Mumbai Indians register their biggest win in IPL

New Delhi: It was a clear message to the play-off opposition - Chennai Super Kings - from Mumbai Indians. A 10-wicket win with the highest opening-stand ever in the Indian Premier League, against Rajasthan Royals showed Mumbai Indians are ready to play the eliminator round. A statistical look at their resounding win in Jaipur on Sunday.
# Lasith Malinga has captured 22 wickets at 14.04 runs apiece in 13 matches - the most by a Mumbai bowler in the IPL 2012.

# The four leading wicket-takers in the IPL 2012 are Morne Morkel (25), Sunil Narine (22), Lasith Malinga (22) and Vinay Kumar (19).

# Dwayne Smith and Sachin Tendulkar were associated in a stand of 163 for the first wicket - Mumbai Indians' highest in the IPL.

# The above partnership is the second highest for Mumbai Indians in the IPL - the highest is 167 (unbroken) between Herschelle Gibbs and Rohit Sharma for the second wicket against Kolkata at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on May 12, 2012.

# The above partnership is actually is the highest opening stand in the IPL, eclipsing the 159 between Michael Hussey and Murali Vijay for Chennai Super Kings against Bangalore at Chennai on May 28, 2011.

# The said partnership is the fifth highest for any wicket in the IPL.

# The above stand is the highest by any pair for any wicket against Rajasthan Royals in the IPL.

# Mumbai Indians have won five and lost four out of nine contested against Rajasthan Royals - success % 54.54.

# Rajasthan Royals have lost two matches by ten wickets in the IPL - one each to Royal Challengers Bangalore at Bangalore on March 18, 2010 and Mumbai Indians at Jaipur on May 20, 2012.

# Rajasthan Royals have won seven and lost nine out of 16 contested in the IPL 2012.

# Delhi Daredevils (22 points), Kolkata Knight Riders (21), Mumbai Indians (20) and Chennai Super Kings (17) are the top four teams in the present competition.

# Mumbai Indians' excellent ten-wicket victory is their biggest in terms of wickets in the IPL.

# Mumbai Indians became the third team to record ten victories or more in the IPL 2012, joining Delhi (11) and Kolkata (10).

# Sachin Tendulkar's 12th half-century in the IPL is his second in the present tournament.

# Tendulkar's unbeaten 58 off 51 balls is his 15th fifty in Twenty20.  He has completed his 300 runs in the present competition, totalling 313 at an average of 31.30 in 12 games.

# Sachin Tendulkar became the third batsman to amass 2,000 runs or more in the IPL, aggregating 2036 at an average of 38.41 in 63 matches.

# Suresh Raina (2154), Sachin Tendulkar (2036) and Gautam Gambhir (2031) are the leading run-getters in the IPL overall.

# Dhawal Kulkarni (3/18) has recorded his best bowling figures in Twenty20.

# Shane Watson has averaged 42.50 in the IPL 5, totalling 255 runs in seven innings, including two fifties.  The said average is the highest by a Rajasthan batsman in the IPL 5.

# Ajinkya Rahane (560), Rahul Dravid (462) and Owais Shah (340) are the three leading run-getters for Rajasthan in the IPL 5.

# Chris Gayle (733), Shikhar Dhawan (569), Ajinkya Rahane (560) and Gautam Gambhir (556) are the leading run-scorers in the IPL 2012.

# Dwayne Smith (87 not out off 58 balls) has posted his highest score for Mumbai Indians in the IPL - his maiden fifty.

# Smith has got his tenth Man of the Match award in Twenty20.

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IPL 5: Bangalore beat Delhi by 21 runs

DELHI: A double century partnership by Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli guided Royal Challengers Bangalore to a 21-run victory against Delhi Daredevils in the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League here at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium on Thursday.

Chris Gayle of the West Indies smashed a dashing unbeaten 128 in just 62 ballswhilen - his first hundred in the season and Kohli remained not out on 73.

Gayle struck 13 sixes and seven fours while Kohli hit nine fours and a six in his 53-ball innings.

Both added 204 runs for the second wicket partnership after Bangalore lost an early wicket .

Bangalore made 215 runs for one wicket in the allotted 20 overs after sent into bat by Kohli who was captaining Delhi in absence of Virender Sehwag..

In reply, Delhi fought well but could not reach the huge target of 216 and were restricted to 194 for seven in 290 overs.

New Zealand’s Ross Taylor top scored with a 26-ball 55.

Geom Super showed this high-scoring match live from Delhi.

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Kings XI Punjab Vs Chennai Super Kings

Nowhere else in the cricketing world can one find a firstclass stadium with snow-capped mountains as the backdrop. When Kings XI Punjab take the field against Chennai Super Kings at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala on Thursday, the mighty Dhauladhar range of the Himalayas may remind them of the enormity of the task at hand.

Punjab's defeat to Delhi Daredevils has left them with 14 points from 14 games, and with five teams vying for the remaining two spots in the play-offs, a defeat to MS Dhoni's men will bring the curtains down on their campaign. That Punjab have got so far in the tournament after four defeats in their first six games bears testament to David Hussey's astute leadership and smart batting while standing in for the injured Adam Gilchrist, and the contributions they have got from young Indian players such as Mandeep Singh and Parvinder Awana.

But the resurgence might come to nought if they fail to come up with the goods at a 'home' ground where they will be playing their first match of the season.

On the other hand, Chennai seem to be doing what they do best every year - hitting peak form just before the play-offs. In their first 12 matches, the Super Kings had lost six, won five and had one game abandoned due to rain. But they have since gone on a three-game winning streak, and a fourth will seal a lastfour spot for them since they will get to 19 points.

However, a defeat will put them in a precarious position, since they would have finished all their league games and three other teams - Royal Challengers Bangalore, Rajasthan Royals and Punjab - would have the opportunity to leapfrog MS Dhoni them.

Chennai do have a Hussey of their own to counter the Punjab skipper, and it is no coincidence that older brother Mike's return to the top of the order has been the turning point for the men in yellow. Mike seems to have got the best out of the misfiring Murali Vijay and the last two games have been won largely thanks to this opening combination, though the middle-order has chipped in with some nerveless performances too.

Dharamsala has traditionally been a batting paradise with a little bit of assistance for the fast bowlers, and with this being an afternoon game, taking first strike would seem to be the best way to put the opponents under pressure. However, the pitch is still an unknown quantity, and the general trend this year has been one of low scores and greater balance between bat and ball.

The key, therefore, for both teams could be to cut down on the flair and get into a knuckle-down-and-win-at-all-costs mode which, given the circumstances, could make for some excellent viewing for the sell-out crowd.

Read more at: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/ipl-play-off-battle-chennai-super-kings-vs-kings-xi-punjab/1/189149.html

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