Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Kochi Tuskers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kerala-c803 - Indian Premier League
The Kochi Tuskers Kerala played host to the Kolkata Knight Riders at the Nehru Stadium in Kochi for the 45th match of the Indian Premier League season. After winning the toss, Kolkata Knight Rider captain, Gautham Gambir, elected to send the Kochi
Tuskers in to bat, a move he would later rue.
The Knight Riders got off to a good start when http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Michael-Klinger-c76093 went on to frustrate the Knight Riders’ bowling attack, putting together a 51 run partnership.
After losing another wicket, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Brad-Hodge-c1184 was in a devastating mood as he hit the bowlers all over the park on his way to 35 runs from just
19 deliveries as the batting side posted a daunting 157 run total for the Knight Riders to chase in the second innings.
Getting off to a solid start, largely thanks to a 69 run opening partnership between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Eoin-Joseph-Gerard-Morgan-c56032, the Knight Rides spent the first 10 over setting up a solid platform with both batsmen having settled down. The Kochi Tuskers’ bowlers were
left frustrated by the pair before http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Raiphi-Gomez-c2250 turned the game on its head in the 11th over. Dismissing Kallis on 45 runs on the second delivery of the over, Gomez went on to send skipper, Gautam Gambir, back to the pavilion for a golden duck in
the next.
The two wickets triggered an almost comical batting collapse as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/YK-Pathan-c2815 fell
on consecutive deliveries in the next 19th over. Morgan was run out and Pathan fell to a gem of delivery from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Vinay-Kumar-c2237.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Brett-Lee-c48419 were the next to go as they both lost their wickets in the last over with their side needing 25 runs from the last six deliveries. The Kochi Tuskers Kerala sealed an improbable win against the Kolkata Knight Riders with Brad Hodges’
blitz of an innings that was enough to earn the batsman the Man-of-the-match award.
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