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Match No 18: Bangalore Provident {Rural} vs Malnad Gladiators at Bangalore on 24.09.10: Bangalore Provident {Rural} won by six wickets

Put into bat, Malnad Gladiators batsmen did not live upto their reputation, with the exception of Sanjay Kumar and threw away the match in a jiffy. It was a continuous parade as wickets fell at regular intervals. Talented batsmen like Ganesh Satish, Kunal Kapoor, RR Bhatkal were dismissed for single digits and their total contribution to the team total was a meager 15.

It was a nightmarish start for Gladiators as they lost half the side for 27. A sixth wicket stand between KC Avinash and Sanaj Kumar worth 30 runs and 23 runs partnership for the seventh wicket between Sanjay Kumar and K Gowtham helped Gladiators to reach 102. This is the lowest completed innings total posted by a team in the second edition of Mantri-KPL. Gladiator became the second team to be dismissed all out in this edition.

Sanjay Kumar’s 36 came in as many balls contained three fours and a six. K Gowtham’s 27 came in 16 balls with two fours and two sixes. NC Aiyappa {2 for 12}, A Jagan {2 for 13}, Rahul R Bhatkal {2 for 23} shone with the leather for Provident

It was an easy chase for Provident as they reached the target for the loss of four wickets. Amit Verma {22}, MK Manjunath {22} and AA Joshi {34 not out} batted well to take their team to a facile six wickets victory. AA Joshi’s essay came in 24 balls with two fours and two sixes. K Gowtham picked up three wickets conceding 19 runs.

Summarised Scores : Malnad Gladiators 102 in 17.1 overs {Sanjay Kumar 36, K Gowtham 27, NC Aiyappa 2 for 12, A Jagan 2 for 13, Rahul R Bhatkal 2 for 23} lost to Bangalore Provident {Rural} 103 for 4 in 16.3 overs {AA Joshi 34 not out, K Gowtham 3 for 19} by six wickets

SK Raina completed 2000 runs of his T20 career when he was on 50 during his knock of 94 not out in this game. At the end of this game, his aggregate stood at 2044. He became the 15^th batsman in the history of T20 game to total 2000 plus runs. The complete list is furnished below

No	Batsmen	M	I	No	Runs	HS	Ave	C	F
1	DJ Hussey	131	126	24	3364	100*	32.98	1	18
2	BJ Hodge	102	99	11	3107	106	35.30	2	21
3	BB McCullum	98	97	13	2695	158*	32.08	3	14
4	LRPL Taylor	97	91	14	2459	111*	31.93	1	14
5	HH Gibbs	100	98	9	2380	101*	26.74	1	16
6	OA Shah	89	85	17	2160	80	31.76	0	11
7	KC Sangakkara	79	75	5	2138	94	30.54	0	16
8	SB Styris	103	97	9	2135	106*	24.26	1	9
9	MJayawardene	88	85	16	2130	110*	30.86	2	12
10	DA Warner	79	79	2	2096	107*	27.22	1	11
11	IJL Trott	76	71	16	2081	86*	37.83	0	13
12	GC Smith	71	71	6	2061	105	31.70	1	10
13	STJayasuriya	92	91	6	2052	114*	24.14	1	11
14	SK Raina	69	66	12	2044	101	37.85	1	14
15	JP Duminy	85	81	19	2018	99*	32.54	0	14

First Semi Finals : Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore at Durban on 24.09.10 ; Chenni Super Kings won by 52 runs on DLM

CSK won this match by 52 runs margin providing the 23^rd occasion of a team winning a game by runs margin in the tournament. It also provides the ninth occasion of a team winning a game by 50 plus runs margin.

CSK became the only team in the tournament win a game by 50 plus runs on three occasions – by 57 runs vs Central Dists at Durban on 11.09.10, by 97 runs vs Wayamba at Centurion on 15.09.10 and by 52 runs vs RCB at Durban on 24.09.10

CSK has won four games in the tournament – by 57 runs vs Central Dists at Durban on 11.09.10, by 97 runs vs Wayamba at Centurion on 15.09.10, by 10 runs vs Warriors and by 52 runs vs RCB at Durban on 24.09.10 – to become the sixth team in the tournament to win four or games in the tournament. Other teams are – NSW {05}, Tri & Tob {05}, Victoria {05}, South Australia {04} and RCB {04}

This is the first game in the tournament to be decided on Duckworth-Lewis method.

SK Raina’s 94 not out in this game provide the 52^nd occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty in the tournament. His knock provides the 21^st occasion of a batsman scoring an unbeaten fifty. It also represents the third occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety in the tournament. The other two occasions are – 99* by JP Duminy of Cape Cobras vs RCB at Bangalore on 08.10.09 and 93* by AJ Finch of Victoria vs Central Dists at Centurion on 15.09.10

SK Raina with his 94 not out in this game became the second batsman to score a ninety against RCB in the tournament. The other batsman is JP Duminy of Cape Cobras who has scored 99 not out at Bangalore on 08.10.09

SK Raina’s 94 not out in this game is his second fifty of the tournament. Earlier he had scored 87 against Wayamba at Centurion on 15.09.10. With two fifties to his credit he became the 12^th batsman in the tournament to score two or more fifties. Others are – JP Duminy {02}, LRPL Taylor {02}, PJ Hughes {02}, M Klinger {03}, DJ Harris {02}, JM How {02}, DJ Jacobs {02}, M Vijay {02}, AN Petersen {02}, DPMD Jayawardene {02} and KA Pollard {02}

SK Raina’s 94 not out in this game is his highest score in the tournament, the previous best being his 87 vs Wayamba at Centurion on 15.09.10

SK Raina’s 94 not out in this game represent the sixth occasion of a CSK batsman scoring a a fifty in the tournament. It also represents the highest score by a CSK batsman in the tournament, the previous best being his own 87 vs Wayamba at Centurion on 15.09.10

SK Raina’s 94 not out in this game provide the sixth occasion of a fifty scored by CSK batsmen in the tournament. CSK became the second team in the tournament to have six occasions of batsmen scoring fifties, the first one being South Australia. RCB, Lions and NSW are the other teams to have five occasions of batsmen scoring fifties.

SK Raina’s 94 not out in this game represent the seventh occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty while batting at number three in the tournament. His knock represent the highest individual score by a batsman batting at number three. The previous best was his own 87 against Wayamba at Centurion on 15.09.10

M Vijay and SK Raina added 81 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the 65^th occasion of a batsman adding 50 plus runs partnerships in the tournament. This stand provides the tenth occasion of a 50 plus runs partnership for the second wicket and the fifth occasion of CSK batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership in the tournament.

D du Preez was run out for 1 in this game providing the 56^th occasion of a batsman dismissed run out in the tournament. D du Preez became the third RCB batsman to be dismissed run out in the tournament.

R Dravid scored zero in this game to provide the 58^th occasion of a batsman scoring a duck in the tournament. He became the 53^rd batsman to suffer such an ignominy. He became the third RCB batsman to score a duck, after RV Uthappa and DW Steyn to score a duck in the tournament

DE Bollinger returned with figures of 3 for 27 in this game to provide the 44^th occasion of a bowler capturing three or more wickets in the tournament.

With DE Bollinger capturing 3 for 27 in this game CSK has six occasions of bowlers capturing three or more wickets and owns the record for most occasions of bowlers capturing three ore more wickets in the tournament. NSW, RCB and Victoria are the other teams to have five occasions of bowlers capturing three or more wickets in the tournament.

SK Raina completed 2000 runs of his T20 career when he was on 50 during his knock of 94 not out in this game. At the end of this game, his aggregate stood at 2044. He became the 15^th batsman in the history of T20 game to total 2000 plus runs. The others are – DJ Hussey {3364}, BJ Hodge {3107}, BB McCullum {2695}, LRPL Taylor {2459}, HH Gibbs {2380}, OA Shah {2160}, KC Sangakkara {2138}, SB Styris {2135}, M Jayawardene {2130}, DA Warner {2096}, IJL Trott {2081}. GC Smith {2061}, ST Jayasuriya {2052} and JP Duminy {2018}

MK Pandey scored 52 in this game provide the 53^rd occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty in the tournament. It also represents the 32^nd occasion of an opening batsman scoring a fifty in the tournament.

MK Pandey’s 52 in this game represent the sixth occasion of RCB batsman scoring a fifty in the tournament. RCB became the third team to have batsman-scoring fifties on six occasions. Others are South Australia and CSK. Lions and NSW have five such occasions

MK Pandey’s 52 in this game was in a losing cause providing the 18^th occasion of a batsman’s fifty going in vain in the tournament. It also represents the tenth occasion of an opening batsman’s fifty in a losing cause.

With MK Pandey’s 52 in a losing cause RCB has four occasions of batsman’s fifties going in vain – a record for most occasions of a team with fifties going in vain in the tournament. The previous record was held by Wayamba with three such occasions

SK Raina became the third batsman to aggregate 200 plus runs in this edition of the tournament. Others are M Vijay {236} and M Klinger {213}. M Vijay with his 41 in this game has 236 run aggregate and occupies the first place among the captioned three

SK Raina with his 201 runs became the tenth batsman in the tournament – both editions put together – to total 200 plus runs. Others are – JP Duminy {281}, KA Pollard {273}, M Vijay {236}, R Dravid {234}, DJ Hussey {225], LRPL Taylor {216}, M Klinger {213}, DA Warner {207} and PJ Hughes {202}

SK Raina hit six sixes in his innings of 94 not out in this game to take his aggregate of sixes to 12 in the tournament. He became the fourth batsman to hit ten or more boundary sixes in the tournament. The others are – KA Pollard (28}, LRPL Taylor {12} and JP Duminy {11}.

SK Raina’s six sixes in this game provide the fifth occasion of a batsman hitting six or more boundary sixes in an innings. Other occasions are – Nine sixes by KA Pollard of Mumbai vs Guyana at Durban on 16.09.10, Six sixes by SK Raina of CSK vs Wayamba at Centurion on 15.09.10, Six sixes by DJ Jacobs of Warriors vs Central Dists at Port Elizabeth on 18.09.10 and Six sixes by RJ Cameron of Lions vs Guyana at Johannesburg on 19.09.10

SK Raina earned the distinction of scoring six boundary sixes on two occasions in the tournament and remains the only batsman to perform the feat in CLT20 games played uptil now. His feat came against Wayamba at Centurion on 15.09.10 and against RCB at Durban on 24.09.10

Summarised scores : Chennai Super Kings 174 for 4 in 17 overs {M Vijay 41, SK Raina 94, R Vinay Kumar 2 for 28} won against Royal Challengers Bangalore 123 all out in 16.2 overs {MK Pandey 52, D Bollinger 3 for 27}

Match No 17: Bijapur Bulls vs Mysore Maharaajas at Bangalore on 23.09.10: Bijapur Bulls won by seven wickets

Mysore Mahaarajas who batted first, after winning the toss put up a decent total of 164 for 7 in its 20 overs. Its innings was built around the useful contributions from N Bille {23}, skipper CJ William {23} and S Manager {59}, S Manager’s 59 came in just 30 balls and contained three fours and five sixes. He added 67 runs for the fifth wicket in the company of SP Manjunath in 27 balls was the main stay of Mysore’s innings.

JP Shetty {3 for 40} and B Rajashekhar {3 for 28} were amongst the wickets for Bijapur Bulls

In its chase, Bulls lost their both opening batsman with just one run on the board, but a third wicket stand worth 116 runs between JP Shetty and DT Patil paved the way for Bulls’ victory. JP Shetty remained not out on 76 not out in 76 minutes and in 51 balls and contained six fours and four sixes. DT Patil scored 45 runs in 33 balls with 7 fours and a six. JP Shetty and STR Binny added 48 runs in an unfinished stand for the fourth wicket hastened Bulls’ victory. STR Binny scored 28 not out in 19 balls with two fours and a six. CS Raghavendrs captured two wickets conceding 27 runs for Mysore team

Summarised scores: Mysore Maharaajas – 164 for 7 in 20.0 overs {S Manager 59, JP Shetty 3 for 40} lost to Bijapur Bulls – 165 for 7 {JP Shetty 76 not out, DT Patil 45, CS Raghavendra 2 for 27} by seven wickets

Match No 16 : Mangalore United vs Malnad Gladiators at Bangalore on 23.09.10 : Mangalore United won by 2 runs

It was so near but yet not so far for Malnad Gladiators. Victors and the vanquished were separated by two runs.

Chasing a total of 136 set by Mangalore United fell short of the target by two runs in a thrilling finish. It was a heart breaking loss for Gladiators. Sanjay Kumar and N Hegde’s last over fireworks was not enough for Gladiators. They required 25 runs for a win of the last over. Sanjay Kumar deposited the first two deliveries over the boundary ropes of the first two deliveries and was caught in the deep when he repeated the stroke of the third delivery. N Hegde scored two and four of the next two deliveries. Of the last ball he hit a boundary when seven were neeed for a win and six for a tie. The last ball four handed a defeat by two runs.

Put into bat Mangalore United lost its two wickets with a single digit on the board, but its innings was propped up by a 49 runs stand for the third wicket between Nidhuvan Kumar and R Jonathan. 35 runs partnership between V Chavan and AF Pasha for the seventh wicket boosted Mangalore United’s total to 135. Mangalore United became the first team to be dismissed all out in this edition of KPL

Nidhvan Kumar {24}, R Jonathan {28}, V Chavan {29} and AF Pasha {27} were the four batsmen who reached double figures and their contribution was the mainstay of Mangalore’s innings. RR Bhatkal picked up 3 for 21 for Gladiators and was well supported by K Gowtham who had figures of 2 for 27

RR Bhatkal {30} and N Hegde {26 not out} contributed to Malnad’s total of 133 for 7.

Slow and sedate batting display cost Gladiators this match. Ganesh Satish scored 19 runs in 32 balls and, RR Bhatkal’s 30 came in 25 balls, The second wicket partnership of 32 runs between Ganesh Satish and KC Avinsah came in 6.3 overs. Gladiator’s score card read 3 for 58 at the fall of Ganesh Satish’s wicket in 11.1 overs. Efforts to up the tempo resulted in fall of wickets. Only a last ditch effort in the last over by Sanjay Kumar and N Hegde brought them closer to the victory but not the victory

RR Bhatkal {30}, N Hegde {26 not out}, Ganesh Satish {19}, KC Avinash {18} and Sanjay Kuamr {16} reached double figures in this match. UB Patel with 3 for 22 was the most successful bowler for Mangalore United. He was ably supported by Aleem who took 2 for 44

RR Bhatkal’s all round performance – 30 and 3 for 21 – went in vain as Gladiators lost the game by two runs. Satish brothers – Sandesh and Ganesh – appeared in this match.

Summarised scores : Mangalore United 135 in 19.4 overs {V Chavan 29, R Jonathan 27, MA Pasha 27, Nidhuvan Kumar 24, RR Bhatkal 3 for 21, K Gowthan 2 for 29} beat Malnad Gladiators 133 for 7 in 20.0 overs {RR Bhatkal 30, N Hegde 26 not out, UB Patel 3 for 22, Aleem 2 for 44} by two runs

This is how four teams – Warriors and Chennai Super Kings from Group A, South Australia and Royal Challengers Bangalore from Group B qualified for the Semi finals of CLT20 2010

Group A
Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	N/R	Pts	NRR
CSK	4	3	1	0	0	6	+2.050
Warriors	4	3	1	0	0	6	+0.588
Group B
Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	N/R	Pts	NRR
South Aus	4	4	0	0	0	8	+0.589
RCB	4	2	2	0	0	4	+0.759

Group A
Matches won by CSK
Result Date	Team	Pts	Team	Pts
11.09.10	Chennai	2	Central Dist	0
15.09.10	Chennai	2	Wayamba	0
22.09.10	Chennai	2	Warriors	0
Matches lost by CSK
18.09.10	Victoria	2	Chennai	0
Matches won by Warriors
11.09.10	Warriors	2	Wayamba	0
13.09.10	Warriors	2	Victoria	0
18.09.10	Warriors	2	Central Dist	0
Matches lost by Warriors
22.09.10	Chennai	2	Warriors	0

Matches won by South Aus
12.09.10	South Aust	2	Lions	0
14.09.10	South Aust	2	Mumbai	0
17.09.10	South Aust	2	RCB	0
21.09.10	South Aust	2	Guyana	0
Matches won by RCB
12.09.10	RCB	2	Guyana	0
21.09.10	RCB	2	Lions	0
Matches lost by RCB
17.09.10	South Aust	2	RCB	0
19.09.10	Mumbai	2	RCB	0

No	Matches won CSK
1	3rd Match. Group A:
	Central Districts v CSK at Durban – 11.09.10
	CSK won by 57 runs
	CSK 151/4 (20/20 ov)
	Central Districts 94 (18.1/20 ov)
2	9th Match. Group A:
	CSK v Wayamba at Centurion – 15.09.10
	CSK won by 97 runs
	CSK 200/3 (20/20 ov)
	Wayamba 103 (17.1/20 ov)
3	20th Match. Group A:
	CSK v Warriors at P Elizabeth – 22.09.10
	CSK won by 10 runs
	CSK 136/6 (20/20 ov)
	Warriors 126/8 (20/20 ov)
No	Matches lost by CSK
1	13th Match. Group A:
	CSK v Victoria at P Elizabeth – 18.09.10
	Match tied (Victoria won the one-over eliminator)
	CSK 162/6 (20/20 ov)
	Victoria 162 (20/20 ov)
No	Matches won by Warriors
1	2nd Match. Group A:
	Warriors v Wayamba at P Elizabeth – 11.09.10
	Warriors won by 7 wickets
	Wayamba 153/9 (20/20 ov)
	Warriors 156/3 (18.2/20 ov)
2	6th Match. Group A:
	Warriors v Victoria at P Elizabeth – 13.09.10
	Warriors won by 28 runs
	Warriors 158/6 (20/20 ov)
	Victoria 130/9 (20/20 ov)
3	12th Match. Group A:
	Central Districts v Warriors at P Elizabeth – 18.09.10
	Warriors won by 6 wickets
	Central Districts 175/3 (20/20 ov)
	Warriors 181/4 (19.1/20 ov)
No	Matches lost by Warriors
1	20th Match. Group A:
	CSK v Warriors at P Elizabeth – 22.09.10
	CSK won by 10 runs
	CSK 136/6 (20/20 ov)
	Warriors 126/8 (20/20 ov)
No	Matches won by South Australia
1	4th Match. Group B:
	Lions v South Australia at Centurion – 12.09.10
	South Australia won by 11 runs
	South Australia 178/6 (20/20 ov)
	Lions 167/8 (20/20 ov)
2	7th Match. Group B:
	Mumbai Indians v South Australia at Durban – 14.09.10
	South Australia won by 5 wickets
	Mumbai Indians 180/7 (20/20 ov)
	South Australia 182/5 (19.3/20 ov)
4	11th Match. Group B:
	RCB v South Australia at Durban – 17.09.10
	South Australia won by 8 wickets
	RCB 154 (19.5/20 ov)
	South Australia 155/2 (18.3/20 ov)
4	17th Match. Group B:
	Guyana v South Australia at Johannesburg – 21.09.10
	South Australia won by 15 runs
	South Australia 191/6 (20/20 ov)
	Guyana 176/7 (20/20 ov)
No	Matches won by RCB
1	5th Match. Group B:
	RCB v Guyana at Centurion – 12.09.10
	RCB won by 9 wickets
	Guyana 103 (20/20 ov)
	RCB 106/1 (12.2/20 ov)
2	18th Match. Group B:
	Lions v RCB at Johannesburg – 21.09.10
	RCB won by 6 wickets
	Lions 159/6 (20/20 ov)
	RCB 160/4 (19/20 ov)
No	Matches lost by RCB
1	11th Match. Group B:
	RCB v South Australia at Durban – 17.09.10
	South Australia won by 8 wickets
	RCB 154 (19.5/20 ov)
	South Australia 155/2 (18.3/20 ov)
2	15th Match. Group B:
	Mumbai Indians v RCB at Durban – 19.09.10
	Mumbai Indians won by 2 runs
	Mumbai Indians 165/7 (20/20 ov)
	RCB 163/5 (20/20 ov)

Fifth one day: England and Pakistan at Southampton on 22.09.10: England won by 121 runs and wins the series 3-2

EJG Morgan scored 107 not out in this game providing the 98^th occasion of an England batsman scoring a hundred in one day games. His knock represents the eleventh occasion of an England batsman scoring a hundred against Pakistan.

EJG Margan’s 107 not out in this game represents his fourth one day hundred which read thus – 115 for Canada vs Ireland at Nairobi on 04.02.07, 110* for England vs Bangladesh at Dhaka on 02.03.10, 107* for England vs Pakistan at Southampton on 22.09.10 and 103* for England vs Australia at Southampton on 22.06.10

PD Collingwood’s 47 in this game took him closer to 5000 runs in one day games. He has an aggregate of 4978 runs and 22 runs shy of 5000 runs.

At the end of this game, AJ Strauss has an aggregate of 403 boundary fours in his one day career. He became the fourth England batsman to total 400 plus boundary fours. Others are – ME Trecothick {528}, AJ Stewart {469} and GA Gooch {407}

EJG Morgan’s 107 not out in this game represent the 24^th occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred while batting at number six. He became the second England batsman after OA Shah to score a hundred at number six. OA Shah had scored 107 not out against India at The Oval on 05.09.07.

EJG Morgan’s 107 not out in this game represent the 106^th occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred against Pakistan. His knock also represents the eleventh occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred against Pakistan in England

Umar Gul {06} and Saeed Ajmal {02} were dismissed run out in this game providing the 49^th and 50^th occasion of a Pakistan batsman dismissed run out against England in one day games.

Asad Shafiq, Shahid Afridi and Shoaib Akthar scored zeroes in this game providing the eighth occasion of three or more Pakistan batsmen scoring zeroes in an innings against England.

Asad Shafiq and Shahid Afridi collected first ball ducks in this game providing the 23^rd and 24^th occasion of a Pakistan batsman collecting the first ball duck against England

Shahid Afridi’s first ball duck in this game provide the eighth occasion of a Pakistan captain to suffer such an ignominy. He is the first Pakistan captain to collect the first ball duck against England.

AJ Strauss at the end of this game has an aggregate of 625 runs against Pakistan. He is the second England batsman to total 600 plus runs against Pakistan, the first being AJ Lamb who has an aggregate of 830 runs.

AJ Strauss has led England on ten occasions against Pakistan. He has now the record of leading England on most occasions against Pakistan and wrested the record from MW Gatting who has led England against Pakistan on nine occasions

Shahid Afridi became the second Pakistan captain to score a duck against England, the first being Abdul Qadir who was dismissed for zero at Karachi on 20.11.87

England won this game by 121 runs providing the fifth occasion of England winning an one day game against Pakistan by 100 plus runs margin. The other four occasions are – by 198 runs at Nottingham on 20.08.92, by 132 runs at Manchester on 24.05.78, by 112 runs at Cape Town on 22.02.03 and by 107 runs at Birmingham on 31.08.96

Match No 15 : Shamanoor Davanagere Diamonds vs Belgavi Panthers at Bangalore on 22.09.10. Shamanoor Davanagere Diamonds won by 20 runs

MA Agarwal scored exact hundred runs in Diamonds total of 191 for 4 in Diamond’s innings and helped his team to carve a 20 run win against Belgavi Panthers.

MA Agarwal’s 100 is the first hundred of this edition and wrested B Chipli’s 75 for Mangalore United against Bangalore Brigadiers at Bangalore on 22.09.10. MA Agarwal became the second batsman to score a hundred in KPL games. MK Pandey of Belgavi Panthers had made 112 not out against Mangalore United at Bangalore on 14.09.09 in the first edition of KPL.

Davanagere’s total was built around MA Agarwal {100}, M Nidesh {23} and V Bharat Kumar {32}, There were substantial partnerships in the innings – 69 runs for the second wicket between MA Agarwal and YKT Goud, 53 runs partnership between MA Agarwal and M Nidesh and 39 runs unfinished stand for the fifth wicket between V Bharat Kumar and SB Joshi – which was the mainstay of Davanagere’s innings

MA Agarwal was at the crease for 77 minutes for his 100 which came in 62 balls. His essay contained 11 boundaries and four sixes. M Nidesh’s 23 came in 29 balls with two fours in a stay of 33 minutes. V Bharat Kumar’s cameo knock of 32 came in just seven balls with two fours and four sixes.

S Dhananjaya who was carted all over the ground by Davanagere batsmen leaked 55 runs in his four overs for his two wickets and was the most successful bowler for Belgavi Panthers. S Dhananjya earned the dubious distinction of becoming the first bowler to concede fifty runs in an innings in this edition of the tournament. He became the third bowler to concede 50 plus runs in the tournament. The other two bowlers are – ST Sharat {55} of Diamonds vs Brigadiers at Bangalore on 21.09.09 and STR Binny {51} of Bulls vs Brigadiers at Mysore on 19.09.09. Thus Dhananjaya became the most expensive bowler in the tournament in terms of runs conceded.

Belgavi Panthers undeterred by the huge total started in a confident note, with their inform openers – skipper J Arun Kumar and KS Ponnappa – adding 70 runs for the first wicket in 7.1 overs. KS Ponnappa left at 70 and J Arun Kumar followed him at 112. As long the skipper was at the crease, Panthers had a chance to wrap up the game. His departure at a crucial stage gave an advantage to Diamonds. Panthers lost wickets at regular intervals. With no partnerships coming forth in the rest of their innings, they reached a total of 171 for 9 leaving Diamond victors by 20 runs.

J Arunkumar’s 57 which was in a losing cause was made in 55 minutes in 34 balls and contained six hits to the fence and three over it.

P Patil was the most successful bowler for Diamond with 3 for 27. BN Bharat {2 for 39} and DC Rajesh {2 for 33} were the other bowlers who were amongst the wickets

Summarised scores : Shamanoor Davangere Diamonds 191 for 4 in 20 overs {MA Agarwal 100, V Bharat Kumar 32, M Nidesh 23, S Dhananjaya 2 for 55} beat Belgavi Panthers 171 for 9 in 20 overs {J Arunkumar 57, P Patil 3 for 27, BN Bharat 2 for 39, DC Rajesh 2 for 33} by 10 runs

Match No 20 : Chennai Super Kings vs Warrirors at Port Elizabeth on 22.09.10 : Chennai Super Kings won by 10 runs

CSK won this game by 10 runs providing the fourth occasion of a team winning a CLT20 game by ten runs and less than 10 runs margin. The other three occasions are – Lions won by nine runs against Mumbai by nine runs at Johannesburg on 10.09.10, Trinidad & Tobago won by three runs against Deccan Chargers at Hyd-RGS on 14.10.09 and Mumbai won by two runs against RCB at Johannesburg on 19.09.10

CSK became the second IPL team to qualify for the semi finals in the tournament, the first being Royal Challengers Bangalore

MEK Hussey scored 51 in this game providing the 51^st occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty in the tournament. His knock represents the 13^th occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty while batting at number one in the tournament. It also provides the 31^st occasion of an opening batsman scoring a fifty in the tournament.

MEK Hussey is the second batsman to score exact 50 in the tournament. M Klinger of South Australia had scored exact 50 against Mumbai at Durban on 14.09.10

MEK Hussey’s 50 in this game represent the fifth fifty scored by a CSK batsman in the tournament.

MEK Hussey and M Vijay added 64 runs for the first wicket in this game providing the 64^th occasion of batsmen posting a 50 plus runs partnership in the tournament. This stand also represents 19^th occasion of a 50 plus runs partnership for the first wicket in the tournament and also the fourth occasion of a 50 plus runs partnership posted by CSK batsmen.

JM Kemp of CSK and CA Thyssen of Warriors were dismissed for zero and 1 respectively in this game providing the 54^th and 55^th occasion of batsmen dismissed run out in the tournament.

JM Kemp became the first CSK batsman to be dismissed run out in the tournament. His dismissal for zero provides the ninth occasion of a batsman run out without scoring in the tournament.

JM Kemp’s dismissal for zero in this game provides the 57^th occasion of a batsman scoring a duck in the tournament. He became the 52^nd batsman to score a duck

J Kreusch {3 for 19} and R Ashwin (3 for 24} captured three wickets in this game providing the 42^nd and 43^rd occasion of a bowler capturing three or more wickets in the tournament.

R Ashwin’s feat in this game provides the fifth occasion of a CSK bowler capturing three or more wickets in the tournament.

J Kreusch’s 3 for 19 in this game provide the 15th occasion of a bowler capturing three or more wickets conceding 20 and less than 20 runs in the tournament.

CSK, NSW and RCB share the record of most three or more wickets haul by a team in the tournament. All the three teams have five occasions each.

R Ashwin has captured three or more wickets on two occasions in the tournament – 4 for 18 vs Wayamba at Centurion on 15.09.10 and 3 for 24 vs Warriors at P Elizabeth on 22.09.10. He became the eighth bowler in the tournament to capture three plus wickets on two more occasions, Others are – DJ Bravo of Tri & Tob {03}, SR Clark of NSW {03}, CJ Mckay of Victoria {02}, DP Nannes of Delhi {02}, MC Henriques of NSW {02}, JH Kallis of RCB {02} and J Theron of Warriors {02}

JP Kreusch {3 for 19} and R Ashwin {3 for 24} captured three wickets in this game providing the sixth occasion of rival bowlers capturing three or more wickets in the tournament.

MS Dhoni effected two stumpings in this game which gave him an aggregate of eleven dismissals in the tournament. He became the first wicket keeper to effect ten or more dismissals.

Summarised scores : CSK 136 or 6 in 20 overs {MEK Hussey 50, M Vijay 35, MS Dhoni 31, JP Kreusch 3 for 19} beat Warriors 126 for 8 in 20 overs {DA Jacobs 32, JP Kreusch 25, MV Boucher 25, R Ashwin 3 for 24, M Muralitharan 2 for 19} by ten runs

We are furnishing a Press release issued by KSCA, Bangalore regarding the cancellation of KPL 2010 mathces at Hubli and shifting them to Bangalore

Due to prevailing unavoidable circumstances, in consultation with all the associates of the Mantri KPL 2010, decided to cancel the matches scheduled at Hubli from 25th to 27th September 2010.

Now all the remaining matches will be played at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore. There will be no matches played on 24th and 25th September 2010.

The rescheduled matches from 26th to 29th September are as follows:

Mantri KPL 2010 – Revised Schedule
Date	Time	Teams
26.09.10	11:00 AM	Provident Bangalore(Rural) vs Mysore Maharaajas
26.09.10	02:45 PM	Bijapur Bulls vs S Davangere Diamonds
26.09.10	06:30 PM	Bangalore Brigadiers (Urban) vs Mangalore United
27.09.10	02:45 PM	Belgavi Panthers vs Mangalore United
27.09.10	06:30 PM	Malnad Gladiators vs Bangalore Brigadiers (Urban)
28.09.10	11:00 AM	Mysore Maharaajas vs S Davangere Diamonds
28.09.10	02:45 PM	Bijapur Bulls vs Bangalore Brigadiers (Urban)
28.09.10	06:30 PM	Provident Bangalore(Rural) vs Belgavi Panthers
29.09.10	11:00 AM	Bangalore Brigadiers (Urban) vs S Davangere Diamonds
29.09.10	02:45 PM	Belgavi Panthers vs Mysore Maharaajas
29,09.10	06.30 PM	Provident Bangalore(Rural) vs Malnad Gladiators