Thanks for your comments and feedback.. time to move over to the next window where Chennai and Kings XI are fighting for the top position. This is Devashish Fuloria signing off. ciao ciao

"Especially after the last game, we wanted to finish this game," says Gambhir, who is also the man of the match. "We wanted someone to bat through and luckily it was me today. Runs on the board always benefit, but this was a good wicket - it was coming on nicely. But Robin and I got the start. We have a lot of talent in the team and we need to finish more games. The way i started the tournament, i couldnt get a run. I was smiling from outside but deep down I was anxious. "

This is how the previous match should have gone for KKR, but they have managed to correct the mistake this time. A very important win for KKR team, helps them move one rung up on the ladder out from the dungeon, still a long way to go though. Gambhir and Uthappa put up a 100-run partnership again, closing out the game in the process.. Delhi, unfortunately, didn't have the bowling attack to trouble anyone. It turned out to be a jaunt.

Ali: "Good day for the Bengalis today. Athletico Kolkata has been unveiled today and now Cricketico Kolkata is looking in good form !! " --- Isn't Knight Riders a bad enough name that you invent another?

Arpit: "So, Who gets the credit? Gambhir or his T-shirt ?"

Gunjandeep: "Delhi's lack of good spin attack is only matched by Kolkata's indifferent form of middle order. However, Another brilliant opening stand ensures that KKR are still good, DD around 20 Runs Short. What's Duminy doing Sooooo Low down the order anyways???"

18.2

Nadeem to Kallis, 1 run

slower delivery on the stumps, easily tucked to midwicket for an easy single

18.1

Nadeem to Kallis, FOUR runs

tossed up and Kallis shows his class, driving this on the up through extra cover

end of over 185 runs • 1 wicket

KKR: 156/2CRR: 8.66 • RRR: 2.50

Jacques Kallis5 (4b 1x4)

Manish Pandey23 (14b 2x4)

Wayne Parnell 4-0-21-2

Jean-Paul Duminy 2-0-24-0

17.6

Parnell to Kallis, 1 run

short delivery, Kallis takes his eyes off while playing the pull but still manages to control it, picks up a single to deep square leg

Senthil: "DK is a different kind of player. He does exceptionally well in pressure situations and does the hard job with batting as well as keeping but his problems are with easy ones"

17.5

Parnell to Kallis, FOUR runs

outside edge! There was a slip in place, but this would have gone to a second slip. Kallis went for the big drive but is lucky to get four for it

17.4

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Parnell to Kallis, no run

length delivery on off, the batsman pushes it straight to point

17.3

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Parnell to Kallis, no run

length delivery on the stumps, Kallis is a bit surprised by the extra bounce as he defends down the pitch

Kallis is in now

Ahsen: "I am very interested in how Kolkata is goin to mess it up now :P " ---why does everyone love a bit of schadenfreude?

17.2

Parnell to Gambhir, OUT

Whoa! DK takes a screamer! I was looking at the boundary but DK has leaped a few feet in the air to pluck that out of nowhere! Gambhir went for the pull on a short delivery and got a thick top edge that looked like it was going over the keeper, but DK catches it with his right hand.. Parnell, KP .. all are impressed with that

Gautam Gambhir c †Karthik b Parnell 69 (56b 5x4 2x6 91m) SR: 123.21

17.1

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Parnell to Gambhir, no run

fires it full on the stumps, Gambhir looks to whack it across the line but gets an inside edge on to his body

Parnell comes back

end of over 1713 runs

KKR: 151/1CRR: 8.88 • RRR: 3.33

Gautam Gambhir69 (54b 5x4 2x6)

Manish Pandey23 (14b 2x4)

Jean-Paul Duminy 2-0-24-0

Siddarth Kaul 3-0-29-0

Sam: "The Indian opening pair candidates are doing so well, GG, Rohit, a couple of good innings by Shikhar as well and yet it always comes down to Virat Kohli to save India in every match."

16.6

Duminy to Gambhir, 1 run

flatter delivery, easily punched to long off for a single

16.5

Duminy to Gambhir, SIX runs

he takes a step down and hammers it over the bowler's head.. clean hit, all the way to the sight screen

16.4

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Duminy to Gambhir, no run

slower this time, Gambhir looks to push it to cover, but gets an inside edge back down the pitch

16.3

Duminy to Pandey, 1 run

fuller and wider outside off, easily creamed to deep cover for a single

16.2

Duminy to Pandey, FOUR runs

this one is short and wide, that is murdered through extra cover with a powerful front-foot swipe

Aravind: "@Sriram: That holds true only in IPL where there is no time to improve a team , work on strategies. Kirsten's coaching is surely not overhyped .. He worked with Indian team for a long time to get them to number 1 in tests and ODIs"

16.1

Duminy to Gambhir, 1 run

bowls this one wide outside off, easily pushed to deep cover for a single

JP comes round the wicket

end of over 1610 runs

KKR: 138/1CRR: 8.62 • RRR: 5.75

Gautam Gambhir61 (50b 5x4 1x6)

Manish Pandey18 (12b 1x4)

Siddarth Kaul 3-0-29-0

Mohammed Shami 4-0-23-0

Naveed: "Everyone is talking about Gambir's first four innings...Despite of failing in those innings he is ahead leading in score from Kohli...that shows how dangerous Gambir can be in-Form."

15.6

Kaul to Gambhir, 1 run

fuller delivery outside off, Gambhir guides it to third man again.. JP, from gully, dives valiantly but he was not really close to that

Harish Varanasi: "Required Hypnosis treatment for Murali Vijay, each match we need to get him to believe that he is still a part of CSK and that he is playing under Dhoni."

15.5

Kaul to Gambhir, FOUR runs

Vijay is losing it in the field! It's a simple pick up at deep cover after Gambhir has played a solid punch, but he allows it to run through his legs

15.4

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Kaul to Gambhir, no run

fires in a yorker outside off, Gambhir looks to dig it out to third man but makes no connection

Sriram: "So a great coach doesn't gaurantee a winning formula. Its the players that matters. Gary Kirsten does not gaurantee WC to SA or IPL Championship to DD. Its those men in the middle that need to do the job! #coachingoverhyped"

15.3

Kaul to Pandey, 1 run

he does a GG, guides the length delivery down to third man for a single

15.2

Kaul to Pandey, 2 runs

length delivery on the pads, easily punched to deep midwicket where fumble by Murali Vijay now allows a second

15.1

Kaul to Pandey, 2 runs

short of length delivery outside off, again, he lacks the pace to trouble the batsman.. Pandey pulls him off front foot to deep square leg

Sid Kaul comes back.. KP sets the field with him frantically

Win Probability

KKR 100%