IPL 2013: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab - As it happened...

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SCORECARD» I COMMENTARY» POINTS TABLE» I SCHEDULE» ==================================================================================== Kolkata Knight Riders win by 6 wickets. ==================================================================================== KKR Over: 18.2 II Score: 150/4 Senanayake is the new batsman in the middle. Bisla gets a single to point to level scores. Senanayake gets caught at point off a no ball and that's the winning runs for KKR. ==================================================================================== KKR Over: 18 II Score: 148/4 Mahmood starts off with a full toss and Bisla plays it to sweeper cover for a single to get to his fifty. Morgan hits this one to mid off, no run taken. Morgan pulls a short and slow one over mid wicket fence for a six. KKR are running away with this match. He is beaten outside off stump this time. Another short one and he has hit this even further for another six. This time he hits the ball straight to the man at deep mid wicket who takes a simple catch. KKR need 2 runs to win the match from 12 balls. Eoin Morgan c Gurkeerat Singh b Azhar Mahmood 42(26) ==================================================================================== KKR Over: 17 II Score: 135/3 Harmeet Singh is back into the attack. Bhargav Bhatt drops a catch off Morgan in the first ball of the over, batsmen take a single. Bisla gets a boundary off a scoop past short fine leg this time. Single taken off the next ball. Another single off the next ball for Morgan. Bisla slaps it to long on for a single to end the over. ==================================================================================== KKR Over: 16 II Score: 127/3 Praveen Kumar back into the attack. Bisla plays three dot balls. Gets a single to fine leg off the next ball. This one is wide down the leg side. Pressure getting to the bowler here. Morgan gets a single to fine leg this time. Bisla pulls a short one over deep mid wicket fence for a six. KKR need 23 runs in 24 balls. ==================================================================================== KKR Over: 15 II Score: 118/3 Chawla into his final over as Morgan gets a single off the first ball. Bisla attempts a reverse sweep this time but can't get it past the fielder at short fine leg. Single taken off an inside edge this time. Morgan sweeps this one pitched on leg stump for a four towards fine leg. This time he sweeps this high in the air and over deep mid wicket for a six. ==================================================================================== KKR Over: 14 II Score: 106/3 Mahmood back into the attack. Morgan plays the first to cover, no run taken. The next one is driven to mid off, no run again. Morgan is struggling to get Mahmood away for runs as he plays four consecutive dot balls. This one is slightly on the pads and Morgan glances it towards fine leg for a boundary. Morgan gets a single off the last ball. ==================================================================================== KKR Over: 13 II Score: 101/3 Harmeet Singh continues as Bisla drives to sweeper cover for a single. Morgan steps out and flicks this one in the air and just over long on for a six. Morgan gets a single to mid off this time. Bisla pulls a short one for a boundary towards deep mid wicket. A couple of runs to Bisla off the last ball of the over. ==================================================================================== KKR Over: 12 II Score: 87/3 Bisla gets a single off Chawla's first ball of a new over. Morgan is nearly bowled trying to reverse sweep the next one but the ball misses the stumps and runs away for a boundary. Singles for Morgan and Bisla off the next two balls. Chawla looking impressive here. Morgan paddle sweeps the last ball for a boundary. ==================================================================================== KKR Over: 11 II Score: 76/3 Harmeet Singh comes into the attack. Bisla cuts the first one to point, no run taken. This time he hits it in the air towards mid off for a single. The next one is played to cover, no run taken. Kallis, looking to run it down to third man gets an edge and the wicketkeeper takes an easy catch. Big wicket for KKR. Morgan is the new man in the middle. He plays the first ball to cover for no run. JUst one off the over and a wicket. Kallis c Gilchrist b Harmeet Singh 37(33) ==================================================================================== KKR Over: 10 II Score: 75/2 Bhatt continues as Kallis gets a single off the first ball. Bisla sweeps the next one but misses completely. He makes room this time and smashes this one in the gap between deep mid wicket and long off for a boundary. Bhatt goes wide down the leg side this time. Bisla knocks the next one for a single to long off. Kallis gets two runs off the last ball of the over. ==================================================================================== KKR Over: 9 II Score: 66/2 Kallis is trapped on the pads off the first ball of a new over from Chawla as the ball runs away for a boundary. Kallis gets a single off the next ball. Bisla gets another single off the next ball. Kallis is trapped on the pads again and the umpire says not out again. That looked pretty close. Kallis sweeps the next ball towards deep mid wicket for four runs. Single to Kallis off the last ball. ==================================================================================== KKR Over: 8 II Score: 55/2 Bhargav Bhatt continues as Kallis defends the first three balls. He gets a single off the next ball to deep mid wicket. Bisla cuts the next one for a single to extra cover. Singles to end the over. Good bowling from Bhatt. ==================================================================================== KKR Over: 7 II Score: 52/2 Piyush Chawla is into the attack now. Kallis gets an outside edge on the first ball and the ball races away for a boundary. Single taken to cover off the next ball. Bisla this time drives to sweeper cover for a single. Kallis gets a single to long on this time. Seven runs off the over. ==================================================================================== KKR Over: 6 II Score: 45/2 Bhargav Bhatt is into the attack and Kallis smashes the second ball through covers for a boundary. This one is short again and turning away and Kallis cuts it off the back foot for a boundary. Quick single taken off the last ball. Nine off the over. ==================================================================================== KKR Over: 5 II Score: 36/2 BIsla slashes at a wide one from Praveen and the ball sails over cover boundary for a six. Gets a single to short third man this time. Kallis flicks this one on the leg side for a single. This time Bisla is beaten outside off stump. Bisla is wrapped on the pads this time but there was an inside edge on that one and Bisla is safe. ==================================================================================== KKR Over: 4 II Score: 28/2 Mahmood continues as Kallis plays the first one to mid off, no run taken. Kallis nudges this past short fine leg for a boundary. Kallis gets a boundary off the third ball. Bisla goes big this time and the ball goes a long way for a six. Twelve runs off the over. ==================================================================================== KKR Over: 3 II Score: 16/2 Bisla gets a thick edge wide of slip for a single. Kallis defends the next ball to point, no run taken. Kallis plays the next one to mid off and takes off for a quick single and completes it. Bisla defends the next one to cover, no run taken. Next ball is played point, no run taken. ==================================================================================== KKR Over: 2 II Score: 14/2 Mahmood to bowl the second over and Bisla drives it straight to the man at cover who drops the simplest of catches, the batsmen take a single. This one swings in to Gambhir who misses the line of the ball is bowled. Yusuf Pathan comes to the middle. He edges the next one to the keeper who takes a nice diving catch. Jacques Kallis comes to the middle now with KKR in some trouble. Kallis lets the hat-trick ball go through to the keeper. Next ball is played to cover, no run taken. Kallis cuts the last ball for a four past point. Yusuf Pathan c Gilchrist b Azhar Mahmood 0(1) Gambhir b Azhar Mahmood 8(6) ==================================================================================== KKR Over: 1 II Score: 9/0 Gautam Gambhir and Manvinder Bisla are in the middle for KKR. Praveen Kumar to bowl the first over. Bisla guides the first ball to third man for a single. Gambhir is beaten outside off stump. This one is slightly on the pads and Gambhir dabs it to fine leg for a boundary. The next one is played to slip, no run taken. Gambhir plays the next ball to cover, no run taken. Gambhir slashes at one outside off stump and the ball goes above the fielder at slip for a four. ==================================================================================== PUNJAB Over: 20 II Score: 149/6 Balaji to bowl the last over of the innings. Singh hits the first one to deep mid wicket for a six. He gets under the next one and hits this high and long for a six towards long on. Balaji goes round the wicket and Singh gets a single to long on. Chawla is on strike now and he misses a slower ball from Balaji, no run taken. Misses another attempted pull off a slower ball but gets a bye as the keeper cannot collect the ball cleanly. This one is slower and way too short and Gurkeerat Singh pulls it towards deep mid wicket for a six. ==================================================================================== PUNJAB Over: 19 II Score: 131/6 Sunil Narine continues to bamboozle the batsmen as Mahmood gets a single off the second ball. Another single to Singh. RUns coming in singles only now, the boundaries have dried up. Mahmood gets a leading edge that goes towards point, he is looking for a single but is sent back by Singh and is found short of his crease. Azhar Mahmood run out 2 (7) ==================================================================================== PUNJAB Over: 18 II Score: 129/5 Kallis is back into the attack. Singh gets a single off the first ball towards third man. Hussey hits this high but cannot clear the field and is taken at long on. Azhar Mahmood is the new man in the middle. Singh gets a single off the fourth ball. Mahmood defends the first ball back to the bowler, no run taken. Just three runs off the over. DJ Hussey c Senanayake b Kallis 21 (20) ==================================================================================== PUNJAB Over: 17 II Score: 126/4 Sunil Narine back into the attack. Hussey gets a single to point off the first ball. Singh gets a single off the next ball. Hussey sweeps the next ball for a single to deep mid wicket. Singh gets a single off the next ball. Another single to Hussey towards mid wicket. Singh gets a single off the last ball. ==================================================================================== PUNJAB Over: 16 II Score: 120/4 Senanayake comes back into the attack. Hussey gets two runs off the first ball. Singh gets a single off the next ball. Hussey gets a boundary off a misfield from Pathan. Singles off the last two balls. ==================================================================================== PUNJAB Over: 15 II Score: 111/4 Ladda comes back into the attack. Beats Miller outside off stump first up. This time Miller walks out and smashes it straight over long on for a single. No run off the next ball. Ladda gets his revenge as Miller misses the line of one turning in to him and the ball crashes on to the stumps. Gurkeerat Singh is the new man. He cuts the first ball he faces for a single to sweeper cover. Another single off the last ball. David Miller b Ladda 10(8) ==================================================================================== PUNJAB Over: 14 II Score: 103/3 Sunil Narine comes back into the attack as Miller gets a single off the first ball. Hussey gets another single off the second ball. Miller works this one to long on for two runs. Beats Miller this time with a peach of a delivery. Slightly shorter this time and Miller works it to long on for another single. No run off the last ball. ==================================================================================== PUNJAB Over: 13 II Score: 98/3 Balaji is back into the attack as Hussey gets a leg bye off the first ball. Vohra plays the next one to point, no run taken. This time Vohra gets an outside edge that goes just wide off the keeper for a boundary. He walks out this time and hits it straight over long off for a six. He tries to do it once too often and fails with a chip shot to sweeper cover which is easily taken by Das. David Miller is the new batsman. Hussey gets two runs wide off third man. Manan Vohra c Deba Das b Balaji 31(21) ==================================================================================== PUNJAB Over: 12 II Score: 85/2 Hussey flicks the first ball off a new over from Bhatia to deep mid wicket for a single. Vohra gets another single to deep square leg. Slower ball this time and Hussey drives it to deep extra cover for a boundary. The next ball is flicked to deep mid wicket for a single. Vohra gets a single off an overthrow in the next delivery. Hussey gets this one on the full and plays it to long on for a single. ==================================================================================== PUNJAB Over: 11 II Score: 76/2 Kallis continues as Vohra gets a single off the first ball to deep mid wicket. Another quick single taken off the second ball. Vohra guides the next one to third man for another single. Hussey plays the next one back to the bowler. Gets a single off the next ball. The next one is driven to cover, Hussey wanted a single but Vohra says no, direct hit would have had him. ==================================================================================== PUNJAB Over: 10 II Score: 72/2 Rajat Bhatia into the attack now. Vohra hits the first ball straight towards long for a single. Gilchrist drives the next one to sweeper cover for two runs. GIlchrist tries to loft the next ball and hits the ball straight to the man at long on. David Hussey comes out to the middle now. Vohra hits this one towards deep mid wicket for a boundary. This one is flicked to long on for a single. No run off the last ball. Gilchrist c Eoin Morgan b Bhatia 27(27) ==================================================================================== PUNJAB Over: 9 II Score: 64/1 Kallis to continue from the other end, the first ball wraps Gilchrist on the pads, the bowlers and the fielders appeal but the ball is surely going down the leg side, batsmen get a leg bye. Vohra gets a single to third man off the next ball. Gilchrist tries to launch this one towards deep square leg but fails to make contact, he takes a leg bye. Vohra gets another quick single towards mid on.Gilchrist hits this one to cover, no run taken. No run off the last ball of the over. ==================================================================================== PUNJAB Over: 8 II Score: 60/1 Sarabjit Ladda is into the attack now. Vohra gets a single off the first ball towards the leg side. Gilchrist gets the next one away for another single towards long off. He has looked very controlled in this innings, no rash shots from him so far. Vohra flicks it to long on for another single. This one is full and Gilchrist launches it straight past the bowler for a boundary. Gilchrist steps out and chips this one to long on for a single this time. Vohra gets two runs this time towards long on. ==================================================================================== PUNJAB Over: 7 II Score: 50/1 Jacques Kallis is into the attack now. Mandeep flicks the first ball straight to the man at mid wicket. Manan Vohra is the new man in the middle, he is greeted by a short ball that he lets go to the keeper. This one is slightly short and Vohra cuts it ever so elegantly for a boundary. Slower on this time and Vohra flicks it to long on for a single. Kings XI Punjab get to fifty. No run off the last ball. Mandeep Singh c Eoin Morgan b Kallis 25(20) ==================================================================================== PUNJAB Over: 6 II Score: 45/0 Senanayake continues as Gilchrist gets it away for a single on the off side. Another single to Mandeep towards short third man. Gilchrist cuts this one past covers and gets two runs for it. This one is swept away to deep mid wicket for four runs. The next ball is played to mid off, no run taken. The last ball is on the pads and Gilchrist flicks it to deep square leg for a boundary. ==================================================================================== PUNJAB Over: 5 II Score: 33/0 Sunil Narine into the attack. Beats Mandeep off the first ball with one that turned away from the right hander. This time he gets it to deep square leg for a couple of runs. This one is a bit too short and Mandeep rocks back and cuts it hard for a boundary. Beats him again with one that turns away. Another peach of a delivery, Mandeep trying to play it on the leg side gets the outside edge and goes towards third man for a boundary. Last ball is defended, no run taken. ==================================================================================== PUNJAB Over: 4 II Score: 23/0 Senanayake continues as Gilchrist gets him away for a single off the first ball. Mandeep plays the second ball to long on for another single. Gilchrist plays the next one to mid wicket for another single. Mandeep cuts this one to point, no run taken. Mandeep gets this one to mid on for another single. Gilchrist flicks this one off the pads and the ball races away for a boundary towards long on. ==================================================================================== PUNJAB Over: 3 II Score: 15/0 Balaji continues as Mandeep steps out and smashes the first ball for a boundary over mid off. This time he is beaten outside off stump. Slower one this time and Mandeep gets it away to the leg side for a single. Gilchrist guides the next one to third man for a single. Mandeep tries to pull a short one but is deceived by the slowness of the ball and he misses, no run taken. The last ball is flicked to deep mid wicket for a boundary. ==================================================================================== PUNJAB Over: 2 II Score: 5/0 Senanayake to bowl the second over of the innings. Gilchrist defends the first two balls. He will be looking to strike some form in this match with a big innings. Trapped on the pads this time and a big appeal is made, no run taken. Gilchrist looking to get a single but has not been able to get the ball away for runs. Last ball is driven to cover. Maiden over bowled. ==================================================================================== PUNJAB Over: 1 II Score: 5/0 Adam Gilchrist and Mandeep Singh are in the middle for Punjab. Balaji to bowl the first over. Gilchrist gets a single off the second ball of the innings. Mandeep pulls a short one from Balaji for a boundary to deep mi wicket. Five runs off the first over. ==================================================================================== Punjab won the toss and have decided to bat first. ==================================================================================== Latest update coming in is that Manoj Tiwary and Jacques Kallis are doubtful for this game. For Kings XI Punjab Shaun Marsh will not be playing tonight. Kolkata will be looking to put their loss to Mumbai Indians behind as the take on a spirited Kings XI Punjab. They will be counting on Gambhir and Morgan to lead the batting and the likes of Yusuf Pathan need to fire. Sunil Narine will lead the bowling again and will look to bamboozle the Kings XI batsmen. Things are falling in place for Kings XI Punjab and they will be looking to continue their impressive performance against the Delhi Daredevils in their last match. Despite Gilchrist having failed to score big runs at the top the likes of Mandeep Singh, David Miller and David Hussey have provided some much needed stability to the batting line up. There is also a possibility of Shaun Marsh playing for Punjab today.