Punjab lose to Warne-led RR

KXIP made one change to their playing eleven – Ramesh Powar made way for Sreesanth.

RR made no changes to their playing eleven.

On winning the toss, Kumar Sangakkara, KXIP’s skipper, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of RR’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 53, and lost a wicket.

Naman Ojha, whose 10-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 13. Twenty-four balls into the match, he was caught by Shalabh Srivastava. Sreesanth broke the 35-run stand.

RR scored 50 off 5.1 overs (33 balls). KXIP had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Michael Lumb, whose 30-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 41. Twenty-four balls after Ojha’s dismissal, he was stumped by Sangakkara. Piyush Chawla broke the 25-run stand.

RR scored 100 off 11.5 overs (73 balls). KXIP had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 33 balls. While Faiz Fazal’s contribution to the partnership was 18, Yusuf Pathan’s contribution to it was 28. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was five.

Yusuf, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary and a six, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Thirty-two balls after Lumb’s dismissal, he was caught by Yuvraj Singh. Srivastava broke the 51-run partnership.  

RR scored 150 off 17.2 overs (106 balls). KXIP had conceded 10 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 33 balls. While Fazal’s contribution to the partnership was 14, the contribution of Adam Voges, the player of the match, to it was 34. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

The fourth-wicket pair eventually scored 60. Fazal, whose 38-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, eventually scored 45. Thirty-nine balls after Yusuf’s dismissal, Chawla ran him out.

Voges, whose 24-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, eventually scored 45. He was unbeaten.

The fifth-wicket pair put on eight. Paras Dogra, who faced a ball, scored a run. Half-a-dozen balls after Fazal’s dismissal, Chawla and Irfan ran him out.

Abhishek Jhunjhunwala, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.

RR scored 183 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.

Yuvraj Singh, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded a dozen.

Irfan and Rusty Theron bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 45, the latter conceded 25.

Sreesanth, who bowled three overs, conceded 20. He picked up a wicket, as did Srivastava and Chawla, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 49, the latter conceded 29.

The first Powerplay of KXIP’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 76, and lost a wicket.

Sangakkara, whose 13-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 29. Four overs into the chase, he was caught by Fazal. Shaun Tait broke the 41-run stand.

KXIP scored 50 off 4.3 overs (27 balls). RR had conceded an extra at that point.

Manvinder Bisla, whose 18-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 35. Twenty-three balls after Sangakkara, he was caught by Lumb. Shane Warne, RR’s skipper, broke the 44-run stand.

KXIP scored 100 off 9.3 overs (57 balls). RR had conceded four extras at that point.

Yuvraj, whose 13-ball innings included a six, scored 15. Nineteen balls after Bisla’s dismissal, he was caught by Fazal. Siddharth Trivedi broke the 22-run stand.

Bopara, whose 26-ball innings included a boundary, scored 25. Nine balls later, he was caught by Trivedi. Munaf Patel broke the (Ra)VI-run stand.

The fifth-wicket pair put on a couple. Irfan, who faced a ball, scored a run. Three balls later, Jhunjhunwala ran him out.

Mohammad Kaif, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Eleven balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Yusuf, who broke the run-a-ball stand.

Chawla, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Ten balls later, he was caught by Tait. Yusuf broke the 10-run stand.

Theron, who faced four balls, scored a couple. Seven balls later, he was caught by Patel. Tait broke the four-run stand.

KXIP scored 150 off 18.3 overs (112 balls). RR had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Mahela Jayawardene, whose 22-ball innings included a six, scored 23. Seven balls after Theron’s dismissal, he was caught by Jhunjhunwala. Trivedi broke the 12-run stand.

Sreesanth, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was unbeaten.

The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Srivastava, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls after Jayawardene’s dismissal, he was dismissed by Tait.

KXIP, who were dismissed for 152 off 19.1 overs, lost by 31 runs.

Voges bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceding 12.

Patel and Warne bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 43, the latter conceded 39.

Yusuf bowled a couple of overs, conceding nine. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Trivedi, who bowled four overs, conceding 25.

Tait bowled 3.1 overs, conceding 22. He picked up three scalps.