Korbo, lorbo, jetbo and all that, all too easy for Kolkata, on the pads, tucked behind square for the winning run, Kolkata go top of the table! superb stand between Gambhir and Tiwary flattens them after the spinners did the job early on,
Kings XI vs KKR, 37th match at Kolkata, IPL, Apr 30 2011 - Match Result
KKR won by 8 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)
Here's the points table.
Manoj Tiwary: "Very happy to contribute to the win, happy that I remained not out, that means I was there till the end, very good performance from Gambhir who is a great player of spin. I was desperate to do well in this format."
Praveen mails this in: "Hope Rajasthan Royals have an eye on this match to learn how KKR are chasing such low totals to get a win with some decent +NRR"
Amlan asks: "KKR on top of the points table? Am I hallucinating?"
Sunny says:"Lets have Priyanka Chopra for every match, SRK.."
Presentation ceremony:
Adam Gilchrist: "We needed at least 20 more, it was a spinning wicket, and a bit difficult against the quicks as well. Well bowled to their spinners, and we gifted away a couple of wickets as well. Once they knew the target, they could afford to take a few early risks. We have to dust ourselves and get up for the next game."
Gautam Gambhir: "All the credit goes to the way our bowlers bowled, they have plenty of depth in the batting so to keep them to such a small total was great. Morgan batted brilliantly in the first 4-5 overs, taking a lot of pressure off. We have a long way to go, we just want to continue to play good cricket. As long as we put in 100%, results don't matter."
Man of the Match is Iqbal Abdulla. Gambhir translates for Abdulla: "I feel really good, I was ready for it, I have bowled in the first six overs before. Felt good to get wickets of Adam Gilchrist and David Hussey. Thsi s my first Man of the Match. I'm really happy. "
As Bon Jovi said, "we're halfway there", Kolkata celebrate but there's still a month to go in the IPL. Join us tomorrow for the next batch of matches. Seeya!
scores are level, Gambhir heaves the length ball over wide long-on for four
jabbed to backward point, another dot ball to end
Tiwary wanted to slam that against the spin and into the crowd, can't connect
swiped towards deep midwicket this time for a single
Gambhir waltzes out of the crease and whips the ball,can't beat Hussey at midwicket again
full ball on off, can't beat the man at midwicket
another sweep from Tiwary, to square leg to move Kolkata within six of the target
full and outside off, swept along the ground behind square leg
turns past the leg stump, Punjab have given away nearly 10% of the target in wides
charges out once more, but can't get under this one, slammed towards cover
Tiwary muscles this one over long-off for a big six, and the crowd loves it, that was a big hit, Tiwary comes out of the crease to reach the pitch of the ball
another googly, this time it gets the leading edge, which lands safely short of cover
googly hits the footmarks and bounces and turns, Gambhir is beaten
full and into the pads, worked to fine leg, Gambhir sprints through for the second
looks to muscle the ball out of the ground, mistimes it and the ball reaches mid-on on the bounce
guided down towards fine leg for a single
nearly sneaks past the bat that one, Gambhir was looking to defend off the front foot, gets an inside-edge on to the pad
turns into Tiwary, who tucks the ball to midwicket
a single to cover brings up the century, 20 to go
Eden Gardens, Kolkata | |
Toss | Kolkata Knight Riders, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2011 |
Player Of The Match | |
Hours of play (local time) | 20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.20, Interval 21.20-21.40, Second Session 21.40-23.00 |
Match days | 30 April 2011 - night (20-over match) |
Umpires | |
TV Umpire | |
Reserve Umpire | |
Match Referee | |
Points | Kolkata Knight Riders 2, Kings XI Punjab 0 |
Over 18 • KKR 120/2
KKR won by 8 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)