Delhi Daredevils v Kolkata Knight Riders - IPL5 - Qualifier 1 - KKR storm into the final - Live Score and Update
Kolkata Knight Riders 162/4 (20/20 ov) v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780 Daredevils 144/8 (20/20 ov) - Kolkata Knight Riders won by 18 runs
Kolkata Knight Riders exhibiting immense form and composure secured a place in the final of this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) by handing a blowing defeat to Delhi Daredevils by 18 runs in the first qualifier of the tournament played at Subrata http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Symonds-c44611 Sahara Stadium, Pune.
With stakes higher than ever before, each side was under pressure to qualify and reach the finale without hassle, and after winning the toss, KKR chose to have a go at the Delhi bowlers first in order to have a clear target to defend later in the match.
Aiming big, KKR began their innings with skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BB-McCullum-c1129 and the duo did not disappoint their fans as they bolstered an impressive opening stand of 48 runs.
Finally in the sixth over, Gambhir became the first casualty of the day as he found his way back to the pavilion after piling an innings of 32 runs.
McCullum and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JH-Kallis-c1692 then steadfast as they smacking another irritating partnership to steer the side to a total of 87 runs before McCullum also faltered after playing an innings of 31 runs.
While Kallis departed after scoring 30 runs, it was the blitz of an innings from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/YK-Pathan-c2815 that really changed the course of the game as the batsman played a nifty role in taking KKR to a total of 162 runs, by hammering an innings of 40 runs off just 21 deliveries.
With a stiff total to chase, Delhi with their impressive batting brigade always had a chance of chasing down the total, but a mind blowing bowling performance from KKR left the Daredevils flabbergasted as they kept losing wickets without actually making a solid start towards the required target.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DPMD-Jayawardene-c1397 was the highest scorer from his side with an innings of 40 runs to his name, as the rest of the squad failed to make a daring effort to seek victory.
Finally Delhi managed to amass 144 runs for the loss of eight wickets as they lost a chance to roar in to the final of the tournament.
Pathan from KKR was later named as the Player of the Match for his match winning performance.
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