Rajasthan lose to Gambhir-led KKR

KKR made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Laxmi Ratan Shukla and Brett Lee made way for Debabrata Das and Sunil Narine.

RR made one changes to their playing eleven – Kevon Cooper made way for Brad Hodge.

On winning the toss, Rahul Dravid, RR’s skipper, chose to bat.

The first Powerplay of RR’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 45, without the loss of a wicket.

Ajinkya Rahane, whose 16-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 19. Thirty-seven balls into the match, he was caught by Manvinder Bisla. Shakib Al Hasan, the player of the match, broke the 45-run partnership.

The second-wicket pair put on three. Ashok Menaria, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a run. Ten balls later, Yusuf Pathan ran him out.

Rahul Dravid, whose 27-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 28. Three balls later, he was caught by Manoj Tiwary. Shakib broke the one-run stand.

RR scored 50 off 8.3 overs (51 balls). KKR hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

RR scored 100 off 15.5 overs (95 balls). KKR had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 45 balls. While Shreevats Goswami’s contribution to the partnership was 23, Owais Shah’s contribution to it was 22. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was five.

Goswami, whose 22-ball innings included a boundary and a six, eventually scored 24. Fifty balls after Dravid’s dismissal, he was caught by Lakshmipathy Balaji. Shakib broke the 59-run partnership.

Shah, whose 33-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 31. Nine balls (Bis)later, he was stumped. Narine broke the five-run stand.

Hodge, whose nine-ball innings included a six, scored a dozen. He was unbeaten, as was Johan Botha, who scored half-a-dozen. His seven-ball innings included a boundary.

KKR eventually conceded 10 extras. RR scored 131 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.

Rajat Bhatia, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 19.

Jacques Kallis and Yusuf Pathan bowled three wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 26, the latter conceded 19.

Lakshmipathy Balaji bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 27.

Narine bowled four overs, conceding 22. He picked up a wicket.

Shakib bowled four overs, conceding 17. He picked up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of KKR’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 36, and lost a wicket.

KKR’s openers put on 22. Gautam Gambhir, their skipper, scored 11 off as many balls, which included a couple of boundaries. Four overs into the chase, Dravid ran him out.

KKR scored 50 off eight overs (48 balls). RR had conceded eight extras at that point.

Kallis, whose 38-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 31. Forty-one balls after Gambhir’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Botha, who broke the 48-run stand.

Bisla, whose run-a-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 29. Twenty-four balls later, he was caught by Rahane. Menaria broke the 24-run stand.

KKR scored 100 off 15.4 overs (94 balls). RR had conceded nine extras at that point.

Tiwary, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 24. Ten balls after Bisla’s dismissal, he was stumped by Goswami. Brad Hogg broke the 14-run stand.

Shakib, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 16. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Menaria. Amit Singh broke the 18-run stand.

Both Pathan and Ryan ten Doeschate had a reason to be in seventh heaven – they were unbeaten. While the former’s run-a-ball innings included a boundary, the latter’s three-ball innings included a six.

RR eventually conceded 12 extras. KKR, who scored 137 for the loss of five wickets off 19.2 overs, won by five wickets with four balls to spare.

Siddharth Trivedi bowled three overs, conceding 25. He was wicketless, as was Ankeet Chavan, who bowled 3.2 overs, conceding 32.

Menaria bowled an over, conceding three. He picked up a wicket, as did Amit, Botha and Hogg, who bowled four overs apiece. They conceded 29, 22, and 20, respectively.