Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Rising Pune Supergiants Live Cricket Score - Live Score 45th T20 Match - Summary

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Kolkata Knight Riders beat Rising Pune Supergiants by 8 wickets (D/L method) | Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Rising Pune Supergiants Live Score 45th T20 Match

That's all we have from this rain-truncated game. It was a one-sided affair with Kolkata winning comprehensively. Earlier in the day, Bangalore powered by AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli's sensational knocks crushed Gujarat to stay alive in the tournament. We have a couple of matches lined up tomorrow as well. First up, Hyderabad will host Punjab at 1600 IST while Mumbai will take on Delhi at 2000 IST. We look forward to your company then. Cheers!!!
YUSUF PATHAN IS ADJUDGED THE MAN OF THE MATCH! Says that his batting is going well, especially at a crucial time. Admits that the knock against Bangalore has given him a lot of confidence and hopes to continue doing well. Adds that he is not thinking much and is batting freely and has left the thinking job for the fielders and the opposition captains.
Kolkata's skipper Gautam Gambhir says that he has been losing a lot of tosses and today he wanted to bat first. Also says that things are going well and hopes that it will continue. Praises his bowlers for a professional show and says that restricting Pune was a great effort. He feels that quality spinners do not need surface and they have got three quality spinners. (On his field placement for MS Dhoni) He replies that he has got more confidence on his bowlers and doesn't look at the batsman. (On Pathan's outstanding batting this season) Gambhir answers that that they still have a long way to go and he doesn't want to jinx him. Also hopes that he bats in the same way and takes them a long way in the tournament.
Pune's skipper MS Dhoni says that looking at the wicket, 135-140 would have been a good score. Adds that they had to bat well but they kept losing wickets in the middle overs which put more pressure on the lower order. He feels that somebody from the top order has to bat through on such wickets. Also adds that you cannot afford to lose wickets in clusters. Further says that getting some kind of partnership on a slow wicket is really important. He emphasizes on the fact that it was important to play freely and jokes that they they have ticked on one more box, rain affected one loss was remaining and they got that. Also feels that in a 9-over match, the opposition has 10 wickets in hand and it becomes difficult.
Convincing win for Kolkata! A little bit of scare up front in the chase when they lost both their openers in the first over but then Yusuf Pathan emerged on the scene and hammered an 18-ball 37 to ease Kolkata past the winning line. Apart from the first over by Ashwin, there wasn't much fight shown by Pune. Courtesy this win, Kolkata now jump to the number 2 spot in the points table.
End of over 5 ( 9 Runs )KKR 66/2 4.6Adam Zampa to Yusuf Pathan. byes, 1 run, KOLKATA WIN BY 8 WICKETS (D/L Method)! Flighted ball around leg, Pathan goes down on one knee for the sweep shot but misses. It goes off Dhoni's pads and the short fine leg fielder moves across to his right to stop the ball. They cross for the winning run. Pathan runs in joy and Gambhir also has smile on his face, now that's a rarity!
4.5Adam Zampa to Yusuf Pathan. no run, Wow! Pathan gets on the front foot and offers a straight bat defensive shot!
4.4Adam Zampa to Manish Pandey. 1 run, Googly around off, Pandey helps it at the last minute to backward square leg for a single. Scores are levelled!
4.3Adam Zampa to Yusuf Pathan. 1 run, Quicker and a touch shorter on off, Pathan punches it through point for one.
4.2Adam Zampa to Manish Pandey. 1 run, Gets back and punches it to long off for a single.
50-run stand between Pathan and Pandey!
4.2Adam Zampa to Manish Pandey. wide, 5 runs, FIVE WIDES! Slips a full ball down the leg side, Pandey fails to flick and Dhoni also fails to collect it. A boundary down to fine leg.
4.1Adam Zampa to Manish Pandey. no run, Googly to begin proceedings, around off, Pandey goes deep inside the crease and cuts it to point.
Adam Zampa to bowl with a slip in place.
End of over 4 ( 13 Runs )KKR 57/2 3.6Murugan Ashwin to Yusuf Pathan. no run, Shortish and outside off, Pathan rocks back and cuts it straight to Zampa at point.
3.5Murugan Ashwin to Yusuf Pathan. SIX, SIX! Bang! Tossed up ball again, full and outside off, Pathan latches onto it and dismisses it over long off for a maximum. Only 9 runs needed!
3.4Murugan Ashwin to Yusuf Pathan. no run, Quicker ball on middle, Pathan fails to work it on the leg side and it goes off his pads to mid-wicket.
3.4Murugan Ashwin to Yusuf Pathan. wide, 1 run, Wide! Another one down the leg side, Pathan fails to get any bat behind it.
30 runs for Yusuf Pathan 50 runs for KKR 3.3Murugan Ashwin to Yusuf Pathan. FOUR, FOUR! Lucky one! Tossed up ball on off, spinning away, Pathan tries to power it over covers but it catches the outside edge and races down to the third man fence.
30 runs for Yusuf Pathan 50 runs for KKR 3.3Murugan Ashwin to Yusuf Pathan. wide, 1 run, Wide! Probably a googly, down the leg side, Pathan tries to flick but misses.

Updated at: 2016-05-15 00:32:06

Match details

Toss: Toss won by Rising Pune Supergiants

Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Bruce Oxenford (AUS)

TV umpire: N

Match referee: Chinmay Sharma (IND)

PLAYING XI

Kolkata Knight Riders

Gautam Gambhir (C), Robin Uthappa (W), Manish Pandey, Shakib Al Hasan, Yusuf Pathan, Suryakumar Yadav, Andre Russell, Piyush Chawla, Sunil Narine, Ankit Rajpoot, Morne Morkel

Rising Pune Supergiants

Ajinkya Rahane, Saurabh Tiwary, Usman Khawaja, George Bailey, MS Dhoni (C) (W), Thisara Perera, Irfan Pathan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Adam Zampa, Murugan Ashwin, Ashok Dinda

With the tournament reaching down to it business end, it is Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), who take on Rising Pune Supergiants (RPS), in Match 45 of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2016, at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday. KKR, who have been in stellar form this season have throughout managed to maintain their spot in the top-four of the points table, as they look to get another win here and inch closer to the playoffs berth. While RPS, on the other hand, who have virtually been knocked out of the playoffs contention, would too aim for a win here and try to spoil KKR’s playoffs party.

KKR, who are coming off a losing performance in their previous tie against Gujarat Lions (GL), aim for a turn around, and try to win at least two more games from their remaining four matches to seal their playoffs berth. RPS, on the other hand, who have been more or less knocked out for a playoffs berth, can still qualify mathematically, but would need something more than a miracle to make that happen. Overall, it’s a battle to two desperate teams on the cards.

With the game being played at Eden, it could again be a slow wicket, and the skippers could opt to move in with a spin dominated side. As for the condition, KKR would definitely be the favourite to win this tie, considering their relative amount of spin attack. However, RPS too cannot be counted out of the tie as with the seam bowlers they posses, it could be their night out as well.

Kolkata Knight Riders Squad: Gautam Gambhir (c), Kuldeep Yadav, Manish Pandey, Piyush Chawla, Robin Uthappa (wk), Sheldon Jackson (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Umesh Yadav, Yusuf Pathan, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Brad Hogg, Chris Lynn, Morne Morkel, Shakib Al Hasan. Jaydev Unadkat, Ankit Singh Rajpoot, John Hastings, Jason Holder, Colin Munro, Rajgopal Sathish, Manan Ajay Sharma.

Rising Pune Supergiants Squad: MS Dhoni (c & wk), Ajinkya Rahane, Usman Khawaja, George Bailey, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ashwin Murugan, Ishant Sharma, Kevin Pietersen, Irfan Pathan, Thisara Perera, Rajat Bhatia, Ashoke Dinda, Scott Boland, Peter Handscomb, RP Singh, Adam Zampa, Ishwar Pandey, Deepak Chahar, Jaskaran Singh, Baba Aparajith, Ankush Bains, Ankit Sharma.

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