Kolkata XI vs Punjab XI 23rd Match at Mohali, 27 Mar, 2010

Toss: Kolkata Knight Riders, who chose to bat first
Kolkata XI 183/5 (20)
Punjab XI 144/6 (20)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 39 runs
Man of the Match: MK Tiwary
  • B Lee 7 * (5)
  • K Goel 17 * (17)

Over 5.1: No runs. AB Agarkar to Yuvraj Singh, good length delivery, goes back for a flick and is hit low on the pad. The ball had pitched outside leg.

Over 5.2: Boundary! AB Agarkar to Yuvraj Singh, short of length delivery at 135 kmph, pulls it flat over mid on for a boundary.

Over 5.3: Sixer! AB Agarkar to Yuvraj Singh, good length delivery, lofts that handsomely through the line straight over the bowler's head for a six.

Over 5.4: He is Caught! AB Agarkar to Yuvraj Singh, bangs it short, goes for the big pull intended to go for a six but its miscued towards deep mid wicket where Tiwary runs in some distance to his right and in the end dived full length to take a magical catch!

Over 5.5: Single. AB Agarkar to MS Bisla, short of length delivery, tucks it away to deep squareleg for a single.

Over 5.6: No runs. AB Agarkar to KC Sangakkara, bangs it short, dabs it down to point.

Over 7.1: No runs. AB Agarkar to MS Bisla,  ducks under a 133 kmph bouncer.

Over 7.2: Two runs. AB Agarkar to MS Bisla, short of length delivery, gets inside the line and pulls it high in the air towards wide long on and gets a couple.

Over 7.3: He is Caught! AB Agarkar to MS Bisla, good length delivery, gives him the charge and smacks it flat towards mid off and is caught brilliantly by a forward diving David Hussey!

Over 7.4: Two runs. AB Agarkar to DPMD Jayawardene, short and wide, cuts it to square thirdman and a fumble from Angelo leaks a second run.

Over 7.5: No runs. AB Agarkar to DPMD Jayawardene, short of length delivery, gets behind the line and defends it to covers.

Over 7.6: Two runs. AB Agarkar to DPMD Jayawardene, good length delivery, drives it on the up to deep extra covers and gets a couple. Excellent diving stop from Tiwary.

Over 9.1: No runs. AB Agarkar to KC Sangakkara, bangs it short, plays it defensively to covers.

Over 9.2: Two runs. AB Agarkar to KC Sangakkara, short of length delivery, punches it to mid off where Dinda misfields to leak a couple of runs.

Over 9.3: Single. AB Agarkar to KC Sangakkara, short of length delivery, punches it to Dinda at mid off and takes him on for a single.

Over 9.4: Boundary! AB Agarkar to DPMD Jayawardene, short and rising delivery, top edges his hook shot towards square fine leg where Bond puts in a forward dive to go for a difficult catch and in the process sacrifices the boundary!

Over 9.5: Single. AB Agarkar to DPMD Jayawardene, bangs it short, tucks the slower one to fine leg for a single.

Over 9.6: Single. AB Agarkar to KC Sangakkara, short and rising delivery, makes room and cuts the slower one to Bond at thirdman for a single.

Over 19.1: Boundary! AB Agarkar to B Lee, short and rising delivery, makes room and top edges his pull just over the Keeper down the legside for a boundary.

Over 19.2: Single. AB Agarkar to B Lee, full toss, heaves it to wide mid wicket for a single.

Over 19.3: 1 Bye. AB Agarkar to K Goel, pitched up delivery, beats him with a wide yorker and is forced to run for a bye by Lee who probably wanted to enjoy taking the strike.

Over 19.4: Beaten! AB Agarkar to B Lee, pitched up delivery, gets an inside edge to the yorker which is well stopped by Saha. Lee looking for a run is sent back and is lucky that the Keeper missed the stumps.

Over 19.5: Single. AB Agarkar to B Lee, short and rising delivery, cuts it down to thirdman for a single.

Over 19.6: Beaten! AB Agarkar to K Goel, pitched up delivery, beats him with an outswinging yorker at 135 kmph.

Kolkata Knight Riders win by 39 runs. Well the name Manoj Tiwary comes to my mind, sensational finish he gave to the KKR innings to take the score to 183 and then a stunning catch in the deep to get rid of the dangerous Yuvraj. Agarkar playing his first game of the season bowled pretty well. Analyzing this match is so simple and the bottomline is that Kings XI lost because of a bad first over from Lee and a worst last over from Irfan!