all over, and what a mismatch! Joshi mistimes a pull to wide long-off and Kolkata win by 140 runs!
KKR vs RCB, 1st match at Bengaluru, IPL, Apr 18 2008 - Match Result
RESULT
1st match (N), Bengaluru, April 18, 2008, Indian Premier League
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Scorecard summary
Kolkata Knight Riders • 222/3(20 overs)
158* (73)
1/38 (4)
20 (20)
1/40 (4)
Royal Challengers Bangalore • 82/10(15.1 overs)
18* (15)
3/25 (4)
9 (10)
2/9 (3)
Cricinfo’s Most Valuable Players of the Match
end of over 161 run • 1 wicket
RCB: 82/10CRR: 5.12 • RRR: 35.25
Praveen Kumar18 (15b 1x4 2x6)
Laxmi Shukla 1.1-0-12-1
Ishant Sharma 3-0-7-1
Thats a crushing win in game one of the IPL. Kolkata rode into town and through the night, proving a royal pain for the home side. A great win and Kolkata appear the team to beat. They bat deep, they have an explosive top order, and their bowlers look good too. Shah Rukh Khan is mightily pleased.
This match was over by the time Brendon McCullum thumped Kolkata to 222 for 3. A most spectacular effort from him - 158 not out, the highest score in Twenty20 cricket. No other option for Man of the Match.
Bangalore offered no fight. Only Praveen Kumar made it to double figures. Ajit Agarkar took three wickets. A massive win to kick-start this tournament.
Have the crowd been entertained? Yes. Was the cricket competitive? From one side, yes.
Now for some post-match fluff. Dravid says McCullum's innings was the defining point - duh - and hopes Bangalore can improve in their upcoming fixtures. Ganguly credits some outstanding cricket as key tonight. Says he's never seen such batting on this type of track.
McCullum comes up to collect his award. Is pleased to have made an impression. Loves the excitement so far. Looks forward to more. Doesn't credit any game plan as such. It all just came together, he feels.
So with that game one comes to an end. It was entertaining stuff.
Thats all from us today, but do come back tomorrow, April 19, for two IPL games: Kings XI Punjab v Chennai Super Kings at Mohali (17:00 local, 11:30 GMT) and Delhi Daredevils v Rajasthan Royals at Delhi (20:30 local, 15:00 GMT). I'll be bulletining the first and handling ball-by-ball commentary for the second. Do join me.
Until then, this is Jamie Alter signing off on behalf of all of us at Cricinfo. Cheers!
15.1
W
Shukla to Joshi, OUT
Sunil Joshi c †McCullum b Shukla 3 (6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50
Still a good crowd in the ground, though I suppose the alcohol being served is a big reason.
15.1
1w
Shukla to Joshi, 1 wide
poor ball, very wide outside off stump and another freebie to the total
end of over 154 runs
RCB: 81/9CRR: 5.40 • RRR: 28.40
Praveen Kumar18 (15b 1x4 2x6)
Sunil Joshi3 (5b)
Ishant Sharma 3-0-7-1
Sourav Ganguly 4-0-21-2
14.6
•
Sharma to Praveen, no run
shorter one jags in and he keeps it out towards cover, well bowled
14.5
1
Sharma to Joshi, 1 run
reaches out and clips this one wide of midwicket for more runs
14.4
1lb
Sharma to Praveen, 1 leg bye
slides well down leg stump, Praveen calls for the leg-bye and gets it
14.3
1
Sharma to Joshi, 1 run
full on off stump and he flicks with an inside-edge onto the pads to fine leg
Two slips in place
14.2
•
Sharma to Joshi, no run
reaches out to cut and escapes with an inside-edge past leg stump
14.1
•
Sharma to Joshi, no run
pitches outside leg and raps Joshi's pads, Rauf doesn't even budge
Ishant runs in and pulls out near the stumps, his run-up disturbed
14.1
1w
Sharma to Joshi, 1 wide
very wide outside off, carries on past the bat and wide is duly called
Ganguly calls on Ishant to finish it off. He has taken 1 for 4 from two overs.
end of over 147 runs • 1 wicket
RCB: 77/9CRR: 5.50 • RRR: 24.33
Praveen Kumar18 (13b 1x4 2x6)
Sunil Joshi1 (1b)
Sourav Ganguly 4-0-21-2
Laxmi Shukla 1-0-11-0
13.6
6
Ganguly to Praveen, SIX runs
good shot! Too full and he drives powerfully over wide long-on for six, he's not giving up on this, is Praveen
13.5
•
Ganguly to Praveen, no run
straight again, back of a length, Praveen comes forward and pushes to cover
13.4
•
Ganguly to Praveen, no run
slips down and catches him outside the line of leg stump
13.3
•
Ganguly to Praveen, no run
dropped! By Ponting! Praveen gets a leading edge that spirals up in the air and Ponting, always struggling as he runs behind, fails to hold on
13.2
1
Ganguly to Joshi, 1 run
worked off the pads down to fine leg to get off the mark
Sunil Joshi is the last man in.
13.1
W
Ganguly to Khan, OUT
cleaned up, Zaheer missing the line completely for off stump to be pegged back and Ganguly runs off in celebration and Ponting runs towards him and the two embrace ... now thats a sight, eh?
Zaheer Khan b Ganguly 3 (8b 0x4 0x6) SR: 37.5
end of over 1311 runs
RCB: 70/8CRR: 5.38 • RRR: 21.85
Zaheer Khan3 (7b)
Praveen Kumar12 (9b 1x4 1x6)
Laxmi Shukla 1-0-11-0
Sourav Ganguly 3-0-14-1
12.6
1
Shukla to Khan, 1 run
gets back and pushes this one into the covers for a single
12.5
•
Shukla to Khan, no run
makes room and the ball follows him, nipping away past the bat
12.4
•
Shukla to Khan, no run
bouncer over middle and leg, forcing him down on his haunches
12.3
1
Shukla to Praveen, 1 run
short of a length, he gets up and punches wide of point for one
12.2
1
Shukla to Khan, 1 run
better stuff, straight on the stumps, pushed to mid-on this time
Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
KKR
158 runs (73)
10 fours13 sixes
Productive shot
leg glance
51 runs
5 fours3 sixes
KKR
20 runs (20)
1 four1 six
Productive shot
pull/hook on back foot
10 runs
1 four1 six
Match details
| M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | |
| Toss | Royal Challengers Bangalore, elected to field first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2007/08 |
| 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 | 18 April 2008 - night (20-over match) |
| T20 debut | |
| Umpires | |
| TV Umpire | |
| Reserve Umpire | |
| Match Referee | |
| Points | Kolkata Knight Riders 2, Royal Challengers Bangalore 0 |
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