IPL5: Kolkata Knight Riders V http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780 Daredevils - Mathc Recap
Kolkata Knight Riders dethroned Delhi Daredevils as the IPL-V table http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Thomas-Donald-Topley-c93395 with a comprehensive six-wicket win in their return-leg Indian Premier League match played at the Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi on Monday, May 7, 2012.
After starting the match just a point behind table-topping Daredevils, King Khan’s Knight Riders outclassed http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Sehwag-c2739 and men in every department of the game to clinch an easy six-wicket win and grab the top spot on IPL-V points table.
While chasing a modest 154 run total, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BB-McCullum-c1129 provided the Knight Riders a remarkable start keeping the run rate around 10 in six overs of powerplay. Varon Aaron earned Delhi their first breakthrough in the seventh over, having
Gambhir bowled out, who scored a quick 36 off just 21 deliveries, including four fours and a six.
After Gambhir’s dismissal, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 wicketkeeper batsman notched up his first
half century of the season.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Umesh-Yadav-c94625 provided the hosts a hope of turnaround removing both Kallis and McCullum on the first two deliveries of 16th over. But that was too late as the Knight Riders were just 26 runs away from the winning line, with 28 balls to go. McCullum
scored 56 runs from 44 balls, while Kallis returned with a 27-ball 30, including three boundaries as well.
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Earlier, after hosts opted to bat first, Virender Sehwag and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/HA-Varaiya-c1520 lbw in the fourth over. The swashbuckling
Delhi opener scored 23 runs from just 9 balls. Kallis struck back the next over having David Warner caught behind by Brendon McCullum, to leave the hosts 49 for 2.
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caught by Bhatia off Sangwan, Irfan Pathan took the charge and played a quick knock of 36 runs from 22 balls to take the side to a respectable total of 153 at the end.
However, the 153-run total was not enough to intimidate a well in-form KKR batting line-up. Sehwag admitted that they failed to post a par total, however, he blamed the bowlers and fielders for the defeat.
"We were short by 20-25 runs; we didn't capitalise on the middle overs. But 150-odd was not a bad total. Our fielding and bowling was not up to the mark. When you are giving boundary balls, it is difficult to set a field," Sehwag said after the match.
Jacques Kallis was adjudged as the Man of the Match for his all-round performance.
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