Cricket: "IPL 2011 Match No 45: Kochi Tuskers Kerala v Kolkata Knight Riders"

Hi and Welcome to the Match No 45 of the IPL 2011 season between Kochi Tuskers Kerala and Kolkata Knight riders. Kolkata Kngiht Riders have been exceptional this IPL 2011 seasona and with each passing game have been the favourites along side Mumbai Indians. Kochi Tuskers Kerala are having a nice and decent debut compared to Pune warriors and todays win will open the IPL 2011 season wide open. Lets see if Kochi Tuskers kerala can challenge the mighty Kolkata Knight riders.

Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and choosed to bowl first. For Kochi Tuskers Kerala BB McCullum and M Klinger opened the batting, for Kolkata Knight Riders B Lee opened the bowling. Kochi Tuskers Kerala lost BB McCullum early for 1 to JD Unadkat. M Klinger and PA Patel then shared a little partnership with PA Patel dominating it. After the fall of PA Patel to JD Unadkat again, M Klinger and DPMD Jayawardene score a 51 run partnership in less than 7 overs. Soon Kochi Tuskers Kerala lost M Klinger and RA Jadeja and were loosing their way out, but DPMD Jayawardene and Bj Hodge then played some nice shots to take Kochi Tuskers Kerala out to safety and last over surge by BJ Hodge ment Kochi Tuskers Kerala scored more than what they asked for. Kochi Tuskers Kerala scored 156 for the loss of 5 wickets in 20 overs. For Kochi Tuskers Kerala DPMD Jayawardene scored 55 and BJ Hodge scored 35*, for Kolkata Knight Riders JD Unadkat took 2 wickets.

In reply Kolkata Knight Riders opened the batting with JH Kallis and EJG Morgan, for Kochi Tuskers Kerala RP Singh opened the bowling. Kolkata Knight Riders had a fantastic start when JH Kallis and EJG Morgan scored 69 of the first 10 overs without any loss. RV Gomez took 2 important top order wickets in 11th over of JH Kallis and G Gambhir to pull back Kolkata Knight Riders. MK Tiwary soon followed the pavilion when he was out to R Vinay Kumar for 1. EJG Morgan and YK Pathan then scored some nice shots and took Kolkata Knight Riders back on track. After EJG Morgan and YK Pathan where out of consecutive balls Kolkata Knight Riders lost their way and the indeed the match. Kolkata Knight Riders scored 139 for the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs and lost the match by 17 runs. For Kolkata Knight Riders EJG Morgan scored 66 and JH Kallis scored 45, for Kochi Tuskers Kerala R Vinay Kumar and RV Gomez took 2 wickets each.

Man of the Match is BJ Hodge for his 35* and last over surge to B Lee for 22 runs.

Score : Kochi Tuskers Kerala 156 for 5 (DPMD Jayawardene 55, BJ Hodge 35*, JD Unadkat 2/25) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 139 for 7 (EJG Morgan 66, RV Gomez 2/14, R Vinay Kumar 2/28) by 17 runs

Cricket: "IPL 2011 Match No 42: Deccan Chargers v Kolkata Knight Riders"

Hi and Welcome to the Match No 42 of the IPL 2011 season between Deccan chargers and Kolkata Knight Riders. Kolkata Knight Riders are looking dangerous under G Gambhirs captaincy and are looking to top the table by defeating Deccan Chargers today and on other side Deccan Chargers are looking rather ordinary and their chances of making it to the top four looks bleak. lets see if Deccan Chargers can stop the winning streak of Kolkata Knight Riders.

Deccan Chargers won the toss and selected to bowl first. For Kolkata Knight Riders EJG Morgan and JH Kallis opened the batting, for Deccan Chargers DT Christian opened the bowling. Kolkata Knight Riders started well and scored 30 of the first 5 overs without any loss. DT Christian bowled EJG Morgan in the 6 over to peg back Kolkata Knight Riders. Kolkata Knight Riders captain G Gambhir with JH Kallis started scoring quickly and paved way for a big score. They both added 43 in over 5 overs when JH Kallis and G Gambhir both fell in quick succession. Then entered YK Pathan and MK Tiwary, both played some big shots and not only took Kolkata Knight Riders out of trouble but also helped them scored a big total. Kolkata Knight riders scored 169 for the loss of 4 wickets in their 20 overs. For Kolkata knight riders YK Pathan scored 47* and G Gambhir 35, for Deccan Chargers DT Christian, DW Steyn, PP Ojha and A Mishra took a wicket a piece.

In reply Deccan Chargers opened with S Sohal and S Dhawan, for Kolkata knight riders B Lee opened the bowling. Deccan Chargers had a good start when S Sohal was playing some good shots and in no time Deccan chargers reached 40 of the first 5 overs without any loss. Introduction of Iqbal abdullah in the 6 over caused a mini collapse for deccan chargers. Iqbal abdullah had S Sohal and KC Sangakkara in space of 3 balls. Kolkata Knights rider bowlers kept the pressure on the deccan chargers batsmen. Deccan Chargers lost wickets at regular intervals inspite of a 56 runs partnership between DB Ravi Teja and S Dhawan Deccan Chargers coudnt pull it off and where 20 runs short at the end. Deccan chargers finished with 149 for the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. For Deccan Chargers S Dhawan scored 54 and DB Ravi Teja scored 30, for Kolkatta Knight Riders Iqbal Abdullah and R Bhatia took 2 wickets each.



Man of the Match is YK Pathan for his 47* which includes 3 monstrous sixes.

Score : Kolkata Knight Riders 169 for 4 (YK Pathan 47*, G Gambhir 35, SK Tiwary 33) beat Deccan Chargers 149 for 6 (S Dhawan 54, DB Ravi Teja 30, R Bhatia 2/26, Iqbal Abdullah 2/34)

Cricket: "IPL 2011 Match No 12: Rajasthan Royals v Kolkata Knight Riders"

Hi and Welcome to the 12th Match of the IPL 2011 season between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders. Rajasthan Royals are settling in very well and looking threatening with each passing game and on other hand Kolkata Knight Riders havent been as strong as the team suggests. Lets see who will show their command and win this match and move up the points table.

Kolkata Knight riders won the toss and opted to bowl first. For Rajasthan Royals AG Paunikar and R Dravid opened the batting, for Kolkata Knight riders B Lee opened the bowling. Rajasthan Royals lost AG Paunikar early to Shakib Al Hasan. R Dravid and AL Menaria batted well and where on their way to take Rajasthan Royals towards a big score. YK Pathan had a double strike for Kolkata Knight Riders and peged them back. But a late burst fro SR watson and LRPL Taylor made sure that Rajasthan royals scored a reasonable 159 for the loss of 4 wickets in their allotted 20 overs. For Rajasthan Royals R Dravid and LRPL Taylor scored 35 each, for Kolkata Knight Riders Shakib Al Hasan and YK Pathan took 2 wickets a piece.

In reply Kolkata Knight Riders opened the batting with MS Bisla and JH Kallis, for Rajasthan Royals AL Menaria Opened the bowling. Kolkata Knight Riders lost MS Bisla very early when we was run out in the second over. G Gambhir and JH Kallis made sure that there were no more hiccups and pace their innings very well and took Kolkata Knight riders home with 9 wickets and 9 balls to spare. For Kolkata Knight Riders JH Kallis scored 80* and G Gambhir 75*.



Man of the Match is G Gambhir for his 75*

Score : Kolkata Knight Riders 160 for 1 (G Gambhir 75*, JH Kallis 80*) beat Rajasthan Royals 159 (R Dravid 35, LRPL Taylor 35*, Shakib AL Hasan 2/31, YK Pathan 2/4) by nine wickets

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