Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Deccan Chargers: Jacques Kallis powers Knight Riders to 163
Kolkata Knight Riders have posted a very competitive total of 163 runs for the loss of 3 wickets against Deccan Chargers in their second match of the Indian Premier League at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gautam-Gambhir-c58623 won the toss for the home team and decided to bat first on a batting-friendly track. Jacques Kallis and Manvinder Bisla ensured that the Knight Riders are off to a solid but sedate start and put together 51 runs for the first wicket.
Kolkata have a strong batting line-up but their strategy was quite strange because the openers did not make the full use of the initial fielding restrictions.
However, the middle order batsmen helped their team to increase the run rate and played some delightful shots. Gambhir, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Knight-c71599 Riders reach 163, which is a fighting total on this track.
Kallis remained the top scorer as he made 53 runs off 45 balls with the help of 7 fours and a massive six. Tiwary remained unbeaten on 30 for which he consumed just 21 balls and struck a couple of fours and as many sixes. Gambhir and Pathan chipped in with
29 and 22 runs respectively.
Test leg spinner Amit Mishra was the pick of the bowlers for the Chargers as he picked up a couple of crucial scalps by giving away only 19 runs in his quota of 4 overs. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jean-Paul-Duminy-c66758 claimed a wicket each to help their team’s cause.
This is an extremely important fixture for both the teams as they lost their opening matches of the IPL this season and are looking for their first points.
This total is also going to test the batting line-up of Deccan which does not look strong on paper. However, they still have a couple of quality international players like Kumar Sangakkara and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JP-Duminy-c1742. They are up against Kolkata Knight Riders who had
three bad seasons in the lucrative League and are looking to make amends this time around.
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