Tendulkar-led MI triumph over Kolkata

KKR made no changes to their playing eleven.

MI made three changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Andrew Symonds, Dhawal Kulkarni and Munaf made way for Rajagopal Sathish, Abu Nechim and Ray Price.

On winning the toss, Sachin Tendulkar, MI’s skipper, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of KKR’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 46, and lost a couple of wickets.

KKR’s openers put on four. Shreevats Goswami, who faced three balls, scored a run. Ten balls into the match, Tirumalasetti Suman and Ambati Rayudu ran him out.

Although his innings included a six, Gautam Gambhir, KKR’s skipper, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored eight. Ten balls later, Nechim broke the 18-run stand.

KKR scored 50 off 6.4 overs (40 balls). MI had conceded four extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 45. Manoj Tiwary, whose 22-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, scored 35. Thirty-three balls after Gambhir’s dismissal, Harbhajan Singh ran him out.

KKR scored 100 off a dozen overs (72 balls). MI had conceded four extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 35 balls. While Jacques Kallis’ contribution to the partnership was 18, Yusuf Pathan’s contribution to it was 34. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Pathan, whose 27-ball (Frankl)innings included four boundaries and a six, eventually scored 36. Forty-three balls after Tiwary’s dismissal, he was caught by Nechim. James broke the 57-run partnership.

Kallis’ half-century – which included four boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 40 balls.

He eventually scored 59 off 42 balls, which included four boundaries and three sixes. Nine balls after Pathan’s dismissal, he was caught by Suman. Franklin broke the 25-run stand.

KKR scored 150 off 17.4 overs (106 balls). MI had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Ryan ten Doeschate, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 18. Eleven balls after Kallis’ dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Nechim, who broke the 17-run stand.

The seventh-wicket pair put on nine. Rajat Bhatia, whose six-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Four balls later, Rayudu ran him out.

Shakib Al Hasan, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

KKR scored 175 for the loss of seven overs off 20 overs.

Kieron Pollard bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceding 23.

Price and Harbhajan bowled three wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 33, the latter conceded 26.

Lasith Malinga bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 23.

Franklin and Nechim bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 35, the latter conceded 32.

The first Powerplay of MI’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 54, and lost a wicket.

Suman faced four balls, scoring as many. His runs came by way of a boundary. Seven balls into the chase, he was caught by Pathan. Iqbal Abdulla broke the 13-run stand.

MI scored 50 off 5.5 overs (35 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave KKR no reason to be in seventh heaven.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 35 balls. While Tendulkar’s contribution to the partnership was 14, Harbhajan’s contribution to it was 28. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was eight.

Harbhajan, whose 29-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 30. Forty-two balls after Suman’s dismissal, he was caught by Tiwary. Bhatia broke the 57-run partnership.

Rohit Sharma, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Goswami. Bhatia broke the 15-run stand.

Tendulkar, whose 27-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, eventually scored 38. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Gambhir. Bhatia broke the 11-run stand.  

MI scored 100 off 13.3 overs (81 balls). KKR had conceded 11 extras at that point.

Pollard, whose 22-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 18. Thirty balls after Tendulkar’s dismissal, Lakshmipathy Balaji broke the 41-run stand.

MI scored 150 off 18.4 overs (112 balls). KKR had conceded 14 extras at that point.

Franklin, whose 23-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, scored 45. He was unbeaten, as was Rayudu, who scored 17 off half-a-dozen balls, which included a couple of sixes.

KKR eventually conceded 16 extras. MI, who scored 178 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs, won by five wickets.

Pathan, who bowled an over, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he was wicketless.

Brett Lee and Shakib bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 37, the latter conceded 26.

Balaji bowled three overs, conceding 51. He picked up a wicket, as was Abdulla, who bowled four overs, conceding 26.

Bhatia bowled four overs, conceding 22. He picked up three scalps.