IPL Matches 49-56 - the final group matches

49th match: CSK v DD 

The Delhi Daredevils caused a shock in the Indian Premier League this evening with a comfortable six-wicket victory over table-toppers the Chennai Super Kings.

Chennai won the toss in Raipur and opted to bat, but it was a decision that didn't pay off as their innings never really got going.

Openers Dwayne Smith (18) and Brendon McCullum (11) both scored at less than a run a ball before Faf du Plessis and MS Dhoni put on a 37-run fourth-wicket partnership to push the visitors towards 100.

In the end, they posted just 119-6 from their 20 overs. Zaheer Khan was the pick of the Delhi bowlers as he took two wickets for just nine runs from his four overs, including 19 dot balls.

Delhi's response didn't start well as Ishwar Pandey took the early wickets of South Africans Quinton de Kock (3) and JP Duminy (6), but Shreyas Iyer and Yuvraj Singh's third-wicket stand of 69 put the hosts in full control.

Iyer hit the winning run to finish on 70 not out as Delhi, who have no chance of reaching the playoffs, achieved the victory target with 20 balls to spare.


Chennai could have secured their place in the playoffs with a win, but they are still well on course to finish in the top four.

50th match: Kings XI v RCB 

Kings XI Punjab have turned up the books by beating Royal Challengers Bangalore in a rain-curtailed contest at Mohali.

The Indian Premier League's bottom-placed side, who are already out of the competition, picked up just a third win of the season as RCB could only reach 84-6 in a reduced 10 overs to fall 22 runs short of the target.

Wriddhiman Saha (31) top scored for the home side, while quick-fire innings from David Miller (14) and Akshar Patel (20*) helped them on their way to 106-6.

Royal Challengers found themselves on 33-1 as they made an impressive start to their own innings, although Virat Kohli (19) fell to Anureet Singh, before Manan Vohra (11) and Glenn Maxwell (10) soon followed.


Mandeep Singh was the last man to fall, adding just two runs to the visitors' tally, which was no match for the Kings XI who picked up a rare win.

51st match: Mum Indians v KKR 

Mumbai Indians have kept alive their hopes of reaching the IPL playoffs by beating Kolkata Knight Riders by five runs this evening.

Hardik Pandya hit 61 not out, with Kieron Pollard adding an additional 33 runs as Mumbai set a daunting target of 171-4.

Yusuf Pathan fired 52 and Gautam Gambhir struck 38 as Kolkata edged towards the 172 runs that they needed to win.

However, a crucial wicket in the final over from Pollard on Pathan saw the visitors finish just shy on 166-7.


The result moves Mumbai up to fourth in the IPL table, with one game of the regular season left to play.

52nd match: Sunrisers v RCB 

Royal Challengers Bangalore have secured a six-wicket win by the Duckworth-Lewis method in a rain-affected match against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League this evening.

The weather had a role to play from the start as the match was initially reduced to 11 overs per side, with Sunrisers Hyderabad to bat first after a lengthy delay.

Shikhar Dhawan managed just eight before being dismissed in the third over, but Moises Henriques joined David Warner at the crease to get the runs on the board quickly, hitting a half-century off 20 balls.

Warner also passed the 50-run mark, finishing on an unbeaten 52 shortly after David Wiese had sent Henriques back to the pavilion for 57, leaving Sunrises 135-3.

However, further rain between innings meant that the match was shortened further, with Bangalore being set a target of 81 off six overs.

They made a swift start, with Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli opening the batting, hitting 17 off the first over of their reply.

Gayle continued to find the boundary rope as Royal Challengers moved on to 41-0 off just two overs, with the West Indies batsman adding 35, but he could not continue his run as his 10-ball stand came to an end off the next delivery, as he hooked a Henriques ball straight to Dhawan, while AB de Villiers followed for a golden duck, reducing the team to 44-2.


Kohli kept adding to the score though, leaving the side needing 13 off the final over, allowing the captain to hit the winning runs with one delivery to space, finishing with an unbeaten 44 of 19 balls.

53rd match: Kings XI v CSK 

Chennai Super Kings have eased to a seven-wicket victory over Kings XI Punjab in the IPL.

Despite heading into the game at the top of the standings, only a two-point margin separated Chennai and sixth-placed Rajasthan Royals, and they soon signalled their intent on extending their advantage by reducing their opponents to 35-3.

That soon became 55-5 as Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja struck with a wicket apiece, and although Axar Patel and Rishi Dhawan offered some resistance at the end of the innings, Kings could only register a score of 130-7 off their 20 overs.

Chennai would have expected to reach their target with ease, but they were stunned at the start of their reply as Mike Hussey and Brendon McCullum departed in the opening two overs.

However, Faf du Plessis and Suresh Raina joined forces to steady the ship before they put together a 92-run stand over 11 overs to take the game away from their opponents.


Du Plessis eventually went for 55, but Raina pressed on to end unbeaten on 41 as MS Dhoni fired successive sixes to complete an innings of 25 and seal the win with 19 balls remaining.


54th match: RR v KKR 

Shane Watson led the way with a stunning 104 not out as the Rajasthan Royals claimed a nine-run victory over Kolkata Knight Riders.

The Rajasthan innings revolved around Watson, and together with Ajinkya Rahane, they put together an opening stand of 80 in seven overs before Rahane was dismissed for 37 off 22 balls.

Steven Smith added 14, but the rest of team fell cheaply, leaving Watson to take centre stage with an explosive knock that included nine fours and five maximums as the Royals reached 199-6 off their 20 overs.

Kolkata endured a difficult start with their reply as they lost Gautam Gambhir and Robin Uthappa to leave the score at 21-2.

Yusuf Pathan and Andre Russell threatened to get Kolkata back in the game with a promising partnership, but wickets continued to fall at regular intervals as the Royals remained on top.


Watson chipped in with 2-38 from his four overs with the ball, and not even an unbeaten 23 from Umesh Yadav could save Kolkata as Chris Morris, who finished with 4-34, restricted the chasing side to just six runs in the final over.


55th match: RCB v DD 

The IPL match between the Royal Challengers Bangalore and the Delhi Daredevils has been abandoned due to heavy rain.

The first innings of the match was played as Virat Kohli put the Daredevils into bat at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.

Shreyas Iyer and Quinton de Kock got off to an excellent start as they put the Bangarlore opening bowlers to the sword with some powerful hitting.

The duo brought up their 50-partnership in the sixth over, but Iyer was to depart for 20 when he was caught by Chris Gayle off the bowling of Harshal Patel.

However, JP Duminy and De Kock went from strength to strength at the crease as the Delhi skipper quickly found his rhythm.

De Kock reached his half-century off 30 balls which included eight fours and one six to guide his side past the 100-run mark.

De Kock's innings was to end when he was caught by Kohli off the bowling of Yuzvendra Chahal for 69 with his side well placed at 110-2 in the 12th over.

Duminy took over the role as aggressor as he found the boundary with ease to reach his 50 off 35 deliveries to edge his team over the 150-run mark.

The Daredevils were having trouble building partnerships as Yuvraj Singh and Angelo Mathews both fell cheaply, but Saurabh Tiwary helped his team post a total of 187 in their 20 overs, as Duminy finished unbeaten on 67.

Bangalore were just seven balls into their reply when they heavy rain came and eventually forced the match to be called off.


Bangalore are second in the IPL table with 16 points, while the Daredevils are seventh with 11 points from their 14 matches.


56th match: Sunrisers v Mum Indians 

The Mumbai Indians have cruised to a nine-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in their IPL clash.

The hosts got their innings off to a terrible start when opener Shikhar Dhawan and captain David Warner were dismissed in successive balls before Eoin Morgan added only nine runs before becoming second victim for Mitchell McCleanaghan (3-16).

Moises Henriques (11) and Lokesh Rahul (25) tried to steady the ship for the Sunrisers, but by the time both were back in the pavilion. Mumbai had reduced their opponents to 61-6.

Karn Sharma and Ashish Reddy provided runs down the order, but couldn't stay to the end as Hyderabad reached 91-9 and were in danger of posting a total that the bowlers couldn't defend. Dale Steyn's 19 runs off 11 balls gave the home side as they were all out 113.

The Indians' reply began well as Lendl Simmons and Parthiv Patel imposed themselves at the crease to take the attack to the Hyderbad bowlers.

Mumbai raced past the 50-run mark in the eighth over and just overs later the visitors were bearing down in their victory target as they reached 100.


Simmons was to fall for 48 when he was caught by Dhawan off the bowling of Sharma to end his 106-run partnership with Patel, but Rohit Sharma and Patel were able to guide their side to victory with 37 balls to spare.