Gambhir-led KKR advance, beating Delhi

DD made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Unmukt Chand and Andre Russell made way for Virender Sehwag (who was leading the team) and Ross Taylor.

KKR made one change to their playing eleven – Manoj Tiwary made way for Laxmi Ratan Shukla.

On winning the toss, Gautam Gambhir, KKR’s skipper, chose to bat.

The first Powerplay of KKR’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 48, and lost a wicket.

KKR’s openers put on 48. Gambhir, whose 16-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of boundaries, scored 32. Thirty-five balls into the match, Venugopal Rao ran him out.

KKR scored 50 off 6.4 overs (40 balls). DD had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Brendon McCullum, whose 36-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 31. Forty-one balls after Gambhir’s dismissal, he was caught by David Warner. Pawan Negi broke the 39-run stand.

Shakib Al Hasan, who faced three balls, scored a run. (Oj)Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Naman. Irfan Pathan broke the four-run stand.

KKR scored 100 off 15.1 overs (91 balls). DD had conceded three extras at that point.

Jacques Kallis, whose 33-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 30. Fourteen balls after Shakib’s dismissal, he was caught by Taylor. Umesh Yadav broke the 15-run stand.

KKR scored 150 off 19.4 overs (118 balls). DD had conceded four extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 23 balls. While the contribution of Yusuf Pathan, the player of the match, to the partnership was 27, Shukla’s contribution to it was 24. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Yusuf, whose 21-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 40. He was unbeaten, as was Shukla, whose 11-ball innings included three boundaries and a six. Incidentally, the latter didn’t add to the aforementioned score.

KKR scored 162 for the loss of four wickets off 20 overs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Varun Aaron and Morne Morkel were wicketless. While the former conceded 48, the latter conceded 37.

Yadav, Irfan and Negi picked up a wicket apiece. They conceded 37, 20, and 18, respectively.

The first Powerplay of DD’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 49, and lost a couple of wickets.

Although his six-ball innings included a six, Warner had no reason to be in seventh heaven – a couple of overs into the chase, he was caught by McCullum. Shakib broke the 24-run stand.

The second-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Although his 10-ball innings included a boundary, Sehwag had no reason to be in seventh heaven – the next ball, he was caught by McCullum off the bowling of Lakshmipathy Balaji.

DD scored 50 off 6.1 overs (37 balls). KKR had conceded nine extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 43 balls. While Ojha’s contribution to the partnership was 28, Mahela Jayawardene’s contribution to it was 18. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.

Ojha, whose run-a-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Forty-nine balls after Sehwag’s dismissal, he was caught by Gambhir. Rajat Bhatia broke the 59-run partnership.

DD scored 100 off 12.4 overs (76 balls). KKR had conceded 13 extras at that point.

Mahela Jayawardene, whose 33-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 44. Twenty-six (Iq)balls after Ojha’s dismissal, he was stumped by McCullum. Abdulla broke the 25-run stand.

Rao, who faced 22 balls, scored 13. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Bhatia. Kallis broke the 12-run stand.

Taylor, whose eight-ball innings included a six, scored 11. A dozen balls later, he was caught by the substitute, Pradeep Sangwan. Kallis broke the 13-run stand.

Negi, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. Four balls later, he was stumped by McCullum. Sunil broke the N(ar)ine-run stand.

Irfan, whose three-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. He was unbeaten.

The eighth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Morkel, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. A ball after Negi’s dismissal, he was caught by Bhatia off the bowling of Narine.

Umesh Yadav, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

KKR eventually conceded 14 extras. DD, who scored 144 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs, lost by 18 runs.

Bhatia and Balaji bowled a couple of overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 16, the latter conceded 11.

Shakib and Abdulla bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 36, the latter conceded 24.

Kallis and Narine bowled four overs each, picking up two scalps apiece. They conceded 24 apiece.

While DD had to play Qualifier 2, KKR advanced to the final.