Kolkata Knight Riders defeats Royal Challengers Bangalore by 7 wickets

Kolkata Knight Riders beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by seven wickets in their second match of the Indian Premier League 2010. Kolkata Knight Riders have won their first match against Deccan Chargers by 11 runs.

Royal Challengers Bangalore didn't get the best of the starts they would have wanted in the Indian Premier League 2010. Losing the toss and put into bat, Royal Challengers got to a slow start. They lost the first wicket of Shreevats Goswami at end of the third over with 15 runs on the board. They lost the wickets of Manish Pandey, Virat Kohli and Eoin Morgan quickly and found themselves in deep trouble. Dravid joined Kallis at the crease and the two experienced batsmen added 38 runs for the fifth wicket before Dravid was bowled by Angelo Mathews for 21(16). Jacques Kallis stayed till the end scoring an unbeaten 65*(52) and helped Royal Challengers Bangalore score a decent 135/7 in their 20 overs. Angelo Mathews is the pick of the bowlers for Kolkata Knight Riders. He registered his best Twenty20 career figures picking up 4/22 from 4 overs.

In reply, Kolkata Knight Riders got off to a great start. The opening pair of Brad Hodge and Manoj Tiwary added 101 runs to the first wicket in 70 balls. Both Tiwary and Hodge scored fifties each. Kolkata Knight Riders won by 7 wickets with 4 balls remaining.

Scorecard

4th match - Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
Eden Gardens, Kolkatta
March 14, 2010
Day/Night match

Result: Kolkata Knight Riders won by 7 wickets
Toss: Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and chose to field first.
Player of the match: Angelo Mathews

Match Updates

Kolkata Knight Riders Innings

Over 19.2: Virat Kohli to bowl the final over. Shah gets a single off the second delivery. Kolkata Knight Riders won by 7 wickets. That's their second straight win from as many matches.
Kolkata Knight Riders: 136/3 (19.2 overs) - Cheteshwar Pujara 5*(15), Owais Shah 2*(5), Virat Kohli 0.2-0-1-0

Over 19: Praveen Kumar to bowl his final over. Sourav Ganguly is out for 23. Owais Shah is the new man in. Pujara gets a single off the third delivery. 2 runs required now. Shah is off the mark with a single off the last delivery. Scores are level now. 1 run required from the last over.
Kolkata Knight Riders: 135/3 (19 overs) - Cheteshwar Pujara 5*(15), Owais Shah 1*(3), Praveen Kumar 4-0-16-1

Over 18: Dale Steyn to bowl his final over. 7 runs from the over. 3 runs required from 2 overs.
Kolkata Knight Riders: 133/2 (18 overs) - Sourav Ganguly 23*(20), Cheteshwar Pujara 4*(14), Dale Steyn 4-0-38-0

Over 17: Jacques Kallis comes back. 8 runs from the over. 10 runs required from the final three overs.
Kolkata Knight Riders: 126/2 (17 overs) - Sourav Ganguly 16*(18), Cheteshwar Pujara 4*(10), Jacques Kallis 3-0-34-0

Over 16: Anil Kumble to bowl his final over. Just 2 runs from the over. Strategic Timeout here. 18 runs required from 24 balls.
Kolkata Knight Riders: 118/2 (16 overs) - Sourav Ganguly 9*(14), Cheteshwar Pujara 3*(8), Anil Kumble 4-0-19-0

Over 15: Praveen Kumar comes back. Cheteshwar Pujara is the new man in. 4 runs from the over. 20 runs required from 30 deliveries.
Kolkata Knight Riders: 116/2 (15 overs) - Sourav Ganguly 8*(12), Cheteshwar Pujara 2*(4), Praveen Kumar 3-0-14-0

Over 14: Roelof van der Merwe into his final over. And he gets another wicket here. Brad Hodge departs for 50. 24 runs required from 36 balls.
Kolkata Knight Riders: 112/2 (14 overs) - Brad Hodge 50(45), Sourav Ganguly 6*(10), Roelof van der Merwe 4-0-27-2

Over 13: Steyn to continue. He starts off with a couple of wide deliveries. 7 runs from the over. 27 runs required from 42 balls.
Kolkata Knight Riders: 109/1 (13 overs) - Brad Hodge 49*(42), Sourav Ganguly 4*(7), Dale Steyn 3-0-31-0

Over 12: van der Merwe into his third over. And finally they get a break here. Manoj Tiwary is out for 50(29). A fine innings comes to an end here. Sourav Ganguly comes in at No. 3. Ganguly survives as Sreevats drops a tough chance. 8 runs and a wicket from the over. 34 runs required from 48 balls.
Kolkata Knight Riders: 102/1 (12 overs) - Brad Hodge 48*(41), Sourav Ganguly 1*(2), Roelof van der Merwe 3-0-24-1

Over 11: Dale Steyn comes back. Hodge hits a couple of fours in that over. 9 runs from the over.
Kolkata Knight Riders: 94/0 (11 overs) - Manoj Tiwary 48*(27), Brad Hodge 43*(39), Dale Steyn 2-0-25-0

Over 10: 6 runs from Kumble's third over. 51 runs required from the last 10 overs now.
Kolkata Knight Riders: 85/0 (10 overs) - Manoj Tiwary 48*(26), Brad Hodge 33*(34), Anil Kumble 3-0-17-0

Over 9: Van der Merwe into his second over. 10 runs from the over.
Kolkata Knight Riders: 79/0 (9 overs) - Manoj Tiwary 43*(24), Brad Hodge 32*(30), Roelof van der Merwe 2-0-15-0

Over 8: Kumble to continue. Just 2 runs from the over. 67 runs required from 12 overs.
Kolkata Knight Riders: 69/0 (8 overs) - Manoj Tiwary 41*(22), Brad Hodge 25*(26), Anil Kumble 2-0-11-0

Over 7: Bowling change and Roelof van der Merwe comes into the attack. 6 runs from the over.
Kolkata Knight Riders: 67/0 (7 overs) - Manoj Tiwary 40*(20), Brad Hodge 24*(22), Roelof van der Merwe 1-0-5-0

Over 6: Anil Kumble comes into the attack. Manoj Tiwary hits a couple of boundaries in that over. 9 runs from the over. 75 runs required from 14 overs.
Kolkata Knight Riders: 61/0 (6 overs) - Manoj Tiwary 38*(17), Brad Hodge 23*(19), Anil Kumble 1-0-9-0

Over 5: Dale Steyn comes into the attack. Manoj Tiwary hits the second delivery for a Six. The crowd goes wild. Hodge hits a couple of fours in that over. Another expensive over. 16 runs from it. Kolkata Knight Riders are 52/0 after 5 overs. 84 runs required from 15 overs.
Kolkata Knight Riders: 52/0 (5 overs) - Manoj Tiwary 29*(13), Brad Hodge 23*(17), Dale Steyn 1-0-16-0

Over 4: Kallis top continue. Hodge picks up 3 runs from the second delivery. Run out chance missed. Manoj Tiwary is in pain and is getting treated on the ground. The play resumes and Tiwary hits a four to the point boundary. He dispatches the next delivery for a six. Another four of the last delivery. Good over this for Kolkata Knight Riders. 17 runs from the over. 100 runs required from 16 overs.
Kolkata Knight Riders: 36/0 (4 overs) - Manoj Tiwary 22*(10), Brad Hodge 14*(14), Jacques Kallis 2-0-26-0

Over 3: Praveen Kumar to continue. Hodge pulls the first delivery to the square leg boundary. 7 runs from the third over. Kolkata Knight Riders are 19/0 after 3 overs. They require 117 runs from 17 overs.
Kolkata Knight Riders: 19/0 (3 overs) - Manoj Tiwary 8*(6), Brad Hodge 11*(12), Praveen Kumar 2-0-10-0

Over 2: Jacques Kallis will share the new ball. Tiwary hits a four off the third delivery through midwicket. First boundary of the Kolkata Knight Riders Innings. 9 runs from the over. 124 runs required from 18 overs.
Kolkata Knight Riders: 12/0 (2 overs) - Manoj Tiwary 5*(8), Brad Hodge 7*(4), Jacques Kallis 1-0-9-0

Over 1: Praveen Kumar to bowl the first over for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Manoj Tiwary and Brad Hodge are the opening batsmen. 3 runs from the first over.
Kolkata Knight Riders: 3/0 (1 over) - Manoj Tiwary 2*(2), Brad Hodge 1*(4), Praveen Kumar 1-0-3-0

Royal Challengers Bangalore Innings

Over 20: Ishant Sharma to bowl the final over for Kolkata Knight Riders. Jacques Kallis hits a six off the second delivery. Kallis hits a four off the last delivery. 14 runs from the final over. Royal Challengers Bangalore finishes with 135/7 from 20 overs.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 135/7 (20 overs) - Jacques Kallis 65*(52), Praveen Kumar 3*(5), Ishant Sharma 4-0-27-0

Over 19: Praveen Kumar is the new man in. Langeveldt to bowl his final over. Kallis hits a four off the third delivery and that brings up his fifty from 47 deliveries. 9 runs from the over.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 121/7 (19 overs) - Jacques Kallis 52*(48), Praveen Kumar 3*(3), Charl Langeveldt 4-0-27-1

Over 18: Roelof van der Merwe is the new man in. Double strike here for Mathews. Roelof van der Merwe is out for 1. 6 runs and 2 wickets from 2 overs. Angelo Mathews finishes with 4/19 from 4 overs, his best figures in Twenty20 career.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 112/7 (18 overs) - Jacques Kallis 46*(45), Roelof van der Merwe 1(2), Angelo Mathews 4-0-19-4

Over 17.3: Angelo Mathews to bowl his final over. Uthappa hits a four off the second delivery. And Mathews picks up his third wicket. Robin Uthappa is out for 20. Sixth wicket down for Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 110/6 (17.3 overs) - Jacques Kallis 45*(44), Robin Uthappa 20(17), Angelo Mathews 3.3-0-17-3

Over 17: Charl Langeveldt comes back. Kallis hits a four towards the midwicket boundary off the second delivery. 9 runs from the over. Royal Challengers Bangalore cross the 100 mark.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 106/5 (17 overs) - Jacques Kallis 45*(44), Robin Uthappa 16*(14), Charl Langeveldt 3-0-18-1

Over 16: Rohan Gavaskar comes into the attack. Kallis hits a four off the second delivery. 8 runs from the over. Time out here.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 97/5 (16 overs) - Jacques Kallis 39*(41), Robin Uthappa 13*(11), Rohan Gavaskar 1-0-8-0

Over 15: Murali Karthik comes back to bowl his final over. 4 runs from the over. Royal Challengers Bangalore are 89/5 from 15 overs. Karthik finishes with 2/22 from 4 overs.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 89/5 (15 overs) - Jacques Kallis 34*(37), Robin Uthappa 10*(9), Murali Karthik 4-0-22-2

Over 14: Ishant Sharma comes back into the attack. 7 runs from the over.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 85/5 (14 overs) - Jacques Kallis 32*(33), Robin Uthappa 8*(7), Ishant Sharma 3-0-14-0

Over 13: Robin Uthappa is the new man in. He is off the mark right away with a single. 5 runs and a wicket from the over.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 78/5 (13 overs) - Jacques Kallis 30*(31), Robin Uthappa 3*(3), Angelo Mathews 3-0-13-2

Over 12.1: Mathews to continue and he breaks the partnership. Rahul Dravid is bowled for 21. That's the fifth wicket down for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Dravid doesn't look happy as he walks back to the pavilion.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 73/5 (12.1 overs) - Jacques Kallis 28*(29), Rahul Dravid 21(16), Angelo Mathews 2.1-0-8-2

Over 12: Ganguly comes back. He has given 9 runs from his first over. Singles taken off the first five deliveries and Kallis hits a four off the last ball of the over. 9 runs from the over.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 73/4 (12 overs) - Jacques Kallis 28*(29), Rahul Dravid 21*(15), Sourav Ganguly 2-0-18-0

Over 11: Angelo Mathews comes back. Dravid hits a off drive that goes to the boundary off the third delivery. 7 runs from the over.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 64/4 (11 overs) - Jacques Kallis 22*(26), Rahul Dravid 18*(12), Angelo Mathews 2-0-8-1

Over 10: Murali Karthik into his third over. Just 4 runs from the over. Royal Challengers Bangalore are 57/4 after 10 overs.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 57/4 (10 overs) - Jacques Kallis 21*(25), Rahul Dravid 13*(7), Murali Karthik 3-0-18-2

Over 9: The skipper comes into the attack. Sourav Ganguly to bowl his first over in the IPL 2010. Kallis gets a double off the first delivery. A single off the third delivery brings Dravid on strike. He hits the fourth delivery of the over to long-on and gets a single. Dravid hits a four off the last deliver of the over. 9 runs from the over. The current partnership is worth 18 runs from 10 balls. Strategic timeout here.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 53/4 (9 overs) - Jacques Kallis 19*(21), Rahul Dravid 11*(5), Sourav Gangul 1-0-9-0

Over 8: Rahul Dravid is the new man in. He is off the mark with a single right away. No ball bowled and here comes the first free hit of the match. Dravid to face the free hit delivery and he hits to the midwicket boundary for a four. He gets a single off the next delivery. A single off the last delivery. 9 runs and a wicket from the over.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 44/4 (8 overs) - Jacques Kallis 16*(17), Rahul Dravid 6*(3), Murali Karthik 2-0-15-2

Over 7.2: Murali Karthik to continue here. And he picks up another wicket here. Eoin Morgan is bowled for 10. He goes for a reverse sweep and is bowled. That's the fourth wicket down for Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 35/4 (7.2 overs) - Jacques Kallis 14*(15), Eoin Morgan 10(7), Murali Karthik 1.2-0-6-2

Over 7: The Powerplay is over. Another bowling change as Brad Hodge comes into the attack. Eoin Morgan is off the mark in style. He comes down the track and hits a six over the long off boundary. He get a double off the next delivery. Singles off the last three deliveries. A much better over for the Royal Challengers Bangalore. 11 runs from the over.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 35/3 (7 overs) - Jacques Kallis 14*(15), Eoin Morgan 10*(5), Brad Hodge 1-0-11-0

Over 6: Eoin Morgan is the new man in. He needs to give some support to Kallis and try and build a partnership here. Kallis hits a four off the last delivery of the over. 6 runs and a wicket from the over.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 24/3 (6 overs) - Jacques Kallis 13*(14), Eoin Morgan 0*(0), Murali Karthik 1-0-6-1

Over 5.4: Spin into play. Murali Karthik comes into the attack. Another wicket goes down here and Bangalore are in big trouble. Virat Kohli is out for 2. That's a good bowling change from Sourav Ganguly. Three wickets down for Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 20/3 (5.4 overs) - Jacques Kallis 9*(12), Virat Kohli 2*(5), Murali Karthik 0.4-0-2-1

Over 5: Virat Kohli is the new man in for Royal Challengers Bangalore. He has a big job to do here. Kohli is off the mark with a single towards deep square leg region. 2 runs and a wicket from the over. Another successful over for Kolkata Knight Riders. Royal Challengers Bangalore are 18/2 after 5 overs.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 18/2 (5 overs) - Jacques Kallis 8*(11), Virat Kohli 1*(2), Angelo Mathews 1-0-2-1

Over 4.3: Change in bowling as Angelo Mathews comes into the attack. Kallis gets a single off the second delivery of the over. Manish Pandey is on strike here. He is yet to get off the mark. And Mathews strikes in his very first over. Manish Pandey is bowled for a duck. Excellent start here for Kolkata Knight Riders.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 17/2 (4.3 overs) - Jacques Kallis 8*(10), Manish Pandey 0(7), Angelo Mathews 0.3-0-1-1

Over 4: Ishant Sharma to continue. Manish Pandey comes in at No. 3 for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Just one run from the over. This is a great start here for the Kolkata Knight Riders.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 16/1 (4 overs) - Jacques Kallis 7*(8), Manish Pandey 0*(6), Ishant Sharma 2-0-7-0

Over 3: Langeveldt to bowl his second over. Goswami hits the third ball of the over over midwicket for a four. First strike for Kolkata Knight Riders. Shreevats Goswami departs for 8. 4 runs and a wicket in the over.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 15/1 (3 overs) - Jacques Kallis 7*(8), Shreevats Goswami 8(10), Charl Langeveldt 2-0-9-1

Over 2: Ishant Sharma will share the new ball and will bowl from the other end. Kallis hits the second delivery through the point region and gets a double. A four off the last delivery spoils a very good over from Ishant Sharma. Royal Challengers Bangalore are 11/0 after 2 overs.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 11/0 (2 overs) - Jacques Kallis 7*(8), Shreevats Goswami 4*(4), Ishant Sharma 1-0-6-0

Over 1: Jacques Kallis and Sreevaths Goswami will open the innings for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Charl Laneveldt has the new ball and will bowl the first over. Jacques Kallis is off the mark with a single off the second delivery. First runs for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Goswami is off the mark with a boundary off the fifth delivery. That's the first boundary for Royal Challengers Bangalore. 5 runs from the first over.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 5/0 (1 over) - Jacques Kallis 1*(2), Shreevats Goswami 4*(4), Charl Langeveldt 1-0-5-0

Royal Challengers Bangalore will bat first.

Teams

Kolkata Knight Riders
Sourav Ganguly (captain), Brad Hodge, Cheteshwar Pujara, Manoj Tiwary, Owais Shah, Rohan Gavaskar, Angelo Mathews, Wriddhiman Saha (wicket keeper), Murali Kartik, Charl Langeveldt, Ishant Sharma

Royal Challengers Bangalore
Jacques Kallis, Manish Pandey, Robin Uthappa, Virat Kohli, Rahul Dravid, Shreevats Goswami (wicket keeper), Eoin Morgan, Roelof van der Merwe, Praveen Kumar, Anil Kumble (captain), Dale Steyn

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Kolkata Knight Riders won bother their matches against Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2008. In the 2009 season, Royal Challengers Bangalore won both their matches against Kolkata Knight Riders. The head to head record remains 2-2.

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