Kolkata XI vs Punjab XI 37th Match at Kolkata, 30 Apr, 2011

Toss: Kolkata Knight Riders, who choose to field first
Punjab XI 119/6 (20)
Kolkata XI 120/2 (17.2)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 8 wickets
Man of the Match: Iqbal Abdulla
  • MK Tiwary 34 * (41)
  • G Gambhir 45 * (44)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1PS Kumar to JH Kallis No runs ...

Over 0.2PS Kumar bowls good length delivery to JH Kallis, goes back and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 0.3PS Kumar bowls short and rising delivery to JH Kallis, gets forward and defends it towards mid on.Single

Over 0.4PS Kumar bowls short and wide to EJG Morgan, goes back and across to play a square cut past backward point.Boundary!

Over 0.5PS Kumar bowls good length delivery to EJG Morgan, gets beaten on the backfoot by that lovely delivery.No runs

Over 0.6PS Kumar bowls short of length delivery to EJG Morgan, goes back and cuts it straight to point.No runs

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1 BA Bhatt bowls a tossed up delivery to JH Kallis, looks to drive it on the up and ends up spooning the turning and bouncing ball towards extra covers which is CAUGHT by the leaping Hussey.

Over 1.2BA Bhatt bowls flatter trajectory delivery to G Gambhir, opens up on the backfoot to defend that towards mid on.No runs

Over 1.3BA Bhatt bowls quicker and flatter in the air to G Gambhir, opens up on the backfoot to defend that towards the legside.Single

Over 1.4BA Bhatt bowls flatter trajectory delivery to EJG Morgan, flicks it off his pads towards mid onThree runs

Over 1.5BA Bhatt bowls flighted delivery to G Gambhir, gets forward and defends it towards covers.Single

Over 1.6BA Bhatt bowls quicker and flatter in the air to EJG Morgan, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1PS Kumar bowls short and wide to G Gambhir, gets forward and nudges it towards the thirdman region.Single

Over 2.2PS Kumar bowls good length delivery to EJG Morgan, opens up on the backfoot to defend that infront of middle.No runs

Over 2.3PS Kumar bowls pitched up delivery to EJG Morgan, pulls it through mid onBoundary!

Over 2.4PS Kumar bowls short of length delivery to EJG Morgan, goes back and hammers it away .Boundary!

Over 2.5PS Kumar bowls short and rising delivery to EJG Morgan, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 2.6PS Kumar bowls good length delivery to EJG Morgan, gets beaten on the backfoot by that lovely delivery.No runs

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1DJ Hussey bowls flighted delivery to G Gambhir, gets forward and defends it towards point.Single

Over 3.2DJ Hussey bowls a tossed up delivery to EJG Morgan, goes after a widish turning off break and slices it away between backward point and short thirdman and gets away with a boundary!

Over 3.3DJ Hussey bowls a tossed up delivery to EJG Morgan, drives it with the turn over covers for a well struck boundary!

Over 3.4DJ Hussey bowls a tossed up delivery to EJG Morgan, drives the wide half volley to the left of covers and gets a single.

Over 3.5DJ Hussey bowls a tossed up delivery to G Gambhir, goes back and cuts it to the diving point and gets a single.

Over 3.6DJ Hussey bowls it on the shorter side to EJG Morgan, goes back and pulls it in the air towards the vacant long on for a one bounce boundary!

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1BA Bhatt bowls it flat in the air to G Gambhir, goes back and whips it through squareleg and gets a single.

Over 4.2BA Bhatt bowls a tossed up delivery to EJG Morgan, looks to chip it wristily in the air but has timed it too well and finds Harris diving forward around deep mid wicket to come up with superb low catch! CAUGHT by HARRIS!

Over 4.3BA Bhatt bowls a tossed up delivery to G Gambhir, flicks it back to the bowler and that is a dot ball.

Over 4.4BA Bhatt bowls a tossed up delivery to G Gambhir, steps out for a flick and is hit on the pad and that is a dot ball.

Over 4.5BA Bhatt bowls a quicker arm ball to G Gambhir, sweeps it outside leg towards fine leg and that will be a boundary!

Over 4.6BA Bhatt bowls a tossed up delivery to G Gambhir, works it behind squareleg and gets a single.

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