Kings XI vs KKR, 37th match at Kolkata, IPL, Apr 30 2011 - Match Result

PLAYER	Team	TI	Runs	I. Runs	B. Impact	Bowl	I. Wkts	Bo. Impact
Bhargav Bhatt	PBKS	59.4	-	-	0	2/22	3.33	59.4
Iqbal Abdulla	KKR	50.81	-	-	0	2/19	2.48	50.81
Eoin Morgan	KKR	43.85	28(15)	35.22	43.85	-	-	0
Dinesh Karthik	PBKS	40.14	42(42)	42.25	40.14	-	-	0
Yusuf Pathan	KKR	36.6	-	-	0	1/24	1.84	36.6

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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!

17.2

Chawla to Gambhir, 1 run

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,

17.1

Chawla to Gambhir, FOUR runs

scores are level, Gambhir heaves the length ball over wide long-on for four

end of over 172 runs

KKR: 115/2CRR: 6.76 • RRR: 1.66

Manoj Tiwary34 (41b 3x4 1x6)

Gautam Gambhir40 (42b 3x4)

Bhargav Bhatt 4-0-22-2

Piyush Chawla 3-0-24-0

16.6

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Bhatt to Tiwary, no run

jabbed to backward point, another dot ball to end

16.5

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Bhatt to Tiwary, no run

Tiwary wanted to slam that against the spin and into the crowd, can't connect

16.4

Bhatt to Gambhir, 1 run

swiped towards deep midwicket this time for a single

16.3

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Bhatt to Gambhir, no run

Gambhir waltzes out of the crease and whips the ball,can't beat Hussey at midwicket again

16.2

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Bhatt to Gambhir, no run

full ball on off, can't beat the man at midwicket

16.1

Bhatt to Tiwary, 1 run

another sweep from Tiwary, to square leg to move Kolkata within six of the target

end of over 1611 runs

KKR: 113/2CRR: 7.06 • RRR: 1.75

Manoj Tiwary33 (38b 3x4 1x6)

Gautam Gambhir39 (39b 3x4)

Piyush Chawla 3-0-24-0

Paul Valthaty 2-0-13-0

15.6

Chawla to Tiwary, 1 run

full and outside off, swept along the ground behind square leg

15.6

Chawla to Tiwary, 1 wide

turns past the leg stump, Punjab have given away nearly 10% of the target in wides

15.5

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Chawla to Tiwary, no run

charges out once more, but can't get under this one, slammed towards cover

15.4

Chawla to Tiwary, SIX runs

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

15.3

Chawla to Gambhir, 1 run

another googly, this time it gets the leading edge, which lands safely short of cover

15.2

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Chawla to Gambhir, no run

googly hits the footmarks and bounces and turns, Gambhir is beaten

15.1

Chawla to Gambhir, 2 runs

full and into the pads, worked to fine leg, Gambhir sprints through for the second

end of over 157 runs

KKR: 102/2CRR: 6.80 • RRR: 3.60

Manoj Tiwary26 (35b 3x4)

Gautam Gambhir36 (36b 3x4)

Paul Valthaty 2-0-13-0

Bipul Sharma 2-0-9-0

14.6

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Valthaty to Tiwary, no run

looks to muscle the ball out of the ground, mistimes it and the ball reaches mid-on on the bounce

14.5

Valthaty to Gambhir, 1 run

guided down towards fine leg for a single

14.4

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Valthaty to Gambhir, no run

nearly sneaks past the bat that one, Gambhir was looking to defend off the front foot, gets an inside-edge on to the pad

14.3

Valthaty to Tiwary, 1 run

turns into Tiwary, who tucks the ball to midwicket

14.2

Valthaty to Gambhir, 1 run

a single to cover brings up the century, 20 to go

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Best performances - batters

Spike Graph

Wagon Zone

G Gambhir

KKR

45 runs (44)

4 fours0 six

Productive shot

leg glance

21 runs

2 fours0 six

Control

74%

KD Karthik

PBKS

42 runs (42)

4 fours0 six

Productive shot

leg glance

18 runs

2 fours0 six

Control

79%

Best performances - bowlers

Iqbal Abdulla

KKR

ECO

4.75

BA Bhatt

PBKS

ECO

5.5

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Match details

Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Toss	Kolkata Knight Riders, elected to field first
Series	Indian Premier League
Season	2011
Player Of The Match	Iqbal Abdulla
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	Amiesh Saheba Suresh Shastri
TV Umpire	Rod Tucker
Reserve Umpire	Subrat Das
Match Referee	Graeme Labrooy
Points	Kolkata Knight Riders 2, Kings XI Punjab 0