Kallis drives from the crease towards long-on
CSK vs KKR, 48th match at Kolkata, IPL, May 07 2011 - Ball by Ball Commentary
KKR won by 10 runs (D/L method)
2020 Game over at Eden Gardens. We've been informed that the match has been called off. Kolkata were ahead of the D/L when it began to rain and that's how it ends. Kolkata move level with Mumbai on 14 points at the top of the table, though their net run-rate is not as good as Mumbai's.
That's it from this game then, head over to Mumbai v Delhi, where there's a blizzard in town. Thank you for your emails today, cheers.
2000 Mumbai are about to begin their innings against Delhi at the Wankhede. Only one TV channel showing the IPL, I wonder what they'll do if the rain stops in Kolkata. I have no idea what's happening at Eden Gardens at the moment. You'll know as soon as I do.
1939 And it's raining. Rather hard. The players are walking off the ground, the covers are coming on. Kolkata are ahead of the D/L par score by 10 runs at the moment. This could be it for the game ... but stay tuned.
A wet end to a rather hot performance from Kolkata at Eden Gardens. It hasn't ended decisively yet, but it probably will.
"Dhoni at the toss said that "If rain was forecast we would have bowled." He ignored wiseman's advice to never believe weatherman," says Nirlek.
Towary moves forward and across to nudge the ball towards leg for a single
drifts down leg side this time
Tiwary moves forward and plays the ball extremely fine past the keeper to the third man boundary, he opened the face very late
played towards short third man
played off the pads towards short fine leg
pushed towards long-on for a single
"100 kms south of Kolkata! Really Nil? Are you rowing in the Bay of Bengal?" asks bisn.
"It's raining all around Kolkata. I wonder if that pushed Gambhir to try to wrap up fast and made him play that shot," says Nobel.
a full toss on middle and leg, Tiwary gets down low and sweeps towards long leg
Tiwary tries to play a very late cut and misses
played gently off the front foot towards cover
shot! Kallis makes a bit of room and smashes the cover drive into the gap on the boundary
paddled round the corner towards short fine leg
driven towards long off but Raina cuts it off by diving from extra cover
"I am 100 kms south of Kolkata and its raining cats and dogs here. The rain would probably reach Kolkata by 8 pm," says Nil.
nudged off the pads towards short fine leg,
finally short third man stops a single, the ball was played straight to him
Tiwary nudges towards short third man and runs, Dhoni needs a quicker fielder there
Kallis moves back and across, dabs towards the off side, and sets off for a rather quick single
played from the crease towards deep point
It's got windy at Eden Gardens.
dabbed from the crease towards short third man
punched off the back foot towards cover point
Over 10 • KKR 61/2
KKR won by 10 runs (D/L method)