| AC Gilchrist and HH Gibbs to open the batting | |||
| 12:19 GMT: Start of innings | |||
| AB Dinda comes on to bowl | |||
| 0 | b1 | 0 | Dinda to Gilchrist fuller length ball on the legs, tries to flick it misses, hit him on pads, shouts for lbw, declined. |
| 0 | b2 | 0 | fuller length ball on the legs, tries to flick it misses, off the pads to keeper for no run. |
| 0 | b3 | 0 | fuller length ball on the legs, flicks it towards square leg and fall just short of Ganguly. |
| 0 | b4 | 1 | good length ball just outside the off, steered it to thirdman for a run. |
| 0 | b5 | 0 | Dinda to Gibbs fuller length ball just outside the off, pushed towards mid-off for no run. |
| 0 | b6 | 4 | good length ball outside the off, punches it towards point for FOUR! |
| End of over 1: | (5 runs scored) Deccan Chargers 5-0 (Gilchrist 1*, 4 balls, Gibbs 4*, 2 balls) | ||
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| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| I Sharma comes on to bowl | |||
| 1 | b1 | 0 | Sharma to Gilchrist fuller length ball just outside the off, punches it towards extra cover for no run. |
| 1 | b2 | 1 | fuller length ball just outside the off, steered it to thirdman for a run. |
| 1 | b3 | 0 | Sharma to Gibbs good length ball just outside the off, pushed towards point for no run. |
| 1 | b4 | 0 | good length ball just outside the off and nips back, tries to drive it misses. |
| 1 | b5 | 1 | short of good length ball just outside the off and slower one, tries to pull it got bottom edge and bounces to keeper for a run. |
| 1 | b6 | 4 | Sharma to Gilchrist good length ball on the off, punches it straight down the ground for FOUR! |
| End of over 2: | (6 runs scored) Deccan Chargers 11-0 (Gilchrist 6*, 7 balls, Gibbs 5*, 5 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 2 | b1 | 0 | Dinda to Gibbs fuller length ball just outside the off, pushed towards extra cover for no run. |
| 2 | b2 | 1wd | short of length ball on the off, ducks underneath it. |
| 2 | b3 | 0 | Gone! fuller length ball just outside the off, drives it got edge to thirdman for an easy catch to Butt. |
| Gibbs c Salman Butt b Dinda (5 runs, 7 balls, 1x4, 0x6) | |||
| DB Ravi Teja comes in to bat | |||
| 2 | b4 | 4 | Dinda to Ravi Teja good length ball just outside the off, cuts it wide of backward point for FOUR! |
| 2 | b5 | 0 | fuller length ball just outside the off and seaming away, tries to drive it misses. |
| 2 | b6 | 0 | good length ball just outside the off, tries to cut it misses. |
| 2 | b7 | 1 | good length ball on the off, defended towards covers for a run. |
| End of over 3: | (6 runs scored) Deccan Chargers 17-1 (Gilchrist 6*, 7 balls, Ravi Teja 5*, 4 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 3 | b1 | 1 | Sharma to Ravi Teja good length ball just outside the off, steered it to thirdman for a run. |
| 3 | b2 | 0 | Sharma to Gilchrist fuller length ball just outside the off, digs it towards covers for no run. |
| 3 | b3 | 4 | good length ball on the off, pulled it over mid-wicket for FOUR! |
| 3 | b4 | 0 | fuller length ball just outside the off, punches it to extra cover for no run. |
| 3 | b5 | 1lb | good length ball on the legs, tries to pull it misses, off the pads to thirdman for a leg bye. |
| 3 | b6 | 4 | Sharma to Ravi Teja fuller length ball just outside the off, steered it over backward point for FOUR! |
| End of over 4: | (10 runs scored) Deccan Chargers 27-1 (Gilchrist 10*, 11 balls, Ravi Teja 10*, 6 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 4 | b1 | 4 | Dinda to Gilchrist fuller length ball just outside the off, drives it wide of mid-on for FOUR! |
| 4 | b2 | 2 | fuller length ball on the off, from around the wicket, turns it wide of deep square leg for couple of runs. |
| 4 | b3 | 4 | fuller length ball on the off, smashed it over bowler's head for FOUR! |
| 4 | b4 | 4 | from over the wicket, fuller length ball just outside the off, drives it wide of mid-off for FOUR! |
| 4 | b5 | 0 | good length ball on the off, pulled it got inside edge towards square leg for no run. |
| 4 | b6 | 0 | Gone! good length ball on the off, pulled it got edge towards mid-wicket for an easy catch to Ganguly. |
| Gilchrist c Ganguly b Dinda (24 runs, 17 balls, 5x4, 0x6) | |||
| End of over 5: | (14 runs scored) Deccan Chargers 41-2 (Ravi Teja 10*, 6 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| RG Sharma comes in to bat | |||
| Umar Gul comes on to bowl | |||
| 5 | b1 | 0 | Umar Gul to Ravi Teja Gone! fuller length ball just outside the off, tries to drive it got outside edge to keeper for an easy catch to Saha. |
| Ravi Teja c Saha b Umar Gul (10 runs, 7 balls, 2x4, 0x6) | |||
![]() © New Zealand Cricket | SB Styris comes in to bat | ||
| 5 | b2 | 1 | Umar Gul to Styris fuller length ball just outside the off, steered it to thirmdan for a run. |
| 5 | b3 | 4 | Umar Gul to Sharma fuller length ball just outside the off, drives it over mid-off for FOUR! |
| 5 | b4 | 1nb | short of good length ball just outside the off, left alone. |
| 5 | b5 | 4; 1nb | good length ball on the off, makes room and drives it over mid-wicket for FOUR1 |
| CricketArchive Oracles say that the Deccan Chargers 50 took 5.3 overs | |||
| 5 | b6 | 0 | low full toss on the legs, makes room and steered it to backward point for no run. |
| 5 | b7 | 1 | good length ball just outside the off, drives it got inside edge wide of backward point for a run. |
| 5 | b8 | 1nb | Umar Gul to Styris good length ball just outside the off, pushed towards point for no run. |
| 5 | b9 | 1 | low full toss on the off, punches it straight down the ground for a run. |
| End of over 6: | (14 runs scored) Deccan Chargers 55-3 (Sharma 9*, 5 balls, Styris 2*, 3 balls) | ||
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| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| SC Ganguly comes on to bowl | |||
| 6 | b1 | 0 | Ganguly to Styris good length ball just outside the off, pushed towards backward point for no run. |
| 6 | b2 | 0 | good length ball just outside the off, pushed towards covers for no run. |
| 6 | b3 | 0 | fuller length ball on the off, punches it back to bowler for no run. |
| 6 | b4 | 1 | good length ball on the legs, turns it to square leg for a run. |
| 6 | b5 | 1 | Ganguly to Sharma fuller length ball just outside the off, steered it towards backward point for a quick run. |
| 6 | b6 | 1 | Ganguly to Styris good length ball on the off, turns it wide of short fine leg for a run. |
| End of over 7: | (3 runs scored) Deccan Chargers 58-3 (Sharma 10*, 6 balls, Styris 4*, 8 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 7 | b1 | 0 | Umar Gul to Styris good length ball just outside the off, tries to drive it misses. |
| 7 | b2 | 1 | fuller length ball on the off, punches it to long on for a run. |
| 7 | b3 | 0 | Umar Gul to Sharma good length ball just outside the off and swings away, tries to steer it misses. |
| 7 | b4 | 0 | good length ball on the middle and seaming away, makes room to steer it misses. |
| 7 | b5 | 0 | good lenth ball just outside the off, steered it to backward point for no run. |
| 7 | b6 | 4lb | yorker length ball on the off, digs it wide of keeper for FOUR! |
| End of over 8: | (5 runs scored) Deccan Chargers 63-3 (Sharma 10*, 10 balls, Styris 5*, 10 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 8 | b1 | 0 | Ganguly to Styris Gone! good length ball on the off, tries to sweep it got edge towards mid-wicket for a well judged catch by Shukla. |
| Styris c Shukla b Ganguly (5 runs, 11 balls, 0x4, 0x6) | |||
| Y Venugopal Rao comes in to bat | |||
| 8 | b2 | 0 | Ganguly to Sharma fuller length ball on the off, pushed back to bowler for no run. |
| 8 | b3 | 6 | Bang! good length ball on the off, walks down the track and smashed it towards mid-wicket for a SIX!! |
| 8 | b4 | 1 | good length ball just outside the off, pushed towards long off for a run. |
| 8 | b5 | 0 | Ganguly to Venugopal Rao good length ball just outside the off, tries to steer it misses. |
| 8 | b6 | 0 | good length ball on the off and seaming away, tries to push it misses. |
| End of over 9: | (7 runs scored) Deccan Chargers 70-4 (Sharma 17*, 13 balls, Venugopal Rao 0*, 2 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| M Kartik comes on to bowl | |||
| 9 | b1 | 0 | Kartik to Sharma tossed up on the legs, makes room and pushed back to bowler for norun. |
| 9 | b2 | 1lb | tossed up on the off, pushed towards covers for a run. |
| 9 | b3 | 0 | Kartik to Venugopal Rao fuller ball on the middle, pushed towards extra cover for no run. |
| 9 | b4 | 1 | tossed up on the off, turns it to square leg for a run. |
| 9 | b5 | 1lb | Kartik to Sharma tossed up down the legs, tries to sweep it misses, off the pads to backward point for a leg bye. |
| 9 | b6 | 1 | Kartik to Venugopal Rao tossed up on the off, punches it to long on for a run. |
| End of over 10: | (4 runs scored) Deccan Chargers 74-4 (Sharma 17*, 16 balls, Venugopal Rao 2*, 5 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 10 | b1 | 1 | Ganguly to Venugopal Rao good length ball on the off, pushed to long off for a run. |
| 10 | b2 | 6 | Ganguly to Sharma Bang! fuller length ball on the off, smashed it towards long on for a SIX!! |
| 10 | b3 | 1 | good length ball just outside the off, steered it wide of short thirdman for a run. |
| 10 | b4 | 1lb | Ganguly to Venugopal Rao good length ball on the legs, tries to flick it misses, off the pads to covers for a leg bye. |
| 10 | b5 | 2 | Ganguly to Sharma fuller length ball on the off, pushed towards long on for couple of runs. |
| 10 | b6 | 1 | fuller length ball on the off, walks down the track and pushed to long on for a run. |
| End of over 11: | (12 runs scored) Deccan Chargers 86-4 (Sharma 27*, 20 balls, Venugopal Rao 3*, 7 balls) | ||
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| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 11 | b1 | 1 | Kartik to Sharma tossed up on the legs, turns it towards square leg for a run. |
| 11 | b2 | 1 | Kartik to Venugopal Rao tossed up on the legs, tries to drive it got inside edge to short fine leg for a run. |
| 11 | b3 | 1 | Kartik to Sharma tossed up just outside the off, cuts it to sweeper cover for a run. |
| 11 | b4 | 0 | Kartik to Venugopal Rao tossed up just outside the off, walks down the track and steered it to short thirdman for no run. |
| 11 | b5 | 2 | tossed up just outside theo ff, walks down the track and cuts it wide of deep point for couple of runs. |
| 11 | b6 | 0 | tossed upon theoff, pushed towards extra cover for no run. |
| End of over 12: | (5 runs scored) Deccan Chargers 91-4 (Sharma 29*, 22 balls, Venugopal Rao 6*, 11 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| AB Dinda comes on to bowl | |||
| 12 | b1 | 4 | Dinda to Sharma low full toss just outside the off, paddles it over short fine leg for FOUR! |
| 12 | b2 | 0 | Gone! fuller length ball on the off, drives it to mid-wicket for an easy catch to Ganguly. |
| Sharma c Ganguly b Dinda (33 runs, 24 balls, 3x4, 2x6) | |||
| CricketArchive Oracles say that This is the best bowling by Ashok Dinda in an innings in Twenty20 Matches | |||
| SB Bangar comes in to bat | |||
| 12 | b3 | 0 | Dinda to Bangar good length ball on the off, pushed back to bowler for no run. |
| 12 | b4 | 1 | low full toss just outside the off, punches it to sweeper cover for a run. |
| 12 | b5 | 2 | Dinda to Venugopal Rao goood length ball on the legs, tries to flick it got inside edge to pads, shouts for lbw, declined. |
| 12 | b6 | 1 | good length ball on the off, tries to drive it got inside edge to pads for a run. |
| End of over 13: | (8 runs scored) Deccan Chargers 99-5 (Venugopal Rao 9*, 13 balls, Bangar 1*, 2 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 13 | b1 | 6 | Kartik to Venugopal Rao Bang! tossed up on the middle, walks down the track and smashed it towards long on for a SIX!! |
| CricketArchive Oracles say that the Deccan Chargers 100 took 13.1 overs | |||
| 13 | b2 | 0 | tossed up on the off, cuts it to backward point for no run. |
| 13 | b3 | 6 | Bang! tossed up on the off, walks down the track and smashed it wide of long off for a SIX!! |
| 13 | b4 | 6 | Bang! tossed up on the middle, walks down the track and smashed it over long on for a SIX!! |
| 13 | b5 | 4 | low full toss on the middle, walks down the track and drives it wide of long on for FOUR! |
| 13 | b6 | 0 | tossed up on the legs, paddles it to short fine leg for no run. |
| End of over 14: | (22 runs scored) Deccan Chargers 121-5 (Venugopal Rao 31*, 19 balls, Bangar 1*, 2 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| SC Ganguly comes on to bowl | |||
| 14 | b1 | 1 | Ganguly to Bangar fuller length ball on the off, steered it to deep point for a run. |
| 14 | b2 | 0 | Ganguly to Venugopal Rao good length ball on the middle, tries to drive it got inside edge to pads. |
| 14 | b3 | 1 | good length ball just outside the off, pushed towards extra cover for a run. |
| 14 | b4 | 0 | Ganguly to Bangar Gone! fuller length ball on the off, drives it to mid-wicket for an easy catch to Chopra. |
| Bangar c Chopra b Ganguly (2 runs, 4 balls, 0x4, 0x6) | |||
![]() © Worcestershire CCC | WPUJC Vaas comes in to bat | ||
| 14 | b5 | 0 | Ganguly to Vaas fuller length ball just outside the off, pushed towards extra cover for no run. |
| 14 | b6 | 2 | fuller length ball on the off, chips it over bowler for couple of runs. |
| End of over 15: | (4 runs scored) Deccan Chargers 125-6 (Venugopal Rao 32*, 21 balls, Vaas 2*, 2 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| I Sharma comes on to bowl | |||
| 15 | b1 | 0 | Sharma to Venugopal Rao yorker length ball just outside the off, tries to steer it misses. |
| 15 | b2 | 1 | low full toss on the off, drives it to long on for a run. |
| 15 | b3 | 1 | Sharma to Vaas fuller length ball just outside the off, drives it to long on for a run. |
| 15 | b4 | 0 | Sharma to Venugopal Rao fuller length ball just outside the off and slower one, tries to drive it misses. |
| 15 | b5 | 6 | Bang! good length ball just outside the off, tries to drive it got outside edge over thirdman for a SIX!! |
| 15 | b6 | 4 | fuller length ball just outside the off, drives it over covers for FOUR! |
| End of over 16: | (12 runs scored) Deccan Chargers 137-6 (Venugopal Rao 43*, 26 balls, Vaas 3*, 3 balls) | ||
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| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| Umar Gul comes on to bowl | |||
| 16 | b1 | 2 | Umar Gul to Vaas fuller lenght ball on the off, punches it straight down the ground for couple of runs. |
| 16 | b2 | 1 | short of good length ball on the off, pulled it to long on for a run. |
| 16 | b3 | 1wd | Umar Gul to Venugopal Rao short of length ball on the middle, ducks underneath it. |
| 16 | b4 | 4 | fuller length ball on the middle, punches it straight down the ground for FOUR! |
| 16 | b5 | 6 | Bang! good length ball on the legs, pulled it towards square leg for a SIX!! and Venugopal completes his 2nd T20 Fifty. |
| CricketArchive Oracles say that Yalaka Venugopal Rao has made 50 in 28 balls with 3 fours and 5 sixes | |||
| CricketArchive Oracles say that the Deccan Chargers 150 took 16.4 overs | |||
| 16 | b6 | 1 | fuller length ball on the legs, turns it to deep square leg for a run. |
| 16 | b7 | 2 | Umar Gul to Vaas low full toss on the off, punches it to long off for couple of runs. |
| End of over 17: | (17 runs scored) Deccan Chargers 154-6 (Venugopal Rao 54*, 29 balls, Vaas 8*, 6 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| LR Shukla comes on to bowl | |||
| 17 | b1 | 1 | Shukla to Venugopal Rao low full toss on the middle, drives it towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| 17 | b2 | 1 | Shukla to Vaas fuller length ball on the legs, turns it to deep square leg for a run. |
| 17 | b3 | 4 | Shukla to Venugopal Rao fuller length ball just outside the off, paddles it over short fine leg for FOUR! |
| CricketArchive Oracles say that Yalaka Venugopal Rao has passed his previous highest score of 55 in Twenty20 Matches | |||
| 17 | b4 | 0 | low full toss just outside the off, tries to steer it misses. |
| 17 | b5 | 1 | yorker length ball on the middle, digs it towards backward point for a run. |
| 17 | b6 | 0 | Shukla to Vaas Gone! yorker length ball on the legs, makes room to drive it misses, clean bowled this time. |
| Vaas b Shukla (9 runs, 8 balls, 0x4, 0x6) | |||
| End of over 18: | (7 runs scored) Deccan Chargers 161-7 (Venugopal Rao 60*, 33 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
![]() © CricketArchive | RP Singh comes in to bat | ||
| 18 | b1 | 0 | Umar Gul to Venugopal Rao fuller length ball down the legs, makes room to drive it misses, hit him on pads. |
| 18 | b2 | 0 | fuller length ball on the legs, tries to dig it misses, off the pads to bowler for no run. |
| 18 | b3 | 6 | Bang! fuller length ball just otuside the off, smashed it over covers for a SIX!! |
| 18 | b4 | 1wd | short of good length ball down the legs, left alone. |
| 18 | b5 | 1 | fuller length ball just outside the off, drives it to long on for a run. |
| 18 | b6 | 1 | Umar Gul to Singh good length ball just outside the off, tries to pull it got inside edge to backward square leg for a run. |
| 18 | b7 | 1wd | Umar Gul to Venugopal Rao fuller length ball down the legs, tries to flick it misses. |
| 18 | b8 | 1 | fuller length ball just outside the off, drives it to long off for a run. |
| End of over 19: | (11 runs scored) Deccan Chargers 172-7 (Venugopal Rao 68*, 38 balls, Singh 1*, 1 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 19 | b1 | 0 | Shukla to Venugopal Rao low full toss just outside the off, pulled it to deep mid-wicket and refused to take run. |
| 19 | b2 | 1; 1nb | full toss over hips, pulled it got edge towards square leg and keeper dropped it for a run. |
| 19 | b3 | 0 | Shukla to Singh fuller length ball just outside the off, punches it back to bowler for no run. |
| 19 | b4 | 4 | low full toss on the off, drives it straight down the ground for FOUR! |
| 19 | b5 | 1 | low full toss on the off, drives it to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 19 | b6 | 2 | Shukla to Venugopal Rao low full toss just outside the off, drives it over backward point for couple of runs. |
| 19 | b7 | 0 | ALLOVER! KNIGHT RIDERS WON BY 23 RUNS; fuller length ball on the off, punches it back to bowler for no run. |
| End of over 20: | (9 runs scored) Deccan Chargers 181-7 (Venugopal Rao 71*, 42 balls, Singh 6*, 4 balls) | ||
| Over | Ball | Runs | |
| 14:02 GMT: End of innings | |||
| End of the match: Kolkata Knight Riders won by 23 runs | |||
| Man of the match: SC Ganguly | |||
| 14:14 GMT: End of the session's play | |||
| 14:14 GMT: Close of play for the day | |||