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PW looking good at 47/1. Last innings' tormentor, Piyush Chawla, comes on to bowl and foxes Sidhu, who comes down the track and misses. But the keeper is so excited that he begins appealing, and misses the stumps! Not out!

PW 57/1 in 8 overs and looking strong.

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Singh bowled Ajmal 22(17). Quicker one.

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The Punjabis gaving some troubles with their power. Break again. They are looking good in the game, though. They trail by about 5 runs and have lost just two wickets.

Would have loved to have the detail commentary of my match with you. I am extremely fond of your writing. Hope you will not quit this..
 
I'm baaack!

New game today. After 3 months of playing around each other, we finally have this slobber knocker of a match.

Delhi Diamond Cutters (arjwiz) vs Baroda Giants XI (@bradthelad) in an official Ranji match

Delhi won the toss and elected to bat.

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Sehwag was busy typing on his mother's phone and missed his shot completely. Luckily for him the ball hit the edge of his bat and ran down to the vacant third man boundary.

DDC 9/0 after 1, bowled by Ishwar Pandey.

Tambe opening the bowling from the other end.

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Sehwag with a completely ridiculous way to get out. He was in such great form, hitting 14(9). Run out because he didn't ground the bat after canceling a run. This game is getting irritating.

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21/1 after 2

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Gambhir, who was also looking in fantastic nick, out on a rolling ball. This game is getting more frustrating by the day, Ravi.

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31/2 after 3

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A good over for DDC. 43/2 in 4.

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Irfan Pathan takes over from Ishwar Pandey now.

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All four batsman so far have looked imperious. An LBW appeal on Amla is their first mistake. The umpire has turned it down but Pathan reviews it. But BARS suggests that it hit the toe of the bat, so it's not out.

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Wait what do we have here, Ravi? The teams have walked off the field. The news coming in is that they thought they were playing a T20, but the officials thought they were playing a Ranji Trophy match. The officials have asked them to restart as a Ranji Trophy match. I have never seen anything like this in my life, Ravi.

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So we are tossing again. Delhi call heads, but it lands tails. BXI elect to field.

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A very poor decision by Gambhir to go for the second run means he is run out for 7(4). Terrible professionalism by DDC.

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Amla out first ball...ROLLING ball! 10/2

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A nick but that didn't carry!

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Bad habits don't die. Sehwag run out off a direct hit. Why are these batsmen in such a hurry? Two free run outs!

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15/3

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Amarnath out on a rolling ball. Ed Joyce in at number 6. 19/4

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This has to be a joke now. Third rolling ball out. Kohli gone.

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Joyce out rolling ball, they strike again!

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The players have seen too much and have both decided to walk off the field. What happens now, Boycs?

I don't know, Ravi. We will have to hear from the officials before we can tell the folks at home.

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Well we still don't know what is going to happen. Both sets of players look very frustrated that of the 6 wickets fallen, 4 are rolling balls. Looks like we will continue next week. But will they continue or restart as a test or t20? We don't know yet.
 
arjwiz (Mumbai Indians) vs @rishabh96 (Rajasthan Royals) IPL Match!

Morrisson: Jaipurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

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Ouch, Malinga forgets that this is patch 2, and needs time adjusting to the bowling meter. Two No balls!

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9 off Malinga;s opening over.

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The two no balls cost 8 runs!

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16 off 2 overs. Zaheer was the bowler.

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Expensive over by Malinga, 13 off it. RR 29/0 in 3.

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Watson gets a massive edge to Zaheer and is caught behind. He was looking dangerous at 23 (16). Hodge comes in to bat with RR at 33/1

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41/1 in 4 overs

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Harbhajan Singh replaces Malinga.

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7 off the over. RR 48/1 after 5.

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Ojha comes on and gas a very close appeal turned down. Will they review? No, they decide not to.

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10 off the over. RR 58/1 after the 6 powerplay overs.

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Great over off Harbhajan, 15 off it. 73/1 in 7.

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5 off Ojha's over.

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50 partnership!

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Disgusting over from Anderson. 17 off it. RR are having a field day here. No DLF Maximums yet, though.

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And finally Ojha picks up the wicket of Hodge, LBW for 35(22). Unmukt Chand out to bat. RR 95/2 in 9.1

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That's still 14 runs off the over. 109/2 in 10 overs.

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And what a wonderful over by Pollard, just 2 off it!

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And Rohit Sharma brings on Mike Hussey to bowl!

0,0,1,2,4,1.

Given the way the others are bowling, 8 runs is not too shabby!

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Oh edged from Pollard but there's no slip! 2 runs.

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7 off Pollard's over. RR 126/2 in 13 overs.

Rahane hits his 50* in 35 balls.

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Rahane hits the first six of the innings. Poor over by Hussey. 14 off it. 140/2 in 14 overs.

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9 off that Pollard over. RR 149/2 in 15.

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Malinga back into the attack, replacing Hussey. Great over, missed the stumps thrice. Three off it. 152/2 in 16.

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Pollard reviews an LBW appeal. MI don't look very confident. And rightly so. Poor review. Hitting outside and also just missing.

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RR going for some shots now.

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13 off that Pollard over. RR 165/2 in 17 overs.

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Oh edged to the vacant slip areas again!

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Rahane caught at third man for a brilliant 72 (49)

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Binny comes out to bat with RR cruising along at 176/3 in 18 overs.

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Three dot balls by Zaheer, followed by a boundary. Cricket is a cruel game for the bowlers.

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Glorious six over covers by Binny!

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11 off that Malinga over. RR 187/3 in 19 overs. Can they reach 200?

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Deep mid wicket drops an absolute sitter! Zaheer is fuming!

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And Binny replies with a six off the next ball.

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Wide! Zaheer is fearing Binny now. 196 with 4 balls to go.

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2 runs to long on. 198 with 3 balls to go.

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And finally, caught at long off. Binny goes for a sharp 21(10).

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198/4 with 2 balls to go. Karun Nair comes out to bat, but he is not on strike since the batsmen crossed.

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That's a direct hit from the deep mid wicket boundary! They were coming back for the 200th run of the innings. What drama! Nair run out without facing a ball!

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Missed. Is it wide? NO! The umpire doesn't give it! RR stranded at 199/4 in their 20 overs. Mumbai Indians facing a massive uphill battle, chasing their first ever 200 total.

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Oh my lord, the big man, Mr Cricket, Mike Hussey out LBW for 2(2)! Terrible start by Mumbai, how could Hussey miss that straight delivery? He'll be hitting himself.

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Oh my god, Rolling ball 6!!!

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Tambe bowling from the other end. MI 12/1 in 1 over.

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Make that Faulkner bowling from the other end.

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Great over for Mumbai, 16 off it. Three crisp boundaries to the covers from Rayudu. 28/1 in 2.

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Disappointing way to get out. Run out. Tare made 17(10).

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38/2 in 3

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Rohit Sharma LBW! He reviews, but it looks more hopeful than anything else. Hitting leg stump, he's gone!

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Pollard taking a page off RR's books and lofting one down to third man. MI 47/3 in 4 overs.

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Edged! But down to third man for three.

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14 off the over. MI 61/3 in 5 overs.

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And another run out, direct hit from long off. Rayudu out for a wonderful 29(11). He was looking unstoppable out there.

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Anderson clean bowled for 4(3)!! MI collapsing here with this huge total to chase.

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71/5 in 6 overs.

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Gautam bowled from a fast bowling yorker. 4(2).

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Looks like it's going to be an early dinner for the Mumbaikars. Bhajji out to bat.

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8 runs off the over, and the wicket of Gautam. MI 79/6 in 7 overs.

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9 off the over from Faulkner. Southee has completed his spell. V Malik comes in to bowl. MI 88/6 in 8 overs.

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Oh the keeper has dropped it!

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Free hit is hit up in the air. It's caught, but they scramble for two.

But Bhajji is bowled the next ball. Played the yorker late, and missed completely. Gone for 16. Zaheer is out to bat now.

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Great over, 6 runs off it from V Malik. Now Faulkner has completed his spell from the other end, and is replaced by Watson. MI 94/7 in 9.

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Good over for MI, 13 off it. 107/7 in 10.

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Great over by Malik, just 6 off it. 113/7 in 11.

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Pollard just isn't getting any of the strike. He came in at number 5, but numbers 6, 8, and 9 have all faced more balls than he has.

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123/7 in 12

Oh what a slower ball. Zaheer Khan bowled for a magnificent 28(15).

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It seems like the direct hits have shot up with patch 2! Back to pre-patch standards, it would seem.

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128/3 in 12.

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excuse me, 133/8 in 13.

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Ojha LBW for 5(3)

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Malinga out to the middle as the number 11 batsman now.

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But he doesn't last two balls. Bowled for 0(1).

MI all out for 136 in 13.4 overs. Pollard 27*(20).

Huge margin of victory for RR, although MI fans will think that the game was slightly closer than the scoreboard suggests.
 
It seems like the direct hits have shot up with patch 2! Back to pre-patch standards, it would seem.
That's the difference between fully assisted fielding and semi assisted fielding.
 
You use semi-assisted fielding? So all you control are the throws? And the throws are better?

First my throws were fully assisted and I saw how slow those throws were. Then I decided to try semi assisted and bang it was far better than fully assisted. :eek:
 
First my throws were fully assisted and I saw how slow those throws were. Then I decided to try semi assisted and bang it was far better than fully assisted. :eek:

Yeah wonderful throwing, I wasn't used to such accuracy, those run outs threw me off. Need to practice more, the game wasn't too far out of my reach.
 
arjwiz (London Thundercats) vs @Solomon (Wellington Warriors) live UCC match!

8 runs off the first over, but the talisman and captain Ganguly is out for 8(6). LBW

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18/1 off 2

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Younis Khan out bowled first ball. Poor shot selection.

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Cook out LBW 4(2)

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Rohit Sharma C&B D Hussey for 17! 42/4

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5 singles off the fast bowler Riaz's first over. 51/4 in 7 overs.

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Karthik run out for 11(15) . He should have dived there. Just short of the crease. Disappointing wicket. He was looking strong.

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They are reviewing this LBW off the fast bowler. Looks like it was a wasted review, though. Not out.
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Yuvraj Singh's vigil comes to an end. Out for 28(28). He reviews it, but that's more in hope than mind. It's plumb.

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Well actually it's umpire's call, so very tight wicket!

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Morkel out 8(10). LTC 82/8

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Philander out for 2(8). He was trying to slog every ball, and nothing came off it.


97 all out. Johnson run out for 13(7) trying to scramble through for a second. LTC will think they are about 40 runs too short.

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Big wicket! Warner bowled, first ball!

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Brian Lara run out at mid wicket, the same way Lara himself got an opposition player (Karthik?) run out earlier. WEW 9/2.

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Another poor run, and the danger man Watson is run out for 17(10). WEW 25/3

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Vettori comes on and takes the prized wicket of M Hussey! Bowled for 9(9). WEW 33/4.

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Matthew Wade LBW Vettori 4(3).
Oh wait, they review it. Did it pitch outside?
Impat in line. Hitting the middle of middle stump. I don't think they get more plumb than that!

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6 runs and 2 wickets of Vettori's first over.

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Poor over for LTC, 9 off it.

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3 off that Vettori over, now that the restrictions are off.

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3 off Philander's first over.

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A good partnership comes to an end. Pathan is run out for 2(7). WEW's hopes rest in the hands of Simmons now, who is 17*.

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But as we say that, Simmons is out LBW next ball by A Morkel!

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Good over for LTC. 3 runs and 2 wickets off it. WEW 55/7 in 9 overs.

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Great over by Philander, 2 runs off it!

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Terrible over conceded by Morkel at this stage, 13 runs off it.

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70/7

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Vettori comes back on and gets A Rehman bowled for 3(11).

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4 runs and a wicket off that Vettori over.

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2 off Yuvraj Singh's over.

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Mendis is challenging that Hussey LBW. Oh, it was hitting off stump, but it pitched outside leg. Not out.

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That's it. Yuvraj gets the wicket of D Hussey for 17(15). Just the last batting pair out at the crease now for WEW. 18 more to win, 1 wicket in hand. 5.4 overs to bat.

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7 runs off that over, but a wicket off it.

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Ouch, this is very tight. 5 off the Vettori over. WEW now need just 7 to win.

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Oh what a match! WEW scrapes through with an unbeaten 13*(9) from last man Wahab Riaz. WEW win by one wicket!

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arjwiz (London Thundercats) vs @honu999 (Delhi Dynamites) live UCC match!

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Rohit Sharma out for 1(2). Caught behind by Gayle off a quicker one.

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16/1 off 2

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35/1 off 4

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Y Khan caught behind for 22(15) by Gayle.

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Cook runout for 4(5) trying to sneak a second. Direct hit from the deep. Disappointing wicket.

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Overthrows there, and they have run 5. 67/3 in 8 overs.

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Ganguly is LBW but he reviews it. He think it was drifting down. Let's see.

Oooh it's hitting leg. That's out. Ganguly goes for 34(23).

Remember that LTC are playing another batsman today. Samaraweera plays ahead of A Morkel today.

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Terrible shot by Karthik. Just terrible. Tries to smash a yorker to third man. Bowled by Oram. 5 wickets down in 10 overs, Samaraweera comes to bat.

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Y Singh out off a yorker for 25(16) by Kallis. LTC 97/6.

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Oh no, Samaraweera out caught behind, first ball! That's not why he was brought into the side! LTC collapsing now. 97/7.

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Philander played on to his wickets by the quicker one from his compatriot Steyn. Out for 5(6). This will be terrible if LTC don't play their 20 overs, despite going at a run rate of over 8.50.

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Johnson comes in and blocks three balls.

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Johnson LBW Chawla 0(4).

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Mendis out LBW 0(1). Disappointing finish to LTC innings. 105 all out.

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Gayle smashes a six off Mendis, first ball!

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FOUR SIXES AND ONE FOUR OFF THE FIRST OVER! Gayle is on fire! 28 runs in 1 over.

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41/0 in 2.

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Vettori comes on and gets the wicket of Tendulkar, caught in the deep for 2(3).

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Gayle hits 10 more but is gone bowled for 47(15). He's taken the game away from LTC here.

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Ryder LBW for 8(4).

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Batting team reviews it but it was a wasted review. Hit on middle, hitting on middle, and hitting middle.

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Vettori gets Chanderpaul LBW first ball. Clarke and Kallis batting now.

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One handed diving catch in the deep gets the wicket of M Clarke! Gone for 2(3). Vettori gets another. 61/5 now. LTC think they are coming back into this.

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Oram LBW Philander 7(4).

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Karthik run out for 2(2) from a direct hit from the deep from Younis Khan.

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The game has been paused as it seems that Dinesh Karthik is playing for both teams!

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Kallis is out caught behind off a low catch. Vettori picks up 5 wickets! Kallis gone for 4(4) (even though the scorecard says its C&B Vettori!)

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Vettori has challenged that decision. But it's a poor challenge, missing the wickets by a mile.

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Steyn out LBW by Yuvraj! Just one wicket needed by LTC. Shades of the earlier game here.

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8 runs off that over. LTC fearing what happened in the previous match vs @Solomon will happen here again.

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Bowled. But not out?!?!?!?!?

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This seems like a replay of the previous match. Yet another match where LTC lose by 1 wicket by conceding over 20 runs for the last wicket. Disappointing start to the tournament for LTC.

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That bowled that was given not out will haunt them in this tournament.
 
arjwiz (Mumbai Indians) vs @RIZZYX (Kolkatta Knight Riders) in an official IPL match

MI win the toss and elect to bat first.

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8 for 0 off 2
 
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Ooooh Hussey unlucky to be run out. They were trying to up the run rate. Direct hit from the deep gets the danger man for 29(25).

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And the wickets tumble, Tare out caught behind for 19(16).

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Rohit Sharma, the captain, throws his wicket away off a poor ball. Out for 20(17). Shouldn't have tried to loft it; he has hauled out in the deep.
 
arjwiz (Mumbai Indians) vs @kushari (Kings XI Punjab) official IPL match live!

Danny Morrison: Mumbaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!

Bhogle: Punjab call heads. They win the toss and elect to bowl first. I don't think Rohit Sharma will be too disappointed with that. Looks like a crumbly wicket.

Hussey and Rayudu out to bat for MI.

Rayudu out caught behind to a short delivery for 2(4). Good ball by Hendricks.

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Very good first over for KXI. MI 5/1

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10/1 after 2

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Tare with a silly run. Run out for 8(4).

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25/2 in 3

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34/2 in 4

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47/2 in 5

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Sharma bowled by Johnson. Prized wicket. Out for a well-played 24(14).

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Good over, 4 runs and wicket off it. 51/3 after the powerplay.

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Pollard bowled by Maxwell off a slooow ball!

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6 runs and a wicket off that over. MI 57/4 in 7

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64/4 in 8

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Anderson out LBW by Maxwell for 10(11). He reviewed it, but it was umpire's call. MI again losing wickets regularly. 5 down in 9 overs.

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Oh my word, Sehwag comes on and gets Hussey out LBW in a mirror image of the previous wicket. Out for 22(22).

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10 off the over, all for Bhajji from Maxwell. 89/6 in 11.

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Harbhajan bowled for a fantastic 22(12).

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Looks like a bug. An LBW given out, but the batsman continues.

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Gautam caught behind for 7(8).

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Khan out for 4(6). These spinners with their varying pace and length are foxing the batsmen.

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119 all out! The spinners took a lot of good wickets, although Mumbai batted well for the ones that they did connect. Played just 15.4 overs.

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Johnson, opening the batting, bowled by Malinga.

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Sehwag caught for 1(5).

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B Hendricks out first ball!

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KXI 58/3 in 6

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50 partnership for Maxwell and Saha!
 
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Saha finally bowled for a brilliant 42(22). Miller out to bat now.

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Maxwell 50*(33)

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Great batting by Kushari and a very easy victory for him. He won it in 13.1 overs by 6 wickets.
 
KKR vs MI continues, and Ojha gets a wicket first ball, and misses one the next few balls. KKR 43/6 in 9, chasing 114.

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56/6 in 12

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Zaheer Khan comes on and gets Russel bowled for 7(12) first ball!

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78/7 in 14

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Poor over from Bhajji, 12 off it. KKR now need only 24 off 30.

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Ojha comes in and gets Morkel bowled for 19(14).

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And now Cummins is bowled first ball! Fifer for Ojha!

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And Ojha picks up the last man, Yadav out LBW. Magnificent performance by Ojha, 10 runs for 6 wickets. MI win this tense encounter.
 

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