![]() © PCB ![]() © Lancashire CCC | Salman Butt and SC Ganguly to open the batting | ||
| 12:26 GMT: Start of innings | |||
| SR Watson comes on to bowl | |||
| 0 | b1 | 2 | Watson to Salman Butt fuller length ball on the legs and flicks to deep mid wikcet for couple. |
| 0 | b2 | 0 | fuller length ball on the legs and flicks to mid wicket fielder, Dropped! |
| 0 | b3 | 0 | good length ball on the off and played defensively. |
| 0 | b4 | 1 | good length ball on the off and driven to wide of mid on fielder for a single. |
| 0 | b5 | 1wd | Watson to Ganguly short of good length ball down the legs and left alone. |
| 0 | b6 | 1lb | good length ball just outside the legs and hit on pads for a leg bye. |
| 0 | b7 | 4 | Watson to Salman Butt fuller length ball on the legs and flicks to deep square leg for FOUR! |
| End of over 1: | (9 runs scored) Kolkata Knight Riders 9-0 (Salman Butt 7*, 5 balls, Ganguly 0*, 1 balls) | ||
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| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| Sohail Tanvir comes on to bowl | |||
| 1 | b1 | 4 | Sohail Tanvir to Ganguly good length ball on teh off and pushed to deep point for FOUR! |
| 1 | b2 | 1 | good length ball outside the off and guided to thirdman for a single. |
| 1 | b3 | 1wd | Sohail Tanvir to Salman Butt good length ball down the legs and left alone. |
| 1 | b4 | 0 | good length ball outside the off and left alone. |
| 1 | b5 | 0 | Gone! good length ball outside teh off and trying to play, got inside edge to hit the stumps. |
| Salman Butt b Sohail Tanvir (7 runs, 7 balls, 1x4, 0x6) | |||
![]() © CricketArchive | AB Agarkar comes in to bat | ||
| 1 | b6 | 1wd | Sohail Tanvir to Agarkar good length ball down the legs and left alone. |
| 1 | b7 | 0 | good length ball on the off and pushed to cover fielder. |
| 1 | b8 | 6 | Bang! fuller length ball on the off and lofted down the ground for a SIX! |
| End of over 2: | (13 runs scored) Kolkata Knight Riders 22-1 (Ganguly 5*, 3 balls, Agarkar 6*, 2 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 2 | b1 | 1 | Watson to Ganguly short of good length ball outside the off and guided to thirdman for a single. |
| 2 | b2 | 0 | Watson to Agarkar good length ball on the off and pushed to point fielder. |
| 2 | b3 | 0 | good length ball on the off and pushed to cover fielder. |
| 2 | b4 | 0 | short of good length ball on the off and ducks. |
| 2 | b5 | 6 | short of good length ball outside the off and trying to pull, got top edge to thirdman for SIX! |
| 2 | b6 | 1wd | good length ball wide outside the off and left alone. |
| 2 | b7 | 1 | good length ball on the legs and pushed to mid on for a quick single. |
| End of over 3: | (9 runs scored) Kolkata Knight Riders 31-1 (Ganguly 6*, 4 balls, Agarkar 13*, 7 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 3 | b1 | 0 | Sohail Tanvir to Agarkar good length ball on the legs and pushed to mid on fielder for no run. |
| 3 | b2 | 0 | short of good length ball on the off and ducks underneath. |
| 3 | b3 | 2 | fuller length ball on the legs and lofts to deep mid wicket for couple. |
| CricketArchive Oracles say that Ajit Agarkar has passed his previous highest score of 14 in Twenty20 Matches | |||
| 3 | b4 | 4 | fuller length ball on the off and driven to deep cover for FOUR! |
| 3 | b5 | 1 | fuller length ball on the off and played straight for a single. |
| 3 | b6 | 1 | Sohail Tanvir to Ganguly fuller length ball on the off and got inside edge to fine leg for a single. |
| End of over 4: | (8 runs scored) Kolkata Knight Riders 39-1 (Ganguly 7*, 5 balls, Agarkar 20*, 12 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 4 | b1 | 0 | Watson to Ganguly short of good length ball on the legs and trying to play, misses and hit on pads. |
| 4 | b2 | 0 | good length ball just down the legs and hit on pads. |
| 4 | b3 | 4 | short length ball on the off and smashed to deep cover for FOUR! |
| 4 | b4 | 1 | good length ball outside the off and cut to thirdman for a single. |
| 4 | b5 | 0 | Watson to Agarkar Gone! good length ball outside the off and trying to pull the ball, got edge to keeper for an easy catch to Rawat. |
| Agarkar c Rawat b Watson (20 runs, 13 balls, 1x4, 2x6) | |||
![]() © Lancashire CCC | BJ Hodge comes in to bat | ||
| 4 | b6 | 0 | Watson to Hodge good length ball on the off and pushed to mid on fielder. |
| End of over 5: | (5 runs scored) Kolkata Knight Riders 44-2 (Ganguly 12*, 9 balls, Hodge 0*, 1 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| SK Trivedi comes on to bowl | |||
| 5 | b1 | 0 | Trivedi to Ganguly good length ball on the off and played defensively. |
| 5 | b2 | 4 | short length ball onthe off and pulled to long on for FOUR! |
| 5 | b3 | 1wd | good length ball outside the off and left alone. |
| 5 | b4 | 1 | good length ball on the legs and flicks to deep square leg for a single. |
| CricketArchive Oracles say that the Kolkata Knight Riders 50 took 5.3 overs | |||
| 5 | b5 | 0 | Trivedi to Hodge good length ball on the off and played defensively. |
| 5 | b6 | 1 | good length ball on the legs and flicks to fine leg for a wsingle. |
| 5 | b7 | 0 | Trivedi to Ganguly Gone! good length ball on the off and driven back to bowler, hit on runner sticks for run out. |
| Hodge run out (1 runs, 3 balls, 0x4, 0x6) | |||
| End of over 6: | (7 runs scored) Kolkata Knight Riders 51-3 (Ganguly 17*, 13 balls) | ||
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| Over | Ball | Runs | |
![]() © Nottinghamshire CCC | DJ Hussey comes in to bat | ||
| MM Patel comes on to bowl | |||
| 6 | b1 | 0 | Patel to Hussey |
| 6 | b2 | 1 | |
| 6 | b3 | 0 | Patel to Ganguly good lengt ball on the off and played defensively. |
| 6 | b4 | 2 | on the legs and flicks to deep mid wicket for couple. |
| 6 | b5 | 0 | good length ball on the off and played defensively. |
| 6 | b6 | 0 | good length ball on the off and pushed to point fielder. |
| End of over 7: | (3 runs scored) Kolkata Knight Riders 54-3 (Ganguly 19*, 17 balls, Hussey 1*, 2 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 7 | b1 | 6 | Trivedi to Hussey Bang! short length ball on the off and smashed to long on for SIX! |
| 7 | b2 | 1 | good length ball on the legs and flicks to mid wicket for a single. |
| 7 | b3 | 1 | Trivedi to Ganguly fuller length ball on the off and driven to long off fielder for a single. |
| 7 | b4 | 1wd | Trivedi to Hussey good length ball down the legs and left alone. |
| 7 | b5 | 1 | good length ball on the legs and flicks to deep mid wicket for a single. |
| 7 | b6 | 6 | Trivedi to Ganguly Bang! short length ball on the off and smashed to long on for SIX! |
| 7 | b7 | 0 | good length ball on the off and played defensively. |
| End of over 8: | (16 runs scored) Kolkata Knight Riders 70-3 (Ganguly 26*, 20 balls, Hussey 9*, 5 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 8 | b1 | 1 | Patel to Hussey fuller length ball o nteh off and pusheed to deep cover for a single. |
| 8 | b2 | 0 | Patel to Ganguly fuller length ball outside the off and digs. |
| 8 | b3 | 1 | full toss on the off and driven down the ground for a single. |
| 8 | b4 | 1 | Patel to Hussey good length ball outside the off and guided to thirdman for a single. |
| 8 | b5 | 1 | Patel to Ganguly fuller length ball on the off and trying to flick, got inside edge to hit on pads. |
| 8 | b6 | 0 | Patel to Hussey fuller length ball outside the off and left alone. |
| End of over 9: | (4 runs scored) Kolkata Knight Riders 74-3 (Ganguly 28*, 23 balls, Hussey 11*, 8 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 9 | b1 | 1 | Trivedi to Ganguly good length ball on the off and pushed to deep cover for a single. |
| 9 | b2 | 0 | Trivedi to Hussey good length ball ont he legs and flicks to mid wicket fielder. |
| 9 | b3 | 1 | fuller length ball on teh legs and driven to long on fielder. |
| 9 | b4 | 0 | Trivedi to Ganguly good length ball outside the off and cut to point fielder. |
| 9 | b5 | 1 | full toss on the off and driven to long off fielder for a single. |
| 9 | b6 | 1 | Trivedi to Hussey fuller length ball on the legs and flicks to wide of mid wicket fielder. |
| End of over 10: | (4 runs scored) Kolkata Knight Riders 78-3 (Ganguly 30*, 26 balls, Hussey 13*, 11 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 10 | b1 | 1 | Patel to Hussey fuller length ball on the off and played to thirdman for a single. |
| 10 | b2 | 6 | Patel to Ganguly Bang! fuller length ball on the legs and pulled to deep mid wicket for SIX! |
| 10 | b3 | 1 | fuller length ball on the off and driven to long off fielder for a single. |
| 10 | b4 | 1b | Patel to Hussey full toss outside the off and trying to pull, misses and beat the keeper for a single. |
| 10 | b5 | 2 | Patel to Ganguly low full toss on the legs and driven to wide of long off fielder. |
| 10 | b6 | 4 | full toss on the legs and lofted to straight down the ground for FOUR! |
| End of over 11: | (15 runs scored) Kolkata Knight Riders 93-3 (Ganguly 43*, 30 balls, Hussey 14*, 13 balls) | ||
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| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| SK Warne comes on to bowl | |||
| 11 | b1 | 2 | Warne to Hussey tossed up on the legs and flicks to deep mid wicket for couple. |
| 11 | b2 | 1 | tossed up on the legs and flicks to short fine leg for a single. |
| 11 | b3 | 0 | Warne to Ganguly tossed up on the legs and flicks to mid wicket fielder. |
| 11 | b4 | 1 | tossed up o nthe off and pulled to deep mid wicket fielder for a single. |
| 11 | b5 | 1wd | Warne to Hussey tossed up down the legs and left alone. |
| 11 | b6 | 1 | tossed up on the off and pushed to long on fielder. |
| 11 | b7 | 1 | Warne to Ganguly tossed up on the legs and swept ot fine leg for a single. |
| CricketArchive Oracles say that the Kolkata Knight Riders 100 took 11.6 overs | |||
| End of over 12: | (7 runs scored) Kolkata Knight Riders 100-3 (Ganguly 45*, 33 balls, Hussey 18*, 16 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| YK Pathan comes on to bowl | |||
| 12 | b1 | 1 | Pathan to Ganguly tossed up on the off and pushed to deep cover for a single. |
| CricketArchive Oracles say that the partnership of 50 (Ganguly 29, Hussey 18) took 37 balls | |||
| 12 | b2 | 1 | Pathan to Hussey tossed up on the off and driven to long on fielder. |
| 12 | b3 | 3 | Pathan to Ganguly tossed up outside the off and cut to deep backward point for three. |
| 12 | b4 | 1 | Pathan to Hussey tossed up on the legs and flicks to deep mid wicket for a single. |
| 12 | b5 | 0 | Pathan to Ganguly tossed up outside the off and cut to point fielder. |
| 12 | b6 | 1 | short lengt ball on the legs and pulled to deep mid wicket for a single. |
| CricketArchive Oracles say that Sourav Ganguly has made 50 in 37 balls with 4 fours and 2 sixes | |||
| End of over 13: | (7 runs scored) Kolkata Knight Riders 107-3 (Ganguly 50*, 37 balls, Hussey 20*, 18 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 13 | b1 | 1 | Warne to Ganguly tossed up on the legs and swept ot short fine leg for a single. |
| 13 | b2 | 6 | Warne to Hussey Bang! tossed up on the off and comes down the track to hit the ball to six! |
| 13 | b3 | 4 | tossed up on the legs and swept to deep square leg fence for FOUR! |
| 13 | b4 | 1 | tossed up o nthe legs and driven to long on fielder. |
| 13 | b5 | 0 | Warne to Ganguly Gone! tossed up on the legs and pulled to long on fielder for an easy catch taken by Kaif. |
| Ganguly c Kaif b Warne (51 runs, 39 balls, 4x4, 2x6) | |||
| LR Shukla comes in to bat | |||
| 13 | b6 | 1 | Warne to Shukla tossed up on the legs and driven to long on for a single. |
| End of over 14: | (13 runs scored) Kolkata Knight Riders 120-4 (Hussey 31*, 21 balls, Shukla 1*, 1 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 14 | b1 | 1 | Pathan to Shukla Gone! tossed up o nteh legs and flicks to deep mid wikcet for a tight couple gives run out. |
| Shukla run out (2 runs, 2 balls, 0x4, 0x6) | |||
| DB Das comes in to bat | |||
| 14 | b2 | 4 | Pathan to Das |
| 14 | b3 | 0 | tossed up o nteh off and played defensivelty. |
| 14 | b4 | 0 | |
| 14 | b5 | 1lb | tossed up on the legs and hit on pads for a leg bye. |
| 14 | b6 | 2 | Pathan to Hussey tossed up o nteh off and pushed to wide of long on for couple. |
| End of over 15: | (8 runs scored) Kolkata Knight Riders 128-5 (Hussey 33*, 22 balls, Das 4*, 4 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| MM Patel comes on to bowl | |||
| 15 | b1 | 2 | Patel to Das good lengt ball on the off and pushed towards thirdman for couple. |
| 15 | b2 | 1 | fuller length ball on the off and driven to long off for a single. |
| 15 | b3 | 2 | Patel to Hussey full toss on the off and pulled to straight down the ground for couple. |
| 15 | b4 | 1 | fuller length ball wide of legs, flicks to short fine leg fielder. |
| 15 | b5 | 1 | Patel to Das low full toss on the off and driven to long off fielder for a single. |
| 15 | b6 | 1 | Patel to Hussey fuller length ball on the off and pushed to deep cover for a single. |
| End of over 16: | (8 runs scored) Kolkata Knight Riders 136-5 (Hussey 37*, 25 balls, Das 8*, 7 balls) | ||
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| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| Sohail Tanvir comes on to bowl | |||
| 16 | b1 | 2 | Sohail Tanvir to Hussey fuller length ball on the off and played to long on for couple. |
| 16 | b2 | 1 | full toss o nthe off and hit on glove for a single. |
| 16 | b3 | 1b | Sohail Tanvir to Das full toss outside the off and trying to cut, misses for a bye. |
| 16 | b4 | 1 | Sohail Tanvir to Hussey fuller length ball on the off and played to long off fielder. |
| 16 | b5 | 1 | Sohail Tanvir to Das fuller length ball outside the off and played to mid on fielder. |
| 16 | b6 | 1 | Sohail Tanvir to Hussey fuller length ball outside the off and cut to cover fielder for a quick single. |
| End of over 17: | (7 runs scored) Kolkata Knight Riders 143-5 (Hussey 42*, 29 balls, Das 9*, 9 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| SK Trivedi comes on to bowl | |||
| 17 | b1 | 0 | Trivedi to Hussey Gone! yorker length ball ont he off and trying to pull, misses and CLEAN BOWLED! |
| Hussey b Trivedi (42 runs, 30 balls, 1x4, 2x6) | |||
| WP Saha comes in to bat | |||
| 17 | b2 | 1 | Trivedi to Saha fuller length ball on the off and paddles to short fine leg fielder. |
| 17 | b3 | 1 | Trivedi to Das fuller length ball on the off and driven to long on fielder. |
| 17 | b4 | 0 | Trivedi to Saha Gone! fuller length ball on the off and trying to paddle, misses and CLEAN BOWLED! |
| Saha b Trivedi (1 runs, 2 balls, 0x4, 0x6) | |||
![]() © PCB | Umar Gul comes in to bat | ||
| 17 | b5 | 1 | Trivedi to Umar Gul fuller length ball on the legs and flicks to mid wicket for a single. |
| 17 | b6 | 1 | Trivedi to Das fuller length ball on the off and played to point for a single. |
| End of over 18: | (4 runs scored) Kolkata Knight Riders 147-7 (Das 11*, 11 balls, Umar Gul 1*, 1 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 18 | b1 | 0 | Sohail Tanvir to Das good length ball outside the off and trying to pull, misses. |
| 18 | b2 | 0 | Gone! good length ball on the off and pulled to long off fielder for an easy catch to Watson. |
| Das c Watson b Sohail Tanvir (11 runs, 13 balls, 1x4, 0x6) | |||
| I Sharma comes in to bat | |||
| 18 | b3 | 1 | Sohail Tanvir to Umar Gul Gone! fuller length ball on the off and played to deep mid wikcet for tight couple gives a run out. |
| Umar Gul run out (2 runs, 2 balls, 0x4, 0x6) | |||
| AB Dinda comes in to bat | |||
| 18 | b4 | 1b | Sohail Tanvir to Dinda good length ball outside the off and trying to play, misses and beats the keeper for a single. |
| 18 | b5 | 1 | Sohail Tanvir to Sharma on the off and pushed to mid on for a single. |
| CricketArchive Oracles say that the Kolkata Knight Riders 150 took 18.5 overs | |||
| 18 | b6 | 1 | Sohail Tanvir to Dinda fuller length ball on the off and driven to long on for a single. |
| End of over 19: | (4 runs scored) Kolkata Knight Riders 151-9 (Sharma 1*, 1 balls, Dinda 1*, 2 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| SR Watson comes on to bowl | |||
| 19 | b1 | 0 | Watson to Dinda ALL OVER! fuller length ball on the off and pulled to long off for an easy catch Kholi. |
| Dinda c sub (Kohli) b Watson (1 runs, 3 balls, 0x4, 0x6) | |||
| Last over 20: | (0 runs scored) Kolkata Knight Riders 151 all out (Sharma 1*, 1 balls) | ||
| 14:13 GMT: End of innings | |||
| End of the match: Rajasthan Royals won by 45 runs | |||
| Man of the match: SA Asnodkar | |||
| 14:38 GMT: End of the session's play | |||
| 14:38 GMT: Close of play for the day | |||