IPL 17, 23rd MATCH, KKR vs GL

Indian Premier League, 

23rd match: Kolkata Knight Riders v Gujarat Lions at Kolkata, 

Apr 21, 2017

KKR 187/5 (20/20 ov)
GL 188/6 (18.2/20 ov)

Gujarat Lions won by 4 wickets (with 10 balls remaining) 

MATCH DETAILS:

TOSS : Gujarat Lions, who chose to field
PLAYER OF THE MATCH : SK Raina (Gujarat Lions)

MATCH OFFICIALS:

Umpires CB Gaffaney (New Zealand) and Nitin Menon

TV umpire CK Nandan

Match referee V Narayan Kutty

Reserve umpire K Srinivasan

KKR INN

BATSMAN R B 4s 6s SR
SP Narine 42 17 9 1 247.05
c Faulkner b Raina
G Gambhir* 33 28 2 1 117.85
c Raina b Faulkner
RV Uthappa† 72 48 8 2 150.00
c McCullum b Kumar
MK Pandey 24 21 2 0 114.28
b Basil Thampi
YK Pathan 11 4 2 0 275.00
not out
SA Yadav 1 1 0 0 100.00

run out (McCullum/†Karthik)
Shakib Al Hasan1 1 0 0 100.00
not out

Extras :  (lb 2, w 1) 3

Total :  (5 wickets; 20 overs) 187

FALL OF WICKETS
1-45 (Narine, 3.2 ov), 2-114 (Gambhir, 11.3 ov), 3-169 (Uthappa, 18.2 ov), 4-184 (Pandey, 19.3 ov), 5-186 (SA Yadav, 19.5 ov)
DNB
CR Woakes, NM Coulter-Nile, Kuldeep Yadav, UT Yadav

BOWLERS O M R W Econ
P Kumar 2.0 0 24 1 12.00
JP Faulkner 4.0 0 38 1 9.50
Basil Thampi 4.0 0 44 1 11.00
SK Raina2.0 0 11 15.50
DS Kulkarni 2.0 0 23 0 11.50
RA Jadeja4.0 0 31  0 6 6 7.75
DR Smith2.0 0 14 0 7.0

GL INN

BATSMAN R B 4s 6s SR
AJ Finch 31 15 4 2 206.66
c Pandey b Coulter-Nile
BB McCullum 33 17 5 1 194.11
c Pandey b Woakes
SK Raina* 84 46 9 4 182.60
c Pandey b Kuldeep Yadav
KD Karthik† 3 3 0 0 100.00
c Gambhir b Coulter-Nile
Ishan Kishan 4 11 0 036.36
c UT Yadav b Kuldeep Yadav
DR Smith 5 4 1 0 125.00
b UT Yadav
RA Jadeja19 13 1 1 146.15
not out
JP Faulkner4 2 0 0 200.00
not out



Extras :  (lb 4, nb 1) 5

Total :  (6 wickets; 18.2 overs) 188

FALL OF WICKETS
1-42 (Finch, 3.3 ov), 2-73 (McCullum, 6.2 ov), 3-81 (Karthik, 7.2 ov), 4-115 (Ishan Kishan, 11.4 ov), 5-122 (Smith, 12.4 ov), 6-180 (Raina, 17.5 ov)
DNB
P Kumar, Basil Thampi, DS Kulkarni

BOWLERS O M R W Econ
Shakib Al Hasan 3.0 0 31 0 10.33
SP Narine 4.0 0 42 0 10.50
NM Coulter-Nile 3.2 0 41 2 12.30
CR Woakes 2.0 0 20 1 10.00
Kuldeep Yadav 4.0 0 33 2 8.25
UT Yadav 2.0 0 17 1 8.50

Kolkata skipper, Gautam Gambhir says that they batted really well. Admits that the visitors chased it down well and they took the game away from them in the first six overs. Feels that it was a really good wicket to bat on. Also says that you always want to chase against a side like Gujarat as they have a heavy batting line-up. Credits Gujarat for the way they hunted down the target and applauds Suresh Raina for his brilliant knock. (About their position in the table) Says that they are still in a good position and would have surely taken this position if it was offered to him at the start.

Gujarat skipper and Man of the Match, Suresh Raina says that it was a really good wicket to bat on. Applauds James Faulkner, Praveen Kumar and Basil Thampi for the way they bowled in the death overs. Credits Ravindra Jadeja for supporting him in the middle. Also adds that it was a good team effort by the boys. Reckons that Robin Uthappa's wicket was very important as they got him out at the perfect time. Admits that he likes to chase targets as it is always easy to plan your innings accordingly. Feels that their batting has been really good this season and they need to improve their bowling, especially in the first six overs. Ends by saying that he enjoyed batting in the middle today.

So that's it from us for this game. The visitors have finally managed to get their second win this season after a scintillating performance from their skipper Suresh Raina. Kolkata, on the other hand, will be unhappy as this is their first defeat this season at the Eden Gardens. Join us back tomorrow as we have two matches coming your way. Firstly, Pune host Hyderabad in their own backyard at 1600 local (1030 GMT) and Delhi go to Mumbai to play at the Wankhede Stadium at 2000 local (1430 GMT). Until then, goodbye and cheers!