Chennai loses by twist of fate

History has repeated itself. And the haunting memories of the past match against Rajasthan Royals hit the Chennai fans once again...... What a way to lose an important match. Damn it!

After missing a great chance against the Royal Challengers who are at the trench of their skills and game style and also with their morale shattered by successive loses, Chennai SuperKings had a bleak chance of going through the semi-finals of the DLF IPL T20. Todays match against the Mighty Rajasthan Royals which came out of oblivion into the chances of glory, a great chance I can say, by the able captaincy and coaching of veteran Shane Warne was the toughest we (CSK) could face.

Right from the start, the Royals gave a royal bashing to entire bowling line-up (which unfortunately was only built by 5 bowlers) and poor Dhoni did not have a better chance to test his chances with the ball :(... Over after over, ball after ball, I was so pissed off the way Smith and newbie Asnodkar plummeted the ball into the crowd seated around Chepauk stadium, that I went out to have a refreshing swim at Aquatic Complex Velacheri.

When I came back, I was stunned to see Chennai retaliating the powerful show by RR, which put up a massive total of 212. Although Chennai has capability to score at any situation, previous match against RR showed that the entire line-up can rattle with the pacer Tanveer in on the attack. As I entered the house, the score was 85-2 in some 9 overs odd. I got hope and started eagerly watching the match, cheering all the while. Morne Morkel was the back bone of Chennai's Innings today which got us closer and closer to the fruit of victory which was lost by a mere 10 runs.

Gosh! The fall of wickets caused agony not only in me, but also the millions of people, including you.... Ultimately it was not as per I expected, that Chennai would win a thriller.... Kris rightly said that, CSK should have won the game, not for their necessity at this point of time ,but their sportsmanship and a comeback after being stunned by a whopping total posed by RR...

A day which will go down in history

Photo courtesy :IPL

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Knight Riders rode over Bangalore RCs

The latest buzz in Indian cricket is the 1000 crore project "Indian Premier League" which kicked off at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore on 18th April 2008 for the 59 heart-stopping thriller T20 matches. Clash between the former Indian captains Saurav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid, was not like what was expected out of them.

M Chinnaswamy Stadium had been painted with Red and Yellow, the official color of Royal Challengers matched the jerseys of the team. Opening ceremony was scintillating with expert gymnasts from all across the world entertained the audience. Dazzling fireworks lit up the sky and smoke engulfed the skies. The introduction of the team captains followed by them signing the MCC's Spirit of Cricket was cheered by the enormous crowd. BCCI President, Mr. Sharad Pawar, rightly called it a ‘historic day’ for international and Indian cricket.

Kolkata Knight Riders won the match hands down after an unstoppable knock by Brendon McCullum

The match was however disappointing on the whole. The strong bowling attack forged by Zaheer Khan and Praveen Kumar failed to keep runs from accumulating that posed a great challenge to the Royal Challengers. Thought to be a well balanced team, BRC had very little experienced players, and the youngsters found it hard to hide the pressure on them.

Right from the beginning, the pitch was owned by KKR when McCullum banged the ball to the fence in the second over. From then on, there was no looking back for the team, occasionally when Saurav and Ponting fell. The numbers in the scoreboard spun for every ball and stopped at 222 at the end of the innings.

Mallya's Challengers knew their position well and must have given hopes right then. It showed, when the started their innings. The captain Rahul showed his boys, the way back to pavilion. Soon, wickets started falling frequently and the home team found them struggling to score a single. Praveen Kumar's relentless efforts to save the day went iSn vain and the whole team gave in after 15 overs.

The major problem suffered today and will be suffered by IPL is the restriction of only 4 international players to be played per match. Bangalore fell for a meagre total because of inexperienced lot, which could have been averted if there were lighter restrictions.

IPL Fixtures

Fri 18	19:00	Bangalore Royal Challengers v Kolkata Knight Riders	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Sat 19	15:00	Punjab Kings v Chennai Super Kings	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
	20:00	Delhi Daredevils v Rajasthan Royals	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Sun 20	09:30	GMT Mumbai Indians v Bangalore Royal Challengers	TBC Mumbai
	20:00	Kolkata Knight Riders v Deccan Chargers	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Mon 21	19:00	Rajasthan Royals v Punjab Kings	Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Tue 22	19:00	Deccan Chargers v Delhi Daredevils	Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
Wed 23	19:00	Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Thu 24	19:00	Deccan Chargers v Rajasthan Royals	Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
Fri 25	19:00	Punjab Kings v Mumbai Indians	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
Sat 26	15:00	Bangalore Royal Challengers v Rajasthan Royals	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
	20:00	Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Sun 27	09:30	Mumbai Indians v Deccan Chargers	TBC, Mumbai
	20:00	Punjab Kings v Delhi Daredevils	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
Mon 28	19:00	Bangalore Royal Challengers v Chennai Super Kings	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Tue 29	19:00	Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Wed 30	19:00	Delhi Daredevils v Bangalore Royal Challengers	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
MAY 2008
Thu 1	15:00	Deccan Chargers v Punjab Kings	Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
	20:00	Rajasthan Royals v Kolkata Knight Riders	Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Fri 2	19:00	Chennai Super Kings v Delhi Daredevils	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Sat 3	15:00	Deccan Chargers v Bangalore Royal Challengers	Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
	20:00	Punjab Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
Sun 4	09:30	Mumbai Indians v Delhi Daredevils	TBC Mumbai
	20:00	Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings	Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Mon 5	19:00	Bangalore Royal Challengers v Punjab Kings	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Tue 6	19:00	Chennai Super Kings v Deccan Chargers	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Wed 7	19:00	Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan Royals	TBC,Mumbai
Thu 8	15:00	Delhi Daredevils v Chennai Super Kings	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
	20:00	Kolkata Knight Riders v Bangalore Royal Challengers	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Fri 9	19:00	Rajasthan Royals v Deccan Chargers	Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Sat 10	15:00	Bangalore Royal Challengers v Mumbai Indians	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
	20:00	Chennai Super Kings v Punjab Kings	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Sun 11	15:00	Deccan Chargers v Kolkata Knight Riders	Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
	20:00	Rajasthan Royals v Delhi Daredevils	Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Mon 12	19:00	Punjab Kings v Bangalore Royal Challengers	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
Tue 13	19:00	Kolkata Knight Riders v Delhi Daredevils	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Wed 14	15:00	Mumbai Indians v Chennai Super Kings	TBC Mumbai
	20:00	Punjab Kings v Rajasthan Royals	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
Thu 15	19:00	Delhi Daredevils v Deccan Chargers	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Fri 16	13:30	Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders	TBC Mumbai
Sat 17	15:00	GMT Delhi Daredevils v Punjab Kings	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
	20:00	Rajasthan Royals v Bangalore Royal Challengers	Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Sun 18	15:00	Deccan Chargers v Mumbai Indians	Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
	20:00	GMT Kolkata Knight Riders v Chennai Super Kings	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Mon 19	19:00	Bangalore Royal Challengers v Delhi Daredevils	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Tue 20	19:00	Kolkata Knight Riders v Rajasthan Royals	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Wed 21	09:30	Mumbai Indians v Punjab Kings	TBC Mumbai
	20:00	Chennai Super Kings v Bangalore Royal Challengers	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Thu 22	19:00	Delhi Daredevils v Kolkata Knight Riders	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Fri 23	19:00	Punjab Kings v Deccan Chargers	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
Sat 24	15:00	Delhi Daredevils v Mumbai Indians	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
	20:00	Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Sun 25	15:00	Bangalore Royal Challengers v Deccan Chargers	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
	20:00	Kolkata Knight Riders v Punjab Kings	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Mon 26	19:00	Rajasthan Royals v Mumbai Indians	Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Tue 27	19:00	Deccan Chargers v Chennai Super Kings	Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
FINALS
Fri 30	1st Semi-Final		TBC Mumbai
Sat 31	Semi-Final		TBC Mumbai
Sun 1, June2008	Finals		TBC Mumbai

CHENNAI SUPERKINGS SQUAD

CHENNAI SUPER KINGS

Batsmen

• Matthew Hayden - 36 - Australia - Left-handed Batsman
• Stephen Fleming - 35 - New Zealand - Left-handed Batsman
• Suresh Raina - 21 - India - Left-handed Batsman
• Michael Hussey - 32 - Australia - Left-handed Batsman
• Anirudha Srikkanth - 21 - India - Right-handed Batsman
• Subramaniam Badrinath - 28 - India - Right-handed Batsman
• Napoleon Einstein - 18 - India - Right-handed Batsman

Wicketkeepers

• Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Captain) - 26 - India - Right-handed Wicket keeper
• Parthiv Patel - 22 - India - Left-handed Wicket keeper

All Rounders

• Jacob Oram - 28 - New Zealand - Left-handed Batsman/Right-arm medium-fast
• Albie Morkel - 28 - South Africa - Left-handed Batsman/Right-arm fast-medium
• Shadab Jakati - 27 - India - Slow left-arm orthodox spin
• Abhinav Mukund - 18 - India - Left-handed Batsman/Right-arm leg-break
• Viraj Kadbe - 18 - India - Right-arm leg-break

Bowlers

• Muttiah Muralitharan - 35 - Sri Lanka - Right-arm off-break
• Joginder Sharma - 24 - India - Right-arm fast-medium
• Makhaya Ntini - 30 - South Africa - Right-arm fast
• R. Ashwin - 21 - India - Right-arm off-break
• Sudeep Tyagi - 20 - India - Right-arm fast-medium
• Lakshmipathy Balaji - 26 - India - Right-arm fast-medium

Administration and Coaching Staff

• Owner - India Cement Ltd.
• CEO - TBA
• Ambassador - Kris Srikkanth, film stars Joseph Vijay and Nayantara
• Chief Selector - V. B. Chandrasekhar

Coaches:

• Head Coach - Kepler Wessels
• Assistant Coach - TBA
• Physiotherapist - Tommy Simsek
• Physical Trainer - Gregory King

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MUMBAI INDIANS SQUAD

MUMBAI INDIANS

Batsmen

• Sachin Tendulkar (Captain) - 35 - India - Right-handed Batsman
• Robin Uthappa - 22 - India - Right-handed Batsman
• Loots Botsman - 30 - South Africa - Right-handed Batsman
• Ashley Prince - 30 - South Africa - Left-handed Batsman
• Manish Pandey - 18 - India - Right-handed Batsman
• Saurabh Tiwari - 18 - India - Left-handed Batsman

Wicket Keepers

• Yogesh Takawale - 23 - India - Right-handed Batsman - Wicket keeper
• Pinal Shah - 20 - India - Right-handed Batsman - Wicket keeper

All Rounders

• Sanath Jayasuriya - 37 - Sri Lanka - Slow left-arm orthodox spin
• Shaun Pollock - 35 - South Africa - Right-arm medium-fast
• Ajinkya Rahane - 19 - India - Right-arm medium

Bowlers

• Harbhajan Singh - 27 - India - Right-arm off-break
• Lasith Malinga - 24 - Sri Lanka - Right-arm fast
• Dilhara Fernando - 29 - Sri Lanka - Right-arm fast-medium
• Abhishek Nayar - 24 - India - Right-arm medium-fast
• Ashish Nehra - 28 - India - Left-arm fast-medium

Administration and Coaching staffFront Office:

• Owner - Reliance Industries Limited
• CEO - R Balachandran
• President - Mukesh Ambani

Coaches:

• Head Coach - Lalchand Rajput
• Assistant Head Coach - TBA
• Physiotherapist - TBA

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