Watson-led RR leave Kolkata dishear‘ten’ed

RR made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Dhawal Kulkarni and Kane Richardson made way for Tim Southee and Twenty20 debutant Rahul Tewatia.

KKR made a couple of Cha(wla)nges to their playing eleven – Jacques Kallis and Piyush made way for Ryan ten Doeschate and Umesh Yadav.

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

The first Powerplay of RR’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 50, without the loss of a wicket.

RR’s openers put on 50 off half-a-dozen overs (36 balls). KKR had conceded a couple of extras at that point. While Ajinkya Rahane was batting on 30, Karun Nair was batting on 18.

RR’s openers eventually put on 52. Rahane, whose 22-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Thirty-N(ar)ine balls into the match, Sunil ran him out.

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

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 39 balls. While the contributions of both Nair and Sanju Samson to the partnership were 24 apiece, extras’ contribution to it was a couple.

Nair, whose 35-ball (Rob)innings included four boundaries and a six, eventually scored 44. Forty-three balls after Rahane’s dismissal, he was stumped by Uthappa. Shakib Al Hasan broke the 53-run partnership.

Samson, whose 31-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 37. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Manish Pandey. Narine broke the 31-run stand.

RR scored 150 off 18 overs (109 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave KKR no reason to be in seventh heaven. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Shane Watson, RR’s skipper, scored 31 off 20 balls, which included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes. A dozen balls after Samson’s dismissal, he was caught by Suryakumar Yadav. Narine broke the 17-run stand.

Steven Smith, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Seven balls later, he was caught by Suryakumar. Vinay Kumar broke the 10-run stand.

The sixth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Stuart Binny, whose 11-ball innings included a six, scored nine. The next ball, he was caught by ten Doeschate off the bowling of Vinay.

James Faulkner, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten, as was Rajat Bhatia, who faced a ball, scoring half-a-dozen.

RR scored 170 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs.

Ten Doeschate bowled two overs, conceded 14. He was wicketless, as were Umesh and Andre Russell, who bowled three overs apiece. While the former conceded 31, the latter conceded 27.

Shakib bowled four overs, conceding 25. He picked up a wicket.

Vinay and Narine bowled four overs each, picking up two scalps apiece. While the former conceded 42, the latter conceded 28.

The first Powerplay of KKR’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 50, without the loss of a wicket.

KKR’s openers put on 50 off half-a-dozen overs (36 balls). RR hadn’t conceded any extras at that point. While Uthappa’s contribution to the partnership was 28, Gambhir’s contribution to it was 22.

Uthappa’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 39 balls.

KKR’s openers put on 100 off 12.2 overs (74 balls). RR had conceded an extra at that point. While Uthappa’s contribution to the partnership was 56, Gambhir’s contribution to it was 43.

Gambhir’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six – came off 32 balls.

He eventually scored 54 off 34 balls. Eighty-five balls into the chase, he was caught by Samson. Watson broke the 121-run partnership.

Uthappa, whose 52-ball innings included the aforementioned number of boundaries, in addition to three sixes, eventually scored 65. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Bhatia. Watson broke the one-run stand.

The third-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Russell, who faced three balls, scored a run. A couple of balls later, he was dismissed by Watson.

Pravin Tambe, the player of the match, took a hat-trick, with the wickets of Manish, Yusuf Pathan and ten Doeschate.

The fourth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Manish didn’t face a ball. A ball after Russell’s dismissal, he was stumped by Samson off the bowling of Tambe.

Shakib, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary and a sux, scored 21. He was unbeaten.

The fifth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Yusuf, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. A ball after Manish’s dismissal, he was caught by Tambe off his own bowling.

The sixth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Ten Doeschate, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was trapped leg (Tam)before wicket.

KKR scored 150 off 18.4 overs.

Suryakumar, who faced 17 balls, scored nine. He was unbeaten.

RR eventually conceded 10 extras. KKR, who scored 160 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs, lost by 10 runs.

Tewatia, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 18.

Southee and Bhatia bowled three wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 33, the latter conceded 30.

Faulkner, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 27.

Tambe and Watson bowled four overs each, picking up three scalps apiece. While the former conceded 26, the latter conceded 21.