T20 Will Replace ODI's Soon

After success of the first world cup of T20 cricket and now the IPL, i m founding no more interests in 50 overs matches. Many including me are of the view that 50 overs matches will be seldomly played. A creative strokemaker with a high strike rate, Kevin Pietersen shares the same view :

I do think Twenty20 will be the new form of One-day cricket, for sure," said Pietersen, who was born in South Africa in 1980. "I reckon in the next couple of years, 50 overs is probably going to be something of the past.

Rajasthan Royals Won the IPL 2008 : Last Ball Win - Scorecard

What a final match it was. The match that compenstated for two flop semi finals...couldn't get better than this.

Chennai Superkings who scored 163 runs just lost in the final ball to the Royals. Being 8 runs runs required in the last over (bowled by Balaji) with Tanvir and Warne on the creeche, it could be anybody's game. But finally Rajasthan emerged as the winners.

Actually, it was not the last over only...the match looked very balanced from the begining and it was hard to predict the winner at any stage of the game. Yusuf Pathan(56) who took the game away from the Chennai got run out in the 17th leaving 21 runs to be scored in 15 balls. After that Jadeja got out in the very first ball and Chennai Super Kings were back in the game. But then Tanvir and Captain himself slowly stole the game from Chennai's hand taking their team to victory.

9 Wickets Win for Chennai Super Kings in 2nd Semi Final Against Kings Punjab XI

Chennai Super Kings strong bowling attack restricted Kings Punjan XI to a paltry 112 for 8 in the second semifinal of Indian Premier League at the Wankhede Stadium here tonight.

Makhaya Ntini and Manpreet Singh Gony rocked the high-flying Kings XI Punjab side with a double strike each which reduced Yuvraj Singh-led team to a pathetic 34 for four in the sixth over.

Chennai Super Kings chased the target in mere 14.5 overs with a loss of one wicket. Parthiv Patel and Suresh Raina both scored half century taking their team to finals.

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Ishant Sharma Dating Sameera Reddy ? Very Early Stage of Career

Audience adulation is not the only common factor that binds celluloid with cricket.

Following actresses Kim Sharma and Deepika Padukone being linked with cricketer Yuvraj Singh, Sameera Reddy is the latest actress to be smitten by a young cricketing sensation. Apparently, she is dating right arm fast bowler Ishant Sharma.

Our source says, “Sameera and Ishant happened to meet during some of the IPL matches. They have hit off very well and are more than just good friends and are getting serious about each other.”

It was during the IPL matches, where Sameera was always seen cheering the Kolkata Knight Riders, that their relationship blossomed. “And not just that, Sameera will be performing at the IPL grand finale. The two have been exchanging messages and are in touch over the phone,” reveals the source.

Sameera Reddy has recently split with her earlier boyfriend, Shamshul Lalani, a Mumbai-based builder.
When asked about her relationship with Ishant, she quickly brushed aside the news. “I am not seeing Ishant Sharma,” she laughed. Well, many have reacted in a similar way.

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Dramatic Consecutive Defeat for Mumbai Indians has Kicked Them Out of IPL

First we saw Mumbai Indians losing in the last ball to Kings Punjab XI and now they did again with the Rajasthan Royals, the only difference being they batting in the former and fielding in the latter one.

And the tragedic thing in both the games is that Mumbai Indians dominated in both the games from beginning except losing at the last. With Kings Punjab XI we saw how they failed to score even a single run in the last ball (2 runs was needed for victory). And then the semi-final hopes of the Mumbai Indians suffered a jolt with the table-toppers Rajasthan Royals scoring a spectacular last ball win scoring required 2 runs.

Video : How Mumbai Indians Lost in the last ball to Kings Punjab XI



Mumbai Indians Vs Rajasthan Royals Scorecard

Neha Oberoi Performs with Bangalore Cheer Leader Girls

Here are some stills of Neha Oberoi as she performs with Bangalore cheer leaders at Bangalore.

Kolkata Knight Riders Out of IPL 2008 after continuous Poor Performances

So, finally Kolkata Knight Riders is out ot IPL after their continuous poor performances. Though commnetators say its possible for them to qualify for semis if Punjab and Chennai loses their all games and KKR wins their both games...sounds hypothetical isn't it.

Well here are my views regarding what KKR lacked in the series.

Truly speaking, they lacked everything...Bowling, Batting, Fielding and Luck.

Royal Challengers Bangalore Crushed to 65 Runs Defeat by Rajashthan Royals

Royal Challengers Bangalore continued their pathetic show in the IPL as they plunged to a humiliating 65-run defeat against Rajasthan Royals at Swai Mansingh stadium in Jaipur on Saturday.

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Lowest Scores by KKR and Fastest Chase by Mumbai Indians

Kolkata Knight Riders, who scored 67 runs lowest so far in IPL, were crushed to defeat by the Mumbai Indians in mere 5.3 overs, which is fastest not only in IPL but in Twenty 20 cricket also.

Jayasuriya once again stunned everyone with his knock of 48 runs in just 17 balls. On the other hand Shaun Pollock was awarded man of the match for his initial 3 wickets in the innings.

Seems, IPL Match no. 38 would always be recalled for the lowest scores of KKR and fastest victory by Mumbai Indians.

Mishra's Hat-Trick Helped Delhi Dare Devils to Win by 12 Runs against Deccan Chargers

Leg spinner Amit Mishra took a hat-trick as Delhi Daredevils beat Deccan Chargers by 12 runs in their Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 match at the Feroze Shah Kotla stadium here Thursday. Chasing a target of 195, Deccan Chargers scored 182 for the loss of nine wickets in 20 overs. Daredevils’ Gautam Gambhir was the top scorer with 79 while Shikhar Dhawan made 68.

Mishra impressed with the ball through out the innings and he held his nerve admirably as he bowled the last over with Deccan still in with a shout. His hat trick in the selfsame over effectively snuffed out Deccan’s challenge and he finished the match with excellent figures of five for 17 off three and a half overs.

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