DELHI WRAPPED UP KOLKATA....

Yesterday it was all around David Warner who scored his second century in the IPL and also the highest in IPL-3 .Earlier elected to bat Delhi had a bad start as Sehwag,Gambhir and Karthik went back to the pavilion within 3 overs.But then Warner and Collingwood led Delhi to a fighting total of 177.Thanks to Warner's devastating innings of 107 runs in just 69 balls which include nine fours and five sixes.Collingwood also gave him a good support by scoring 53 runs in 45 balls.
In reply Kolkata had a very bad start as skipper Ganguly ,Mandeep singh and last match's player of the match Manoj Tiwary were out when their score was only 21 runs in 4.2 overs.Then Gayle(30),Hussey(29) and Mathews (24) tried their best but then it was all over and the game was out of their control and they could register only 137 runs in 20 overs.

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CAN KKR ENTER TO THE WINNING STREAK????

Spectacular half centuries from Ganguly and Tiwary helps Kolkata Knight Riders escape from the losing streak by winning their third match on Saturday by 39 runs.Winning the toss KKR captain Ganguly chose to bat first and scored 183/5 in 20 overs,thanks to Tiwary who scored 21 runs in the last over bowled by Irfan Pathan who till then conceeded only 21 runs in three overs.

Brett Lee's first over in this IPL was warmly welcomed by Gayle by scoring 15 runs in the first over itself.But he was sent back to the pavilion by Srivastavain the third over.Then came the U-19 Indian player Mandeep Singh but was not able to do much.Then Tiwary and Ganguly build the KKR total and in 11.2 overs they reached 100 runs for 2 wickets.Tiwary and Ganguly played some intelligent cricket to keep the momentum going.Soon Ganguly was sent back after he completed his fifty;his first in this IPL and also the one after 16 innings.

In return to the target of 184 runs Kings XI lost their first wicket with no runs on the score board.Then Yuvraj scored some marvellous shots but was down by misjudjing a good length delivery from Ajit Agarkar.Kumar Sangakkar and Jayawardane failed to keep the run rate but miserably failed.Pathan and Goel also tried their level best but the game was out of control then.And finally Kolkata Knight Riders registerd their third victory and in the table they are now at 5-th position.

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RISING FROM THE ASH

It was all like that,Rising from the ash .After losing the toss Punjab KingsXI was forced to bat first.All the batsmen found it hard to score the runs and they scored only 136 runs in the score board.Probably a low score game.Every one thought that they will easily win the game.But we can't say rthat the game is over without actually over.Cricket is all like that.Till 14-th over Chennai were cruising to the target.But suddenly eberything changed When Suresh Raina got out .Then everyone were competing among themselves to reavh the pavilion.Chennai was able to score only 136 runs and the match tied.
Then comes the interested "Super Over".Chennai scored only 9 runs when Hayden and Raina got out.But in return Punjab scored 10 runs in just 4 runs and registered their first win in IPL 3-rd edition....

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KOLKATA PAYS FOR LAZY AT THE END...

Kolkata was there in the front seat till the 15-th over the Chennai's innings. But then the climax changed .Dhoni and Badrinath also changed their gear to the top position and scored around 65 runs in the last 5 overs.
Earlier winning the toss Dhoni decided to bat first .Ishant strikes in the beginning itself when he bowled Hayden for just 1 run.Then came Raina but he and Vijay gone while they concentrated to increase the run rate.Then Dhoni and Badrinath took the steering but in the beginning they were very controlled and they build the score in one's and two's.But when it reached 15 over suddenly they changed the speed and smashed Kolkata bowlers all around the grond and posted a fighting total of 164 in 20 overs.
Kolkata begun their innings by losing Hodge with no run in the score board and none of the batsmen found in rhythm.All were competing among themselves to reach the pavilion as fast as posible and they paid for their 'hurriness'....

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KORBO LORBO JEETBO....

Will it happen even this time?In the third edition of IPL I think Kolkata knight Riders will make their slogan come true!!!!I think the change in their jersey's colour has brought a luck as well as fighting spirit to the Knight Riders.
With a stunning win against the last year champions and first runners up have bought Kolkata top in the table.In their first match Kolkata ran over Deccan Chargers for 11 runs and then they beat Royal Challengers Bangalore for 7 wickets.The batting department is strong led by Angelo Mathews and their bowlind field is also strong which is led by Ishant and Langevedlt.Ishant who was hard to find his line and length in the International matches near days was in good form in the first two matches.
Even though Sourav Ganguly hadn't played well in batting;He performed very well in the Captaincy which he only can achieve.We can't consider the fact that the first win against Deccan was mostly depended on Ganguly's last hours sensible fielding and bowling changes.....
Now today it will be interesting to watch how Ganguly and his "Team" can make Dhoni's "Team" under pressure.The match starts at 8pm.

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PHENOMINAL TENDULKAR....

"Sachin Tendulkar is a great player and a 'phenomenon'".This was said by none other than Sourav Ganguly,the former Indian captain of course the most succesfull captains that India had.Ganguly was responded to the repoerters query when he came for the domestic cricket leading the Bengal team.
He also added that he had played a lot innings with Sachin Tendulkar probably than by any other and found that Sachin is Master who is a true hard worker.

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ALWAYS IN RYTHM....

The new rankings published by ICC clearly shows that Sachin Tendulkar is cruising to the no:1 spot.And we can also believe that Sachin is in his real true and in his best form.In the test ranking Sachin is in the sixth position with 805 points.The table tops by India's Sehwag with 863 points.Sachin's performance in the near over series against South Africa helped him to rank x in the table.While in the ODI rankings Sachin jumped to fourth position with762 points.In this ranking also an Indian batsmen tops the ranking byM.S.Dhoni with 819 points.
All these facts shows that Sachin is cruising towards the top in the table.We can also hope for the best....

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