full delivery and Pathan gets it through the infield on the onside for the winning run and Kings XI Punjab win.
KKR vs Kings XI, 27th match at Gqeberha, IPL, May 03 2009 - Match Result
Kings XI won by 6 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)
Fireworks go off, Kings XI Punjab win by 6 wickets. Players shake hands and a wonderful game of cricket, a fantastic finish. Pathan holding his nerve to finish the match. A dejected McCullum after the last run was scored.
Pathan:"It could have gone either way, Agarkar bowled well, but we did well to finish it off".
Kings XI Punjab have moved up ladder and are in the second position in the points table.
Jayawardene is the Man-of-the-Match
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So we are in the final delivery, 1 required from 1 ball. All the fielders inside the circle. Tension all around.
The scores level, will we have a super over?
full delivery driven hard along the ground to the sweeper.
2 runs required from 2 balls. Another chat between Agarkar and McCullum.
good delivery from Agarkar, a low full toss pushed back down the track.
A good 50 from Jayawardene, well played. 2 runs required from 3 balls.
outside edge and down to third man, Ganguly puts in a dive but cannot stop it, goes to the fence.
All fielders on the edge of the circle.
good short delivery from Agarkar, plays and misses and through to the keeper. Jayawardene was looking for the full delivery.
The fielding has been very poor.
low full toss, Pathan mistimes to the onside and Saha fails to field the ball cleanly.
So here we are in the final over, Kings XI Punjab require 7 runs from 6 balls. Agarkar will bowl the final over.
full toss hit straight to Ganguly at midwicket and shy at the stumps misses.
short ball pulled nicely past the midwicket, all along the ground to the fence.
full toss driven to the sweeper.
full toss outside the off stump, just misses the stump, plays and misses, through to van Wyk.
lovely shot from Jayawardene, the mid-off was in and he lofts it over the fielder to the fence, that reduces the pressure.
17 from 11 required.
slower delivery and Pathan sweeps it down to fine leg for a single.
18 runs required from 12 balls, this match is going to the wire, stay tuned.
another full toss and Pathan plays it out to the sweeper on the off side.
low full toss and Pathan does well to get it away, gets it down to fine leg fence.
full delivery squeezed out to deep point for a single.
run out missed, played straight to Gayle at backward point, the throw misses the stumps.
low full toss driven hard to extra cover, straight to McCullum.
good ball in the block-hole, squeezed out to the off side.
Agarkar is back.
8 runs from the over and Kings XI Punjab require 25 from 18 balls.
comes forward and pushes to cover for a single.
full toss driven down the ground to long off.
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth | |
Toss | Kolkata Knight Riders, elected to bat first |
Series | |
Season | 2009 |
Player Of The Match | |
Hours of play (local time) | 12.30 start, First Session 12.30-13.45, Interval 13.45-14.00, Second Session 14.00-15.15 |
Match days | 3 May 2009 - day (20-over match) |
Umpires | |
TV Umpire | |
Reserve Umpire | |
Match Referee | |
Points | Kings XI Punjab 2, Kolkata Knight Riders 0 |
Over 20 • KXIP 154/4
Kings XI won by 6 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)