M S-led CSK trounce Kolkata

CSK made three changes to their playing (Micha)eleven – Hussey, Thilan Thushara and Sudeep Tyagi made way for Srikkanth Anirudha, Albie Morkel and Muttiah Muralitharan.

KKR (Shar)made three changes to their playing eleven – Cheteshwar Pujara, Ishant and Ajantha Mendis made way for David Hussey, Laxmi Ratan Shukla and Iqbal Abdulla.

On winning the toss, Sourav Ganguly, 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 22, and lost four wickets.

Although his four-ball innings included a six, Chris Gayle had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 14 balls into the match, he was stumped by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, CSK’s skipper. Ravichandran Ashwin, the player of the match, broke the 17-run stand.

The second-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Brendon McCullum, who faced four balls, didn’t open his account. Four balls later, he was caught by Muralitharan off the bowling of Ashwin.

The third-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Ganguly, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 10. A couple of balls later, he was dismissed by Doug Bollinger.

The younger of the Hussey brothers faced three balls, failing to get off the mark. Four balls later, he was stumped by Dhoni. Ashwin broke the two-run stand.  

KKR scored 50 off 9.5 overs (59 balls). CSK had conceded 11 extras at that point.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 46 balls. While Manoj Tiwary’s contribution to the partnership was 18, Angelo Mathews’ contribution to it was 25. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was 10.

Tiwary, whose 31-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 27. Sixty-four balls after David’s dismissal, he was caught by Murali Vijay. Suresh Raina broke the 73-run partnership.

Wriddhiman Saha, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Seven balls later, he was stumped by Dhoni. Shadab Jakati broke the four-run stand.

KKR scored 100 off 16.3 overs (99 balls). CSK had conceded a dozen extras at that point.

Shukla, whose 10-ball innings included a couple of sixes, scored 17. Fifteen balls after Saha’s dismissal, he was caught by Matthew Hayden. Bollinger broke the 27-run stand.

Angelo Mathews, whose run-a-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 48. Seven balls later, he was caught by Hayden. Muralitharan broke the 10-run stand.

Ajit Agarkar, whose five-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored nine. He was unbeaten, as was Abdulla, who faced a ball, failing to get off the mark.

CSK eventually conceded 20 extras. KKR scored 139 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs.

Morkel, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 14.

Raina, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 18. He picked up a wicket, as did Muralitharan and Jakati, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 47, the latter conceded 23.

Bollinger bowled four overs, including a maiden. He conceded 15, picking up a couple of wickets.

Ashwin, who bowled four overs, conceded 16. He picked up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of CSK’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 67, and lost a wicket.

Hayden, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Three balls into the chase, Gayle broke the six-run stand.

CSK scored 50 off 4.4 overs (28 balls). KKR had conceded 11 extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 26 balls. While Vijay’s contribution to the partnership was half-a-dozen, Raina’s contribution to it was 38. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was half-a-dozen.

Raina’s half-century – which included 10 boundaries and a six – came off 24 balls.

CSK scored 100 off 9.5 overs (59 balls). KKR had conceded 13 extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 100 off 58 balls. While Vijay’s contribution to the partnership was 26, Raina’s contribution to it was 69. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was eight.

Vijay’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 40 balls. He was unbeaten, as was Raina, who eventually conceded 78. His 39-ball innings included 11 boundaries and three sixes.

KKR eventually conceded 15 extras. CSK, who scored 143 for the loss of a wicket off 13.3 overs, won by nine wickets with nine wickets with 39 balls to spare.

Mathews and Shukla bowled a wicketless over apiece. While the former conceded 15, the latter conceded nine.

Ashok Dinda, David and Agarkar bowled two wicketless overs apiece. They conceded 25, 22, and 14, respectively.

Abdulla, who bowled 2.3 wicketless overs, conceded 21.

Gayle, who bowled three overs, conceded 35. He picked up the only wicket to fall.