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- Kings XI Punjab Vs Deccan Chargers Scorecard IPL 2012
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- Chandila, Watson help Rajasthan Royals register big win over Pune Warriors: IPL 2012
- Kings XI Punjab Vs Deccan Chargers Live Scores IPL 2012
- Rajasthan Royals V Pune Warriors Post Match Presentation IPL 2012
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- Rajasthan Royals Vs Pune Warriors Scorecard IPL 2012
- Rajasthan Royals Vs Pune Warriors Live Scores IPL 2012
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- Kings XI Punjab Vs Deccan Chargers Live Streams IPL 2012
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| Kings XI Punjab seal a thriller over Deccan Chargers: IPL 2012 Posted: 13 May 2012 12:53 PM PDT
Skipper Hussey and Singh put on quick-fire unbeaten 45 runs for the seventh wicket to keep themselves in contention for the playoffs spot. Gurkeerat hit last ball four to win the match. Young Gurkeerat played a gem of an innings with 241.66 strike-rate as he smashed a six and four boundaries in his 12-ball 29 whirlwind knock.
Hussey played a captain’s knock as he whacked five sixes and four fours in his 35-ball blitzkrieg. Chasing a massive 191-run target, Punjab were in trouble when they lost two wickets in the Dale Steyn’s seventeenth over as they were reduced to 149/6 in 16.4 overs. Steyn struck twice in an over to dismiss Piyush Chawla (8) and Siddharth Chitnis (11) to put Deccan on top for a while but it turned out to be in vain. Punjab lost Azhar Mahmood (31) after he revive their run chase with Hussey in the middle overs. Leg-spinner Amit Mishra struck in the thirteenth over to dismiss Mahmood. Mahmood hit a six and two boundaries in his 20-ball rapid knock and added 44 runs for the fourth wicket with Hussey. Punjab lost three top-order batsmen inside eight overs against Deccan. Manpreet Gony got rid of in-form Punjab batsman Mandeep Singh (28) in the eighth over to reduce the hosts to 56/3 in 7.2 overs. Mandeep hit five boundaries in his quick-fire 20 balls innings. Punjab lost Shaun Marsh (11) and Nitin Saini (3) inside five overs as they started their run chase on the wrong foot. Pacer Dan Christian struck twice in two overs to dismiss Marsh and Saini and reduced Punjab to 26/2 in 4.4 overs. Electing to bat, Shikhar Dhawan (71) and Cameron White (67 not out) shared quick 96-run stand to help Deccan Chargers post 190/4 against Kings XI Punjab. Dhawan continued his good run in this season as he smashed three huge sixes and four boundaries in his quick-fire 50 balls innings. Praveen Kumar dismissed Dhawan in the seventeenth over to halt the Dhawan-White juggernaut. White hit a six and eight boundaries in his whirlwind 41-ball knock as he also added 44 runs for the fourth wicket with Dan Christian (24) to push the score further. Christian smacked two sixes and a four in his 10-ball blitzkrieg. Dhawan and White resurrected Deccan innings after early blows. Dhawan raced to his fifty in just 36 balls, which included two sixes and three boundaries, to lead the Deccan run charge. Dhawan and White take Chargers’ score to 100 in 12 overs. Deccan lost Kumar Sangakkara (1) and Parthiv Patel (19) in successive overs after a good start. Parvinder Awana dismissed Sangakkara in the seventh over to reduce Deccan to 49/2 soon after Azhar Mahmood got better of Patel in the previous over. Shikhar Dhawan and Patel started Deccan innings aggressively as they added 47 runs for the opening wicket in six overs. Earlier, Deccan skipper Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and decided to bat against Punjab. “I think it (Mohali) is one of the best wickets in India. Dale Steyn is back after a sore foot. We have Manpreet Gony and Jhunjhunwala coming in,” said Sangakkara after winning the toss. “We would have batted first as well. David Miller misses out for Ryan Harris, bit of pace upfront. Gurkeerat comes in as well,” David Hussey said.  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kings XI Punjab Vs Deccan Chargers Highlights | IPL 5 | 13 May 2012 Posted: 13 May 2012 12:30 PM PDT
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| Deccan Chargers Vs Kings XI Punjab Post Match Presentation IPL 2012 Posted: 13 May 2012 12:27 PM PDT
David Hussey: Gurkeerat is an ice-cool chap. He is a player for the future. Our whole mantra was that we have the capability to reach the finals and compete with the best. We did not perform well in the field and with the ball. We have three big games and we have to play good consistent cricket. David Hussey is the MoM for his unbeaten 65 from 35 balls. Sangakkara: I have been in this position a lot of times (losing close matches). Hussey and Gurkeerat did well. We bowled with some control for most of the game. We needed to get our lengths right in the last overs but we could not do so. Steyn was considered the best to bowl the penultimate over. The back-up bowlers did not do the job.  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kings XI Punjab Vs Deccan Chargers Scorecard IPL 2012 Posted: 13 May 2012 10:15 AM PDT
Indian Premier League 2012 Kings XI Punjab v Deccan Chargers – 61st Match Played at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh, 13 May 2012 Toss - Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to Bat. Result – Kings XI Punjab beat Deccan Chargers by 4 wicketsk
Fall of wickets (Deccan Chargers): 1-28 (Harris, 4.5 ov), 2-33 (Sangakkara, 5.5 ov), 3-159 (Dhawan, 17.3 ov), 4-179 (White, 19.4 ov)
Fall of wickets (Kings XI Punjab Innings): 1-7 (Saini, 2.2 ov), 2-26 (Marsh, 4.4 ov), 3-56 (Mandeep Singh, 7.2 ov), 4-100 (Azhar Mahmood, 12.2 ov), 5-141 (Chitnis, 16.1 ov), 6-149 (Chawla, 16.4 ov)
Teams Deccan Chargers (Playing XI): Parthiv Patel(w), Shikhar Dhawan, Kumar Sangakkara(c), Cameron White, Daniel Christian, Abhishek Jhunjunwala, Akshath Reddy, Dale Steyn, Amit Mishra, Manpreet Gony, TP Sudhindra  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rajasthan Royals Vs Pune Warriors Highlights | IPL 5 | 13 May 2012 Posted: 13 May 2012 09:00 AM PDT
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| Chandila, Watson help Rajasthan Royals register big win over Pune Warriors: IPL 2012 Posted: 13 May 2012 08:35 AM PDT
Little-known Chandila claimed his four wickets for just 13 runs from four overs as he single-handedly demolished Pune, who were already out of play-offs contention. The Haryana off-spinner needed just 17 balls to grab his four wickets. Chandila, who was playing in only his second match of the IPL, was though not getting prodigious turn from the Sawai Man Singh Stadium pitch and the batsmen were also partly to be blamed for their poor shots.
With the win today, Rajasthan remained in contention for a play-offs spot with 14 points from 14 matches. Set to score a challenging 171 for a win, the match was as good as over for Pune by the fifth over when they were down four wickets for just 26 with their top-four failing to reach double digit. Captain Sourav Ganguly, who was embroiled in a controversy over his place in the team, scored two while Jesse Ryder, Robin Uthappa and Anustup Majumdar made one, six and nine respectively. Steven Smith top-scored with 37 while Callum Fergusson and Angelo Mathews made identical 23. Smith and Mathews shared 39 runs from four overs for the sixth wicket to give a semblance of a fight before the former was out in the 15th over. Bhuvneshwar Kumar (3), Mathews and Rahul Sharma (0) were out in the space of 11 balls with the latter two falling in the 18th over, both victims of Watson as Pune could only score 125 for nine in the end. Other than Chandila, Watson and Johan Botha bagged two wickets each while pacer Shaun Tait took one wicket to complete the humiliation of Pune. Pune made a disastrous beginning in their run chase with two wickets falling in the very first over bowled by Chandila. Struggling Jesse Ryder (1) was out in the fifth ball of the innings. The New Zealnader failed to connect the delivery properly and he skied it to Watson at the mid-on region. He faced two balls. In the next ball, Ganguly was stumped-out for a four-ball two as the former India skipper once again failed with the bat. He stepped forward and looked to nudge a harmless-looking ball but it hit his pad, bounced to the wicketkeeper Sreevats Goswami who quickly took off the bails before the batsman, who was off-balanced, could reach the crease. In the first ball of his second over, third of the innings, Chandila again combined with Goswami to stumped-out Robin Uthappa (6) to complete his hat-trick. Uthappa stepped forward looking to drive the delivery through the off-side only to be beaten and Goswami removed the bails before the batsman could take his back foot to the crease. Pune’s woes continued while Chandila grabbed his fourth wicket by dismissing Majumdar caught and bowled. Majumdar played a tentative shot to a length ball but it hit high on his bat and looped back to Chandila to take four wickets from 17 balls. Earlier, Watson and Ajinkya Rahane struck half centuries as Rajasthan scored a challenging 170 for four. The highlight of Rajasthan innings after choosing to bat first was the 94-run stand for the second wicket between Watson (58) and opener Rahane (61) after captain Rahul Dravid (21) departed early. Watson threatened to take Rajasthan to a much bigger total with a flurry of boundaries in his 31-ball knock before he was out in the 15th over. He hit six fours and four sixes in his innings. Rahane, on the other hand, was less adventurous and more intent to preserve his wicket before being out in the final over. He hit seven fours in his 47-ball knock. Rajasthan were 126 for two at the end of 15th over but they lost way towards the end as they could add just 44 runs in last five overs with Brad Hodge (14) out in 19th over. For Pune, Ashish Nehra was the most successful bowler with figures of three for 23 while Angelo Mathews got one wicket for 29 runs. Rajasthan, who need to win all of their remaining matches to keep their hopes of making it to the play-offs alive, began on a sedate note with captain Dravid and Rahane not taking too many risks. Not many boundaries came in the first powerplay. Dravid was the first one to go in the fifth over with Pune wicketkeeper Robin Uthappa effecting a superb catch. Dravid wanted to launch an Ashish Nehra delivery but got an outside edge and Uthappa dived to his right to take a low one-handed catch. Rajasthan were then 29 for one and they could score just 45 for one at the end of the first powerplay. One down Watson then began the fireworks as he hit Bhuvneshwar Kumar for a six as soon as he came out. He then smote Murali Kartik for two successive sixes in the 10th over at the end of which Rajasthan were 77 for one. Pune captain Sourav Ganguly, who returned to lead the side after sitting out for one match, brought in part-timer Jesse Ryder in the 13th over but the burly New Zealander was hit for a six and two fours to concede 15 runs. Watson reached his fifty with that six in the 26th ball he faced with four fours and as many sixes. Watson, however, fell in the 15th over to Nehra who returned for his second spell. The strong-built Australian edged a yorker-length delivery on to the stumps. His 31-ball knock was studded with six fours and four sixes.(PTI)  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kings XI Punjab Vs Deccan Chargers Live Scores IPL 2012 Posted: 13 May 2012 08:24 AM PDT
Toss: Deccan Chargers have won the toss and elected to bat Teams Deccan Chargers (Playing XI): Parthiv Patel(w), Shikhar Dhawan, Kumar Sangakkara(c), Cameron White, Daniel Christian, Abhishek Jhunjunwala, Akshath Reddy, Dale Steyn, Amit Mishra, Manpreet Gony, TP Sudhindra Sangakkara: It’s not easy to look back and worry about the results. We have to forget it and move on. We have told the guys, the best way to go is to not get angry and enjoy the moment whether it is good or bad. On the field or off the field we joke around in tough times. We will bat first, this is a good wicket and it stays the same all throughout the game. We are playing for pride, but Franchises have invested so much and we have to play well. Steyn and Jhunjunwala is back for us. David Hussey: We have 4 important games to go and we have to win all of them. We are a great side and the boys are raring to go. This is probably one of the better wickets in India. We also would have batted first, the wickets stay true all through the game and we would like to restrict them. Couple of changes in our team. Gurkeerat and Harris comes in for us.  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rajasthan Royals V Pune Warriors Post Match Presentation IPL 2012 Posted: 13 May 2012 08:12 AM PDT
Dravid: We’ve known each other (Dravid and Ganguly) since..err..1989. We’re doing well now, we have to take one game at a time. Hopefully we can beat DC and stay alive when we return here. Terrific to see the way the youngsters have done. At the start of the tournament, not many people would have given us a chance. Chandila was sensational, for him to come in and get the first 3-4 wickets was terrific. Ganguly: It’s hard to go down like this. The toughest bit is that we haven’t found a way out. But I hope it’s a learning experience for us. We’ve got some injuries and this is the team available. We try to pick the best side and win games, but that hasn’t happened. I have never seen Chandila before. I played just 2 balls off him and that’s the way T20 goes.
Chandila: I got a game after so long and it gave me a lot of confidence. This was a crucial match for me. I called up Narendra Hirwani saying that Rahul wants me to play today and he asked me to just bowl and perform like I normally do. This is like a dream come true for me and every bowler, to get a hat-trick on such a big platform. This is just the start of my dream, there is a long way to go. Chandila is the Man of the Match Botha: I think Rahane has a very good cricket brain and he read the situation perfectly. He moved in closer and that helped. Rahane: I expected it to happen and I moved closer. We share a good partnership in the deep.  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IPL 2012: Deccan Chargers to bat against Kings XI Punjab Posted: 13 May 2012 08:05 AM PDT
Toss: Deccan Chargers have won the toss and elected to bat Sangakkara: It’s not easy to look back and worry about the results. We have to forget it and move on. We have told the guys, the best way to go is to not get angry and enjoy the moment whether it is good or bad. On the field or off the field we joke around in tough times. We will bat first, this is a good wicket and it stays the same all throughout the game. We are playing for pride, but Franchises have invested so much and we have to play well. Steyn and Jhunjunwala is back for us. David Hussey: We have 4 important games to go and we have to win all of them. We are a great side and the boys are raring to go. This is probably one of the better wickets in India. We also would have batted first, the wickets stay true all through the game and we would like to restrict them. Couple of changes in our team. Gurkeerat and Harris comes in for us.  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rajasthan Royals Vs Pune Warriors Scorecard IPL 2012 Posted: 13 May 2012 06:41 AM PDT
Indian Premier League 2012 Rajasthan Royals vs Pune Warriors – 60th Match Played at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, 13 May 2012 Toss - Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to Bat. Result – Rajasthan Royals beat Pune Warriors by 45 runs
Fall of wickets (Rajasthan Royals): 1-29 (Dravid, 4.3 ov), 2-123 (Watson, 14.3 ov), 3-156 (Hodge, 18.2 ov), 4-162 (Rahane, 19.2 ov)
Fall of wickets (Pune Warriors): 1-30 (Ganguly, 5.4 ov), 2-35 (Clarke, 6.1 ov), 3-77 (Majumdar, 11.3 ov), 4-83 (Uthappa, 12.6 ov), 5-107 (Mathews, 17.1 ov), 6-122 (Manhas, 19.2 ov)
Teams: Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Rahul Dravid(c), Ajinkya Rahane, Shane Watson, Brad Hodge, Ashok Menaria, Stuart Binny, Johan Botha, Shreevats Goswami(w), Ajit Chandila, Siddharth Trivedi, Shaun Tait  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rajasthan Royals Vs Pune Warriors Live Scores IPL 2012 Posted: 13 May 2012 04:27 AM PDT
Toss: Rajasthan Royals have won the toss and elected to bat Teams: Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Rahul Dravid(c), Ajinkya Rahane, Shane Watson, Brad Hodge, Ashok Menaria, Stuart Binny, Johan Botha, Shreevats Goswami(w), Ajit Chandila, Siddharth Trivedi, Shaun Tait Ganguly: You get all sorts of stories from the media. I was just resting for the last game. Two important games for us now and hopefully we play well. We started this tournament well but then we suffered quite a few losses. It is a new day though, and we have to go out and play well. I would have batted as well. You don’t win or lose all the time in sport, so we just need to come out and try to win today. Jesse is back and Callum Ferguson is back as well.  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IPL 2012: Rajasthan Royals opts to bat against Pune Warriors Posted: 13 May 2012 04:25 AM PDT
Toss: Rajasthan Royals have won the toss and elected to bat Dravid: Ya it’s a simple equation isn’t it, we need to win every game. We have played a few close matches and we have played some good cricket. We need to take it one game at a time from here, play good cricket and see what happens. Obviously you want to have a good start at the top, in the past few games either Ajinkya or I have departed early, so that does affect the batting. This track is a little bare and it looks as though it might get slower and lower as the day goes on. Dishant has injured his finger so Shreevats has come in for him. Ganguly: You get all sorts of stories from the media. I was just resting for the last game. Two important games for us now and hopefully we play well. We started this tournament well but then we suffered quite a few losses. It is a new day though, and we have to go out and play well. I would have batted as well. You don’t win or lose all the time in sport, so we just need to come out and try to win today. Jesse is back and Callum Ferguson is back as well.  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kings XI Punjab Vs Deccan Chargers Live Streams IPL 2012 Posted: 12 May 2012 07:30 PM PDT
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Match Timings: May 13, 2012 (20:00 local/IST | 14:30 GMT)
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| IPL 2012 Preview: Kings XI Punjab Vs Deccan Chargers, 13 May 2012 Posted: 12 May 2012 06:30 PM PDT
Punjab’s clash with the Hyderabad team may be inconsequential for the Kumar Sangakkara-led team but the local favourites can ill-afford any slip-up at this stage as there is a mad scramble among the teams to seal a berth for the play-offs. Of the nine teams taking part in the competition, the Chargers have just two wins from 13 games. They along with Pune Warriors, who are currently placed eighth with four wins from 14, are out of the hunt.
With 12 points from an equal number of matches, the Punjab side, which managed to reach semi-final only once, in 2008, is placed at seventh in the table. While top-of-the-table-team Delhi Daredevils and Kolkata Knight Riders may have virtually assured themselves of a berth in the play-offs, among rest of the five teams — Royal Challengers Bangalore, Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, Rajasthan Royals and Punjab — the battle has got intense. Punjab have tough games coming up as they haven’t played Delhi Daredevils yet and will be taking them on in Delhi after Sunday’s match followed by another one at Dharamsala later. In between, they will play one match against Chennai Super Kings at Dharamsala. Led by stand-in captain David Hussey, KXIP will have this daunting task at the back of their minds. They will be high on confidence having defeated the Hyderabad team in their own backyard by 25 runs just a few days back but skipper’s main worry would be Punjab’s poor record on the home ground. Opener Mandeep Singh has been the prolific scorer for his team accumulating 359 runs so far. Australian Shaun Marsh, former Pakistani all-rounder Azhar Mahmood and young South African David Miller too have shown that the home side’s batting has depth. Medium pacers Praveen Kumar, Parvinder Awana and Mahmood along with leg spinner Piyush Chawla, who can bat as well, have done a decent job in the bowling department. Punjab’s fielding, too, has improved as the tournament has progressed. The side has a psychological edge over the Chargers, who suffered defeat not only at the hands of Punjab on May 8 in Hyderabad, but were blown away two days later by David Warner’s unbeaten ton and 64 not out by Naman Ojha of the Delhi Daredevils despite giving the Virender Sehwag-led side a target of 188 to chase. However, if there is anything to worry for Punjab at this stage is their home record this season. They have managed to post just one win, against weak Pune Warriors, from their five matches played on home soil. Punjab have lost to KKR, RCB, Mumbai and Rajasthan Royals here. They will look to rectify this record otherwise it can hurt their chances badly. Meanwhile, Sangakkara’s team will be playing for pride and hoping they notch up a win or two from the remaining games to salvage some prestige. For Sangakkara, Mohali is familiar territory as he had replaced Yuvraj Singh as KXIP’s captain in one season. The Sri Lankan will be hoping fortune smiles on his team finally and they end the season on a positive note. (PTI) Teams: KXIP (probable): Nitin Saini (wk), Mandeep Singh, Shaun Marsh, David Hussey (c), Azhar Mahmood, David Miller, Siddharta Chitnis, Piyush Chawla, Praveen Kumar, Parvinder Awana, Ramesh Powar. DC (probable): Daniel Harris, Shikhar Dhawan, Parthiv Patel (wk), Cameron White, Kumar Sangakkara (c), Akshath Reddy, Ashish Reddy, Amit Mishra, Abhishek Jhunjhunwala, Veer Pratap Singh, Juan Theron. Time: 20:00 local (14:30 GMT)  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pune Warriors Vs Rajasthan Royals Live Streams IPL 2012 Posted: 12 May 2012 05:30 PM PDT
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Match Timings: May 13, 2012 (16:00 local/IST | 10:30 GMT)
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| IPL 2012 Preview: Rajasthan Royals Vs Pune Warriors, 13 May 2012 Posted: 12 May 2012 04:30 PM PDT
Royals are lying sixth with 12 points from 13 matches and have to win the remaining three to keep their playoff hopes alive. On the other hand, Pune are at the eighth position with only eight points in kitty from 14 matches, close defeats against Delhi Daredevils and Chennai Super kings hurting them the most. Add to this the leadership crisis that the team is facing due to an off-colour skipper Sourav Ganguly.
He rested himself last night but promised to be back for this game despite team owner Subrata Roy’s claims that Ganguly would play a mentor’s role from next season. Royals, on the other hand, have no such worries and have an inspirational leader in Rahul Dravid. They have played good cricket against fancied rivals but have been guilty of frittering away opportunities. They might have the edge against the Pune but a victory here would not be enough as they will have to win all remaining three and pray that the other results also go in their favour. The hosts would like to start afresh from this juncture and make full use of every opportunity. For the past couple of matches, they could find the right team composition and earned two good victories but rain played spoilsport for them in the crucial match against Chennai Super Kings. The recent failure of Ajinkya Rahane has hurt them but Australian all-rounder Shane Watson has looked in top form. Dravid has been in good nick as well but the rest did not play to expectations at least in the last match. Pune too has decent line-up that includes the likes of Australian skipper Michael Clarke, Robin Uthappa and Manish Pandey who can be explosive on their day. The bowling, however, is a concern but Angelo Mathews and Rahul Sharma are clever customers. The visitors would be looking to salvage their pride and prove that they are still a force. Both the teams who are in rough weather avoided the pre-match press briefing and the practice session on Saturday. (PTI) Teams: RR (probable): Rahul Dravid(c), Ajinkya Rahane, Shane Watson, Ashok Menaria, Brad Hodge, Johan Botha, Stuart Binny, Dishant Yagnik(wk), Siddharth Trivedi, Pankaj Singh, Shaun Tait PWI (probable): Manish Pandey, Robin Uthappa(wk), Mohnish Mishra, Michael Clarke, Steven Smith(c), Angelo Mathews, Anustup Majumdar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rahul Sharma, Krishnakant Upadhyay, Alfonso Thomas  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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