In Match 49 of IPL 2, Adam Gilchrist won the toss and put Kngs XI Punjab to bat. The Kings XI Punjab batsmen struggled with the bat and they could only score 134/7 in 20 overs with the help of an useful 56 runs off 43 balls by Kumar Sangakkara. Deccan Chargers lost wickets at regular intervals when they came to bat and although the match turned into a thriller once again in the last over but Rohit Sharma (42 off 26 balls) could not script the victory as Deccan Chargers lost by merely 1 run. The best moment of the match was when Yuvraj Singh took his second hat-trick of IPL 2. Yuvraj Singh was awarded the Man of the Match for his hat-trick and his 20 runs off 18 balls.
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\\ tags: Deccan Chargers, Kings XI Punjab, kumar sangakkara, Rohit Sharma, Yuvraj Singh
Kings XI Punjab beat Deccan Chargers by 3 wickets in 36th Match of IPL 2. Yuvraj Singh won the toss and decided to bowl. Andrew Symonds (60 off 36 balls) making his first appearance in IPL 2 helped Deccan Chargers reach 168/5 in 20 overs. Kings XI Punjab lost wickets at regular intervals but they did not let the required run rate to go up and they ended up winning in the second last ball of the match. Mahela Jayawardena scored 43 off 28 balls leading the batting charts for KXIP as they reached 169/7 in 19.5 overs. Mahela Jaywardena was also awarded the Man of the Match.
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Chennai Super Kings’ captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and decided to bat. Matthew Hayden (89 runs off 58 balls), Dhoni (56 off 27 balls) and Suresh Raina (32 off 20 balls) smashed apart the Kings XI Punjab bowlers as they scored 185/3 in 18 overs of the rain curtailed match. Kings XI Punjab batsmen also came out very good and the match looked evenly poised with Yuvraj Singh (58 off 36 balls), Simon Katich (50 off 25 balls) and Mahela Jayawardena (44 off 25 balls) hitting flurry of fours and sixes. But the target was too much for the Punjab batsmen and they could only score 174 in their 18 overs. Matthew Hayden was awarded the Man of the Match for his terrific innings.
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Rajasthan Royals thrashed Kings XI Punjab by 78 runs in 30th Match of IPL T20 season 2. Yuvraj Singh won the toss and put Rajasthan Royals to bat. Rajasthan Royals scored the highest score of IPL T20 season 2 till now as they posted 211/4 in 20 overs. Graeme Smith found his form as the scored a brilliant 77 runs off 44 balls while Naman Ojha (68 off 51 balls) and Ravindra Jadeja (33 off 12 balls) made significant contributions too. Kings XI Punjab could not keep up to the required. run rate and even a captain’s knock by Yuvraj Singh (48 off 37 balls) could not save them as they were bowled out for 133/8 in 20 overs. Amit Singh and Shane Warne had the best bowling figures of 3/9 and 2/38 respectively. Graeme Smith was awarded the Man of the Match for his brilliant innings.
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Kolkata Knight Riders had been losing almost all matches and it has been engulfed by controversies too in IPL 2. This match was very crucial for them to make in the semi finals of IPL T20 season 2. Brendon McCullum won the toss and elected to bat. Kolkata Knight Riders reached a score of 153/3 in 20 overs due to a brilliant innings by Brad Hodge (70 off 43 balls). Kings XI Punjab chased down the score quiet easily helped by Mahela Jayawardena’s innings of 52 runs off 41 balls and a lot of dropped catches by the KKR fielders. It went down to the last ball of the match and Punjab reached 154/4 in 20 overs. Mahela Jayawardena was awarded the Man of the Match for his brilliant innings.
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\\ tags: Brad Hodge, ipl t20, irfan pathan, Kings XI Punjab, Kolkata Knight Riders, mahela jayawardena, Yuvraj Singh
