in the blockhole outside off, doesn't dig it out, a dot ball to finish things off, Kolkata get a fourth win under their belt
KKR vs Chargers, 30th match at Kolkata, IPL, Apr 01 2010 - Match Result
Deccan will be disappointed. They had the upper hand when Gibbs and Symonds were going strong. And before that, when Gibbs and Mishra were batting together. But that pair got out, holing out in the deep when Deccan appeared to be in control, and Kolkata's bowlers then aimed correctly to keep Symonds in check and seal, what was in the end, a relatively easy win. Kolkata have moved to fifth place, and Deccan have slipped to seventh. Check out the points table here. We'll get you the presentation in a bit.
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Gilchrist: "We tactically took a gamble with Ojha bowling one over when Ganguly was still out there. We weren't up for it in all the areas. We were inconsistent again today. We are on the negative side of the ledger, but all is not lost. "
Ganguly, unsurprisingly, is the Man of the Match
Ganguly: "We started off well then dropped a bit. The tournament is still open, but it is good to get a win. It was a good wicket, and the ball came on well. I've been getting the thirties and fifties, but today it went well. We knew the wicket would grip for the spinners; luckily we got Gibbs at the right time and the required run-rate crept up from there on."
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finally, but too late, in the slot on middle and he clears long-on comfortably
Struggled against the slow nature of this track did Symonds, and the variations of the Kolkata bowlers
Symonds' struggle ends, full and quick outside off, makes room to crash that over long-off, miscues it to Kartik who runs to his right from point and takes a simple catch
driven down the ground to long-off for one more
comes down the track and rams it down to long-off on the bounce for just a single
just a single and the crowd knows this game is virtually over, driven to deep midwicket
34 needed off the last over. Just 27 have come off the last five overs. They had wickets in hand, but Kolkata have reined them in. Gayle to bowl the last over
another superb over, finishes off with just a couple, driven wide of long-off
another one, tight line, bowled on a good length on the off, strikes it back to Bond, big cheers from the crowd
failing to get them away, short on middle, tries to swat that past the bowler, ends up playing it straight back to him, dot balls galore
Symonds says he can't quite see the ball, but the umpires have refused him a newer one
mixing it up very well, it takes some wily bowling to keep Symonds in check, the slow legcutter there, he didn't pick it and missed, another dot ball
trying an inswinging yorker there, moves away to steer it past point but it's fuller than he would have liked, misses
low full toss and he connects well, strikes it cleanly over the bowler's head wide of long-off for a one bounce four, first four since the 14th over says the TV commentator, took a while to come
Bond steams in
gets the yorker in, in the blockhole outside off, can only dig it out towards long-off, just the single, Kolkata in control, another tidy over
full toss again and they're struggling to get rid of them, chopped into the off side in front of point
fullish delivery, turning out to be a good over, drives it to extra cover where Gayle fields at the edge of the circle, just one
targeting the blockhole, a low full toss, moves across and drives it towards deep midwicket for a couple more
wide, well outside off, Symonds had shaped up for a big one there and wisely left it alone
full toss, a low one this time, tries to swing it over midwicket, gets an inside edge to square leg, just a single
starts with a full toss but only a single given away, Symonds is upset with himself, could only manage to punch it to extra cover
Agarkar to bowl
excellent over, yorker length on the off, dug out wide of midwicket for a well-run couple but no boundaries conceded, pressure on Symonds
Eden Gardens, Kolkata | |
Toss | Kolkata Knight Riders, elected to bat first |
Series | |
Season | 2009/10 |
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 | 1 April 2010 - night (20-over match) |
Umpires | |
TV Umpire | |
Reserve Umpire | |
Match Referee | |
Points | Kolkata Knight Riders 2, Deccan Chargers 0 |
Over 20 • DCH 157/5