Kolkata disappointed; Watson-led RR win

KKR made three changes to their playing eleven – Chris Lynn, Yusuf Pathan, and Umesh Yadav made way for Manvinder Bisla, Shakib Al Hasan, and Vinay Kumar.

RR made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Abhishek Nayar and Tim Southee made way for James Faulkner (the player of the match) and Iqbal Abdulla.

(Wats)On winning the toss, Shane, 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, and lost a wicket.

Nair, who faced five balls, scored (K)arun. Thirteen balls into the match, Vinay Kumar broke the run-a-ball stand.

RR scored 50 off 7.2 overs (44 balls). KKR had conceded five extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Sanju Samson, whose 19-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 20. Thirty-eight balls after Nair’s dismissal, Shakib broke the 41-run stand.

RR scored 100 off 14.1 overs (85 balls).

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 39 balls. While Ajinkya Rahane’s contribution to the partnership was 20, Watson’s contribution to it was 32. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

The third-wicket pair put on 64. Watson, whose 24-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 33. Forty-five balls (Bis)later, Manish Pandey and the wicketkeeper ran him out.

Stuart Binny, who faced a ball, did not get off the mark. Eight balls (Bis)later, he was caught behind. Morne Morkel broke the 10-run stand.  

Rahane’s half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 44 balls.

He eventually scored 72 off 59 balls, which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six. Thirteen balls after Binny’s dismissal, he was caught by Suryakumar Yadav. Vinay broke the 17-run stand.

RR scored 150 off 19.5 overs (119 balls).

Steven Smith, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 19. He was unbeaten, as was Faulkner, who faced a ball, scoring a couple.

RR scored 152 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.

Jacques Kallis, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded four.

Piyush Chawla, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 27.

Sunil Narine, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 28.

Morne and Shakib bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 40, the latter conceded 23.

Vinay, who bowled four overs, conceded 23. 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 33, and lost a wicket.

Bisla, who faced nine balls, scored just three. Twenty-two balls into the chase, he was caught by Nair. Kane Richardson broke the 21-run stand.

Kallis, whose 17-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. Thirty-one balls later, he was caught by Smith. Pravin Tambe broke the 28-run stand.

KKR scored 50 off nine overs (55 balls). RR had conceded four extras at that point.

Manish, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 19. Twenty-five balls after Kallis’ dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Tambe, who broke the 36-run stand.

Gautam Gambhir, KKR’s skipper, scored 45 off 44 balls, which included four boundaries. Four balls later, he was caught by Iqbal Abdulla. Rajat Bhatia broke the three-run stand.

KKR scored 100 off 14.5 overs (90 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave RR no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Suryakumar, whose 19-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 31. Twenty-seven balls after Gambhir’s dismissal, he was caught by Smith. Faulkner broke the 49-run stand.

Shakib, whose 18-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 29. He was unbeaten.

Robin Uthappa, who faced a ball, did not get off the mark. Three balls later, Faulkner broke the four-run stand.

The seventh-wicket pair did not get off the mark. Vinay, who faced a ball, did not open his account. The next ball, he was dismissed by Faulkner.

The eighth-wicket pair put on five. Chawla, who faced a ball, did not get off the mark. Three balls later, Smith and Samson ran him out.  

KKR scored 150 off 19.5 overs (121 balls). RR had conceded 11 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Narine, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

KKR scored 152 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs.

The match ended in a tie.

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

Abdulla, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 17.

Watson, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 26.

Bhatia and Richardson bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 29, the latter conceded 28.

Tambe, who bowled four overs, conceded 31. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Faulkner, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 11. He picked up three scalps.

RR won on the boundary count-back rule.