Your Occasional IPL Update

You may think that posting this feature three days in a row may seem antithetical to the use of the world "occasional" in the title. But really, what over the last 2 weeks could have convinced you that we know what we're doing? High ho, High Ho, to the recap we go....now with videographic evidence!


Thursday, May 15th
Hyderabad at Delhi
Delhi win by 12 runs
A. Mishra 5 wickets for 17 runs, hat-trick

Leading by 14 runs going into the final over, Daredevils captain Virender Sehwag decided to put the game in the ever so silky fingers of Amit Mishra. And oh did young Amit come through. The leg spinner had himself a hat-trick on the first three balls of the over and gave up a measly two runs off the final three. The hat-trick was the second recorded in the inaugural season of the IPL, coming just 5 days after Lakshmipathy Balaji had his against Punjab, which I imagine, must feel like being the first guy to date Jessica Simpson post-Nick Lachey. An undoubtedly impressive accomplishment, but you know, not the same thing. Amit had 5 wickets in all for 17 runs. Game notes: Delhi - Ben Affleck (DNP-Coaches Decision).

Here's Amit's final over:



Friday's Game:
Kolkata at Mumbai

STANDINGS

Teams	Played	Won	Lost	Points	Net Run Rate
	9	7	2	14	+0.592
	9	6	3	12	+0.458
	10	6	4	12	-0.203
	9	5	4	10	+0.619
	10	5	5	10	+0.331
	8	4	4	8	-0.056
	10	2	8	4	-0.380
	9	2	7	4	-1.381