| 13:54 GMT: Start of play for the day | |||
| Hello and welcome to the coverage of the match between Kings XI Punjab v Kolkata Knight Riders at Punjab Cricket Association Ground, Mohali. Both the teams played 5 matches, Kings won 3 matches and Knight Riders won 2 matches. | |||
| Kings XI Punjab won the toss and will bat | |||
| James Hopes comes in for Sarwan for the Kings XI, Hafeez comes in for Salman Butt for the Knight Riders. | |||
| Kings XI Punjab team: SE Marsh, JR Hopes, +KC Sangakkara, DPMD Jayawardene, *Yuvraj Singh, K Goel, IK Pathan, PP Chawla, Gagandeep Singh, S Sreesanth, VRV Singh | |||
| Kolkata Knight Riders team: *SC Ganguly, Mohammad Hafeez, BJ Hodge, DJ Hussey, DB Das, +WP Saha, LR Shukla, AB Agarkar, Umar Gul, I Sharma, AB Dinda | |||
| 14:29 GMT: Start of session's play | |||
![]() © Queensland Cricket | SE Marsh and JR Hopes to open the batting | ||
| 14:30 GMT: Start of innings | |||
| I Sharma comes on to bowl | |||
| 0 | b1 | 0 | Sharma to Marsh good length ball just outside the off and seaming away, left alone. |
| 0 | b2 | 0 | good length ball on the off, pushed towards covers for no run. |
| 0 | b3 | 4 | good length ball on the legs, turns it wide of fine leg for FOUR! |
| 0 | b4 | 0 | good length ball just outside the off, tries to push it misses. |
| 0 | b5 | 0 | good length ball on the off, defended back to bowler for no run. |
| 0 | b6 | 1 | good length ball on the off, pushed towards mid-off for a run. |
| End of over 1: | (5 runs scored) Kings XI Punjab 5-0 (Marsh 5*, 6 balls, Hopes 0*, 0 balls) | ||
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| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| AB Agarkar comes on to bowl | |||
| 1 | b1 | 1 | Agarkar to Marsh fuller length ball on the off, punches it towards mid-on for a quick run. |
| 1 | b2 | 4 | Agarkar to Hopes fuller length ball just outside the off, drives it got outside edge over backward point for FOUR! |
| 1 | b3 | 4 | fuller length ball just outside the off, punches it towards covers for FOUR! |
| 1 | b4 | 0 | good length ball just outside the off, tries to pull it misses. |
| 1 | b5 | 1 | good length ball on the off, pushed towards mid-on for a run. |
| 1 | b6 | 1 | Agarkar to Marsh good length ball on the off, pushed towards mid-off for a run. |
| End of over 2: | (11 runs scored) Kings XI Punjab 16-0 (Marsh 7*, 8 balls, Hopes 9*, 4 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 2 | b1 | 1 | Sharma to Marsh good length ball on the legs, turns it to fine leg for a run. |
| 2 | b2 | 0 | Sharma to Hopes good length ball on the off, punches it got bottom edge and bounces to covers for no run. |
| 2 | b3 | 4 | good length ball on the off, pulled it towards square leg for FOUR! |
| 2 | b4 | 0 | good length ball just outside the off and seaming away, tries to drive it misses. |
| 2 | b5 | 1 | yorker length ball on the off, digs it towards point for a run. |
| 2 | b6 | 1 | Sharma to Marsh good length ball on the off, steered it to thirdman for a run. |
| End of over 3: | (7 runs scored) Kings XI Punjab 23-0 (Marsh 9*, 10 balls, Hopes 14*, 8 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| AB Dinda comes on to bowl | |||
| 3 | b1 | 1lb | Dinda to Marsh good length ball on the legs, tries to flick it misses, off the pads to point for a leg bye. |
| 3 | b2 | 0 | Dinda to Hopes good length ball on the off, turns it to mid-wicket for no run. |
| 3 | b3 | 4 | good length ball just outside the off, punches it wide of covers for FOUR! |
| 3 | b4 | 0 | good length ball on the off, pushed back to bowler for no run. |
| 3 | b5 | 0 | Gone! good length ball on the legs, tries to pull it got edge towards mid-wicket for a well judged catch by Hodge. |
| Hopes c Hodge b Dinda (18 runs, 12 balls, 4x4, 0x6) | |||
| KC Sangakkara comes in to bat | |||
| 3 | b6 | 4 | Dinda to Marsh good length ball just outside the off, punches it wide of mid-off for FOUR! |
| End of over 4: | (9 runs scored) Kings XI Punjab 32-1 (Marsh 13*, 12 balls, Sangakkara 0*, 0 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| AB Agarkar comes on to bowl | |||
| 4 | b1 | 1 | Agarkar to Sangakkara good length ball on the middle, pushed towards mid-on for a run. |
| 4 | b2 | 1 | Agarkar to Marsh good length ball on the middle, pushed towards cover point for a run. |
| 4 | b3 | 1wd | Agarkar to Sangakkara wide outside the off, tries to drive it misses. |
| 4 | b4 | 0 | fuller length ball just outside the off, punches it to mid-off for no run. |
| 4 | b5 | 4 | good length ball on the off, walks down the track and chips it over mid-off for FOUR! |
| 4 | b6 | 1 | good length ball just outside the off, drives it got outside edge to thirdman for a run. |
| 4 | b7 | 4 | Agarkar to Marsh fuller length ball on the middle, flicks it over mid-wicket for FOUR! |
| End of over 5: | (12 runs scored) Kings XI Punjab 44-1 (Marsh 18*, 14 balls, Sangakkara 6*, 4 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 5 | b1 | 4 | Dinda to Sangakkara good length ball just outside the off, steered it wide of thirdman for FOUR! |
| 5 | b2 | 0 | good length ball on the middle and seaming in, tries to flick it misses, off the thigh pads to keeper for no run. |
| 5 | b3 | 1wd | fuller length ball just down the legs, tries to flick it misses. |
| 5 | b4 | 0 | good length ball on the off, drives it got inside edge to pads. |
| 5 | b5 | 0 | short of good length ball on the off, tries to pull it off the gloves to keeper, shout for catch, declined. |
| 5 | b6 | 0 | good length ball on the off, pushed towards covers for no run. |
| 5 | b7 | 0 | good length ball on the legs, pulled it wide of short fine leg and Ishant pulled it back for no run. |
| End of over 6: | (5 runs scored) Kings XI Punjab 49-1 (Marsh 18*, 14 balls) | ||
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| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| Sangakkara retired hurt (10 runs, 10 balls, 2x4, 0x6) | |||
| Mohammad Hafeez comes on to bowl | |||
![]() © Yorkshire CCC | Yuvraj Singh comes in to bat | ||
| 6 | b1 | 1 | Mohammad Hafeez to Marsh tossed up on the off, punches it to long on for a run. |
| CricketArchive Oracles say that the Kings XI Punjab 50 took 6.1 overs | |||
| 6 | b2 | 1 | Mohammad Hafeez to Yuvraj Singh fuller ball on the legs, turns it to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 6 | b3 | 4 | Mohammad Hafeez to Marsh low full toss on the off, punches it straight down the ground for FOUR! |
| 6 | b4 | 1 | tossed up on the off, pushed towards covers for a run. |
| 6 | b5 | 1 | Mohammad Hafeez to Yuvraj Singh tossed up on the legs, turns it to fine leg for a run. |
| 6 | b6 | 0 | Mohammad Hafeez to Marsh short ball on the off, pushed back to bowler for no run. |
| End of over 7: | (8 runs scored) Kings XI Punjab 57-1 (Marsh 24*, 18 balls, Yuvraj Singh 2*, 2 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 7 | b1 | 0 | Dinda to Yuvraj Singh short of good length ball on the middle, ducks underneath it. |
| 7 | b2 | 1 | fuller length ball on the off, punches it to long off for a run. |
| 7 | b3 | 0 | Dinda to Marsh good length ball on the off, pushed towards covers for no run. |
| 7 | b4 | 6 | Bang! short of good length ball on the off, pulled it got top edge over keeper for a SIX!! |
| 7 | b5 | 0 | good length ball on the off, defended it got inside edge to pads. |
| 7 | b6 | 4 | fuller length ball on the legs, flicks it over mid-wicket for FOUR! |
| End of over 8: | (11 runs scored) Kings XI Punjab 68-1 (Marsh 34*, 22 balls, Yuvraj Singh 3*, 4 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 8 | b1 | 0 | Mohammad Hafeez to Yuvraj Singh tossed up on the off, defended towards mid-wicket for no run. |
| 8 | b2 | 0 | tossed up on the middle and leg, wlaks down the track to drive it misses, off the pads to covers for no run. |
| 8 | b3 | 6 | Bang! full toss on the off, smashed it towards mid-wicket for a SIX!! |
| 8 | b4 | 4 | short ball on the off, cuts it towards backward point and Das misfields it for FOUR! |
| 8 | b5 | 4 | short ball on the off, pulled it over mid-wicket for FOUR! |
| 8 | b6 | 0 | Gone! fuller ball just outside the off, tries to dig it misses, Yuvraj lost his balance and comes out of the crease. |
| Yuvraj Singh st Saha b Mohammad Hafeez (17 runs, 10 balls, 2x4, 1x6) | |||
| End of over 9: | (14 runs scored) Kings XI Punjab 82-2 (Marsh 34*, 22 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| DPMD Jayawardene comes in to bat | |||
| AB Agarkar comes on to bowl | |||
| 9 | b1 | 0 | Agarkar to Marsh fuller length ball just outside the off, tries to steer it misses. |
| 9 | b2 | 0 | good length ball on the middle, defended back to bowler for no run. |
| 9 | b3 | 0 | low full toss just outside the off, steered it to backward point for no run. |
| 9 | b4 | 1 | good length ball on the off, turns it towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| 9 | b5 | 1 | Agarkar to Jayawardene short of good length ball on the off, pulled it to deep square leg for a run. |
| 9 | b6 | 1 | Agarkar to Marsh fuller length ball on the legs, punches it towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| End of over 10: | (3 runs scored) Kings XI Punjab 85-2 (Marsh 36*, 27 balls, Jayawardene 1*, 1 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 10 | b1 | 2 | Mohammad Hafeez to Marsh short ball just outside the off, cuts it wide of deep point for couple of runs. |
| 10 | b2 | 1 | fuller ball on the middle, punches it to long on for a run. |
| 10 | b3 | 1 | Mohammad Hafeez to Jayawardene tossed up just outside the off, turns it to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 10 | b4 | 0 | Mohammad Hafeez to Marsh tossed up outside the off, left alone. |
| 10 | b5 | 1 | fuller ball on the off, punches it to long on for a run. |
| 10 | b6 | 1 | Mohammad Hafeez to Jayawardene tossed up just outside the off, steered it to short thirdman for a run. |
| End of over 11: | (6 runs scored) Kings XI Punjab 91-2 (Marsh 40*, 31 balls, Jayawardene 3*, 3 balls) | ||
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| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| DJ Hussey comes on to bowl | |||
| 11 | b1 | 6 | Hussey to Jayawardene Bang! tossed up on teh middle, smashed it towards long on for a SIX!! |
| 11 | b2 | 1 | short ball on the off, steered it to short thirdman for a run. |
| 11 | b3 | 0 | Hussey to Marsh Gone! tossed up just outside the off, walks down the track to drive it misses, Saha collects it and dislodges bails, Marsh is well short of crease. |
| Marsh st Saha b Hussey (40 runs, 32 balls, 5x4, 1x6) | |||
| K Goel comes in to bat | |||
| 11 | b4 | 0 | Hussey to Goel tossed up just outside the off, steered it to short thirdman for no run. |
| 11 | b5 | 0 | tossed up on the off, drives it got edge towards short thirdman for no run. |
| 11 | b6 | 4 | tossed up just outside the off, tries to steer it got outside edge wide of short thirdman for FOUR! |
| CricketArchive Oracles say that the Kings XI Punjab 100 took 11.6 overs | |||
| End of over 12: | (11 runs scored) Kings XI Punjab 102-3 (Jayawardene 10*, 5 balls, Goel 4*, 3 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| Umar Gul comes on to bowl | |||
| 12 | b1 | 0 | Umar Gul to Jayawardene Gone! short fo good length ball on the off and slower one, tries to pull it got edge towards mid-wicket for an easy catch to Ganguly. |
| Jayawardene c Ganguly b Umar Gul (10 runs, 6 balls, 0x4, 1x6) | |||
![]() © CricketArchive | IK Pathan comes in to bat | ||
| 12 | b2 | 0 | Umar Gul to Pathan short of good length ball on the off and seaming away, tries to push it misses. |
| 12 | b3 | 0 | good length ball on the middle, defended towards covers for no run. |
| 12 | b4 | 0 | short of good length ball on the off, pulled it to mid-on for no run. |
| 12 | b5 | 1 | good length ball on the off, steered it to thirdman for a run. |
| 12 | b6 | 1lb | Umar Gul to Goel good length ball on the legs, tries to flick it misses, off the pads to fine leg for a leg bye. |
| End of over 13: | (2 runs scored) Kings XI Punjab 104-4 (Goel 4*, 4 balls, Pathan 1*, 4 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 13 | b1 | 2 | Hussey to Goel tossed up just outside the off, punches it wide of long off for couple of runs. |
| 13 | b2 | 0 | tossed up on the off, defended back to bowler for no run. |
| 13 | b3 | 0 | Gone! fuller ball just outside the off, tries to drive it got bottom edge and bounces to short thirdman, looking for a quick run, Das fields it and throws it to bowler, Hussey collects and dislodges bails for an easy run out. |
| Goel run out (6 runs, 7 balls, 1x4, 0x6) | |||
| KC Sangakkara comes in to bat | |||
| 13 | b4 | 4lb | Hussey to Pathan tossed up just outside the off, tries to drive it got outside edge wide of keeper and slip for FOUR! |
| 13 | b5 | 0 | tossed up on the off, defended back to bowler for no run. |
| 13 | b6 | 1 | tossed up on the off, turns it to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| End of over 14: | (7 runs scored) Kings XI Punjab 111-5 (Sangakkara 6*, 4 balls, Pathan 2*, 7 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 14 | b1 | 1wd | Umar Gul to Pathan short of length ball just outside the off, left alone. |
| 14 | b2 | 1 | good length ball on the off, pushed to sweeper cover for a run. |
| 14 | b3 | 1lb | Umar Gul to Sangakkara good length ball just outside the off, steered it to thirdman for a run. |
| leg byes adjusted by -4 | |||
| byes adjusted by 4 | |||
| 14 | b4 | 1 | Umar Gul to Pathan good length ball on the legs, tries to flick it got inside edge to pads and rolls towards short thirdman for a run. |
| 14 | b5 | 1 | Umar Gul to Sangakkara good length ball on the off, pushed towards point for a run. |
| 14 | b6 | 2 | Umar Gul to Pathan fuller length ball on the off, punches it to long off for couple of runs. |
| 14 | b7 | 1 | short of good length ball on the off, pulled it to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| End of over 15: | (8 runs scored) Kings XI Punjab 119-5 (Sangakkara 7*, 6 balls, Pathan 7*, 11 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| Sangakkara's runs adjusted by 1 | |||
| Pathan's runs adjusted by -1 | |||
| 15 | b1 | 1 | Hussey to Pathan tossed up on the off, punches it to long on for a run. |
| 15 | b2 | 1 | Hussey to Sangakkara tossed up on the off, chips it to long on for a run. |
| 15 | b3 | 4 | Hussey to Pathan fuller ball on the middle, turns it to deep mid-wicket for FOUR! |
| 15 | b4 | 0 | tossed up on the off, pushed towards extra cover for no run. |
| 15 | b5 | 2 | tossed up on the off, punches it to long on for couple of runs. |
| 15 | b6 | 1 | tossed up on the off, turns it to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| End of over 16: | (9 runs scored) Kings XI Punjab 128-5 (Sangakkara 9*, 7 balls, Pathan 14*, 16 balls) | ||
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| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 16 | b1 | 0 | Umar Gul to Pathan good length ball on the off, pushed towards mid-on for no run. |
| 16 | b2 | 1wd | fuller length ball down the legs, tries to flick it misses. |
| 16 | b3 | 1 | good length ball on the off, pushed towards covers for a run. |
| 16 | b4 | 4 | Umar Gul to Sangakkara good length ball on the off, pulled it wide of long on for FOUR! |
| CricketArchive Oracles say that Kumar Sangakkara has made 500 runs in Twenty20 Matches | |||
| 16 | b5 | 1 | short of good length ball on the legs, steered it to thirdman for a run. |
| 16 | b6 | 1 | Umar Gul to Pathan good length ball on the legs, turns it towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| 16 | b7 | 4 | Umar Gul to Sangakkara good length ball on the legs, pulled it over mid-wicket for FOUR! |
| End of over 17: | (12 runs scored) Kings XI Punjab 140-5 (Sangakkara 18*, 10 balls, Pathan 16*, 19 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| I Sharma comes on to bowl | |||
| 17 | b1 | 1 | Sharma to Pathan good length ball on the legs, pushed towards mid-on for a quick run. |
| 17 | b2 | 1; 1nb | Sharma to Sangakkara full toss just outside the off, turns it to short fine leg for a run, gree hit is coming on the way. |
| 17 | b3 | 4 | Sharma to Pathan good length ball on the legs, pulled it towards square leg for FOUR! |
| 17 | b4 | 1lb | fuller length ball on the legs, turns it to short fine leg for a run. |
| 17 | b5 | 0 | Sharma to Sangakkara fuller length ball just outside the off, tries to flick it misses. |
| 17 | b6 | 1 | fuller length ball just outside the off, steered it to thirdman for a run. |
| 17 | b7 | 1 | Sharma to Pathan good length ball on the off, pushed towards long off for a run. |
| CricketArchive Oracles say that the Kings XI Punjab 150 took 17.6 overs | |||
| End of over 18: | (10 runs scored) Kings XI Punjab 150-5 (Sangakkara 20*, 13 balls, Pathan 22*, 23 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 18 | b1 | 1 | Umar Gul to Pathan fuller length ball just outside the off, drives it to sweeper cover for a run. |
| 18 | b2 | 4 | Umar Gul to Sangakkara fuller length ball just outside the off, drives it towards point for FOUR! |
| 18 | b3 | 0 | Gone! good length ball on the legs, moves across to paddle it misses, clean bowled this time. |
| Sangakkara b Umar Gul (28 runs, 21 balls, 5x4, 0x6) | |||
| PP Chawla comes in to bat | |||
| 18 | b4 | 1 | Umar Gul to Chawla full toss on the legs, punches it towards point for a run. |
| 18 | b5 | 1 | Umar Gul to Pathan yorker length ball on the legs, digs it got inside edge to short fine leg for a run. |
| 18 | b6 | 0 | Umar Gul to Chawla good length ball on the legs, makes room to drive it got inside edge to pads and rolls back to bowler for no run. |
| End of over 19: | (7 runs scored) Kings XI Punjab 157-6 (Pathan 24*, 25 balls, Chawla 1*, 2 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 19 | b1 | 1lb | Sharma to Pathan good length ball on the legs, tries to pull it misses, off the pads to backward point for a leg bye. |
| 19 | b2 | 4 | Sharma to Chawla fuller length ball on the legs, smashed it towards long on for FOUR! |
| 19 | b3 | 4 | good length ball on the legs, drives it over mid-wicket for FOUR! |
| 19 | b4 | 2 | good length ball on the legs, chips it wide of long on for couple of runs. |
| 19 | b5 | 4 | low full toss on the off, moves across and paddles it towards fine leg for FOUR! |
| 19 | b6 | 6 | Bang! good length ball just outside the off, smashed it towards extra cover for a SIX!! |
| End of over 20: | (21 runs scored) Kings XI Punjab 178-6 (Pathan 24*, 26 balls, Chawla 21*, 7 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 16:10 GMT: End of innings | |||
| 16:11 GMT: Kolkata Knight Riders need 179 runs to win. | |||