Cricket: "IPL 2011 Match No 5: Pune Warriors v Kings XI Punjab"

Hi and welcome to the Match No 5 of the IPL 2011 season between Pune Warriors and Kings XI Punjab. Kings XI Punjab after a bad season last year are looking good with a complete make over and on the other hand Pune Warriors are making their Debut in IPL. Lets see how they handle their first match in IPL 2011 season.

Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to bat first. For Kings XI Punjab AC Gilchrist and SE Marsh opened the batting and Pune Warriors who are making their debut opened the bowling with AC Thomas and SB Wagh. Kings XI Punjab had a horror start and in no time AC thomas and SB Wagh where all over them in no time. Within four over Kings XI Punjab scored 9 runs for the loss of 4 top order wickets. With the exception of R McLaren, Kings XI Punjab coudnt come out of the disastrous start and scored just 112 for the loss of 8 wickets in their allotted 20 overs. For Kings XI punjab R McLaren scored 51*, for Pune Warriors SB Wagh took 3 and AC Thomas took 2 wickets respectively.

In reply Pune warriors lost GC Smith of the very first ball. Then JD Ryder and M Manhas played cautiously and made a move on. Pune warriors had a little trouble when both JD Ryder and M Manhas where out within 4 balls to AM Nayar and R McLaren respectively. RV Uthappa and Yuvraj Singh made sure that there are no more troubles and took Pune warriors home with 7 wickets and nearly 7 overs to spare. It was a incredible debut win for Pune warriors in IPL. For Pune warriors M Manhas scored 35 and JD Ryder scored 31, for Kings XI Punjab Praveen Kumar, AM Nayar and R McLaren took a wicket a piece.


Man of the Match was give to SB Wagh for his 3 wickets.

Score : Pune Warriors 113 for 3 (M Manhas 35, JD Ryder 31, R McLaren 1/26) beat Kings XI Punjab 112 for 8 (R McLaren 51*, SB Wagh 3/16, AC Thomas 2/27) by seven wickets