Gambhir-led KKR beat hosts Bangalore

RCB made one change to their playing eleven – Andrew McDonald made way for Chris Gayle.

KKR made four changes to their playing eleven – Brendon McCullum, Debabrata Das, Sunil Narine and Iqbal Abdulla made way for Manvinder Bisla, Ryan ten Doeschate, Shakib Al Hasan and Lakshmipathy Balaji (the player of the match).

On winning the toss, Daniel Vettori, RCB’s skipper, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of KKR’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the fourth over. They scored 60, without the loss of a wicket.

KKR’s openers put on 50 off 5.1 overs (31 balls). RCB had conceded three extras at that point. While Jacques Kallis’ contribution to the partnership was 20, the contribution of Gautam Gambhir, their skipper, to it was 30.

Kallis, whose 23-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, eventually scored 22. Thirty-eight balls into the match, he was caught by A B de Villiers. Vettori broke the 60-run partnership.

KKR scored 100 off 10.3 overs (63 balls). RCB had conceded four extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 31 balls. While Gambhir was unbea‘ten’, Bisla’s contribution to the partnership was 39. Extras’ contribution to it was a run.

Bisla, whose 29-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 46. Forty-three balls after Kallis’ dismissal, he was stumped by de Villiers. Muttiah Muralitharan broke the 65-run partnership.

Yusuf Pathan, who faced three balls, scored a run. Four balls later, he was caught by Gayle. Vinay Kumar broke the one-run stand.

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

He eventually scored 64 off 39 balls, which included nine boundaries, in addition to the six. Thirteen balls after Pathan’s dismissal, he was caught by Harshal Patel. Zaheer Khan broke the run-a-ball stand.

Manoj Tiwary, who faced five balls, scored a couple. Three balls later, he was caught by Mayank Agarwal. Khan broke the one-run stand.

Ten Doeschate, who faced four balls, scored three. Three balls later, he was caught by Vettori. Muralitharan broke the three-run stand.

KKR scored 150 off 18 overs (108 balls). RCB had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Shakib, who faced four balls, scored as many. Seven balls after ten Doeschate’s dismissal, he was caught by Cheteshwar Pujara. Vinay broke the eight-run stand.

Laxmi Ratan, who faced eight balls, scored five. Half-a-dozen ballS(huk)later, he was caught by Khan. Patel broke the three-run stand.

Brett Lee, whose four-ball innings included a six, scored eight. He was unbeaten, as was Rajat Bhatia, who faced a ball, scoring four.

KKR scored 165 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs.

Virat Kohli, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 13.

Vettori, who bowled three overs, conceded 22. He picked up a wicket, as did Patel, who bowled four overs, conceding 46.

Khan and Muralitharan bowled four overs each, conceding 31 apiece. Both picked up a couple of scalps, as did Vinay, who conceded 18.

The first Powerplay of RCB’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the fourth over. They scored 20, and lost three wickets.

Pujara, who faced nine balls, scored half-a-dozen. His runs came by way of a six. Ten balls into the chase, he was caught by Pathan. Needless to say, Kallis was in seventh heaven.

Gayle, who faced eight balls, scored a couple. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Shukla. Kallis broke the one-run stand.

Kohli, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Manoj. Balaji broke the 12-run stand.

De Villiers, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Nine balls later, Balaji broke the five-run stand.

Agarwal, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored five. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Gambhir. Balaji broke the eight-run stand.

RCB scored 50 off 10.3 overs (63 balls). KKR hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

Vettori, whose 12-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 20. Sixteen balls after Agarwal’s dismissal, Balaji broke the 27-run stand.

Saurabh Tiwary, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary, scored 18. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Shukla. Ten Doeschate broke the 18-run stand.

RCB scored 100 off 17.1 overs (103 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave KKR no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Patel, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Twenty-two balls after Saurabh’s dismissal, Shakib broke the 28-run stand.

Vinay, whose 26-ball innings included a six, scored 25. A couple of overs later, he was caught by Shukla. Shakib broke the 17-run stand.

Although his innings included a boundary, Khan, who was unbeaten, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored 11.

KKR eventually conceded 10 extras. RCB, who scored 123 for the loss of nine wickets off 20 overs, lost by 42 runs.

Bhatia and Lee bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 30, the latter conceded 21.

Ten Doeschate, who bowled three overs, conceded 24. He picked up a wicket.

Kallis, who bowled two overs, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he picked up two wickets, as did Shakib, who bowled three overs, conceding 21.

Balaji bowled four overs, including a maiden. He conceded 18, picking up four scalps.