RR lose to Gilchrist-led Punjab

KXIP made one change to their playing eleven – Vikramjeet Malik made way for Bhargav Bhatt.

RR made four changes to their playing eleven – the Amits (Paunikar and Singh), Faiz Fazal and Ajinkya Rahane made way for Swapnil Asnodkar, Rahul Dravid, Stuart Binny and Dishant Yagnik.

On winning the toss, Shane Warne, RR’s skipper, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of KXIP’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 77, and lost a wicket.

KXIP’s openers put on 50 off 2.5 overs (20 balls). RR had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. While the contribution of Adam Gilchrist, KXIP’s skipper, to the partnership was 17, Paul Valthaty’s contribution to it was 29.

Gilchrist, whose 16-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, eventually scored 28. Twenty-nine balls into the match, he was caught by Shaun Tait. Shane Watson broke the 46-run stand.

KXIP scored 100 off 9.2 overs (59 balls). RR had conceded 10 extras at that point.

Valthaty, whose 31-ball innings included four boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 46. Thirty-two balls into the match, he was caught by Tait. Warne broke the 38-run stand.

Shaun Marsh, the player of the match, scored 50 off 29 balls, which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes.

KXIP scored 150 off 14 overs (87 balls). RR had conceded 11 extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 28 balls. While Marsh’s contribution to the partnership was 42, Dinesh Karthik’s contribution to it was eight. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Karthik, whose 16-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 21. Thirty-eight balls after Valthaty’s dismissal, he was caught by Yagnik. Tait broke the 70-run partnership.

The fourth-wicket pair put on three. Nayar, who faced three balls, scored (Abhish)ek. Five balls later, Stuart Binny and Watson ran him out.

Marsh, whose 42-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes, eventually scored 71. Eight balls later, he was caught by Watson, who broke the three-run stand.

Ryan McLaren had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a couple. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Raut. Tait broke the seven-run stand.

Sunny Singh, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. He was unbeaten.

Piyush Chawla, who faced three balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Five balls after McLaren’s dismissal, Tait broke the run-a-ball stand.

RR eventually conceded 17 extras. KXIP scored 195 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs.

Raut and Ashok Menaria bowled a wicketless over apiece. While the former conceded eight, the latter was obviously not in seventh heaven.

Binny, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 18.

Siddharth Trivedi, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 59.

Warne, who bowled four overs, conceded 50. He picked up a wicket.

Watson, who bowled four overs, conceded 24. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Tait bowled four overs, including a maiden. He conceded 22, picking up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of RR’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 45, and lost a couple of wickets.

Although his runs came by way of boundaries, Rahul Dravid had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just eight. A couple of overs into the chase, Ryan Harris broke the run-a-ball stand.

Asnodkar, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. An over later, Praveen Kumar broke the run-a-ball stand.

Watson, whose 16-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 24. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Chawla. Praveen broke the 29-run stand.

Ross Taylor, who faced five balls, failed to get off the mark. Nine balls (Chaw)later, he was trapped leg before wicket by the leg-spinner, who broke the two-run stand.

RR scored 50 off 8.1 overs (49 balls). KXIP had conceded an extra at that point.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 29 balls. While Binny’s contribution to the partnership was 23, Menaria’s contribution to it was 27. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

The fifth-wicket didn’t add to the aforementioned partnership. Binny, whose 24-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 30. Five overs after Taylor’s dismissal, he was caught by Chawla off the bowling of McLaren.

RR scored 100 off 13.2 overs (80 balls). KXIP had conceded an extra at that point.

Menaria, whose 26-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 34. Twenty-five balls after Binny’s dismissal, he was caught by Marsh. Bhatt broke the run-a-ball stand.

Raut, whose 21-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 25. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Harris. Bhatt broke the 16-run stand.

Yagnik, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, was unbea‘ten’.

Warne, whose three-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. He was unbeaten.

KXIP eventually conceded a couple of extras. RR, who scored 147 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs, lost by 48 runs.

Nayar, who bowled an over, conceded three. He was wicketless, as was Valthaty, who bowled a couple of overs, conceding 19.

McLaren, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 24. He picked up a wicket, as did Harris and Chawla, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 34, the latter conceded 24.

Bhatt, who bowled three overs, conceded 20. He picked up two scalps, as did Kumar, who bowled four overs, conceding 22.