Kings XI vs KKR, 6th match at Durban, IPL, Apr 21 2009 - Cricket Photos

RESULT

6th match, Durban, April 21, 2009, Indian Premier League

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Kings XI Punjab

158/6

Kolkata Knight Riders

(9.2/9.2 ov, T:69) 79/1

KKR won by 11 runs (D/L method)

Player Of The Match

Chris Gayle

, KKR

44* (26)

Cricinfo's MVP

Irfan Pathan

, PBKS

58.26 ptsImpact List

Chris Gayle pulls on his way to an unbeaten 44•Apr 21, 2009•AFP

Kumar Sangakkara is ecstatic after latching on to an edge from Brendon McCullum, Kings XI Punjab v Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL, 6th game, Durban, April 21, 2009

Kumar Sangakkara is ecstatic after latching on to an edge from Brendon McCullum•Apr 21, 2009•AFP

Chris Gayle punches one past mid off, Kings XI Punjab v Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL, 6th game, Durban, April 21, 2009

Chris Gayle punches one past mid off•Apr 21, 2009•AFP

Yashpal Singh tries to pull off a catch just inches off the turf, Kings XI Punjab v Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL, 6th game, Durban, April 21, 2009

Yashpal Singh tries to pull off a catch just inches off the turf•Apr 21, 2009•Getty Images

Yuvraj Singh goes for a powerful cover drive, Kings XI Punjab v Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL, 6th game, Durban, April 21, 2009

Yuvraj Singh goes for a powerful cover drive•Apr 21, 2009•AFP

Irfan Pathan goes for the big one, Kings XI Punjab v Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL, 6th game, Durban, April 21, 2009

Irfan Pathan goes for the big one•Apr 21, 2009•AFP

Chris Gayle sets off for a single, Kings XI Punjab v Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL, 6th game, Durban, April 21, 2009

Chris Gayle sets off for a single•Apr 21, 2009•AFP

Brendon McCullum cuts loose, Kings XI Punjab v Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL, 6th game, Durban, April 21, 2009

Brendon McCullum cuts loose•Apr 21, 2009•AFP

Kumar Sangakkara drives down the ground during his 26, Kings XI Punjab v Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL, 6th game, Durban, April 21, 2009

Kumar Sangakkara drives down the ground during his 26•Apr 21, 2009•AFP

Sourav Ganguly took two wickets in his first over, Kings XI Punjab v Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL, 6th game, Durban, April 21, 2009

Sourav Ganguly took two wickets in his first over•Apr 21, 2009•Getty Images

Murali Kartik just manages to hang on to the catch at the boundary edge, Kings XI Punjab v Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL, 6th game, Durban, April 21, 2009

Murali Kartik just manages to hang on to the catch at the boundary edge•Apr 21, 2009•AFP

Win Probability

KKR 100%

KXIPKKR

100%50%100%

Over 10 • KKR 79/1

KKR won by 11 runs (D/L method)

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Teams keen to get off the blocks

Both Kings XI Punjab and Kolkata Knight Riders lost the opening game of their IPL campaigns on a rainy Sunday in Cape Town and the teams are now preparing to take on each other in Durban, where unfortunately the weather forecast for Tuesday is also bleak

Playing hot, staying cool

Chris Gayle played a typically audacious innings, with some stylishly cool big-hitting, to give Kolkata their first win of the IPL season

Gayle helps Kolkata home in rain-hit game

Sourav Ganguly made yet another comeback, with the ball this time, to help Kolkata Knight Riders keep Kings XI Punjab down to 158 for 6 before Chris Gayle took Kolkata 11 ahead of the Duckworth-Lewis par-score

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KKR Innings

Player Name		R	B
BB McCullum	caught	21	16
CH Gayle	not out	44	26
BJ Hodge	not out	10	14
Extras	(w 4)
Total	79(1 wkt; 9.2 ovs)

Player Name	O	R	W	Econ
IK Pathan	3	27	0	9
YA Abdulla	2	20	0	10
VS Malik	2	23	1	11.5
PP Chawla	2	8	0	4
RS Bopara	0.2	1	0	3

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	57	Chris Gayle	Brendon McCullum
2nd	22	Brad Hodge	Chris Gayle

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Indian Premier League

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
DC	14	10	4	20	0.311
CSK	14	8	5	17	0.951
RCB	14	8	6	16	-0.191
DCH	14	7	7	14	0.203
KXIP	14	7	7	14	-0.483
RR	14	6	7	13	-0.352
MI	14	5	8	11	0.297
KKR	14	3	10	7	-0.789

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