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IPL 2012: Match 38, Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bangalore Kolkata Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir tosses the coin as Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Daniel Vettori calls and Match Referee Rajendra Jadeja look on during match 38 of the the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2012 between The Kolkata Knight Riders and The Royal Challengers Bangalore held at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata on the 28th April 2012 Statistical highlights of the IPL match between the Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore. # Kolkata (190 for four) have recorded their fourth highest total in the IPL - the highest is 222 for three against Bangalore at Bangalore on April 18, 2008. # Gambhir's magnificent innings is the second highest for Kolkata in the IPL - the highest is Brendon McCullum's 158 not out against Bangalore at Bangalore on April 18, 2008. # Gambhir has got his seventh Man of the Match award in Twenty20. # Daniel Vettori, with Brendon McC...

IPL 2012: Match 37, Chennai Super Kings v Kings XI Punjab Coin used for the toss of match 37 of the the Indian Premier League ( IPL) 2012 between The Chennai Superkings and the Kings XIP held at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on the 28th April 2012 Kings XI Punjab won their all-important away game against the Chennai Super Kings by seven runs. After setting the home side a target of 157, thanks to Mandeep Singh’s 50-ball 56, KXIP restricted CSK to 149 for eight. Azhar Mahmood’s bowling performance was instrumetal in preventing the visitors from pulling off a win. Faf du Plessis and S Badrinath got CSK’s run-chase off to a flying start. However, Azhar Mahmood took a great catch off his own bowling to dismiss the dangerous du Plessis (29 off 20 balls). Mahmood followed this up with the wicket of Badrinath (25 off 17 balls) in his next over. This slowed down the scoring-rate and added pressure on the new batsmen – Suresh Raina and Wriddhiman Saha . Raina eventually succumb...

IPL 2012: Match 36, Delhi Daredevils v Mumbai Indians Delhi Daredevils captain Virender Sehwag tosses the coin as Mumbai Indians captain Harbhajan Singh calls and Match Referee Javagal Srinath looks on during match 36 of the the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2012 between The Delhi Daredevils and the Mumbai Indians held at the Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi on the 27th April 2012 Statistical highlights of the IPL match between Delhi Daredevils and Mumbai Indians at the Feroz Shah Kotla. # Kevin Pietersen (50 not out off 26 balls) posted his 12th fifty in Twenty20. # Pietersen is averaging 88.00 - the highest in the present tournament (minimum qualification: 200 runs) - 264 in six innings, three times not out. # Pietersen has emulated Gayle's feat of 19 sixes - the most in the present edition. # Irfan Pathan, during his 2 for 46, completed his 100 wickets in Twenty20, claiming 101 at an average of 25.17 in 97 matches. # Mahela Jayawardena (55 off 42 balls) posted his first fifty for ...

IPL 2012: Match 35, Pune Warriors India v Deccan Chargers Pune Warriors player Yuvraj Singh during the practise session before the match 35 of the Indian Premier League ( IPL) 2012 between The Pune Warriors India and the Deccan Chargers held at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune on the 26th April 2012 Pune Warriors player Yuvraj Singh with the team huddle during the practise session before the match 35 of the Indian Premier League ( IPL) 2012 between The Pune Warriors India and the Deccan Chargers held at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune on the 26th April 2012 The statistical highlights from the match between Pune Warriors and Deccan Chargers at the Subrata Roy Stadium in Pune. # Deccan Chargers have recorded their first win in seven matches in IPL 5. # Pune became the third team after Deccan Chargers and Kings XI Punjab to have lost five games in IPL 5. # Deccan Chargers (177/4) have posted their highest total against Pune Warriors in the IPL. # Deccan have recorded th...

IPL 2012: Match 34, Royal Challengers Bangalore v Chennai Super Kings Rain delayed match 34 of the the Indian Premier League ( IPL) 2012 between The Royal Challengers Bangalore and the Chennai Superkings held at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on the 25th April 2012 Rain played spoilsport for the second night in a row as the match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and the Chennai Super Kings was called off without a single delivery being bowled. After RCB’s Daniel Vettori was ruled out of the game due to a niggle, stand-in skipper Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to field first. However, with rain coming down incessantly at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, the match officials finally called off the game at 11:00 pm. With both teams taking a point each from this game, CSK and RCB are now placed third and fourth respectively in the DLF IPL 2012 table. The two sides along with the Kolkata Knight Riders have nine points each from their eight games, but KKR are placed second sin...

IPL 2012: Match 33, Kings XI Punjab v Mumbai Indians Kins XI Punjab captain David Hussey tosses the coin as Mumbai Indians captain Harbhajan Singh calls and Match Referee Mahanama looks on during match 33 of the the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2012 between The Kings X1 Punjab and The Mumbai Indians held at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali on the 25th April 2012 The Mumbai Indians completed a remarkable comeback win against the Kings XI Punjab thanks mainly to Ambati Rayudu’s (34*) clean hitting and Robin Peterson’s (16*) ingenuity with the bat. Chasing 169, the Mumbai Indians began in a sedate manner. Openers Sachin Tendulkar (34) and James Franklin (22) couldn’t quite get after the KXIP bowlers. The away side kept the scoreboard ticking but not at the required rate. While a 50-run partnership from the openers gave MI a solid foundation, the home side had other ideas. Azhar Mahmood made the ball talk right from the get-go and accounted for both the openers after b...

IPL 2012: Match 32, Kolkata Knight Riders v Deccan Chargers Rain causes havoc and delays match 32 of the the Indian Premier League ( IPL) 2012 between The Kolkata Knight Riders and The Deccan Chargers held at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata on the 24th April 2012 The match between the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Deccan Chargers at the Eden Gardens was abandoned due to heavy showers here earlier in the evening. The Chargers collect their first point of IPL 2012 since both teams got a point each for the game after it was called off. The crowds waited for the game to start despite thunder, lightning and strong winds. Although it stopped raining later, it was impossible to get a game because of water logging and puddles in the outfield. The ground staff worked relentlessly to clear the puddles and get the ground ready for the game, but their efforts were in vain. Related Links: PWI v DD - MATCH31(24-4-2012) - Full Highlights RR v RCB - MATCH30(23-4-2012) - Full Highlights DC ...