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Sharukh Khan long SMS to his knights -

“Story time boys… I told you if you keep losing you have to bear with my long, boring msgs…. This is your punishment…. Many times I have made movies which don’t do well…. When I’m doing them, of course, I don’t know they won’t do well…. The story is written by somebody else and I just do my bit as an actor. But I have a way of dealing with flop stories…, I try my best to keep my character in the film at a level that it makes a failed story also special for me….

“I enjoy the work…. I make jokes about the failure…. And, of course, feel awful about it too…. So, right now, all of us have become part of a failed script… A bad IPL script…. Let’s try and keep our characters worthy of still looking back at this story and remembering it as a special story becos we all worked very hard at this….

“So, chin up and don’t spoil yr character in the next two games…. Let’s go out with a bang and not a whimper…. In films, we say u r only as good as yr last film…. So let’s make the whole world know how good we r in the last (maybe not) two games…

“Also, do ignore all this bit about Dada, me and John Buchanan having issues…. It’s a normal thing in the world…. People like to hit you when u r down…. So, we will be hit…. No stress…. It will make us stronger…. The only way to avoid this is to win…. That’s one of the reasons why everybody likes to be a winner….

“On the other hand, the beauty of failure is that it brings people together…. So, let’s stick this out together…. You know me well enuff to know I am not the kind of owner who has issues with the team ’cos of losses… I am too much of a sport myself to get beaten by defeats…. Like you guys are…. Like Dada and John….

“I am still trying to understand the code of conduct expected of me at the matches of the IPL…. ICC… Etc…. After I understand it, I will decide whether to accept it or not…. Till such time, I will be with you guys at the hotel… in the meetings etc., but won’t come for the matches…. So, please don’t ever feel it is anything to do with us as a team….

“I am as dedicated to my Knights as I am to my kids…. Only, I won’t be coming to the class room till the headmaster’s rules are understood by me…. I am a bit anti-Establishment kind of a guy, so I apologise for this quirk to u all…. So, head’s up…. Have a good match and let’s make 200 runs tomorrow…. This 150 seems to not work any more….

“We have nothing to lose now, except our character…. Let’s not lose that…. Lov… SRK.”

Shaun Marsh and Luke Pomersbach shared in a century stand as Punjab pulled off a thrilling one-run win over Mumbai in the Indian Premier League overnight. At one stage Mumbai is cruising to victory but some thoughtless batting in last 4 overs turned things. Robin uthappa made things, hitting 3 senseless shots, he added pressure on Sachin. Sachin tried for a single on 4th bowl and got himself runout. Pollock was dismissed in next ball and soon Robin uthappa gifted his wicket. With 19 needed in last over and tail enders batting, no one had a hope, but VRV Singh bowled a noball which was hit to a six and then 4 on free hit. The last over saw 3 run outs. Five run-outs (Tendulkar, Dwayne Smith, Siddharth Chitnis, Ashish Nehra and Vikrant Yeligetti) turned the match in favour of Punjab

Kings XI went on to make 4 for 189 from their 20 overs with Marsh (81 off 56) and Pomersbach (79 not out off 50)

Sharukh Khan’s Kolkata Knight Raiders chances to enter semis were almost closed, as they lost to Rajasthan Royals infront of home ground. Put into bat by Rajasthan Royals, Kolkata batsmen looked very uncomfortable against some accurate bowling. Sourav Ganguly’s 32,Salman Butt (24) and Debabrata Das (31) helped Kolkat set a modest target of 149.
Sohail Tanvir picked up three late wickets while Munaf patel eneded with 2 wickets

At one stage Rajathan was struggling at 69/4  but Mohammad Kaif (34, 31b, 4×4) and Man-of-the-Match Yusuf Pathan (42, 18b, 5×4, 3×6) ensured they reach the target without loosing further wickets. pathan and kaif added 81 runs in just 40 balls. kolkata Knight Riders fielders missed few run out chances and there poor batting took the match from them. KKR failed to reach 150 in there last 3 matches and it clearly shows there battign woes

P.S – Will post videos soon

Glenn McGrath steered Delhi Daredevils to a five-wicket win over the lowly Royal Challengers in Bangalore .

Mcgraths firey spell reduced of 2 for 15 off his allotted four overs as the Daredevils restricted Bangalore
to 7 for 154 off 20 overs at M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Indian under-19 captain Shreevats Goswami made 52 while Pakistan’s Misbah-ul-Haq smashed 24 runs off the final over of the first innings to finish on 47 not out.

Delhi eased to victory with Sehwag scoring a devastating 47 off only 19 balls and Gambhir’s 39 off 31 deliveries adding 90 runs for the opening wicket

IPL Video Highlights Delhi Dare Devils Innings

IPL Video Highlights Bangalore Royal Challengers Innings

Chennai Super Kings won the crutial DLF-IPL Twenty20 match by three runs against Kolkata Knight Riders as per the Duckworth-Lewis. In a match which saw interruptions first by the failure of some lights in the floodlight towers and later by a Nor’wester that lashed the stadium, chennai did just enough to be on safe side

Ntini dismissed Sourav Ganguly in his third over, and then returned 11 overs later to bowl Debabrata Das and David Hussey in successive balls. Ntini sharp bowling (4/21) restricted the Kolkata Knight Riders to 5/149.

Salman Butt’s  54-ball 73, helped KKR post the highest IPL total at the Eden. Chennai where 0/55 when a storm descended upon the Eden Gardens oval, requiring the Duckworth-Lewis system to come into play

p.s – will post the match videos soon

Mumbai Indians won six successive matches when they beat Deccan Chargers by 25 runs at Hyderabad. Chasing 178 , Dilhara Fernando’s double strike in the fifth over of the innings, turned the match. Earlier affridi lost his wicket in his own style – mistiming a big hit. ighting knocks from Venugopala Rao (57, 38b, 4×4, 3×6) and D.B. Ravi Teja (37, 27b, 2×4, 3×6) raised little hope, but the asking rate keep on raising and went beyond Deccan Chargers reach.Venugopal Rao’s heroics once again went in vain.

Dilhara Fernando who replaced  injured S. Pollock took two crucial wickets

Sanath Jayasuriya continued his flamboyant form, and scored36 in just 15 balls. d Sachin Tendulkar, looked good and scored  23 off 19 balls, and then Abhisek Nayar’s 24-ball 38 and West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo, 30 off 17 balls, helped Mumbai setting a challenging score

IPL T20 video highlights – 1st Innings – Deccan Chargers v Mumbai Indians

IPL T20 video highlights 2nd Innings Deccan Chargers v Mumbai Indian

Delhi hopes were dashed in there crutial match as rain played spoilsport,, Kings XI Punjab emerged winners when they were comfortably placed at 94 for three after eight overs and were ahead of the required run rate under Duckworth-Lewis system. Jayawardene’s 17-ball 36 and Pomersbach’s 25 off 12 balls helped Punjab recover after loosing top order cheaply

Delhi posted a total of 118 runs at the loss of four wickets however, were set a revised target of 123 runs according to the D/L method after interrupted play.The match was reduced to 11 overs per side after being stopped for close to two hours in the ninth over.

IPL T20 Delhi Dare Devils Batting against Punjab

IPL T20 Punjab Batting against Delhi Dare Devils

Looks like theres no end to Rahul Dravid IPL woes they spilled catches gave too many runs, and hardly fought to win. Rajasthan Royals retained top position with a 65 run victory in Jaipur. Rahul Dravid fought a lonely battle to  finish on an unbeaten 75.

IPL Video Highlights of Rajasthan Batting

IPL Video Highlights of Bangalore Batting

Shoaib Akhtar made his much-awaited Indian Premier League’s debut match against Delhi Daredevils.Shoaibs four wickets and was instrumental in Kolkata win and an ideal comeback to IPL

Mumbai scored a crushing victory after Kolkata was bowled out for an embarrassing 67 in the Indian Premier League
Pollock (3 for 12) scintillating spell dismmised Knight Riders for the lowest score of the tournament. The worst score previously in the tournament was Bangalore Royals’ 82 against Knight Riders. Kolkata lost  half their side with only 29 on the board. Bravo, Rohan Raje and Australia’s Dominic Thornely grabbed two wickets each

Sachin Tendulkar went for a duck ,Robin Uthappa made 9 and sanath Jayasuriya scored a unbeaten 48 in 17-ball’s helped mumbai  to finish the game in style. The race for 4th place is hotting up with 3 teams contesting for the fourth place

Video high lights of Kolkata knoght Raiders vs mumbai Indians

Kolkata knight raiders wickets

Mumbai Indians Innings (post 43 sec)