Match Day

Report

1953dThe Report by Siddhartha Talya

Kallis and Gambhir keep Knight Riders alive

Kolkata Knight Riders bounced back to inflict a comprehensive defeat on Royal Challengers Bangalore and keep their own hopes alive in the Champions League

2338dSiddarth Ravindran at the Chinnaswamy Stadium

Perfect timing and a missed opportunity

ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders in Bangalore

1953dSiddarth Ravindran at the Chinnaswamy Stadium

Gambhir re-discovers touch

Not only did Gautam Gambhir's half century propel Kolkata Knight Riders to a campaign-saving win, it was also his first noteworthy innings since a concussion cut short his tour of England

1953dSiddarth Ravindran in Bangalore

Kohli not taking the Knight Riders lightly

Virat Kohli has urged his team to put aside the injury-enforced departure of AB de Villiers and get their Champions League T20 campaign on track after the opening defeat to Warriors

KKR INNINGS		R	B
JH Kallis	not out	64	47
BJ Haddin	caught	42	27
G Gambhir	not out	55	31
MK Tiwary
YK Pathan
RN ten Doeschate
R Bhatia
B Lee
Iqbal Abdulla
Mohammed Shami
JD Unadkat
EXTRAS	(b 2, w 8)
TOTAL	171 (1 wkt; 17.3 ovs)

RCB BOWLING	O	R	W	Econ
DP Nannes	3.0	40	0	13.33	(4w)
S Aravind	3.0	37	0	12.33
J Syed Mohammad	3.0	26	0	8.66
DL Vettori	4.0	27	1	6.75
RR Bhatkal	2.0	20	0	10.00
CH Gayle	1.0	6	0	6.00
V Kohli	1.3	13	0	8.66

Champions League Twenty20

Group A
Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
NSW	4	3	1	6	0.627
MI	4	2	1	5	-0.28
T&T	4	2	2	4	0.176
COBRA	4	1	2	3	0.229
CSK	4	1	3	2	-0.712
Group B
Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
SOM	4	2	1	5	-0.557
RCB	4	2	2	4	0.325
KKR	4	2	2	4	0.306
WAR	4	2	2	4	0.246
SOA	4	1	2	3	-0.533
Qualifying Tournament Pool A
Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
SOM	2	2	0	4	0.3
KKR	2	1	1	2	-0.225
AUCK	2	0	2	0	-0.075
Qualifying Tournament Pool B
Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
T&T	2	2	0	4	1.659
RU	2	1	1	2	-0.275
LEICS	2	0	2	0	-1.375