Kolkata seal IPL 2012 season's 1St win

Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Daniel Vettori won the toss and decided to field  1St.

Gautam Gambhir came on track,he made 64 runs from only 39 deliveries.Today KKR captain give big blow. But in this wining evening not only Gambhir but also Lakshmipathy Balaji (4/18) powered Kolkta Knight Riders to a dazzling 42-run win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 10th match of IPL 2012 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on Tuesday.

Watch: IPL 2012 Live Streaming | Scorecard

   Royal Challengers Bangalore chasing down 166 runs  had a disastrous start  as they lost  Pujara, Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers inside 25 runs against Kolkata Knight Riders.

Royal Challengers Bangalore, who were struggling  at 61/6 after the end of 12 overs, could gathered 123/9 in total 20 overs.

Seamer Lakshmipathy Balaji, who finished with the figures of 4/18, scalped RCB skipper Daniel Vettori to pick up his fourth wicket. Mayank Agarwal became Balaji's, who was the hero of the day, third victim.Balaji also struck twice to dismantle RCB's top order. Balaji first dismissed Virat Kohli (6) and then cleaned up AB de Villiers for 10.

But Jack Kallis also take 2 early wickets for his team and gave only 7 runs in 2 overs. Jacques Kallis' double strike rattled Bangalore's run chase early on as he first got rid of Pujara (6) and then sent dangerman Gayle (2) back to the pavillion.

Australian seamer Brett Lee, who can't  get a single wicket, was too economical as he gave  onl

y 21 runs in his quota of four overs.

Earlier, Gautam Gambhir (64) and Manvinder Bisla (46) guided Kolkata Knight Riders to a fighting total of 165 for the loss of 8 wickets against Royal Challengers Bangalore.

KKR were cruising well but some late fight back by RCB bowlers put some restrain on KKR's run charge towards the closing stages of the game,KKR last 7 players can make only 26 runs.

Zaheer Khan, who finished with the figures of 2 for 31, got rid of dangerous Gautam Gambhir who got out after scoring a 39-ball 64 with the help of 9 fours and 1 six.

Seamer Vinay Kumar and spinner Muttiah Muralitharan also picked up two wickets apiece to dent KKR's run charge.

Gambhir scored a quickfire 28-ball 50 that included 8 boundaries and one six. Kolkata Knight Riders were 135 for the loss of three wickets after the end of 16 overs.

KKR lost Manvinder Bisla and Yusuf Pathan in quick succession after Gambhir's fifty. Gambhir was well supported by Bisla, who also made a fiery contribution of 46 runs off 29 balls.

Bisla hit 3 huge sixes and 2 fours in his great knock. Bisla was

dismissed by Srilankan  spinner Muttiah Muralitharan. The duo of Gambhir and Bisla added 65 runs for the second wicket.Skipper Daniel Vettori gave crucial breakthrough to Royal Challengers Bangalore as he took the wicket of dangerous  Kolkta Knight Riders' Jacques Kallis.

  Vettori dismissed Jacques Kallis who scored a quickfire 23-ball 22 with the help of three fours and a long six. Kallis' edge was finely pouched by wicketkeeper AB de Villiers behind the wickets.

Openers Gautam Gambhir and Jacques Kallis gave Kolkata Knight Riders stunning  start as they  added 60 runs for the opening wicket against Royal Challengers Bangalore.

At the end of 10 overs  Kolkta Knight Riders were 92 for the loss of one wicket.Electrical problem stopped the match about 20 minutes at the Chinnaswamy stadium.

RCB's dangerous customer  Chris Gayle who sat out due to injuries  in the last match, joined his team in place of Andrew McDonald.

KKR made two changes as they brought in Shakib Al Hasan and Ryan ten Doeschate in place of Brendon McCullum and Sunil Narine.

Teams players name:

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Daniel Vettori (captain), Mayank Agarwal, AB de Villiers, Chris Gayle, Zaheer Khan, Virat Kohli, Muttiah Muralitharan, Harshal Patel, Cheteshwar Pujara, Saurabh Tiwary, Vinay Kumar.

Kolkata Knight Riders: Gautam Gambhir (captain), Rajat Bhatia, Manvinder Bisla, Jacques Kallis, Brett Lee, Yusuf Pathan, Shakib Al Hasan, Laxmi Ratan Shukla, Ryan ten Doeschate, Manoj Tiwary, Lakshmipathy Balaji.

Kolkata seal IPL 2012 season's 1St win

Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Daniel Vettori won the toss and decided to field  1St.

Gautam Gambhir came on track,he made 64 runs from only 39 deliveries.Today KKR captain give big blow. But in this wining evening not only Gambhir but also Lakshmipathy Balaji (4/18) powered Kolkta Knight Riders to a dazzling 42-run win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 10th match of IPL 2012 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on Tuesday.

Watch: IPL 2012 Live Streaming | Scorecard

   Royal Challengers Bangalore chasing down 166 runs  had a disastrous start  as they lost  Pujara, Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers inside 25 runs against Kolkata Knight Riders.

Royal Challengers Bangalore, who were struggling  at 61/6 after the end of 12 overs, could gathered 123/9 in total 20 overs.

Seamer Lakshmipathy Balaji, who finished with the figures of 4/18, scalped RCB skipper Daniel Vettori to pick up his fourth wicket. Mayank Agarwal became Balaji's, who was the hero of the day, third victim.Balaji also struck twice to dismantle RCB's top order. Balaji first dismissed Virat Kohli (6) and then cleaned up AB de Villiers for 10.

But Jack Kallis also take 2 early wickets for his team and gave only 7 runs in 2 overs. Jacques Kallis' double strike rattled Bangalore's run chase early on as he first got rid of Pujara (6) and then sent dangerman Gayle (2) back to the pavillion.

Australian seamer Brett Lee, who can't  get a single wicket, was too economical as he gave  onl

y 21 runs in his quota of four overs.

Earlier, Gautam Gambhir (64) and Manvinder Bisla (46) guided Kolkata Knight Riders to a fighting total of 165 for the loss of 8 wickets against Royal Challengers Bangalore.

KKR were cruising well but some late fight back by RCB bowlers put some restrain on KKR's run charge towards the closing stages of the game,KKR last 7 players can make only 26 runs.

Zaheer Khan, who finished with the figures of 2 for 31, got rid of dangerous Gautam Gambhir who got out after scoring a 39-ball 64 with the help of 9 fours and 1 six.

Seamer Vinay Kumar and spinner Muttiah Muralitharan also picked up two wickets apiece to dent KKR's run charge.

Gambhir scored a quickfire 28-ball 50 that included 8 boundaries and one six. Kolkata Knight Riders were 135 for the loss of three wickets after the end of 16 overs.

KKR lost Manvinder Bisla and Yusuf Pathan in quick succession after Gambhir's fifty. Gambhir was well supported by Bisla, who also made a fiery contribution of 46 runs off 29 balls.

Bisla hit 3 huge sixes and 2 fours in his great knock. Bisla was

dismissed by Srilankan  spinner Muttiah Muralitharan. The duo of Gambhir and Bisla added 65 runs for the second wicket.Skipper Daniel Vettori gave crucial breakthrough to Royal Challengers Bangalore as he took the wicket of dangerous  Kolkta Knight Riders' Jacques Kallis.

  Vettori dismissed Jacques Kallis who scored a quickfire 23-ball 22 with the help of three fours and a long six. Kallis' edge was finely pouched by wicketkeeper AB de Villiers behind the wickets.

Openers Gautam Gambhir and Jacques Kallis gave Kolkata Knight Riders stunning  start as they  added 60 runs for the opening wicket against Royal Challengers Bangalore.

At the end of 10 overs  Kolkta Knight Riders were 92 for the loss of one wicket.Electrical problem stopped the match about 20 minutes at the Chinnaswamy stadium.

RCB's dangerous customer  Chris Gayle who sat out due to injuries  in the last match, joined his team in place of Andrew McDonald.

KKR made two changes as they brought in Shakib Al Hasan and Ryan ten Doeschate in place of Brendon McCullum and Sunil Narine.

Teams players name:

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Daniel Vettori (captain), Mayank Agarwal, AB de Villiers, Chris Gayle, Zaheer Khan, Virat Kohli, Muttiah Muralitharan, Harshal Patel, Cheteshwar Pujara, Saurabh Tiwary, Vinay Kumar.

Kolkata Knight Riders: Gautam Gambhir (captain), Rajat Bhatia, Manvinder Bisla, Jacques Kallis, Brett Lee, Yusuf Pathan, Shakib Al Hasan, Laxmi Ratan Shukla, Ryan ten Doeschate, Manoj Tiwary, Lakshmipathy Balaji.

Pune Warriors India vs Kings XI Punjab

The thousands lovers of cricket and their home team were in Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium in the outskirts of Pune, proudly and loyally filling the stands with blue, got their trip worth-full as Pune Warriors India pulled off a comprehensive win against a struggling Kings XI Punjab. It was an all-round performance, led by an 81-run partnership for the third wicket between Robin Uthappa and Marlon Samuels which set them to a competitive 166 before a combined bowling effort sealed the game.

A score of 166 is normally considered slightly low total in these conditions, but Warriors made it a winning total by creating opportunities by great fielding stuff, effecting two early run-outs and not giving Kings XI any blank space. Warriors recorded their second win in as many games and now share the top spot with Rajasthan Royals.

Warriors made the right move at the start, promoting the experienced Samuels to No.3. However, some circumspect running, and a subsequent run-out of an out-of-sorts Jesse Ryder gave Kings XI early control.

Samuels  set partnership with Uthappa and  boosted the scoring after Warriors were 43 for 2 after seven overs. They scored 10 and 13 in the eighth and 10th over respectively.

When the more experienced Praveen Kumar and  Mascarenhas make  difficult for them  to score runs  with their restrictive stump-to-stump lines and taking keeper up to the stumps, the pair took to Bipul. Both used their feet, clearing long-off for sixes, one of which just beat David Hussey's desperate leap at the edge of the rope. The duo also studied the field well, using the pace of the ball to fetch a couple of boundaries off deft touches to third man, with the fielder within the circle.

Uthappa hits  one hand, over long-off but the bowler Harmeet Singh got the better of Samuels in the same over, bowling him off a slower delivery. Harmeet's following over yielded just a run and the wicket of Callum Ferguson, but his next was bitter-sweet. After bowling Uthappa with another slower delivery, Harmeet had to be taken out of the attack for bowling two full tosses above waist height. Bipul completed the over, which produced three massive hits over the on-side.

The 19th over produced 27 runs, and from that point, Kings XI found it hard to bounce back. The chase never took flight for a sustained period to threaten Warriors. The short of a length deliveries from Ashok Dinda and Ashish Nehra skidded off the surface, making strokeplay difficult. Smith's fielding created the opportunities to derail the top order with two run-outs.

Paul Valthaty sacrificed his wicket for the experienced Adam Gilchrist. Following an lbw appeal, the ball deflected to the off side but Gilchrist's anxiety to get back on strike caused a communication mishap and Valthaty helplessly ambled out of his crease before the bails were broken at the non-striker's end. Drama was created when  Gilchrist himself was run-out the following over, failing to beat an agile pick-up and throw from Smith at short midwicket.

Kings XI were poking around at 13 for 2 after five overs, with just one boundary. The drought had extended to 26 balls before Mandeep Singh cut Rahul Sharma to the deep point rope. However, even Mandeep failed to set a base and fell for 24, nicking Ryder to the keeper in an attempt to force the pace.

Kings XI also lost the game tactically by not promoting Hussey, a batsman capable of turning a game. Hussey, Abhishek Nayar and Piyush Chawla all made starts, but the fact that none of the recognised batsmen scored more than 24 summed up what was a sorry batting performance. Late hitting by Bipul only reduced the margin of defeat.

Pune Warriors India vs Kings XI Punjab

The thousands lovers of cricket and their home team were in Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium in the outskirts of Pune, proudly and loyally filling the stands with blue, got their trip worth-full as Pune Warriors India pulled off a comprehensive win against a struggling Kings XI Punjab. It was an all-round performance, led by an 81-run partnership for the third wicket between Robin Uthappa and Marlon Samuels which set them to a competitive 166 before a combined bowling effort sealed the game.

A score of 166 is normally considered slightly low total in these conditions, but Warriors made it a winning total by creating opportunities by great fielding stuff, effecting two early run-outs and not giving Kings XI any blank space. Warriors recorded their second win in as many games and now share the top spot with Rajasthan Royals.

Warriors made the right move at the start, promoting the experienced Samuels to No.3. However, some circumspect running, and a subsequent run-out of an out-of-sorts Jesse Ryder gave Kings XI early control.

Samuels  set partnership with Uthappa and  boosted the scoring after Warriors were 43 for 2 after seven overs. They scored 10 and 13 in the eighth and 10th over respectively.

When the more experienced Praveen Kumar and  Mascarenhas make  difficult for them  to score runs  with their restrictive stump-to-stump lines and taking keeper up to the stumps, the pair took to Bipul. Both used their feet, clearing long-off for sixes, one of which just beat David Hussey's desperate leap at the edge of the rope. The duo also studied the field well, using the pace of the ball to fetch a couple of boundaries off deft touches to third man, with the fielder within the circle.

Uthappa hits  one hand, over long-off but the bowler Harmeet Singh got the better of Samuels in the same over, bowling him off a slower delivery. Harmeet's following over yielded just a run and the wicket of Callum Ferguson, but his next was bitter-sweet. After bowling Uthappa with another slower delivery, Harmeet had to be taken out of the attack for bowling two full tosses above waist height. Bipul completed the over, which produced three massive hits over the on-side.

The 19th over produced 27 runs, and from that point, Kings XI found it hard to bounce back. The chase never took flight for a sustained period to threaten Warriors. The short of a length deliveries from Ashok Dinda and Ashish Nehra skidded off the surface, making strokeplay difficult. Smith's fielding created the opportunities to derail the top order with two run-outs.

Paul Valthaty sacrificed his wicket for the experienced Adam Gilchrist. Following an lbw appeal, the ball deflected to the off side but Gilchrist's anxiety to get back on strike caused a communication mishap and Valthaty helplessly ambled out of his crease before the bails were broken at the non-striker's end. Drama was created when  Gilchrist himself was run-out the following over, failing to beat an agile pick-up and throw from Smith at short midwicket.

Kings XI were poking around at 13 for 2 after five overs, with just one boundary. The drought had extended to 26 balls before Mandeep Singh cut Rahul Sharma to the deep point rope. However, even Mandeep failed to set a base and fell for 24, nicking Ryder to the keeper in an attempt to force the pace.

Kings XI also lost the game tactically by not promoting Hussey, a batsman capable of turning a game. Hussey, Abhishek Nayar and Piyush Chawla all made starts, but the fact that none of the recognised batsmen scored more than 24 summed up what was a sorry batting performance. Late hitting by Bipul only reduced the margin of defeat.

India vs South Africa T20 match

India vs South Africa

South Africa won by 11 runs (D/L method)

South Africa Batting Card

Player	F&B	R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
RE Levi	c Sharma b IK Pathan	19	8	7	4	0	271.42
J Kallis	c Sharma b Ashwin	61	58	42	5	2	145.23
CA Ingram	c Sharma b Raina	78	59	50	8	3	156
F Behardien	not out	20	22	11	2	0	181.81
J Ontong	b Raina	22	10	7	2	2	314.28
J Morkel	not out	16	3	3	1	2	533.33
Extras	(lb 1, w 2)	3
Total	(4 wickets; 20 overs; 79 mins)	219	(10.95 runs per over)

Did not Bat

 J Botha*, DJ Vilas, WD Parnell, J Theron, LL Tsotsobe
Fall of wickets
 1-22 (Levi, 1.4 over), 2-141 (Kallis, 14.6 over), 3-168 (Ingram, 17.1 over), 4-203 (Ontong, 19.3 over)

India Bowling

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Extras
P Kumar	2	0	22	0	11	(1w)
I Pathan	4	0	44	1	11	(1w)
R Vinay Kumar	3	0	32	0	10.66
R Ashwin	4	0	33	1	8.25
Y Pathan	1	0	9	0	9
S Raina	4	0	49	2	12.25
R Sharma	1	0	14	0	14
V Kohli	1	0	15	0	15

India Batting

Player	F&B	R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
RV Uthappa	not out	18	36	19	1	0	94.73
G Gambhir	not out	49	36	28	7	1	175
Extras	(lb 3, w 1)	4
Total	(0 wickets; 7.5 overs; 36 mins)	71	(9.06 runs per over)

Did not Bat 


V Kohli, RG Sharma, SK Raina, MS Dhoni*†, YK Pathan, IK Pathan, R Ashwin, P Kumar, R Vinay Kumar




South Africa Bowling

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	Extras
LL Tsotsobe	3	0	15	0	5	(1w)
JA Morkel	1	0	16	0	16
J Theron	1	0	13	0	13
W Parnell	1.5	0	14	0	7.63
J Botha	1	0	10	0	10