Kochi Tuskers Kerala

IPL 5 STARTS WITH A COLOURFUL OPENING CEREMONY

2012-04-04T00:46:00.000+05:30

CHENNAI: The fifth edition of IPL started here at YMCA College of Physical Education, with a grand gala opening ceremony with a galaxy of stars led by Amithabh Bachan who recited a poem ‘If I were to be born again’, written by renowned lyricist Prasoon Joshi.

In the background there was a dance performance choreographed by Shiamak Davar.

This was followed by a percussion performance by First Project, a band from South Africa.

Then there was Colonial Cousins.

The other stars were:

US pop singer Katy Perry

Prabhu Deva, Our own Michael Jackson.

Priyanka Chopra

Salman Khan

Kareena Kapoor

IPL 2012 -auction -players list

2012-03-27T12:35:00.000+05:30

SL No.	Name	Country	price	Sold to
1	Ravindra Jadeja	India	2,000,000	CSK
2	Mahela Jayawardene	Sri Lanka	1,400,000	DD
3	Brendon McCullum	NZ	900,000	KKR
4	Muttiah Muralitharan	Sri Lanka	220,000	RCB
5	Darren Bravo	West Indies	100,000	DC
6	Herschelle Gibbs	South Africa	50,000	MI
7	Bradley Hodge	Australia	475,000	RR
8	Dinesh Chandimal	Sri Lanka	50,000	RR
9	Parthiv Patel	India	650,000	DC
10	Doug Bracewell	NZ	50,000	DD
11	Mitchell Johnson	Australia	300,000	MI
12	Andre Russell	West Indies	450,000	DD
13	Rudra Pratap Singh	India	600,000	MI
14	S Sreesanth	India	400,000	RR
15	R Vinay Kumar	India	1,000,000	RCB
16	Brad Hogg	Australia	180,000	RR
17	Sunil Narine	West Indies	700,000	KKR
18	Robin John Peterson	South Africa	100,000	MI
19	Ramesh Powar	India	160,000	KXIP
20	Daniel Harris	Australia	70,000	DC
21	Kevon Cooper	West Indies	50,000	RR
22	James Faulkner	Australia	190,000	KXIP
23	Azhar Mahmood	England	200,000	KXIP
24	Thisara Perera	Sri Lanka	650,000	MI
25	Merchant de Lange	South Africa	50,000	KKR

T20 defeat: Dhoni blames lack of partnerships

2011-09-02T01:19:00.000+05:30

Indian captain MS Dhoni blamed India's 6 wicket defeat against England in the T2o match on the batsmen's failure to build partnerships.

"Partnership is key, doesn't matter what format it is. Once you lose quick wickets, like we did after 12 overs, it doesn't help. You want to have at least five or six wickets in the slog overs," remarked Dhoni after his side lost nine wickets.

India were 104 for one in the 13th over before being bowled out for 165, with three balls remaining.

How did England tame Sachin?

2011-08-25T17:57:00.003+05:30

Here is an interesting article about how England managed to silense the bat of the maestro who was in search of his 100th century.

http://www.espnstar.com/cricket/international-cricket/news/detail/item659780/Mathematician-helps-Eng-tame-Sachin/

The Great Wall of Indian Cricket

2011-08-25T17:48:00.001+05:30

RAHUL DRAVID stands tall among the ruins of Indian cricket in England. He is now the second highest century maker in Tests for India after Sachin Tendulkar. He has pushed legendary Sunil Gavaskar to the third position. Before going into the England series, he had 32 centuries, out of which only one did not bear fruit. That was against Zimbabwe 13 years ago in Harare, where he made 128. Unfortunately, the three hundreds that came after it were all for a losing cause. It is now four defeats out of 35 hundreds.

Kudos to his hard work, dedication and commitment to the game.

Sree says , " England have played well"

2011-08-21T01:07:00.005+05:30

Interacting with media after the second day’s play here, Sreesanth said: “Honestly, they (England batsmen) played well. You can’t take anything out of them because they played really well. They attacked. They stayed there. They kept leaving the good balls and they didn’t go fetching outside the off-stump. (Except) a couple of good shouts (nothing happened) but honestly it was also a pure batting track as well.”

Gaylestorm hits Kings XI

2011-05-06T21:37:00.001+05:30

Chris Gayle scored a blistering 107 off 49 balls which contained 10 fours and 9 sixes in the RCB vs King's XI Punjab match.

Now its time for Raiphy to hog the limelight as KTK beats Kolkatta Knight Riders by 17 runs

2011-05-05T21:36:00.001+05:30

   Today Raiphy Vincent Gomez produced his best ever bowling performance to help KTK to restrict Kolkatta to 139 for 7 in 20 overs while chasing KTK's score of 156.

Gomez: "It's my best spell in this level. I stuck to my basics on a slow wicket. I wanted to keep my role going." He had the figures of 2 for 14 in 4 overs.

  KTK scored 156 for 5 in 20 overs. Jayawardhene batted beautifully for 55. Brad Hodge scored a quick fire 35 off 19 balls which contained 3 fours and 2 sixes.

   In its reply Kolkatta Knight Riders were cruising steadily with openers Jacques Kallis and Eoin Morgen took the score to 69 in 10 overs. Then Raiphy clean bowled Kallis for 45. Goutham Gambhir got out in the very next ball. VinayKumar took 2 wickets and RP Singh took the wicket of Mark Boucher in the last ball of the match. Prasanth Parameswaran bowled a restrictive spell. He gave away only 21 runs in his 4 overs. KKR could score only 139 in 20 overs. Morgan top scored with 66 from 51 balls.

Brad Hodge was the Man of the match.

Brief scores:

Kochi Tuskers Kerala 156-5 in 20 overs (M. Jayawardene 55, B. Hodge 35 not out, M. Klinger 29; J. Unadkat 2-25) bt Kolkata Knight Riders 139-7 in 20 overs (E. Morgan 66, J. Kallis 45; R. Gomez 2-14, V. Kumar 2-28) by 17 runs

Ganguly signs for Pune Warriors

2011-05-03T21:41:00.000+05:30

"I was approached by them yesterday and I've confirmed about my availability to them. I am leaving for Mumbai today and the details will be announced there," Ganguly told reporters on Tuesday.

Confirming the development, Pune Warriors team director Abhijit Sarkar said that roping in Ganguly was not a gamble and he would prove his worth with the former India captain being the "best cricketing brain" in the country.

Kochi slashes ticket rates for Thursday's match

2011-05-03T21:37:00.000+05:30

Kochi: KTK decided to slash ticket prices for the next match against Kolkata Knight Riders to be played here on May 5. The KTK team management also informed that it has taken a conscious decision to reduce the ticket prices that will now start at Rs 250. The sale of tickets for the match will begin on Tuesday. As per the new ticketing slab, the gallery tickets will be priced at Rs 250 (all upper tiers), Rs 400 (all second tiers) from the earlier rates of Rs 400 and Rs 600 respectively. Meanwhile the price of other tickets will remain the same. The 55,000capacity Kaloor Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium witnessed a poor turnout of about 20,000 for KTK's last match at home against Deccan Chargers. This is one of the major reasons that prompted the authorities to reduce the ticket prices.

"We want to give the crowd the maximum opportunity to watch some good exciting cricket," said a KTK representative.

Prasanth Paramasewaran gets the Man of the match award in his debut match

2011-05-03T21:33:00.002+05:30

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7ZEVPE9ESQ

Prasanth took the wicket of Sehwag in his very first over.

"I am very happy, and I thank God and my family for supporting me. Even though he hit me for a six, I was confident that I could take his wicket," Parameswaran said.

Kochi Tuskers thrashes Delhi Daredevils

2011-05-03T21:19:00.000+05:30

  Kochi Tuskers beat Delhi Daredevils by 7 wickets with 5 overs to spare. Kochi's good bowling restricted Delhi to 140/6. Young Kerala left-arm  bowler Prasanth Parameswaran took the wicket of Virender Sehwag very early in the innings. He also took the wicket of Venugopal Rao in the 18th over. Sreesanth bowled beautifully.

   Brendon McCullum gave Kochi a rollicking start. He scored a blistering 37 off 19 balls (5x4, 2x6). Delhi's hapless bowler Umesh Yadav went for 23 runs in his only over. Kochi's 50 came in the 4th over. Thereafter KTK lost 3 quick wickets. But in the end Parthiv Patel (37* off 31 balls) and Brad Hodge (24 ) guided Kochi to an emphatic victory. Kochi scored 141/3 in 15 overs.

  Prasanth Parameswaran was the Man of the Match.
Teams:

Delhi Daredevils: Virender Sehwag (capt), Morne Morkel, Irfan Pathan, Travis Birt, Roelof van der Merwe, Ajit Agarkar, Y Venugopal Rao, Umesh Yadav, Naman Ojha (wk), David Warner, Yogesh Nagar.

Kochi Tuskers Kerala: Mahela Jayawardene (capt), Brendon McCullum, Parthiv Patel (wk), Brad Hodge, Ravindra Jadeja, Raiphi Gomez, Rudra Pratap Singh, Sreesanth, Michael Klinger, R Vinay Kumar, P Parameswaran.

Prasanth Parameswaran takes the wicket of Sehwag

2011-05-02T20:55:00.000+05:30

Kochi Tuskers today fielded 3 Kerala bowlers, Sreesanth, Raiphy Vincent Gomes and Prasanth Parameswaran against Delhi Daredevils. Prasanth Parameswaran took the prized wicket of Virender Sehwag

Duncan Fletcher: India's new coach

2011-05-01T13:03:00.000+05:30

Duncan Fletcher, a former Zimbabwean all-rounder who rose to prominence during his eight-year stint as England coach, was awarded a two-year contract Wednesday by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Former Indian players like KapilDev and Sunil Gavaskar has expressed their displeasure about this appointment. They preferred Indian coaches like Venkatesh Prasad, Robin Singh and Amarnath.

Don’t judge a team by its Sreesanth

2011-04-30T20:59:00.003+05:30

Here is a funny article about the Sreesanth phenomenon

http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?page=article&sectid=59&contentid=20110429201104290312565713246a96b

Girlfriend or no girlfriend Sreesanth is an improved bowler now

2011-04-30T20:36:00.002+05:30

After the horrors of worldcup final and first IPL match for Kochi Tuskers in which he was thrashed all around the park, he has made a strong comeback. In today's match against Delhi Daredevils he had the bowling figures of 2 for 10 in 4 overs. He took the wickets of Delhi openers David Warner and Naman Ojha in his first over. An economy rate of 2.5 is unbelievable in twenty twenty cricket. Even though he was wicketless in the match against Deccan Chargers he had bowled brilliantly in the opening spell. He had a maiden over. Finally he had to settle for an economy rate of 5.5 due to some late hitting by Chargers.

But his performances were not enough to bring victory to his team.

Kochi Tuskers suffers third defeat in a row

2011-04-30T20:26:00.002+05:30

Virender Sehwag hit a quick fire 80 off 47 balls which included 8 fours and 5 sixes as Delhi Daredevils scored a 38-run win over Kochi Tuskers Kerala in Kochi on Saturday. Delhi scored 157 for seven after electing to bat on a bowler friendly pitch, which had uneven bounce.  Delhi were 35 for 3 in 6.2 overs, but Sehwag played a captain's innings.
   S. Sreesanth was Kochi's most successful bowler with figures of 2 for 10 in 4 overs. David Warner and Naman Ojha  were his victims.

   In its reply Kochi lost quick wickets at the top order to brilliant bowling by Irfan Pathan and Morne Morkel. Kochi were 3/28 in 4.3 overs. There after KTK lost wickets at regular intervals. Hodge and Jadeja were the only batsmen to score more than 25. Delhi pace trio of Pathan, Morkel and Agarkar took   seven wickets. Spinner Roelof van der Merwe who took 3 wickets in 5 balls in the 19th over sealed the fate of Kochi. The hosts were bowled out for 119 in 18.5 overs.

Delhi Daredevils 157/7 (20/20 ov)

Kochi Tuskers Kerala 119 (18.5/20 ov)

Delhi Daredevils won by 38 runs

Indian Premier League - 36th match
Twenty20 match | 2011 season
Played at Nehru Stadium, Kochi
30 April 2011 - day/night (20-over match)


Delhi Daredevils innings (20 overs maximum)		R	B	4s	6s	SR
DA Warner	b Sreesanth	3	7	0	0	42.85
V Sehwag*	c Hodge b Vinay Kumar	80	47	8	5	170.21
NV Ojha†	lbw b Sreesanth	0	3	0	0	0.00
Y Venugopal Rao	lbw b Jadeja	1	10	0	0	10.00
Y Nagar	run out (Jadeja/†Patel)	22	30	1	0	73.33
TR Birt	c Vinay Kumar b Powar	20	13	2	1	153.84
IK Pathan	run out (Singh)	13	7	1	1	185.71
RE van der Merwe	not out	2	4	0	0	50.00
Extras	(lb 8, w 6, nb 2)	16

Total	(7 wickets; 20 overs)	157	(7.85 runs per over)

Did not bat M Morkel, AB Agarkar, U Yadav

Fall of wickets1-4 (Warner, 1.1 ov), 2-4 (Ojha, 1.4 ov), 3-35 (Venugopal Rao, 6.2 ov),
4-91 (Nagar, 14.4 ov),5-132 (Sehwag, 17.5 ov), 6-145 (Birt, 18.4 ov), 7-157 (Pathan, 19.6 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
RP Singh	4	0	29	0	7.25	(1w)
S Sreesanth	4	1	10	2	2.50	(2w)
RA Jadeja	4	0	27	1	6.75	(1w)
R Vinay Kumar	4	0	41	1	10.25
B Akhil	2	0	22	0	11.00	(1nb)
RR Powar	2	0	20	1	10.00


Kochi Tuskers Kerala innings (target: 158 runs from 20 overs)		R	B	4s	6s	SR
BB McCullum	b Pathan	7	7	1	0	100.00
M Klinger	c van der Merwe b Morkel	2	6	0	0	33.33
PA Patel†	b Pathan	1	3	0	0	33.33
DPMD Jayawardene*	c Sehwag b Agarkar	18	28	2	0	64.28
BJ Hodge	c †Ojha b Morkel	27	25	3	0	108.00
RA Jadeja	c van der Merwe b Agarkar	31	22	3	1	140.90
B Akhil	c †Ojha b Morkel	13	9	0	1	144.44
R Vinay Kumar	c Yadav b van der Merwe	11	9	0	1	122.22
RR Powar	b van der Merwe	0	1	0	0	0.00
S Sreesanth	b van der Merwe	0	2	0	0	0.00
RP Singh	not out	1	1	0	0	100.00
Extras	(b 2, lb 1, w 5)	8

Total	(all out; 18.5 overs)	119	(6.31 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-10 (Klinger, 1.6 ov), 2-15 (McCullum, 2.1 ov), 3-28 (Patel, 4.3 ov),
4-50 (Jayawardene, 9.4 ov),5-77 (Hodge, 13.1 ov), 6-93 (Akhil, 15.2 ov), 7-118 (Jadeja, 17.6 ov), 8-118 (Powar, 18.1 ov),
9-118 (Sreesanth, 18.3 ov),10-119 (Vinay Kumar, 18.5 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
IK Pathan	4	0	27	2	6.75	(1w)
M Morkel	4	0	18	3	4.50
U Yadav	3	0	28	0	9.33
AB Agarkar	4	0	23	2	5.75
RE van der Merwe	3.5	0	20	3	5.21

Match details

Toss Delhi Daredevils, who chose to bat
Points Delhi Daredevils 2, Kochi Tuskers Kerala 0

Player of the match V Sehwag (Delhi Daredevils)

Umpires HDPK Dharmasena (Sri Lanka) and AL Hill (New Zealand)
TV umpire K Hariharan
Match referee Satayabrata Mukherjee
Reserve umpire KN Ananthapadmanabhan

Former RCB player Balachandra Akhil and Australian player Michael Klinger played their first match for KTK today.

IPL2011 and celebrities

2011-04-28T21:10:00.000+05:30

KOCHI ship sinks without a trace as there are 6 ducks on the deck

2011-04-27T23:30:00.002+05:30

Deccan Chargers beat Kochi Tuskers on their home ground by 55 runs. Kochi batsmen surrendered meekly while chasing a modest target of 130. They were bundled out for 74 in 16.3 overs. There were 6 ducks in the Kochi innings.

Scoreboard

Deccan Chargers	129-7 (20)	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
S Sohal	lbw b RP Singh	1	4	0	0	25.00
S Dhawan	c Gomez b RP Singh	4	9	0	0	44.44
B Chipli	c Sreesanth b Vinay	4	10	0	0	40.00
*K Sangakkara	c Patel b Vinay	65	47	10	0	138.30
C White	c Jayawardene b Vinay	31	34	2	1	91.18
D Christian	b Perera	9	11	0	0	81.82
R Teja	not out	8	5	1	0	160.00
A Mishra	run out (Perera)	0	1	0	0	0.00
M Gony	not out	0	1	0	0	0.00
D Steyn
I Sharma

Extras: 7 b:1 lb:1 nb:2 w:3

Total: 129-7 (20) | Curr. RR: 6.45

FOW:S Sohal (3-1, 1), S Dhawan (6-2, 2.2),, B Chipli (20-3, 5.2), C White (110-4, 16.5), *K Sangakkara (110-5, 17), D Christian (127-6, 19.3), A Mishra (127-7, 19.4)

Kochi Tuskers Kerala	O	M	R	W	Nb	Wd	RPO
RP Singh	4	0	21	2	0	2	5.25
S Sreesanth	4	1	22	0	2	1	5.50
Vinay Kumar	4	0	25	3	0	0	6.25
T Perera	4	0	30	1	0	0	7.50
R Gomez	1	0	4	0	0	0	4.00
R Jadeja	3	0	25	0	0	0	8.33

Kochi Tuskers Kerala team: RP Singh, S Sreesanth, Vinay Kumar, T Perera, R Gomez, R Jadeja, B Hodge, K Jadhav, *M Jayawardene, B McCullum, P Patel

Scoreboard

Kochi Tuskers Kerala	74-10 (16.3)	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
B McCullum	c Sangakkara b Steyn	0	4	0	0	0.00
*M Jayawardene	c Sangakkara b Sharma	4	8	1	0	50.00
P Patel	c Sangakkara b Sharma	0	3	0	0	0.00
R Gomez	b Sharma	0	1	0	0	0.00
B Hodge	b Sharma	0	2	0	0	0.00
K Jadhav	lbw b Sharma	0	2	0	0	0.00
R Jadeja	c Christian b Mishra	23	35	2	0	65.71
T Perera	c White b Gony	22	23	4	0	95.65
Vinay Kumar	b Steyn	18	19	2	0	94.74
S Sreesanth	not out	0	1	0	0	0.00
RP Singh	b Steyn	0	1	0	0	0.00

Extras: 7 b:0 lb:3 nb:0 w:4

Total: 74-10 (16.3) | Curr. RR: 4.48

FOW:B McCullum (0-1, 0.4), P Patel (1-2, 1.2), R Gomez (1-3, 1.3), B Hodge (2-4, 1.5), K Jadhav (6-5, 3.1), *M Jayawardene (11-6, 4), T Perera (47-7, 10.4), R Jadeja (73-8, 15.4), Vinay Kumar (74-9, 16.2), RP Singh (74-10, 16.3)

Deccan Chargers	O	M	R	W	Nb	Wd	RPO
D Steyn	3.3	1	16	3	0	2	4.57
I Sharma	3	0	12	5	0	1	4.00
D Christian	3	0	12	0	0	1	4.00
M Gony	3	0	19	1	0	0	6.33
A Mishra	4	0	12	1	0	0	3.00

Deccan Chargers team: D Steyn, I Sharma, D Christian, M Gony, A Mishra, R Teja, C White, S Dhawan, S Sohal, B Chipli, *K Sangakkara

Powerplay: 1: 1-6 ovs

Sreesanth got new girlfriend?

2011-04-26T22:41:00.000+05:30

Online and offline rumor mills are working overtime to plant stories like Sreesanth is dating upcoming actress and model Shazahn Padamsee. Earlier it was Riya Sen. There were innumerable stories about Sreesanth's dating with Riya. Sreesanth and Riya had subsequently denied it.

"Guys please! I am not dating shreesanth! I just attended 3 matches for kochi and that's that! It was work! So ... Rest ur imaginations ... (sic)," Riya posted on micro-blogging site Twitter. Riya, is the daughter of yesteryears' actress Moon Moon Sen.

“I am not seeing Riya Sen. There is no romance between us. We have hung around together and I enjoy her company, but only as a friend,” said Sreesanth

Shazahn, daughter of Sharon Prabhakar and Alyque Padamsee, made her Bollywood debut with Rocket Singh. The pretty actress admitted "he (Sreesanth) is sweet."

http://www.indianexpress.com/video/entertainment/20/sreesanth-dating-shazahn-padamsee/4811

http://www.hindustantimes.com/After-Riya-Sreesanth-gets-close-to-Shazahn/Article1-689374.aspx
http://truthdive.com/2011/04/23/riya-sen-cheers-sreesanth-to-altar.html
http://www.bollypatrika.com/2011/04/25/riya-sen-denies-dating-cricketer-shreesanth/
http://www.totalfilmy.com/feature/20110426/who_sreesanth_dating_riya_or_shazahn-32939.html
http://www.ndtv.com/album/listing/entertainment/now-is-it-sreesanth-and-riya-8877
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Riya-Sen-Sreesanth-a-couple/articleshow/8017229.cms
http://www.indianexpress.com/video/entertainment/20/sreesanth-riya-sen-seeing-each-other/4796

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/tabloid/kochi/%E2%80%98riya-sen-too-short-my-son%E2%80%99-674

Kochin Tuskers' batting collapses

2011-04-24T22:31:00.000+05:30

Put into bat by Rajasthan Royals, Kochi Tuskers could manage to score only 109 from 20 overs. Without star batsman Brendon McCullum , their batting collapsed like a pack of cards. Rajasthan bowled and fielded well under the captaincy of Shane Warne. Shane Warne and Siddharth Trivedi took 3 wickets each.
Parthiv Patel tops cored with 32 from 34 balls. He was out stumped off Shane Warne while trying for an atrocious reverse sweep.

Kochi Tuskers Kerala innings (20 overs maximum)		R	B	4s	6s	SR
	DPMD Jayawardene*	b Botha	13	13	2	0	100.00
	VVS Laxman	run out (Dravid)	8	10	1	0	80.00
	PA Patel†	st †Yagnik b Warne	32	34	2	0	94.11
	BJ Hodge	b Warne	8	14	0	0	57.14
	RA Jadeja	c & b Warne	22	23	2	0	95.65
	RV Gomez	c Watson b Trivedi	0	1	0	0	0.00
	NLTC Perera	c Binny b Trivedi	1	4	0	0	25.00
	KM Jadhav	c †Yagnik b Trivedi	5	9	0	0	55.55
	R Vinay Kumar	c Watson b Singh	5	4	1	0	125.00
	M Muralitharan	not out	5	8	0	0	62.50
	RP Singh	run out (Botha/†Yagnik)	1	1	0	0	100.00
	Extras	(b 2, lb 4, w 2, nb 1)	9

	Total	(all out; 20 overs)	109	(5.45 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-26 (Laxman, 3.3 ov), 2-28 (Jayawardene, 4.1 ov), 3-42 (Hodge, 7.4 ov), 4-90 (Jadeja, 15.3 ov),5-90 (Patel, 15.4 ov), 6-90 (Gomez, 16.1 ov), 7-92 (Perera, 16.6 ov), 8-98 (Vinay Kumar, 17.5 ov), 9-108 (Jadhav, 19.5 ov),10-109 (Singh, 19.6 ov)

Mumbai Indians won by 37 runs

2011-04-24T19:39:00.001+05:30

Mumbai Indian's 172/4 in 20 overs was too much for Deccan chargers as they could score only 135/8.
Mumbai's innings was powered by Davy Jacob's 32 from 20 balls and Sachin's 28 from 24 balls and some power hitting by Rohit Sharma (56 from 34 balls ) and Andrew Symonds (44 from 33 balls). Amit Mishra took 2 wickets for 14 runs. Rohit Sharma's blistering form continues. He has scored 87 in the last match.

In Deccan chargers' innings captain Sangakara topscored with 34 from 28 balls. Malinga's superb bowling restricted Deccan Chargers' progress. He had the wonderful figures of 3 for 9 from 4 overs. Unbelievable economy rate of 2.25 !!!

Kochi meets Rajastan Royals today

2011-04-24T15:29:00.001+05:30

Giant Killers Kochi Tuskers Kerala takes on Rajasthan Royals today at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur. Kochi Tuskers are on a winning spree after beating Mumbai Indians , CSK and KKR. Rajasthan Royals have lost their last 3 matches. Even though Rajasthan Royals have stars like Shane Warne, Ross Taylor, Shane Watson and Rahul Dravid they could not perform well in this edition of IPL. They are hoping for a reversal of fortune with the support of their home crowd. While Kochi wants to extend their winning run under the astute captaincy of Mahela Jayawardene. An exciting match is on the cards today.

Sai Baba passes away, Sachin doubtful for today's match.

2011-04-24T09:42:00.000+05:30

The phenomenon of Sathya Sai Baba decided to leave the earth on Sunday , April 24, 7:40 a.m. This is the birthday of a batting phenomenon called Sachin. Sri Sathya Sai Baba was Sachin's spiritual guru. In Hyderabad to play the IPL match against Deccan Chargers, the Mumbai Indians' skipper reportedly locked himself in his hotel room, with a 'Do not Disturb' placard describing his saddened state at the news of Sathya Sai Baba's death on Sunday.

Delhi Daredevils thrashes Kings XI Punjab

2011-04-23T23:51:00.001+05:30

Delhi openers Sehwag and Warner scored quick fire 77 each from 35 balls and 48 balls respectively to post a huge team total of 231 for 4 in 20 overs. Venugopal Rao contributed with a cameo of 28 from 15 balls which included 3 sixes and a 4. Virender Sehwag hit 8 fours and 4 sixes. David Warner hit 8 fours and 3 sixes.
This total was too much for Punjab batsmen eventhough they made a fight out of it with Adam Gilchrist and Shaun Marsh displaying their attacking batting skills. Gilchrist scored 42 from 33 balls and Shaun Marsh scored a brilliant 95 from 46 balls. Since the the asking rate was simply too high for other batsmen, eventually Punjab succumbed at 202 for 5 from 20 overs.

Delhi Daredevils won the match by 29 runs. David Warner was the Man of the Match.