In a thriller today, Delhi DareDevils won the match on the second last bowl of the match by defeating Mumbai Indians by 5 wickets.It was really T20 at its best. Both the openers Sehwag and Gambhir got out soon while they were chasing 177 when the team score was 50 but they had provided a very fast start. Dhawan also contributed and was out when the team score was 89. Delhi had a scare when bravo got two wickets in two balls and it looked like Mumbai Indians are back in the game. But it was Karthik and Maharoof who striked some brilliant shots and took the team to the winning post. Karthik scored 56 of just 32 balls and thus make the path of for semifinals a bit easier
Mumbai Indian Set a Target of 177 Runs For Delhi Daredevils in 50th Match
Mumbai Indians and Delhi Daredevils were fighting today in the 50th match of IPL, Mumbai Indians batted first and scored a total of 176 in 20 overs. Now if Delhi Daredevils achieve this then they can make the way to semi finals a bit easier. The bowling of DareDevils was spot on but it was some good hitting by Sanath Jayasurya in the start and some lusty hitting in the end which enabled Mumbai Indians score 176 in 20 overs.Now lets see if Delhi Daredevils can chase that score and make the path to semi a bit easier.
Kings XI Punjab won by 1 run in IPL 45th match
Today was a match between Mumbai Indians and Kings XI Punjab in the DLF – IPL. This was the 45th match of the league. Mumbai Indians won the toss and decided to bowl first. They were given a target of 190 and Sanath Jayasuriya and Sachin Tendulkar opened the batting for Mumbai Indians Innings and took the score to 36 before Sanath Jayasuriya was out. This was a neck to neck match. In the start it seemed like Mumbai Indians will win the match but after scahin was out the match seems to shift towards another team. The score of the team was 188 for the loss of 10 wickets in 20 overs. Kings XI Punjab won by 1 run in IPL 45th match
Match Notes Are :
* Kings XI Punjab innings
* Kings XI Punjab: 50 runs in 6.4 overs (40 balls), Extras 1
* 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 37 balls (SE Marsh 31, LA Pomersbach 19, Ex 1)
* SE Marsh: 50 off 35 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
* Kings XI Punjab: 100 runs in 11.5 overs (72 balls), Extras 4
* 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 70 balls (SE Marsh 66, LA Pomersbach 30, Ex 4)
* LA Pomersbach: 50 off 38 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
* Kings XI Punjab: 150 runs in 17.3 overs (108 balls), Extras 10
* Innings Break: Kings XI Punjab – 189/4 in 20.0 overs (LA Pomersbach 79, IK Pathan 9)
* Mumbai Indians innings
* Mumbai Indians: 50 runs in 4.3 overs (31 balls), Extras 12
* Mumbai Indians: 100 runs in 11.1 overs (71 balls), Extras 13
* SR Tendulkar: 50 off 38 balls (10 x 4)
* Mumbai Indians: 150 runs in 15.4 overs (98 balls), Extras 19
Today Match 45- Scorecard – Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab
Kings XI Punjab Scored 189 runs in 45th IPL Match
Today was a match between Mumbai Indians vs Kings and Kings XI Punjab in the DLF – IPL. This was the 45 match of the league. Mumbai Indians vs Kings won the toss and decided to bowl first. Shaun Marsh and James Hopes opened the batting for Kings XI Punjab and James Hopes was out on duck on the third ball of the match. Shaun Marsh and Luke Pomersbach took the score to 134 where Shaun Marsh was out. The score of the team was 101 for the loss of 1 wickets in 12 overs. Shaun Marsh was the top scorer for Kings XI Punjab. In the end the team scored 189 runs in 20 overs.
Today Match 45- Scorecard – Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab
IPL Match 45th Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab
This is IPL 45th match played between Mumbai Indians and Kings XI Punjab
Mumbai Indians (probables) :- Sanath Jayasuriya, Sachin Tendulkar (c), Robin Uthappa, Dwayne Smith, Abhishek Nayar, Pinal Shah (wk), Shaun Pollock, Vikrant Yeligati, Siddharth Chitnis, Dilhara Fernando, Ashish Nehra
Kings XI Punjab (probables) :- Shaun Marsh, James Hopes, Luke Pomersbach, Yuvraj Singh (c) , Mahela Jayawardene, Tanmay Srivastava, Irfan Pathan, Uday Kaul (wk), Piyush Chawla, S Sreesanth, VRV Singh
Date – May 21, 2008 45th Match
Venue – Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
20:00 India time.
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