Match details
Match : 54 DLF IPL 2010
Sun-18 April 2010
Time: 4pm
Venue: Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharmasala

Today’s match between Kings XI Punjab and Chennai Super Kings will seal the fate of Chennai Super Kings. They had to win today’s match to qualify for the semi finals. On the other hand, Kings XI Punjab would like to save the pride and win today’s match. Also today’s match is of much interest to Kolkata Knight Riders as if Chennai Super Kings win today, KKR will be knocked out. So not only Kings XI but Kolkata Knight Riders fans would also be praying for Kings victory today. The match is to be played at Dharmsala a new good looking stadium will host its second match on 4pm IST.

Teams for today’s match
Chennai Super Kings Team
MS Dhoni (Captain), R Ashwin, SK Raina, M Vijay, HK Badani, ML Hayden, S Badrinath, GJ Bailey, L Balaji, DE Bollinger, C Ganapathy, MS Gony, MEK Hussey, SB Jakati, AB Karthik, JM Kemp, JA Morkel, M Muralitharan, M Ntini, PA Patel, NLTC Perera, T Thushara, S Tyagi.

Kings XI Punjab Team
Kumar Sangakkara (Captian), Yuvraj Singh, Shawn Marsh, Brett Lee, Irfan Pathan, Sreesanth, R Powar, V.R.V. Singh, P. Chawla, Karan Goel, Uday Kaul, Wilkin Mota, Ajitesh Argal, Tanmay Srivastava, Sunny Sohal, Ryan Ninan, Ravikant shukla, Ranadeb Bose, Vikramjeet Malik, Taruwar Kohli, Amanpreet Singh, Mohammad Kaif, Shalabh Srivastava, Love Ablish, Manvinder Bisla, Bipul Sharma, Reetinder Singh Sodhi, Brett Lee, James Hopes, Shaun Marsh, Luke Pomersbach, Simon Katich, Mahela Jayawardene, Burt Cockley, Ravi Bopara, Yusuf Abdulla, Nuwan Kulasekara, Adrian Barath, Jerome Everton Taylor.

Match Number: 51
Fri 16 April 2010
Time: 8:00 pm
Venue: Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharmasala.
Toss: Deccan Chargers elected to field
Result: Deccan Chargers won by 5 wickets

Deccan Chargers were in a must win situation today and therefore after winning the toss they decided to bat first. They got rid off Shaun Marsh in the very first over and it looked this time Kings XI will again crumb under pressure. But then the Sri Lankan duo of K Sangakkara and M Jayawardene got into a superb partnership of 86, K Sangakkara scored a brilliant 52 and got out. But M Jayawardene on the other hand then took the charge and scored runs with ease. He was playing patiently intially but then stepped the peddle and got on to score 93*off just 62 balls. It was his superb batting today that Kings XI could post a total of 174/3 in 20 overs.

Chasing a total of 175, Deccan’s lost the captain, Gilly when the team score was just 13. Deccan’s had to win today’s match to stay alive for semi finals. Monish Mishra and T Suman then took the score past 50 but when the score was 54, Monish Mishra got out. Now it was on T Suman and Rohit Sharma to steady the innings and they both played superbly to help Deccan’s past 100 run mark. Suman got out after scoring 43 when Deccan Chargers were 120/3 in 13.1 overs. They needed 55 runs off 41 balls and had 7 wickets in hand. Rohit Sharma once again played superbly to score 68runs off just 38 balls. The match was a real thriller and in the end it was Rohit Sharma’s innings which helped Deccan to win today’s match by 5 wickets and keep the semi finals hope alive.

Match Notes
* Kings XI Punjab: 50 runs in 6.5 overs, Extras 4
* K Sangakkara: 50 off 36 balls (9 x 4, 1 x 6)
* Kings XI Punjab: 100 runs in 15.1 overs, Extras 7
* M Jayawardene: 50 off 49 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
* Kings XI Punjab: 150 runs in 18.3 overs, Extras 8
* Innings Break: Kings XI Punjab – 174/3 in 20.0 overs

* Deccan Chargers: 50 runs in 6.1 overs, Extras 8
* Deccan Chargers: 100 runs in 11.1 overs, Extras 8
* RG Sharma: 50 off 31 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
* Deccan Chargers: 150 runs in 17.1 overs, Extras 12

Match 51 Kings XI Punjab vs Deccan Chargers Scorecard

Match Number: 51
Fri 16April 2010
Time: 8:00 pm
Venue: Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharmasala

In a dream come true for the cricket lovers of Dharamsala, the 51th match of DLF Indian Premier League 2010 will be played today at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharmasala between Kings XI Punjab and Deccan Chargers. Defending champion Deccan Chargers are 6th in the points table and have to win the remaining both matches and then see how the net run rate changes for other teams. In this edition of IPL, only Mumbai Indians have made it to semi finals so far and the other three spots are open for all except Kings XI Punjab.

Today’s match would be a real entertainer as Kings XI Punjab are playing for pride and would do anything to make sure they knock out Deccan Chargers out of this year IPL edition where as Deccan Chargers are desperate to win and hope to qualify for the semi’s.

Deccan Chargers Team
A Gilchrist (captain/wicket keeper), RJ Harris, DR Smith, A Symonds, WPUJC Vaas, Y Venugopal Rao, MR Marsh, B Sumanth, MD Mishra, AA Reddy, AA Bilakhia, HH Gibbs, VVS Laxman, DB Ravi Teja, RG Sharma, TL Suman, AS Yadav, Anirudh Singh, PP Ojha, Harmeet Singh, RP Singh, KAJ Roach, R Sharma, Jaskarandeep Singh Bhuttar.

Kings XI Punjab Team
Kumar Sangakkara (Captian), Yuvraj Singh, Shawn Marsh, Brett Lee, Irfan Pathan, Sreesanth, R Powar, V.R.V. Singh, P. Chawla, Karan Goel, Uday Kaul, Wilkin Mota, Ajitesh Argal, Tanmay Srivastava, Sunny Sohal, Ryan Ninan, Ravikant shukla, Ranadeb Bose, Vikramjeet Malik, Taruwar Kohli, Amanpreet Singh, Mohammad Kaif, Shalabh Srivastava, Love Ablish, Manvinder Bisla, Bipul Sharma, Reetinder Singh Sodhi, Brett Lee, James Hopes, Shaun Marsh, Luke Pomersbach, Simon Katich, Mahela Jayawardene, Burt Cockley, Ravi Bopara, Yusuf Abdulla, Nuwan Kulasekara, Adrian Barath, Jerome Everton Taylor.

Final eleven will be announced before match.

Match Details
Match: 44 T20, IPL3
Venue:Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Date: April 11, 2010
Time: 4:00 pm
Toss: Delhi Daredevils elected to bat.
Result: Punjab won by 7 wickets
Man of the match: P Chawla

Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to bat first against Kings XI Punjab. Delhi Daredevils got to the worst possible start and lost Sehwag in the 2nd over. This triggered the fall of wickets as none of the Delhi batsmen could offer any resistance to the bowlers of Kings XI Punjab. Wickets kept tumbling one after the other and it looked like Kings XI are playing against a local team rather than Delhi Daredevils. Kings XI showed superb fielding and bowling to restrict Delhi Daredevils to a paltry total of 111/10 in 19.4 overs. This is so far the worst performance by Delhi Daredevils as only two batsmen could score in twenties (26 each). Now Delhi Daredevils can only hope that the bowlers produce a magical spell to restrict Kings XI.

Needing 112 to win, Kings XI Punjab started off cautiously but confidently. Kings XI Punjab were playing for pride and the bowlers had already did a splendid job. Now it was batsmen turn and they also did not let them down. Kings XI top order played well in this low scoring match and eventually they won it by 7 wickets in 18.4 overs.

Match notes

* Delhi Daredevils innings
* Delhi Daredevils: 50 runs in 6.4 overs, Extras 13
* Delhi Daredevils: 100 runs in 17.1 overs, Extras 17
* Innings Break: Delhi Daredevils – 111/10 in 19.4 overs

* Kings XI Punjab: 50 runs in 8.3 overs, Extras 2
* Kings XI Punjab: 100 runs in 16.3 overs, Extras 6

Match 44 Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab Scorecard

Match Details
Match: 44 T20, IPL3
Venue:Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Date: April 11, 2010
Time: 4:00 pm

Today is going to be a Super Sunday as we have two matches lined up for today. First one is at 4pm at Feroz Shah Kotla Delhi, between Delhi Daredevils and Kings XI Punjab. Kings XI Punjab are reeling at the bottom of points table but they had shown what they can do in the last match against table toppers Mumbai Indians. They defeated Mumbai comprehensibly and are now making semi’s battle more intense. On the other hand, Delhi Daredevils had lost the last match to KKR and will now look forward for this match to cement the place in semis.

Team’s For Today
Delhi Daredevils Team
Gautam Gambhir (Captain), V Sehwag, Paul Collingwood, D Warner, S Ladda, Joginder Singh, R Bhatia, AB de Villiers, T Dilshan, M Henriques, K Jadhav, K Karthik, A McDonald, M Maharoof, V Mahesh, M Manhas, A Mishra, D Nannes, A Nehra, W Parnell, S Ranjan, A Salvi, P Sangwan, Sarandeep Singh, U Yadav

Kings XI Punjab Team
Kumar Sangakkara (Captian), Yuvraj Singh, Shawn Marsh, Brett Lee, Irfan Pathan, Sreesanth, R Powar, V.R.V. Singh, P. Chawla, Karan Goel, Uday Kaul, Wilkin Mota, Ajitesh Argal, Tanmay Srivastava, Sunny Sohal, Ryan Ninan, Ravikant shukla, Ranadeb Bose, Vikramjeet Malik, Taruwar Kohli, Amanpreet Singh, Mohammad Kaif, Shalabh Srivastava, Love Ablish, Manvinder Bisla, Bipul Sharma, Reetinder Singh Sodhi, Brett Lee, James Hopes, Shaun Marsh, Luke Pomersbach, Simon Katich, Mahela Jayawardene, Burt Cockley, Ravi Bopara, Yusuf Abdulla, Nuwan Kulasekara, Adrian Barath, Jerome Everton Taylor.

Final eleven will be announced before match.