Cricket: "IPL 2011 Match No 6: Kolkata Knight Riders v Deccan Chargers"

Hello and welcome to the 6th match of the IPL 2011 season between Kolkatta Knight Riders and Deccan Chargers. After their respective losses in their first games both the teams are looking for their first win. Lets see who will have their first victory of IPL 2011 season.

Kolkatta Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat first. Kolkatta Knight Riders opened the batting with JH Kallis and MS Bisla. Kolkatta Knight riders had a steady start and scored their 50 in 8 overs. After Bisla was out to A Mishra, JH Kallis and G Gambhir further added another 40 runs in 4 runs after which JH Kallis was out for his well played fifty. Late blows from MK Tiwary and YK Pathan made sure that Kolkatta Knight Riders scored a healthy and a defendable total of 163 for 4 of their allotted 20 overs. For kolkatta Knight Riders JH Kallis scored 53 and MK Tiwary 30*, for Deccan Chargers A Mishra took 2 wickets.

In reply Hyderabad Deccan Chargers opened the batting with S Dhawan and IR Jaggi and Kolkata knight riders opened the bowling with Iqbal Abdullah and L Balaji. Hyderabad Deccan Chargers had a bad start to their reply when they lost both the openers S Dhawan and IR Jaggi within 4 overs and just 15 on the board. B Chipli and KC Sangakkara tried to build a partnership and where partly successful until KC Sangakkara was out to R Bhatia and KC Sangakkara's wicket triggered another collapse and Hyderabad Deccan chargers never were able to recover and lost the Match by 9 runs. B chipli played really well for his 48 and DT Christian too chipped in with valuable 25 but coudnt get Hyderabad Deccan chargers over the line. For Hyderabad Deccan chargers B Chipli scored 48 and DT Christian scored 25, for Kolkata Knight Riders Iqbal Abdullah took 3 and JD Unadkat and R Bhatia took 2 wickets each respectively.

Man of the Match is JH Kallis for his fifty

Score : Kolkata Knight Riders 163 for 4 (JH Kallis 53, MK Tiwary 30*, A Mishra 2/19) beat Deccan Chargers 154 for 8 (B Chipli 48, DT Christian 25, Iqbal Abdulla 3/24, R Bhatia 2/29, JD Unadkat 2/36) by nine runs