Delhi beat Kolkata by 9 wick to go No.1, Rajasthan beat Punjab to go 3rd

Delhi beat Kolkata by 9 wick to go No.1, Rajasthan beat Punjab to go 2nd

In an exciting day of cricket Rajasthan Royals thrashed Kings XI Punjab by 78 runs in the 1st match to take the no.3 spot in 2009 IPL points table while in the 2nd game of the day, title favorite Delhi Daredevils beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 9 wickets to take the no.1 spot on Tuesday, 5th M ay, 2009 at Durban.

Match Summary:

Kolkata Knight Riders - 154/3 in 20 overs.

Delhi Daredevils - 157/1 in 19 overs.

Toss - Kolkata Knight Riders, who chose to bat first.

Man of the Match - Gautam Gambhir (Delhi Daredevils)

Result - Delhi Daredevils won by 9 wickets (with 6 balls remaining).



Match Summary:

Rajasthan Royals - 211/4 in 20 overs.

Kings XI Punjab - 133/8 in 20 overs.

Toss - Kings XI Punjab, who chose to bowl first.

Man of the Match - Graem Smith (Rajasthan Royals)

Result - Rajasthan Royals won by 78 runs.

Rajasthan Royals in IPL Semi-finals beat Bangalore by 65 runs

Rajasthan Royals are are virtually assured a place in the IPL semi-finals with their eighth win in ten games as they beat Bangalore Royal Challengers by 65 runs in 39th game of Indian Premier League, at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi, on Saturday, 17th May, 2008.

Bangalore Royal Challengers won the toss and elected to field first, in reply Rajasthan Royals scored 197/1 in 20 overs thanks to fine batting by Smith, Asnodkar and Watson contributed 75, 50 and 46 respectively.

Bangalore Royal Challengers slumped to 132/9 in reply due to fine bowling by Sohail Tanveer, took 3 wickets for just 10 runs. Only Dravid resisted with unbeaten 75 in 36 balls.

Match Summary:

Rajasthan Royals - 197/1 in 20 Overs.

Bangalore Royal Challengers - 132/9 in 20 Overs.

Toss - Bangalore Royal Challengers, who chose to field first.

Man of the Match - Graeme Smith (Rajasthan Royals)

Result - Rajasthan Royals won by 65 runs