Jayawardene-led KTK beat Kolkata again

KTK made no changes to their playing eleven.

KKR made one changes to their playing eleven – Lakshmipathy Balaji made way for Sarabjit Ladda.

On winning the toss, Gautam Gambhir, KKR’s skipper, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of KTK’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 35, and lost a couple of wickets.

Brendon McCullum, who faced eight balls, scored a run. Eleven balls into the match, he was caught by Jacques Kallis. Jaydev Unadkat broke the six-run stand.

Patel, whose 16-ball innings included (Parth)IV boundaries, scored 21. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Rajat Bhatia. Unadkat broke the 24-run stand.  

KTK scored 50 off 7.4 overs (47 balls). KKR had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 38 balls. While Michael Klinger’s contribution to the partnership was 22, the contribution of Mahela Jayawardene, KTK’s skipper, to it was 27. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Klinger, whose 26-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 29. Thirty-nine (Iq)balls after Patel’s dismissal, he was caught by Abdulla. Yusuf Pathan broke the 51-run partnership.

Ravindra Jadeja, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Pathan. Bhatia broke the 15-run stand.

KTK scored 100 off 15.3 overs (94 balls). KKR had conceded three extras at that point.

Jayawardene’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes – came off 38 balls.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 38. Jayawardene, who faced 41 balls, eventually scored 55. Twenty-seven balls after Jadeja’s dismissal, Ladda and Kallis ran him out.

KTK scored 150 off 19.4 overs (120 balls). KKR had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Brad Hodge, the player of the match, scored 35 off 19 balls, which included three boundaries and a couple of sixes. He was unbeaten, as was Raiphi Gomez, who faced a ball, scoring a run.

KTK scored 156 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.

Ladda, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 13.

Abdulla, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 16.

Kallis, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 21.

Brett Lee bowled four wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 42.

Bhatia and Pathan bowled three overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 22, the latter conceded 16.

Unadkat, who bowled four overs, conceded 26. He picked up a couple of scalps.

The first Powerplay of KKR’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 43, without the loss of a wicket.

KKR’s openers put on 50 off seven overs (42 balls). KTK had conceded a couple of extras at that point. While Kallis’ contribution to the partnership was 32, Eoin Morgan’s contribution to it was 16.

Kallis, whose 41-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 45. Sixty-two balls into the chase, Gomez broke the 69-run partnership.

The second-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Gambhir, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The (Jayawarde)next ball, he was caught by his opposite number off the bowling of Gomez.

Manoj Tiwary had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored a run. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by McCullum. Vinay Kumar broke the 28-run stand.

KKR scored 100 off 14.5 overs (89 balls). KTK had conceded three extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Morgan’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and a six – came off 39 balls.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 35. Morgan, whose 51-ball innings included eight boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 66. Twenty-eight balls after Tiwary’s dismissal, Patel and Vinay ran him out.

The fifth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Pathan, whose 13-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 17. The (Jayawarde)next ball, he was caught by the Sri Lankan off the bowling of Vinay.

The sixth-wicket pair put on half-a-dozen. Brett Lee, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Five balls later, Jadeja and Patel ran him out.

Mark Boucher, who faced four balls, scored five. A couple of balls later, Rudra Pratap Singh broke the one-run stand.

Bhatia, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

KKR, who scored 139 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs, lost by 17 runs.

Jadeja had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he bowled a wicketless over.

Sreesanth, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 24.

Prasanth Parameswaran, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 21.

Rudra Pratap, who bowled four overs, conceded 41. He picked up a wicket.

Vinay and Gomez bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 28, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 14.