that is the game. They finish it off with a boundary after all. Too full and outside off, Bravo drives crisply through covers
Supergiant vs KKR, 30th match at Pune, Apr 26 2017 - Match Result
KKR won by 7 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
This is the highest match aggregate (366) involving KKR & Supergiant in IPL
Gambhir and Robin Uthappa's 158-run partnership is KKR's highest for the 2nd wicket in IPL, breaking the record of 152 between Kallis and Gambhir
So then, Knight Riders have displaced Mumbai Indians to occupy the top position on the table. After that kind of performance, arguably, that is probably the only place they deserve to be. That is all we have for this game. Be back tomorrow when Royal Challengers Bangalore take on Gujarat Lions in Bengaluru. See you then. For now, it's goodbye from all of us here.
"I've always been strong", says Robin Uthappa, Man of the Match. "I have a lot faith in what I'm doing, I'm really confident and am enjoying myself out there. It is very important to respect the momentum we have created for ourselves. Teams tend to fall off in the second half of the tournament, so it is something we spoke about. I am enjoying my keeping, I think MS has set the benchmark for Indian keepers, so i'm slowly but surely getting there. The ball was still gripping, but this wicket got better to bat on in the second innings."
"I thought we are a good chasing side and we are confident chasing anything. Restricting the opposition to 180 was terrific and the credit needs to go to the bowlers", says Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir. "It's good to keep contributing, I keep saying Orange Cap does not matter if you don't have points as a team. But it is good to score runs and when you are, score as much as you can. All the spinners bowled really well. We've got a hectic schedule, we go back tonight and play on the 28th which is a 4pm game, so we wanted Coulter-Nile to remain fit."
11.16pm Knight Riders have been a part of two of the most dominant chases in this IPL. First, there was 184 for no loss against Gujarat Lions in their opening game, and today, this. They did that with Chris Lynn, they did this without him. They have missed Andre Russell, but when you have a top four in that kind of striking form, it makes it easier to cope with these losses.
"I thought at the halfway point that it was quite a good total," says Rising Pune Supergiant captain Steven Smith. "The wicket was slow, but the dew came on in the chase. The wicket just sped up and became very good to bat on. The guys were able to hit through the line comfortably. Gautam and Robin batted beautifully. Stokes was missed, he's a quality player, but the other players needed to step up. We put down a few catches and it proved costly, we need to work on our fielding. It has happened in a few games in a row and we need to change it. Not sure if it's an attitude problem. But, hopefully, we can improve on our fielding."
back of a length, stabs it off the backfoot through point.
sticks his bat out at this wide delivery, outside off, gets nowhere near it and the ball goes past the outside edge
is that another one? Yes, it is. Gambhir this time, trying to pull one away but there was really no room for it. And it bounces too much for him too, skewed off the top edge straight into the hands on mid-on
full, wide, driven without feet and straight to extra cover
back of a length, outside off, run down to third man with an open bat face. First IPL runs for Darren Bravo
full and outside off, just has a poke at it without moving the feet, ball flies past the outside edge
back of a length, punched firmly to backward point
gone. Uthappa tries to finish it off with one final big flourish. It is short of a length, slower ball from Unadkat, who had rolled his fingers over it. Uthappa backs away and tries to slap it away with a flat bat, gets it off the top part of the bat to long-off, skews it in the air and sends it into the hands of Tripathi who runs back a few steps and snaffles it
short of a length, steered to the right of backward point with an open bat face
full, drifting on the pads, flicked away to deep fine leg
short of good length, outside off, runs it down to third man with an open bat face
full, on the pads, flicked away off the pads to deep midwicket, deep square leg cuts it off after running to his right
full, outside off, swings hard and misses
this one's even bigger and even better. That is a tremendous strike, bang off the middle. You knew it was six from the moment you heard bat crash into willow. Slog sweep over cow corner again
full, sliding in on leg, Uthappa backs away outside leg and slog sweeps it over deep midwicket. Into the stands, she goes
short and wide, cut hard and late but straight to backward point
length, spinning in, Gambhir shuffles across and nudges it around the corner for one
nicely done. Very full, outside off, jams the bat down and squeezes it out through point with an open bat face
short and wide, flat-batted past the left of the bowler who tries to get down but can't get his hands to it
2W | ||||
1W |
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune | |
Toss | Kolkata Knight Riders, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2017 |
Player Of The Match | |
Hours of play (local time) | 20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.30, Interval 21.30-21.50, Second Session 21.50- 23.20 |
Match days | 26 April 2017 - night (20-over match) |
Umpires | |
TV Umpire | |
Reserve Umpire | |
Match Referee | |
Points | Kolkata Knight Riders 2, Rising Pune Supergiant 0 |
Over 19 • KKR 184/3
KKR won by 7 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)