IPL CRICKET KINGS XI PUNJAB & ROYAL CHALLENGERS

IPL CRICKET

Kings XI Punjab ?& Royal Challengers Team at Bangalore

Bangalore out bat Kings XI

Bangalore: It was a delicious home-patented dish Ugadi 'pachchadi' served for the fans by Royal Chalengers Bangalore on Tuesday. the home side overcame a huge target, 204 set by Kings XI Punjab thanks to a calculated assault by Jacques Kallis and Robin Uthappa.

             For a side that has never man aged a total of 200 in the IPL, the target of 204 in itself was a mammoth task; leave the pressure of delivering before an ambitious home crowd and a forgettable home record.

            But all that changed as opener Kallis (89 n,o., 57b, 8x4, 5x6) produced yet another fluent innings to lead Royal Challengers to an emphatic eight-wicket victory over Kings XI Punjab, their first in IPL 3.

          The veteran South African was joined in the run feast by home lads Manish Pandey (38, 26b, 2x4, 3x6) and Robin Uthappa (51, 21b, 4x4, 4x6) as RCB dished out an unforgettable show before the near capacity holiday crowd at the Chinnaswamy Stadium.

          As expected, RCB included the experienced Mark Boucher in place of shreevats Goswami for the wicket keeping job. The move meant RCB had to rtry out a new opening pair for the season and they went for the one that had struck gold towards the business end of the previous edition in south Africa.

              Kallis and Pandey went about the job in style with the latter producing some characteristic mix of orthodox and unorthodox strokes.

             Leggie Piyush Chawla gave the visitors the much-required relief, dismissing Pandey in his scond over, the ninth of the innings.

           RCB coach Ray Jennings had specifically mentioned the need for the likes of Uthappa to fire for a huge total and the Bangalorean roared back to his old self in a crucial phase.

           Uthappa collected as many as 25 runs off his good friend S Sreesanth's 13th over and reached the half-century from just 19 balls but 61 away from victory with six overs in the kitty. 

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IPL CRICKET CHENNAI SKIPPER

IPL CRICKET

CHENNAI SKIPPER KING

Dhoni Blitzkrieg Powers CSK TO 55-Run Victory Over Knight Riders


Kolkata: The Knights finally came crashing down. After the euphoria of two victories, the reality of T20 cricket struck Kolkata Knight Riders as they went down to Chennai Super Kings at the Eden Gardens here on Tuesday. The 55-run defeat gave the Chennai side its first win of the tournament and the path to that was shown by the skipper himself.
               Mahendra Singh Dhoni plundered 66 off 33 balls, taking charge of the game after his side struggled to score initially. Dhoni's blitz helped CSK reach 164 for three, a score which proved too heavy for KKR.
            That KKR were bowled out for 109 in the last over, was more due to the batsmen's follies than good bowling. CSK, however, wouldn't mind that.
            Wickets tumbled for KKR right from first over when Brad Hodge was caught by Ashwin off A1 bie Morkel without any runs on the home team's board. Wriddhiman Saha flourished briefly for his 22, but that wasn't enough. And when skipper Sourav Ganguly trudged back after scoring just 11 off 20 balls with the score reading 55 for five, the first of Justin Kemp's three wickets, the KKR fans knew it was almost over.
          Earlier, Chennai super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni stole what could have been Shane Bond's thunder, with some lusty hitting to help the team reach 164 for three.
          The score, in fact, looked impossible at one stage when the visitors were stifled by quality bowling from KKR. Struggling at 96 for three from 15 overs. CSK faced a Herculean task to reach 150. It needed a special innings. And that was produced by Dhoni, with some help from S Badrinath and also a life given by KKR wicket keeper Saha early in his innings. The duo collected an amazing 68 runs from the last five overs, leaving the KKR attack in complete disarray.

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SOME REASONS OF CHOLESTEROL

Cholesterol

problems?

Here are some reasons that could be to blame

Your Diet: A common problem found in one out of five people today is high cholesterol. Cholesterol can be either genetic or caused due to unhealthy foods consumed in one's daily diet. The most common factor leading to high cholesterol could be an unhealthy and unbalanced diet. Excessive consumption of saturated fats is the rot cause of cholesterol, that is generally found in meats like beef and pork as well as snacks such as butter cookies, fast foods and chips.

Your weight: Obesity and fluctuation in weight reduces the good cholesterol in the body resulting in unhealthiness, A beer belly does nothing to the body but deteriorating it.Hence, being in shape is extremely essential. In today's fast-paced times, it is essential for one to be on the move constantly as being a couch potato marks  the beginning of high cholesterol in your body. Getting half an hour of exercise a couple of times a week can help.

Your overall health: A human body encounters several hormonal changes with age due to which cholesterol levels in men generally rise after the age of  50 whereas women begin to experience the same post-menopause. An overall healthy fitness regime does wonders to one's body. It is advisable to get regular medical checkups as the presence of diseases such as diabetes can also lead to high cholesterol. Your family can turn out to be your worst enemy when it comes to cholesterol as it is a hereditary disease which could be in your genes.

Cigarette Smoking: We've heard this several times, 'cigarette smoking is injurious to health' Then, why do we still go ahead and smoke? This question remains unanswered. Smoking reduces the good cholesterol in the body, and can eventually lead to death. Reducing your tobacco consumption or kicking the butt can help improve your health.

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