Cricket: "IPL 2011 Match No 10: Pune Warriors v Kochi Tuskers Kerala"

Hello and Welcome to the 10th Match of the IPL 2011 season between Pune Warriors and Kochi Tuskers Kerala. Exciting match on the cards as new franchises Pune Warriors and Kochi Tuskers Kerala are palying each other for the first time. Lets see who will have the upper hand going ahead.

Kochi Tuskers Kerala won the toss and opted to bat first. Kochi Tusker Kerala opened the batting with BB McCullum and VVS Laxman, for Pune Warriors AC Thomas Opened the bowling. Kochi Tuskers Kerala had a horror start when they lost BB McCullum and VVS Laxman within 3 overs and with just 11 on board. DPMD Jayawardene too lost his wicket and Kochi Tuskers Kerala where in deep deep trouble after the double stike from WD Parnell. BJ Hodge and RA Jadeja then studied the Kochi Tuskers Innigns and had a partnership of 88 in less than 11 overs to boost the Kochi Tuskers Kerala total. With late stikes Pune warriors had a check on kept Kochi Tuskers Kerala. Kochi Tuskers Kerala scored 148 for the loss of 8 wickets in their allotted 20 overs. For Kochi Tuskers Kerala RA Jadeja scored a brilliant 47 and BJ Hodge scored 39 under pressure, for Pune Warriors WD Parnell took 3 wickets.

In reply Pune warriors opened the batting with JD Ryder and GC Smith, for Kochi Tuskers Kerala RP Sing started the bowling. Pune warriors had a good start when JD Ryder and GC Smith scored 31 in 3.4 overs. Soon after JD Ryder was out to Vinay Kumar pune warriors had a mini collapse after which they were 73 for 4 of 11.2 overs. RV Uthappa then started to counter attack the opposition and scored a rapid fast 31 and was later bowled by M Muralitharan. MD Mishra then continued the attack on Kochi Tuskers Kerala bowlers and a late big hit from R sharma settled the nerves and Pune warriors where home with 4 wickets in hand and 7 balls to spare. For Pune warriors MD Mishra scored 37* and RV Uthappa 31, for Kochi Tuskers Kerala BJ Hodge took 2 wickets.


Man of the Match is MD Mishra for his Match winning 37*

Score : Pune Warriors 151 for 6 (MD Mishra 37*, RV Uthappa 31, BJ Hodge 2/14) beat Kochi Tuskers Kerala 148 for 8 (RA Jadeja 47, BJ Hodge 39, WD Parnell 3/35) by four wickets