Indian Premier League 2 : IPL 2 : IPL 2009

In a 54th Match at Hyderabad on May 27 at 14:30 GMT, which is Day and Night game, Deccan Chargers will host Chennai Super Kings.

After Mumbai Indians defeat today, this has meant that Delhi Dare Devils have progressed to the semi-finals. Mumbai Indians will have to rely on Chennai Super Kings losing this game against the bottom placed Deccan Chargers along with defeating Bangalore and ensuring they end on a higher run rate. If Chennai Super Kings will win this game, they will seal the final semi-final spot.

This match will clear the final four to the IPL Semi-Finals.

Deccan Chargers Team (Likely):
Adam Gilchrist (capt & wk), Shahid Afridi, Herschelle Gibbs, Rohit Sharma, Venugopal Rao, Ravi Teja, Scott Styris, PM Sarvesh Kumar, Pragyan Ojha, RP Singh, P Vijaykumar.

Chennai Super Kings Team (Likely):
Parthiv Patel, Stephen Fleming, Suresh Raina, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt/wk), S Badrinath, Albie Morkel, S Vidyut, Joginder Sharma, Muttiah Muralitharan, Manpreet Gony, Makhaya Ntini.

There was a role-reversal at the Chidambaram Stadium. Chennai Super Kings and their so-called air-conditioned captain MS Dhoni panicked under self-inflicted pressure, while Bangalore Royal Challengers smelt blood and went in for the kill with great precision.

Rahul Dravid’s men defended one of the smallest scores in the tournament — 126-8 having chosen to bat — and Chennai, who were cruising at 60-0 in 9 overs, finished at 112-8 to lose by 14 runs. [Read more →]

The Chennai Super Kings have beaten Kolkata Knight Riders by 10 wickets as per the D/L method in a storm-hit IPL tie at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

The game came to a halt due to a storm followed by rains when Super Kings were 55 without any loss of wicket in eight overs. According to the D/L method, they were 3 runs ahead of the revised target of 52 runs. Chennai Super Kings openers Stephen Fleming (32) and Parthiv Patel (19) remained unbeaten.

There is no shuffle in the points table but the Super Kings have gained two points and retain their third slot. It’s definitely not a very good news for Kolkata Knight Riders as now Delhi Daredevils and Mumbai Indians are pushing themselves strongly for the fourth place in the semi-finals. [Read more →]