http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Auckland-c766 Aces v Kolkata Knight Riders - Champions League Twenty20 – Match Recap
Kolkata Knight Riders 121 v Auckland 119 - Kolkata Knight Riders won by 2 runs
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) managed to hold their nerve in the dying moments of a sensational match against Auckland Aces in the Champions League Twenty20 fixture played at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hyderabad-c792 to secure a two run victory
in the final over of the match.
After winning the toss, KKR decided to bat first in a bid to post enough runs on the board to give their bowlers a fighting chance in the game.
The Indian club got off to a flying start as openers Manvinder Bisla and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JH-Kallis-c1692 clobbered the opposition right from the word go without any remorse.
The opening onslaught was so intense that the Aces were left completely rattled as they did not have any clue to counter the KKR offensive.
However, it was in the 10th over when Auckland finally struck as they grabbed the wicket of Bisla who after playing a sensational innings of 45 runs off 32 deliveries was caught by Guptill in the covers off the bowling of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Michael-Bates-c1947. At the
time of his departure KKR had managed to post 73 runs on the board.
After the demise of Bisla it was time for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/YK-Pathan-c2815 to come on the crease as he tried to forge a commendable partnership with his skipper Kallis.
However, on the penultimate delivery of the 14th over Auckland struck again when right-arm-fast-medium http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andre-Adams-c1033 knocked the stumps of the batsman, who after scoring 12 runs off 17 deliveries had to find his way back to the pavilion.
At this point in time KKR had managed to post 93 runs on the board, however, panic struck in the next over when Kallis was caught by Robert Quiney at deep-square-leg off the bowling of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KD-Mills-c1781. The batsman knocked 33 runs with the bat off 35 deliveries.
It was a disaster for the Knight Riders from here on in as the batting line-up was reduced to rubble by some fantastic bowling from the Aces. Nonetheless, the batting side still managed to post 121 run on the board, giving a lacklustre target to Auckland.
Coming out to bat, the Aces had a bright chance of taking the game as the openers stepped feet on the field, however, tragedy struck on the first delivery of the first over when opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Guptill-c1980 was run-out.
It was then http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jimmy-Adams-c1696 who forged a defiant stand against the belligerent Kolkata bowling onslaught.
However, before the partnership could cause any irreversible damage, Vincent after smacking an innings of 40 runs off 37 deliveries was run-out followed by the wicket of Adams in the next over when the team had posted only 60 runs on the board.
After losing quick wickets in the middle, it was the sensational effort by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mills-c76321 and Colin Munro as the two batted superbly against the opposition, however, in the end the team fell two runs short of victory because of a big hearted last over from Kolkata’s
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Brett-Lee-c48419.
Kolkata’s MS Bisla was named as the Man of the Match for playing a superb knock of 45 runs.
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