RR beat KKR in Super Over
Posted by samchin on Apr 23, 2009
What an exciting finish to the IPL match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals at Cape Town! Despite Sourav Gangul;y’s heroic innings, Kolkata Knight Riders could not prevent Rajasthan Royals from holding them to a tie - first in the IPL T20. The Super Over decided the fate of the match and Rajsthan Royals beat Kolkata Knight Riders, thanks to a blazing knock of 18* by Yusuf Pathan, with two balls to spare.
Earlier, Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field first. On a slow and turning wicket, Rajasthan Royals managed to put up 150/6 in 20 overs. Yusuf Pathan was the top scorer with 42. Mascarenhas made 27. Ravindra Jadeja contributed 22, while Abhishek Raut remained unbeaten on 21. For KKR, Ishant, Anureet and Mendis took 2 wickets each.
Chasing a victory target of 151, Kolkata Knight Riders lost McCullum cheaply, but Chris Gayle set the stadium on fire with his 41 off 33 balls. He hit 2 boundaries and 4 sixes. Sourav Ganguly batted well, but lost his wicket in the dying moments. He scored 46 off 30 balls with 4 boundaries and 2 sixes. Yashpal Singh contributed 20.
Kolkata Knight Riders finished at 150/8 in 20 overs, which ended the match in a tie. For Rajasthan Royals, Kamran Khan took 3 wickets, while Shane Warne took 2 wickets.
In the Super Over, Kolkata Knight Riders made 15/1. Chris Gayle scored 13 with three hits to the fence. Kamran Khan, who bowled the super over, claimed Gayle’s wicket in the last ball of the over.
Chasing a victory target of 16, Rajasthan Royals reached the target in just four balls without losing any wicket. Yusuf Pathan scored all 18 runs with 1 boundary and 2 huge sixes. For KKR, Ajantha Mendis bowled the super over. Chris Gayle and Yusuf Pathan won the “Maximum Number of Sixes” award. Yusuf Pathan was declared “Man of the Match”.