This would be the match to watch out for. Both the teams are in superb form and it will be like a true competition between the best teams of DLF- IPL. Both the teams have a good team players and it has been individual who are from different countries or regions which have jelled together and have thus made this competition a success.
We can only say may the best one wins
Match Details
Semi Final – 1
Venue – Mumbai
Time – 8 pm IST
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This was IPL 56th match between Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals. The match was played at Punjab C.A. Stadium, Mohali on May 28, 2008. Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field first.
Shaun Marsh and James Hopes opened the batting for Kings XI Punjab. Shaun Marsh was at his best in this match. Both the players shared the partnership of 133, James Hopes was out in 14th over and scored 51 runs out of 35 balls. The top scorer of the team was Shaun Marsh. He scored 155 runs in 69 balls. This helped a lot in winning the match. The score of the team was 221 for 3 in 20 overs.
Mohammad Kaif and Niraj Patel opened the batting for Rajasthan Royals. Mohammad Kaif was out on the boll by Sreesanth in the second ove, he scored 1 run. Niraj Patel was the highest scorer of the team he scored 57 runs in 39 balls. The team scored 180 runs in 20 overs with 4 wkts in hand. They were unable to achieve the target given by Kings XI Punjab.
The best teams take on each other and would leave no chance to prove the superiority so that they have a psychological advantage over each other and thus are high on confidence in the semifinals
No one can ask for a better match than what happened today. Mumbai Indians were deperate to win todays match and Royals were in no mood to let them win and stop the winning streak. The match ended on the last bowl when Royals needed 3 runs to win a match.Dilhara bowled a wide and it was 2 runs needed from 1 ball. Thebatsmen hit the bowl and it was a real bad fumble which helped the batsmen to complete the second score.Chasing a decent target on the pitch which was not so batsmen friendly, Royals were not to a great start and lost wickets at regular levels.But some good small performances from the middle order made them take the match to the wire and in the end they holded on the nerves and won the match by 5 wickets.
