Highlights
T20 Cricket League, 2012
Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Titans, Group A
Newlands, Cape Town, Oct 21, 2012
Batting: Kolkata Knight Riders
| Over No. | Event Type | Event | Team Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | FOUR | Mbhalati to Bisla, FOUR, extra bounce for Mbhalati. Just outside off too, Bisla pokes out and gets a thick inside edge. Fortunately for him, it flies over the stumps and past the man at short fine leg | 4/0 |
| 1.3 | FOUR | Alfonso Thomas to Bisla, FOUR, Bisla releases the pressure with a big hit. He comes down the track to Alfonso Thomas and smashes it straight down the ground. A much needed boundary for Bisla. | 11/0 |
| 2.2 | FOUR | Mbhalati to Bisla, FOUR, Bisla is taking the attack to Mbhalati now. He comes down the track and lofts this to the long off fence. Safe shot with mid off up in the circle | 20/0 |
| 2.3 | SIX | Mbhalati to Bisla, SIX, a cracking sound as it hit the bat. Short from Mbhalati and Bisla does not shy away from pulling. He connects well and sends it way over the square leg fence | 26/0 |
| 2.4 | SIX | Mbhalati to Bisla, SIX, another one! The short deliveries are not working for Mbhalati. Bisla pulls superbly again, flatter but hard enough to get it over the square leg fence once more | 32/0 |
| 2.5 | OUT | Mbhalati to Bisla, out Caught by Cornelius!! Mbhalati gets his revenge. Bisla plays one shot too many and perishes. He comes down the track again and lobs it shot wide of extra cover. Cornelius moves across quickly to his left and dives full length to take a very good catch. Bisla c Cornelius b Mbhalati 27(14) [4s-3 6s-2] | 32/1 |
| 3.4 | FOUR | Cornelius to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, fine leg in the circle and Cornelius digs it short. McCullum pulls it nicely over the fielder. One bounce and over the ropes it goes | 39/1 |
| 4.2 | SIX | Alfonso Thomas to Brendon McCullum, SIX, there was a man in the deep but he had no chance. Only slightly short by Alfonso Thomas and McCullum is quick to rock back and pull it deep into the stands over mid wicket | 48/1 |
| 4.4 | FOUR | Alfonso Thomas to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, a little short again from Alfonso Thomas, McCullum does not connect the pull too well but does well to get it wide of the man at deep square leg | 52/1 |
| 5.2 | FOUR | Mbhalati to Gambhir, FOUR, pitched up by Mbhalati, right in the slot for Gambhir. He backs away and creams it along the ground to the cover fence | 58/1 |
| 5.3 | FOUR | Mbhalati to Gambhir, FOUR, Gambhir is toying with Mbhalati now. Mbhalati comes round the wicket and angles it in, a little short too. Gambhir hops up and helps it up and over the man at short fine leg | 62/1 |
| 5.5 | FOUR | Mbhalati to Gambhir, FOUR, smashed to the sweeper cover fence again. There was some width outside off, Gambhir uses it and smacks it uppishly and right in the gap between cover and point | 66/1 |
| 6.2 | SIX | E Links to Brendon McCullum, SIX, just the first ball of spin that Brendon McCullum is facing and he has deposited it near the sightscreen. Terrific hit, he came down the track and hit it with a lot of power | 74/1 |
| 6.5 | SIX | E Links to Brendon McCullum, SIX, Massive hit this time. McCullum dances down the track again, gets to the pitch and smashes it into the crowd over long on | 80/1 |
| 7 | FOUR | E Links to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, to deep square leg now, the partnership between Brendon McCullum and Gambhir is now 50, short from E Links, McCullum backs away and pulls it very hard to the boundary | 84/1 |
| 7.4 | SIX | R van der Merwe to Gambhir, SIX, Gambhir is in some form today. Flat and straight from R van der Merwe. Gambhir gets down on one knee and smacks it just over the man at deep mid wicket | 92/1 |
| 8.2 | OUT | Cornelius to Brendon McCullum, out Caught by Behardien!! The dangerous stand has been broken. McCullum dances down the track now and mistimes a pull. It goes straight to long on and Behardien takes it neatly. Brendon McCullum c Behardien b Cornelius 36(20) [4s-3 6s-3] | 95/2 |
| 10 | FOUR | Mbhalati to Gambhir, FOUR, full and straight from round the wicket, Gambhir swings it neatly down to the mid wicket fence. Top shot | 107/2 |
| 13.3 | DROPPED | R van der Merwe to Kallis, 1 run, catch dropped by R van der Merwe. It was a tough chance. Kallis dances down the track and smashes it hard back down the track. R van der Merwe gets both hands to it but misses | 123/2 |
| 14.1 | FOUR | Wiese to Kallis, FOUR, catch dropped again. It is Kallis again and the culprit is van der Merwe once more. Kallis tried to launch this over long on but miscues it. van der Merwe misjudges it, comes too far in and spills | 129/2 |
| 14.2 | OUT | Wiese to Kallis, out Caught by R van der Merwe!! van der Merwe gets to make amends. Kallis lofts a full one hard but straight into the hands of long on. van der Merwe takes it without any fuss. Kallis c R van der Merwe b Wiese 18(20) [4s-1] | 129/3 |
| 15.1 | OUT | R van der Merwe to Gambhir, out Caught by Wiese!! Excellent catch. Wiese has been terrific near the boundary. Gambhir does not connect the slog sweep as well as he would have liked. It lobs up to deep square leg. Wiese misjudges a bit but adjusts and goes back to take it with both hands. He did well to stop himself from going beyond the ropes too. Gambhir c Wiese b R van der Merwe 44(36) [4s-4 6s-1] | 132/4 |
| 15.3 | OUT | R van der Merwe to Yusuf Pathan, out Caught by Rudolph!! Loose shot from Yusuf Pathan. First ball he's facing and Pathan smashes it straight into the hands of long off. Kolkata are slipping down evry quickly. Yusuf Pathan c Rudolph b R van der Merwe 0(1) | 133/5 |
| 16.3 | FOUR | Wiese to Deba Das, FOUR, full and on the leg, Das flicks it nicely wide of the man at short fine leg and picks up his first boundary | 140/5 |
| 17.1 | FOUR | Alfonso Thomas to Deba Das, FOUR, hit with immense power that. It was a length delivery outside off, Das smashes it to the right of sweeper cover | 145/5 |
| 17.3 | FOUR | Alfonso Thomas to Deba Das, FOUR, a short one again, Das slogs at it, gets a top edge and fortunately for him it goes very fine and to the third man fence | 149/5 |
| 17.4 | SIX | Alfonso Thomas to Deba Das, SIX, slightly short from Alfonso Thomas, Das pulls it with a flat bat and well wide of long on. It goes all the way too. | 155/5 |
| 17.5 | FOUR | Alfonso Thomas to Deba Das, FOUR, Das is providing just the impetus Kolkata needed. Full and outside off, Das drills it hard and along the ground to the cover fence | 159/5 |
| 18.4 | SIX | Cornelius to Deba Das, SIX, superb hit from Das. He comes down the track and smokes it straight down the ground and into the sightscreen | 168/5 |
| 19 | FOUR | Cornelius to Deba Das, FOUR, Das has luck on his side today. Short from Cornelius, Das tries the pull but gets a top edge. It flies right over the head of the keeper and into the boundary | 172/5 |
| 19.1 | FOUR | Alfonso Thomas to Manoj Tiwary, FOUR, Tiwary gets into the act. Full from Alfonso Thomas and outside off, Tiwary backs away and slices it over the man at point for a boundary | 176/5 |
| 19.2 | FOUR | Alfonso Thomas to Manoj Tiwary, FOUR, Tiwary generates immense power even while being off balance. It was pitched up and well outside off, Tiwary moves out and smokes it to the extra cover fence | 180/5 |
| 19.4 | FOUR | Alfonso Thomas to Deba Das, FOUR, to square third man now, the partnership between Deba Das and Manoj Tiwary is now 50, full and outside off from Alfonso Thomas, Das was backing away and had to reach out to slice it wide of third man | 185/5 |
Batting: Titans
| Over No. | Event Type | Event | Team Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FOUR | Kallis to Rudolph, FOUR, edged to fine leg, Rudolph pushes at it outside off and gets a thick inside edge through fine leg | 7/0 |
| 2.1 | SIX | Kallis to Davids, SIX, superb shot. Good use of the feet there. Comes down the track and lofts it over sweeper cover, gets a lot of height and distance as well | 16/0 |
| 2.5 | FOUR | Kallis to Davids, FOUR, haha! Davids has a smile on his face after he played that shot. He was initially making room by going down the leg side but Kallis followed him with a short ball, Davids was surprised by that and was off balance but still managed to pull it away to deep backward square leg | 24/0 |
| 3 | OUT | Kallis to Davids, out Bowled!! Superb comeback from Kallis. The change of pace has worked - he bowls a slow off cutter and gets the ball to come in, Davids played too early and missed it. The ball kept a bit low too and went beneath the bat to uproot the off stump. Davids b Kallis 13(9) [4s-1 6s-1] | 24/1 |
| 4.1 | FOUR | Narine to Rudolph, FOUR, Narine starts with a boundary, tosses it up and gets it to turn away, Rudolph pushes at it and gets a thick edge to third man | 31/1 |
| 7 | FOUR | Iqbal Abdulla to Kuhn, FOUR, much needed. Sweeps across against the turn and gets good bat on it, the ball races through deep backward square leg | 48/1 |
| 7.4 | OUT | Balaji to Kuhn, out Bowled!! The off stump has gone for a walk. Pitches on length and skids on, Kuhn pushes at it away from the body and the ball sneaks through the huge gap. Kuhn b Balaji 10(14) [4s-1] | 51/2 |
| 7.5 | OUT | Balaji to Martin Jaarsveld, out Caught by Brendon McCullum!! And the slip is in action straightaway! That's good captaincy from Gambhir. Once again Balaji pitches it on length but this one straightens a touch, Jaarsveld pushes at it and gets a thick edge which goes to slip. Balaji is on a hat-trick. Martin Jaarsveld c Brendon McCullum b Balaji 0(1) | 51/3 |
| 8.1 | OUT | Iqbal Abdulla to Rudolph, out Caught by Narine!! Another wicket. They've lost 3 wickets in 4 balls now. Rudolph comes down the track and whips it straight to deep mid wicket. Titans are going nowehere in this innings. Rudolph c Narine b Iqbal Abdulla 25(24) [4s-2] | 51/4 |
| 9.5 | OUT | Balaji to Behardien, out Caught by Bisla!! Balaji is all smiles again. That's his 3rd wicket. This was shorter but it bounced, Behardien looked to punch and got a thin edge to the keeper. Titans are 60/5. Behardien c Bisla b Balaji 8(8) | 60/5 |
| 11.1 | FOUR | Balaji to R van der Merwe, FOUR, poor fielding at third man, R van der Merwe looks to pull and slashes this short ball to third man, Lee over-runs and lets the ball go through | 70/5 |
| 11.3 | OUT | Balaji to R van der Merwe, out Bowled!! That's Balaji's 4th wicket. He is having a superb day. Full and straight ball, R van der Merwe moved across far too much and looked to paddle but missed it completely. The leg stump is uprooted. R van der Merwe b Balaji 7(9) [4s-1] | 70/6 |
| 12.4 | OUT | Iqbal Abdulla to Wiese, out Stumped!! Another wicket. Wiese charges down the track and slogs across, the ball slowly turns past the edge and Bisla does the rest. Wiese st Bisla b Iqbal Abdulla 5(7) | 72/7 |
| 13.2 | DROPPED | Balaji to Cornelius, 1 run, catch dropped by McCullum. Balaji denied his 5th. Short ball, Cornelius looks to pull and gets a top edge behind slip, McCullum runs back and gets to it but doesn't hold on, tough catch but he should have taken it | 75/7 |
| 15.2 | OUT | Manoj Tiwary to Cornelius, out Bowled!! A wicket for Manoj Tiwary as well. Slowly tossed up outside off, Cornelius looks to sweep and gets a thick inside edge to the stumps. Cornelius b Manoj Tiwary 4(10) | 82/8 |
| 15.5 | OUT | Manoj Tiwary to Alfonso Thomas, out Stumped!! Looks like the Titans want to finish the game early as well. Alfonso Thomas comes down the track and heaves across wildly and misses it. He doesn't even bother turning back but Bisla has done the rest. Just a wicket away from a humiliating loss here, Titans. Alfonso Thomas st Bisla b Manoj Tiwary 6(11) | 83/9 |
| 16 | SIX | Manoj Tiwary to Mbhalati, SIX, some fun for Mbhalati. Gentle flight again, Mbhalati comes on the frontfoot and lofts it over the long off fence. Clean strike that | 89/9 |
| 16.4 | OUT | Narine to E Links, out Bowled!! That ends the match. Flighted up on the off, Links looks to play across and misses it completely, the ball hits the off stump. A big win for Kolkata in their last game. E Links b Narine 1(6) | 89/10 |