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Suresh Raina first to cross 2000 runs in IPL

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 01:18 PM PDT


Chennai Super Kings’ Suresh Raina became the first-ever batsman to cross 2000 runs in the Indian Premier League on Monday. Raina achieved the feat during the course of his 44-run knock against Kolkata Knight Riders at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.

Prior to this match, the left-handed Raina had 1865 runs from 64 matches at an average of 35.86. Raina, who top-scored for his team on Monday with a 34-ball 44, has been playing in the cash-rich Twenty20 league since its inaugural edition in 2008.

During his stay at the wicket, Raina entertained the partisan crowd with some fluent hits to the fence. In all, the left-handed batsman struck four fours and a six. Of all his boundaries, the six Raina scored off Brett Lee over long-off was the most noteworthy.

He was eventually dismissed at six short of his half-century by Jacques Kallis as Chennai were restricted to a modest 139 for five. KKR won the match by five wickets.

Gambhir leads Kolkata to win over Chennai: IPL 2012

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 01:13 PM PDT


Skipper Gautam Gambhir struck his fourth half-century of the season as Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Chennai Super Kings by five wickets in the Indian Premier League.

Chasing 140 for victory, the Knight Riders finished the task with two balls to spare, with Gambhir leading the way with a 52-ball 63 at the M A Chidambaram Stadium. Gambhir struck six fours and a six.

Needing six runs in the last over bowled by Ravichandran Ashwin, newcomer Debabrata Das (11 not out) pulled it off for KKR by hitting a boundary after Yusuf Pathan got out to an irresponsible shot.

The Knight Riders lost opener Brendon McCullum early, but Gambhir held his ground and, in the company of in-form Jacques Kallis (26 off 31 balls), stabilised the innings.

Introduced in the third over, Ashwin foxed McCullum with the carrom-ball as the batsman scooped it to mid-off.

But success was hard to come by thereafter for the Super Kings as Gambhir and Kallis added 70 runs for the second wicket, the partnership ending after the latter edged Dwayne Bravo to CSK skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

But before that, as they were not chasing an imposing total, both the batsmen seemed content to play the ball on merit, but the loose ones were never really wasted.

The Super Kings bowlers were never allowed to settle into any sort of rhythm by Gambhir and Kallis who displayed good footwork on what was not the ideal track for batting.

After Kallis heaved Ashwin over deep square-leg for a six, Gambhir went down the pitch to deposit Shadab Jakati over long-on for a maximum.

However, Dhoni’s move to bring back Bravo to bowl the 13th over, paid immediate dividend as that resulted in the dismissal of Kallis.

Chennai tried to apply pressure on KKR, but Gambhir was equal to the task as he took his team to within sniffing distance of victory.

Earlier, Kallis led a disciplined bowling effort with two important wickets as the Knight Riders restricted the Super Kings to a modest total.

Kallis took the wickets of Suresh Raina, who top-scored for the hosts with a 34-ball 44, and West Indian hard-hitter Dwayne Bravo, to finish with 2/21.

Dhoni remained unbeaten on 34 off 30 balls.

Opting to bat after winning the toss, Super Kings were never allowed to get off the hook by the KKR bowlers.

The Super Kings were off to an inauspicious start, losing big-hitting opener Faf du Plessis in the second over of the match to Brett Lee, who induced an edge that was taken by wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum.

A few overs later, dangerman Michael Hussey was run out by the Lee-McCullum combo, to leave the hosts in some sort of trouble at 32 for two in the fifth over.

Raina, along with Bravo, tried to take the Super Kings to a comfortable situation, but the West Indian holed out to long-on fielder Iqbal Abdulla off the bowling of Kallis after being involved in a 42-run stand for the third wicket.

With his team struggling to dominate the opposition, Dhoni strode to the crease, and responded to the situation by running a few quick singles and hitting the occasional boundaries.

Having taken the wicket of Bravo, Kallis struck once again, sending back Raina. After a fumble, Yusuf Pathan managed to hold on to the catch at midwicket after Raina played it high in the air.

During his stay at the wicket, Raina entertained the partisan crowd with some fluent hits to the fence. (PTI)

Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Chennai Super Kings Post Match Presentation IPL 2012

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 12:23 PM PDT


Gambhir: The way Chennai fought, lot of credit goes to them. Our bowlers did a good job. We have got a lot of quality in our side. We need to be good in all three departments. Still many games to go. My MOM goes to Deba Das.

Gambhir is the MOM, but he decides to give it to Deba Das

Dhoni: Hussey did well. The surface does not suit us. This wicket is not letting us play the big strokes. The spinning department needs to bowl better. The fast bowlers have to contribute, which is what isn’t happening with our side. Eary breakthroughs are necessary. Wickets can’t be tailor made for the home side. The wicket gets better in the second half.

Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Chennai Super Kings Highlights | IPL 5 | 30 April 2012

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 10:30 AM PDT


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Chennai Super Kings Vs Kolkata Knight Riders Scorecard IPL 2012

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 10:16 AM PDT


Indian Premier League 2012

Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders – 41st Match

Played at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai, 30 Apr 2012

Toss - Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to Bat.

Result – Kolkata Knight Riders won by 5 wickets

Chennai Super Kings Innings R B 4s 6s SR
Faf du Plessis c B McCullum b B Lee 3 4 0 0 75.00
Michael Hussey run out (B Lee/B McCullum) 18 19 2 0 94.74
Suresh Raina c Y Pathan b J Kallis 44 34 4 1 129.41
Dwayne Bravo c I Abdulla b J Kallis 12 12 0 1 100.00
MS Dhoni (c & wk) Not Out 34 30 2 0 125.00
Ravindra Jadeja c D Das b S Narine 9 13 0 0 113.33
Albie Morkel Not Out 13 8 0 0 162.50
S Badrinath            
Ravichandran Ashwin            
Vijaykumar Yo Mahesh            
Shadab Jakati            
Extras (b 1,lb 2,w 3, nb 0) 6
Total (5 wickets; 20 overs) 139 (6.95 runs per over)

Fall of wickets (Chennai Super Kings):

1-5 (du Plessis, 1.4 ov), 2-32 (Hussey, 4.6 ov), 3-74 (Bravo, 10.1 ov), 4-88 (Raina, 12.6 ov), 5-118 (Jadeja, 17.6 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ
Iqbal Abdulla 3 0 18 0 6.00  
Brett Lee 4 0 34 1 8.50  
Yusuf Pathan 1 0 10 0 10.00 (w 1)
Sunil Narine 4 0 22 1 5.50  
Jacques Kallis 4 0 21 2 5.25 (w 1)
Rajat Bhatia 3 0 22 0 7.33 (w 1)
Laxmi Shukla 1 0 7 0 7.00  

Kolkata Knight Riders Innings R B 4s 6s SR
Gautam Gambhir (c) lbw b DJ Bravo 63 52 6 1 121.15
Brendon McCullum (wk) c S Jakati b R Ashwin 2 8 0 0 25.00
Jacques Kallis c M Dhoni b DJ Bravo 26 31 1 1 83.87
Manoj Tiwary c Yo Mahesh b A Morkel 13 13 1 0 100.00
Yusuf Pathan c F du Plessis b R Ashwin 12 11 0 0 109.09
Debabrata Das Not Out 11 4 2 0 275.00
Laxmi Shukla Not Out 0 0 0 0 0.00
Rajat Bhatia            
Brett Lee            
Sunil Narine            
Iqbal Abdulla            
Extras (b 0,lb 4,w 8, nb 1) 9
Total (5 wickets; 19.4 overs) 140 (7.11 runs per over)

Fall of wickets (Kolkata Knight Riders):

1-14 (McCullum, 2.5 ov), 2-84 (Kallis, 12.3 ov), 3-112 (Tiwary, 16.1 ov), 4-124 (Gambhir, 18.1 ov), 5-136 (Pathan, 19.3 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ
Shadab Jakati 2 0 17 0 8.50  
Albie Morkel 4 0 24 1 6.00 (nb 1 w 4)
Ravichandran Ashwin 3.4 0 22 2 6.00 (w 1)
Vijaykumar Yo Mahesh 1 0 11 0 11.00 (w 2)
Ravindra Jadeja 2 0 13 0 6.50 (w 1)
Dwayne Bravo 4 0 27 2 6.80  
Suresh Raina 3 0 22 0 7.33  

Teams:
Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Michael Hussey, Faf du Plessis, S Badrinath, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni(w/c), Albie Morkel, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Ravichandran Ashwin, Vijaykumar Yo Mahesh, Shadab Jakati

Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Gautam Gambhir(c), Brendon McCullum(w), Jacques Kallis, Yusuf Pathan, Manoj Tiwary, Laxmi Shukla, Rajat Bhatia, Debabrata Das, Brett Lee, Sunil Narine, Iqbal Abdulla

Chennai Super Kings Vs Kolkata Knight Riders Live Scores IPL 2012

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 08:11 AM PDT


Toss: Chennai Super Kings have won the toss and elected to bat

Teams:
Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Michael Hussey, Faf du Plessis, S Badrinath, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni(w/c), Albie Morkel, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Ravichandran Ashwin, Vijaykumar Yo Mahesh, Shadab Jakati

Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Gautam Gambhir(c), Brendon McCullum(w), Jacques Kallis, Yusuf Pathan, Manoj Tiwary, Laxmi Shukla, Rajat Bhatia, Debabrata Das, Brett Lee, Sunil Narine, Iqbal Abdulla

Dhoni: Well of course, we do need a win here. We don’t want to lag behind, because when you look at the table the top four teams are quite close to each other on points. You want to be with most of the sides on the table because if you lag behind too much, then it could be difficult to come back. Michael Hussey comes back in today so Kulasekara misses out and Yo Mahesh replaces Saha. It looks like a good wicket, we will look to put up some runs on the board. I think Hussey is brilliant, the body language and attitude he has on the field is really good. He really lifts the fielding.

Gambhir: Whatever has happened in the past is the past and I don’t think that we can’t win today, we have the quality to do it. We are pretty fortunate that Sunil Narine plays for us because we certainly don’t want to bat against him. I bat wherever the team needs me most, if I feel the team benefits if I open, then I will. We have a good side and we have chased well earlier so we are pretty happy with what we do. The side is unchanged for today.

IPL 2012: Chennai Super Kings opts to bat against Kolkata Knight Riders

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 08:06 AM PDT


Toss: Chennai Super Kings have won the toss and elected to bat

Dhoni: Well of course, we do need a win here. We don’t want to lag behind, because when you look at the table the top four teams are quite close to each other on points. You want to be with most of the sides on the table because if you lag behind too much, then it could be difficult to come back. Michael Hussey comes back in today so Kulasekara misses out and Yo Mahesh replaces Saha. It looks like a good wicket, we will look to put up some runs on the board. I think Hussey is brilliant, the body language and attitude he has on the field is really good. He really lifts the fielding.

Gambhir: Whatever has happened in the past is the past and I don’t think that we can’t win today, we have the quality to do it. We are pretty fortunate that Sunil Narine plays for us because we certainly don’t want to bat against him. I bat wherever the team needs me most, if I feel the team benefits if I open, then I will. We have a good side and we have chased well earlier so we are pretty happy with what we do. The side is unchanged for today.

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings Live Streams IPL 2012

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 02:00 AM PDT


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Pakistan to tour Sri Lanka in June 2012

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 01:25 AM PDT


Pakistan will tour Sri Lanka next month for three Tests, five one-day internationals and two Twenty20 games, Sri Lanka Cricket said on Monday.

The Pakistanis will kick off the six-week tour with two Twenty20 matches in the southern port town of Hambantota on June 1 and June 3.

The first two one-day internationals will be played in Pallekele on June 7 and June 9, followed by the remaining three at the Premadasa stadium in Colombo on June 13, 16 and 18.

The three back-to-back Tests will be held in Galle (June 22-26), the Sinhalese sports club in Colombo (June 30-July 4) and Pallekele (July 8-12).

Pakistan last toured Sri Lanka in 2009 where they lost the Test series 2-0.

The two sides met in the United Arab Emirates last year where Pakistan won both the Test and one-day series and also clinched the lone Twenty20 international. (AFP)

Tour itinerary:

June 1: First Twenty20 international, Hambantota
June 3: Second Twenty20 international, Hambantota
June 7: First one-dayer, Pallekele
June 9: Second one-dayer, Pallekele
June 13: Third one-dayer, Colombo
June 16: Fourth one-dayer, Colombo
June 18: Fifth one-dayer, Colombo
June 22-26: First Test, Galle
June 30-July 4: Second Test, Colombo
July 8-12: Third Test, Pallekele.

Kolkata vs Chennai Live Streams IPL 2012

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 12:10 AM PDT


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IPL 2012 Preview: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings, 30 April 2012

Posted: 29 Apr 2012 04:30 PM PDT


A cracker of a contest is on the cards when in-form Kolkata Knight Riders take on faltering defending champions Chennai Super Kings in their 10th preliminary league match of the IPL on Monday.

Both the teams are meeting this season for the first time and the Gautam Gambhir-led KKR hold the advantage after having won five of their nine matches so far.

Comparatively, Chennai are faltering because of their batting woes and lost by seven runs to tournament laggards Kings XI Punjab on Saturday.

Gambhir has been leading from the front and his batting this season in particular has been spectacular. The manner in which he tamed the Royal Challengers Bangalore at home yesterday with a 51-ball 93 was intimidating sight for any opposition bowler.

Same cannot be said about CSK captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who has been under the mat for months now. His personal contribution with the bat for both the national side and now for the Super Kings has been below par.

Dhoni has failed miserably so far aggregating 132 in eight innings with a high of 40 as compared to Gambhir’s 302 from eight innings with a highest of 93.

Yesterday’s loss to Kings XI Punjab was a classic example of the hosts failure to overcome pressure despite openers Faf Du Plessies and S Badrinath setting the base scoring at over nine in the first six overs.

With the wicket being slow and low, it is not possible for KKR to repeat their feat of posting high totals but the in-form batsmen under Gambhir have proven records to their credit to stitch good partnerships.

In bowling, KKR have a fairly good combination starting from Lakshmipathy Balaji, who knows the conditions in Chepauk like the back of his hands, and Yusuf Pathan and Sunil Naraine have the experience to turn the tide in their team’s favour under local conditions. (PTI)

Teams:

KKR(probable): Brendon McCullum(w), Gautam Gambhir(c), Jacques Kallis, Manoj Tiwary, Yusuf Pathan, Debabrata Das, Rajat Bhatia, Laxmi Shukla, Sunil Narine, Brett Lee, Iqbal Abdulla

CSK(probable): Subramanium Badrinath, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (c & wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Wriddhiman Saha, Ravichandran Ashwin, Nuwan Kulasekara, Shadab Jakati, Albie Morkel.

Time: 20:00 local (14:30 GMT)
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