| 10:03 GMT: Start of play for the day | |||
| Hello and welcome to the coverage of the match between Deccan Chargers v Kolkata Knight Riders at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad. Kolkata won 3 matches out of 7 and Hyderabad won 2 matches out of 8 matches played. | |||
| Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and will bat | |||
| Deccan Chargers team: *+AC Gilchrist, HH Gibbs, RG Sharma, SB Styris, Y Venugopal Rao, DB Ravi Teja, SB Bangar, WPUJC Vaas, RP Singh, DP Vijaykumar, PP Ojha | |||
| Kolkata Knight Riders team: *SC Ganguly, A Chopra, Salman Butt, DJ Hussey, T Taibu, LR Shukla, +WP Saha, M Kartik, Umar Gul, I Sharma, AB Dinda | |||
| Both the teams made a change, Vaas comes in for Shahid Afridi for Chargers and Salman Butt comes in for Hodge for Knight Riders. | |||
| 10:30 GMT: Start of session's play | |||
![]() © PCB | Salman Butt and AS Chopra to open the batting | ||
| 10:30 GMT: Start of innings | |||
| WPUJC Vaas comes on to bowl | |||
| 0 | b1 | 0 | Vaas to Salman Butt fuller length ball just outside the off, punches it to covers for no run. |
| 0 | b2 | 4 | short of good length ball just outside the off, slashed it wide of backward point for FOUR! |
| 0 | b3 | 0 | good length ball on the off, pushed back to bowler for nor un. |
| 0 | b4 | 0 | Gone! good length ball just outside the off and swings away, tries to drive it got outside edge to keeper for an easy catch to Gilchrist. |
| Salman Butt c Gilchrist b Vaas (4 runs, 4 balls, 1x4, 0x6) | |||
![]() © Lancashire CCC | SC Ganguly comes in to bat | ||
| 0 | b5 | 2 | Vaas to Ganguly good length ball just outside the off, pushed wide of point for couple of runs. |
| 0 | b6 | 0 | good length ball just outside the off, steered it wide of backward point for no run. |
| End of over 1: | (6 runs scored) Kolkata Knight Riders 6-1 (Chopra 0*, 0 balls, Ganguly 2*, 2 balls) | ||
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| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| PD Vijay Kumar comes on to bowl | |||
| 1 | b1 | 0 | Vijay Kumar to Chopra good length ball just outside the off and nips back, pushed towards backward point for no run. |
| 1 | b2 | 0 | good length ball just outside the off, tries to leave it got outside edge and bounces wide of slip for no run. |
| 1 | b3 | 0 | good length ball just outside the off, pushed towards point for no run. |
| 1 | b4 | 1 | good length ball on the off, turns it to fine leg for a run. |
| 1 | b5 | 0 | Vijay Kumar to Ganguly from around the wicket, short of good length ball on the middle, defended towards square leg for no run. |
| 1 | b6 | 1 | good length ball just outside the off, tries to drive it got outside edge to thirdman for a run. |
| End of over 2: | (2 runs scored) Kolkata Knight Riders 8-1 (Chopra 1*, 4 balls, Ganguly 3*, 4 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 2 | b1 | 1 | Vaas to Ganguly good length ball just outside the off, pushed towards point for a run. |
| 2 | b2 | 0 | Vaas to Chopra fuller length ball just outside the off, pushed to covers for no run. |
| 2 | b3 | 1 | good length ball just outside the off, steered it to thirdman for a run. |
| 2 | b4 | 4 | Vaas to Ganguly fuller length ball on the off, drives it over mid-on for FOUR! |
| CricketArchive Oracles say that Sourav Ganguly has made 500 runs in Twenty20 Matches | |||
| 2 | b5 | 4 | short of good length ball on the legs, pulled it towards fine leg for FOUR! |
| 2 | b6 | 1 | good length ball on the middle, turns it towards square leg for a run. |
| End of over 3: | (11 runs scored) Kolkata Knight Riders 19-1 (Chopra 2*, 6 balls, Ganguly 13*, 8 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 3 | b1 | 0 | Vijay Kumar to Ganguly good length ball just outside the off, pushed towards point for no run. |
| 3 | b2 | 4 | good length ball just outside the off, smashed it over extra cover for FOUR! |
| 3 | b3 | 0 | fuller length ball on the off, pushed towards extra cover for no run. |
| 3 | b4 | 4 | short of good length ball on the off, punches it striaght down the ground for FOUR! |
| 3 | b5 | 1 | good length ball just outside the off, tries to cut it got bottom edge towards point for a quick run. |
| 3 | b6 | 0 | Vijay Kumar to Chopra good length ball just outside the off, defended towards covers for no run. |
| End of over 4: | (9 runs scored) Kolkata Knight Riders 28-1 (Chopra 2*, 7 balls, Ganguly 22*, 13 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| SB Styris comes on to bowl | |||
| 4 | b1 | 0 | Styris to Ganguly fuller length ball on the off, pushed towards point for no run. |
| 4 | b2 | 0 | good length ball on the legs, tries to flick it misses, off the pads to bowler for no run. |
| 4 | b3 | 4 | good length ball on the legs, flicks it wide of short fine leg for FOUR |
| 4 | b4 | 0 | good length ball just outside the off, tries to steer it misses. |
| 4 | b5 | 0 | fuller length ball on the off, pushed back to bowler for no run. |
| 4 | b6 | 1 | short of good length ball on the off, tries to pull it got top edge towards mid-off for a quick run, Venugopal Rao direct hits on the non striker end, Ganguly is just in. |
| End of over 5: | (5 runs scored) Kolkata Knight Riders 33-1 (Chopra 2*, 7 balls, Ganguly 27*, 19 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| RP Singh comes on to bowl | |||
| 5 | b1 | 0 | Singh to Ganguly good length ball on the off, pushed back to bowler for no run. |
| 5 | b2 | 0 | fuller length ball on the off, tries to drive it got inside edge to square leg for nor un. |
| 5 | b3 | 4 | fuller length ball outside the off, drives it towards point for FOUR! |
| 5 | b4 | 1 | good length ball just outside the off, steered it to thirdman for a run. |
| 5 | b5 | 4 | Singh to Chopra fuller length ball on the middle, walks down the track and drives it towards square leg for FOUR! |
| 5 | b6 | 1 | good length ball just outside the off, cuts it towards backward point for a run. |
| End of over 6: | (10 runs scored) Kolkata Knight Riders 43-1 (Chopra 7*, 9 balls, Ganguly 32*, 23 balls) | ||
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| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 6 | b1 | 1 | Styris to Chopra good length ball just outside the off, steered it to thirdman for a run. |
| 6 | b2 | 0 | Styris to Ganguly good length ball on the off, steered it towards backward point for no run. |
| 6 | b3 | 4 | good length ball on the off, paddles it to fine leg for FOUR! |
| 6 | b4 | 0 | good length ball on the off, steered it to backward point for no run. |
| 6 | b5 | 0 | good length ball on the off, pushed towards backward point for no run. |
| 6 | b6 | 0 | fuller length ball just outside the off, pushed to extra cover for no run. |
| End of over 7: | (5 runs scored) Kolkata Knight Riders 48-1 (Chopra 8*, 10 balls, Ganguly 36*, 28 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 7 | b1 | 1 | Singh to Chopra fuller length ball just outside the off, pushed straight down the ground for a run. |
| 7 | b2 | 4 | Singh to Ganguly fuller length ball on the off, makes room and smashed it over mid-wicket for FOUR! |
| CricketArchive Oracles say that the Kolkata Knight Riders 50 took 7.2 overs | |||
| 7 | b3 | 0 | good length ball on the off, defended towards mid-on for no run. |
| 7 | b4 | 1 | good length ball on the legs, pulled it to deep backward square leg for a run. |
| CricketArchive Oracles say that the partnership of 50 (Chopra 9, Ganguly 41) took 42 balls | |||
| 7 | b5 | 1wd | Singh to Chopra wide outside the off, left alone. |
| 7 | b6 | 2 | good length ball on the off, pushed towards mid-on for a run and misfield by Vijay Kumar results one more run. |
| 7 | b7 | 1 | good length ball just outside the off, pushed towards sweeper cover for a run. |
| End of over 8: | (10 runs scored) Kolkata Knight Riders 58-1 (Chopra 12*, 13 balls, Ganguly 41*, 31 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| Y Venugopal Rao comes on to bowl | |||
| 8 | b1 | 1 | Venugopal Rao to Chopra tossed up on the off, punches it to long on for a run. |
| 8 | b2 | 1 | Venugopal Rao to Ganguly tossed up just outside the off, cuts it towards short thirdman and Ojha misfields it for a run. |
| 8 | b3 | 1wd | Venugopal Rao to Chopra wide down the legs, tries to paddle it misses. |
| 8 | b4 | 0 | tossed up on the off, walks down the track and punches it to mid-wicker for no run. |
| 8 | b5 | 0 | tossed up just outside the off, walks down the track and defended towards extra cover for no run. |
| 8 | b6 | 0 | tossed up on the off, steered it to short thirdman for no run. |
| 8 | b7 | 2 | tossed up on the legs, walks down the track and turns it to deep square leg for couple of runs. |
| End of over 9: | (5 runs scored) Kolkata Knight Riders 63-1 (Chopra 15*, 18 balls, Ganguly 42*, 32 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| SB Bangar comes on to bowl | |||
| 9 | b1 | 1 | Bangar to Ganguly good length ball on the off, pulled it got edge wide of mid-wicket for a run. |
| 9 | b2 | 4lb | Bangar to Chopra good length ball on the legs, walks down the track and pulled it towards fine leg for FOUR! |
| 9 | b3 | 4 | good length ball on the legs, walks down the track and flicks it towards fine leg for FOUR! |
| 9 | b4 | 0 | fuller length ball just outside the off, punches it towards extra cover for no run. |
| 9 | b5 | 1 | good length ball on the off, punches it to long on for a run. |
| 9 | b6 | 0 | Bangar to Ganguly good length ball on the off, defended towards extra cover for no run. |
| End of over 10: | (10 runs scored) Kolkata Knight Riders 73-1 (Chopra 20*, 22 balls, Ganguly 43*, 34 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 10 | b1 | 0 | Venugopal Rao to Chopra Gone! tossed up on the off, pushed towards mid-wicket and looking for a run, Gibbs fields it and direct hits on the striker end, Chopra is just short of crease. |
| Chopra run out (24 runs, 23 balls, 2x4, 0x6) | |||
![]() © Nottinghamshire CCC | DJ Hussey comes in to bat | ||
| 10 | b2 | 2 | Venugopal Rao to Hussey tossed up on the legs, pulled it towards deep backward square leg for couple of runs. |
| 10 | b3 | 0 | tossed up just outside the off, pushed towards extra cover for no run. |
| 10 | b4 | 0 | tossed up on the off, pushed back to bowelr for no run. |
| 10 | b5 | 1 | tossed up just outside the off, pushed to long on for a run. |
| 10 | b6 | 0 | Venugopal Rao to Ganguly short ball on the off, cuts it towards backward point for no run. |
| End of over 11: | (3 runs scored) Kolkata Knight Riders 76-2 (Ganguly 43*, 35 balls, Hussey 3*, 4 balls) | ||
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| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| PP Ojha comes on to bowl | |||
| 11 | b1 | 1 | Ojha to Hussey tossed up on the off and spins away, punches it towards sweeper cover for a run. |
| 11 | b2 | 0 | Ojha to Ganguly short ball on the off, pushed towards mid-on for no run. |
| 11 | b3 | 1lb | tossed up on the legs, tries to flick it misses, off the pads to mid-wicket for a run. |
| 11 | b4 | 1 | Ojha to Hussey short ball on the off, pulled it to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 11 | b5 | 4 | Ojha to Ganguly short ball on the off, makes room and steered it wide of short thirdman for FOUR! |
| 11 | b6 | 0 | tossed up just outside the off, turns it to mid-wicket for no run. |
| End of over 12: | (7 runs scored) Kolkata Knight Riders 83-2 (Ganguly 47*, 39 balls, Hussey 5*, 6 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 12 | b1 | 1 | Venugopal Rao to Hussey tossed up just outside the off, punches it to long off for a run. |
| 12 | b2 | 4 | Venugopal Rao to Ganguly tossed up on the off, walks down the track and drives it over bowler for FOUR! and Ganguly completes his 3rd T20 Fifty. |
| CricketArchive Oracles say that Sourav Ganguly has made 50 in 40 balls with 10 fours | |||
| 12 | b3 | 0 | tossed up just outside the off, pushed to extra cover for no run. |
| 12 | b4 | 0 | tossed up on the legs, walks down the track and pushed back to bowler for no run. |
| 12 | b5 | 1 | short ball on the legs, walks down the pulled it to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 12 | b6 | 0 | Venugopal Rao to Hussey tossed up on the off, turns it to mid-wicket for no run. |
| End of over 13: | (6 runs scored) Kolkata Knight Riders 89-2 (Ganguly 52*, 43 balls, Hussey 6*, 8 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 13 | b1 | 0 | Ojha to Ganguly tossed up just outside the off, tries to sweep it misses. |
| 13 | b2 | 6 | Bang! tossed up just outside the off, walks down the track and smashed it over mid-wicket for a SIX!! |
| 13 | b3 | 6 | Bang! tossed up on the off, walks down the track and drives it just over long on for a SIX!! |
| CricketArchive Oracles say that the Kolkata Knight Riders 100 took 13.3 overs | |||
| 13 | b4 | 1wd | tossed up wide outside the off, left alone. |
| 13 | b5 | 1 | short ball on the off, pulled it wide of short fine leg for a run. |
| 13 | b6 | 1 | Ojha to Hussey tossed up on the off, pushed towards covers for a run. |
| 13 | b7 | 4 | Ojha to Ganguly tossed up on the off, walks down the track and smashed it straight down the ground for FOUR! |
| End of over 14: | (19 runs scored) Kolkata Knight Riders 108-2 (Ganguly 69*, 48 balls, Hussey 7*, 9 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 14 | b1 | 1 | Venugopal Rao to Hussey tossed up just outside the off, punches it to long on for a run. |
| 14 | b2 | 1 | Venugopal Rao to Ganguly short ball on the off, pulled it towards deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 14 | b3 | 2 | Venugopal Rao to Hussey tossed up on the off, sweeps it to deep square leg for couple of runs. |
| 14 | b4 | 4 | tossed up on the off, walks down the track and smashed it wide of long on for FOUR! |
| 14 | b5 | 1 | low full toss on the off, punches it to long off for a run. |
| 14 | b6 | 1 | Venugopal Rao to Ganguly tossed up on the off, walks down the track and drives it to long on for a run. |
| End of over 15: | (10 runs scored) Kolkata Knight Riders 118-2 (Ganguly 71*, 50 balls, Hussey 15*, 13 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| SB Styris comes on to bowl | |||
| 15 | b1 | 1 | Styris to Ganguly short of good length ball just outside the off, paddles it to fine leg for a run. |
| 15 | b2 | 4 | Styris to Hussey yorker length ball on the off, drives it got bottom edge in between keeper's legs for FOUR! |
| CricketArchive Oracles say that the partnership of 50 (Ganguly 29, Hussey 19) took 31 balls | |||
| 15 | b3 | 1 | fur length ball on the off, drives it towards long off for a run. |
| 15 | b4 | 6 | Styris to Ganguly Bang! short of good length ball on the middle, pulled it towards square leg for a SIX!! |
| CricketArchive Oracles say that Sourav Ganguly has passed his previous highest score of 73 in Twenty20 Matches | |||
| 15 | b5 | 6 | Bang! fuller length ball on the middle, makes room and smashed it straight down the ground over long on for a SIX!! |
| 15 | b6 | 0 | fuller length ball outside the off, tries to cut it misses, shouts for lbw, declined. |
| End of over 16: | (18 runs scored) Kolkata Knight Riders 136-2 (Ganguly 84*, 54 balls, Hussey 20*, 15 balls) | ||
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| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| WPUJC Vaas comes on to bowl | |||
| 16 | b1 | 1 | Vaas to Hussey fuller lenth ball on the legs, makes room and punches it to long off for a run. |
| 16 | b2 | 6 | Vaas to Ganguly Bang! full toss on the middle, pulled it towards deep square leg for a SIX!! |
| 16 | b3 | 1 | full toss on the off, drives it to long on for a run. |
| 16 | b4 | 4 | Vaas to Hussey full toss just outside the off, smashed it over backward point for FOUR! |
| 16 | b5 | 6 | Bang! full toss just outside the off, makes room and smashed it over long off for a SIX!! |
| CricketArchive Oracles say that the Kolkata Knight Riders 150 took 16.5 overs | |||
| 16 | b6 | 1 | fuller length ball on the legs, sweeps it to deep square leg for a run. |
| End of over 17: | (19 runs scored) Kolkata Knight Riders 155-2 (Ganguly 91*, 56 balls, Hussey 32*, 19 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| RP Singh comes on to bowl | |||
| 17 | b1 | 2 | Singh to Hussey fuller length ball on the middle, flicks it towards deep square leg for couple of runs. |
| 17 | b2 | 2 | fuller length ball on the off, turns it to deep square leg for couple of runs. |
| 17 | b3 | 6 | Bang! full toss on the middle, smashed it over long on for a SIX!! |
| 17 | b4 | 4 | fuller length ball just outside the off, smashed it over extra cover for FOUR! |
| 17 | b5 | 6 | Bang! fuller length ball on the legs, smashed it towards mid-wicket for a SIX!! |
| CricketArchive Oracles say that David Hussey has made 50 in 24 balls with 4 fours and 3 sixes | |||
| CricketArchive Oracles say that the partnership of 100 (Ganguly 48, Hussey 52) took 46 balls | |||
| 17 | b6 | 0 | low full toss on the off, punches it back to bowler for no run. |
| End of over 18: | (20 runs scored) Kolkata Knight Riders 175-2 (Ganguly 91*, 56 balls, Hussey 52*, 25 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| PD Vijay Kumar comes on to bowl | |||
| 18 | b1 | 0 | Vijay Kumar to Ganguly Gone! short of good length ball on the off, pulled it got edge towards fine leg for a good low catch by RP Singh. |
| Ganguly c Singh b Vijay Kumar (91 runs, 57 balls, 11x4, 5x6) | |||
| T Taibu comes in to bat | |||
| 18 | b2 | 1; 1nb | Vijay Kumar to Hussey fuller length ball on the off, drives it to deep square leg for an easy catch but on no-ball. |
| 18 | b3 | 1 | Vijay Kumar to Taibu short of good length ball on the off, tries to pull it got edge towards covers for a run. |
| 18 | b4 | 2 | Vijay Kumar to Hussey fuller length ball on the legs, drives it got edge towards fine leg for couple of runs. |
| 18 | b5 | 1 | fuller length ball on the legs, turns it to deep square leg for a run. |
| 18 | b6 | 2 | Vijay Kumar to Taibu short of good length ball on the off, pulled it towards deep backward square leg for couple of runs. |
| 18 | b7 | 2 | short of good length ball on the off, pulled it got edge towards mid-wicket and Vaas dropped it for couple of runs. |
| End of over 19: | (10 runs scored) Kolkata Knight Riders 185-3 (Hussey 56*, 28 balls, Taibu 5*, 3 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 19 | b1 | 1 | Singh to Hussey fuller length ball on the off, drives it got inside edge to pads and deflected towards bowler, RP Singh misses a direct hit for a run. |
| 19 | b2 | 4 | Singh to Taibu short of good length ball on the off, pulled it over mid-wicket for FOUR! |
| 19 | b3 | 0 | Gone! fuller length ball on the off, makes room and drives it to extra cover for a striaght catch to Ravi Teja. |
| Taibu c Ravi Teja b Singh (9 runs, 5 balls, 1x4, 0x6) | |||
| LR Shukla comes in to bat | |||
| 19 | b4 | 4 | Singh to Shukla yorker length ball on the middle, punches it wide of mid-wicket for FOUR! |
| 19 | b5 | 4 | good length ball just outside the off, tries to cut it got edge over backward point for FOUR! |
| 19 | b6 | 6 | good length ball on the off, tries to pull it got edge towards long off for quick couple of runs, over throw from RP Singh results four more runs. |
| CricketArchive Oracles say that the Kolkata Knight Riders 200 took 19.6 overs | |||
| End of over 20: | (19 runs scored) Kolkata Knight Riders 204-4 (Hussey 57*, 29 balls, Shukla 14*, 3 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 12:07 GMT: End of innings | |||
| 12:08 GMT: Chargers need 205 runs to win. | |||
| Chopra's runs adjusted by 4 | |||
| leg byes adjusted by -4 | |||
| Bangar's runs conceded adjusted by 4 | |||