Yuvraj-led KXIP thrilled; Kolkata lose

KKR made no changes to their playing eleven.

KXIP made one change to their playinG(o)eleven – Karan made way for Sunny Sohal.

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

The match was attended by 10,482 people.

The first Powerplay of KKR’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 28, and lost a wicket.

Chris Gayle, whose run-a-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 17. Twenty-eight balls into the match, he was caught by Yuvraj Singh, KXIP’s skipper. Yusuf Abdulla broke the 23-run stand.

KKR scored 50 off 9.4 overs (58 balls). KXIP had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Ten overs into the match, KKR had scored 52 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While McCullum was batting on 17, Brad Hodge was batting on 16.

McCullum, whose 31-ball innings included a boundary, scored 19. Thirty-five balls after Gayle’s dismissal, he was caught by Vikramjeet Malik. Piyush Chawla broke the 31-run stand.

KKR scored 100 off 15.3 overs (93 balls). KXIP had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 32 balls. While Hodge’s contribution to the partnership was 26, Sourav Ganguly’s contribution to it was 22. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

Ganguly, whose 17-ball innings included a boundary and a six, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Thirty-three balls after McCullum’s dismissal, he was caught by Yuvraj. Abdulla broke the 51-run partnership.

Hodge’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six – came off 36 balls.

He eventually scored 70 off 43 balls, which included 10 boundaries, in addition to the six. He was unbeaten, as was Morne van Wyk, who scored 18. His 12-ball innings included a boundary and a six.

KKR scored 150 off 20 overs (120 balls). In fact, they scored 153 for the loss of three wickets. The number of extras they eventually conceded gave KXIP no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Yuvraj and Ramesh Powar bowled a couple of wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 22, the latter conceded eight.

Irfan Pathan and Malik bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 37, the latter conceded 23.

Abdulla, who bowled four overs, conceded 33. He picked up a wicket.

Chawla, who bowled four overs, conceded 27. He picked up a couple of scalps.

The first Powerplay of KXIP’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 51, and lost a couple of wickets.

Sangakkara, whose faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Five balls into the chase, he was caught by Morne van Wyk. Ishant Sharma broke the one-run stand.

Sohal, whose 17-ball innings included three sixes, scored 25. Twenty-six balls later, he was caught by Ganguly. Ajit Agarkar broke the 43-run stand.

KXIP scored 50 off half-a-dozen overs (36 balls). KKR had conceded three extras at that point.

Simon Katich, whose 28-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 34. Twenty-five balls after Sohal’s dismissal, he was caught by Wriddhiman Saha. Hodge broke the 33-run stand.

Ten overs into the chase, KXIP had scored 81 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Mahela Jayawardene, the player of the match, was batting on 15, Yuvraj had scored a run.

KXIP scored 100 off 12.2 overs (74 balls). KKR had conceded eight extras at that point.

Yuvraj, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored 14. Twenty-nine balls after Katich’s dismissal, he was caught by Hodge. Sharma broke the 32-run stand.

KXIP scored 150 off 19.3 overs (117 balls). KKR had conceded 10 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Jayawardene’s half-century – which included seven boundaries – came off 39 balls.

He eventually scored 41 off 52 balls, and was unbeaten, as was Irfan Pathan, who scored 19. His 16-ball innings included a couple of boundaries.

KXIP, who scored 154 for the loss of four wickets off 20 overs, won by half-a-dozen wickets.

Ganguly and Laxmi Ratan bowled a wicketless over apiece. While the former conceded nine, the (Shuk)latter conceded eight.

Ashok Dinda bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceding 26.

Gayle and Murali Kartik bowled three wicketless overs each. Both conceded 20 apiece.

Hodge bowled a couple of overs, conceding 13. He picked up a wicket, as did Agarkar, who bowled four overs, conceding 29.

Sharma bowled four overs, conceding 27. He picked up a couple of scalps.