Bangalore seems to have lost the momentum as they have lost against Delhi and Deccan in a row and it seems the problem is more with the bowling than the batting.
Their batting looks far enviable with White and Taylor sandwiched between the Indians Uthappa and Kohli who are also in fine form.Though they start sedately in all matches they end up with huge scores with this firing lineup.Kolkata are on a fine momentum with Dada fit to play.
Chennai plays Deccan at Nagpur in the 4 PM match and as Dhoni rightly put across.Though it is an away game,the 4 PM start and 40 degree climate is more of advantage to Chennai than to Deccan.Chennai can take Deccan out of the Semis equation if they can win over here but it looks like all the 4 teams who are taking the park,there seems to no real favourites or underdogs

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Sourav Chatterjee Ganguly alias Dada alias Prince of Kolkata alias the God of the Offside, all of the adjectives were spelt out yesterday as Ganguly shined with the bat and in the field in crucial moments to stop the 4 match winning streak of Delhi daredevils.

Kolkata posted a healthy 181 for the loss of 3 wickets with Ganguly scoring a brisk 56 off 46 balls.Gayle(40),Matthews(46 unbeaten) and Tiwary(26 unbeaten) were the other contributors

Delhi started with a shock dismissal of warner for duck who scored an unbeaten century in their previous encounter at Delhi.Then came the favourite duo of Sehwag and Gambhir and put on 99 runs in 9.5 overs to make Delhi cruise to the victory target.

Dada once again came to the fore with a brilliant direct hit from mid off to dismiss Gambhir(47).Agarkar bowled a beauty to dismiss sehwag(64).Delhi lost the match by 14 runs as they scored 167 for the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs

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The Charismatic captain of Chennai Super Kings’, Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be out of IPL third season for 10 days because of an elbow injury. In his absence, left-hander Suresh Raina will lead the side.

Dhoni was hit by a rising Shane Bond delivery in Tuesday’s match against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens, after which he looked in pain and needed medical attention.

CSK team manager Russell Radhakrishnan said “Dhoni has been diagnosed with an elbow injury and advised 10 days’ rest.”

Team owner Gurunath Meyappan and director (cricket operation) V B Chandrasekhar said in a statement that Dhoni would return home and in his absence, Parthiv Patel would keep the wickets.

“Dhoni is going back to Ranchi today and will join the squad in Chennai on March 21 (ahead of their home match against Kings XI Punjab). Thankfully there is no fracture it’s just a bad bruise,” they said.

“He will be assessed in Chennai on March 21 and further details will be given after that,” the statement added.

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After the biggest tragedy in IPL season 2, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) sacked coach John Buchanan. And now former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram, former Indian batsman Pravin Amre and previous India coach John Wright will make their presentations for KKR ’s Coach post.

Former Indian Captain and a member of Kolkata team Sourav Ganguly hinted that he might regain the captaincy next season and indicated that his presence at the meeting had not been finalised yet.

“Akram is part of the final few coaches who have been called on August 30,” Ganguly told PTI. “He, Wright and Amre have been called.”

Franchise officials further said that Akram is expected to be only bowling coach as teh former Pakistani legend himself is less keen on a full-time coach’s job and would like to work as a consultant.

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Kolkata Knight Riders were once again defeated by the Deccan Chargers on the last ball of the game at the Wanderers on Saturday.

A 17-ball 43 by David Hussey took the Kolkata Knight Riders to 160-5 against the Deccan Chargers. Sourav Ganguly made a 41-ball 33 and Brad Hodge hit 48 off 41 balls as the Knight Riders were struggling at the half-way mark. But Hussey’s surge allowed the Knight Riders to put up a competitive total.

Deccan Chargers skipper Adam Gilchrist elected to bowl against the Kolkata Knight Riders after winning the toss.

Herschelle Gibbs, who was dropped after making three ducks, came back into the Deccan eleven. Ryan Harris and Harmeet Singh also returned for the Chargers. Chaminda Vaas and Dwayne Smith along with Shoaib Maqsusi were excluded.

For the Kolkata Knight Riders, their prize acquisition of the second edition Mashrafe Mortaza finally was given a thumbs up and made his debut as a Knight Rider. Brad Hodge also returned for the Knight Riders as Ajantha Mendis and Angelo Matthews were kept out.

Scoreboard:

Kolkata Knight Riders innings (20 overs)
B McCullum     c Suman b Harris                20
S Ganguly         c Harris b Sharma               33
B Hodge             c H Singh b Harris                 4
D Hussey           run out (Gilchrist)              43
WP Saha            c Singh b Symonds                7
M Mortaza        not out                                       2
A Agarkar         not out                                      0
Extras     (b 1, lb 2, w 2, nb 2)         7

Total     (5 wickets; 20 overs)     160

Fall of wickets: 1-27, 2-85, 3-117, 4-152, 5-158

Bowling: RJ Harris:2-20, RP Singh:0-30, A Symonds:1-28, Harmeet Singh:0-40, P Ojha:0-24, R Sharma:1-15

Deccan Chargers innings (target: 161 runs from 20 overs)
A Gilchrist           c sub (LR Shukla) b Hodge 43
H Gibbs                 c Hussey b Kartik                   28
T Suman                run out (Hodge/Agarkar)   31
A Symonds          run out (Mortaza)                   18
R Sharma              not out                                        32
Venugopal Rao  not out                                           7
Extras     (b 1, lb 2, w 2, nb 2)     7

Total     (4 wickets; 20 overs)         166

Fall of wickets: 1-68, 2-85, 3-116, 4-128

Bowling: I Sharma:0-23, Mortaza:0-58, M Kartik:1-12, B Hodge:1-23, A Agarkar:0-41, DJ Hussey:0-6

Man of the match: Rohit Sharma

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Mumbai Indians beat Kolkata Knight Riders by nine runs in their Indian Premier League match on Friday.

A good half century from JP Duminy (52 not out, off 37 balls) and a couple of lower order contributions saw the Mumbai Indians set the Kolkata Knight Riders a competitive target of 149 to win in their IPL match at East London in South Africa.

Earlier, the Mumbai Indians captain Sachin Tendulkar won the toss and elected to bat in their match against the Kolkata Knight Riders.

Unlike earlier matches, the powerful opening pair of Tendulkar and Sanath Jayasuriya failed to click and the latter was out for 6. With Tendulkar (34 off 30 balls) too leaving at the score of 54 for 3, the Indians seemed to struggle to reach a fair score. JP Duminy’s innings, supported by Graham Napier (15), Ajinkya Rahane (10) and Abhishek Nayar (10) saw the Mumbaikars reach 148 for 6 in 20 overs.

With nothing to lose, and languishing at the bottom of the table, Kolkata has to win this match if they are to keep in touch with any faint hopes they may have to qualify for the semi finals.

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Batting first after winning the toss, Mumbai Indians got off to horrendous start, losing three wickets for just 54 runs. Kolkata would feel relatively better after getting rid of dangerous Jayasuriya and explosive Sachin Tendulkar out. Harbhajan Singh who came after the fall of Jayasuriya could not do much and was dismissed for 6 runs after facing seven deliveries.

Mumbai Indians captain Sachin Tendulkar called right at the toss and decided to take first strike against a Kolkata Knight Riders side, languishing at the bottom of the points table.

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Sachin Tendulkar and Sanath Jayasuriya would return to haunt Kolkata Knight Riders when they open up once again on Friday just days after their 92-run drubbing at the hands of the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League.

The veteran duo pulverized the Knight Riders’ attack and whatever resistance Brendon McCullum’s side tried to put up was smothered by the pace of Lasith Malinga and the medium pace of youngster Abhishek Nayar.

Between the two teams, Mumbai Indians have the distinct edge despite their narrow three-run defeat to Kings XI Punjab last night.

They are fourth in the table with five points from five matches compared to Knight Riders’ three from six. The Kolkata side is having a torrid time, having lost four of their matches to be lodged at the bottom of the table.

Opener Chris Gayle has been mildly successful but skipper McCullum seems to be saddled by the burden of captaincy and has been far from his destructive self. Without a sound start, it has been left to Brad Hodge and Sourav Ganguly to give the batting some shape but unlike Mumbai Indians, the Knight Riders lack depth.

In the bowling department too, Mumbai are well equipped than their rivals. The fearsome Malinga, who knocked the winds out of the Knight Riders and has emerged the highest wicket-taker in the IPL with 11 scalps so far, will get plenty of support from an in-form Zaheer Khan.There’s the medium pace of West Indian Dwayne Bravo and Nayar and the experience of Harbhajan Singh and Mumbai Indians look a compact side.

Not so for Knight Riders for whom Ishant Sharma has been the sole bowler of note. Ganguly has rolled his arms over but with moderate success and it was Hodge who has impressed the most with his spin.

Knight Riders have struggled in the fast bowling department and Ashok Dinda and Ajit Agarkar has come a cropper so far.

A fractious team hasn’t helped the cause either and Knight Riders would be praying for a miracle as they look to register their second win in the tournament.

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The Bangalore Royal Challengers secured a five-wicket win off the penultimate ball against the Kolkata Knight Riders to move off the bottom of the Indian Premier League standings on Wednesday.

The second match in the Durban between the Mumbai Indians and the Kings XI Punjab also went down to the last over with the bowling side, Punjab, holding on for a three-run win.

Chasing Kolkata’s total of 139 for six, Bangalore reached 143 for five after beginning the last over of their innings needing 10 runs for victory.

South Africa wicketkeeper Mark Boucher (25 not out) duly obliged for Bangalore by scoring 12 runs off five balls with the winning runs coming courtesy of a boundary behind square-leg.

Bangalore’s winning total was built on a first-wicket stand of 69 off 72 balls between Jacques Kallis (23) and left-hander Shreevats Goswami, who contributed 43, while off spinner Brad Hodge returned figures of 3-29 for Kolkata.

After Kolkata had won the toss and chosen to bat, Bangalore made use of four spinners who between them bowled 15 overs for 99 runs, picking up five wickets. Leg spinner Anil Kumble was the most successful with 2-16 off four overs.

West Indies captain Chris Gayle contributed 40 runs to Kolkata’s score while right-hander Morne van Wyk, on his IPL debut, scored 43 not out. Kolkata are rooted to the bottom of the table with one win and one no-result from their six matches.

Mumbai began the last over of their innings, bowled by left-arm seamer Yusuf Abdulla, needing 12 runs to win.

But when Abdulla (2-19) had JP Duminy caught at deep midwicket for 59 with the fourth ball of the over, Mumbai’s challenge fizzled out as they reached 116 for seven.

Punjab, who won the toss and elected to bat, scored 119 for eight on a sluggish pitch that did not encourage stroke play with Sri Lanka wicketkeeper/batsman Kumar Sangakkara top-scoring with 45 not out.

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