Match 37 Facts and Scorecard: KKR reach top, Kings XI almost Bottom

Kolkata Knight Riders played like future champion at home and decimated the much talked about Kings XI team at home.

Match Facts

    Match 37
    Venue: Kolkata
    Captains: Gambhir (KKR), Gilchrist (Kings XI)
    Toss: KKR
    Result: KKR def KXIP by 8 wkts
    MOM: Abdullah
    6s: 2 (1 each)
    4s: 24 (KXIP 11, KKR 13)
    50-plus partnership: 85* 3rd wkt Gambhir and Tiwary (KKR)

Match Facts

    KKR leads KXIP 4-3 now in overall clashes.
    Abdullah received his first MOM in IPL.

Kings XI Punjab innings (20 overs maximum)

    Gilchrist b Iqbal Abdulla 26 runs 27 balls 3 4s 1 six
    Valthaty c Tiwary b Pathan 7 runs 8 balls 1 four
    Marsh run out 5 runs 7 balls 1 four
    Karthik run out 42 runs 42 balls 4 4s
    Nayar run out 0
    D Hussey lbw b Iqbal Abdulla 15 runs 20 balls 1 four
    Bipul Sharma not out 16 runs 12 balls 1 four
    Praveen Kumar not out 2 runs 2 balls
    Extras (b 1, w 5) 6
    Total (20 overs) 119/6

Fall of wickets

    1-32 (Valthaty, 4.3 ov), 2-40 (Marsh, 5.6 ov), 3-44 (Gilchrist, 7.5 ov), 4-53 (Nayar, 9.2 ov), 5-86 (Hussey, 14.6 ov), 6-117 (Karthik, 19.4 ov)

Bowling

    Brett Lee 4 ov 27/0
    Balaji 3 ov 21/0
    Iqbal Abdulla 4 ov 19/2
    Yusuf Pathan 4 ov 24/1
    Rajat Bhatia 4 ov 18/0
    Tiwary 1 ov 9/0

Kolkata Knight Riders innings (target: 120 runs from 20 overs)

    Kallis c Hussey b Bhatt 1 runs 4 balls
    Morgan c Harris b Bhatt 28 runs 15 balls 6 4s
    Gambhir not out 45 runs 44 balls 4 4s
    Manoj Tiwary not out 34 runs 41 balls 3 4s 1 six
    Extras (lb 1, w 11) 12
    Total (17.2 overs) 120/2

Fall of wickets

    1-5 (Kallis, 1.1 ov), 2-35 (Morgan, 4.2 ov)

Bowling

    Praveen Kumar 2 ov 14/0
    Bhatt 4 ov 22/2
    Hussey 2 ov 19/0
    Harris 2 ov 13/0
    Chawla 3.2 ov 29/0
    Bipul Sharma 2 ov 9/0
    Valthaty 2 ov 13/0

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