The IPL V Schedule

Here is the IPL V Schedule

DATE TIME MATCH TEAM VENUE Wed, Apr 04 20:00(IST) Match 1 Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Thu, Apr 05 20:00(IST) Match 2 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Daredevils Eden Gardens, Kolkata Fri, Apr 06 16:00(IST) Match 3 Mumbai Indians vs Pune Warriors India Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Fri, Apr 06 20:00(IST) Match 4 Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Sat, Apr 07 16:00(IST) Match 5 Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Delhi Daredevils M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru Sat, Apr 07 20:00(IST) Match 6 Deccan Chargers vs Chennai Super Kings ACA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam Sun, Apr 08 16:00(IST) Match 7 Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Sun, Apr 08 20:00(IST) Match 8 Pune Warriors India vs Kings XI Punjab Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune Mon, Apr 09 20:00(IST) Match 9 Deccan Chargers vs Mumbai Indians ACA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam Tue, Apr 10 16:00(IST) Match 10 Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Kolkata Knight Riders M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru Tue, Apr 10 20:00(IST) Match 11 Delhi Daredevils vs Chennai Super Kings Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi Wed, Apr 11 20:00(IST) Match 12 Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Thu, Apr 12 16:00(IST) Match 13 Chennai Super Kings vs Bangalore Royal Challengers MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Thu, Apr 12 20:00(IST) Match 14 Kings XI Punjab vs Pune Warriors India Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali Fri, Apr 13 20:00(IST) Match 15 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals Eden Gardens, Kolkata Sat, Apr 14 20:00(IST) Match 16 Pune Warriors India vs Chennai Super Kings Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune Sun, Apr 15 16:00(IST) Match 17 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab Eden Gardens, Kolkata Sun, Apr 15 20:00(IST) Match 18 Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Rajasthan Royals M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru Mon, Apr 16 20:00(IST) Match 19 Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Daredevils Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Tue, Apr 17 16:00(IST) Match 20 Rajasthan Royals vs Deccan Chargers Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Tue, Apr 17 20:00(IST) Match 21 Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Pune Warriors India M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru Wed, Apr 18 20:00(IST) Match 22 Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali Thu, Apr 19 16:00(IST) Match 23 Delhi Daredevils vs Deccan Chargers Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi Thu, Apr 19 20:00(IST) Match 24 Chennai Super Kings vs Pune Warriors India MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Fri, Apr 20 20:00(IST) Match 25 Kings XI Punjab vs Bangalore Royal Challengers Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali Sat, Apr 21 16:00(IST) Match 26 Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Sat, Apr 21 20:00(IST) Match 27 Delhi Daredevils vs Pune Warriors India Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi Sun, Apr 22 16:00(IST) Match 28 Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Sun, Apr 22 20:00(IST) Match 29 Deccan Chargers vs Kolkata Knight Riders Barabati Stadium, Cuttack Mon, Apr 23 20:00(IST) Match 30 Rajasthan Royals vs Bangalore Royal Challengers Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Tue, Apr 24 16:00(IST) Match 31 Pune Warriors India vs Delhi Daredevils Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune Tue, Apr 24 20:00(IST) Match 32 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Deccan Chargers Eden Gardens, Kolkata Wed, Apr 25 16:00(IST) Match 33 Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali Wed, Apr 25 20:00(IST) Match 34 Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Chennai Super Kings M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru Thu, Apr 26 20:00(IST) Match 35 Pune Warriors India vs Deccan Chargers Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune Fri, Apr 27 20:00(IST) Match 36 Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi Sat, Apr 28 16:00(IST) Match 37 Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Sat, Apr 28 20:00(IST) Match 38 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Bangalore Royal Challengers Eden Gardens, Kolkata Sun, Apr 29 16:00(IST) Match 39 Delhi Daredevils vs Rajasthan Royals Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi Sun, Apr 29 20:00(IST) Match 40 Mumbai Indians vs Deccan Chargers Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Mon, Apr 30 20:00(IST) Match 41 Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Tue, May 01 16:00(IST) Match 42 Deccan Chargers vs Pune Warriors India Barabati Stadium, Cuttack Tue, May 01 20:00(IST) Match 43 Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Wed, May 02 20:00(IST) Match 44 Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Kings XI Punjab M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru Thu, May 03 20:00(IST) Match 45 Pune Warriors India vs Mumbai Indians Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune Fri, May 04 20:00(IST) Match 46 Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Sat, May 05 16:00(IST) Match 47 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Pune Warriors India Eden Gardens, Kolkata Sat, May 05 20:00(IST) Match 48 Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali Sun, May 06 16:00(IST) Match 49 Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Sun, May 06 20:00(IST) Match 50 Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Deccan Chargers M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru Mon, May 07 20:00(IST) Match 51 Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi Tue, May 08 16:00(IST) Match 52 Pune Warriors India vs Rajasthan Royals Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune Tue, May 08 20:00(IST) Match 53 Deccan Chargers vs Kings XI Punjab Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad Wed, May 09 20:00(IST) Match 54 Mumbai Indians vs Bangalore Royal Challengers Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Thu, May 10 20:00(IST) Match 56 Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Thu, May 10 16:00(IST) Match 55 Deccan Chargers vs Delhi Daredevils Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad Fri, May 11 20:00(IST) Match 57 Pune Warriors India vs Bangalore Royal Challengers Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune Sat, May 12 16:00(IST) Match 58 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians Eden Gardens, Kolkata Sat, May 12 20:00(IST) Match 59 Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Sun, May 13 16:00(IST) Match 60 Rajasthan Royals vs Pune Warriors India Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Sun, May 13 20:00(IST) Match 61 Kings XI Punjab vs Deccan Chargers Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali Mon, May 14 16:00(IST) Match 62 Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Mumbai Indians M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru Mon, May 14 20:00(IST) Match 63 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings Eden Gardens, Kolkata Tue, May 15 20:00(IST) Match 64 Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi Wed, May 16 20:00(IST) Match 65 Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Thu, May 17 16:00(IST) Match 66 Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala Thu, May 17 20:00(IST) Match 67 Delhi Daredevils vs Bangalore Royal Challengers Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi Fri, May 18 20:00(IST) Match 68 Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad Sat, May 19 16:00(IST) Match 69 Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala Sat, May 19 20:00(IST) Match 70 Pune Warriors India vs Kolkata Knight Riders Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune Sun, May 20 16:00(IST) Match 71 Deccan Chargers vs Bangalore Royal Challengers Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad Sun, May 20 20:00(IST) Match 72 Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Tue, May 22 20:00(IST) Qualifier 1 T.B.C. vs T.B.C. Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune Wed, May 23 20:00(IST) Eliminator T.B.C. vs T.B.C. M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru Fri, May 25 20:00(IST) Qualifier 2 T.B.C. vs T.B.C. MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Sun, May 27 20:00(IST) Final T.B.C. vs T.B.C. MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

INDIA's WOES CONTINUE

India were ousted in both Australia and Bangladesh...Sorry,I couldn't cover the Australian series as I had my exams..India played much better than the test series but were still ousted..

THE LAST STAGES OF THE TOURNAMENT

India needed a bonus point from their last league match which was against Sri Lanka for an outside chance for getting into the finals..India won the match inside 40 overs ( chasing ) and got a bonus point..Virat Kohli produced a blinder in that match.Sri Lanka won their last league match.Had that match been lost by Sri Lanka,India would have qualified for the finals...Australia went on to win the series.In the best of 3 finals.Australia won 2-1.


THE ASIA CUP

In Bangladesh,in the Asia Cup,India's first match was against Sri Lanka..India seeking for revenge won the match by 50 runs.India scored 304 for the loss of 3 wickets in their 50 overs with Gambhir and Kohli scoring 100 and 108 respectively.The finishing touch was provided by MS Dhoni and S Raina.Sri Lanka were bowled out for 254 in 45.1 overs with Jayawardane scoring 78 and Sangakkara scoring 65.IK Pathan took 4 wickets.Vinay Kumar and Ashwin took 3 wickets.Virat Kohli was adjudged the Man of the Match.

In the second match India lost to Bangladesh.Even though India lost they were happy that Sachin tendulkar scored a ton,the 100th Hundred..India  scored 289 for 5 in their quota of 50 overs with Sachin scoring 114.Kohli scored 66 and Raina scored 51.MS Dhoni and Jadeja provided the finishing touch..But Bangladesh won the match quite easily scoring 293 for 5 in 49.2 overs with Tamim Iqbal scoring 70,Jaharul Islam sored 53,N.Hossain scored 54..Shakib Al Hasan scored 49..His Innings accelerated Bangladesh to a convincing victory.Not to forget Rahim's contribution of 46*.Rahim demolished India's bowlers and went on to win the match.Praveen Kumar took 3 wickets but was expensive in his last few overs.Shakib Al Hasan was adjudged the Man of The Match.

The next match was against Pakistan.Pakistan was off to a flier with openers Hafeez and Jamshed scoring centuries.Younis Khan scored a pacy half century.Pakistan scored 329 for 6 in their 50 overs.P.Kumar and Dinda took 2 wickets each.The target was 330 from 50 overs.India lost their first wicket even before they could put a run on the board.Then came Virat Kohli..He and Sachin put on 133 for the second wicket before Sachin fell after scoring 52.Rohit Sharma came in.Rohit along with Virat put on a 172 run partnership for the third wicket before Rohit fell for 68.Virat Kohli was out for 183 in the48th over but he had done his job..MS Dhoni and Raina finished the remaining job..India won the match by 6 wickets and 13 balls to spare..Virat Kohli was adudged the Man of the Match for his stunning innings..

India needed Sri Lanka to win against Bangladesh but Bangladesh won easily..India failed to qualify for the finals..This was the worst tournament for Sri Lanka in their history of Asia Cup as they failed to register a win..Pakistan won the finals by winning the finals 2 runs..
Sachin Tendulkar finally got the monkey off his bat and Virat Kohli was in Red hot form..India's woes continues but Indian supporters hope this would stop..India will play a one off T20I against South Africa on March 30.

Australia TRASHES India

Australia decimated India by winning the 4 match test series 4-0! With this series loss,India's Overseas test result is 8-0 from 8 matches.
                               
The first match was played at the MCG. Australia won the toss and chose to bat. Ed Cowan was the debutant for the test.He played really well,scored 68.Ponting scored 62.Australia were all out for 333.Zaheer Khan who made his test comeback took 4 wickets.Ashwin and Yadav chipped in with 4 wickets each.India who came out to bat lost their first wicket for 22.Sehwag scored 67,Dravid scored 68 and Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 73.India were bowled out for 282.Hilfenhaus took 5 wickets and Siddle took 3.In the second innings Australia struggled and were all out for 240 with M.Hussey scoring 89 and Ponting scoring 60.Yadav took 4 wickets and Z.Khan took 3 wickets.The target was 292 runs but India were all out for 169.Siddle took 3 wickets and Pattinson took 4 wickets in the second innings.The match was finished within 4 days.Pattinson who took 4 wickets in the second innings was adjudged the Man of The Match.
                                                                                                                               
The second match was played at the SCG. Oh my Goodness what a knock by MJ Clarke,the skipper of the Australian Cricket team.He scored a triple century and was ably supported by R.Ponting and M.Hussey.The match was finished within 4 days.India won the toss and chose to bat which offered a lot for the bowlers.India were out for a mere 191 in the 1st innings with skipper MS Dhoni scoring a fightung 57*.Pattinson took 4 wickets.Hilfenhaus and Siddle took 3 wickets apiece.Australia needing 192 to lead scored a humongous 659 for 4 with MJ Clarke scoring 329*.Ponting scored his first century in 2 years afer scoring 134 and M.Hussey remained unbeaten at 150.In the second innings,India were bowled out for 400.It was the 1st time they scored 400 overseas after the West Indies series in West Indies.Sachin Tendulkar scored 80,Laxman scored 66,Gambhie scored 83 and Ashwin scored  62.Australia won the match by an innings and 68 runs.MJ Clarke was adjudged Man of the match for his 329 and a wicket.The wicket of Sachin Tendulkar.
                                                                   
 The third test match was played at the WACA.Australia won the toss and asked India to bat first.India collapsed for 161 with Kolhi scoring 44.Ryan Harris who replaced an injured could only take one wicket but Hilfenhaus again bowled extremely well taking 4 wickets.Siddle took 3 wickets and Starc who replaced Lyon took 2 wickets.Australia were all out for 369 with Warner scoring 180.His century was the 4th fastest test century and the fastest by an opener.U.Yadav took 5 wickets.India were bundled out for 171 with Kolhi showing some resistance by scoring 75.It was again Hilfenhaus. He took 4 wickets.Australia won the match by an innings and 37 runs.David Warner was adjudged the Man of the match.The Match was finished within 3 days.
                                                                 
 The fourth test match was played at the Adelaide.Sehwag led the side as Dhoni was handed a one match ban for slow over rate.Australia once again won the toss and chose to bat.Australia made a humongous total once again scoring 604 runs for the loss of 7 wickets with Clarke scoring 210 and Ponting scoring 221.Ashwin took 3 wickets.India were all out for 272 with Kolhi scoring 116.Siddle who bowled with full of energy throughout the series took 5 wickets.Australia didn't enforce the follow on and scored 167 for the loss of 5 wickets.India's target was 500 and were bundled out for 201 with Sehwag making 62.Lyon took 4 wickets.Australia won the match by 298 runs.Siddle was adjudged the Man of the Match.

Man of the Series-MJ Clarke

The series was much expected for Sachin's 100th 100 but he couldn't get it.Many news channels said that this was the easiest chance for India to win at the start but India were trashed.It was a good team effort by Australia.Many people criticized only a single player : MS Dhoni for his poor captaincy.But that's a bad thing afterall cricket is a team game.There were also rumors that Sachin,Dravid and Laxman are gonna retire but those are fae according to news channels.
The 2 t20s and ODIs will start from February 1.Come on guys India needs our support!!

India Trashes West Indies

India maintained their awesome run by beating West Indies 2-0 in the test series and 4-1 in the ODI series.The first test match was won by India by 5 wickets! West Indies scored 304 with Chandrepaul making 118 and P.Ojha picking up 6 wickets.India were all out for 209 all out with Sehwag making 55 and Dravid making 54.West Indian captain Sammy picked up 3 wickets.In the second innings West Indies were bowled out for a mere 180 with Chandrepaul making 47 and debutant Ashwin picking up 6 wickets.India  needed  276 runs to win the match and India wn it easily with the little master making 76 and Laxman making 58*..R.Ashwin was adjudged the Man of the match.In the second test India won by an innings and 15 runs.India wn the tss and chose to bat.Ondia made a mammoth 631 for 7 wickets decl.! There were 3 centurions. VVS Laxman made 176*,Indian Skipper MS Dhoni making 144 and R.Dravid making 119.West Indies were bundled out for 153 with Ojha picking up 4 wickets and U.Yadav picking up 3 wickets.U.Yadav bowled with brilliant pace all through out the series.West Indies batted really well in the second innings by making 463 runs with Darren Bravo making 136 and M.Samules making 84.but it was not enough! VVS Laxman was adjudged the Man of the Match. The third test was very thrilling.West Indies made  590 with Bravo scoring 166 and Ashwin getting 5 wickets.India smade 482 with Ashwin getting to his maiden test century scoring 103 and Tendulkar making 94.In the second innings West indies were bundles out for 134 with Ojha picking up 6 wickets and Ashwin picking up the rest.India needed 243 runs in 64 overs.The end was thrilling.India needed 2 runs to win from 2 balls.India was at 241 for 8.Anything could have happened.A tie,A west indies win,An Indian win.Ashwin defended the 5th ball ensuring India won't lose the test.Ashwin pushed the last ball to long on and completed a run.Varun Aaron was quick and made it to the non-striker's end with ease but the throw was t the keeper's end and Ashwin was too late to react and was gone with the scores level.Ashwin was adjudged the Man of the match and the series.
                                                      In the ODI series Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni were rested.The first match was thrilling in which India won by a wicket.West Indies scored 211/9 with Darren Bravo scoring 60.India scored 213 for 9 with R. Sharma making 72.The tail enders held their nerves and ensured India a victory.The second match was a hard fought win even though India won it by 5 wickets.West Indies were reeling at  170 for 9.Ravi Rampaul changed gears and went on.He scored 86* and the 10th wicket partnership was worth 99 runs.Rampaul's 86 was the highest by any No.10 batsman in the world and the partnership was the 3rd highest.India needed 270 to win.India were reeling at 84 for 3 when Virat Kolhi joined R. Sharma. They together put on a 163 run partnership.Virat Kolhi reached his century but was out for 117 but Rohit Sharma was unbeaten scoring 90*.The third ODI was won by West Indies by 16 runs.West Indies made 268/5 with some power hitting from Sammy and Russel down the order.India kept on losing wickets regularly and India were all out for 244 with R.Sharma scoring 95.The fourth match was a memorable one with Sehwag scoring 219 which included 7 sixes and 25 fours,the highest ever individual score in ODI's eclipsing Sachin's 200* against SA in Gwalior on 24th february 2009.Sehwag's innings was a blinder after he was under pressure not scoring runs in the previous games.India piled up 418 runs,their highest score in ODI's.Evenually India won thegame by 153 runs.Sehwag was the Man of the match.In the last ODI Manoj Tiwary scored his maiden ODI century  and V.Kolhi scored 80 to take India to 267 for 6.West Indies were struggling at 36 for 4 when Keiron Pollard came in.he too scored his maiden ODI century scoring 119 whicj included 10 sixes.But his efforts were in vain as West Indies fell 34 runs short.The tour was much expected for Sachin to get to his 100th ton but he couldn't get it! Harbhajan wasn't picked for any game and Ashwin was the new find in the test series for India.Irfan Pathan made it into the last two ODI's but played only the last one.He picked up 2 wickets.Rahul Sharma also bowled exceedingly well.It was a good series for India and West Indies as it found many youngsters performing well! Sunil Narine made it into the ODI squad.The next series is going to be one of the toughest tests for India....India tour of Australia which includes 4 tests,2T20Is and 15 ODI's...