IPL 5th Edition - Rayudu shows his 'class'

It was yet another thrilling match. 


In the match between RCB and MI, RCB batted first. Dilshan played well to score 47. Tiwary contributed a useful 21. But it was left to Agarwal to stay for a length of time in the middle. He did it and scored 60 runs and that too off just 30 balls. RCB scored 171 for the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs.


MI started its reply rather poorly, losing 3 wickets for 19 runs. Gibbs and Rohit who were the heroes in the previous match were out for 0 and 5 respectively. 
Sachin failed once again and was out for 2. It was now left to Rayudu and Pollard. Both played scintillating knocks. Rayudu scored 81 off 54 balls and Pollard 52 off 31 balls and both remained unbeaten. The winning run was scored off the fourth ball of the final over. 


Another thrilling finish it was!  In the last over MI needed 14 runs. One run came off the first ball. Off the second, Pollard scored a six and he hit 2 consecutive fours, off the third and the fourth balls and thus finished the game in favour of MI.


Cake-walk win for DD.


In its first match against Kings IX, in this IPL edition, DD scored an easy victory. 


Playing first, Kings IX, batted poorly and were 88 for 6 towards the end of 12th over. David Hussey played a lone hand and scored 40 runs. The team could score only 136 for 8. Umesh Yadhav for DD, bowled well and took 3 wickets for 21 runs. 


DD with substantial contribution from Jayawardene (56 not out, 49 balls, 8 fours) and Ohja (34, 29 balls, 3 fours and 2 sixers) and Irfan Pathan (19 not out, 10 balls, 3 fours), won the match without any fuss. 


Now the tournament is in an interesting stage, DD, KKR and MI are sure to enter the qualifying stage. Only for the fourth place, there seems to be a challenge. 

IPL 5th Edition - Chennai dared the Devils

Chennai Super Kings won its match against Delhi Dare Devils rather very comfortably. 


DD which batted first could score only 114 in 20 overs. The top order including Sehwag and Warner failing, the middle order showed some strength and took the score beyond 100. For CSK, Hilfenhaus bowled very well and took 3 for 27.


In reply, CSK with Jayawardene and Vijay giving a good start, won the match losing only one wicket. Vijay was not out with 48 and Raina was not out with 28.


Mumbai Indians halts Kolkatta Knight Riders' winning streak.


It was Rohit's splendid unbeaten century, a timely one, and Gibbs' equally good knock that helped MI to post a very good total of 182 for 1 against KKR. 


Batting first, MI lost Sachin when the score was 5, but Gibbs who opened with Sachin, and Rohit who joined Gibbs played brilliantly and recorded an unbeaten second wicket partnership of 177 runs. Rohit scored a marvellous century. His century came off just 52 balls. He remained unbeaten with 109. Gibbs, himself an attacking player was not out with 66. Rohit's score included 12 fours and 5 sixers. Gibbs's score of 66 not out included 7 fours and 2 sixers. 


When KKR started its reply, as per "law of averages", Gambir failed, out without scoring. Only Kallis, who scored 79 runs off 60 balls with 7 fours and 2 sixers and Tiwary (27 runs) and Yusuf Pathan, who had nothing to show against his name in this IPL edition, with 40 not out, looked like making a match of hit. But finally, however, KKR felt short by 27 runs. 


Yet another loss for Pune Warriors. 


Pune Warriors lost once again, this time against Rajasthan Royals. 


RR won the toss and batted first. Rahane and Watson scored freely and added 94 runs. Watson scored his half century in just 26 balls. Rahane was out with 61. RR scored 170 for 4 in 20 overs. 


In reply, Pune Warriors struggled as usual. Ferguson (23), Smith (31) and Mathews (23) were the only batsmen to reach double figures. Finally Pune Warriors could score just 125 for 9 and thus lost the match by 45 runs. 


Chandilla's hattrick for RR was a highlight of the match and he was rightly declared 'Man of the match'.




Last ball '6' by Bravo helps CSK win. 


KKR which lost its previous match to MI, now lost to CSK.
KKR batting first started brightly and with Gambir and McCullum playing well, it added 99 runs for the first wicket. But however, those who followed this did not stay long and the team completed its 20 overs with 158 runs losing 6 wickets. 


In reply, CSK was given a good start by Vijay and Hussey, who put on 97 runs for the first wicket. But others, excepting Dhoni, struggled against the spin of Narine and could not score much. Dhoni scored 28 off 21 balls. In the end, CSK needed 9 runs in the last over. With Bravo scoring 1 off the first ball and Dhoni getting bold at the second, CSK needed 8 runs off 4 balls. Of the third ball, Jadeja took 2. Of the fourth ball, only one run could be scored. Now, CSK needed five runs in 2 balls. Unfortunately, Bravo could not connect the fifth ball. Only one ball remained and 5 runs were needed. Everybody at the ground  was breathless. But,oh!, Bravo, the 'brave' did it. Yes, he hit the last ball over the boundary and thus helped CSK to win yet another thriller. 

Market News and suggested Investment!

Market News

Last week, Sensex shed more than 500 points, closing at 16,293. Nifty too lost much and closed at 4,929 points. 

This week, on Monday, the 14th, Sensex lost 77 points, closing at 16,216. Nifty lost 21 points, closing at 4,908. Yesterday, that is Tuesday, however, the market showed some signs of recovery. Sensex gained 112 points and closed at 16,328 and Nifty gained 35 points, closing at 4,943.

Rupee ends at record low of Rs.53.96 versus US Dollar. Though the RBI has intervened to salvage the downtrend, it has not succeeded in putting a halt to this slide. 

Yamaha of Japan has signed an agreement with the government of Tamil Nadu, for setting up a manufacturing unit in Chennai at a cost of Rs. 1500 crores. Yamaha already has two units in India, one each in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. In the manufacturing sector, Chennai is enjoying a reputation as one of the leading centres in the country. This has prompted to set up a factory here. 

Muthoot Finance's net profit for the financial year 2011/2012 has risen by 80%. The company has earned a net profit of Rs.892 crores for the year compared to Rs.494 crores earned during the previous financial year. 

MMPC has earned a net profit of Rs.89.47 crores for the quarter ending March 2012 as against Rs.15.4 crores during the corresponding period in the previous year. This increase is 6 times. 

Dr.Reddy's Laboratories has shown a marginal increase in the net profit in the quarter ending March 2012. It has earned Rs.343.7 crores for the quarter as against Rs.334.47 crores during the corresponding quarter in the previous year. 

L&T's net profit for the quarter ending March 2012 is Rs.1920.41 crores as against 1686.21 crores in the same quarter during last year. This is an increase of 13.9%.

The following companies have announced dividends recently. 

Axis Bank: Rs.16 per share on the face value of Rs.10.

India Cements: Rs.2 per share on the face value of Rs.10.

Mahindra Holiday and Resorts: Rs.4 per share on the face value of Rs.10.

Raymonds: Rs.2 per share on the face value of Rs.10.

Sessagoa : Rs.2 (final dividend) per share on the face value of Re.1

Wipro: Rs.4 (final dividend) per share on the face value of Rs.2.

State Bank of Trivancore: Rs.2 (final dividend) per share on the face value of Rs.10.

Hindustan Uni Lever: Rs.4 per share on the face value of Re.1

Hyderabad Industries: Rs.12.5 (final dividend) per share on the face value of Rs.10.

Sterlite India: Re.1 (final dividend) per share on the face value of Rs.10.

Suggested Investment:

TVS Motor:  

Face value : Re.1

Current Prive: Around Rs.39.

52 Week High: Rs.70.50

52 Week Low: Rs.36.80

Book Value: Rs.21.04

Suggested Term: M/L

Wish you good luck!

Royal win for Rajasthan Royals.- 5th IPL edition

Another win for KKR

Another sterling knock by Gambir (56) and his opening partnership of 113 with McCullum (42) helped KKR score 150 runs for 5 wickets in 20 overs.

Pune Warriors chasing 151 for a win started poorly losing Clarke at 10 and Uthappa at 28. Only Ganguly and Mathews played steadily and built up a useful partnership of 73 runs. Once Ganguly was out at 128 and Mathews at 139, the situation looked bleak for Pune Warriors. Still Mathews who hit three successive sixers off a Yusuf Pathan's over, was at the crease, Pune Warriors had hopes. But once he departed, the tables turned and Pune Warriors needed 18 runs in the last over. It failed; it could score just 10 runs. Thus it lost the match by 7 runs.

Royal win for Rajasthan Royals.

Though Rahane who is in excellent form departed early when RR batted, Dravid played enterprising cricket. He hit three successive fours off Harris and not satisfied with this, he hit two more fours off Pravin Kumar. In IPL, particularly this year, we are able to see the other side of the "Wall". His striking rate is very much comparable with other aggressive batsmen, and, as always, he does not throw his wicket. He scored 46 and Manaria (34) and Hodge (36) making useful contributions, RR scored 177 for 6 in 20 overs.

In reply, Kings IX lost wickets at regular intervals. Only Marsh (34) and Mahmood (24) and Gurkeerat Singh (23) made useful contributions. Mandeep Singh and Saini of whom much was expected failed as also the other batsmen. Ultimately Kings IX could score 134 for 8 and thus lost the match by 43 runs.

Another nail biting finish

It was a see-saw battle till the end and it was left to Dwayne Smith to take MI to victory. Needing 14 runs off 3 balls, Smith hit 6, 4, 4, and sealed the match in favour of MI. The losers were CSK.

MI won the toss and chose to field. M. Vijay who had very poor scores in the previous matches he played came to his own this time. He batted fluently and scored a quick 41 in 29 balls with 4 fours and 3 sixers. Raina also played well and scored a quick 36 in 21 balls with 3 fours and 2 sixers. D.Bravo who came next did not lag behind and he too made his presence felt with a useful knock of 40 in 33 balls with 3 fours and 2 sixers. Dhoni played his part scoring 25 in 15 balls with 2 fours and a six.

CSK scored 173 in 20 overs.

MI began its reply on a sad note. Franklin was out very early. Rohit Sharma joined Sachin and both played enterprising cricket. Sachin was in aggressive mood and scored 74 in 44 balls with 11 fours and a six. But for the "out of the extraordinary" catch by du Plessis which sent back Sachin, MI would have won the match much earlier and more convincingly too. From 4 for 149 MI's score came to 8 for 159 and now only three balls remained and Smith was at the strike. What happened in those three balls had to bee seen to be believed! This was yet another close shave for MI.

Poor Deccan Chargers.

Even after scoring 181 in 20 overs, DC had to be at the receiving end. Very Sad!

DC opened on a bright note with both the openers D. Harris (47  runs, 41 balls, 2 fours and 4 sixers) and Dhawan ( 73 runs, 52 balls, 10 fours and one six ) put on a good partnership of 86. C. White who followed also made 45 in 24 balls with 2 fours and 3 sixers. The team made a very good score of 181 for 2 in 20 overs. For RCB, this total did not seem to be big. Dilshan (71 runs, 54 balls, 8 fours and 2 sixers ) and Gayle ( 26 runs 22 balls, 1 four and 2 sixers ) gave a bright start adding 91 runs for the first wicket. At the fall of the Gayle's wicket Kohli came. Again he disappointed. Then it was left to de Villiers  (47 runs, 17 balls, 5 fours and 3 sixers) and Agarwal (18 runs, 6 balls, 1 four and 2 sixers) to carry the team to victory. RCB won the match by 5 wickets with 7 balls to spare.

Viru is on song - 5th IPL edition

Another defeat for Chennai Super Kings

Having won the toss, CSK batted first and scored 139 in 20 overs. Only Raina (44 runs, 34 balls, 4 fours and 1 six) and Dhoni ( 34 runs, 30 balls, 2 fours ) made decent scores. 

Kolkatta Knight Riders needing just 140 runs for a win scored this with a loss of 5 wickets and with two balls to spare. Gambir, who is in fine form led from the front and scored a majestic 63 runs. With Gambir out in the 19th over and KKR needing 16 runs off 11 balls, a Bengal boy Das came in and scored 11 runs off 4 balls and  helped KKR to score an exciting win in 19.4 overs. 

Sangakkara and White take Deccan Chargers to victory. 

Skipper Sangakkara who came in at the fall of second wicket at 23, build up a huge partnership with White and added 147 runs. White scored a fantastic 74 and Sangakkara scored 82 off 52 balls with 10 fours and 2 sixers. DC scored 186 in 20 overs for the loss of 4 wickets. 

In its reply Pune Warriors started badly losing its first wicket without any run on the board. But Ganguly and Clarke added 90 runs for the second wicket. Ganguly and Clarke were out after scoring 45 and 41 respectively. Smith (47 not out ) and Uthappa (26) made useful contributions. But still at the end the team was left needing 13 runs. 

Viru is on song and creates a record.

Yet again Sehwag proved his worth. It was a back to back win for Delhi Daredevils against Rajasthan Royals for whom it was a second heart break in just two days. 

Batting first RR scored 141 for 6 in 20 overs. Dravid and Rahane gave a good start adding 71 runs for the first wicket. Dravid scored 57 and Rahane 42. But the batsmen who followed failed and only Goswami scored an unbeaten 18. RR could manage only 141 in 20 overs. This everyone knew was not enough, that too against DD with Sehwag in fine nick. It proved right. 

Though Jayawardene was out without scoring, Sehwag as usual, scored a blistering 73, reaching his 50 in just 23 balls. Incidentally it was his 5th consecutive 50, which is a record for IPL in all its editions. Pietersen also contributed a useful 36 thus DD won the match without any fuss. 

Kings IX scores an exciting win over RCB. 

Kings IX which won the toss, chose to field. RCB lost its first wicket early. Kohli joined Gayle and both scored freely and added 119 runs for the second wicket. Kohli scored 45 runs in 43 balls with 3 fours and 2 sixers. Gayle scored 71 ( 42 balls, 6 fours and 4 sixers ). In its 20 overs, RCB could score only 158 for 5. 

Kings IX scored the needed runs with just one ball to spare. Saini (30), Hussy (45) and Mandeep Singh (43) made substantial contributions. 

One run Win for MI 

It was a nail biting finish and till the last ball, it was anybody's game. Yes, the match between MI and Pune Warriors, it was anybody's game. Finally MI won just by one run and that too in the last ball. 

Batting first, MI played poorly and, but for Franklin (25) and Sachin (34) they would not have reached even 100. Finally, however, they scored 119 runs in 20 overs. 

Pune Warriors could not make 120 and were 118 for the loss of six wickets at the end of the 20th over. 

Chennai Super Kings back to its winning ways?

It was a fantastic and most unbelievable act of Raina which resulted in the exit of Sangakkara, skipper of Deccan Chargers. Sangakkara was just on 1 and he played a Raina's delivery back. But Raina threw himself to his right and took the catch out of nowhere. This was a turning point. 

Batting first scored 160 for 6 in 20 overs. du Plessis, who has been consistent, scored 42 and with Raina and Dhoni also making useful contributions (32 and 34 respectively). CSK posted a moderate 160. 

DC in reply lost its first wicket at 9. However, Dhawan (36), White (77) and Christian (28) played well and gave hopes of a DC victory. But in the end CSK proved its mettle, winning the match by 10 runs. 

DC could score only 150 for 5 in 20 overs. 

IPL 5th Edition- Deccan Chargers scores its first win

Cameron White's 78 ( 46 balls, 6 fours, and 5 sixers ) and his 75 run partnership with Dumny helped Deccan Chargers score 177 in 20 overs.
In reply, Pune Warriors could score only 159 runs in its 20 overs. Thus Deccan Chargers won the match by 18 runs. It was its first victory in this year's IPL.

Mumbai Indian loses for the second time to Delhi Daredevils.
For Delhi Daredevils, Sehwag, Jayawardene and Pietersen fired on all cylinders and took Delhi Daredevils to a mammoth total of 207 for 2 in 20 overs. Sehwag scored 73 runs and Jayawardene put on 135 runs for the first wicket in just 13.1 overs. Pietersen carried from where Jayawardene (55 runs, 42 balls, 8 fours) left and scored a quick 26 ball 50.
Chasing a score of 200+ MI lost 3 wickets including that of Sachin for a paltry 19 runs and only Rayudu and Dinesh Karthik stayed in the middle for some time and scored 62 and 40. But for these two MI would have fared still worse. In the end MI lost the match by 37 runs.

Shoddy batting display by Chennai Super Kings.
It was a shoddy batting display by Chennai Super Kings which resulted in its loss to Kings IX. Chasing a moderate score of 156, Chennai Super Kings, after a somewhat good start, lost wickets regularly and could score only 149 in 20 overs, thus losing the match by 7 runs. For Kings IX, Mandeep Singh and S. Marsh played well scoring 56 and 32 respectively.

Gambhir seals a win against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
The superb knocks by captain Gambhir (93), and Kallis (41) enabled Kolkatta Knight Riders to reach a good total of 190 in 2 overs. Its opponents Royal Challengers Bangalore despite a powerful knock of 86 by Gayle, altered midway and lost the match by 47 runs.

Rajasthan Royals lose by 1 run.
What a bad luck for Royal Challengers to lose its match against Delhi Daredevils by just one run and that too in the last ball of the 20th over.
DD,  playing first, scored 152 for 6 in 20 overs. Sehwag played another whirlwind knock scoring 63 of just 39 balls with 8 fours and 2 sixers.
The electrifying start by Rajasthan Royals with Dravid and Rahane scoring at their will took their total to 99 in no time. At this stage Dravid departed but Rahane went on to play delightful strokes and Hodge helped him at the other end scoring 22 runs in 18 balls. RR needed 12 runs in the last over. Rahane played the first ball but could not score anything. Off the second ball, he got his bat broke and could just manage a single. Third ball, Shah scored a single. Fourth ball, Rahane hit a six and gave hopes. Fifth ball, he took two runs. Now one ball remained and RR needed just 2 runs. Rahane missed the ball. A single would have met a tie. Rahane wanted to take at least a single and he and Shah could not make it, Shah being run out. Delhi Daredevils won a thriller by one run.

Sensex falls below 17,000 mark!

On Friday last, last trading day of the week, saw Sensex nose dive to 16,831 points losing 329 points. Nifty too lost and closed at 5,087. This was the first time Sensex well below 17000 mark since January 30. During the whole week Sensex lost 303 points and Nifty 103 points. 


How the market will fare this week, one cannot say for certain. Since Sensex has come down below 17,000 mark, it is better to watch the trend. Unless foreign inflow increases there will be no improvement in the market. Of course, there is a hope- since the value of Rupee against Dollar has come down much, prospects of FIIs coming to the market are somewhat good. Let us wait. 


Because of the fall in Sensex Index, the value of the shares of the top seven in the Sensex 30 has gone down by nearly Rs.40000 crores. The companies which have suffered are: Coal India, NTPC, SBI, ITC, Reliance, ONGC and HDFC. 


The Asian Development Bank is lending Rs.33125 crores as financial aid to India to help it to improve its various development works. 
TVS Motors introduces a motor cycle called "NEW APPACHE". This has been introduced as " NEW APPACHE RDR 2012". 


Forest Reserves have increased to 14,76,800 crores at the end of last week against Rs. 14,73,055 crores in the previous week. 


Vasan Dental Care proposes to start over 30 dental centers in the southern region as well as other parts of India. This is slated to be completed by the year end and it involves an investment of about Rs.45 crores. 
Syndicate Bank has earned Rs.309 crores as net profit during the quarter ended March 2012, showing an increase of 7% over the previous year for the same quarter. 


Bank of Baroda shows a net profit of Rs.1518.18 crores for the quarter ended March 2012 against Rs.1289.85 crores during the corresponding quarter last year. For the whole financial year 2011/2012 the bank has posted a net profit of 5006.96 crores, an increase of 18% over last year's net profit. 
Corporation Bank has earned a net profit of Rs.351.26 crores for the quarter ending March 2012, against Rs.402.21 crores during the same period last year. 
TMP has posted a net profit of Rs.120 crores during the quarter ending March 2012, showing an increase of 66% over the previous year for the same quarter. 


Allahabad Bank has earned a net profit of Rs.400 crores for the quarter ending March 2012, showing an increase of 55% over the previous year for the same quarter. 


UCO Bank has earned a net profit of Rs.253 crores during the quarter ended March 2012, against Rs.226 crores for the corresponding quarter last year. 
IOB has declared a dividend of 45% to the share holders.