Punjab disappointed; Dravid-led RR win

RR made four changes to their playing eleven – the Shanes (Watson and Warne), Ross Taylor and Pinal Shah made way for Brad Hodge, Owais Shah, Kevon Cooper and Shreevats Goswami.

KXIP (Shar)made four changes to their playing eleven – Dinesh Karthik, the Ryans (McLaren and Harris) and Bhargav Bhatt made way for David Hussey, Bipul, James Faulkner and Harmeet Singh.

On winning the toss, Adam Gilchrist, KXIP’s skipper, 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 57, without the loss of a wicket.

RR’s openers put on 50 off 5.2 overs (32 balls). KXIP had conceded five extras at that point. While the contribution of Rahul Dravid, their skipper, to the partnership was 13, the contribution of Ajinkya Rahane, the player of the match, to it was 32.

Dravid, whose 24-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 28. Fifty-seven balls into the match, he was caught by Faulkner. Harmeet Singh broke the 77-run partnership.

Ashok Menaria, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. Eight balls (Chaw)later, Piyush broke the 10-run stand.

Rahane’s half-century – which included nine boundaries – came off 37 balls.

RR scored 100 off 12.2 overs (74 balls). KXIP had conceded nine extras at that point.

RR scored 150 off 16.5 overs (101 balls). KXIP had conceded 14 extras at that point.

Hodge, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 21. Thirty-nine balls after Menaria’s dismissal, Faulkner broke the 75-run partnership.

Ajinkya Rahane, whose 66-ball innings included 16 boundaries and a six, eventually scored 98. Thirteen balls later, Faulkner broke the 18-run stand.

Owais, whose eight-ball innings included two boundaries, scored 14. He was unbeaten, as was Cooper, who scored 11. His three-ball innings included a boundary and a six.

KXIP eventually scored 19 extras. RR scored 191 for the loss of four wickets off 20 overs.

Paul Valthaty bowled a wicketless over, conceding 16.

Praveen Kumar and Sharma bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 42, the latter conceded 28.

Harmeet bowled three overs, conceding 23. He picked up a wicket, as did Chawla, who bowled four overs, conceding 33.

Faulkner bowled four overs, conceding 41. He picked up two scalps.

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

Gilchrist, whose 18-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 27. Twenty-six balls into the chase, he was caught by Cooper. Amit Singh broke the 36-run stand.

Valthaty, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Ten balls later, he was caught by Amit. Cooper broke the eight-run stand.

KXIP scored 50 off 6.5 overs (42 balls). RR had conceded four extras at that point.

Shaun Marsh, whose seven-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Nine balls after Valthaty’s dismissal, he was caught by Dravid. Cooper broke the 11-run stand.

Abhishek Nayar, whose run-a-ball innings included a six, scored 10. Four balls later, he was caught by Goswami. Cooper broke the six-run stand.

Hussey, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Twenty balls later, he was caught by Cooper. Siddharth Trivedi broke the 25-run stand.

KXIP scored 100 off 13.1 overs (80 balls). RR had conceded five extras at that point.

Sharma, whose 13-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 18. Twenty-six balls after Hussey’s dismissal, he was caught by Rahane. Ankeet Chavan broke the 27-run stand.

Mandeep Singh, whose 25-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 34. A couple of balls later, Chavan broke the four-run stand.

Chawla, whose eight-ball innings included a six, scored 10. Fourteen balls later, Cooper broke the 16-run stand.

Faulkner, who faced nine balls, scored 11. He was unbeaten.

KXIP scored 150 off 18.5 overs (114 balls). RR had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

The ninth-wicket pair put on 12. Praveen, whose six-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Seven balls after Chawla’s dismissal, Cooper and Goswami ran him out.

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

KXIP, who scored 160 for the loss of nine wickets off 20 overs, lost by 31 runs.

Hodge bowled an over, conceding eight. He was wicketless, as was Johan Botha, who bowled four overs, conceding 36.

Trivedi and Amit bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 32, the latter conceded 26.

Chavan bowled three overs, conceding 28. He picked up two wickets.

Cooper bowled four overs, conceding 26. He picked up four scalps.