Yuvraj-led KXIP beat Kolkata narrowly

KXIP made one change to their playing eleven – Ramnaresh Sarwan made way for James Hopes.

KKR (Moham)made one change to their playing eleven – Salman Butt made way for his compatriot, Hafeez.

On winning the toss, Yuvraj Singh, KXIP’s skipper, chose to bat.

The first Powerplay of KXIP’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 49, and lost a wicket.

Hopes, whose 12-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 18. Twenty-three balls into the match, he was caught by Brad Hodge. Ashok Dinda broke the 28-run stand.

When KXIP had scored 49 for the loss of a wicket, Kumar Sangakkara, who had scored 10, retired hurt. He resumed when they had scored 106 for the loss of five wickets.

KXIP scored 50 off 6.1 overs (37 balls). KKR had scored three extras at that point.

Yuvraj, whose 10-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 17. Thirty-one balls after Hopes’ dismissal, he was stumped by Wriddhiman Saha. Hafeez broke the 54-run partnership. The second-wicket pair had put on 23 at that point.

Shaun Marsh, whose 32-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, scored 40. Fifteen balls later, he was stumped by Saha. David Hussey broke the 16-run stand.

KXIP scored 100 off a dozen overs (72 balls). KKR had scored three extras at that point.

Mahela Jayawardene, whose six-ball innings included a six, scored 10. Four balls after Marsh’s dismissal, he was caught by Sourav Ganguly, KKR’s skipper. Umar Gul broke the run-a-ball stand.

The fifth-wicket pair put on four. Although his innings included a boundary, Karan Goel had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored half-a-dozen. Eight balls later, Debabrata Das and Hussey ran him out.

KXIP scored 150 off 18 overs (109 balls). KKR had scored 13 extras at that point.

Sangakkara, whose 21-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 28. Thirty-one balls after Goel’s dismissal, Gul broke the 49-run stand.

Irfan Pathan, the player of the match, scored 24 off 26 balls, which included a couple of boundaries. He was unbeaten, as was Piyush Chawla, who scored 21. His seven-ball innings included three boundaries and a six.

KKR eventually conceded 14 extras. KXIP scored 178 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs.

Ajit Agarkar bowled three overs, conceding 26. He was wicketless, as was Ishant Sharma, who bowled four overs, conceding 41.

Hafeez, Dinda and Hussey bowled three overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. They conceded 28, 24, and 23, respectively.

Gul bowled four overs, conceding 27. He picked up two scalps.

The first Powerplay of KKR’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 31, and lost four wickets.

Although his innings included a boundary, Ganguly had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored five. Seventeen balls into the chase, he was caught by Pathan. Sreesanth broke the 22-run stand.

Hafeez, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 13. A couple of balls later, Pathan broke the one-run stand.

Hodge, who faced three balls, scored a run. Five balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Pathan, who broke the two-run stand.

Das, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Yuvraj. Sreesanth broke the four-run stand.

KKR scored 50 off 9.3 overs (57 balls). KXIP had scored half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Laxmi Ratan Shukla had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored 10. Twenty-eight balls after Das’ dismissal, V R V Singh broke the 21-run stand.

KKR scored 100 off 15 overs (90 balls). KXIP had scored half-a-dozen extras at that point.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 32 balls. While Hussey’s contribution to the partnership was 26, Saha’s contribution to it was 25. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Hussey’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 38 balls.

KKR scored 150 off 18.2 overs (110 balls). KXIP had scored half-a-dozen extras at that point.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 100 off 52 balls. While Hussey’s contribution to the partnership was 54, Saha’s contribution to it was 46. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Hussey, whose 46-ball innings included the aforementioned number of boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 71. Fifty-five balls after Shukla’s dismissal, he was caught by Hopes. Gagandeep Singh broke the 104-run partnership.

Saha’s half-century – which included a boundary and four sixes – came off 28 balls.

He eventually scored 59 off 32 balls, which included a couple of boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes. He was unbeaten, as was Agarkar, who faced a couple of balls, scoring a run.

The number of extras they eventually conceded gave KXIP no reason to be in seventh heaven. KKR, who scored 169 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs, lost by nine runs.

Chawla bowled an over, conceding 16. He was wicketless, as was Hopes, who bowled three overs, conceding 35.

The Singhs bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While Gagandeep conceded 43, V R V conceded 31.

Sreesanth and Pathan bowled four overs each, picking up two scalps apiece. While the former conceded 25, the latter conceded 18.