Rohit Sharma struck a vital half-century and shared 82 runs for the fourth-wicket with Mohnish Mishra (41) as title holders Deccan Chargers beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 13 runs to stay afloat for a semi-final spot in the Indian Premier League here on Monday.
Rohit (51 off 46) and Mohnish Mishra (41 off 30) resurrected the Deccan innings with the 60-ball valuable partnership to guide the defending champions to 151 for six after Dale Steyn (3/18) did the early damage with three quick wickets.
Captain Sachin Tendulkar led from the front with an unbeaten 59-ball 89, his highest Indian Premier League score, as Mumbai Indians beat Rajasthan Royals by 37 runs to become the first team to seal its place in the semi-finals of the Twenty20 event here on Sunday.
Tendulkar decorated his innings with 10 fours and two sixes to not only register his fifth fifty of the tournament, but also become the highest run-getter in IPL 3 with 506 runs and snatch the Orange cap from Royal Challengers Bangalore's Jacques Kallis (501).
Rahul Dravid (52) and Robin Uthappa (52*) smashed breezy half-centuries to script Royal Challengers Bangalore's clinical seven-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders and brought their Indian Premier League campaign back on track here on Saturday.
Date Match Venue Time April 21 Semi-Final 1(RCB vs MI) Mumbai 2000 IST April 22 Semi-Final 2(DC vs CSK) Mumbai 2000 IST April 24 3rd Place Play-off DY Patil, Mumbai 2000 IST April 25 FINAL DY Patil, Mumbai 2000 IST
IPL 2010 & IPL 2011
IPL 2011 will comprise of two new teams Kochin & Pune. There will be new auction as & it will be exciting to see who will pick the top players.
