Gambhir-led KKR advance, beating Pune

PWI made four changes to their playing (Micha)eleven – Steven Smith, Angelo Mathews, Murali Kartik, and Rahul (Shar)made way for Clarke, Harpreet Singh, Wayne Parnell and Ali Murtaza.

KKR made no changes to their playing eleven.

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 27, and lost a wicket.

Gambhir, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Twenty-eight balls into the match, he was caught by Ashish Nehra. Parnell broke the 21-run stand.

Jacques Kallis, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. Twenty-five balls later, Clarke broke the 19-run stand.

KKR scored 50 off 11.2 overs (69 balls). PWI had conceded an extra at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 32 balls. While Brendon McCullum’s contribution to the partnership was 22, the contribution of Shakib Al Hasan, the player of the match, to it was 25. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.

KKR scored 100 off 14.3 overs (88 balls). PWI had conceded five extras at that point.

McCullum, whose 43-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 41. Forty-five balls after Kallis’ dismissal, he was caught by Jesse Ryder. Parnell broke the 67-run stand.

Shakib, whose 30-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 42. Ten balls later, Bhuvneshwar broke the 10-run stand.

Manoj Tiwary, who faced nine balls, scored eight. He was unbeaten.

Yusuf Pathan, whose innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 15. He was unbea‘ten’.

The number of extras they eventually conceded gave PWI no reason to be in seventh heaven.

KKR scored 136 for the loss of four wickets off 20 overs.

Sourav Ganguly, PWI’s skipper, and Murtaza bowled a couple of overs apiece. While the former conceded 17, the latter conceded 11. They were wicketless, as was Nehra, who bowled four overs, conceding 35.

Clarke and Bhuvneshwar bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 27, the latter conceded 23.

Parnell, who bowled four overs, conceded 18. He picked up a couple of scalps.

The first Powerplay of PWI’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 40, and lost a wicket.

Uthappa, whose run-a-ball (Rob)innings included a boundary, scored eight. Fourteen (Iq)balls into the chase, he was caught by Tiwary. Abdulla broke the 11-run stand.

PWI scored 50 off 7.4 overs (46 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave KKR no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Clarke, who faced 18 balls, scored 13. Thirty-two balls after Uthappa’s dismissal, he was stumped by McCullum. Pathan broke the 40-run stand.

Ryder, whose 24-ball innings included a couple of sixes, scored 22. Ten balls later, Pathan broke the five-run stand.

Ganguly, who faced eight balls, scored five. Eight balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Shakib, who broke the six-run stand.

Anustup Majumdar, who faced 22 balls, scored 17. Thirty-one balls later, he was stumped by McCullum. Shakib broke the 24-run stand.

Callum Ferguson, who faced 18 balls, scored a dozen. Seven balls later, he was caught by Kallis. Rajat Bhatia broke the six-run stand.

Harpreet, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored as many. Five balls later, he was caught by Sunil Narine, who broke the three-run stand.

Parnell, who faced five balls, scored three. Four ballS(huk)later, he was caught by the substitute, Laxmi Ratan. Lakshmipathy Balaji broke the two-run stand.

Both Bhuvneshwar and Murtaza scored three apiece. While the former faced half-a-dozen balls, the latter faced five balls. The duo was unbeaten.  

PWI scored 100 off 19.1 overs (115 balls). KKR had conceded 10 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

PWI, who scored 102 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs, lost by 34 runs.

Abdulla and Bhatia bowled three overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 20, the latter conceded 14.

Balaji and Narine bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 20, the latter conceded 15.

Pathan, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded a dozen. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Shakib, who bowled four overs, conceding 18.

As a result of this match, KKR advanced to Qualifier 1.