Kolkata lose to Kumble-led RCB

RCB made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Roelof van der Merwe and Abhimanyu Mithun made way for Jesse Ryder and Balachandra Akhil.

KKR made four changes to their playing eleven – the Australian pair (Brad Hodge and Moises Henriques), Morne van Wyk and Sourav Sarkar made way for Arindam Ghosh, David Hussey and a pair of Sri Lankans (Angelo Mathews and Ajantha Mendis).

On winning the toss, Anil Kumble, RCB’s skipper, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of KKR’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 38, and lost a couple of wickets.

Sourav Ganguly, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Fifteen balls into the match, he was caught by Mark Boucher. Vinay Kumar broke the 13-run stand.

Although his run-a-ball innings included a boundary, Arindam Ghosh had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 11 balls later, he was caught by Boucher. Kumar broke the eight-run stand.

KKR scored 50 off 8.1 overs (49 balls). RCB hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. KKR had scored 69 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Brendon McCullum, their skipper, had scored 25, Hussey had scored 33.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 36 balls. While McCullum’s contribution to the partnership was 16, Hussey’s contribution to it was 34. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Hussey, whose 27-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 43. Fifty-four balls after Ghosh’s dismissal, Akhil broke the 70-run partnership.

KKR scored 100 off 14.4 overs (88 balls). RCB had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

McCullum’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 48 balls.

He eventually scored 84 off 64 balls, which included 10 boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes. He was unbeaten.

Mathews, whose 13-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 16. Twenty-five balls after Hussey’s dismissal, he was caught by Virat Kohli. Anil Kumble broke the 43-run stand.

KKR scored 150 off 19 overs (114 balls). RCB had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Wriddhiman Saha, whose five-ball innings included a six, was unbea‘ten’.

RCB eventually conceded nine extras. KKR scored 173 for the loss of four wickets off 20 overs.

K P Appanna, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 10.

Jacques Kallis and Ryder bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 40, the latter conceded 25.

Akhil, who bowled three overs, conceded 32. He picked up a wicket, as did Kumble, who bowled four overs, conceding 28.

Kumar, who bowled four overs, conceded 33. 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 6.5 overs (42 balls). KKR had conceded five extras at that point. While Ryder’s contribution to the partnership was 21, Kallis’ contribution to it was 24.

Kallis, whose 34-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, eventually scored 32. Fifty overs into the chase, he was caught by McCullum. Murali Kartik broke the 58-run partnership.

Ryder, whose 20-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 22. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Ganguly. Ajit Agarkar broke the five-run stand.

Ten overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. RCB had scored 70 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. Both Robin Uthappa and Ross Taylor (the player of the match) were batting on five apiece.

Uthappa, who eventually faced nine balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 10 balls later, he was caught by Mathews. Kartik broke the 11-run stand.

RCB scored 100 off 13.2 overs (81 balls). KKR had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Rahul Dravid, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. Twenty-eight balls after Uthappa’s dismissal, he was caught by Mendis, who broke the 48-run stand.

Taylor’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 24 balls.

RCB scored 150 off 17.5 overs (109 balls). KKR had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 23 balls. While Taylor’s contribution to the partnership was 39, Boucher’s contribution to it was 13. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Taylor, whose 33-ball innings included seven boundaries and five sixes, eventually scored 81. He was unbeaten.

Boucher, whose innings included a six, scored 13. He was unbea‘ten’.

KKR eventually conceded nine extras. RCB, who scored 176 for the loss of four wickets off 19.2 overs, won by half-a-dozen wickets with four balls to spare.

Hussey bowled a wicketless over, conceding 10.

Mathews bowled 2.2 wicketless overs, conceding 31.

Ishant Sharma bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 40.

Agarkar and Mendis bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 45, the latter conceded 21.

Kartik bowled four overs, conceding 28. He picked up two scalps.