Semi-Final, Bangalore Royal Challengers Vs Chennai Super Kings

Played at New Wanderers Stadium, Johnnesburg - March the 23rd 2009

Bangalore won the toss and chose to Bowl

Royal Challengers Bangalore win by 6 wickets with 7 balls to spare

Bangalore Score Card
149/4 in 18.5 Overs(7.91 runs per over)

Top Scorer
Pandey 48 runs from 35 balls

Highest Wicket Taker
Vinay Kumar
4 Overs 2/38

Bangalore Royal Challengers Playing XI

Kumble
Uthappa
Kallis
Dravid
Taylor
Kohli
Van der Merwe
Boucher
Praveen Kumar
Vinay Kumar
Pandey

Bangalore Score Update

149/4 in 18.5 Overs

1st Over - 0,0,1,4,4,0
2nd Over -4,4,0,w,0,0 (Kallis 9)
3rd Over - 2,1,0,2,w,2 (Van de Merwe 2)
4th Over - 4,0,4,4,1(nb),1(free hit),1
5th Over - 4,0,0,4,2,0
6th Over - 4,0,1,4,1,0
7th Over - 1,1,0,0,1,1
8th Over - 2,1,0,1,0,1
9th Over - 2,4,0,1,0,4
10th Over - 1,0,0,1,1,0

Bangalore @ Strategic Timeout 82/2

11th Over - 0,0,0,1,4,1
12th Over - 1(leg bye),1,1,1,0,0
13th Over - 2,0,w,0,1,1(Pandey 48)
14th Over - 0,1,1,1,1,0
15th Over - 1,4,2,2,1,0
16th Over - w,2,0,0,0,0(Dravid 44)
17th Over - 0,1,6,1,6,1
18th Over - 1,0,1,0,6,0
19th Over - 6(noball),1,1,1,0,4

Chennai Score Card
146/5 in 20 Overs(7.3 runs per over)

Top Scorer
Patel 36 runs of 27 balls

Highest Wicket Taker
Muralitharan
4 Overs 1/15

Chennai Super Kings Playing XI

Dhoni
Patel
Hayden
Raina
Badrinath
Morkel
Oram
Jakati
Balaji
Muralitharan
Gony

Chennai Score Update

146/5 in 20 Overs

1st Over - 0,2,0,0,0,0
2nd Over - 1,4,0,4,0,4
3rd Over - 1,1,1,0,4,4
4th Over - 4,0,1,1,2,1
5th Over - 1,1,1,0,4,4
6th Over - 0,4,0,1,1,0
7th Over - 0,1,2,6,0,w (Hayden 26)
8th Over - 3,1,1,1,0,1
9th Over - 0,1,0,w,0,1 (Patel 36)
10th Over - 1,0,1,1,1,0

Chennai @ Strategic Timeout 74/2

11th Over - 0,1,0,0,1(wide),1,0 {24 balls since last boundary}
12th Over - 2,1,2,0,1,1
13th Over - 2,2,1,1,1,1
14th Over - w,0,1,0,1,1 (Raina 20)
15th Over - 2,1,1,1,1,1
16th Over - 1,6,0,1,1,1
17th Over - 1,w,1(wide),1,0,1,1(wide),1(Dhoni 28)
18th Over - 1,6,1,1,1,0
19th Over - 0,w,0,1,1,4(Oram 9)

Chennai Super Kings Vs Kings XI Punjab

Played at Kingsmead - Durban

Chennai Super Kings won the toss and chose to bat

Chennai Super Kings won the match by 24 runs

Man of the Match - Muralitharan

Chennai Super Kings Score Card
116/9 in 20 overs (5.8 runs per over)

Top Scorer
P Patel
32 runs in 23 balls

Highest Wicket Takers
S Sreeshanth
4 overs 2/23

Kings XI Punjab Score Card
92/8 in 20 over (4.6 runs per over)

Top Scorer
Pomersbach
26 runs in 32 balls

Highest Wicket Taker
Muralitharan
4 overs 2/8

Chennai Super Kings Playing XI

Bailey
Patel
Raina
Dhoni
Badrinath
Oram
Ashwin
Gony
Balaji
Muralitharan
Thushara


Kings XI Punjab Playing XI

Sohal
Katich
Pomersbach
Yuvraj Singh
Sangakkara
Mota
Pathan
Lee
Chawla
Powar
Sreesanth

Chennai Super Kings Vs Mumbai Indians

Played at St.George's Park, Port Elizabeth

Mumbai Indians won the toss and chose to bat

Chennai Super Kings won by 7 wickets with 5 balls to spare

Mumbai Score Card
147/5 in 20 Overs(7.35 runs per over)

Top Scorer
Duminy
62 runs in 54 balls

Highest Wicket Taker
Malinga
4 Overs 1/19

Mumbai Indians Playing XI

Jayasuria
Sachin
Bravo
Duminy
Nayar
Harbhajan
Takawake
Rahane
Kulkarni
Malinga
Nanda

Chennai Score Card
151/3 19.1 Overs(7.87 runs per over)

Top Scorer
Hayden
60 n.o from 57 balls

Highest Wicket Taker
4 Overs
Raina 1/22

Chennai Super Kings Playing XI

Patel
Hayden
Raina
Badrinath
Dhoni
Oram
Morkel
Jakati
Balaji
Muralitharan
Tyagi

Match Between Chennai Super kings Vs Rajasthan Royals

Played at de Beers Diamond, Kimberly, on May 9th 2009

Rajasthan Royals won the toss and Elected to Bat

Chennai Super Kings won the match by 7 wickets

Chennai Super Kings Score Card
141/7 - 18.2 Overs (7.69 runs per over)

Top Scorer
S Badrinath
59 runs in 41 balls

Highest Wicket Taker
S Warne(RR)
4 Overs 1/27


Rajasthan Royals Score Card
140 runs - 20 Overs (7 runs per over)

Top Scorer
G Smith
30 runs in 33 balls

Highest Wicket Taker
M Muralitharan
4 Overs 2/22

Chennai Super kings Playing XI

M Vijay
M Hayden
S Raina
MS Dhoni
AB Morkel
Jakati
S Badrinath
J Oram
L Balaji
S Tyagi
M Muralidaran


Rajasthan Royals Playing XI

S Warne
G Smith
Asnodkar
N Ojha
R Jadeja
Carseldine
Amit Singh
S Trivedi
Y Pathan
A Raut
M Morkel

Match Between Chennai Super Kings Vs Deccan Chargers

Played at Buffalo Park, East London (neutral venue), on 4 May 2009 - day/night (20-over match)

Result Chennai Super Kings won by 78 runs
Man of the Match -MS Dhoni

Chennai Super Kings Score Card
178/5 - 20 overs (8.90 runs per over)

Top Scrorer
MS Dhoni
58 runs in 37 balls

Highest Wicket Taker
shoaib(DC)
2 Overs 1/14

Deccan Chargers Score Card
100/10 -14.4 Overs(6.94 runs per over)

Top Scrorer
Dwayne Smith
49 runs in 23 balls

Highest Wicket Taker
S Jakati
4 Overs 4/22

Match Between Chennai Super Kings Vs Deccan Chargers

Played at Buffalo Park, East London on 4 May 2009 - day/night (20-over match)

Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat

Chennai Super Kings Playing XI

Matthew Hayden
Suresh Raina
MS Dhoni (C)
Albie Morkel
Subramaniam Badrinath
Lakshmipathy Balaji
Muttiah Muralidaran
Murali Vijay
Jacob Oram
S Tyagi
SB Jakati

Deccan Chargers Playing XI

Adam Gilchrist (C) (W)*
Herschelle Gibbs
VVS Laxman
Rohit Sharma
Venugopal Rao
Pragyan Ojha
S Shoaib
RP Singh
T Suman
Dwayne Smith
R Harris

Match Between Deccan Chargers Vs Chennai Super Kings

Played at Kingsmead, Durban (neutral venue), on 27 April 2009 - day/night (20-over match)

Deccan Chargers won the toss and chose to field

Deccan Chargers won by 6 wickets(with 3 ball remaining)


Chennai Super Kings Score Card
165/6 - 20 Overs (8.25 runs per over)

Top Scrorer
Hayden
49 runs in 35 balls

Highest Wicket Taker
Raina
4 Overs 2/18

Chennai Super Kings Playing XI

Patel
Hayden
Raina
Dhoni
Oram
Morkel
Badrinath
Gony
Joginder Sharma
Balaji
Muralitharan


Deccan Chargers Score Card
169/4 - 19.3 Overs (8.66 runs per over)


Top Scrorer
Gibbs 69 n.o

Highest Wicket Taker
Ojha
2 Overs 2/11

Deccan Chargers Playing XI

Gilchrist
Gibbs
Laxman
Rohith Sharma
Smith
Bilakhia
Venugopal Rao
Ojha
RP Singh
Edwards
Shoaib

Result of Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Chennai Super kings Match

Played at St George's Park, Port Elizabeth (neutral venue), on 20 April 2009 - day/night (20-over match)

Result Chennai Super Kings won by 92 runs

Chennai Super Kings Score Card

179/5 - 20 overs (8.95 runs per over)

Top Scrorer

Mathew Hayden 65

Highest Wicket Taker

Praveen Kumar
4 Overs 2/37

Chennai Super Kings Playing XI

Parthiv Patel (W)
Matthew Hayden
Suresh Raina
MS Dhoni (C)
Andrew Flintoff
Albie Morkel
Subramaniam Badrinath
Joginder Sharma
Lakshmipathy Balaji
Manpreet Gony
Muttiah Muralidaran

Bangalore Royal Challengers Score Card
87/10 - 15.2 Overs (5.67 runs per over)

Top Scrorer

Jacques Kallis 24

Highest Wicket Taker

Muttiah Muralidaran
4 Overs 3/11

Bangalore Royal Challengers Playing XI

Praveen Kumar
Robin Uthappa (W)
Jacques Kallis
Ross Taylor
Kevin Pietersen (C)
Rahul Dravid
Virat Kohli
Rajesh Bishnoi
Vinay Kumar
Dale Steyn
Anil Kumble

Chennai Super Kings Playing XI

Patel
Hayden
Raina
Fintoff
Dhoni
Oram
Badrinath
Joginder Sharma
Thushara
Gony
Ashwin

DLF Indian Premier League Season 2 in SouthAfrica

Game of Passion, Aspiration and Triumph heading towards its Centenary celebration is Cricket. Change, which is permanent immaterial of ends did strike the game last year giving new facet and re-life in the form of T20.

Gaining its momentum more than expectation at its launch Indian Premium League witnessed huge hype with players exhibiting immense talent towards The Game of Cricket. Price for the effort was paid off to the Commissioner of IPL Mr.Lalit Modi and his team. With the success of IPL Season I being fresh in the minds of Cricket Enthusiast yet another reason to rejoice is on cards with successful foundation for IPL Season 2 being laid, laid strong.

India being a Multi-dilemmatic Country irrespective of Sectors, it is not shocking news for the drama to end inappropriately as the decision on conducting the Indian Premier League Season 2 to be hosted in South Africa.

IPL Season II 2009 will kick off at The Newlands in Cape Town on April 18th while the semi-finals are to be held on May 22nd and 23rd at Pretoria and Johannesburg. Grand Finale takes its position at The Wanderers in Johannesburg on May 24th.

The league will showcase a grand total of 59 matches providing broadcasters and in-stadia spectators with 177 hours of live “family entertainment”, targeting international audience as well.

All matches will be telecasted by Sony Entertainment at 4pm and 8pm IST the official broadcaster for IPL to coincide with prime time for television audience in India.

Season 2 of the Indian Premier League will feature eight Franchises battling for over a month in South Africa continuing to play on a home and away basis. The top 4 Franchises in the league will contest the semi-finals and the victorious semi-finalists will meet in the Grand Final all over one weekend.

In a double header on the first day, First edition’s winners Rajasthan Royals will take on the Bangalore Royal Challengers while Mumbai Indians would clash with the runners-up Chennai Super Kings at Cape Town.