K P-led RCB beat Kolkata

KKR made four changes to their playing eleven – the Singhs (Yashpal and Anureet), Arindam Ghosh and Ajantha Mendis made way for Morne van Wyk, Wriddhiman Saha, Ajit Agarkar and Murali Kartik.

RCB made four changes to their playing eleven – Robin Uthappa, Ross Taylor, Balachandra Akhil and Vinay Kumar made way for Shreevats Goswami, Roelof van der Merwe, Manish Pandey and Praveen Kumar.

(Brend)On winning the toss, McCullum, KKR’s skipper, chose to bat.

The first Powerplay of KKR’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 45, and lost a couple of wickets.

KKR’s openers didn’t get off the mark. McCullum, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. A ball into the match, he was caught by Virat Kohli off the bowling of Kevin Pietersen, RCB’s skipper.

Brad Hodge, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 17. Thirty-four balls later, he was trapped (Kumb)leg before wicket by Anil, who broke the 45-run stand.

KKR scored 50 off 7.2 overs (44 balls). RCB had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Sourav Ganguly, who faced eight balls, scored just a run. Sixteen balls after Hodge’s dismissal, he was caught by Jacques Kallis. Praveen broke the nine-run stand.

Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. KKR had scored 61 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Chris Gayle had scored 33, van Wyk was batting on four.

Gayle, whose 37-ball innings included half-a-dozen balls, eventually scored 40. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Goswami. K P Appanna broke the 16-run stand.

Van Wyk, whose 35-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 43. He was unbeaten.

KKR scored 100 off 15.3 overs (93 balls). RCB had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Saha, whose 14-ball innings included a six, scored 21. Thirty-one balls after van Wyk’s dismissal, he was caught by Pietersen. Kumble broke the 40-run stand.

Laxmi Ratan, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Seven ballS(huk)later, he was trapped leg before wicket by van der Merwe, who broke the eight-run stand.

Agarkar had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored half-a-dozen. He was unbeaten.

RCB eventually conceded nine extras. KKR scored 139 for the loss of half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Pankaj Singh, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 14.

Appanna, who bowled three overs, conceded 30. He picked up a wicket, as did van der Merwe, Praveen and Pietersen, who bowled four overs apiece. They conceded 28, 25, and 24, respectively.

Kumble, who bowled four overs, conceded 16. He picked up a couple of scalps.

The first Powerplay of RCB’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 46, without the loss of a wicket.

RCB’s openers put on 50 off 7.1 overs (43 balls). KKR had conceded five extras at that point. While Kallis’ contribution to the partnership was 13, Goswami’s contribution to it was 32.

Ten overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. RCB had scored 65 without the loss of a wicket at that point. While Kallis had scored 18, Goswami had scored 41.

Goswami, whose 46-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, eventually scored 43. Sixty-seven balls into the chase, he was caught by van Wyk. Hodge broke the 69-run partnership.

Kallis, whose 25-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 23. Nine balls later, he was caught by van Wyk. Ishant Sharma broke the eight-run stand.

RCB scored 100 off 15.2 overs (92 balls). KKR had conceded eight extras at that point.

Kohli, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 19. Eighteen balls after Kallis’ dismissal, he was caught by van Wyk. Hodge broke the 29-run stand.

Pietersen, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Saha. Hodge broke the one-run stand.

Mark Boucher, the player of the match, scored 25. His 13-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six. He was unbeaten.

Van der Merwe, whose run-a-ball innings included a six, scored nine. Seventeen balls after Pietersen’s dismissal, he was caught by van Wyk. Sharma broke the 22-run stand.

Pandey, who faced a couple of balls, score as many. He was unbeaten.

KKR eventually conceded nine extras. RCB, who scored 143 for the loss of five wickets off 19.5 overs, won by five wickets with a ball to spare.

Agarkar and Ganguly bowled a couple of wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 23, the latter conceded 17.

Gayle bowled 3.5 wicketless overs, conceding 31.

Kartik bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 26.

Sharma bowled four overs, conceding 15. He picked up two wickets.

Hodge bowled four overs, conceding 29. He picked up three scalps.