Kolkata Knight Riders wins a see-saw battle

Rising Pune Supergiants makes two changes while Kolkata Knight Riders brings in Sathish in place of Manish Pandey.

April 24, 2016 07:35 pm | Updated November 17, 2021 04:55 am IST

Wow!! What a match this was. Rising Pune Supergiants pulled things off in the middle overs and it went on to wire when Umesh Yadav smashes the ball over the bowler for a six. Kolkata Knight Riders nearly pulled off a victory from the jaws of defeat. The fielding lets Rising Pune Supergiants down in this match.

Last over, 7 runs to win. In for a tight finish. Who will be bowling the last over? Will it be Perera? Perera has bowled brilliantly. Perera bowled a beautiful slower and Chawla takes two runs. Five to win from five balls. Will it be another setback for RPS? Chawla on strike, Smith takes a beautiful catch and Chawla is out and Kolkata 156 for 8. Five to win in four balls. It is getting cruiser and cruiser and who will come on top? Wow!! What a match. Umesh Yadav hits a huge six and Kolkata pulls it off by 2 wickets.

After 19 overs: Kolkata 154 for 7

Two overs to go, 18 to win. Morkel into the attack. Sathish smashes the first ball for a six. Kolkata are nearing the target. Is it a bad move from Dhoni? 12 to win from 11. a single. 11 from 10. Piyush Chawla on strike. Good slower one from Morkel. Can Morkel's experience bring Pune a success after three losses? Morkel strikes by removing Sathish. Kolkata 151 for 7. Umesh Yadav is the new man in. 10 to win from 8 balls. a wide an unnecessary delivery from Morkel. 9 to win from 8 balls. a single 8 from 7 balls. Chawla on strike.

After 18 overs: Kolkata 143 for 6.

Three overs go, 25 runs to win. Russell is playing a little cameo. Perera into the attack. Sathish plays it defensively. A fumble from Dhoni and it is single for Sathish. Russell on strike, Can Pune strike his wicket now? Perera is mixing his deliveries. A good yorker. It is singles in this over. Russell on strike. A good slower one from Perera and Russell perishes. Faf du Plessis takes a simple catch. Kolkata 139 for 6. Chawla is the new man. A good over from Perera. A bad fielding in the deep.

After 17 overs: Kolkata 136 for 5

Four overs to go, 42 runs to win. Quite tough for KKR batsmen but Russell is there. Ankit Sharma into the attack. Excellent first ball from Ankit. Sathish is the new man. Sathish is off the mark. Appeal for the run-out. RPS players are not quite interested, he is well in and it is not out. Russell smashes the ball over long-off for a huge six. It is pure arrogance from Russell. A wide and excellent fielding in the deep and couple of runs. This time over long-on for another six. Russell is taking on now, he looks dangerous. A good over for Kolkata.

After 16 overs: Kolkata 119 for 5

Five overs to go, 47 to get. M. Ashwin continues. Russell takes a single. Yadav lifts the ball over cover and it is a boundary. Yadav is looking good now. RPS has to take Yadav. Good reply from M. Ashwin. Good delivery. And M. Ashwin strikes with a beautiful delivery removing Yadav and Kolkata 119 for 5. It is strategic time-out. Excellent captaincy from Dhoni persisting with the young leg-spinner and he removed Yadav with a beauty.

After 15 overs: Kolkata 114 for 4

Six overs, 51 to get. Bhatia continues, Yadav takes a single and bring Pathan on strike. Appeal for LBW and it is given this time. A big wicket for Bhatia. It is Yusuf Pathan is out LBW. Kolkata 111 for 4. Russel is the new man and takes a single off the first ball. Rajat Bhatia is bowling beautifully.

After 14 overs: Kolkata 110 for 3.

M. Ashwin continues. Pathan lofts over long-on for a huge six. M.Ashwin is bowling to Pathan's strengths. Pathan puts pressure back on the bowler. Two quick runs and Pathan is now taking charge of the chase. He will be a dangerous customer. RPS now has to remove both Yadav and Pathan quickly. Wide ball and pressure for the bowler. One wicket now and it will pressure for KKR. Fifty partnership between Yadav and Pathan.

After 13 overs: Kolkata 97 for 3.

Bhatia into the attack. Yadav takes a single. Pathan whips the ball and it is a boundary. Partnership is building now. great reply from Bhatia. What a delivery!!!! Pathan takes a single.

After 12 overs: Kolkata 89 for 3.

Nine overs to go. 80 to win. M. Ashwin continues. Yadav on 49 on strike now. M. Ashwin is bowling brilliantly putting pressure on KKR batsmen. It is Yadav fifty. First half=century for this youngster. Pathan strikes over the long-on for a six.

After 11 overs: Kolkata 81 for 3

10 overs to go, KKR needs 83 to win. Ankit Sharma into the attack. Pathan takes a single. Yadav drives it back to the bowler. Ankit Sharma is bowling beautifully.

After 10 overs: Kolkata 78 for 3.

Murugan Ashwin into the attack. Yadav takes a single, a huge turn for M. Ashwin. Pathan guides the ball through the leg side for a boundary. M. Ashwin is turning the ball now and the ball is gripping the surface. Yadav on 48 now.

After nine overs: Kolkata 72 for 3

Bhatia continues. Pathan takes a single. KKR now deals only in singles. Brilliant work from Faf du Plessis, a livewire on the field. Yadav now on 47.

After eight overs: Kolkata 68 for 3.

Can Dhoni put the pressure on other KKR batsmen and bring a victory for Pune? Ankit Sharma into the attack. Yadav takes a single. Pathan on strike, Dhoni misses the target narrowly and it is escape for Yusuf Pathan. RPS bringing the match back. Ankit Sharma is bowling well.

After seven overs: Kolkata 62 for 3

Rajat Bhatia into the attack. Yadav takes a single and bring Shakib on strike. Bhatia strikes with his third ball, removes Shakib. Kolkata 60 for 3. Yusuf Pathan is the new man. Pathan is off the mark. A good slower one from Rajat Bhatia.

After six overs: Kolkata 59 for 2. It is strategic timeout.

Last over of the powerplay. Ashwin continues. a wide again and it is 50 for Kolkata. Another huge hit from Yadav and another six for him. He is toying with the bowlers and using the powerplay overs to good use. Shakib plays a second fiddle to Yadav.

After five overs: Kolkata 49 for 2

The ball is turning and might be a tough chase for Kolkata Knight Riders with Gambhir and Uthappa are back in the dug-out. Perera into the attack. Dhoni is rotating his bowlers well. Yadav takes a single. Shakib on strike. appeal for LBW no says Umpire. Shakib takes a single. Beautiful ball from Perera. The ball is now gripping the surface and coming on slow to the batsmen. Another smashing hit from Yadav and another boundary. Yadav is on song now. A good start from Kolkata despite losing two wickets.

After four overs: Kolkata 42 for 2

R. Ashwin into the attack. bowls a good first ball. Yadav takes a single and Shakib on strike. Yadav lifts the ball over the long-on for a huge six. Yadav is knocking the bowlers all around the part. brilliant from Ashwin but a wide. another wide. Eleven runs from this over.

After three overs: Kolkata 31 for 2

Morkel continues. Yadav plays a brilliant stroke and the ball races to another boundary. Another beautiful shot and Yadav scores another boundary. KKR batsmen are giving Morkel a hard time with a flurry of boundaries from nhis over. Five boundaries so far from him. Good field placement from Dhoni. A delicate shot through the slips and a single. Gambhir on strike now. another two quick runs appeal for a run-out. It is Gambhir. trying to take the second runs is just short of his crease. RPS strikes second wicket, a big wicket of Gambhir. Kolkata 31 for 2. A brilliant throw from Sourabh Tiwary. Shakib is the new man.

After two overs: Kolkata 21 for 1

Thisara Perera into the attack. Gambhir takes a single. A beautiful delivery from Perera beats Suryakumar Yadav fair and square. Another beauty from Perera. Suryakumar Yadav is all at sea now. Lucky runs for Yadav the ball takes the edge and the ball races to the boundary.

After one over: Kolkata 15 for 1

We will be having a good chase. Umpires and players are out in the middle. Gambhir and Uthappa are walking up to the middle. Pune are in a huddle. Will Dhoni's coolness bring a victory today? Dhoni is a man who used to rotate his bowlers well. Uthappa on strike, Morkel to open the attack. Appeal for the LBW and Morkel strikes first ball. Uthappa is out. KKR 0 for 1. Suryakumar Yadav is the new man. Morkel bowls a wide. KKR off the mark. Gambhir on strike. Gambhir glides the ball through third man and it is a boundary. A good start for Gambhir. RPS has to take Gambhir early. Edges and the ball races to the boundary. A mixed over for Morkel. A good ball the ball takes the edge and flies over the keeper for a boundary. Four balls 11 runs and one wicket. A beautiful shot and it is another boundary.

Rising Pune Supergiants has to strike early wickets.

Riding on brilliant knocks from Ajinkya Rahane and Steve Smith and a late cameo from M.S. Dhoni, Perera and Albie Morkel, Rising Pune Supergiants put a reasonable total to defend. Kolkata Knightriders has to score 161 on a pitch which is slowing down and it will be a good match to watch. The second half will be interesting. Remember Gautam Gambhir is in good form.

With Dhoni on strike, can Pune finishes at 160? Let us wait and watch. Morkel to bowl. Dhoni smashes the ball and takes two runs. Dhoni smahes the ball over square leg for a six. It is 150 for Pune. A smashing shot from Dhoni. Good slower one from Morkel, Dhoni tries to smash but misses. Another excellent shot from Dhoni for a boundary. A good yorker, but Dhoni plays the ball brilliantly for a boundary. Another hook shot and it is boundary for Dhoni. Dhoni is playing brilliant cameo towards the end. A good last over for Pune Supergiants. Dhoni takes a single and it is 160 for Pune. A good score for Supergiants. 17 from the last over.

After 19 overs: Pune 143 for 5.

Two overs. Pune Supergiants should now reach over 150 with Morkel and Dhoni are playing. Umesh continues and strikes with his first ball. Morkel is out. Pune 133 for 5. Bhatia is the new man, off the mark straightaway. Now Dhoni on strike. beats the batsman and keeper for a boundary. It is four byes. Dhoni takes two quick runs. He is the best runner between the wickets, takes another two runs. Dhoni takes a single .

After 18 overs: Pune 133 for 4

Three overs to go. What will be score for Supergiants? Narine strikes with his first ball and Rahane is gone for a well made 67. Pune 119 for 4. Dhoni is the new man. Can he finish it off in style? Dhoni is off the mark with a single. Morkel smashes the ball over the mid-wicket for a huge six. that's what Morkel can do at the end of the innings. Another big hit and it is another six, mistimed shot sails over the boundary. Morkel on fire. A good over for Pune.

After 17 overs: Pune 119 for 3.

Four overs to go. Umesh Yadav into the attack. Rahane takes a single. Albie Morkel now has to play some big shots to take Pune Supergiants to a good score. Morkel takes a single. Good over so far from Umesh Yadav. appeal for LBW, no says Umpire. excellent shot from Rahane and the ball sails over for a six. Rahane is moving on. 11 runs from the over.

After 16 overs: Pune 108 for 3.

Five overs to go. Can Pune Supergiants take another fifty and put a reasonable total to defend? KKR are good chasers. Chawla into the attack. Morkel takes a single. KKR fielders are brilliant today saving boundaries and singles. The pitch starts to slow down a little bit. A match on hand from now on. Rahane smashes the ball over the long-off for a majestic six. Rahane takes a single. Morkel is now on strike.

After 15 overs: Pune 100 for 3 .

It is fifty for Rahane. Good innings from Rahane in tough conditions. Perera smashes the next ball for a six. takes a single off the next ball. excellent running between the wickets. Sathish strikes, Perera is out. Pune 99 for 3. Albie Morkel is the new man. Morkel is off the mark and it is 100 for Pune.

After 14 overs: Pune 90 for 2.

Can Perera and Rahane put on a good partnership and take Supergiants to a reasonable score? Narine continues. Rahane takes a single. Perera on strike. Perera now tries to break the shackles. Another two runs, boundaries are drying up. Good bowling and good captaincy from Gautam Gambhir. Rahane on 48, cuts the ball only for a single. Good throw, appeal for a run-out. Perera is safe.

After 13 overs: Pune 83 for 2. It is the second strategic time-out.

10 runs per over will take Supergiants to 160. Sathish into the attack. Smith takes a single. Good run-out by Sathish. It is Smith, once again. Pune 80 for 2. Thisara Perera is the new man. Perera played a brilliant knock against RCB is now on strike. He is off the mark straightaway.

After 12 overs: Pune 79 for 1

Narine into the attack. Rahane takes a single. Smith smashes the ball for a boundary. It is fifty partnership now between Smith and Rahane. Both now have to move on. Another two quick runs.

After 11 overs: Pune 71 for 1

Chawla continues. Smith takes two runs off the first ball. Tries to lift the ball but only for a single. Rahane edged and they take three runs. Another two quick runs. 10 off the over.

10 overs to go. What will be the score of Rising Pune Supergiants?

After 10 overs: Pune 61 for 1

Sathish into the attack. Rahane takes a single. The running wickets is quite good. three singles so far from this over. Slow nature of the pitch puts pressure on the batsmen. two quick runs

After nine overs: Pune 55 for 1. it is strategic timeout

Piyush Chawla into the attack. The ball is turning now. Smith takes a single. Rahane sweeps the ball to the boundary. He quickly moves to 34. It is fifty for Pune. good running between the wickets.

After eight overs: Pune 47 for 1

Shakib continues. Rahane tries to break the shackles, brilliant fielding effort from KKR. Rahane and Smith run a quick single. Excellent bowling from Shakib. The ball is gripping and coming to the batsmen. Smith takes a single. Rahane takes a single.

After seven overs: Pune 43 for 1

Russell into the attack. Smith takes two runs. Smith takes another single. Rahane smashes over the square leg for a boundary. Good shot from Rahane. Rahane plays a delicate shot for a single. Smith now smashes the ball through the mid-wicket for a boundary.

After six overs: Pune 31 for 1

The spinners are putting pressure on the Pune batsmen. Last over of the powerplay. Shakib continues, Smith and Rahane should play some intellligent cricket to put Pune on top. Excellent bowling from Shakib.

After five overs: Pune 28 for 1

Narine into the attack. the ball is turning now. A good sign for RPS also? Smith is the new man. Smith faces Narine. Smith off the mark straightaway.

After four overs: Pune 24 for 1.

Shakib into the attack. Rahane beautifully places the second between mid-on and mid-wicket for a boundary. Rahane takes a single. Faf on strike, a single, now Faf playing second fiddle to Rahane. Rahane takes a single brilliant cricket from these two. It is a wicket for KKR. Faf is bowled. Pune 24 for 1

After three overs: Pune 17 for no loss

Rahane smashes Morne Morkel first ball for a six. Morkel bowls two good balls to Rahane after the first ball six. Another beautiful shot from Rahane and it is now boundary. Rahane now moves on. takes a single.

After two overs: Pune 6 for no loss

Faf du Plessis on strike, Andre Russell into the attack, Faf takes a single. this time Rahane takes a single, another single. excellent fielding at point saved a certain boundary. Dealing in singles.

After one over: Pune 2 for no loss

Faf du Plessis and Rahane are out. It will be Morne Morkel to open the attack. Rahane on strike. Excellent opening ball from Morkel. Rahane off the mark with a single. Faf du Plessis on strike. Some excellent stuff from Morne Morkel. Good first so far from Morkel.

The umpires and the players are out there in the middle

The playing XI

Rising Pune Supergiants

Ajinkya Rahane, Faf du Plessis, Steve Smith, Sourabh Tiwary, MS Dhoni (captain), Thisara Perera, Albie Morkel, Rajat Bhatia, R Ashwin, Ankit Sharma, M Ashwin

Kolkata Knight Riders

Robin Uthappa†, Gautam Gambhir (captain), SA Yadav, Shakib Al Hasan, Yusuf Pathan, Andre Russell, R Sathish, Piyush Chawla, SP Narine, M Morkel, Umesh Yadav

Can Dhoni's men turn it around this time? Faf du Plessis, Rahane, Smith and Dhoni have scored good scores. The main problem is the bowling department. With the changes Dhoni made, can Pune bounce back on a winning note against Kolkata Knight Riders. Let us wait and watch.

Gambhir said, "Chasing well in this tournament so don't want to change. Lot of pressure in this format. Hopefully Manish can recover soon. Sathish in."

Dhoni said, "Different to international format, more resources. Its unfortunate, KP is a tremendous player. KP and Ishant make way for Albie and Tiwary."

Earlier, in the day Gujarat Lions chased down a stiff target posted by Royal Challengers Bangalore. >Read here

Welcome to our live coverage of the 20th match of IPL 2016, between Rising Pune Supergiants and Kolkata Knight Riders at Pune.

Toss:

KKR wins the toss and elects to bowl.

Match preview:

The M.S. Dhoni side, haven’t quite lived up to expectations of many. KKR have built their wins around opening partnerships. >Continue read here

Rising Pune Supergiants

They touted as one of the favourites to lift the trophy, have faltered after winning the tournament opener against Mumbai Indians. The M.S. Dhoni side, among the teams with big overseas recruits, haven’t quite lived up to expectations of many. Its star-studded batting line-up, especially the middle and lower middle order, hasn’t clicked yet. There have been individual batting and bowling performances that have helped the side but very little to back that effort and help the team cross the line.

Kolkata Knight Riders

Kolkata Knight Riders have built their wins around captain Gautam Gambhir and Robin Uthappa’s steady opening partnerships. They’ve put together 360 runs together, with individual strike rates of 120 and 127. There are reports doing that rounds that Manish Pandey might not play this match and the batsman is down with Chicken Pox. The others in the batting unit have had to do very little so far — they’ve made less than half of what these two have managed in the three innings. Andre Russell and Colin Munro will be itching to get to bat against RPS’ bowling.

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