Another Gayle's show

Royal Challengers Bangalore were in a bad position as they lost 3 matches continuously and one match got tied. After the arrival of Chris Gayle things changed, RCB have won 5 matches continuously. The best part was, in almost all the games Chris Gayle was mainly responsible for the victory. He has won 3 man of the match awards in this 5 matches.

Today, Royal Challengers Bangalore played against Rajasthan Royals at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur. The toss was won by Virat Kohli who is the acting captain for Daniel Vettori in his stead and he chose to field first.

Shane Watson and Rahul Dravid opened the batting innings for RR. The start pretty good and they were playing aggressively. Shane Watson got out when RR's total was 73 runs which was a solid foundation for them. Rahul Dravid also got out in the same over. After this things went little slow and the run rate dropped down little bit. But as the overs were passing the pressure was on the RR as they were really struggling to find a boundary. In the end, Rajasthan Royals some how managed to put up a total score of 146 runs on board for the loss of 6 wickets (RR - 146/6, 20 over). But this score was not enough as the big man Chris Gayle who is in form can easily chase it down.

RCB gave a flying start with openers Chris Gayle and Tillakaratne Dilshan. Both started off well and were belting the RR bowlers in every angle possible. In 6.3 overs, RCB scored 68 runs just before Tillakaratne Dilshan who scored 38 runs in just 24 deliveries got out by giving a catch to Ross Taylor. After the fall of first wicket, RCB slowed down their scoring rate and played magnificently to chase down the target. RCB in 17 overs, scored 151 runs and lost only 1 wicket (RCB - 151/1, 17 over). The man in form Chris Gayle was unbeaten scoring 70 runs in just 44 balls that included 7 fours and 4 sixes. Skipper Virat Kohli was also unbeaten scoring 39 runs 34 deliveries that included 3 fours and 1 six.

Royal Challengers Bangalore won the match by 9 wickets with 3 overs to go. Man of the match was Sreenath Aravind for taking 3 important wickets. Chris Gayle has moved to 2nd position in leading runs scorer list 2011. The best part is that he has played only 6 matches so far. On the other hand Virat Kohli also moved up to 4th position in the list. As of now, RCB are in second position with 7 victories and a tie.

Rajasthan Royals outplay Mumbai Indians

On Friday, Rajasthan Royals played their home match against Mumbai Indians at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur. The toss was won by Shane Warne and he chose to bowl first.

Davy Jacobs and Sachin Tendulkar opened the batting innings for the MI. The start was pretty good, but they likewise the wickets were also started to fall. Not even a single batsman showed his performance in this match. Everyone failed to play their trademark shots as well. Even Kieron Pollard, Andrew Symonds who love to hunt the ball failed in this match. Mumbai Indians could not resist the bowling attack done by Rajasthan Royals and they finally ended  scoring a total of just 94 runs on board in 20 overs with the loss of 8 wickets (MI - 94/8, 20over). Johan Botha was the most economical bowler whose economy rate was just 3 runs per over and took 3 wickets. Apart from him, other bowlers also bowled well.

Rajasthan Royals in reply, chased their target of 95 runs in 18.1 overs with the loss of 3 wickets (RR - 95/3, 18.1over). Shane Watson scored 26 runs and Johan Botha who bowled an awesome spell, batted magnificently  as well. He scored 45 runs in 39 balls that included 2 fours and a six. Ali Murtaza was economical from MI side but failed to take a wicket.

Rajasthan Royals won the match by 7 wickets. Man of the match was Johan Botha for hitting 45 runs, taking 3 wickets and a catch.

Rajasthan Royals fight against Mumbai Indians to get into Semis, but failed

Rajasthan Royals are currently in the fourth position in the IPL ranking, this means they have to keep winning the upcoming matches to make up to semis safely. Rajasthan Royals played their home match against Mumbai Indians at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur. Rajasthn Royals won the toss & elected to field first.
Mumbai Indians started their innings with the 2 legends, Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar & Sanath Jayasurya. Sanath Jayasurya failed to stay in the pitch for longer period & he got out in Shane Watson's delivery in the 2nd over of the innings. After the fall of 1st wicket, Mumbai Indians lost 2 more wickets in quick succession. At the end of 4th over Mumbai Indians scored 30 runs loosing 3 wickets. JP Duminy had come to bat, he gave a good partnership of 63 runs with MI skipper Sachin Tendulkar. Keiron Pollard came to bat when JP Duminy got out, he contributed 25 runs in just 13 balls. Pollard got out in the last delivery of 18th over, Mumbai Indians scored 143 at this stage. This score was not enough, but it all changed in the 20th over when Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar hit 20 runs utilizing all 6 deliveries. The flow of score in last 6 balls was 6 6 2 0 2 4 thereby Mumbai Indians made a total of 174 runs loosing 5 wickets. Teams top scorer was Sachin Tendulkar who was unbeaten scoring 89 runs from 59 deliveries which included 10 fours & 2 sixes. Rajasthan Royals economical bowler was Yusuf Pathan whose economy rate was 6 runs per over.
Rajasthan Royals started their chase of 175 runs, Zaheer Khan opened the bowling for Mumbai Indians giving a grand start. He gave only 2 runs in the first over. In the second over, Rajasthan Royals lost their first wicket, Michael Lumb. Even Naman Ojha could not make his mark as he was duck out first delivery of Zaheer Khan's 2nd over. Shane Watson was run out in the Zaheer Khan's 2nd over. Thereby loosing 3 wickets in quick succession. Rajasthan Royals started to loose wickets in regular basis, no one survived in the field. Even Yusuf Pathan failed to make it a big win when he got out in Keiron Pollard's delivery. By the end of 20 overs, Rajasthan Royals could score 138 runs losing 8 wickets. Mumbai Indians won the match by 37 runs. Man of the match was Sachin Tendulkar for his brilliant batting of unbeaten 89 runs. After this win Mumbai Indians are safe, they are into finals without any doubt. They have 3 more games left before playing semi-finals.

Rajasthan Royals won against Deccan Chargers by 2 runs

Rajasthan Royals played their home match against the Deccan Chargers today at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur. Rajasthan Royals won the toss & elected to bat first.
Rajasthan Royals started their innings with the openers Michael Lumb & Naman Ojha. They lost 2 quick wickets in first 15 balls. After this, Faiz Fazal & Shane Watson put up a partnership of 67 runs, which helped the Rajasthan Royals to put up a good total. After the fall of Faiz Fazal, Rajasthan Royals started to loose wickets regularly. By 19.5 overs, Rajasthan Royals put up a total of 159 runs loosing all 10 wickets. Rajasthan Royals top scorer was Shane Watson who scored 58 runs from 36 balls which included 3 fours & 3 sixes. Deccan Chargers successful bowler was RP Singh whose economy rate was just 4.25 runs per over & took 3 important wickets.
Gilchrist & VVS Laxman opened the innings for Deccan Chargers. Deccan Chargers needed 160 runs in 20 overs which was set by the Rajasthan Royals. VVS Laxman was out in 3rd ball of 3rd over, Deccan Chargers started to loose wickets in regular intervals. Only one man who played for Deccan Chargers was Rohit Sharma, he was playing nicely right from the start of his batting. But, his partners failed to build the partnership with him. Rohit Sharma, meanwhile started to ease the pressure which was on the Deccan Chargers. At one stage, Deccan Chargers needed just 6 runs from 6 deliveries & had 3 wickets left. But this did not go well for the defending champions, as they lost all 3 wickets in 5 deliveries. Deccan Chargers scored 157 runs in 19.5 overs & lost all 10 wickets. Thereby Rajasthan Royals won the match by 2 runs. Deccan Chargers top scorer was Rohit Sharma who scored 73 runs in 44 deliveries which included 8 fours & 2 sixes.
Shane Warne's team will be really proud after winning this crucial match as they not even lost a single match defending 150+ total in the Indian Premiere League.

Delhi Daredevils won the match against Rajasthan Royals

Delhi Daredevils played their home match against the Rajasthan Royals at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi. Delhi Daredevils won the toss & elected to bat first.
Opening their batting innings, Delhi Daredevils lost 4 wickets in first 9 overs. 79 runs partnership between the skipper Gautam Gambhir & Dinesh Karthik helped Delhi Daredevils to reach a total of 188 runs loosing 6 wickets completing 20 overs. Team's top scorer was Dinesh Karthik, who scored 69 runs in 38 deliveries which included 6 fours & 4 sixes.Gautam Gambhir scored 43 runs from 37 deliveries. Shane Warne was the consitent bowler with an economy of 6.5 runs per over.
Chasing the score of 188, Rajasthan Royals started their batting innings. In the first over, Rajasthan Royals lost 2 important wickets & by 5th over they lost 2 more wickets. It was Yusuf Pathan, who was at crease now, the most reliable batsman in the Rajasthan Royals side. He scored 24 runs in 14 balls which included 2 fours & 2 huge sixes & got out in the 9th over. Rajasthan Royals thereon started to struggle as they were loosing wickets in regular intervals. By 17.4 over Rajasthan Royals lost all their 10 wickets by scoring only 121 runs.
Delhi Daredevils won the match by 67 runs.

Yusuf Pathan shines for Rajasthan Royals to win their third consecutive match

Rajasthan Royals played their home match against the visitors Deccan Chargers on Friday. Deccan Chargers batted first, Right from the beginning of the innings till the end Deccan Chargers were loosing wickets regularly. It was Rohit Sharma who played well & scored 49 runs to put up a decent total of 148 loosing 9 wickets.

Rajasthan Royals started their chasing by an impressive start where the players played aggressively right from the beginning. Micheal Lumb was out when had scored 45 runs, later it was Yusuf Pathan who was the show stopper. He cruised very fast to score his half century in just 23 deliveries. He ended the game by hitting his eighth six being unbeaten scoring 73 runs from just 34 balls. There was 26 balls remaining when Rajasthan Royals reached their target. This was Rajasthan royals 3rd successive win in the tournament.

Rajasthan Royals continue their winning spree.....

Kings XI Punjab after winning their first match in IPL season 3, they played their 5th match against Rajasthan Royals in Mohali. Kings XI Punjab won the toss & elected to field first.

Rajasthan Royals right from the start of their innings they played well, they gave a aggressive start. They completed their innings by scoring a total of 183 loosing 5 wickets with a net run rate of 9.15

King XI Punjab also gave a brilliant start with Ravi Bopara & Kumar Sangakkara, but they started to loose wickets, but they were maintaining good run rate which was enough to win against the visitors. But things went bad for Kings XI Punjab when 5th wicket fell in 13th over. Later on, the run rate dropped drastically finally by 19.1 overs, Kings XI Punjab lost all their wickets scoring a total of 152.

Rajasthan Royals won the match by 31 runs. This was their second victory in this IPL season 3 after loosing first three games.

Rajasthan Royals mark their first vicory in IPL-3

Rajasthan Royals played their 4th match against Kolkata Knight Riders at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera. Rajasthan Royals won the toss & elected to bat first. Micheal Lumb was out for the very first ball of the innings. Rajasthan Royals completed their 20 overs by scoring 168 runs loosing 7 wickets.

Kolkata Knight Riders went on to chase a target of 168, But their slow start was of no use. By 18th over kolkata needed 50 runs from 14 balls, this was very tough situation for KKR as they did not succeed finally landing up with the score of 134 runs in 20 overs loosing 5 wickets. Hence Rajasthan Royals marked their first win after loosing first 3 matches in IPL-3.

Royal Challengers Bangalore Won by ten wickets

Today Royal Challengers Bangalore played their third match against the visitors Rajasthan Royals at Chinnaswamy stadium, Bangalore. RCB skipper won the toss & elected to field first letting the royals to bat. Rajasthan Royals gave a very slow start but they started to loose wickets, they only managed to score 92 runs loosing all 10 wickets in 19.5 overs. Praveen Kumar took a hatrick in 17th over. Anil Kumble was very impressive by taking 3 wickets only giving 9 runs in his 3.5 overs.

Later RCB started their innings with the target of only 93 runs to win in 20 overs. Both Manish Pandey & Jacques Kallis started the innings very well. In 10.4 overs RCB reached the target of 93 with no loss & got their 2nd victory in this IPL. Manish Pandey made 42 from 30 balls with 7 fours & a six. Jacques Kallis scored 44 from 34 balls with 7 fours.

RCB have won 2 matches out of 3 played till now. On the points table RCB are now at 2nd place behind MI being first.