Saturday 9 April 2011

I P L 2011

Indian Premier League

The Indian Premier League (often abbreviated as IPL) is a professional league for Twenty20 cricket competition in India. It was initiated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) headquartered in Mumbai[3][4] supervised by BCCI Vice President Chirayu Amin, current chairman and commissioner of IPL, and CEO, Sundar Raman. It is currently contested by 10 teams consisting of players from around the world. It was started after an altercation between the BCCI and the Indian Cricket League.[5]

In 2010, IPL became the first sporting event ever to be broadcast live on YouTube.[6] Its brand value was estimated to be around $4.13 billion the same year.[7][8] According to global sports salaries review, IPL is the second highest-paid league, based on first-team salaries on a pro rata basis, second only to the NBA. It is estimated that the average salary of an IPL player over a year would be $3.84 million.[9] The brand value of Chennai Super Kings (winner IPL 2010, finalist IPL 2008 and semi-finalist IPL 2009) is estimated at USD 48.4 Million.


Franchise↓ City↓ Inception↓ Owner(s)↓ Captain↓ Coach↓
MI Mumbai Indians Mumbai 2008 Mukesh Ambani (Owner of Reliance Industries) Sachin Tendulkar Robin Singh
RCB Royal Challengers Bangalore Bangalore 2008 Vijay Mallya (UB Group) Daniel Vettori Ray Jennings
DC Deccan Chargers Hyderabad 2008 Deccan Chronicle group Kumar Sangakkara Darren Lehmann
CSK Chennai Super Kings Chennai 2008 India Cements (N.Srinivasan) Mahendra Singh Dhoni Stephen Fleming
DD Delhi Daredevils New Delhi 2008 GMR Group Virender Sehwag Greg Shipperd
KXIP Kings XI Punjab Chandigarh 2008 Ness Wadia, Preity Zinta, Dabur, Apeejay Surendera Group Adam Gilchrist Michael Bevan
KKR Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata 2008 Red Chillies Entertainment (Shah Rukh Khan) Gautam Gambhir Dav Whatmore
RR Rajasthan Royals Jaipur 2008 Emerging Media (Lachlan Murdoch), Shilpa Shetty, Raj Kundra Shane Warne Shane Warne
PW Pune Warriors India Pune 2011 Sahara Yuvraj Singh Geoff Marsh
KTK Kochi Tuskers Kerala Kochi 2011 Kochi Cricket Private Limited Mahela Jayawardene Geoff Lawson

 

Friday 1 April 2011

Final






Batting

As combinations go, India and Sri Lanka have the strongest top three of any batting lineups in the one-day game at the moment.
For India, Virender SehWag's explosive hitting complements Sachin Tendulkar's flawless style.
Sehwag can get on top of an opposing bowling attack with a blend of shots that rely on raw power and which can give India a flood of runs early, particularly in the mandatory powerplay.
There simply is nobody who can match Tendulkar's ability to accumulate runs — he's the leading scorer in cricket, and is one short of his 100th international century.
Tendulkar is second behind Tillakaratne Dilshan among runscorers in this tournament, with 464 at an average of 58 and a strike rate of 90.98.
Sehwag has 380 from seven innings at an average of 54.28 and a strike rate of 123.37.
For Sri Lanka, Tillakaratne Dilshan and Upul Tharanga have been the most productive opening pair in the tournament, combining in partnerships worth more than 700 runs and seemingly scoring at will against most teams.
Dilshan tops the run-scoring list with 467 at an average of 66.71 and a strike rate of 93 and Tharanga is 5th on the list with 393 runs at 65.5 and a strike rate of 86.94.



Bowling

Pace
India's Zaheer Khan has been the most successful seamer at the tournament, picking up 19 wickets at an economy rate of 4.67.
His ability to swing the ball both ways makes him dangerous with the new and old ball.
If he's not taking wickets, he's beating the edge and creating pressure which forces batsmen to take risks against the other bowlers.
For Sri Lanka, Lasith Malinga is dangerous fullstop.
He will be the fastest bowler on the field and the way he slings the ball makes it difficult for batsmen to read.
His inswinging yorker is virtually unplayable.
The mop-topped paceman has taken 11 wickets at an economy rate of 5.74 in six innings.
He bowls in short, sharp spells at the start and is at his best with his reverse swing late in an innings.
Spin
Spinners tend to dominate on subcontinental pitches which are generally slow and take turn.
There's no better exponent than Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan, who is the leading wicket taker in world cricket.
He has bowled with leg injuries in the last two games and is under an injury cloud for the final, but expected to play. It's due to be his farewell to international cricket.
He has 15 wickets this tournament at an economy rate of 4 runs an over.
His best figures of the tournament came on this ground — 4-25 against New Zealand.
Murali only needs three wickets to equal retired Australian paceman Glenn McGrath's World Cup record of 71 wickets.
Harbharjan Singh is India's premier slow bowler, even if he has tended to play a containing role during this tournament.
His eight wickets, including the two key wickets in the semifinal win over Pakistan, have come at 4.41 economy.
Part-timer Yuvraj Singh has taken more wickets (13), but doesn't have the ability to unsettle batsman or possess the same variation as Harbharjan.

Wicketkeepers

Two captains as wicketkeeper is rare in a game, but both India's Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara fill dual roles with distinction.
Dhoni is an astute tactician who tends to use his bowlers in short spells to ensure opposition batsmen can't get settled.
He is an energetic wicketkeeper and has had some success already at the global level, guiding India to the Twenty20 world championship in 2007.
He has taken six catches and completed three stumpings in eight matches.
But he hasn't been in his best form with the bat, scoring 150 runs at an average of 30 and a strike rate just under 70.
Sangakkara leads from the front, in the field and with the bat.
He come in at first drop and is third on the runscoring list for the tournament with 417 runs at an average of 104.25 and a strikerate of 85.45.
His nine catches and four stumpings give him 13 dismissals so far in the tournament, equal with Australia's Brad Haddin.



INDIA vs SRILANKA










MUMBAI : Mahendra Singh Dhoni has a date with destiny that could catapult him into a different stratosphere in terms of Indian sports stars.Dhoni, preparing to take on Sri Lanka at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday, is the third captain to lead India into a World Cup final after Kapil Dev and Sourav Ganguly. He has the right pedigree already, having guided India to victory in the World Twenty20 championship four years ago.
But this is a different scenario. Dhoni led astutely in a 29-run win over archrival Pakistan in a high-stakes semifinal at Mohali on Wednesday, triggering wild celebrations and raising hopes that he can emulate Kapil’s success of 1983. If he does succeed, India would also have the distinction of beating all former World Cup champions on way to the title.


India defeated the West Indies in their last league match at Chennai by 80 runs and beat three-time defending champion Australia by five wickets at Ahmedabad to set up the high-profile semifinal with Pakistan. It now leaves only Sri Lanka from the list of former champions to beat.
The West Indians were champions in 1975 and 1979 before India spoiled the Caribbean squad’s run with an upset victory in the 1983 final at Lord’s. Australia won in 1987, 1999, 2003 and 2007, while Pakistan in 1992 and Sri Lanka in ’96. In the 2003 final, a Ganguly-led Indian team went in with great expectations but was outplayed in a 125-run defeat to Australia.


Dhoni knows any slip-up against Sri Lanka could make a crucial difference in the title game. “Sri Lanka is a very good team and we will have to do our best to beat them,” Dhoni said after the win over Pakistan.


“We’ve been tested more often than not in the games we have played so I think it will be a very good final.” Dhoni thinks his team has been shaping well for the big game.
“It was important that we peaked at the right time. We’ve chased some decent scores and we have won batting first. Everybody’s giving more than 100 percent on the field, so we’re ready for the final,” Dhoni said. The 29-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman was proud of the way his squad had pulled together. “The team unity, the way we are backing each other and not criticizing any player has been great,” he said.
“If somebody is having a bad time on the field we are making sure he is wanted and everybody is helping each other. That’s what really counts in team sport. “Individuals have stepped up and said ‘OK I will be the person who will perform in this particular game’ but overall everybody has contributed so far in bits and pieces.”


Dhoni got support from Kapil, who said Thursday that the current skipper should be respected regardless of the result in Saturday’s final.
“I will never doubt Dhoni’s credentials as a captain irrespective of the result of the World Cup final,” Kapil said.
“A lot of people believe that it’s the ultimate result which will count but I believe otherwise.”
Australia’s World Cup winning captain Allan Border, though, thought that Dhoni had a big challenge ahead. “I know people here won’t like it but I believe that Sri Lanka will go into the final as favourites,” Border said.

Wednesday 30 March 2011

INDIA vs PAK







India won by 29 runs
India innings (50 overs maximum)RMB4s6sSR
View dismissalV Sehwaglbw b Wahab Riaz38322590152.00
View dismissalSR Tendulkarc Shahid Afridi b Saeed Ajmal8516011511073.91
View dismissalG Gambhirst †Kamran Akmal b Mohammad Hafeez2755322084.37
View dismissalV Kohlic Umar Akmal b Wahab Riaz920210042.85
View dismissalYuvraj Singhb Wahab Riaz011000.00
View dismissalMS Dhoni*†lbw b Wahab Riaz2564422059.52
SK Rainanot out3669393092.30
View dismissalHarbhajan Singhst †Kamran Akmal b Saeed Ajmal1228152080.00
View dismissalZ Khanc †Kamran Akmal b Wahab Riaz914101090.00
View dismissalA Nehrarun out (Wahab Riaz/†Kamran Akmal)1120050.00
MM Patelnot out01000-
Extras(lb 8, w 8, nb 2)18
Total(9 wickets; 50 overs; 231 mins)260(5.20 runs per over)
Fall of wickets1-48 (Sehwag, 5.5 ov)2-116 (Gambhir, 18.5 ov)3-141 (Kohli, 25.2 ov)4-141 (Yuvraj Singh, 25.3 ov),5-187 (Tendulkar, 36.6 ov)6-205 (Dhoni, 41.4 ov)7-236 (Harbhajan Singh, 46.4 ov)8-256 (Khan, 49.2 ov),9-258 (Nehra, 49.5 ov)
BowlingOMRWEcon
Umar Gul806908.62(2nb, 1w)
Abdul Razzaq201407.00
View wicketsWahab Riaz1004654.60(4w)
View wicketsSaeed Ajmal1004424.40(2w)
Shahid Afridi1004504.50
View wicketMohammad Hafeez1003413.40
Pakistan innings (target: 261 runs from 50 overs)RMB4s6sSR
View dismissalKamran Akmalc Yuvraj Singh b Khan1940213090.47
View dismissalMohammad Hafeezc †Dhoni b Patel4366597072.88
View dismissalAsad Shafiqb Yuvraj Singh3061392076.92
View dismissalYounis Khanc Raina b Yuvraj Singh1344320040.62
View dismissalMisbah-ul-Haqc Kohli b Khan56134765173.68
View dismissalUmar Akmalb Harbhajan Singh29352412120.83
View dismissalAbdul Razzaqb Patel31290033.33
View dismissalShahid Afridi*c Sehwag b Harbhajan Singh19251710111.76
View dismissalWahab Riazc Tendulkar b Nehra816141057.14
View dismissalUmar Gullbw b Nehra2930066.66
Saeed Ajmalnot out11850020.00
Extras(w 8)8
Total(all out; 49.5 overs; 239 mins)231(4.63 runs per over)
Fall of wickets1-44 (Kamran Akmal, 8.6 ov)2-70 (Mohammad Hafeez, 15.3 ov)3-103 (Asad Shafiq, 23.5 ov),4-106 (Younis Khan, 25.4 ov)5-142 (Umar Akmal, 33.1 ov)6-150 (Abdul Razzaq, 36.2 ov)7-184 (Shahid Afridi, 41.5 ov),8-199 (Wahab Riaz, 44.5 ov)9-208 (Umar Gul, 46.1 ov)10-231 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 49.5 ov)

BowlingOMRWEcon
View wicketsZ Khan9.505825.89(2w)
View wicketsA Nehra1003323.30(1w)
View wicketsMM Patel1014024.00(1w)
View wicketsHarbhajan Singh1004324.30
View wicketsYuvraj Singh1015725.70