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Bangalore crush Mumbai Indians by 9 wickets: IPL 2012
Category: IPL,IPL Match Results,IPL Mumbai Indians,IPL Royal Challengers BangaloreChris Gayle smashed his way to an unbeaten 82 as Royal Challengers Bangalore crushed Mumbai Indians by nine wickets in their Indian Premier League match on Wednesday. The emphatic win takes RCB to fourth position in the points table while Mumbai occupy the third spot.
Gayle remained quite in the early part of RCB run chase of 142 but exploded later on, hitting five fours and six sixes as the visitors romped home with two overs to spare after the visiting bowlers produced a disciplined show by restricting the home side to 141 for six at the Wankhede Stadium.
Gayle’s 59-ball blitz was his fourth 80-plus knock this IPL season.
The West Indian reached his fifty with a huge six of Pragyan Ojha in the 11th over. He struck Ojha for three successive sixes in that over which saw the bowler conceding 22 runs. That over virtually changed the complexion of the game after Mumbai kept it tight, not allowing the match run away quickly to RCB’s favour.
Gayle was though lucky early in his innings as he was dropped by Dwayne Smith off the bowling of R P Singh when he was on 21 in the sixth over and Mumbai paid a heavy price for that costly mistake.
Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians Scorecard IPL 2012
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Mumbai Indians v Royal Challengers Bangalore – 54th Match
Played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, 09 May 2012
Toss - Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Result – Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Mumbai Indians by 9 wickets
| Mumbai Indians Innings | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
| James Franklin | c Z Khan b V Kumar | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.66 | |
| Sachin Tendulkar | c & b Harshal Patel | 24 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 88.89 | |
| Rohit Sharma | lbw b V Kumar | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Dinesh Karthik (wk) | c V Kohli b M Muralitharan | 44 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 112.82 | |
| Ambati Rayudu | c M Muralitharan b Harshal Patel | 22 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 129.41 | |
| Dwayne Smith | c V Kumar b M Muralitharan | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 | |
| Kieron Pollard | Not Out | 21 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 161.54 | |
| Harbhajan Singh (c) | Not Out | 20 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 166.66 | |
| Lasith Malinga | |||||||
| RP Singh | |||||||
| Munaf Patel | |||||||
| Extras | (b 0,lb 5,w 2, nb 0) | 7 | |||||
| Total | (6 wickets; 20 overs) | 141 | (7.05 runs per over) | ||||
Fall of wickets (Mumbai Indians):
1-1 (Franklin, 1.2 ov), 2-2 (Sharma, 1.5 ov), 3-41 (Tendulkar, 8.3 ov), 4-85 (Rayudu, 13.6 ov), 5-100 (Karthik, 15.4 ov), 6-100 (Smith, 15.5 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
| Zaheer Khan | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4.00 | |
| Vinay Kumar | 4 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 8.50 | (w 1) |
| Harshal Patel | 4 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 6.00 | |
| Syed Mohammad Jamaluddin | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 9.50 | (w 1) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 4 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 6.00 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore Innings | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | lbw b P Ojha | 19 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 76.00 | |
| Chris Gayle | Not Out | 82 | 59 | 5 | 6 | 138.98 | |
| Virat Kohli (c) | Not Out | 36 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 144.00 | |
| AB de Villiers (wk) | |||||||
| Saurabh Tiwary | |||||||
| Mayank Agarwal | |||||||
| Syed Mohammad Jamaluddin | |||||||
| Vinay Kumar | |||||||
| Zaheer Khan | |||||||
| Harshal Patel | |||||||
| Muttiah Muralitharan | |||||||
| Extras | (b 0,lb 2,w 2, nb 1) | 5 | |||||
| Total | (1 wickets; 18 overs) | 142 | (7.88 runs per over) | ||||
Fall of wickets (Royal Challengers Bangalore):
1-48 (Dilshan, 8.3 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
| Lasith Malinga | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 5.00 | (w 1) |
| RP Singh | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 7.00 | |
| Kieron Pollard | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 11.00 | (w 1) |
| Harbhajan Singh | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4.50 | |
| Pragyan Ojha | 2 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 12.50 | (nb 1) |
| Rohit Sharma | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16.00 |
Teams:
Royal Challengers Bangalore (Playing XI): Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers(w), Saurabh Tiwary, Mayank Agarwal, Syed Mohammad Jamaluddin, Vinay Kumar, Zaheer Khan, Harshal Patel, Muttiah Muralitharan
Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Sachin Tendulkar, James Franklin, Rohit Sharma, Dinesh Karthik(w), Ambati Rayudu, Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Smith, Harbhajan Singh(c), Lasith Malinga, RP Singh, Pragyan Ojha
IPL 2012 Preview: Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 09 May 2012
Category: IPL,IPL Mumbai Indians,IPL Royal Challengers BangaloreBuoyed by their sensational last-ball victory over Chennai Super Kings (CSK), a keyed up Mumbai Indians (MI) take on strong challengers Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in a crucial Indian Premier League (IPL) game, in Mumbai on Wednesday.
While MI have garnered 14 points from 11 matches, RCB are trailing them by three points, having played the same number of games ahead of the high-octane first leg clash.
If MI stopped the Super Kings in their tracks when new recruit Dwayne Smith smashed Ben Hilfenhaus for a six and two fours off the last three balls, RCB were no less impressive in pulling off a thrilling victory over Deccan Chargers.
AB de Villiers’ 17-ball unbeaten 47 swung the game RCB’s way and he, along with another in-form batsman Chris Gayle, is a major threat to Mumbai’s hopes of pulling off their fourth straight victory.
A victory for MI would boost the points tally to 16 with four games left and would help them draw level with Delhi Daredevils, albeit with one game less in hand.
But more importantly it would ease the pressure enormously from their shoulders in the red-hot race to the last-four.
A setback for last year’s runners-up RCB would put them under the same sort of difficulties that are being faced by two-time holders Super Kings after their defeat to MI.
In batting RCB have been well-served by left-handed West Indian powerhouse Gayle (433 runs from 10 games) at the top, and classy right-handed South African de Villiers (292 from 11 games) ? who can switch-hit powerfully to spoil the spinners’ plans – in the middle.
These two batsmen, averaging 48-plus, have shouldered the responsibility of propping up the Bangalore batting admirably in which another key member ? India star Virat Kohli ? has, unfortunately, not lived up to the high expectations.
de Villiers helps Bangalore storm to victory over Deccan Chargers: IPL 2012
Category: IPL,IPL Deccan Chargers,IPL Match Results,IPL Royal Challengers BangaloreAB de Villiers smashed an unbeaten 47 off 17 balls to propel Royal Challengers Bangalore to a sensational five-wicket victory over Deccan Chargers in IPL 5 match.
Jamaluddin Syed Mohammad hit the winning four as Royal Challengers chased down 182-run target in 18.5 overs.
De Villiers hammered five fours and three sixes in his scintillating knock. The 18th over of the innings proved to be the turning point of the match as De Villers smacked two fours and two sixes off Dale Steyn to ensure Bangalore’s much-needed win.
Royal Challengers Bangalore lost three wickets in quick succession against Deccan Chargers in their Indian Premier League clash on Sunday.
Leg-spinner Amit Mishra struck twice in the fourteenth over to rock the Bangalore chase. Mishra dismissed Asad Pathan (4) and Virat Kohli (9) to reduce RCB to 106/3 in 13.5 overs.
Bangalore lost Chris Gayle (26) after he put on 91-run opening stand with Tillakaratne Dilshan to lead the run chase.
Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Deccan Chargers Scorecard IPL 2012
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Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Deccan Chargers – 50th Match
Played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, 06 May 2012
Toss - Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to Field.
Result – Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Deccan Chargers by 5 wickets
| Deccan Chargers Innings | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
| Daniel Harris | run out (V Kohli/S Mohammad) | 47 | 41 | 2 | 4 | 114.63 | |
| Shikhar Dhawan | Not Out | 73 | 52 | 10 | 1 | 140.38 | |
| Cameron White | c & b P Parameswaran | 45 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 187.50 | |
| Kumar Sangakkara (c) | Not Out | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 333.33 | |
| Parthiv Patel (wk) | |||||||
| Akshath Reddy | |||||||
| Ashish Reddy | |||||||
| Amit Mishra | |||||||
| Dale Steyn | |||||||
| Veer Pratap Singh | |||||||
| Anand Rajan | |||||||
| Extras | (b 1,lb 2,w 3, nb 0) | 6 | |||||
| Total | (2 wickets; 20 overs) | 181 | (9.05 runs per over) | ||||
Fall of wickets (Deccan Chargers):
1-86 (Harris, 11.5 ov), 2-168 (White, 19.1 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
| Zaheer Khan | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 8.00 | (w 1) |
| Abhimanyu Mithun | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 11.00 | (w 1) |
| Prasanth Parameswaran | 4 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 11.25 | (w 1) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4.50 | |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17.00 | |
| Syed Mohammad Jamaluddin | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 9.00 | |
| Chris Gayle | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore Innings | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | b Pratap Singh | 71 | 54 | 8 | 2 | 131.48 | |
| Chris Gayle | b A Rajan | 26 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 118.18 | |
| Virat Kohli (c) | c D Steyn b A Mishra | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Asad Pathan | c D Steyn b A Mishra | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| AB de Villiers (wk) | Not Out | 47 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 276.47 | |
| Mayank Agarwal | lbw b A Reddy | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 300.00 | |
| Syed Mohammad Jamaluddin | Not Out | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 400.00 | |
| Abhimanyu Mithun | |||||||
| Zaheer Khan | |||||||
| Prasanth Parameswaran | |||||||
| Muttiah Muralitharan | |||||||
| Extras | (b 0,lb 2,w 4, nb 0) | 6 | |||||
| Total | (5 wickets; 18.5 overs) | 185 | (9.82 runs per over) | ||||
Fall of wickets (Royal Challengers Bangalore):
1-91 (Gayle, 10.4 ov), 2-102 (Kohli, 13.1 ov), 3-106 (Pathan, 13.5 ov), 4-117 (Dilshan, 15.2 ov), 5-143 (Agarwal, 16.6 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
| Shikhar Dhawan | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11.00 | |
| Dale Steyn | 3 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 10.00 | |
| Veer Pratap Singh | 3 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 11.33 | (w 1) |
| Anand Rajan | 3.5 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 11.50 | (w 2) |
| Ashish Reddy | 4 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 9.00 | (w 1) |
| Amit Mishra | 4 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 7.00 |
Teams:
Royal Challengers Bangalore (Playing XI): Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers(w), Asad Pathan, Syed Mohammad Jamaluddin, Abhimanyu Mithun, Zaheer Khan, Prasanth Parameswaran, Muttiah Muralitharan
Deccan Chargers (Playing XI): Daniel Harris, Shikhar Dhawan, Parthiv Patel(w), Cameron White, Kumar Sangakkara(c), Akshath Reddy, Ashish Reddy, Amit Mishra, Dale Steyn, Veer Pratap Singh, Anand Rajan
Chris Gayle boycotts county contract, will join national team
Category: Cricket News,IPL,IPL 2012 News,IPL Royal Challengers BangaloreNew Delhi: Former West Indies captain Chris Gayle scrapped his deal with Somerset county and made himself available for the national team and virtually ended his year-long stand-off with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB).
But Gayle, who is playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for Royal Challengers Bangalore(RCB), in a statement said that he is committed to West Indies cricket and told Somerset that he will not be honouring the contract. Gayle told the West Indies selectors that he will be available for the ODI series in England after the IPL.
“I wish to advise that as of today, May 2nd, 2012, I have written to Somerset CC and advised them that I will not be honouring the commitment I made to them when I signed a contract with them for the 2012 Friends Provident Championship. I made it clear to them that my decision was made because of my commitment to West Indies cricket and to West Indies cricket fans, and because: …I believe that it is time for the WICB to make a decision which will provide a clearer view of my own future,” Gayle said.
“I understand that by making this decision, it may place me in a position of considerable risk, since I am foregoing a signed contract, without any guarantees whatsoever, with only the hope that I will be selected to play for the West Indies again. I have now satisfied all of the requests of the WICB and their selection panel, with whom I met via teleconference yesterday, and to whom I reiterated previous assurances given to the Board regarding my availability. So that there is no doubt, I confirmed to the selectors that I was available for West Indies duty in all forms of cricket, immediately following the conclusion of my contractual obligations to my IPL franchise, Bangalore.