Highlights
T20 Cricket League, 2012
Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Auckland, Group A
Newlands, Cape Town, Oct 15, 2012
Batting: Kolkata Knight Riders
| Over No. | Event Type | Event | Team Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | FOUR | Kyle Mills to Bisla, FOUR, edged but safe! Action packed start. Short and moving away around off, Bisla slashes at it, gets a thick edge which flies between the keeper and 1st slip. There is a big gap between the 2 and the ball found it perfectly | 4/0 |
| 1.2 | FOUR | M Bates to Gambhir, FOUR, he makes use of the luck. Width on offer and he drives it over backward point, that should make him feel confident | 10/0 |
| 1.5 | OUT | M Bates to Gambhir, out Caught by Guptill!! That goes into the "top 10 catches of the year" list. Quite easily! What a stunner from Guptill. Full delivery on the middle and leg, Gambhir looks to work it across and gets a thick leading edge, it pops up towards cover point where Guptill sticks his left hand out and takes a one handed beauty! The ball was dying on him but he reacted superbly. Gambhir's poor form continues. Gambhir c Guptill b M Bates 5(9) [4s-1] | 10/1 |
| 2.4 | FOUR | Kyle Mills to Bisla, FOUR, makes use of the free hit. Pitched up outside off, Bisla backs away and carves it over the off side, went high and just about trickled to the ropes | 15/1 |
| 2.5 | FOUR | Kyle Mills to Bisla, FOUR, super shot. Comes down the track confidently and drives it on the up through the vacant extra cover region. That should do a world of good for Bisla | 19/1 |
| 3.5 | FOUR | M Bates to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, can't bowl there to McCullum. The Kiwis bowlers shuould know better. Short and outside off, McCullum cuts it over backward point | 27/1 |
| 4 | FOUR | M Bates to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, and again! Once again goes after the short one and cuts it through the off side, this time along the ground and into the sweeper cover fence | 31/1 |
| 4.1 | DROPPED | Kyle Mills to Bisla, no run, almost a stunning caught and bowled! Bisla makes room but Mills follows him, Bisla tamely lobs the ball to the left of Mills, he sticks his left hand out and attempts but the ball just about pops out | 31/1 |
| 5.5 | SIX | Andre Adams to Bisla, SIX, he has clobbered that! Right in the slot and he frees his arms, heaves it away over deep mid wicket with ease | 42/1 |
| 6.3 | FOUR | R Hira to Bisla, FOUR, poor delivery, down the leg side and Bisla sweeps it to fine leg, easily done | 49/1 |
| 7.5 | FOUR | Andre Adams to Bisla, FOUR, the partnership between Bisla and Brendon McCullum is now 51. What a shot to bring it up! Comes down the track and makes room in the process, crashes it hard between extra cover and mid off for four | 61/1 |
| 8.1 | SIX | R Hira to Brendon McCullum, SIX, best place to hit. Sees the flight and comes down the track, smashes it straight down the ground and hits the sight-screen. | 67/1 |
| 8.3 | FOUR | R Hira to Bisla, FOUR, very poor bowling. Fires it in outside leg, Bisla helps it to fine leg with a paddle scoop, very poor bowling | 72/1 |
| 8.4 | OUT | R Hira to Bisla, out Caught by A Kitchen!! That comes against the run of play. Tossed up by Hira, Bisla comes down the track and mistimes a lofted shot to long off. He didn't get to the pitch of that one, and that has done him in. Bisla c A Kitchen b R Hira 38(24) [4s-6 6s-1] | 72/2 |
| 9.2 | OUT | Azhar Mahmood to Kallis, out Caught by Vincent!! A duck for Kallis and it's a wicket for Mahmood in his first over. Pitches it at an awkward length and gets it to straighten, takes the edge as Kallis pokes and goes low to the man at slip. Sharp catch too. Kolkata are in some trouble now. Kallis c Vincent b Azhar Mahmood 0(2) | 72/3 |
| 9.3 | OUT | Azhar Mahmood to Manoj Tiwary, out Caught&Bowled!! Azhar Mahmood is on a hat-trick! A first ball duck for Tiwary. Soft dismissal that - this was pitched up on the middle and leg, Tiwary looks to play across but plays a bit too early, ends up lobbing it back to Mahmood for an easy catch. Manoj Tiwary c and b Azhar Mahmood 0(1) | 72/4 |
| 11.3 | FOUR | Azhar Mahmood to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, rare poor delivery from Mahmood and McCullum punishes it. Short and down the leg side, McCullum swivels and pulls it hard to fine leg | 79/4 |
| 13.1 | SIX | Andre Adams to Brendon McCullum, SIX, McCullum takes on Adams immediately! Jumps out of his crease and swings across, clears deep mid wicket with ease. Good sound when the bat hit the ball! | 93/4 |
| 14.3 | OUT | Azhar Mahmood to Brendon McCullum, out Caught by Hopkins!! Another wicket for Azhar Mahmood. What a bowler he is! Full and just outside off, McCullum looks to cut but gets a thick edge to the keeper. A bit too close for that shot and McCullum perishes after a good knock. Brendon McCullum c Hopkins b Azhar Mahmood 40(35) [4s-3 6s-2] | |
| 16.2 | OUT | Kyle Mills to Shakib Al Hasan, out Caught by C de Grandhomme!! Kolkata sink further with thta wicket. Full and outside off, Shakib jumps out of his crease, reaches out and carves it straight to sweeper cover. Not the best of shots in the circumstances. Shakib Al Hasan c C de Grandhomme b Kyle Mills 17(22) | 108/6 |
| 17.2 | FOUR | M Bates to Yusuf Pathan, FOUR, that went quick! Short and on the legs, Yusuf swivels and pulls it to fine leg, hit very hard as well! | 115/6 |
| 17.3 | FOUR | M Bates to Yusuf Pathan, FOUR, he has murdered the cricket ball! Bates is trying to bowl the short ones to Yusuf but he is smashing them. Pulled hard and through deep mid wicket this time | 119/6 |
| 18.1 | FOUR | Azhar Mahmood to Bhatia, FOUR, smashed! Short and outside off, Bhatia stands firm in his crease and pulls it over mid wicket, these are useful runs! | 125/6 |
| 19.4 | DROPPED | M Bates to Yusuf Pathan, 2 runs, catch dropped by Azhar Mahmood. A sitter that. Banged in short by Bates, Pathan mistimes a hook shot to deep square leg, straight in and out of Mahmood's hands. Poor fielding! | 135/6 |
Batting: Auckland
| Over No. | Event Type | Event | Team Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.3 | FOUR | Balaji to Vincent, FOUR, a length ball again, Vincent backs away a bit and slaps it nicely over mid off for the first boundary of the innings | 5/0 |
| 0.5 | FOUR | Balaji to Vincent, FOUR, poor bowling from Balaji. Very full and on the leg. Vincent flicks it with ease through square leg for the second boundary of the over | 11/0 |
| 1 | SIX | Balaji to Vincent, SIX, very full again. Vincent leans out and lofts it handsomely over long on for maximum. 17 off the first over. Fantastic start that for Auckland. | 17/0 |
| 1.1 | FOUR | Shakib Al Hasan to Guptill, FOUR, superb shot from Guptill. Tossed up and very full. Guptill makes some room and lofts it nicely over extra cover for a boundary | 21/0 |
| 1.4 | SIX | Shakib Al Hasan to Vincent, SIX, the openers are making it look very simple. Flat and sliding on, Vincent sweeps it hard and deep over the square leg fence | 28/0 |
| 2.5 | FOUR | Narine to Vincent, FOUR, floated up, Vincent plonks his foot out and sweeps it very hard past mid wicket for yet another boundary already | 37/0 |
| 3 | OUT | Narine to Vincent, out Caught by Manoj Tiwary!! There comes the wicket Kolkata were seeking. Narine has delivered. Tossed up again, Vincent goes for the hard sweep but gets a top edge. Tiwary runs across to his right from mid wicket and settles under the skier. End of a good cameo from Vincent. Vincent c Manoj Tiwary b Narine 30(12) [4s-3 6s-2] | 37/1 |
| 5.4 | FOUR | Kallis to Guptill, FOUR, catch dropped by Yusuf Pathan at first slip. It was short and outside off, Guptill goes for the cut but gets a thick outside edge. Yusuf was late to react and gets two hands to it but it shoots through to the third man fence | 50/1 |
| 8.1 | FOUR | Shakib Al Hasan to Guptill, FOUR, Guptill uses his feet brilliantly. It was flighted, Guptill was very quick to get down and loft it to the long off fence | 63/1 |
| 9.1 | SIX | Balaji to Azhar Mahmood, SIX, slightly short, Mahmood pulls it hard and high. Sangwan takes a step back at deep square leg to take the catch but steps on the ropes in the process | 73/1 |
| 9.5 | OUT | Balaji to Guptill, out Caught by Narine!! Guptill does not capitalise on the start he had got. It was a good length delivery, Guptill tries to loft it over long on but does not get enough on it. Narine moves across to his right at long on and takes the catch comfortably. Guptill c Narine b Balaji 25(26) [4s-3] | 76/2 |
| 10 | FOUR | Balaji to A Kitchen, FOUR, full and outside off, Kitchen presses out to defend but gets a thick outside edge and it races past first slip and wide of third man for a boundary. 13 runs and a wicket from that over. | 80/2 |
| 10.4 | SIX | Shakib Al Hasan to A Kitchen, SIX, floated up, Kitchen leans out and strikes it very cleanly and straight down the ground for his first six. Top shot. | 89/2 |
| 12 | FOUR | Kallis to Azhar Mahmood, FOUR, very well played by Mahmood. It was full and outside off, Mahmood opens the face of the bat and slices it past the man at slip. Yusuf Pathan makes a desperate effort at third man but does not prevent the boundary | 95/2 |
| 12.2 | FOUR | Narine to Azhar Mahmood, FOUR, Mahmood can do no wrong. It was short and outside off, Mahmood walks across and cuts it right in the gap between backward point and short third man | 100/2 |
| 12.4 | FOUR | Narine to A Kitchen, FOUR, sliding on and a little too short, Kitchen gets back and pulls it hard and in the gap through square leg | 105/2 |
| 13.2 | FOUR | Sangwan to A Kitchen, FOUR, short and wide outside off, easy pickings for Kitchen. He cuts it very hard square on the offside for a boundary again | 112/2 |
| 14.4 | OUT | Narine to A Kitchen, out Lbw!! Narine gets his second but a little too late perhaps. It was very full from Narine and in front of leg, Kitchen tries to whip it on the onside but misses and is hit low on the front pad. No doubts in the umpire's mind. A Kitchen lbw b Narine 24(15) [4s-3 6s-1] | 117/3 |
| 15.3 | SIX | Sangwan to Azhar Mahmood, SIX, not an easy shot to play but Mahmood has made that look simple. On a good length and outside off, Mahmood hangs back and lofts it straight down the ground with minimum effort | 123/3 |
| 15.5 | OTHER | Sangwan to C de Grandhomme, no run, chance for a run out but Tiwary misses. Grandhomme taps it wide of backward point and was racing for the quick single but is sent back. He was stranded way down the track but Tiwary misses | 124/3 |
| 16 | FOUR | Sangwan to C de Grandhomme, FOUR, full and slanted in, Grandhomme swings it hard and wide of deep mid wicket. Not timed well enough but still gets a boundary for it | 128/3 |
| 17.4 | FOUR | Sangwan to Azhar Mahmood, FOUR, very short, Mahmood rocks back and pulls it very hard to the backward square leg fence. He brings up his fifty as well, quite fittingly. He has made his presence felt with a terrific all-round effort. | 139/3 |