Kolkata Knight Riders excelled in everything right in their IPL opener at Eden Gardens on Sunday, right from winning the toss to bowling out Delhi Daredevils in 17.4 overs to chasing their target for the loss of one wicket. Daredevils batting order struggled after being given first use of a sluggish surface and the result was a total of 98. KKR knocked off the target in 14.1 overs.
Gautam Gambhir's decision to field on a turning surface was vindicated early with Andre Russell grabbing three wickets in three overs. The spin pair of Brad Hogg and Piyush Chawla ensured there was no recovery. Quinton de Kock's 17 was the highest score of the innings. Tellingly, Hogg and Chawla bowled 32 dot balls. Hogg, aged 45, underlined his worth as a T20 force with 3/19 in four overs.
Score Card
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Delhi Dare Devils |
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BATTING |
R |
B |
4S |
6S |
S/R |
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Mayank Agarwal c B. Hogg b A. Russell |
9 |
11 |
1 |
0 |
81.81 |
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Quinton de Kock c Y. Pathan b A. Russell |
17 |
10 |
1 |
1 |
170 |
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Shreyas Iyer lbw b A. Russell |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Karun Nair c M. Pandey b J. Hastings |
3 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
37.5 |
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Sanju Samson c R. Uthappa b B. Hogg |
15 |
13 |
2 |
0 |
115.38 |
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Pawan Negi st R. Uthappa b B. Hogg |
11 |
19 |
0 |
1 |
57.89 |
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Carlos Brathwaite lbw b P. Chawla |
6 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
150 |
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Chris Morris b P. Chawla |
11 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
122.22 |
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Nathan Coulter-Nile Not Out |
7 |
11 |
1 |
0 |
63.63 |
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Amit Mishra c G. Gambhir b B. Hogg |
3 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
33.33 |
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Zaheer Khan c M. Pandey b J. Hastings |
4 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
44.44 |
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Extras: (B: 0, LB: 0, WD: 12, NB: 0, P: 0) |
12 |
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Total: (10 Wickets; 17.4 Overs) |
98 |
(5.54 Runs per over) |
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FALL OF WICKETS |
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24/1 (de Kock 2.2 Overs), 25/2 (S. Iyer 3 Overs), 31/3 (M. Agarwal 4.5 Overs), 35/4 (K. Nair 5.3 Overs), 55/5 (P. Negi 10 Overs), 67/6 (C. Brathwaite 10.5 Overs), 84/7 (C. Morris 12.4 Overs), 84/8 (S. Samson 13.1 Overs), 92/9 (A. Mishra 15.4 Overs), 98/10 (Z. Khan 17.4 Overs) |
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BOWLING |
O |
M |
R |
W |
NB |
WD |
E/R |
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Andre Russell |
3 |
0 |
24 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
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Umesh Yadav |
3 |
0 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
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John Hastings |
2.4 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2.25 |
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Colin Munro |
1 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
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Brad Hogg |
4 |
1 |
19 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
4.75 |
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Piyush Chawla |
4 |
0 |
21 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
5.25 |
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Kolkata Knight Riders |
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BATTING |
R |
B |
4S |
6S |
S/R |
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Robin Uthappa c C. Morris b A. Mishra |
35 |
33 |
7 |
0 |
106.06 |
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Gautam Gambhir Not Out |
38 |
41 |
5 |
0 |
92.68 |
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Manish Pandey Not Out |
15 |
12 |
3 |
0 |
125 |
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Extras: (B: 2, LB: 0, WD: 8, NB: 1, P: 0) |
11 |
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Total: (1 Wickets; 14.1 Overs) |
99 |
(6.98 Runs per over) |
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Did not Bat: Colin Munro, Suryakumar Yadav, Yusuf Pathan, Andre Russell, Piyush Chawla, John Hastings, Brad Hogg, Umesh Yadav, |
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FALL OF WICKETS |
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69/1 (R. Uthappa 9.4 Overs) |
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BOWLING |
O |
M |
R |
W |
NB |
WD |
E/R |
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Nathan Coulter-Nile |
4 |
0 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
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Zaheer Khan |
2.1 |
0 |
24 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
11.07 |
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Chris Morris |
4 |
0 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5.25 |
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Carlos Brathwaite |
2 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4.5 |
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Amit Mishra |
2 |
0 |
11 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5.5 |
By Premji
