Punjab lose to Gambhir-led KKR

KKR made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Manoj Tiwary and Iqbal Abdulla made way for Manvinder Bisla and Sarabjit Ladda.

KXIP made a couple of (Pomersba)changes to their playing eleven – Luke and Parvinder Awana made way for Gurkeerat Singh Mann and Azhar Mahmood.

On winning the toss, Adam Gilchrist, KXIP’s skipper, chose to bat.

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

Mandeep Singh, whose 20-ball (Eo)innings included five boundaries, scored 25. Tihrty-seven balls into the match, he was caught by Morgan. Jacques Kallis, the player of the match, broke the 45-run stand.

KXIP scored 50 off 6.5 overs (41 balls). KKR had conceded an extra at that point.

Gilchrist, whose run-a-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 27. Twenty balls after Mandeep’s dismissal, he was caught by Morgan. Rajat Bhatia broke the 22-run stand.

Manan Vohra, whose 21-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 31. Twenty balls later, he was caught by Debabrata Das. Lakshmipathy Balaji broke the 29-run stand.

KXIP scored 100 off 13.2 overs (80 balls). KKR had conceded three extras at that point.

David Miller, whose eight-ball innings included a six, scored 10. Eleven balls after Vohra’s dismissal, Ladda broke the 13-run stand.

David Hussey, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary, scored 21. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Sachithra Senanayake. Kallis broke the 18-run stand.

Mann, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 28. He was unbeaten.

The sixth-wicket pair put on four. Mahmood had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a couple. Ten balls after David Hussey’s dismissal, Kallis and Bisla ran him out.

Piyush Chawla, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was unbeaten.

KKR eventually conceded five extras. KXIP scored 149 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs.

Senanayake and Sunil Narine bowled for wicketless overs apiece. While the former, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 29, the latter conceded 22.

Ladda and Bhatia bowled a couple of overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 18, the latter conceded 17.

Balaji, who bowled for overs, conceded 44. He picked up a wicket.

Kallis, who bowled four overs, conceded 14. He picked up a couple of scalps.

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

Gautam Gambhir, KKR’s skipper, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored eight. His runs came by way of boundaries. Eight balls into the chase, Mahmood broke the 10-run stand.

The second-wicket pair did not get off the mark. Yusuf Pathan, who faced a ball, failed to open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Gilchrist off the bowling of Mahmood.

KKR scored 50 off 6.2 overs (38 balls). KXIP hadn’t conceded any extra at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 41 balls. While Bisla’s contribution to the partnership was 17, Kallis’ contribution to it was 29. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.

Kallis, whose 33-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, eventually scored 37. Fifty-five balls after Yusuf’s dismissal, he was caught by Gilchrist. Harmeet Singh broke the 66-run partnership.

KKR scored 100 off 13 overs (78 balls). KXIP had conceded nine extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 32 balls. While Bisla’s contribution to the partnership was 17, Morgan’s contribution to it was 29. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was five.

Bisla’s half-century – which included three boundaries and as many sixes – came off 42 balls.

He eventually scored 51 off 44 balls. He was unbeaten.

Morgan, whose 26-ball innings included three boundaries and four sixes, eventually scored 42. Forty-six balls after Kallis’ dismissal, he was caught by Mann. Mahmood broke the 72-run partnership.

Senanayake, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. He was unbeaten.

KKR scored 150 (for the loss of four wickets) off 18.2 overs (111 balls), winning by half-a-dozen wickets with 10 balls to spare. KXIP had conceded a dozen extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Bhargav Bhatt, who bowled three overs, conceded 21. He was wicketless, as were Chawla and Praveen Kumar, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 33, the latter conceded 28.

Harmeet, who bowled 3.2 overs, conceded 24. He picked up a wicket.

Mahmood, who bowled four overs, conceded 25. He picked up three scalps.