Kolkata XI vs Rajasthan XI 17th Match at Kolkata, 17 Apr, 2011

Toss: Kolkata Knight Riders, who choose to field first
Rajasthan XI 81/10 (15.2)
Kolkata XI 85/2 (13.5)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 8 wickets
Man of the Match: L Balaji
  • MK Tiwary 30 * (26)
  • G Gambhir 35 * (35)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1SW Tait bowls a short of length delivery to JH Kallis, tucks it wristily straight to squareleg and that is a dot ball.

Over 0.2SW Tait bowls a short and rising delivery to JH Kallis, gets into two minds whether to hook it or sway away and in the end the ball flies off the hanging blade and its a skier which goes nowhere! One of the fielders from squareleg rushes in to take a safe catch on the pitch! CAUGHT!

Over 0.3SW Tait bowls it short and wide outside off to MS Bisla, pushes at that away from his body and is beaten by pace and low bounce and that is a dot ball.


Over 0.3 SW Tait bowls a short and rising delivery to G Gambhir, leaves it down the legside and a half stop from the keeper keeps it down to Two Wides.

Over 0.4SW Tait bowls a good length delivery to MS Bisla, flicks that straight to short mid wicket and that is a dot ball.

Over 0.5SW Tait bowls a good length delivery to MS Bisla, dabs at an outswinging yorker and is beaten and survives a loud caught behind appeal and that is a dot ball.

Over 0.6SW Tait bowls a good length delivery to MS Bisla, gets beaten by a clever slower one which just misses the off stump after going past the bat and that is a dot ball.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1SR Watson bowls a good length delivery to G Gambhir, gets a thick inside edge in his flick to a late inswinger towards square fine leg and picks up a couple of runs.

Over 1.2SR Watson bowls a good length delivery to G Gambhir, gets hit on the pad by a late inswinger which certainly was sliding down leg and that is a dot ball.

Over 1.3SR Watson bowls a pitched up delivery to G Gambhir, flicks the inswinger off his pads to deep squareleg and picks up a couple of runs.


Over 1.3 SR Watson bowls a short and rising delivery to G Gambhir, leaves it down the legside to get a Wide.

Over 1.4SR Watson bowls a short and rising delivery to G Gambhir, tucks it off his hips towards square fine leg and picks up a couple of runs.

Over 1.5SR Watson bowls a good length delivery to G Gambhir, who gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper and that is a dot ball.

Over 1.6SR Watson bowls a good length delivery to G Gambhir, goes for a flick down the legside and the ball seems to have brushed the pad on its way to the diving keeper and that is a dot ball.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1SW Tait bowls a bouncer to MS Bisla, who sways away from the line of that outside off and that is a dot ball.

Over 2.2SW Tait bowls a short and rising delivery to MS Bisla, plays a hurried flick to square fine leg and gets a single.

Over 2.3SW Tait bowls a good length delivery to G Gambhir, this one brushes the pad down the legside and is stopped by the diving keeper who cannot prevent a leg bye.

Over 2.4SW Tait bowls a short and rising delivery to MS Bisla, goes back and is beaten by an unplayable ball which kicks off and moves away off the seam past the outside edge and that is a dot ball.

Over 2.5SW Tait bowls a pitched up delivery to MS Bisla, gets beaten for pace in an outswinging yorker and that is a dot ball.

Over 2.6SW Tait bowls a short and rising delivery to MS Bisla, punches it away to deep point and gets a single.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1SR Watson bowls a short and rising delivery to MS Bisla, charges down the track and miscues his pull shot in the air straight down the ground and the ball lands safely for a single.

Over 3.2SR Watson bowls a good length delivery to G Gambhir, pushes at that away from his frontpad and the ball nips back to go through the bat pad gap and it just shaves past the off stump! And that is a dot ball.

Over 3.3SR Watson bowls a short and rising delivery to G Gambhir, swivels back and plays a terrific pull along the ground behind squareleg for a boundary!

Over 3.4SR Watson bowls a short of length delivery to G Gambhir, gets hit on the pad around leg, and picks up a leg bye from squareleg.

Over 3.5SR Watson bowls a short of length delivery to MS Bisla, gets hit on the pad in a flick and picks up a leg bye from squareleg.

Over 3.6SR Watson bowls a pitched up delivery to G Gambhir, stretches forward and square drives it straight to point and that is a dot ball.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1SK Warne bowls a tossed up delivery to MS Bisla, works it off his pad to short fine leg and gets a single.

Over 4.2SK Warne bowls a tossed up delivery to G Gambhir, goes back and cuts it against the turn through covers and gets a single.

Over 4.3SK Warne bowls a tossed up delivery to MS Bisla, flicks it off his pads flat in the air towards deep mid wicket and gets a single.

Over 4.4SK Warne bowls a tossed up delivery to G Gambhir, goes back and nudges it to short thirdman and gets a single.

Over 4.5SK Warne bowls a tossed up delivery to MS Bisla, works it defensively to the right of the bowler and that is a dot ball.

Over 4.6SK Warne bowls a tossed up delivery to MS Bisla, looks to drive on the up and is beaten by the square turn and also the extremely low bounce and that is a dot ball.

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