Gambhir fined US$ 20,000 for slow over rate against Delhi – Cricket News Update
The Kolkata Knight Riders skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/G-Gambhir-c1447 has been fined US dollar 20,000 for a slow over-rate in their six-wicket win over Delhi Daredevils in an Indian Premier League match, played at the Feroz Shah Kotla on Monday, May 7, 2012.
After Delhi skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Sehwag-c2739, opted to bat first in their return-leg IPL match against KKR, the latter were assessed to be one over behind the required rate at the end of the match. This was the first time that Gambhir had been found guilty of an
over-rate offence under IPL Code of Conduct, so the organizers fined the Kolkata skipper for only 20,000 US dollars.
The Knight Riders outclassed the then table http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Thomas-Donald-Topley-c93395 Delhi Daredevils in every department of the game, to secure a place at the top of the points table with 17 points in 12 games. Daredevils now trail KKR by just one point.
The KKR bowlers were simply outstanding against the formidable http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780 batting line-up, as they did not let any of the opposition batsman, including the swashbuckling Sehwag, to convert their starts into big innings, as they restricted the hosts to a modest
total of 153 for 9.
Happy with his bowlers for the stupendous show, Gambhir singled out http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sunil-Philip-Narine-c91869 for praise.
"What he has done for us is tremendous. He is a charged-up bowler. Sunil has been the pick of the bowlers but others have also done well," said Gambhir after the match.
Prolific http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JH-Kallis-c1692 was named as the Man of the Match, for his 27-ball 30 and 2 for 20 with the ball. Kallis said that it has been a fantastic season for them for them so far adding that they are looking forward to finish the
league stage at the top.
"It has been a fantastic season for us. The captain [Gambhir] has had a fantastic season. Our wicket at [the Eden Gardens in] Kolkata does not have this sort of carry. It was good to deliver on this sort of a wicket. We are focussing on trying to end up
first or second and get through to the final," said the South African at the presentation ceremony.
KKR will next play http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 Indians at home on May 12, 2012.
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