Kolkata Knight Riders chased the score of 190 against the
champions Chennai Super Kings at Chidambaram Stadium.KKR growled at their
trophy as the exciting last over
Finished with the boundaries of Manoj Tiwary and Shakib Al Hasan. The loss of
Gautam Gambhir in the opening over, Bisla kick-started Kolkata's run-chase by
hitting Albie Morkel for four boundaries and kept the pace going through to his
highest IPL score of 87. Kallis was reserved during his half-century, brought
up off 39 balls, and his 136-run stand with Bisla helped end Chennai's superb
run in the 2012. Chennai didn't give up and took the match into the final over,
but Manoj Tiwary finished the deal with two leg-side hits with two balls
remaining. Kolkata's chase of 191 started poorly, with Gambhir bowled in the
opening over by Ben Hilfenhaus. Bisla took four boundaries off the fourth over
bowled by Morkel, each hit fiercely through the offside, and Kolkata had 36 on
the board. R Ashwin was then driven for consecutive sixes, down the ground and
over mid-on, and the chase was on. With the 50 up in the sixth over, Bisla
accelerated further in the next by driving Dwayne Bravo for six over mid-off.
MS Dhoni tried the left-arm spin of Shadab Jakati after the time-out, but Kallis
greeted him with a four. Bisla reached his half-century in 27 balls in the same
over, and in Bravo's second he collected his fourth six.
By the halfway , KKR were 100 for 1, meaning they need 91
from 60 balls, and Bisla's intensity and strike-rate did not give up. In
Jakati's second over, he hit two more fours, then collected a sixth six .Kallis'
contribution was crucial too, for his 69 off 49 balls eased the pressure on
Bisla. The tension was hi as Yusuf Pathan got a leading edge off Ashwin, at
which point KKR needed 27 off 17. Kallis then hampered up. With 20 to defend
off 12 balls, Hilfenhaus sent down two full tosses. Needed nine from six balls,
Shakib and Tiwary exchanged singles .Tiwary finished it with the boundaries.
Its been a difficult chase. Having been given first use of
the batting deck, Hussey and Murali Vijay launched an 87-run stand in 10.2
overs. That start provided the thrust for Raina to come out blazing, and he
collected his first fifty of the season .After two tidy overs that cost 12,
Chennai took 48 off the next four. Brett Lee was taken for two boundaries in
the third over, Shakib was hit for six first ball, and Lee's third over went
for 19 as each opener struck a six. Ultimately,Kolkata Knight Riders the
victorious team of DLF IPL 5 .
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