Gambhir shines; KKR trounce Rajasthan

RR made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Ajinkya Rahane and Shaun Tait made way for Shane Watson and Nayan Doshi.

KKR made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Ryan ten Doeschate and Jaydev Unadkat made way for Shakib Al Hasan and Brett Lee.

On winning the toss, Gautam Gambhir, KKR’s skipper and the player of the match, 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 31, and lost a wicket.

Amit Paunikar, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored nine. Twenty-seven balls into the match, he was caught by Jacques Kallis. Shakib broke the 26-run stand.

RR scored 50 off as many balls (8.2 overs). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave KKR no reason to be in seventh heaven.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 40 balls. While Rahul Dravid’s contribution to the partnership was 21, Ashok Menaria’s contribution to it was 27. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Dravid, whose 34-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 35. Forty-two balls after Paunikar’s dismissal, Yusuf Pathan broke the 52-run partnership.

Menaria, whose 21-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Pathan, who broke the one-run stand.

RR scored 100 off 14.4 overs (88 balls). KKR had conceded nine extras at that point.

Watson, whose 13-ball innings included a couple of sixes, scored 22. Twenty-nine balls after Menaria’s dismissal, Shakib broke the 45-run partnership.

RR scored 150 off 19.2 overs (116 balls). KKR had conceded 13 extras at that point.

Ross Taylor, whose 25-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 35. He was unbeaten, as was Johan Botha, who faced a dozen balls, scoring as many.

KKR eventually conceded 19 extras. RR scored 159 for the loss of four wickets off 20 overs.

Rajat Bhatia, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 12.

Iqbal Abdulla, who bowled two wicketless overs, conceded 14.

Lakshmipathy Balaji and Lee bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 31, the latter conceded 29.

Pathan, who bowled an over, conceded four. He picked up a couple of scalps, as was Shakib, who bowled four overs, conceding 31.

The first Powerplay of KKR’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 62, and lost a wicket.

KKR’s openers put on eight. Manvinder Bisla, who faced three balls, scored a run. Eight balls into the chase, Paunikar and the substitute, Faiz Fazal, ran him out.

KKR scored 50 off 5.2 overs (32 balls). RR had conceded three extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 26 balls. While Kallis’ contribution to the partnership was 23, Gambhir’s contribution to it was 27. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Gambhir’s half-century – which included eight boundaries and a six – came off 28 balls.

KKR scored 100 off 11.1 overs (67 balls). RR had conceded three extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 100 off 70 balls. While Kallis’ contribution to the partnership was 43, Gambhir’s contribution to it was 57. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Kallis’ half-century – which included four boundaries and a six – came off 46 balls.

KKR scored 150 off 16.5 overs (102 balls). RR had conceded four extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

The second-wicket pair put on 150 off 102 balls. The contributions of both Kallis and Gambhir to the partnership were 75 apiece. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Kallis, whose 65-ball innings included seven boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 75. He was unbeaten, as was Gambhir, who didn’t add to the aforementioned score. His 44-ball innings included 11 boundaries, in addition to the six.

KKR, who scored 160 for the loss of a wicket off 18.3 overs, won by nine wickets with nine balls to spare.

All the bowlers were wicketless.

Doshi, Menaria, Watson and Botha bowled two overs apiece. They conceded 23, 18, 18, and 13, respectively.

Amit Singh, who bowled 2.3 wicketless overs, conceded 26.

Siddharth Trivedi and Shane Warne, RR’s skipper, bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 34, the latter conceded 28.