Warriors take KKR down with them
Yusuf Pathan ended his three-year IPL fifty drought, but the day was meant for the end of another barren spell
Yusuf Pathan ended his three-year IPL fifty drought, but the day was meant for the end of another barren spell
Scorer: Sanjay Murari | Commentator: Suneer Chowdhary
Pune started well with the ball, then Pathan and Tendo brought KKR back into the game before Tendo got out. Pathan could have still them through given that he had batted very well till then. Suddenly there was an obstruction in the field from Pathan and with it went out their chances of making it to the playoffs.
Presentation quotes:
Gambhir: Tough pill to swallow. The way Pathan was going we should have won the game. Pretty freak dismissal, not seen it in my career, but I don't know. We haven't played good cricket, not been consistent enough.
Finch: We have played some good cricket throughout the tournament but haven't been able to get over the line. We are happy to knock KKR off given that we had nothing else to play for tonight.
Manish Pandey is the man of the match: It feels great after losing nine games. We could not do as we expected as a team but happy today.
That's it from this game, shuffle across to the live coverage of the blockbuster, Mumbai and Rajasthan.
R Bhatia run out 10 (9m 9b 1x4 0x6) SR: 111.11
Pratyush Pushkar: "As much as I dont like YP, that was not deliberate. Look carefully, YP was looking at Das asking him to run !"
Sahaj: "i wonder why they are not considering that first Parnell hold the hand of Pathan then he kicked the ball."
Jury: "That did look deliberate, if you kick the ball by mistake its normally using the front of your leg. This was a classic way how a footballer would kick a ball.."
Karguvel: "This is not the football game. You shouldn't tackle the opponent :P"
Abhinav: "Pathan needs to stop whining. The TV replay is more revealing than he realizes!"
Preview of the match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Pune Warriors in Ranchi
Plays of the day from the match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Pune Warriors in Ranchi
Yusuf Pathan ended his three-year IPL fifty drought, but the day was meant for the end of another barren spell
He was given out obstructing the field, but there was much more the umpire would have had to consider while making the decision than Yusuf kicking the ball