DLF IPL Season 5
Match 69
Kings XI Punjab Vs Delhi Daredevils
at HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala
Fresh from their victory over CSK, KXIP needed to win this match
against Delhi Daredevils to stay in contention.
Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field having watched how
the pitch behaved in the previous match.
The start for KXIP for disastrous losing Mandeep Singh, Gilchrist,
Valthaty and David Hussey in quick succession.
KXIP were 20/4 in the 6th over. But
a nice partnership between Siddharth Chitnis and Azhar Mahmood helped them
recover. Chitnis scored 38 runs and
Azhar Mahmood scored 36 runs. Gurkeerat
Singh's little cameo of 26 from 11 balls helped KXIP to post a score of 141/8
which looked good on this track. Morne
Morkel captured 4/20 and Umesh Yadav captured 3/19.
It was expected that the Daredevils would also struggle on this
pitch in their chase. But Unmukt Chand
and David Warner had different ideas.
They batted as if they were batting on some other pitch. The pair accumulated 82 runs for the 1st
wicket before Chand got out for 18 in the 9th over. Chand's contribution of 18 runs off the total
runs 82 is a clear proof of Warner's domination. Warner got out after blasting 79 runs off 44
balls. Daredevils lost Pathan and
Jayawardene cheaply. But the match was
almost over by that time. Venugopal
remained unbeaten on 21. Delhi won the
match comfortably by 6 wickets.
This result is another sigh of relief for the CSK, as KXIP were
knocked out of the tournament.
Match 70
Pune Warriors Vs Kolkata Knight Riders
at Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune
KKR won the toss and elected to bat. They lost their captain Gambhir early. Kallis also departed soon. Scoring was difficult on this track. But opener McCullum took some risk and
managed to maintain a strike rate of around 100. He got out making 41 off 43 balls. Shakib Al Hasan played a nice innings of 42
off 30 which was instrumental in increasing the scoring rate. KKR managed to post a score of 136/4 which
looked competitive considering the amount of turn Michael Clarke got on this
pitch. With Sunil Narine, Iqbal Abdulla
and Yusuf Pathan in their team, KKR looked well set to defend this total. It is surprising to see Pune Warriors not
including Murali Kartik for today's match.
Robin Uthappa disappointed once again getting out for 8
runs. His batting and keeping throughout
this season didn't help Pune Warriors as well as spoilt his chances of coming
back to the Indian team. Ryder and
Clarke looked to consolidate the innings.
But Clarke got out trying to step down to a Yusuf Pathan delivery. The ball drifted away from the leg stump and
Clarke was stumped. Ryder departed soon
bowled by Yusuf Pathan. Ganguly got out
for 5 runs. Thereafter it was a struggle
for runs. Pune missed a trick by losing
wickets early. Had they kept their
wickets intact, they could have achieved this target by utilising the later
overs. Pune managed to score just 102/8
enabling KKR win the match by 34 runs.
This win ensured 2nd spot for KKR and saved them from the agony of
playing the eliminator.
The effect of today's result on the teams struggling to reach
the playoffs is:
- RCB need to win against Deccan
to reach 19 points and qualify.
- Mumbai have no thread in making
the playoffs. They need to win against
Rajasthan to reach 20 points and secure the 3rd position.
- CSK would expect RCB
to lose against Deccan Chargers and qualify for the playoffs.
Last
2 matches remaining before the Play-Offs and this is the current status:
|
TEAM
|
Points
|
Mathes
Left
|
Opponents
|
Possibilities
|
|
DELHI
|
22
|
9
|
|
Table Toppers and look formidable.
|
|
KOLKATA
|
21
|
9
|
|
Did extremely well to occupy 2nd Spot. But their performance against CSK and Pune
is not convincing and the Qualifier against Delhi would be interesting.
|
|
MUMBAI
|
18
|
1
|
20/05 Rajasthan
|
Must win the match against Rajasthan to stay in the 3rd spot,
|
|
CHENNAI
|
17
|
0
|
|
Need RCB to lose to Deccan which would help CSK qualify for
the playoffs.
|
|
BANGLAORE
|
17
|
1
|
20/05
Deccan
|
Must win against Deccan to qualify.
|
Match No.71
|
SUN
|
20-May
|
1600
|
DECCAN
|
Vs
|
BANGALORE
|
Hyderabad
|
Must win game for RCB.
CSK lost their pressure game against Punjab and stay in suspense. Rajasthan failed to win their crucial match
against Deccan and lost their chances of qualifying. Punjab lost their crucial match against Delhi
Daredevils and were knocked off. RCB
did well against Delhi to keep their chances alive. It will be a test of character for RCB in
this final match as they have to keep their cool in this pressure game and win
it comfortably.
Match No.72
|
SUN
|
20-May
|
2000
|
RAJASTHAN
|
Vs
|
MUMBAI
|
Jaipur
|
Not of any importance, as Mumbai Indians have already qualified. But a win for them would confirm their 3rd
Position in the Points Table. It will
just be a psychological advantage, as teams in the 3rd and 4th Positions have
to play the eliminator later on.
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