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Monday, May 18, 2015

2015 IPL Season 8 Eliminator Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Rajasthan Royals @ Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium Pune Wednesday May 20,2015

 

CSK, MI, RCB and RR gear up for the knockout stage on IPL 2015, starting on Tuesday May 19,2015 

 The IPL knockouts will see the top two teams on the points table play in the first qualifier. The winner of this game will advance to the final

 The next fixture - the eliminator - will be between the third and fourth-placed teams on the table. 

The loser of this game will be knocked out while the winner will have to play the loser of the first eliminator in the second qualifier. 

The winner of this will advance to the final where they will take on the winner of the first qualifier. 

 Qualifier 1

Rohit Sharma led MI who finished 2nd  will face MS Dhoni-led CSK in the first qualifier at the Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday May 19,2015.The winner of this clash will advance to the final.

 Eliminator

Virat Kohli led RCB wo finished 3rd will face Steve Smith led RR at the MCA Stadium in Pune on May 20,2015. 

Qualifier 2

The winner of this game will play the loser of the first qualifier on May 22nd at the JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi

 Final

The winner of this will advance to the final, to be played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on May 24. 

 

Performance of Teams in the IPL 
Team/year2008200920102011201220132014
ChennaiRunner-upFinal 4WinnerWinnerRunner-upRunner-upFinal 4
KolkataLeagueLeagueLeagueFinal 4WinnerLeagueWinner
BangaloreGroupRunner-upFinal 4Runner-upLeagueLeagueLeague
RajasthanWinnerLeagueLeagueLeagueLeagueFinal 4League
DelhiFinal 4Final 4LeagueLeagueFinal 4LeagueLeague
MumbaiLeagueLeagueRunner-upFinal 4Final 4WinnerFinal 4
HyderabadNANANANANAFinal 4League
PunjabFinal 4LeagueLeagueLeagueLeagueLeagueRunner-up


Squads

 

 

RCB defeated RR by 71 runs,will play CSK in the 2nd qualifier

RCB won the toss and chose to bat first

RCB scored 180/4 in 20 Overs

Fall of Wickets(RCB)

Chris Gayle              27(26 Balls 4x4 & 6x1)

Virat Kohli               12(18 Balls)

AB de Villiers          66(38 Balls 4x4 & 6x4)-Run-Out

Dinesh Karthik        08(3 Balls 6x1)

Mandeep Singh        54*(34 Balls  4x7 & 6x2)

Safaraz Khan            01*(1 Ball)

Wicket Takers(RR)

Dhawal Kulkarni      2/28(4)

Chris Morris             1/42(4)

RR scored 109/10 in 19 Overs

Fall of Wickets(RR)

Shane Watson        10(5 Balls 4x2)

Sanju Samson         05(8 Balls)

Steve Smith             12(13 Balls 4x1)

Karun Nair              12(13 Balls 4x2)

Ajinkya Rahane       42(39 Balls 4x4)

James Faulkner       04(4 Balls 4x1)

Stuart Binny           00(1 Ball)-Run-Out

Chris Morris          00(3 Balls)

Deepak Hooda     11(14 Balls)

Dhawal Kulkarni   03(9 Balls)

Ankit Sharma       07*(5 Balls 4x1)

Wicket Takers(RCB)

Harshal Patel           2/15(3)

Sreenath Aravind    2/20(4)

Yuzvendra Chahal  2/20(4)

David Wiese          2/32(4)

Mitchell Starc        1/22(4)

Match Result - RCB won by 71 Runs

MOM - AB de Villiers

   

AB de Villiers on Wednesday announced he would gift his man of the match award in the Indian Premier League eliminator here to team-mate Mandeep Singh for his performance in the game. 

"The way Mandeep played was a Man-of-the-match performance. The trophy will go to him after the presentation,"AB de Villiers said

AB de Villiers combined with Mandeep Singh for a game-changing partnership as Royal Challengers Bangalore eliminated Rajasthan Royals from the IPL-8 with a splendid 71-run win on Wednesday. 

AB de Villiers hit a fighting 66 Runs(38 Balls with 4x4 & 6x4) and shared a match-winning 113-run stand with Mandeep Singh (54 not out in 34 Balls with 4x7 & 6x2) as Bangalore recovered from a sluggish start to post a challenging 180 for four after electing to bat.

RCB will now play against Chennai Sper Kings in the second Qualifier on Friday, the winner of which will lock horns with Mumbai Indians in the summit clash on Sunday May 24,2015 @ Eden Gardens Kolkata

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