IPL: Day 5 & 6

Traveling and reffing my first Div 1 premier league rugby match i have been away from the computer.
 IPL has still continued, even with rain delay!

On the 24th saw Bangalore take on Punjab. Pieterson failed, again, but Ryder and Kallis helped the Royals to 168 runs. This however was not enough for the hard fighting Kings. So Punjab finally open their account on a bad day for the captain, batsman of Bangalore!

Decan Charges took on Mumbai Indians with both teams eacualy strong and hungry for another win. Gibbs , with a top-score of 58, Gilchrist and Smith provided for a high paced start, getting the Charges to 168/9.   With a few setbacks they still secured their third straight victory of the tournament –  more than they did whole season last year….   JP Duminy scoring 47 helped the Indian’s, but to no avail as the Charges gave their bowlers a target which they were able to defend.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With the last day of today it started raining in Cape Town. The rain has been intermittent all day, and the match was called off  three hours after the scheduled start.  Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders will now share a point.

IPL: Day 2

 

With the skies opening up on the second day saw the 3rd game against Punjub  and Delphi being delayd.

 

 

The match was shortened to an 12 over game.  Punjub ended on 104/7 for their 12 overs. Daredevils came in and knew they had to get going before the skies open again. The captain Sehwag smashed the ball all over the park when rain came down heavier than there had been all day.

 

When they came back onto the field they needed to get 54 from 6 overs from a revised D/L system. 

Points for me in Superbru 😀 and cricket.com’s Fantasy League.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due to the heavy rain, the first game was postponed forcing the second game to be postponed also.
It was taking back about 30min, but then one of the palleton’s (floodlights) broke. Putting a section of the field in darkness with an already grey sky. Thus making the game start 1 hour late.

The crowd was not going home and the players were ready for the action.!
Rainy conditions made the first game very uninteresting.  The second one was far from that!  Gibbs and Sharma resulted in a Deccans victory over the Knight Riders.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

next match in Port Elizabeth for game 5.