1950dThe 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

Match Centre

Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

JH Kallis
64(47) 4x4 - 1x6
Control %89%
  • Productive Shot
  • off side drive on front foot
  • 21 runs
  • 3x4 - 0x6
2 4 5 14 14 8 10 7
G Gambhir
55(31) 3x4 - 4x6
Control %82%
  • Productive Shot
  • leg glance
  • 18 runs
  • 1x4 - 1x6
2 0 8 12 12 7 11 3

Best performances - Bowlers

Iqbal Abdulla
O3
M0
R20
W2
Eco6.66
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
B Lee
O4
M1
R34
W2
Eco8.50
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Match Details

Toss

Kolkata Knight Riders , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Season

Hours of play (local time)

20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.20, Interval 21.20-21.40, Second Session 21.40-23.00

Match days

29 September 2011 - night match (20-over match)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

Kolkata Knight Riders 2, Royal Challengers Bangalore 0

Scorer: Sanjay Murari | Commentator: Nitin Sundar

Right so, another game done and dusted. Sid Talya's updated match report will be up here in a bit. Do read it on your way out, and we look forward to your company for Cobras v Mumbai Indians tomorrow. This is Nitin Sundar signing off on behalf of the gang at ESPNcricinfo. Cheers!

Presentations time, and Ravi Shastri booms away as always.

Kallis: "We played some poor cricket in the last two games, and we needed the senior playes to put up a big performance today, which we did. Brad got us off to a quick start, and after that we just had to stay there and see it through. Gambhir is a magnificent player. We missed him when he was injured, but it is great to have him back. There's always hope that we can sneak him. We should try and beat the Warriors first, and get the run-rate up and then sit around and wait for a bit."

Vettori: "We have posted 170 in the last 2 games and gone inside thinking we can win this, but our bowling and fielding hasn't been up to scratch. We are going to have to reflect on that quick, two must-win games now. We will probably rely on other results, but we need to do our bit and win the next two games. Bowling and fielding were our strengths in the IPL, so we need to correct that soon."

Gambhir: "We have the talent to win this tournament, and we have one more game. If we win, who knows. The way Brett and Kallis bowled in the first six overs was tremendous. But we do have concerns with our death bowling."

Two teams that have had two losses now in this group, and I think KKR have ruined RCB's tournament. I am not a quick math whiz, there might be an outside chance for one of them, but come on - let's be realistic. In hindsight, RCB's top order lost the game by dawdling away through the initial parts of their innings. Vettori and co did well to revive them, but this looked like a 190 sort of pitch. Everything came on to the bat so beautifully, as Gambhir would testify.

"Last thing you want is to fire up Gauti. Kohli - of all RCB players you should know that!" One way or the other, Gambhir looked fired up today. What a stunner, that innings.

17.3
4
Kohli to Kallis, FOUR, an amazingly easy win for KKR at the end of it all. Kallis clatters another length ball down the ground for four and that's that.
17.2
2
Kohli to Kallis, 2 runs, Kohli pitches it up on off stump, Kallis flays the drive down the ground and Gambhir charges back for the second.
17.1
1
Kohli to Gambhir, 1 run, fired in on middle and leg, Gambhir works it to midwicket for one.

6 to win off 3 overs.

END OF OVER:
17 | 24 Runs | KKR: 164/1 (6 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 9.64, RRR: 2.00)

  • Jacques Kallis58 (45b)
  • Gautam Gambhir54 (30b)
  • Dirk Nannes3-0-40-0
  • Daniel Vettori4-0-27-1
16.6
4
Nannes to Kallis, FOUR, if the last over from Nannes was bad, this one is beyond describing. The line's gone, the length's gone, the run up is gone. And they have murdered him. He ends with an over-pitched offering wide of off stump, and Kallis steamrolls it up and over the covers.
16.5
1
Nannes to Gambhir, 1 run, Nannes goes a foot outside off now, Gambhir dabs a single to point.
16.4
6
Nannes to Gambhir, SIX, Gambhir uncorks another classic stroke. Brings up a fine 50 in 30 balls. The concussion has worn off, and old Gauti is back. He walks inside the line now, Nannes angles it down the leg side again, and Gambhir seemed to predict that. He just whooshed it over deep backward square leg with wrists of steel.
  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

Champions League Twenty20

Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
NSW43160.627
MI4215-0.28
T&T42240.176
COBRA41230.229
CSK4132-0.712
Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
SOM4215-0.557
RCB42240.325
KKR42240.306
WAR42240.246
SOA4123-0.533
Qualifying Tournament Pool A
TeamMWLPTNRR
SOM22040.3
KKR2112-0.225
AUCK2020-0.075
Qualifying Tournament Pool B
TeamMWLPTNRR
T&T22041.659
RU2112-0.275
LEICS2020-1.375