Raina powers Super Kings past Rajasthan Royals

Centurion, May 1 (IANS) A cracking 98 from Suresh Raina paved the way for Chennai Super Kings' 38-run victory over defending champions Rajasthan Royals in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Centurion Park here Thursday.

The breezy 55-ball knock from Man of the Match Raina guided Super Kings to a challenging 164 for five in 20 overs in what appeared to be the repeat of 2008 IPL final. But this time, Super Kings avenged their loss as they restricted Rajasthan Royals to 126 runs in 19.3 overs with some good performances from bowlers Lakhsmipathy Balaji (4-21), Albie Morkel (2-21) and Jacob Oram (2-27).

The win was Super Kings' first in the IPL against Rajasthan Royals after having lost both their matches last year. The win was also Super Kings' first after three matches.

Rajasthan Royals skipper Shane Warne's decision to field initially proved spot on. The maverick Warne introduced spin in the second over with Yusuf Pathan (2-17), who removed openers Matthew Hayden (1) and Parthiv Patel (3) in quick successions to leave Super Kings in trouble.

Raina and Badrinath (29) then got Super Kings back on track with their 67-run stand for the third wicket. Raina was in no mood to waste time and he set the tone of his innings by hitting Dimitry Mascarenhas for a six and four.

At the other end, Badrinath relieved the pressure off Raina and the duo picked Pathan for some special treatment. While Badrinath rotated the strike, Raina kept up his powerplay and hit 10 fours and five sixes during his stay.

Warne's 'wild thing' Kamran Khan was not in his element as Raina hit the youngster for one six and his captain Mahendra Dhoni (22 not out) hit two more in the same over.

Raina fell short of a deserving century while trying to hit Munaf Patel but scooped the ball to Graeme Smith.

Chasing 165, Rajasthan Royals faltered from the start and failed to get a good partnership. Ravindra Jadeja (37) played a lone hand but that was not good enough to take his team closer to a win.

Super Kings' bowlers were disciplined in their performance and Morkel got some good swing with the new ball. He picked up Graeme Smith (2) and Swapnil Asnodkar (10) while Balaji wrecked the middle-order.

Thursday, April 30, 2009 | Posted by NoTrA's at 11:57 PM  

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Sachin Tendulkar turns 36 today. The master batsman has scaled every summit in the game - except for one. He has not yet been part of a World Cup winning team. But come 2011, the master blaster is all set to change that, when the World Cup is held on the subcontinent.

When asked at a recent function what his dreams were, he laughed off the question saying, "You only dream when you are asleep." But then he added, "I want to win the World Cup for India."

The captain of the Mumbai Indians got a surprise from his team when he found that they had organized a surprise birthday party at the team hotel.

Speaking to reporters, the always humble Sachin said, "It is the good wishes and blessings that count a lot. My family is joining me tomorrow, so am really looking forward to it."

The little master also said that he was still enjoying every moment of playing the game. "I would like to achieve the enjoyment factor. It is important to enjoy the game and only then will you come out with your best and that's what I want to do," he added.

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Another beautiful bollywood actress joined the Indian premier league (IPL), she is none other than 2006 UK TV show celebrity Big Brother winner Shilpa Shetty. Shilpa shetty with her partner Raj Kundra a UK based business man became 11.7% franchise of previous 2008 Indian premier league (IPL 2008) champions Rajasthan Royals.

Rajasthan Royals sold the 11.7% franchise to Shilpa shetty for nearly US$11.4 millions nearly 75 crores. The main reason for selling the franchise it to make Rajasthan royals global brand. Rajasthan Royals are more famous in India in last Indian premier league season (IPL 2008) in India, so Rajasthan Royal Franchises want to Rajasthan Royals as a global brand.

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The second edition of the IPL would be ideal preparation for Team India ahead of the T20 World Cup “The IPL is a good opportunity for the Indian team to prepare before it heads for the ICC Twenty20 World Cup,” said Yusuf, who was a member of the triumphant Indian team captained by Mahendra Singh Dhoni in South Africa in 2007. Yusuf will leave for South Africa tonight along with his other Rajasthan Royals’ team-mates for the second edition of the 37-day IPL, starting from the April 18. Congratulating the Indian Test team on its historic victory in New Zealand, the all-rounder said, “It was a very good performance. As a team we are playing very well. We are enjoying each others success.” The flamboyant batsman said playing the cash-rich T20 league on foreign pitches would be a good experience for the players. He said that IPL champions Rajasthan Royals’ were gearing up for the defence of their title. “We have got together. The preparations are going well,” Yusuf said.

Good to play IPL before World Cup: Flintoff

With England due to host the Twenty20 World Cup this June, all-rounder Andrew Flintoff is keen to utilise the IPL to brush up his skills in the shortest version of the game.

The much anticipated Ashes series will come up just after the World Cup and several Australian stars such as skipper Ricky Ponting and speedster Brett Lee have decided to skip the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) in order to keep themselves fresh. But Flintoff has been forced to sit out a considerable part of the season due to injury and is keen to play in the Twenty20 extravagenza.

''I missed a lot of cricket through injury. I missed four weeks this winter, so the more cricket I can play now, the better for me,'' Flintoff was quoted as saying by the 'Guardian' today.

The 31-year-old asserted that the IPL will be useful not only for him but also other England cricketers as they prepare for the World Cup at home.

''Also I think that people are losing sight of the importance of the (Twenty20) World Cup in England. The importance not just for myself, but people like Dimi Mascarenhas, KP (Kevin Pietersen) and Ravi Bopara developing the skills in this form of the game because it's just getting bigger and better,'' he added.

Flintoff is the most expensive player in the second edition of the IPL alongwith compatriot Kevin Pietersen at 1.55 million dollars.

He will play for last year's runners-up Chennai Super Kings, led by Team India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

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