Match – 57 IPL 2014 – Qualifier 1 – Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Date – Wednesday May 28
Time – 16:00 local | 10:30 GMT
Venue – Eden Gardens, Kolkata

UPDATE – Match postponed to Wednesday due to heavy rains.

The first Qualifier of the Pepsi IPL 2014, Kings XI Punjab will take on Kolkata Knight Riders at the famous Eden Gardens.

Kings XI Punjab who have had the best IPL season so far since the inaugural IPL have decimated their opponents with their power batting. KXIP has lost just three matches out of 14, two against CSK and one against Kolkata Knight Riders. So with today’s match, they have an opportunity to take revenge of their defeat and also move in to the finals of IPL 2014.

On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders who have turned the tables with their superb comeback after being written off by many will be hoping to repeat their performance against Kings XI Punjab. Kolkata who not only qualified for playoffs but displaced Chennai from second spot would be eying an final berth today.

Players to watch out for
Kings XI Punjab
Batsmen: Virender Sehwag, Glenn Maxwell, David Miller and George Bailey
Bowlers: Rishi Dhawan and Sandeep Sharma

Kolkata Knight Riders
Batsmen: Gautam Gambhir, Jacques Kallis, Yusuf Pathan and Robin Uthappa
Bowlers: Sunil Narine and Piyush Chawla

Kings XI Punjab Team For IPL 2014
George Bailey (captain), Anureet Singh,Parvinder Awana, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Rishi Dhawan, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Beuran Hendricks, Mitchell Johnson, Karanveer Singh, Murali Kartik, Mandeep Singh, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, David Miller, Akshar Patel, Thisara Perera, Cheteshwar Pujara, Wriddhiman Saha, Sandeep Sharma, Virender Sehwag, Shivam Sharma, Shardul Thakur, Manan Vohra.

Kolkata Knight Riders Team For IPL 2014
Gautam Gambhir (captain), Manvinder Bisla (wk), Piyush Chawla, Pat Cummins, Debabrata Das, Jacques Kallis, Kuldeep Yadav, Chris Lynn, Sayan Mondal, Morne Morkel, Sunil Narine, Manish Pandey, Yusuf Pathan, Veer Pratap Singh, Andre Russell, Shakib Al Hasan, Ryan ten Doeschate, Robin Uthappa (wk), Vinay Kumar, Suryakumar Yadav, Umesh Yadav

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Match – 56th IPL 2014 – Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals
Date – Sun May 25
Time – 20:00 local | 14:30 GMT
Venue – Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Toss – Mumbai Indians elected to field
Result – Mumbai Indians won by 5 wickets
Man of the match – Corey Anderson

In a stunning display of power batting, Corey Anderson scored 95 off 44 balls to not only make sure Mumbai wins but wins with style and qualifies for the playoffs. With this, Rajasthan Royals are now out of this season.

Chasing 190 to win, Mumbai lost Lendl Simmons in the second over but they never allowed the fall of wickets to slow their run rate. Mumbai knew it was do or die for them as they need to win the match and that too within 15 overs to beat Royals on net run rate and qualify for playoffs. Every Mumbai batsmen knew the importance of balls as they hit fours and sixes and took their chances. The star in the chase was Corey Anderson who scored unbeaten 95 off 44 balls which included 9 fours and 6 sixes. He was well supported by 10 ball 30 by Ambati Rayudu. Mumbai who lost 5 matches in a row in the UAE leg were written off by many but the defending champions came back and that too strongly to qualify for playoffs.

Earlier Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field. Rajasthan Royals started cautiously with Shane Watson departing for just 8 but Sanju Samson was at his devastating best as he hammered Mumbai bowlers and scored 74 off 47 balls. He was ably supported by Karun Nair who scored 27 ball 50. Brad Hodge ( 29 off 16 balls) and James Faulkner (23 off 12 balls) helped Rajasthan Royals post a total of 189/4 in 20 overs.

Match – 56th IPL 2014 – Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals Scorecard

Match – 55th IPL 2014 – Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils
Date – Sun May 25
Time – 16:00 local | 10:30 GMT
Venue – Punjab C.A. Stadium, Mohali
Toss – Kings XI Punjab elected to field
Result – Kings XI Punjab won by 7 wickets
Man of the match – Manan Vohra

Kings XI Punjab continued their supremacy in the season and thrashed Delhi Daredevils by 7 wickets to go to qualifiers with an emphatic win on their back. The dismal show of Delhi continued as they were all out for 115 and lost yet another match in the season.

Chasing 116 to win, Kings got off to a poor start with Sehwag and Maxwell falling cheaply. KXIP were 16/2 when Manan Vohra and David Miller took the charge. The duo not only made sure that KXIP not lose any more wicket but also thrashed Delhi bowlers. Vohra got out after scoring 47 where as Miller remained unbeaten on 47 in their emphatic run chase.

Earlier Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field first. Mayank Agarwal and Kevin Pieterson opened the innings but Mayank fell cheaply for just 2. Dinesh Karthik and Kedar Jadhav fell in the same over and Delhi were struggling at 44/3 in 6 overs. Captain Pieterson was the lone warrior in Delhi innings today as he scored 58 while the test of the players were together able to put 57 and over Delhi were all out for 115/10 in 18.1 overs.

Match – 55th IPL 2014 – Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils Scorecard

Match – 56th IPL 2014 – Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals
Date – Sun May 25
Time – 20:00 local | 14:30 GMT
Venue – Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Today in the second match of the day and the last match of the league stage, Mumbai Indians will take on Rajasthan Royals at 8 pm Indian Standard Time.

This is a do or die match for both teams. Rajasthan Royals need to win this match to occupy the fourth spot in the league stage and thus move to the playoffs where as Mumbai need to win comprehensively so that their net run rate improves and they move ahead of Royals and thus play in the next stage. In case of a draw or washout, Rajasthan Royals will move to the playoffs.

Mumbai Indians Team For IPL 2014
Rohit Sharma (captain), Corey Anderson, Jasprit Bumrah, Marchant de Lange, Ben Dunk, Chidhambaram Gautam (wk), Shreyas Gopal, Harbhajan Singh, Josh Hazlewood, Michael Hussey, Zaheer Khan, Lasith Malinga, Sushant Marathe, Pragyan Ojha, Kieron Pollard, Ambati Rayudu (wk), Krishmar Santokie, Jalaj Saxena, Pawan Suyal, Aditya Tare (wk), Apoorv Wankhade.

Rajasthan Royals Team For IPL 2014
Shane Watson(captain), Amit Mishra , Ankit Sharma, Ankush Bains, Rajat Bhatia, Stuart Binny,Unmukt Chand, Kevon Cooper, Ben Cutting, James Faulkner, Brad Hodge, Deepak Hooda, Iqbal Abdulla, Dhawal Kulkarni, Vikramjeet Malik, Karun Nair, Abhishek Nayar, Ajinkya Rahane, Kane Richardson, Sanju Samson, Steven Smith, Tim Southee,Pravin Tambe, Rahul Tewatia, Dishant Yagnik.

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Match – 55th IPL 2014 – Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils
Date – Sun May 25
Time – 16:00 local | 10:30 GMT
Venue – Punjab C.A. Stadium, Mohali

Today in the first match of the day and 55th of the season, table toppers Kings XI Punjab will take on table’s bottom team Delhi Daredevils at 4 pm Indian Standard Time.

Kings XI Punjab who had a phenomenal season with 10 wins out of 13 matches will be hoping to make it 11 today. KXIP who take on KKR in the qualifier will be hoping to go on to that match with a win in their back and thus keep the winning momentum intact. On the other hand Delhi Daredevils who had a totally forgettable season are coming into this match with eight successive defeats. Delhi will be hoping to break that and end on a positive note.

Delhi Daredevils Team For IPL 2014
Kevin Pietersen (captain), Mayank Agarwal, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Quinton de Kock, Jean-Paul Duminy, Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Siddarth Kaul, Milind Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Shahbaz Nadeem, Jimmy Neesham ,Wayne Parnell, HS Sharath, Rahul Sharma , Laxmi Shukla, Rahul Shukla, Ross Taylor, Manoj Tiwary, Saurabh Tiwary, Jaydev Unadkat, Murali Vijay, Jayant Yadav.

Kings XI Punjab Team For IPL 2014
George Bailey (captain), Anureet Singh,Parvinder Awana, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Rishi Dhawan, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Beuran Hendricks, Mitchell Johnson, Karanveer Singh, Murali Kartik, Mandeep Singh, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, David Miller, Akshar Patel, Thisara Perera, Cheteshwar Pujara, Wriddhiman Saha, Sandeep Sharma, Virender Sehwag, Shivam Sharma, Shardul Thakur, Manan Vohra.

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