Match Between Delhi Daredevils Vs Rajsthan Royals

Played at SuperSport Park, Centurion (neutral venue), on 28 April 2009 - day/night (20-over match)

Delhi Daredevils won the toss and chose to bat

Rajsthan Royals won by 5 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)


Delhi Daredevils Score Card
143/7 - 20 Overs (7.15 runs per over)

Top Scrorer
AB de Villiers
50 runs of 40 balls

Highest Wicket Taker
Mishra
4 Overs 3/34

Delhi Daredevils Playing XI

Gambhir
Sehwag
AB de Villiers
Dilshan
Karthik
Vettori
Manhas
Mishra
Sangwan
Nehra
Nannes


Rajasthan Royals Score Card
147/5 - 18.3 Overs (7.94 runs per over)


Top Scrorer
Yusuf Pathan
62 runs of 30 balls

Highest Wicket Taker
Munaf Patel, Shane Warne and Mascarenhas
Share 2 wickets each

Munaf - 4 overs 2/14

Rajasthan Royals Playing XI

Quiney
Smith
Asnodkar
Valthaty
Jadeja
Warne
Yusuf Pathan
Mascarenhas
Rawat
Munaf Patel
Kamran Khan

KKR Captain: New Zealand's Brendon McCullum replaces Sourav Ganguly

The Knight Riders take on the Deccan Chargers in Newlands on Sunday The 19th April 2009.

It has been talks and talk’s allover time since Australian coach John Buchanan brought up the theory of multiple captains for his team for the second edition of the IPL in South Africa.

With McCullum being appointed skipper for the initial matches and could be replaced by someone else in days to come.

Pakistan: We are still waiting for an answer!

Many Pakistani players are still waiting for a firm answer from the IPL regarding the status of their participation in the event with supporting documentary evidence to confirm whether the contracts have been frozen or terminated by the franchises and the IPL.

Pakistan cricketers including Shoaib Malik, Misbah-ul-Haq, Salman Butt, Shahid Afridi, Mohammad Hafeez, Kamran Akmal, Sohail Tanvir and Umar Gul have asked the IPL to inform them about their existing status in the league.

Strained relations

One of the former Pakistan skipper believes either the IPL should let the players know in writing the status of their contracts or allow them to play in the second edition of the league in South Africa.

Rajasthan Royals for whom Kamran Akmal and Sohail Tanvir played last year have said they had suspended contracts of their Pakistani signings. Meanwhile, the Pakistan Cricket Board has informed the IPL that while the Pakistan government had advised its cricketers against traveling to India due to security reasons, it had no objection in allowing its players to tour South Africa for the twenty20 tournament.

Upon the request from players to speak to IPL organizers to know their stand, the PCB which is not directly involved with any of the player’s contracts with the IPL are now ready to help out with this regard.

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.