RESULT
25th match (D/N), Ahmedabad, May 05, 2014, Pepsi Indian Premier League
(20 ov, T:171) 160/6

RR won by 10 runs

Player Of The Match
3/26
pravin-tambe
Cricinfo's MVP
136.32 ptsImpact List
shane-watson
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KKR
Full commentary
end of over 206 runs
KKR: 160/6CRR: 8.00 
Suryakumar Yadav9 (17b)
Shakib Al Hasan21 (14b 1x4 1x6)
Shane Watson 4-0-21-3
James Faulkner 4-0-27-0

What a horrible dream for KKR! They had a similar outing against Royals a week ago, but this is going to hurt even more. From 121 for 0, they went to 123 for 6.. Don't ask me how.. First there was a triple-strike over from Watson, then a hat-trick (in two legal balls) for Pravin Tambe. Blank expressions on KKR players' face. Time to move over to the next game.. no escape.

"It was a nice way to close out a game," says Watson. "That's what we talk about in our team set up. PT (Tambe) just keeps going and going, getting big batsmen out all the time. he deserves a pay rise and he is making my life easier for sure. Definitely few things went my way in that over. Hadn't had much of an impact with the ball, so it was good to get those wickets."

Tambe takes the purple cap and the man-of-the-match award. He says, "The confidence the team gives me, I will never forget. This was my first hat-trick. At this level you have to keep the energy throughout."

Gautam Gambhir says, "It's a hard pill to swallow. I have not seen this kind of cricket. We have to move on. We still have 8 games left. We still need to work on bowling as apart from Sunil and Shakib, others need to take the responsibility."

Mohandas Menon, on twitter, writes, "KKR becomes the 1st team in #IPL history to lose a match after a 100+ opening stand while chasing a target!"

Kuldeep: "Rajasthan have now stolen two games from Kolkata!! I anticipate 'Wanted For Felony' posters of all RR players on Kolkata streets, with higher rewards for Faulkner, Watson and Tambe (top 'felons' across the two games)!!!"

Senthil: "KKR just messed up everything when things are going their way. There is no need to promote A Russel and when they are sailing smooth that was not at all needed. "

Mayank Sharma: "The importance of that Watson over can't be overstated. What followed was largely self inflicted but that three wicket over from Watson clinched it, no doubt, especially as he removed the two openers."

19.6
1
Watson to Suryakumar, 1 run

they have done it again! Royals, take a bow. Surya gets some bat on this, but can only hit it to deep square leg

19.5
1
Watson to Shakib, 1 run

superb yorker! this is done and dusted now. Shakib digs it out to long on

Two sixes needed.. Shakib? Can you?

19.4
1
Watson to Suryakumar, 1 run

low full toss, he can only hit it to mid-off for a single.. The match is almost gone now

19.3
Watson to Suryakumar, no run

slower bouncer, Surya was down on his knees and lets this one go over him.. Looks to the umpire, but this one is not called wide

14 off 4

19.2
1lb
Watson to Shakib, 1 leg bye

he misses out on this full delivery! This could have been flicked anywhere and he takes it on the pads

15 off 5..

19.1
1
Watson to Suryakumar, 1 run

he charges down the pitch and drives it to cover, but can't beat the fielder.. Just a single

16 off six now.. and this is a free ball

19.1
1nb
Watson to Suryakumar, (no ball)

another no-ball.. ! He oversteps from round the wicket.. this would have been a wide down the leg side too

Watson to bowl the last over.. 17 to win.. How did it ever come to this. Phew!.. Round the wicket he comes

end of over 197 runs
KKR: 154/6CRR: 8.10 RRR: 17.00
Suryakumar Yadav6 (12b)
Shakib Al Hasan20 (12b 1x4 1x6)
James Faulkner 4-0-27-0
Tim Southee 3-0-33-0
18.6
1lb
Faulkner to Suryakumar, 1 leg bye

bowls a slower yorker! Surya misses his sweep and only gets a leg bye.. Not a good choice of shot with fine leg placed at the boundary

18.6
2nb
Faulkner to Shakib, (no ball) 1 run

what a time to overstep! it was a good length ball and Shakib had missed it.. Was just about to finish a good over, but he has given an extra ball.. Huge no-ball. The keeper didn't take it cleanly, giving away a single

18.5
1
Faulkner to Suryakumar, 1 run

fuller delivery, that is some firm hit! But this is straight down to long-on, just a single.. KKR running out of time here

18.4
1
Faulkner to Shakib, 1 run

gets a short one on the body and pulls it down to deep backward square leg.. Tambe runs around from fine leg and keeps them to one

Shakib on strike now

18.3
1
Faulkner to Suryakumar, 1 run

another yorker, this time Surya manages to squeeze it to wide long on for a single

18.2
Faulkner to Suryakumar, no run

superb yorker at 137 kph! Surya just brings his bat down in time to dig that one out

18.1
1
Faulkner to Shakib, 1 run

he charges down the pitch, gets a slower bounces, but he plays a double-handed fore-hand down to long-on for a single

end of over 1815 runs
KKR: 147/6CRR: 8.16 RRR: 12.00
Shakib Al Hasan17 (9b 1x4 1x6)
Suryakumar Yadav4 (8b)
Tim Southee 3-0-33-0
James Faulkner 3-0-21-0

Ravi: "What a equalizer this game is? Shakib and Yadav are getting chances to make mense for their unfinished task with the same opposition last time round. "

17.6
1
Southee to Shakib, 1 run

Watson drops it at mid-off! Shakib hammers the low full toss, Watson moved to his left, dived, got both hands to it, but couldn't hold on..

17.5
4
Southee to Shakib, FOUR runs

fuller delivery outside off, Shakib is bringing back KKR to life.. Breath by breath.. He smashes it over extra cover for a boundary

17.5
1w
Southee to Shakib, 1 wide

bowls a bouncer this time, but this is down the leg side.. Who is holding that pressure bowl now?

Over the wicket

17.4
6
Southee to Shakib, SIX runs

Up, up and over! Shakib gives this length ball his all, swings and swings bit to hoist it to the sight screen

Gsn: "Got to admire Watson here..Not sure how many captains would have stopped bowling themselves after taking 3 turning point wkts in an over.. he feels Southee and Faulkner are the better death bowlers and sticks to them..RR and selfish dont go in together!"

17.3
1lb
Southee to Suryakumar, 1 leg bye

he looks to sweep this round-the-wicket yorker and gets hit on the pads, but that hit him outside the line of leg stump

17.2
Southee to Suryakumar, no run

he charges down the pitch and looks to drive it through the off side, but plays inside the line and is beaten

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