IPL 5 Qualifier 1: Daredevils v KKR

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Kevin O'Brien, the Ireland allrounder who struck a record-breaking century to set up a historic win over England at the World Cup, has scored two domestic contracts that will keep him busy this summer.

O'Brien, 27, has been signed by Gloucestershire for the remainder of the English domestic season, barring approximately 18 days he will spend playing in the inaugural Sri Lanka Premier League Tournament between late July and early August.

''I am very excited to have the opportunity to play for Gloucestershire, and work under one of the most successful coaches in domestic one day history," said O'Brien. "I am looking forward to getting over there and hopefully helping the team to achieve its goals in all forms of the game, but especially Twenty20 and one-day cricket.

"Hopefully I can have a great season, help Gloucestershire win trophies and improve my game even further. It is going to be an honour to play with Murali, and hopefully I can learn from guys who have performed so consistently in domestic cricket for many years.''

"We are delighted to have signed Kevin O'Brien to our squad with particular reference to his one day skills," added John Bracewell, Gloucestershire's Director of Cricket. "Given his heroics in the World Cup the Gladiators have a genuine lion slayer in their midst."

O'Brien will join Gloucestershire's squad the squad later this week and should be available for the match against Glamorgan on Sunday May 15. There remains some uncertainty over who he will be playing for in Sri Lanka, where the seven teams taking part will be drawn from Basnahira, Kandurata, Nagenahira, Ruhuna, Uthura, Uva and Wayamba, but O'Brien has some clues as to who his team-mates will be.

"I'm still not 100% who I'll be playing for in Sri Lanka, although I have been told that Sanath Jayasuria will be the team's captain, and that Darren Bravo and lonwabo Tsotosbe will also be on the team," he said.

"The opportunity actually came through Phil Simmons, who forwarded me an e-mail a while back, and subsequently Somerset Entertainment Ventures approached me. It's going to be a magnificent experience, and hopefully I'll acquit myself well in what's sure to be a terrific tournament."

All the games in that competition will be played the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo and the winner of the tournament will qualify for the Champions League Twenty20. The league will be run by the Singapore-based Somerset Entertainment, which has bought the rights for five years.

O'Brien, who normally spends his summers playing for Railway Union Cricket Club in Ireland, made his one-day international debut in 2006 in Ireland's inaugural ODI, and his international Twenty20 debut followed in 2008. He played for Nottinghamshire in 2009, and in 2010 was awarded a contract with Cricket Ireland, making him one of six players with a full-time contract with the board.

He has scored 1534 runs in 58 ODIs to date at an average of 34.86 and has also taken 47 wickets, putting him near the top of Ireland's record lists for both batting and bowling in ODIs.

Kevin's brother Niall is a regular for Northamptonshire, and although the two won't have a chance to compete during Northamptonshire's trip to Bristol from May 11 to 14, they could well meet as opponents in Northants' final four-day game of the season in mid-September, or in the latter stages of one of the limited-overs

Anurag wrote:

sriram wrote:Great Knock By Classy Batsman KP

My fav

One Of my Fav But He flopped wen he was playing for RCB

sriram wrote:

Anurag wrote:

sriram wrote:Great Knock By Classy Batsman KP

My fav

One Of my Fav But He flopped wen he was playing for RCB

He played very less games that time.. and he hit 2 fifties...

Anurag wrote:

sriram wrote:

Anurag wrote:

sriram wrote:Great Knock By Classy Batsman KP

My fav

One Of my Fav But He flopped wen he was playing for RCB

He played very less games that time.. and he hit 2 fifties...

Hmm But Even as a captain , he din succeed for us

My kids will not go to the ground when Chris Gayle is playing.

— Sanjay Manjrekar reacts to the Bangalore butcher breaking a young specator's nose with one of his sixes.

LOL XD

he he

Lolzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

It saddens me because I have had an amazing time at the IPL.


— KP says England is jealous of IPL

just like yesterday

Jaipur, (IANS): Deccan Chargers left-arm spinner Amit Mishra was on Wednesday warned for using offensive language during an Indian Premier League (IPL) game against Rajasthan Royals.

In a statement, IPL said Mishra received an official warning and reprimand for the Level 1 offence (Article 2.1.4) of the use of offensive language during Tuesday's match against Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium.

Mishra admitted to the offence and accepted the sanction. In accordance with the IPL Code of Conduct and being a Level 1 breach, the Match Referee's decision is final and binding.

What he said ?

Šv wrote:What he said ?

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Lasith Malinga (Mumbai Indians): Matches - 46, Overs 177.2, Maidens - 5, Runs - 1103, Wickets - 70, BBI - 5-13, Average - 15.75, Economy rate - 6.21, Strike rate - 15.2.





Munaf Patel (Rajasthan Royals, Mumbai Indians): Matches - 48, Overs - 168.5, Maidens - 3, Runs - 1211, Wickets - 65, BBI - 5-21, Average - 18.63, Economy rate - 7.17, Strike rate - 15.5.



RP Singh (Deccan Chargers, Kochi Tuskers Kerala): Matches - 56, Overs - 203, Maidens - 2, Runs - 1574, Wickets - 64, BBI - 4-22, Average - 24.59, Economy rate - 7.75, Strike rate - 19.




Pragyan Ojha (Deccan Chargers, Mumbai Indians): Matches - 58, Overs - 200.1, Maidens - 0, Runs - 1426, Wickets - 63, BBI - 3-21, Average - 22.63, Economy rate - 7.12, Strike rate - 19.




Amit Mishra (Deccan Chargers, Delhi Daredevils): Matches - 46, Overs - 172.2, Maidens - 3, Runs - 1184, Wickets - 62, BBI - 5-17, Average - 19.09, Economy rate - 6.87, Strike rate - 16.6.




Piyush Chawla (Kings XI Punjab): Matches - 59, Overs - 196, Maidens - 1, Runs - 1488, Wickets - 62, BBI - 4-17, Average - 24, Economy rate - 7.59, Strike rate - 18.9.


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Irfan Pathan (Delhi Daredevils, Kings XI Punjab): Matches - 59, Overs - 204.3, Maidens - 5, Runs - 1591, Wickets - 59, BBI - 3-24, Average - 26.96, Economy rate - 7.77, Strike rate - 20.7.




Albie Morkel (Chennai Super Kings): Matches - 59, Overs - 194.4, Maidens - 3, Runs - 1637, Wickets - 58, BBI - 4-32, Average - 28.22, Economy rate - 8.40, Strike rate - 20.1.



Shane Warne (Rajasthan Royals): Matches - 55, Overs - 199, Maidens - 1, Runs - 1447, Wickets - 57, BBI - 4-21, Average - 25.38, Economy rate - 7.27, Strike rate - 20.9.



Zaheer Khan (Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore): Matches - 50, Overs - 186.2, Maidens - 3, Runs - 1444, Wickets - 53, BBI - 3-21, Average - 27.24, Economy rate - 7.74, Strike rate - 21.



Muttiah Muralitharan (Chennai Super Kings, Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Royal Challengers Bangalore): Matches - 49, Overs - 191, Maidens - 1, Runs - 1247, Wickets - 50, BBI - 3-11, Average - 24.94, Economy rate - 6.52, Strike rate - 22.9.

only he knows

great list

Where is RP Singh :crycry:

Great Match
Awesome Hitting by them

Rp is at 3rd no need to cry

Never seen Gayle bat like this before with so much responsibility on his shoulders

ABD supported Gayle well that was the partnership that made them win it

Gayle now in KHATARNAK form.
as he is staying at wicket also hitting 6s

No Ashwin though

Awana b0wld wel:D

Rp sing z nw in mumbai :O