Chennai Superstars wins inaugural edition of ICL 50s!

Chennai Superstars won the inaugural edition of ICL 50s, played at Mayajaal Sports Village-Chennai, defeating Delhi Jets by 4 balls. This is their second straight victory after ICL 20 20 Championships. Chennai Superstars skipper R Satish won the toss and Chennai Superstars, medium fast bowler Tamil Kumaran was declared man of the match for his 5 for 39. Delhi Jets skipper J P Yadav was declared Player of the Tournament for his all round performance scoring 387 runs, 8 wickets and taking 5 catches.

Batting first, Delhi Jets managed to put on 240 runs in 48.3 overs. The Jets innings was off to a shaky start as the opener Sachin Dholpure was back in the pavilion by the 7th over, with the score on 27. This brought in Abhinav Bali who along with Mohnish Mishra put on 54 runs partnership for the second wicket to take Jets to a safer position after their horrid start.

Mohnish Mishra struck a fine 64 off 68 balls hitting 5 fours and 1 six and was the star of the Jets innings. Abhinav Bali gave him able support with a 30 ball 37. After the fall of Abhinav Bali, Mishra entered into 57 runs partnership with Abbas Ali to take the score past 130. After the fall of Mishra, JP Yadav and Ali added quick 37 to take the score past 175.

J P Yadav made 56 balls 45 hitting 2 sixes and one four. After the falloff Yadav tailenders didn't contribute much and the Jets managed to put on 240 runs in 48.3 overs. The stand out performance for the Chennai Superstars from Tamil Kumaran who took 5 for 38 and Thiru Kumaran who took 2 for 25.

Chennai Superstars were off to appalling start, loosing 3 wickets in the 8th over on a score of 33. After the fall of Vasant Sarvana, Hemang Badani entered into a 52 runs partnership with V Devendran to take the score past 80 in the 17th over. Devendran scored 43 off 56 balls hitting 2 sixes and 3 boundaries. After the fall of Devendran, Hemang and Harish scored 81 runs off 105 balls taking the score past 166 in the 35th over. In course of their partnership, Hemang scored 58 off 77 balls hitting 3 sixes and Harish scored 59 off 73 balls hitting 4 boundaries.

After the fall of Devendran, Hemang and Harish scored 81 runs off 105 balls taking the score past 166 in the 35th over. In course of their partnership, Hemang scored 58 off 77 balls hitting 3 sixes and Harish scored 59 off 73 balls hitting 4 boundaries.

Three wickets of Superstars fell quickly to take the score to 208 for 9 in 46th over. At this point the win for Delhi Jets was looking inevitable, but Superstars all rounder Thiru Kumaran had some other ideas. He struck 21 balls 38 hitting 2 sixes and 4 boundaries to take Superstars toward victory. Chennai Superstars won the match in the 50th over with 4 balls still to be bowled.

Brief scores: Chennai Superstars 242 for 9 in 49.2 overs (Hemang Badani 58, J Hariesh 59, V Devendran 43 , Shalabh Srivastava 3/ 38) defeated Delhi Jets 240 all out in 48.3 overs (Monish Mishra 64, J.P. Yadav 45, Abbas Ali 45, Tamil Kumaran 5/38 , Thiru Kumaran 2/ 25) by 4 balls.
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The Unbreakable Jets defeat Hyderabad Heroes by 26 runs

In the 15th match of the ICL 50s being played at Lahari Resorts-Hyderabad, Delhi Jets defeated Hyderabad Heroes by 26 runs. Delhi Jets skipper J.P. Yadav won the toss and elected to bat. Skipper J.P Yadav of Delhi Jets was declared man of the match for his brilliant 101 of 98 balls.

The Delhi Jets put up a good show inspite of losing its 1st wicket in the first over in the name of Sachin Dholpure. Followed by Abhinav Bali and opener Mohnish Mishra who put up 82 run partnership for the second wicket, as both the batsman scored 43 runs each. Skipper J.P Yadav and Abbas Ali then put on a 146 run partnership. J.P Yadav went off to score a memorable century of 98 balls which included 10 fours and 1 six. Abbas Ali gave him good support and scored 78 runs of 87 balls including 5 fours and 2 sixes. The tailenders didn't contribute much and the Jets made a mighty 321 runs for 8 in their quota of 50 overs. There is nothing much to talk about the Heroes bowling as the Jets almost snuffed out the bowlers. Kaushik Reddy took 2 wickets and gave away 67 runs in 9 overs.

In reply, the Heroes batsmen were off to a flying start. Opener Shashank Nag scored a brilliant 104 runs of 90 balls which included 12 fours and 2 sixes. He along with left-hand batsman P.S. Niranjan had a 173 runs partnership for the 1st wicket, but the middle order collapsed like a pack of cards. The only support came in was in the mane of Shahbuddin who scored 46 runs and extras 33. The Heroes managed to score 295 in 50 overs. From the Jets, Abhishek Tamarkar took 4 wickets for 60 runs.

With this win, the Jets continued to show their great run in the tournament. In this entire tournament the team has stood out distinctively in all aspects of the game. Without losing a single match, the Jets ensured that they were the only team who truly deserved to play in the finals.

Brief scores: Delhi Jets 321 for 8 in 50 overs (J.P. Yadav 101, Abbas Ali 78,K.Reddy 2-67) beat Hyderabad Heroes 295 for 10 in 50 overs (Shashank Nag 104,P.S.Niranjan 52, R.S. A.Tamarkar 4-60).

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Kolkata Tigers scores Emphatic Win

In the 13th match of the ICL 50s being played here at the Mayajaal Sports Village, Kolkata Tigers defeated Chandigarh Lions by 3 wickets. Chandigarh Lions skipper Dinesh Mongia won the toss and elected to bat. Abu Nachim was declared was declared man of the match for his brilliant match winning 45 and 2 for 51.

In the must win match Chandigarh Lions, managed to put a score of 272 for the loss of 7 wickets in the allotted 50 overs after an awful start. The Lions innings was off to a shaky start as both openers Chetan Sharma and Manish Sharma were back in the pavilion by the 5th over, with the score on 16. This brought in captain Dinesh Mongia and T P Singh who put on 102 runs to take Lions to a safer position after their horrid start. Playing captain’s knock Dinesh Mongia struck a solid 108 off 129 balls hitting 6 boundaries and 4 sixes. T P Singh gave him able support with a 64 balls 47. Singh’s wicket brought in Reetinder Sodhi who scored quick 62 off 73 balls hitting 5 boundaries and a six. He along with Dinesh took the score past 220 in 45th over. After the departure of Mongia and Sodhi rest of the Lions wickets fell cheaply. The stand out performance for the Tigers came from Abu Nachim took 3 for 52 and Syed Ahmed who took 2 for 33 to keep the Lions total in check.

Chasing the target Kolkata Tigers didn’t have good start. Captain Deep Dasgupta was retired hurt in the 4th over. This brought in Abhishek Jhunjhunwala who along with Parviz Aziz put on a partnership of 48 runs. Aziz scored 32 off 26 balls hitting 5 boundaries. Kolkata Tigers lost three quick wickets in the span of 4 overs taking the score to 124 for 4 in 18.3 overs. This brought in Rohan Gavaskar who entered into two crucial partnerships. First partnership with Ali H Zaidi for 23 runs and second with Abu Nachim for 76 runs to take Tigers to the winning position.. Rohan Gavaskar scored 67 off 82 balls hitting 3 sixes and 3 boundaries. Abu Nachim scored brilliant 45 off 41 balls and was declared man of the match. For Chandigarh Lions the pick of bowlers was Rajesh Sharma who took 3/31.

With both the teams out of competition Chennai Superstars will clash with Delhi Jets in the finals of ICL50s at Mayajaal Sports Village on February 10, 2008.

Brief scores: Kolkata Tigers 311 for 7 wickets in 50 overs (Rohan Gavaskar 67,Abhishek Jhunjhunwala 47,Abu Nachim 45,Rajesh Sharma 3/31,Dinesh Mongia 2/41) defeated Chandigarh Lions 272 for 7 wickets in 50 overs (Dinesh Mongia 108 , Reetinder Singh Sodhi 62 , T P Singh 47 , Abu Nachim 3/52 , Syed Ahmad 2/ 33) by 3 wickets.

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Shashank Nag and Dheeraj Jadhav declared Man of the Match

In the 13th match of ICL 50's being played at Lahari Resorts-Hyderabad, Hyderabad Heroes defeated Mumbai Champs by 80 runs and it was their first win. Stand-in-skipper of Hyderabad Heroes Shashank Nag won the toss and elected to bat. Shashank Nag of Hyderabad Heroes and Dheeraj Jadhav of Mumbai Champs were declared man of the match.
The Heroes scored at a brisk pace inspite of loosing its first wicket in the 2nd over in the name of P.S. Niranjan. Stand-in-skipper and opener Shashank Nag scored 63 runs of 64 balls which included 11 boundaries. The middle order chipped in pretty well as both the batsmen, Vinay Kumar and Ibrahim Khaleel scored half centuries. The Heroes ended their innings on 276 for 8 in their quota of 50 overs. The Mumbai Champs bowlers proved to be too expensive as both their strike bowlers Anupam Sanklecha and Suyash Burkul gave away 72 runs and took 3 wickets each.

In reply, the Champs continued to show their poor run in the tournament. Champs never managed to get going and lost wickets at regular intervals. The only batsman who stood out for the Champs was Dheeraj Jadhav who scored a brilliant 101 runs of 113 balls including 12 boundaries and was not out till the end. The other batsman who gave support to Dheeraj was Ranjeet Khirid who made 31 runs of 47 balls including 2 fours and 1 six. Kaushik Reddy of Hyderabad Heroes took 3 wickets for 34 runs in his 7.4 overs.

In today's match, Heroes proved to be a better team and completely outplayed the Champs and also picked up a bonus point.

Brief scores: Hyderabad Heroes 276 for 8 in 50 overs (Shashank Nag 63, Vinay Kumar 62, A.Sanlkecha 3-72) beat Mumbai Champs 196 for 10 in 42.4 overs (Dheeraj Jadhav 101*, Ranjeet Khirid 31, K.Reddy 3-34).

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Chennai Superstars Score Easy Win

In the 12th match of the ICL 50's being played at Mayajaal Sports Village, Chennai Superstars defeated Kolkata Tigers by 6 wickets. Kolkata Tigers skipper Deep Dasgupta won the toss and elected to bat. Hemang Badani was declared man of the match for his brilliant 112 and 2 for 38.
Electing to bat the Kolkata Tigers managed to put on 311in their 50 overs. The Kolkata innings was off to a shaky start as the opener Paryiz Aziz was back in the pavilion by the 4th over, with the score on 8. This brought in Subhomoy Das who along with captain Deep Dasgupta put on 104 runs partnership for the second wicket to take Kolkata to a safer position after their horrid start. Subhomoy Das struck a fine 80 of 81 balls hitting 5 fours and 1 six and was the star of the Tigers innings. Deep Dasgupta gave him able support with a 62 ball 54. After the fall of these two wickets in quick time Abhishek Jhunjhunwala and Rohan Gavaskar struck a partner ship of 93 to take the score past 260. Gavaskar struck 64 balls 61 hitting 2 sixes and 3 fours while Jhunjhunwala struck quick fire 39 off 40 balls. The stand out performance for the Chennai Superstars from Hemang Badani who took 2 for 38 .
Chasing the target, Chennai Superstars didn’t have a good start. They lost their opener Hemant Kumar on the score of 34 in the 4th over. That brought in R Satish who along with opener V Devedran put on 22 run for the second wicket. R Satish was in fine form as he struck 37 ball 42 , hitting seven boundaries. The Superstars then lost 3 wickets with score on 101 in the 15th over. This flurry of wickets brought in Hemang Badani who seized control of the game by stringing a 209 run partnership with V Saravanan.Hemang struck a fine 112 off 94 balls and V Saravanan scored not out 107. Man of the match Hemang Badani struck 4 sixes and 8 boundaries in his innings. After the fall of Hemang Badani on score of 311 , V Saravanan hit the winning runs.

Brief scores: Chennai Superstars 315 for 4 wickets in 48.1 overs (V Saravanan 107, Hemang Badani 112, Abu Nachim 2/60) defeated Kolkata Tigers 311 for 7 wickets in 50 overs (Subhomoy Das 80, Rohan Gasvaskar 61, Deep Dasgupta 54, Hemang Badani 2 /38, / R Jesura 1/41) by 6 wickets.

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The Jets thrive again! Defeat Chandigarh Lions by 92 runs

In the 11th match of the ICL 50s being played at Lahari Resorts-Hyderabad, Delhi Jets defeated Chandigarh Lions by 92 runs. Delhi Jets skipper J.P. Yadav won the toss and elected to bat. Abhinav Bali of Delhi Jets was declared man of the match for his all round effort.
Delhi Jets innings went off to a shaky start by losing its first 4 wickets before its score touched the 100 run mark. Skipper J.P Yadav and Dhruv Mahajan then managed to hold the innings together and put up 77 run partnership between them. J.P Yadav played a captain's innings by scoring 60 crucial runs of 59 balls which included 3 fours and 4 sixes. The tailenders contributed few lusty blows and took their team's total to 259. The Delhi Jets ended their innings in just 47.5 overs. For the Chandigarh Lions Reetender Singh Sodhi took 3 wickets by giving away 46 runs in his 8.5 overs.

In reply, the Chandigarh Lions batsmen faltered out badly as they were skittle out for a meagre 167 in 36 overs. Chandigarh Lions never managed to get going and lost crucial wickets at regular intervals. The only batsman who stood out for the Lions was Chetan Sharma who scored 61 runs of 51 balls including 10 boundaries. Playing as true champions, the Jets just didn't allow the Lions to get into any momentum, as they went on picking up wickets after wickets. Left arm-spinner Ali Murtaza managed to pick up 3 wickets while Abhinav Bali chipped in with 2 wickets for the Jets.

In today's match, Jets overpowered the Lions completely and also picked up a bonus point. With this win, the Jets are through to the finals. On the other hand, the Lions have to win their last match with a bonus point to see themselves in the finals.

Brief scores: Chandigarh Lions 167 for 10 in 36 overs (Chetan Sharma 61, Murtaza 3-37, Bali 2-27) lost to Delhi Jets 259 for 10 in 47.5 overs (J.P. Yadav 60, Abhinav Bali 45, R.S. Sodhi 3-46).

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Mumbai Champs pips Kolkata Tigers

Mumbai Champs beat Kolkata Tigers by 54 runs to win their two games on the trot in the ICL 50s. In the game being played at the Mayajaal Sports Village, Mumbai Champs skipper Kiran Powar won the toss and decided to bat on a batsmen friendly pitch. Sridhar Iyer of Mumbai Champs was declared man of the match for his superb bowling spell of.
Batting first Champs were bowled out for 257 in 45.1 overs. Once again openers Robin Morris and Dheeraj Jadhav provided a great start to the Champs. They forged 67 runs partnership in11.4 overs. Morris scored quick fire 33 runs in 35 ball hitting 4 boundaries. That brought in AA Sanklecha who smashed 17 ball 22 that included 2 sixes and 1 boundary. Continuing his good form Dheeraj Jadhav struck a fine 73 balls 59 that included 4 boundaries to get the innings going for the Champs. After the quick of two wickets fall of Khanolkar and Dheeraj Jadhav, Mumbai Champs Captain Powar forged a 96 runs partnership with Nikhil Mandale to take the score past 145. Powar played a true captain's knock to score a belligerent 57 balls 60 that included 2 huge sixes and 4 boundaries. Once the Powar got out, the Mumbai batsmen failed to capitalise on the situation and lost wickets at regular intervals. None of the Champs batsman could put together a substantial partnership. They were bowled out for 257 in 45.1 overs. The Tigers bowling effort was a much more disciplined, than their previous matches. The star performers for Kolkata Tigers with the ball were Abhishek Jhunjhunwala 3/42 and Eklak Ahmid 2/34. Fast bowler Sujoy Tarafdar chipped in with important wicket of opener Robin Morris.
In their reply, the Kolkata Tigers batsman faltered badly as they were skittled out for a meager 203 in 40.4 overs. Kolkata never managed to get going and were set back by some inspiring bowling from Mumbai Champs bowlers. The Tigers were reeling at 95 for 4 in the 21st over and never managed to recover from that position. The chief architect of the Tigers collapse was Champs bowlers Shridhar Iyer and Shreyas Khanolkar who picked up four wicket each at regular intervals. The only spark in the Tigers innings came from Subhomoy Das and Shibsagar Singh , who scored 38 and 32 respectively.

Brief scores: Mumbai Champs 257 in 45.1 overs (Kiran Powar 60, Dheeraj Jadhav 59, Robin Morris 33, Abhishek Jhunjhunwala 3/42 , Eklak Ahmid 2/34 ) beat Kolkata Tigers 203 in 40.4 overs ( Subhomoy Das 38 , Shibsagar Singh 32 , Shridhar Singh 4/39 , Shreyas Khanolkar 4/45) by 54 runs.

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Delhi Jets win again

Delhi Jets beat Chennai Superstars by 75 runs to win their third game on the trot in the ICL 50s. In the game being played at the Mayajaal Sports Village, Chennai Superstars skipper R.Satish won the toss and predictably asked Delhi to bat. Delhi Jets captain J.P Yadav was declared man of the match for his superb all round performance where he scored 35 runs and then took 4 crucial wickets.
After their two magnificent chases of over 300 it was going to be interesting to see how much the Jets could muster up batting first. Unfortunately things didn’t go as planned for Delhi and they were bowled out for 271 in the 46th over. Delhi lost their first wicket at 28 when Monish Mishra was leg before to R. Jesuraj. That brought in Abhinav Bali who continued his big hitting ways. He smashed an outrageous 44 ball 78 that included 6 sixes and 9 boundaries. He put on 103 runs for the 2nd wicket with Sachin Dholpure (45 of 54 balls), who played a sensible innings. Once the partnership was broken, the Delhi batsmen failed to capitalise on the situation and lost wickets at regular intervals. None of the Jets batsman could put together a substantial partnership. The next highest being 33 runs for the 8th wicket. Even though they were losing wickets the Delhi innings never lost steam. And when they were bowled out with 29 deliveries remaining, they had still managed to reach 271. The pick of the bowlers for the Chennai Superstars was Syed Mohammad who picked up 4 wickets for 40 runs in his quota of 10 overs. Hemang Badani also chipped in with 2 wickets.
Chennai Superstars fell well short of Delhi’s target in the end. Chennai Superstars were off to a horrid start as they lost their first wicket with the score on 5. They were further setback with two quick wickets and were reeling at 32 for 3 in the 8th over. Hemang Badani then joined V. Devendran to put on 82 runs for the 4th wicket and help consolidate the Superstars position. Badani scored a fast paced 47 of 40 balls that included 3 sixes and 3 boundaries. Once he was out the Superstars batsmen offered little resistance. And once Devendran was out for 40 in the 27th over the Chennai innings folded up. Delhi captain added 4 wickets to his 35 while batting to cap off a good day in the office. Jets spinner Abhishek Sharma also took to 2 vital wickets. Delhi Jets have now won all their 3 games and have almost assured them a place in the finals.

Brief scores: Delhi Jets 271 in 45.1 overs (Abhinav Bali 78, Sachin Dholpure 45, J.P. Yadav 35, Syed Mohammad 4/40, Hemang Badani 2/39) beat Chennai Superstars 196 in 43.4 overs (Hemang Badani 47, V Devendran 40, J.P. Yadav 4/24, Abhishek Sharma 2/31) by 75 runs.

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Mumbai Champs Win!

Mumbai Champs beat Chandigarh Lions by 4 wickets thanks to a brilliant 88 from man of the match Dheeraj Jadhav, in the 5th match of the ICL 50s that is being played at the Mayajaal Sports Village-Chennai. Chandigarh Lion's won the toss and their captain Dinesh Mongia had no hesitation in selecting to bat.
Batting first the Lions managed 262 in their quota of 50 overs. Chandigarh Lions suffered an early setback as they began their innings. Opener Sarabjit Singh was out in the 2nd over with the score on 2. That brought in T.P Singh who put on 51 runs with Manish Sharma to take the Lions total past 50. Both batsmen were out by the 17th over and that brought in Chandigarh Skipper Dinesh Mongia to join Gaurav Gupta. Together they added 77 for the 4th wicket. Mongia made a brisk 50 while Gupta was unfortunate not to reach a well deserved half century, he was out for 48. Bipul Sharma (40 of 29 balls) and Karanveer Singh (27 of 15) gave the late burst for the Lions to propel their score past 260. The Champs bowling effort was a much more disciplined with the ball were the new ball pair of Anupam Sanklecha (3/35) and Ranjit Khirid (2/44). Part timer Shreyas Khanolkar also chipped in with 3 wickets.

Chasing 280 the Mumbai Champs got of to a great start. Champs openers Dheeraj Jadhav and Robbin Morris put on 125 to forge the highest opening partnership of the tournament so far. Jadhav was at his silky best as he scored a match winning 88. Morris was in a destructive mood scoring a 66 ball 74. Next batsman in Raviraj Patil continued the good work with a classy 52 of 46 balls. He put on 85 runs with Jadhav to take Mumbai to the brink of victory. With 30 required in 3 overs for Mumbai to gain the bonus point the Champs batsmen went for it. That resulted in spurt of wickets but that couldn't stop the Mumbai victory. The Chandigarh Lions bowling and fielding wasn't up to the mark today and the drop catches didn't help their cause. Mumbai cruised past the target in the 43rd over.

This is a big win for the Champ's whose confidence has been at rock bottom after the demolition at the hands of the Delhi Jets two days ago.

Brief scores: Chandigarh Lions 262 in 50 overs (Dinesh Mongia 50, Gaurav Gupta 48, Anupam Sanklecha 3/35, Shreyas Khanolkar 3/39, Ranjit Khirid 2-44) lost to Mumbai Champs 265 for 6 in 42.2 overs (Dheeraj Jadhav 88, Robbin Morris 74, Raviraj Patil 52, Rakesh Patel 1-18) by 4 wickets.

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Delhi Jets continue to soar

In the sixth match of the ICL 50’s being played here at the Mayajaal Sports Village, Delhi Jets defeated Kolkata by 5 wickets. Kolkata Tigers skipper Deep Dasgupta won the toss and once again elected to bat. Delhi Jets batsman Monish Mishra was declared man of the match for his 118 runs.
The Kolkata Innings got of to a great start as the openers Anshu Jain and Parviz Aziz took the Tigers score to 145. Aziz scored quick 93 of 88 balls including 2 sixes. Jain scored a patient 44 and was the perfect foil for Aziz. Both batsmen fell in the space of 3 balls and that slowed down Kolkata’s innings. Rohan Gavaskar and Deep Dasguta then played some quick cameos to help the Tigers total along. Gavaskar scored 45 of 34 balls including 3 hits over the fence, while Dasgupta made quick 38. Shib Sagar Singh then joined his captain to strike some lusty blows and take the Tiger’s total one short of 300. For the Jets bowlers there was nothing to write home about. Though Abhinav Bali had amazing figures of 3 wickets for one run, thanks too some cheap wickets at the end of the innings.
Delhi Jets continue to dazzle when they are chasing. Today thanks to brilliant hundred by the other Delhi opener Monish Mishra, the Jets managed to chase down Kolkata’s target in just 45.4 overs. Mishra was the star for the Delhi Jets as he carried his bat right trough the innings to guide his side to victory. Mishra made 118 of 119 balls including 6 boundaries and 5 sixes. The loss of his opening partner when the score was 39 brought in Abhinav Bali. The young Delhi all rounder was in no mood to hang around as he made a quick fire 42 of 30 balls. The fall of two quick wickets gave Kolkata a glimmer of hope. But those hopes were soon dashed by Delhi skipper who put his foot on the pedal to smash quick 67 that included 5 big ones. He and Mishra put on a match winning 125 runs that took the game away from the Tigers. Mishra then completed the formalities with Ali Murtza to give the Jets a comfortable victory.

Delhi Jets look like the stand out team of the tournament so far after their scintillating chases in their last two games. I think captains will be weary about batting first in their games against Delhi from now on. Meanwhile after a low scoring first game, it has been a real run feast for the batsman on this placid wicket, and a nightmare for the bowlers.

Brief scores: Kolkata Tigers 299 in 50 overs (Parvez Aziz 93, Rohan Gavaskar 45, Anshu Jain 44, Abhinav Bali 3/1, Abbas Ali 2/43) beat Delhi Jets 300 for 5 in 45.4 overs (Monish Mishra 118*, J.P Yadav 67, Abhinav Bali 42, Shiv Sagar Singh 2/56) by 5 wickets.

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Tigers Roar to 123 run victory

Kolkata Tigers defeated Hyderabad Heroes by 123 runs in a round robin game of the ICL 50's tournament being played here at the Mayajaal Sports Village. Kolkata Tigers captain and former India wicket keeper Deep Dasgupta won the toss and decided to bat in extremely humid conditions. The star of the show was Abhishek Jhunjhunwala who scored a brilliant hundred to set up a comfortable victory for the Tigers.
Electing to bat the Kolkata Tigers managed to put on 279 in their 50 overs. The Kolkata innings was off to a shaky start as both openers were back in the pavilion by the 3rd over, with the score on 12. This brought in Abhishek Jhunjhunwala and Rajiv Kumar who put on 99 runs to take Kolkata to a safer position after their horrid start. Man of the Match Jhunjhunwala struck a fine hundred (104 of 129 balls) and was the star of the Tigers innings. Rajiv Kumar gave him able support with a 55 ball 54. Kumar's wicket brought in Rohan Gavaskar who only managed a sedate 24 to help put on 67 runs with Jhunjhunwala. Kolkata captain Dasgupta (33) and Shib Sagar Singh (23) struck some lusty blows to take Kolkata the total past 275 runs. The stand out performance for the Hyderabad Heroes came from their opening bowler Kaushik Reddy who took 4 for 38 to keep the tigers total in check.
In their reply, the Hyderabad Heroes batsman faltered badly as they were skittled out for a meager 156 in the 35th over. Hyderabad never managed to get going and were set back by some inspiring bowling from Kolkata Tiger's new ball pair. The Heroes were reeling at 69-6 in the 16th over and never managed to recover from that position. The chief architect of the Hyderabad collapse was Tiger's opening bowler Sayed Akhlak Ahmed who picked up the tournament's first five wicket haul with figures of 5 for 34. Once Ahmed had seized the initiative, the game was out of Hyderabad's grasp and they folded up without a fight. The only spark in the Heroes innings came from Stuart Binny, who in some rear guard action scored a run a ball 64.
The Hyderabad Heroes need to get their act together quickly as they have now lost both their games in the tournament and face the threat of elimination. Meanwhile the Kolkata Tigers will be high on confidence after their resounding victory.

Brief scores: Kolkata Tigers 279 for 9 in 50 overs (Abhishel Jhunjhunwala 104, Rajiv Kumar 54, Deep Dasgupata 33, Kaushik Reddy 4-38) beat Hyderabad Heroes 156 in 34.1 overs (Stuart Binny 64, Sayed Akhalk Ahmed 5-38, ) by 123 runs.

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Delhi Jets overpower Mumbai Champs beat Mumbai Champs by 6 wickets in ICL 50s

In the third match of the ongoing ICL 50's being played at Mayajaal, Delhi Jets overpowered Mumbai Champs by six wickets. The key performer for the Jets was Man of the Match Sachin Dholpure who smashed brilliant hundred chasing 300 plus. Mumbai Champs captain Kiran Powar won the toss and elected to bat.
Batting first, Mumbai were off to a good start as the Champs openers Robin Morris and Dheeraj Yadav took the score to 64. Dheeraj Yadav struck a fine 49 to get the innings going for the Champs. Ravi Raj Patil then joined Yadav to further bolster Mumbai's position. He was out 2 short of his half-century. Then came the burst for Mumbai as Kiran Powar and Nikhil Mandale put on a 128 runs of 78 balls for the 5th wicket. Powar played a true captain's knock to score a belligerent 58 ball 92 that included five huge sixes. Meanwhile, Nikhil Mandale was at his fluid best and was a perfect foil for Powar's big hitting. Mandale was not out on 60 of 44 balls as the Mumbai Champs closed their innings on 304 of the stipulated 50 overs. There was nothing to write home about for the Delhi Jet's bowlers as the Mumbai Champs powered past 300. The best performance coming from Delhi's left arm spinner and top wicket taker of the recently concluded ICL Indian 20-20 Championship, Ali Murtuza who picked up 2 for 45 in his 10 overs.
Chasing 300 plus was never going to be easy for the Jets but that never seemed evident from the way the Delhi Jets batsman approached the target bowlers. Delhi reached the target in the 39th over thanks to big hitting and some wayward bowling and inept fielding by the Champ's. The chief destroyer for the Delhi Jets was Sachin Dholpure who scored a swashbuckling 103 of 95 balls to set the game up for Delhi. He was given able support by Abbas Ali who scored 48. He along with Dholpure put on 79 for the 3rd wicket. The fall of Ali's wicket brought in Delhi Jets skipper J.P. Yadav who smashed 82 of 64 balls to forge a 153 run partnership with Dholpure for the 3rd wicket. Sachin Dholpure was unfortunately run out but the game was beyond the Mumbai Champs. Dhruv Mahajan scored 32 from 19 balls to finish the game for the Jets, and give them a comfortable victory.

Mumbai Champs poor form in the ICL continues and they need to find ways to strengthen their bowling if want to have any chance of progressing in this tournament.

Brief scores: Mumbai Champs 304 for 6 in 50 overs (Kiran Powar 92, Nikhil Mandle 60*, Dheeraj Yadav 49, Ali Murtuza 2-45) lost to Delhi Jets 307 for 4 in 38.4 overs (Sachin Dholpure 103, J.P Yadav 82, Abbas Ali 49, Rakesh Patel 1-18) by 6 wickets.

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Superstars beat Heroes by 2 wicket

Chennai Superstars secured a 2 wicket victory over the Hyderabad Heroes in the 2nd Match of the ongoing ICL 50’s being played at Mayajaal largely thanks to Man of the Match Hemang Badani (88*). Chennai won the toss and elected to field in a high scoring game that went down to the last over.

Batting first, Hyderabad Heroes put on 263 in their stipulated 50 overs thanks to a fine hundred by Ambati Raydu (103). Raydu came in the 4th over with the score on 7. He along with Heroes skipper Anirudh Singh (77) put on a partnership of 161 for the 3rd Wicket. Hyderabad started slowly but once Raydu and Singh got their eye in the runs started flowing.
Then a couple of quick wickets made it seem that Hyderabad would struggle to reach 250 but a late flourish by their lower middle order ensured they reached a respectable total. That stand out performer for the Superstars was G. Vignesh (3/40) who continued his fine bowling.

Chasing the target, Chennai Superstars got off to a decent start losing their first wicket at 37. That brought in S. Sriram who along with opener Hemant Kumar put on 79 for the third wicket. Kumar was in fine form as he struck a run a ball 64. The Superstars then lost 3 wickets with score on 116. This flurry of wickets brought in Hemang Badani who seized control of the game by stringing together two 50 plus run partnerships. First was a 59 run stand with Vasanth Sarvanan for the 5th wicket. And then he put on one more with P.Vivek of 51 runs for the 7th wicket. Two more wickets fell but Badani did not panic and made sure his team reached the target. Hemang Badani was not out on 88 of 83 balls as Thiru Kumaran hit the winning runs for Chennai in the first ball of the 50th over.

This was much required win for the Chennai Superstars who had lost the opening match of the tournament to the Chandigarh Lions yesterday.

Source : http://www.indiancricketleague.in/