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IPL updates: Marsh guides Punjab to 7 wkt win over Pune
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23:16
Shaun Marsh's unbeaten 64 ensured that Kings XI Punjab registered their first win of IPL 5 beating Pune Warriors by seven wickets.
After restricting Pune to 115 -- courtesy of a five-for from Dimitri Mascarenhas, Marsh along with Piyush Chawla reach the target with 14 balls to spare.
23:06
Shaun Marsh is keeping Punjab's hopes alive for now with a half-century.
He single handedly decimated any chance of Pune fightback with powerful hitting and crisp boundaries.
At the end of 16 overs Punjab were 99-3.
22:30
Angelo Mathews provides the much needed breakthrough picking up the wicket of Adam Gilchrist for 21.
Gilly slashed at a wide delivery towards the point where Smith takes a catch.
Punjab were 50-2 after 8 overs.
22:24
Adam Gilchrist and Shaun Marsh have steadied the ship somewhat keeping the run rate in check for Punjab.
Pune have looked a bit rusty after picking up the early wicket of Paul Valthaty for nought.
Nehra failed to maintain pressure from the other end as Marsh punished the Pune bowlers to full length.
At the end of seven overs, Punjab were 45-1. Marsh is on 27, while Gilly is on 18.
21:58
Ashok Dinda provides the perfect start for Pune Warriors as he castles Paul Valthaty for nought.
Valthaty looking to hit one through the off side got an inside edge back on to the stumps much to the delight of the Pune fans.
Punjab were 7-1 after the first over. Shaun Marsh who stroked a boundary is on six, while Gilchrist is on one.
21:39
Dimitri Mascarenhas picked up five wickets to dismiss Pune Warriors for 115.
Mascarenhas picked up the wickets of Soutrav Ganguly, Marlon Samules, Robin Uthappa, Mithun Manhas and finally Rahul Sharma to finish his spell with figures of 5-24 from his four overs.
Punjab bowlers never allowed the visitors to get a sight in the game as they kept on picking up wickets at regular intervals.
Harmeet Singh was the other successful bowler picking up 2-23.
For Pune Mithun Manhas top scored with 31.
21:20
After pacers rocked Pune up front, it was turn of Piyush Chawla to remove Steven Smith for 13.
Smith who has been the in form batsman for Pune dragged one back on to his stumps, trying to cut a Chawla googly.
None of the Pune batsmen have looked comfortable in the middle as they have lost wickets at regular intervals.
Dimitri Mascarenhas has been the pick of the bowlers picking up 3-15 off his three overs.
At the end of 16 overs Pune were 99-6. Mithun Manhas is on 24, along with Manish Pandey who is yet to open his account.
20:52
After Mascarenhas's double, Harmeet Singh dented Pune further picking up Angelo Mathews for 11.
Mathews looking to work a straight ball on the on side, was undone by a delivery that nipped back a bit.
Pune now reeling at 55-4 after nine overs. Uthappa is on 11, while Mithun Manhas is on four.
20:45
Pune Warriors have now lost both their openers as Sourav Ganguly makes the long walk back after he was caught in gully by David Hussey off Mascarenhas.
Gangully looking to give himself a bit of room to play the cut shot got a leading edge towards point for 16.
Three balls later he cleaned up the off stump of the in form Marlon Samules for two. Samuels struggled in the middle as the ball deviated a bit hitting his off stump, much to the delight of Priety Zinta.
Pune were 29-3 after five overs. Robin Uthappa and Angelo Mathews are in the middle with 1 and 0 respectively.
20:20
Kings XI Punjab get a lucky breakthrough when they had Jesse Ryder walking back to the pavillion courtesy of a run out.
Total mis communication as Ryder took off after playing one on the off side. Ganguly saw a Hussey sprinting and asked Ryder to go back -- but it was too late as the Gilchrist was more than happy to whip the bails off at the stikers end.
Punjab were 18-1 after three overs. Ganguly is on 9, while Marlon Samuels is on one.
20:18
-- Ganguly as quick to notice David Hussey sprinting towards it asking the partner to head back -- but too late as the Gilchrist was more than happy to whip the bails off at the stikers end.
Kings XI Punjab get a lucky breakthrough when they had Jesse Ryder walking back to the pavillion courtesy of a run out.
Ryder played one on the offside and took off
Punjab were 18-1 after three overs. Ganguly is on 9, while Marlon Samuels is on one.
20:03
Kings XI Punjab have won the toss and have elected to field first on a cloudy day here in Mohali against Pune Warriors.
Punjab have made two changes to their side bringing in Shaun Marsh and Parvinder Awana for Abhishek Nayar and James Faulkner.
For Pune, Angelo Mathews is in and Murali Kartik's out.
In the earlier match of the day, Chennai successfully chased down Bangalore's mammoth total of 205.
Chennai Super Kings' charge was led by Faf du Plessis and MS Dhoni, before Albie Morkel blitz sank the visitors by 5 wickets.
19:42
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Vinay Kumar bowls the final over. Chennai need 15 off it.
However, it is the bowler who strikes second ball, having Morkel (28) caught by Mayank Agarwal.
The third delivery is called a no ball and to make matters worse, Bravo gets a boundary off it.
The Caribbean smashes the next ball over third man for a maximum. A boundary by Jadeja seals a memorable win for Chennai.
19:32
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Dhoni smashes Vinay Kumar for a maximum to help his team get past the 150-run mark. That overs ensures Chennai 15 runs.
The home team require 50 off their final three overs.
Zaheer concedes seven runs in the 18th over but gets the all-important wicket of Dhoni (41) off his last ball, having the Chennai captain caought by Dilshan at long-off.
Albie Morkel comes in to replace his captain and he takes Kohli to the cleaners, scoring 28 runs off the penultimate over. Has this over done the trick for Chennai?
19:12
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Murali strikes again in his final over. Du Plessis' belliegerence comes to an end, the Sri Lankan having him caught by Kohli at long-on.
Du Plessis' 46-ball 71 was inclusive of five boundaries and four maximums and he put on 40 runs for the third wicket with his captain.
Dwayne Bravo comes out to join his captain. Murali's figures (4-0-21-3) make for an impressive reading.
Chennai 140 for three after 16 overs.
18:59
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Murali strikes for a second time, in his third over. He has Raina (23) caught by Bhatkal at long-on.
MS Dhoni, the Chennai captain, promotes himself up the ordere and comes out to bat at No.4. He survives an early run out attempt.
Vettori back to bowl the 12th over. He concedes just six. However, Bhatkal, brought back into the attack in the 13th over, continues with his expensive ways, Dhoni hitting him for a four and six in successive balls.
Chennai 127 for two after 14 overs.
18:59
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Murali strikes for a second time, in his third over. He has Raina (23) caught by Bhatkal at long-on.
MS Dhoni, the Chennai captain, promotes himself up the ordere and comes out to bat at No.4. He survives an early run out attempt.
Vettori back to bowl the 12th over. He concedes just six. However, Bhatkal, brought back into the attack in the 13th over, continues with his expensive ways, Dhoni hitting him for a four and six in successive balls.
Chennai 127 for two after 14 overs.
18:40
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Bhatkal's first over has cost Bangalore a whopping 20 runs. Vettori wastes no time in introducing Muttaih Muralitharan into the attack.
The wily off-spinner strikes fifth ball, having Vijay (11) caught of his own bowling. Suresh Raina comes out to bat. He begins with a boundary apiece of Kohli and Murali.
Vinay Kumar back into the attack after the first strategic timeout. Du Plessis reaches his maiden IPL fifty in the over that earns Chennai 14 runs.
Chennai 85 for one after 10 overs.
18:20
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Du Plessis is slowly but surely cutting loose, first with a boundary off Vettori and then with successive fours of Zaheer.
R Vinay Kumar replaces his captain in the attack in the fifth over. He concedes seven runs first up, including a boundary to Vijay.
It's a twin bowling change for Bangalore with Raju Bhatkal replacing Zaheer (2-0-15-0) in the sixth over. Du Plessis welcomes the youngster with a boundary and hits the second ball for a maximum.
The South African has been impressive today. He hits the final ball for another maximum.
Chennai 52 without loss after six overs.
18:20
Scorecard:
Du Plessis is slowly but surely cutting loose, first with a boundary off Vettori and then with successive fours of Zaheer.
R Vinay Kumar replaces his captain in the attack in the fifth over. He concedes seven runs first up, including a boundary to Vijay.
It's a twin bowling change for Bangalore with Raju Bhatkal replacing Zaheer (2-0-15-0) in the sixth over. Du Plessis welcomes the youngster with a boundary and hits the second ball for a maximum.
The South African has been impressive today. He hits the final ball for another maximum.
Chennai 52 without loss after six overs.
18:04
Scorecard:
Faf du Plessis and Murali Vijay open the batting for Chennai while it will be captain Daniel Vettori starting the proceedings for Bangalore.
The Kiwi concedes just a couple of runs first up. Zaheer Khan to share the new ball. Du Plessis, having failed to score off his first three balls, hits a boundary off the fourth.
Chennai seven without loss after two overs.
17:43
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AB de Villiers has come to join Virat Kohli at the crease. He begins with a boundary off Jadeja.
However, he doesn't survive for long, a mistimed reverse pull hook Morkel ensuring a simple catch for Jakati.
Saurabh Tiwary comes out to bat, with Bangalore having lost two quick wickets.
Kohli eases the pressure with a maximum over midwicket. Another couple helps him reach a well-deserved fifty. He celebrates the same with his second six. Morkel gives away 17 runs off his last over, thereby spoiling what was otherwise an impressive spell.
A spectacular catch by Raina curtails Tiwary's (8) stay at the crease, helping Jadeja get his second wicket.
Bollinger to bowl the last over. The Australian accounts for Kohli first ball, having him caught by Faf du Plessis. Kohli's 46-ball 57 was inclusive of five boundaries and two sixes.
Bollinger gets two for two cleaning up Cheteswhar Pujara first ball. Two balls later, Daniel Vettori (1) is run out.
It's a third wicket for Bollinger in the next ball as Raju Bhatkal is caught by Raina. Vinaya Kumar hits a last ball six to ensure Bangalore get past the 200-run mark.
RCB make 205 for eight in their stipulated 20 overs.
17:25
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The partnership between Gayle and Kohli is the first century plus partnership in this IPL.
The second wicket stand has so far yielded RCB 109 runs in 66 balls.
However, the introduction of Ravindra Jadeja soon after resumption gets Chennai the all important wicket of Gayle, the Caribbean skying to Bravo.
Gayle's 35-ball 68 was inclusive of two boundaries and six sixes. However, Jadeja's over is an expensive one otherwise.
Bangalore 173 for two after 17 overs.
17:17
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Jakati continues and so does Gayle, hitting successive sixes, the second helping him reach a well-deserved half century.
It has come off just 28 balls. Jakati has gone for 27 in his first two overs. Dhoni might not just hand him the ball again.
Bravo is back and Gayle welcomes him with a maximum, a shot that almost goes out of the roof. After an unexpectedly quite start Gayle has gone berserk in the last few overs, hitting as many as six sixes. And that's not good news for Chennai.
To make matters worse, Kohli is also looking in good touch. Bravo ends with figures of none for 26, excellent figures considering the belligerent mood of the two Bangalore batsmen.
Ashwin back into the attack before the break. RCB reach the 150-run mark in the over. A boundary by Gayle in the over also helps raise the 100-run partnership for the second wicket.
Bangalore 161 for one after 16 overs. Time for the second strategic timeout.
16:57
Scorecard:
Raina's first over has cost Chennai dear, 21 runs coming off it.
Bravo continues after the breather, giving away just six runs including a boundary to Kohli. Morkel brought back into the attack in the 11th over and RCB reach the 100-run mark in the over, courtesy a Kohli boundary.
The shot also helps raise the 50-run partnership for the second wicket. Shadab Jakati into the attack in the 12th over. It is a costly one, 14 coming off it.
Bangalore 118 for one after 12 overs.
16:41
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An eventful first over from Morkel then. Five runs, a wicket and even Gayle survived a run out attempt.
Virat Kohli comes out to bat.
It's a twin bowling change for Chennai, Dwayne Bravo replacing Ashiwn (3-0-34-0) in the attack in the seventh over. He concedes six runs first up, including a boundary to Kohli.
Suresh Raina to bowl the ninth over. Gayle, inexplicably quite so far, cuts loose smashing the first two balls for sixes over long-on. The fourth ball is also hit for six by Gayle.
Bangalore 90 for one after nine overs. Time for the first strategic timeout.
16:27
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Agarwal gets himself a second maximum in Ashwin's third over. Two balls later, he helps himself to a third, the shot also helping the visitors get past the 50-run mark in just the fifth over.
Gayle has got only five at this point. Can you believe it?
Albie Morkel replaces Bollinger (2-0-17-0) in the attack in the sixth over. He strikes second ball, having Agarwal caught by Bravo at mid-on.
Agarwal, dropped by Bollinger on 16, eventually departs for 45, his 26-ball knock inclusive of five hits to the fence and three over it.
Bangalore 56 for one after six overs.
16:17
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Doug Bollinger to share the new ball. He starts off with a wide.He concedes six in the over, including a boundary to Agarwal.
Despite Gayle opening the batting, it is Agarwal who's cut loose. In Ashwin's second over he takes 11 runs including a couple of boundaries. He is also fortunate as Bollinger puts him down.
To make matters worse for the Australian, Agarwal takes 10 off his second over, including a maximum.
Bangalore 37 without loss after four overs.
16:03
Scorecard:
Raju Bhatkal comes in place of Harshal Patel for RCB while Chennai remain unchanged.
Chris Gayle and Mayank Agarwal open the batting for Bangalore while it will be R Ashwin to start the proceedings for Chennai.
Agarwal hits the second ball for a boundary over mid-off. A single follows. Gayle starts off with a couple.
Bangalore nine without loss after the first over.
Teams:
Royal Challengers Bangalore:
CH Gayle, V Kohli, SS Tiwary, MA Agarwal, DL Vettori*, AB de Villiers, CA Pujara, R Vinay Kumar, RR Bhat
Chennai Super Kings:
MS Dhoni (captain), Murali Vijay, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, S Badrinath, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Albie Morkel, R Ashwin, Shadab Jakati, Doug Bollinger, Raju Bhatkal, Zaheer Khan, Muttaih Muralitharan.
15:37
Royal Challengers Bangalore have won the toss and elected to bat first in their Indian Premier League match against Chennai Super Kings at the M Chidambaram stadium on Thursday.
"It is pretty dry and the wicket will slow down as the day goes on," reasoned captain Daniel Vettori.
"It is about how good we play as a team. But we have the talent," says a confident MS Dhoni.
Chennai go into the match with the same team that lost to Delhi while Bangalore have one change to the squad that lost to Kolkata.
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