Deccan Chargers are almost out of the league and are playing now for the prestige where as Mumbai Indias have a chance to make it into semifinals if they win today’s encounter.

Deccan Chargers (probables): 1 Adam Gilchrist (capt & wk), 2 Shahid Afridi, 3 Herschelle Gibbs, 4 Rohit Sharma, 5 Venugopal Rao, 6 Ravi Teja, 7 Scott Styris, 8 PM Sarvesh Kumar, 9 Pragyan Ojha, 10 RP Singh, 11 P Vijaykumar.

Mumbai Indians (probables): 1 Sachin Tendulkar (capt), 2 Sanath Jayasuriya, 3 Robin Uthappa, 4 Dominic Thornely, 5 Dwayne Bravo, 6 Shaun Pollock, 7 Abhishek Nayar, 8 Yogesh Takawale (wk), 9 Rajesh Pawar, 10 Rohan Raje, 11 Ashish Nehra.

Date – May 18, 2008 42nd Match
Venue – Hyderabad
20:00 India time.

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This could be the match which could decide the fate of Kolkata Knight Riders as they need to win this and secure a place in the semi finals.On the other hand Chennai Super Kings who started so well in this league are also struggling for a place in semifinals and a win here would make it a lot easier

Kolkata Knight Riders (probables): 1 Salman Butt, 2 Sourav Ganguly (capt), 3 Debabrata Das, 4 David Hussey, 5 Mohammad Hafeez, 6 Wriddhiman Saha (wk), 7 Laxmi Ratan Shukla, 8 Ajit Agarkar, 9 Shoaib Akhtar, 10 Ishant Sharma, 11 Ashok Dinda

Chennai Super Kings (probables): 1 S Vidyut, 2 Stephen Fleming, 3 Suresh Raina, 4 Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt/wk), 5 S Badrinath, 6 Albie Morkel, 7 Joginder Sharma, 8 Manpreet Gony, 9 L Balaji, 10 Muttiah Muralitharan, 11 Makhaya Ntini.

Date – May 18, 2008 41st Match
Venue – Eden Garden Kolkata
16:00 India time.

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Today was a match between Delhi Daredevils and Kings XI Punjab in the DLF – IPL. This was the 40th match of the league. Delhi Daredevils won the toss and decided to bat first. The match was reduced to 11 overs due to heavy rainfall at Delhi. Kings XI Punjab were given a target of 119 by Delhi Daredevils.Shaun Marsh and James Hopes opened the batting for Kings XI but the start was not good. They were out with 2 and 4 scores respectively. Mahela Jayawardene was the top scorer for the team, he scored 36 runs in 17 balls and thus helped the team to win the match. The match was not over and rains again interrupted and this time , it was decided to follow the D/L rule By D/L rule, Kings XI Punjab won the match by 6 runs. The equations were changing after every ball and it was a smart captaincy by Yuvraj Singh which assured the win.

Today Match 40- Scorecard – Delhi Daredevils v Kings XI Punjab

Today was a match between Rajasthan Royals and Bangalore Royal Challengers in the DLF – IPL. This was the 39th match of the league. Bangalore Royal Challengers won the toss and Elected to field first. They were given a huge target of 198 runs and that seemed difficult when the players of the team were falling like cards from very first over. The batting of the Rajasthan Royals was not good from the start. Jagadeesh Arunkumar and Virat Kohli opened the batting for Rajasthan Royals. Jagadeesh Arunkumar, Misbah-Ul-Haq and Praveen Kumar were out at duck and Zaheer Khan scored 1 run followed by Virat Kohli who scored 3 runs. The score of the team was 132/9 in 20 overs. Graeme Smith was the top scorer for Bangalore Royal Challengers and thus with his help and the effort of whole Royal challangers team the team, they won the DLF IPL 39th match.

Match Notes Are :

• Rajasthan Royals innings
• Rajasthan Royals: 50 runs in 5.5 overs (38 balls), Extras 8
• 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 38 balls (GC Smith 13, SA Asnodkar 29, Ex 8)
• Rajasthan Royals: 100 runs in 10.6 overs (72 balls), Extras 19
• 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 72 balls (GC Smith 37, SA Asnodkar 44, Ex 19)
• SA Asnodkar: 50 off 42 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
• GC Smith: 50 off 34 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
• Rajasthan Royals: 150 runs in 15.4 overs (101 balls), Extras 24
• 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 27 balls (GC Smith 18, SR Watson 29, Ex 5)
• Innings Break: Rajasthan Royals – 197/1 in 20.0 overs (GC Smith 75, SR Watson 46)

• Bangalore Royal Challengers innings
• Bangalore Royal Challengers: 50 runs in 11.5 overs (75 balls), Extras 4
• Bangalore Royal Challengers: 100 runs in 16.5 overs (106 balls), Extras 6
• R Dravid: 50 off 25 balls (3 x 4, 5 x 6)

Today Match 39 – Scorecard – Rajasthan Royals vs Bangalore Royal Challengers

Today was a match between Rajasthan Royals and Bangalore Royal Challengers in the DLF – IPL. This was the 39th match of the league. Bangalore Royal Challengers won the toss and Elected to field first. Smith and Swapnil Asnodkar opened the batting for Royal Challengers and took the score to 109 before Swapnil Asnodkar was out. They gave the team an excellent start. Apart from the splendid shots, they were also helped by some sloppy fielding by Royal Challengers.The score of the team was 151 for the loss of 1 wickets in 16 overs. Smith was the top scorer for Bangalore Royal Challengers. Smith and Watson played some beautiful shots and took the score to 197 in 20 overs.

Today Match 39 – Scorecard – Rajasthan Royals vs Bangalore Royal Challengers