Punjab lose; Gambhir-led KKR advance

KKR made one Cha(wla)nge to their playing eleven – Vinay Kumar made way for Piyush.

KXIP made no changes to their playing eleven.

On winning the toss, George Bailey, KXIP’s skipper, chose to field.

The reserve day (May 28, 2014) was used.

The first Powerplay of KKR’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over.  They scored 55, and lost a wicket.

Gautam Gambhir, KKR’s skipper, faced three balls, scoring a run. Eight balls into the match, he was caught by Bailey. Mitchell Johnson broke the two-run stand.

KKR scored 50 off 5.4 overs (34 balls). KXIP had conceded three extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 26 balls. While Robin’s contribution to the (Uthap)partnership was 35, Manish Pandey’s contribution to it was 13. Extras’ contribution to it was three.

Uthappa, whose 30-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 42. Forty-two balls after Gambhir’s dismissal, he was caught by David Miller. Axar Patel broke the 65-run partnership.

The third-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Manish, whose 20-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 21. Three balls later, he was dismissed by Axar.  

KKR scored 100 off 13.3 overs (81 balls). KXIP had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Shakib Al Hasan, whose 16-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 18. Thirty-three balls after Manish’s dismissal, he was caught by Miller. Karanveer broke the 41-run stand.

The fifth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Yusuf Pathan, whose 18-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 20. The next ball, he was caught by Miller off the bowling of Karanveer.

Ninety-four balls (15.4 overs) into the match, there was an interruption due to rain. KKR shad scored 113 for the loss of five wickets at that point. While Ryan ten Doeschate hadn’t opened his account, Suryakumar Yadav had scored four.

Suryakumar, whose 14-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, eventually scored 20. Twenty-two balls after Pathan’s dismissal, Karanveer broke the 37-run stand.

Ten Doeschate, whose 10-ball innings included a couple of sixes, scored 17. Four balls later, he was caught by Manan Vohra. Johnson broke the two-run stand.

Chawla, whose nine-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 17. He was unbeaten.

The eighth-wicket pair put on a dozen. Sunil Narine, who didn’t face a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Johnson had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he ran him out.

KKR scored 150 off 19.1 overs (115 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave KXIP no reason to be in seventh heaven. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Morne Morkel, who didn’t face a ball, didn’t get off the mark. He was unbeaten.

KKR scored 163 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Rishi Dhawan and Parvinder Awana were wicketless. While the former conceded 44. The latter conceded 33.

Johnson and Axar picked up a couple of wickets apiece. While the former conceded 31, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 11.

Karanveer, who conceded 30, picked up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of KXIP’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over.  They scored 46, and lost a couple of wickets.

Virender Sehwag, whose faced three balls, scored a couple. Seven balls into the chase, he was caught by Shakib. Umesh Yadav, the player of the match, broke the five-run stand.

Vohra, whose 19-ball innings included three sixes, scored 26. Twenty-eight balls later, he was caught by Umesh. Morne broke the 40-run stand.

KXIP scored 50 off 6.3 overs (39 balls). KKR had conceded three extras at that point.

Glenn Maxwell, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. A dozen balls after Vohra’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Umesh, who broke the 10-run stand.

Wriddhiman Saha, whose 31-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 35. Twenty-five balls later, he was caught by Umesh. Morne broke the run-a-ball stand.

Miller, who faced a dozen, scored eight. A couple of balls later, Chawla broke the run-a-ball stand.

The sixth-wicket pair put on five. Axar, who faced two balls, scored a run. Seven balls later, Chawla and Uthappa ran him out.

KXIP scored 100 off 16.1 overs (97 balls). KKR had conceded five extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Rishi, whose 15-ball innings included a six, scored 14. Twenty-four balls after Axar’s dismissal, he was stumped by Uthappa. Shakib broke the 30-run stand.

Bailey, whose 17-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 26. Ten balls later, he was Manish. Umesh broke the 17-run stand.

Johnson, whose 11-ball innings included a six, was unbea‘ten’.

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

KKR, who scored 135 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Narine, who was wicketless, conceded 30.

Shakib and Chawla picked up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 43, the latter conceded 23.

Morne, who conceded 23, picked up a couple of wickets.

Umesh, who conceded 13, picked up three scalps.