CSK vs KKR, 51st match at Centurion, IPL, May 18 2009 - Ball by Ball Commentary

thats it, an incredible win for Kolkata, and one richly deserved after the season they've had! Raina keeps it wide, Saha chases and loosely chips it over the covers but its all safe because there is no one out there and Kolkata win by seven wickets

short on the stumps, biffed down to long-on, they really hustle, Oram runs around and throws it back and the scores are tied

run out chance missed! Raina keeps it a tad short, Hodge hits it to extra cover and absolutely bolts out of the stables, Dhoni runs in and fields and throws the ball to Raina who isn't behind the stumps but anyways Hodge looked inside

flatter, wider, Saha reaches out and slogs right to midwicket

slower ball again, on a length, Hodge slogs from his crease and gets an inside edge wide of short fine leg down to the sweeper for a single

slow and flat down leg stump, Hodge slogs and misses, the ball runs off his pads, Saha and Hodge set off, a good throw comes in but Hodge turns and dives in time

this absolutely rubbish over has sealed it! Balaji again gives up a loopy, juicy slow full toss and Saha says thank you very much, slogging it over midwicket for four

nearly a yorker finally, but Hodge makes room and bunts the ball down to long-on, Bailey collects and throws it back, Saha wanted one more but Hodge says nope

What. A. Player. I'm serious, this is the ice man cometh! Balaji slots it in the zone and Hodge goes straight, and very straight, into the sightscreen for six more

another stray ball down the pads, basically the attempted yorker gone wrong, Saha only gets one with his big swing because its an inside edge out to deep midwicket

full toss on the pads, swung out to Dhoni at deep square leg on the bounce, should have gone for six but

super, super, super dooper and what nerves! Balaji hits a length, Hodge doesn't flinch, clears the front leg again and drills that over long-off for maximum

strives for the yorker, too full and Hodge drives it to long-off

he's doing it! Albie strays down the leg stump and Hodge swings it over deep backward square leg, great placement because there is no one out there

best part of the ground and thats Hodge's half-century! Clears the front leg and hammers the length ball back over Albie's head, no stopping that one

full on middle and off, now Saha goes hard down to Bailey at long-off

fuller ball, Hodge clears the front leg and drills it down to long-off

length ball, slogged over midwicket, lands safely, Oram runs across from long-on, slides, fumbles, and keeps them to two

bad ball, very full and wide outside leg stump, it brushes the thinnest part of the bat and Patel does well to dive and get a hand on it to save it from finding the ropes, but the batsmen steal one more for the fumble

full outside off stump and he drives past extra cover out to Raina