fate. It all looked so well in the middle overs when they sent all the danger men back into the hut but then this young duo of Patel and Jadeja came out there in the middle and played sensibly till the very end. Just when they needed some big shots to stay in contention, both of these young men unleashed some handy strokes to take their side closer. Last ball added a lot of spice and drama and in the end, some sloppy work pegged back the Mumbai Indians in a cliff-hanger. IPL is getting better and better every evening now and this is slowly becoming a treat for all the cricket lovers. Hope you’ve enjoyed this game.

Man of the Match: Sohail Tanveer for his splendid bowling figures.

Summary

Result: Rajasthan Royals won by 5 wkts
MUM: 145/7 in 20 ov	RAJ: 146/5 in 20 ov
R Jadeja* 23(20)	D Fernando 4-0-27-2
N Patel 40(29)	R Raje* 4-0-37-1

More details

Last 5 Overs : 56/0, RR : 11.2, 4s : 3, 6s : 2

Man of the Match : Sohail Tanveer : Bowling figures

Bowler	0	M	R	W	Nb	Wd	ER
Sohail Tanvir	4	0	14	4	0	1	3.5

Mumbai Indian are struggling against royals

skinsync — Mon, 26 May 2008 15:48:58 +0000

MUM: 99/3 in 15.3 ov
A Nayar* 19(13)	S Warne* 3.3-0-23-1
D Smith 0(1)	Y Pathan 3-0-9-0

Mumbai Indians off to a slow start in a crunch game

skinsync — Mon, 26 May 2008 15:05:32 +0000

Mumbai Indians are off to a slow start in a crunch game against Rajasthan royals. They have to win this game to stay in the race for the semifinals. The Rajasthan Royals as usual are on top right now.

Score : 29/0

S Jayasuriya* 10(20)	Y Pathan 1-0-1-0
S Tendulkar 15(16)	P Singh* 1-0-12-0

Dravid may part ways with Vijay Mallya’s team

speakindia — Mon, 26 May 2008 13:07:58 +0000

Vijay Mallya-owned IPL franchise — Royal Challengers — is likely to receive a jolt as its ‘icon’ player and skipper Rahul Dravid is believed to have expressed interest in parting ways with Mr Mallya for the league’s second season.

Dravid, according to insiders in the franchise as well as BCCI, is unhappy with the way the team management has dealt with the players.