Kings XI were defeated by Chennai Super Kings today in the 31 match of DLF - IPL by 18 runs. Chasing a target of 182, Kings XI had a bad start and lost two wickets at just 29. Then Sarwan and Marsh took the score to 95 at which Sarwan was out. Once he went, Kings XI lost 3 more wickets in quick succession and were 115/6 in 15 overs.They needed 55 runs from the last 3 overs and that was really a herculean task. Pathan and Piyush Chawla played some good shots but all the efforts went to vain as the run rate was more than they could achieve.Though it brought some smiles on the face of Preity Zinta but those were short lived and they needed 27 in the last over. The first ball was hit for a six but after that the wickets started to fell Balaji got a hattrick in the last over of the match and become the first bowler to do so in IPL. 

Today - Match 31 - Scorecard - Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab

Today was a match between Chennai Super Kings and Kings XI Punjab in the DLF - IPL. This was the 31st match of this league. Kings XI Punjab won the toss and decided to field. Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan and Stephen Fleming opened the batting for Chennai Super and took the score to just 10 when Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan was out. Stephen Fleming followed him when the team’s score was just 20. Two main wickets were down in just 3 overs. The score of the team was 64 for the loss of 3 wickets in 7 overs. Subramaniam Badrinath was the top scorer for Chennai Super Kings He scored 64 runs out of 41 balls He was catch out by Yuvraj Singh. At one stage it looked that they will post a target in excess of 200 but some brilliant bowling in the end by Kings XI restricted them. Chennai Super Kings were able to score just 37 runs in the last 5 overs and thus they were limited to 181 runs in 20 overs.

Today - Match 31 - Scorecard - Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab

The 31 match is between the two best teams in DLF- Indian Premier League.Lets check who can hold on the nerves and register a win.

Chennai Super Kings: 1 S Vidyut, 2 Stephen Fleming, 3 Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt & wk), 4 Suresh Rania, 5 Albie Morkel, 6 Chamara Kapugedera, 7 S Badrinath, 8 Manpreet Gony, 9 Palani Amarnath, 10 Muttiah Muralitharan, 11 Lakshmipathy Balaji.

Kings XI Punjab: 1 Shaun Marsh, 2 James Hopes, 3 Ramnaresh Sarwan, 4 Yuvraj Singh (capt), 5 Mahela Jayawardene, 6 Irfan Pathan, 7 Piyush Chawla, 8 Uday Kaul (wk), 9 Gagandeep Singh, 10 Sreesanth, 11 VRV Singh.

Date - May 10, 2008 31st Match
Venue - M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
20:00 India time.

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In a cliffhanger today, Chennai Super Kings defeated Delhi DareDevils by 4 wickets. Chasing a target of 188, Chennai Super Kings just got the start they wished and the opening partnership of 62 in 6.1 overs provided the platform for a successful chase. Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan scored 40 and Stephen Fleming scored 44 respectively. Stephen Fleming and Raina got out in succession and it looked like Delhi Daredevils are back in the game. Albel Morkel played a useful innings of 30 runs before he was run out by Sehwag. A cameo was needed by M.S. Dhoni but he could not manage more than 33 runs.He got out in the second last over and on the very next ball one more wicket felt. Two vital wickets felt at a very critical moment and thus it looked like things are getting harder for Chennai Super Kings. The Circket Game was swinging from one side’s favor to another. 22 runs were needed in 10 balls when Manpreet Gony came into the center.In the last over Chennai Super Kings needed 15 runs and it was Manpreet Gony who hit a six on the very first ball (300th six of DLF - IPL), the very next ball was a wide and then Gony scored a 4. Chennai Super Kings needed just 3 from 3 balls.They needed 1 run on the last ball and it was Badrinath who chipped the ball and scored the winning run.

Today - Match 28 - Scorecard - Delhi Daredevils vs Chennai Super Kings

In the Match No: 28, it was Delhi DareDevils vs Chennai Super Kings and this was expected to be a thriller. The expectations were met and Delhi Daredevils started with a flying runrate and scored 50 in just 5.4 overs for the loss of 2 wickets. The batsmen who got out were Sehwag for 23 and AB de Villiers for a duck. But after that there was no looking back and it was Gambhir who took the centerstage and hammered all bowlers. He scored 80 runs in just 49 balls and provided the much needed thrust.Due to this wonderful innings he became the highest run getter in the Indian Premier League and will thus wear the orange cap. On the other end S Dhawan also played a splendid innings and got on to score 59 runs. Gambhir and Dhawan were out one after the other and it thus reduced the scoring rate but still the damage was done and the total score for Chennai Super Kings to chase is 188 in 20 overs
Today - Match 28 - Scorecard - Delhi Daredevils vs Chennai Super Kings

Delhi Daredevils and Chennai Super Kings are going to be a thrilling encounter as Delhi Daredevils are at the 3rd place in the points table and Chennai Super Kings are at the 4th place in that table. Dehli Dare devils have played 6 matches and won 4 matches where as Chennai Super Kings have played 7 matches and won 4 matches. There will be a tough competition today.

The probables for today are

Delhi Daredevils (probable): 1) Gautam Gambhir 2) Virender Sehwag (c) 3) AB de Villiers 4) Shikhar Dhawan 5) Dinesh Karthik (wk) 6) Manoj Tiwary 7) Shoaib Malik 8 ) Yo Mahesh 9) Mithun Manhas 10) Mohammad Asif 11)Glenn McGrath

Chennai Super Kings (probable): 1) Parthiv Patel 2) Stephen Fleming 3) Suresh Raina 4) Arun Karthik 5) Abhinav Mukund 6) MS Dhoni (c)(wk) 7) Albie Morkel 8 ) Joginder Sharma 9) Sudeep Tyagi 10) Muttiah Muralitharan 11) Makhaya Ntini

Match Details :

Date - May 8, 2008 28th Match
Venue - Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

16:00 India time.

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Deccan Chargers again caused an upset today in the 26th match of DLF -IPL by defeating one of the strongest team ie Chennai Super Kings. Chasing a small target of 145, Gibbs and Gilchrist opened the innings and took the score to 24 when Manpreet Goni got rid of Gibbs. Gilchrist on the other end was simply fierce and was hitting the ball with atmost power. He scored 54 of just 36 balls and thus laid a solid platform for Deccan Chargers. Gilly was the captain for today’s match due to an injury to Laxman and he really played a captain’s knock. When he got out, Rohit Sharma came to bat who along with Scott Styris scored freely and took the score past 100. Deccan Chargers needed run a ball and the game was in the control. With a huge hit to the fence, Rohit began the highest run getter in the tournament and thus bagged the orange cap from Sehwag.When Rohit got out,Afridi came to the center and ended the match with two sixes and two fours in the favor of Deccan Chargers.

Today - Match 26th - Scorecard - Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers

In the 26th match of DLF - Indian Premier League, Deccan Chargers won the toss and decided to field first. Deccan Chargers bowlers could not have asked for more as they continued to get wickets at regular intervals of time. The very first wicket fell in the first over as Parthiv Patel was out for 4. Soon Shrikanth got out trying to play a pull and completely mistimed it. The next to go was the experienced Kiwi batsmen Stephen Fleming. The score of Chennai Super Kings had not even crossed 50 and they had lost 4 crucial wickets.Raina and Dhoni then started to build a partnership but they scored at a very slow run rate as compared to T20 standards. In the process of increasing the run rate both of these fell and the score was 86/6 in 15 overs.Albie Morkel hit some shots and hit a huge six out of the stadium. In the last over it was Manpreet Gony and Morkel who scored 20 runs to take the the Chennai Super Kings to 144 /7 runs in 20 overs.

Now its upto the bowlers of Chennai Super Kings to prevent one more upset in the already so much twisted Manoranjan Ka Baap - DLF Indian Premier League.

Today - Match 26th - Scorecard - Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers

Chennai Super Kings (probables): 1 Parthiv Patel, 2 Stephen Fleming, 3 Suresh Raina, 4 S Vidyut, 5 Albie Morkel, 6 MS Dhoni (capt/wk), 7 S Badrinath, 8 Joginder Sharma, 9 Manpreet Gony, 10 Muttiah Muralitharan, 11 Makhaya Ntini

Deccan Chargers (probables): 1 Adam Gilchrist (wk), 2 VVS Laxman (capt), 3 Scott Styris, 4 Rohit Sharma, 5 Shahid Afridi, 6 Chamara Silva, 7 Arjun Yadav, 8 Sanjay Bangar, 9 RP Singh, 10 P Vijaykumar, 11 Pragyan Ojha

VVS says: “We have lost a few very close matches after being in winning situations. Super Kings have lost two games no doubt, but we have lost five. So, that makes us even more determined than them to win tomorrow,” Laxman told reporters in a pre-match press conference.

Match Details :

Date - May 6, 2008 26th Match
Venue - M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
20:00 India time.
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Today was a match between Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings in the DLF - IPL. This was the 24 match of the league. Chennai Super Kings won the toss and decided to bat first. They were given a target of 110 which was really a small target for Rajasthan Royals to achieve. Graeme Smith and Swapnil Asnodkar opened the batting for Rajasthan Royals and took the score to 78 before Swapnil Asnodkar was out. The score of the team was 92 for the loss of 2 wickets in 12 overs. Graeme Smith was the top scorer for Rajasthan Royals and thus helped the team to win the match very easily.

Match Notes Are :

• Chennai Super Kings innings
• Chennai Super Kings: 50 runs in 8.5 overs (54 balls), Extras 6
• Chennai Super Kings: 100 runs in 18.3 overs (113 balls), Extras 7
• Innings Break: Chennai Super Kings - 109/10 in 19.0 overs (M Gony 1)

• Rajasthan Royals innings
• Rajasthan Royals: 50 runs in 6.4 overs (43 balls), Extras 9
• 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 43 balls (GC Smith 23, SA Asnodkar 21, Ex 9)
• Rajasthan Royals: 100 runs in 12.5 overs (84 balls), Extras 21

Today - Match 24 - Scorecard - Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings