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IPL 2012: Match 69, Kings XI Punjab v Delhi Daredevils Toss coin during match 69 of the the Indian Premier League ( IPL) 2012 between The Kings X1 Punjab and The Delhi Daredevils held at the HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala, on the 19th May 2012 Delhi cemented it's position at the top of the standings and knocked Punjab out of the Indian Premier League with a 6 wickets on Saturday. A statistical look at the match in Dharamsala. # Both Kings XI Punjab and Delhi Daredevils have won five games each against each other in the IPL. # Delhi Daredevils have won two games in a row against Kings XI Punjab for the first time in the IPL - by 5 wickets at Feroz Shah Kotla on May 15 and by 6 wickets at Dharamsala on May 19 - both in the present competition. # Delhi Daredevils became the first team to record eleven victories in the IPL 5. They have lost five out of 16 contested in the present competition. # With 22 points, Delhi Daredevils remain at the top in the Points Table. # Kings XI Punja...

IPL 2012: Match 68, Deccan Chargers v Rajasthan Royals Coin used for toss of match 68 of the the Indian Premier League ( IPL) 2012 between The Deccan Chargers and the Rajasthan Royals held at the Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad on the 18th May 2012 Having posted a target of 127, Rajasthan Royals were on the back-foot. Despite an outside chance towards the end of the innings, the visitors in Hyderabad could not stop Deccan Chargers from eliminating them from the Indian Premier League. A look at the statistical highlights from the match. # With their convincing five-wicket triumph, Deccan Chargers have recorded their biggest win at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad in the IPL. # Deccan Chargers have recorded their second victory in 17 matches at Hyderabad in the IPL. They had defeated Bangalore by 33 runs at this venue on April 14,2011. # Ajinkya Rahane has taken his runs' tally in the IPL to 547 at an average of 52.07 in 15 matches. # Shikhar Dhawa...

IPL 2012: Match 67, Delhi Daredevils v Royal Challengers Bangalore Delhi Daredevils player Mahela Jayawardene and Royal Challengers Bangalore player Virat Kohli during the toss of match 67 of the Indian Premier League ( IPL) 2012 between The Delhi Daredevils and the Royal Challengers Bangalore held at the Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi on the 17th May 2012 When Chris Gayle 's bat does the talking there is little any bowler in the world can do to stop the 'Gaylestorm'. It isn't for nothing that the West Indian is rated as the best T20 batsman in the world by many experts and fans. Gayle blew away the Delhi Daredevils bowlers with an unbeaten 128 off 62 balls on Thursday that helped Royal Challengers Bangalore post 215/1. A look at the records set by Gayle during that hurricane knock. # Gayle became the only player to manage 700 runs in an IPL season. # He also became the only player to manage 600 runs or more in an IPL season twice. # Only batsman to register three hund...

IPL 2012: Match 66, Kings XI Punjab v Chennai Super Kings Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni and Kings XI Punjab captain Adam Gilchrist shake hands after the toss during match 66 of the the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2012 between The Kings X1 Punjab and The Chennai Superkings held at the HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala, on the 17th May 2012 Kings XI Punjab kept their hopes for a berth in the DLF IPL 2012 playoffs alive with a six-wicket win against the Chennai Super Kings . When the IPL made its way to scenic Dharamsala for the first time this season, the Punjab franchise restricted CSK to a below par score of 120, after which they chased down the target in 16.3 overs. Adam Gilchrist made a return to the KXIP playing XI for this match, having strained his hamstring on April 18 in the game against the Kolkata Knight Riders at Mohali. The KXIP captain won the toss and opted to bowl first on the Dharamsala wicket. It was a poor start by CSK, who lost both their openers, Murali Vijay...

IPL 2012: Match 65, Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders The toss coin before the start of the match 65 of the Indian Premier League ( IPL) 2012 between The Mumbai Indians and the Kolkata Knight Riders held at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on the 16th May 2012 Statistical higlights of the Indian Premier League match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians . # Sunil Narine has received his third Man of the Match award in the IPL. # Narine is the fourth player to get three or more Man Of the Match awards in the IPL 5, joining Chris Gayle (4), Abraham de Villiers and Virender Sehwag. # Narine is the first Kolkata bowler to record two instances of four or more wickets in an innings in the IPL. His superb figures of 5 for 19 against Punjab at Eden Gardens on April 15, 2012 are the best by a Kolkata bowler in the IPL. # Narine's above figures of 4 for 15 are the best by a Kolkata bowler against Mumbai Indians in the IPL. # Narine's brilliant figures are the best...

IPL 2012: Match 64, Delhi Daredevils v Kings XI Punjab Kings XI Punjab captain David Hussey calls as Delhi Daredevils captain Virender Sehwag tosses the coin and Match Referee Andy Pycroft looks on during match 64 of the the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2012 between The Delhi Daredevils and the Kings XI Punjab held at the Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi on the 15th May 2012 Statistical highlights of the Indian Premier League match between Delhi Daredevils and Kings XI Punjab that the former won by 5 wickets. # Mandeep Singh became the first Punjab batsman to make 400 runs in the IPL 5, aggregating 408 runs at an average of 29.14 in 14 matches. # David Hussey, with 384 runs at an average of 38.40 in 14 matches, has the next best tally. # The three leading wicket-takers for Punjab in the IPL 5 are - Piyush Chawla (16), Parvinder Awana(15) and Azhar Mahmood (10). # Naman Ojha is the top wicket-keeper with most dismissals in the IPL 5 - 10 catches + 2 stumings in 14 matches # Mahela ...

IPL 2012: Match 63, Kolkata Knight Riders v Chennai Super Kings Toss coin during match 63 of the the Indian Premier League ( IPL) 2012 between The Kolkata Knight Riders and The Chennai Superkings held at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata on the 14th May 2012  It took a massive shot into the crowds to help Chennai Super Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders in their Indian Premier League match at the Eden Gardens on Monday. A statistical look at the match. # With 39 catches in 77 matches, Suresh Raina is the leading fielder in the IPL overall, bettering Rohit Sharma's tally of 38 catches in 75 matches. # Sunil Narine took his tally to 17 at an average of 13.70 in 11 matches - the most by a Kolkata bowler in the IPL 2012. Only Morne Morkel (21) and Lasith Malinga (20) have captured more wickets than Narine in the IPL 2012. # Michael Hussey, playing in his 25th game, has completed his 800 runs in the IPL, totalling 828 runs at an average of 41.40, including a century and five...