Match 65 IPL 2013 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Pune Warriors
Date – Wed May 15
Time – 4:00 pm i.e 10:30 GMT | 16:00 IST
Venue – JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi
Toss – Kolkata Knight Riders elected to field
Result – Pune Warriors won by 7 runs
Man of the match – Manish Pandey

Today in the 65th match of IPL 2013, Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and invited Pune to bat first. Pune opened with Robin Uthappa and Aaron Finch and the duo added 41 runs in 5.4 overs for the first wicket stand. Uthappa was the first to fall as he was bowled by Senanayake after scoring 25 off 21 balls. Captain Aaron Finch scored 32 ball 48 before getting bowled by Balaji. Manish Pandey played superbly and scored 47 ball 66 and was well supported by Yuvraj Singh’s 20 ball 30 to help Pune post a good total of 170/4 in 20 overs.

Chasing 171 to win and keeping dim hopes alive to qualify, KKR opened with Gautam Gambhir and Manvinder Bisla. Bisla got out after scoring just 1 when the team score was 17. Soon Kallis was bowled by Parnell followed by the priced wicket of Captain Gambhir. Kolkata were reeling at 29/3 in 4.4 overs and needed some one to bring them back in the game. Yusuf Pathan and Ryan ten Doeschate then played superbly and had a 98 run partnership before Ryan ten Doeschate got out after scoring 30 ball 42. KKR were placed at 127/4 in 15.5 overs with hopes still alive as Yusuf Pathan was playing well on the other end. The biggest turnover came when in the 18th over, Yusuf Pathan got out as he was found obstructing the field by the umpires. A brilliant knock of 44 ball 72 ended and with this, the hopes for KKR also tanked. Eventually KKR fell short of the target by 7 runs and thus Pune registered a well fought victory and thus eliminated KKR from the league.

Match 65 IPL 2013 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Pune Warriors Scorecard

Match 66 IPL 2013 –Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals
Date – Wed May 15
Time – 8:00 pm i.e 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST
Venue – Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Today in the 66th match of IPL 2013, Mumbai Indians will take on Rajasthan Royals at the Wankhede Stadium. Both the teams are on a roll with 4 successive wins and thus will be looking to continue the record and thus the fans can expect a real cracker today.

Mumbai who had a superb win against Hyderabad in their last match thanks to the match winnings innings by Pollard will be looking forward for another win today to move to number one spot in points table. On the other hand, Royals too defeated the current number one Chennai in their last match and are thus beaming with confidence.

Players to Watch Out For
Mumbai Indians – Sachin Tendulkar, Dwayne Smith, Dinesh Karthik, Rohit Sharma and Kieron Pollard.
Rajasthan Royals – Rahul Dravid, Stuart Binny, Ajinkya Rahane and Shane Watson.

Mumbai Indians Team IPL 2013
Abu Nechim Ahmed, Amitoze Singh, Yuzvendra Singh Chahal, Rishi Dhawan, Harbhajan Singh, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Dhawal Kulkarni, Sushant Marathe, Pragyan Ojha, Akshar Patel, Munaf Patel, Ambati Rayudu, Jalaj Saxena, Rohit Sharma, Pawan Suyal, Aditya Tare, Sachin Tendulkar, Suryakumar Yadav , Ricky Ponting (c), Aiden Blizzard, Nathan Coulter-Nile, James Franklin, Philip Hughes, Mitchell Johnson, Lasith Malinga, Glenn Maxwell, Jacob Oram, Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Smith

Rajasthan Royals Team IPL 2013
Rahul Dravid (c), Stuart Binny, Ajit Chandila, Ankeet Chavan, Shreevats Goswami, Harmeet Singh, Ashok Menaria, Ajinkya Rahane, Sachin Baby, Sanju Samson, Rahul Shukla, Amit Singh, S Sreesanth, Siddharth Trivedi, Dishant Yagnik, Pravin Tambe , Samuel Badree,Kevon Cooper, Fidel Edwards, James Faulkner, Brad Hodge, Brad Hogg, Kusal Janith Perera, Owais Shah, Shaun Tait, Shane Watson

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Match 65 IPL 2013 –Kolkata Knight Riders vs Pune Warriors
Date – Wed May 15
Time – 4:00 pm i.e 10:30 GMT | 16:00 IST
Venue – JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi

Today in the 65th match of IPL 2013, The Kolkata Knight Riders will take on Pune Warriors India atJSCA International Stadium Complex.

With KXIP beating RCB in the last match, KKR are still in a hunt for playoffs. Also riding on a win against RCB, KKR will hope for a good margin victory to boost the run rate. On the other hand, Pune who are placed at the bottom of the table with just 2 wins will be playing for some cheer to their fans. This means they are playing without any pressure and can ruin the chances of Kolkata Knight Riders.

Players to Watch Out For
Pune Warriors – Robin Uthappa, Aaron Finch, Yuvraj Singh and Angelo Mathews
Kolkata Knight Riders – Gautam Gambhir, Yusuf Pathan and Eoin Morgan

Kolkata Knight Riders Team IPL 2013
Gautam Gambhir (c), Sarabjit Singh Ladda, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Rajat Bhatia, Manvinder Bisla(wk), Debabrata Das, Iqbal Abdulla, Yusuf Pathan, Pradeep Sangwan, Mohammad Shami, Laxmi Ratan Shukla, Manoj Tiwary, Brad Haddin, Jacques Kallis, Brett Lee, Brendon McCullum, Ryan McLaren’ Eoin Morgan, Sunil Narine, James Pattinson, Sachithra Senanayake, Shakib Al Hasan, Ryan ten Doeschate

Pune Warriors India Team IPL 2013
Eklavya Dwivedi,Udit Birla, Ashoke Dinda, Raiphi Gomez, Harpreet Singh, Dheeraj Jadhav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Anustup Majumdar, Mithun Manhas, Ali Murtaza, Abhishek Nayar, Ishwar Pandey, Manish Pandey, Parveez Rasool, Mahesh Rawat, Rahul Sharma, Tirumalasetti Suman, Krishnakant Upadhyay, Robin Uthappa (wk), Shrikant Wagh, Yuvraj Singh, Angelo Mathews (c), Mitchell Marsh, Michael Clarke, Ajantha Mendis, Wayne Parnell, Kane Richardson, Marlon Samuels, Steven Smith, Tamim Iqbal, Ross Taylor, Luke Wright

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Match 64 IPL 2013 – Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils
Date – Tue May 14
Time – 8:00 pm i.e 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST
Venue – MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Toss – Chennai Super Kings elected to bat
Result – Chennai Super Kings won by 33 runs

Today in the 64th match of IPL 2013, Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat first. Michael Hussey and Murali Vijay added 61 runs for the first wicket stand before Vijay was run out for 31. With his fall, Delhi striked back in quick succession getting the wickets of Michael Hussey ( 26 off 26 balls) and Suresh Raina ( 7 off 11 balls). But captain cool MS Dhoni again raised to the occasion and scored a quickfire 58 off 35 balls which included 2 fours and 4 sixes. A cameo of 24 off 17 by Ravindra Jadeja helped CSK post a total of 168/4 in 20 overs.

Chasing 169 to upset CSK, Delhi Daredevils got off to the worst possible start as they lost Virender Sehwag for a duck on the second ball of the innings. Unmukt Chand and Johan Botha then added 34 runs and just when the duo looked set, M Sharma striked again to get the wicket of Unmukt Chand. Ashwin then took the wicket of Johan Botha to reduce Delhi to 49/3 in 6.3 overs. Captain David Warner then played sensibly and stood firm on one end where as wickets kept falling on the other end. Half the Delhi team was back in pavilion with the scorecard reading at 63/5 in 9.3 overs. David Warner was the only hope for Delhi but he never got any support from the other end and eventually he was out after scoring 37 ball 44 leaving Delhi at 115/7 in 16.3 overs. Finally Delhi could manage just 135/9 in 20 overs thereby loosing the match by 33 runs and thus Chennai regained their number 1 position in the points tally.

Match 64 IPL 2013 – Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils Scorecard

Match 63 IPL 2013 – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab
Time – 4:00 pm i.e 10:30 GMT | 16:00 IST
Venue – M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Toss – Kings XI Punjab elected to field
Result – Kings XI Punjab won by 7 wickets
Man of the match: Adam Gilchrist

Today in the 63rd match of IPL 2013, Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field first. Cheteshwar Pujara and Chris Gayle opened the innings and added 22 runs before Pujara got out which brought captain Kohli on the crease. Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli played superbly and smashed Kings XI Punjab bowlers to all corners of the ground. The duo added 136 runs in 14.2 overs. Gayle scored 53 ball 77 before getting bowled by Awana where as Kohli scored 43 ball 57 and helped RCB post a decent total of 174/5 in 20 overs.

Kings XI Punjab who had just 10 points from 13 games before the start of this game had a very miniscule chance of qualifying for the playoffs and thus they were playing without much pressure. Chasing 175 needed a special innings from one of the top order batsmen and captain Adam Gilchrist raised to the occasion. Adam Gilchrist and Shaun Marsh opened the innings but Marsh failed as he was bowled by Khan for just 8 which brough Azhar Mahmood on the crease. Gilchrist and Mahmood scored 118 runs in 77 balls and took the score to 142 before Mahmood got out after scoring 41 ball 61. Man in form David Miller was bowled by Muralitharan for just 2 but captain Gilchrist remained firm on other end. He remained unbeaten on 85 off 54 balls which included 10 fours and 3 sixes to take his team to a superb 7 wicket win over RCB.

With this loss, RCB’s chances of qualifying for playoffs have reduced as they are tied with Sunrisers who still have one more match in hand.

Match 63 IPL 2013 – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab Scorecard