Pune Warriors vs Kolkata XI 65th Match at Mumbai, 19 May, 2011

Toss: Kolkata Knight Riders, who choose to field first
Pune Warriors 118/7 (20)
Kolkata XI 119/3 (16.4)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 7 wickets
Man of the Match: YK Pathan
  • Rajat Bhatia 1 * (3)
  • G Gambhir 54 * (46)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1AC Thomas bowls short of length delivery to G Gambhir, flicks it off his pads towards the deep backward squareleg regionSingle

Over 0.2AC Thomas bowls pitched up delivery to SP Goswami, flicks it off his pads towards the backward squareleg regionTwo runs

Over 0.3AC Thomas bowls pitched up delivery to SP Goswami, flicks it off his pads towards the fine leg region.Boundary!

Over 0.4 AC Thomas bowls a short of length delivery to SP Goswami, pokes at that outside off and the away going seamer takes the edge which is CAUGHT BEHIND BY THE KEEPER.

Over 0.5AC Thomas bowls good length delivery to MK Tiwary, gets beaten on the frontfoot by that good delivery.No runs

Over 0.6AC Thomas bowls good length delivery to MK Tiwary, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1WD Parnell bowls pitched up delivery to G Gambhir, flicks it off his pads towards the mid wicket regionNo runs

Over 1.2WD Parnell bowls good length delivery to G Gambhir, gets beaten on the frontfoot by that good delivery.No runs

Over 1.3WD Parnell bowls pitched up delivery to G Gambhir, flicks it off his pads towards the backward squareleg regionOne leg bye

Over 1.4WD Parnell bowls good length delivery to MK Tiwary, gets beaten on the backfoot by that lovely delivery.No runs

Over 1.5WD Parnell bowls pitched up delivery to MK Tiwary, flicks it off his pads through  the mid wicket regionBoundary!

Over 1.6 WD Parnell bowls a short and rising delivery to MK Tiwary, fends that nasty one towards point and nervously sets off for a run. There is a throw from Ferguson which misses the stumps at the bowling end and runs away to the boundary to result in FIVE OVERTHROWS!

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1 AC Thomas bowls a short and rising delivery to MK Tiwary, fends that towards point and sets off for a risky run, there is a direct throw at the bowling end and Tiwary is safely in and he is gifted with five runs because of the overthrows!

Over 2.2 AC Thomas bowls a pitched up delivery to G Gambhir, pushes it towards covers and that is a dot ball.

Over 2.3 AC Thomas bowls a short of length delivery to G Gambhir, pushes it towards covers and steals a single.

Over 2.4 AC Thomas bowls a short of length delivery to MK Tiwary, pushes it through mid off and gets a single.

Over 2.5 AC Thomas bowls a short of length delivery to G Gambhir, pushes it towards Ferguson at point and takes a risky run. There is a direct throw but Gambhir completes the single.


Over 2.5 AC Thomas bowls a short of length delivery to G Gambhir, misses his flick down the legside and that will be a wide.

Over 2.6 AC Thomas bowls a good length delivery to MK Tiwary, heaves that over mid wicket flat in the air all the way for a six!

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1R Sharma bowls it flat in the air to G Gambhir, goes back and flicks it through squareleg and gets a single.

Over 3.2R Sharma bowls it flat in the air to MK Tiwary, goes back and flicks it straight to short fine leg and that is a dot ball.

Over 3.3R Sharma bowls it flat in the air to MK Tiwary, goes back and cuts it straight to point and that is a dot ball.

Over 3.4R Sharma bowls it flat in the air to MK Tiwary, pushes it straight to covers and that is a dot ball.

Over 3.5R Sharma bowls it flat in the air to MK Tiwary, makes room and defends it towards covers and that is a dot ball.

Over 3.6R Sharma bowls it flat in the air to MK Tiwary, who gets forward and defends it towards the bowler and that is a dot ball.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1WD Parnell bowls a short and rising delivery to G Gambhir, steers it towards square thirdman and gets a single.

Over 4.2WD Parnell bowls a short and rising delivery to MK Tiwary, makes room and cuts it to square thirdman and gets a single.

Over 4.3WD Parnell bowls a short of length delivery to G Gambhir, punches it in the gap between covers and extra covers to find a boundary!

Over 4.4WD Parnell bowls a pitched up delivery to G Gambhir, drives it on the up elegantly through extra covers for another boundary!

Over 4.5WD Parnell bowls a short and rising delivery to G Gambhir, goes for a cut shot and is lucky not to have nicked it behind and that is a dot ball.

Over 4.6WD Parnell bowls a short and rising delivery to G Gambhir, pokes at it outside off and survives a caught behind appeal and that is a dot ball.

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