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MOHALI: Kings XI Punjab recorded a thrilling six-wicket win against Deccan Chargers in the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League here at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium on Sunday.

Chasing a difficult target of 191, Punjab completed their well-paced chase as Gurkeerat Singh hit a boundary off the final ball of the match delivered by Manpreet Gony.

Australian batsman David Hussey was declared the man-of-the-Match for his brilliant unbeaten innings of 65 in just 35 balls. He struck five sixes and four fours.

South Africa’s fast bowler Dale Steyn and Australia’s fast-medium bowler Daniel Christian took two wickets each.

Earlier, Deccan Chargers batted first on an easy wicket after captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss.

Deccan amassed 190 runs for four wickets in the allotted 20 overs as Shikhar Dhawan and Cameron White were the prominent scorers with 71 and 67, respectively.

For Punjab, Pakistan allrounder Azhar Mahmood captured two wickets for 39 runs.

Geo Super showed this high-scoring match live from Mohali, Chandigarh

MUMBAI: West Indian star batsman Chris Gayle smashed an unbeaten 82 as Royal Challengers Bangalore crushed Mumbai by a big margin of nine wickets with 12 balls to spare in the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League here at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday.

Chasing 142, Bangalore reached the target in 18 overs losing just one wicket – thanks to an unbeaten 94-run second wicket partnership between Gayle and Virat Kohli.

Kohli, who joined Gayle after the exit of opener Tillekaratne Dilshan (19), hit two sixes and a four in his 25-ball 36 not out.

Gayle struck six sixes and five boundaries in his 59-ball innings.

Earlier, Mumbai Indians were sent into bat by Bangalore captain Kohli and were restricted to 141 for six in the allotted 20 overs.

Their main contributors were Dinesh karthik (44), star batsman Sachin Tenndulkar (24) and Ambati Rayudu (22) while Kieron Pollard (21) and captain Harbhajan Singh (20) remained not out.

For Bangalore, Muttiah Muralitharan, Hrshal Patel and Vinay Kumar claimed two wickets each.

Geo Super, Pakistan’s first sports tv channel showed this match live from Mumbai.

MOHALI: Rajasthan Royals outclassed Kings XI Punjab by 43 runs in a day-night Twenty20 match of the Indian Premier League – V here at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium on Saturday.

Set a rather difficult target of 178 runs, Punjab were restricted to 134 for eight in the allotted 20 overs by Rajasthan bowlers.

Australian fast bowlers Shaun Tait and Shane Watson, and South African off-spinner Johan Botha claimed two wickets apiece.

Main scorers for Punjab were Australia’s Shaun Marsh (34), Pakistan international cricketer and England county allrounder Azhar Mahmood (24) and Gurkeet Singh (23).

Earlier, Rajasthan Royals plundered 177 for six in the allotted 20 overs after their captain Rahul Dravid won the toss and decided to bat first.

Dravid was the top-scorer with 46, followed by Australia’s Shane Watson (36) and Brad Hodge (36), and Ashok Menaria (34).

Aussie fast bowler Ryan Harris captured four wickets for four for 34 while leg-spinner Pyush Chawla took two wickets.

Pakistan’s first sports tv channel Geo Super showed this match live from Mohali, Chandigarh.

CHENNAI: Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Chennai Super Kings by five wickets with two balls remaining in the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL-2012) here at the M A Chidambaram Stadium on Monday.

Chasing 140, Kolkata lost five wickets to reach the winning target in 19.4 overs to reach the second place on the points table with 14 points – just one point behind Delhi Daredevils.

Captain Gautam Gambhir top scored with 63 while South Africa’s star allrounder Jacques Kallis made 26 after taking two wickets for 21.

Earlier, Chennai Super Kings captain Mahinder Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat first.

However, they were restricted to 139 runs for five wickets in the allotted 20 overs.

Their main scorers were Suresh Raina (44) and Dhoni (34 not out).

Geo Super, Pakistan’s premier sports tv channel, showed this match live from Chennai.

CHENNAI: Kings XI Punjab beat Chennai Super Kings by seven runs in a thrilling match in the season five of the Indian Premier League here at the M A Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk on Saturday.

Chasing 157, Chennai could manage 149 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 20 overs.

Dwayne Bravo of the West Indies made 30, Faf du Plessis of South Africa scored 29 and Subramaniam Badrinath hit 25 as only two other batsmen could get into double figures.

Pakistan-born English county all-rounder Azhar Mahmood captured three wickets for 25 runs and India’s leg-break bowler Piyush Chawla claimed two for 20 for Punjab.

Earlier, Kings XI Punjab made 156 for eight in the allotted 20 overs after their captain David Hussey won the toss.

Mandeep Singh top scored with 56, followed by Shaun Marsh of Australia who made 32. Both openers provided a good start of 68 but later no other batsman could get into double figures except South Africa’s David Miller (19) and Azhar Mahmood (18).

For Chennai, Albie Morkel of South Africa got three wickets for 29 and Bravo took two for 28.

Pakistan’s premier sports tv channel Geo Super televised this interesting match live from Chennai.

PUNE: Deccan Chargers defeated Pune Warriors by 18 runs to achieve their first victory in the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League here at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium on Thursday.

The Chargers who never won any match prior to this now finally recorded their maiden win after five successive losses in the tournament.

Chasing 178, the Warriors could reach 159-7 in the allotted 20 overs.

Their main scorers were Robin Uthappa (29), Steven Smith (26), captain Sourav Ganguly (23), Mithun Manhas (22 not out) and Manish Pandey (21).

For Deccan, Ashish Reddy and Rusty Theron claimed two wickets each.

Earlier, Deccan made 177 for four in 20 overs batting first after their captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss.

Cameron White of Australia top scored with 78, scored off 46 balls as he smashed six fours and five sixes.

Geo Super, Pakistan’s first sports tv channel, televised this match live from Pune.

KOLKATA: The second match to be played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Deccan Chargers here at the Eden Gardens was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to rain on Tuesday.

Both teams were awarded one point each after the umpires called off the match.

In the wake of this decision, Deccan Chargers who never won any match after six matches in the tournament are not pointless anymore.

Kolkata Knight Riders are second in the league with nine points behind Delhi Daredevils who are on top of the table with ten points