Kolkata Knight Riders qualify for IPL final 2012 : KKR vs DD-Cricket, IPL, Sports

Kolkata Knight Riders have made their way to the finals of an IPL season for the first time in history and it’s a reward for their consistent performance this season. Team Kolkata beat Delhi Daredevils by 18 runs in the first qualifier of IPL 2012 at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium on Tuesday. Yusuf Pathan got Man of the Match for his crucial knock with the bat. He scored some valuable runs while the spinners kept the pressure on the batsmen. Delhi Daredevils still have a chance to make it to the finals. They will meet the winner of the Eliminator, CSK vs MI, in Qualifier 2. It is the way playoffs work and reward the consistency of the sides ending as top 2 in the league stages.

KKR Vs DD Full Score Card :

Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Delhi Daredevils Full Score Card :


Kolkata Knight Riders innings (20 overs maximum)		R	B	4s	6s	SR
BB McCullum†	c Warner b Negi	31	36	2	1	86.11
12.4 caught at point! McCullum charged the bowler but did not get to the pitch of the ball, he threw his bat at it but ended up slicing high in the air towards Warner, who pedaled back and judged the catch well. McCullum was done in by the turn, which forced the outside edge 87/2
G Gambhir*	run out (Venugopal Rao)	32	16	3	2	200.00
5.5 Aaron to McCullum, full-toss outside the off stump, punched to mid-off, is this run-out? That is out, this is out of the blue, a bonus wicket for sure, Gambhir looking in form, but for some reason he did not come back soon enough to his crease after being sent back and the direct hit finds him short! 48/1
JH Kallis	c Taylor b Yadav	30	33	3	0	90.90
15.6 caught at deep midwicket! Kallis got a length ball and he swiveled-pulled it straight to Taylor on the boundary. A simple catch and Kallis is gone without accelerating the innings. A strike-rate of 91 106/4
Shakib Al Hasan	c †Ojha b Pathan	1	3	0	0	33.33
13.4 caught behind! Shakib tried to cut without moving his feet much, the short of a length ball from Irfan was much too close to the left-hander and Shakib got a faint edge, he walked in fact 91/3
YK Pathan	not out	40	21	3	2	190.47

LR Shukla	not out	24	11	3	1	218.18

Extras	(lb 2, w 2)	4

Total	(4 wickets; 20 overs)	162	(8.10 runs per over)

Did not bat DB Das,
R Bhatia,
Iqbal Abdulla,
SP Narine,
L Balaji

Fall of wickets 1-48 (Gambhir, 5.5 ov), 2-87 (McCullum, 12.4 ov), 3-91 (Shakib Al Hasan, 13.4 ov), 4-106 (Kallis, 15.6 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
IK Pathan	4	0	20	1	5.00	(1w)
13.4 to Shakib Al Hasan, caught behind! Shakib tried to cut without moving his feet much, the short of a length ball from Irfan was much too close to the left-hander and Shakib got a faint edge, he walked in fact 91/3
UT Yadav	4	0	37	1	9.25	(1w)
15.6 to Kallis, caught at deep midwicket! Kallis got a length ball and he swiveled-pulled it straight to Taylor on the boundary. A simple catch and Kallis is gone without accelerating the innings. A strike-rate of 91 106/4
M Morkel	4	0	37	0	9.25

VR Aaron	4	0	48	0	12.00

P Negi	4	0	18	1	4.50
12.4 to McCullum, caught at point! McCullum charged the bowler but did not get to the pitch of the ball, he threw his bat at it but ended up slicing high in the air towards Warner, who pedaled back and judged the catch well. McCullum was done in by the turn, which forced the outside edge 87/2


Delhi Daredevils innings (target: 163 runs from 20 overs)		R	B	4s	6s	SR
DA Warner	c †McCullum b Shakib Al Hasan	7	6	0	1	116.66
1.6 appeal for inside-edged and catch..That was round the stumps, spinning into the batsman, it loops up and is caught by the keeper. Replays show that the ball hit the pads, the bat hit the pads but the bat and the ball did not make any contact, so not exactly a great decision by Doctrove. 24/1
V Sehwag*	c †McCullum b Balaji	10	7	1	0	142.85
2.1 edged and gone! Two wickets in two balls, Delhi in trouble, outside the off stump, swinging a little away, tries to cut away to point, gets an outside edge through to the keeper 24/2
NV Ojha†	c Gambhir b Bhatia	28	28	4	1	100.00
10.2 cut away and to the point fielder! Slower, very short and that could have been spanked away for a four, instead, he hits it straight to the fielder and Gambhir has an easy catch! 83/3
DPMD Jayawardene	st †McCullum b Iqbal Abdulla	40	33	6	0	121.21
14.4 McCullum almost makes a crucial fumble but Mahela was so far out that he had time to recover and take the bails off. Massive, massive blow for Delhi. Mahela charged the left-arm spinner but Abdulla followed him and cramped him for room. Mahela swung across the line but missed and he was several steps out of his crease, giving McCullum plenty of time to gather the ball after the brief fumble. McCullum didn’t actually drop the ball, just juggled it. A rare lapse in judgement from Mahela and it’s cost him 108/4
Y Venugopal Rao	c Bhatia b Kallis	13	22	0	0	59.09
16.5 Venugopal’s struggle ends, and he has struggled. Kallis banged in another short ball, the batsman backed away and tried to swat over the off side. The top hand came off the bat and he mis-timed it tamely in the air to cover 120/5
P Negi	st †McCullum b Narine	14	11	2	0	127.27
19.3 stumped. Negi steps out and moves outside leg stump to slog wildly. Narine slowed it up, beat the left-hander in the flight, and spun the offbreak past the bat. McCullum had time to break three sets of stumps 142/7
LRPL Taylor	c sub (PJ Sangwan) b Kallis	11	8	0	1	137.50
18.5 caught at deep backward square leg! The ball was fuller and straighter, on middle and leg, Taylor flicked it off the pads but he hit it low and in the air. The ball was dipping on the fielder on the boundary and he had to move forward and stoop to catch it 133/6
IK Pathan	not out	6	3	1	0	200.00

M Morkel	c Bhatia b Narine	0	1	0	0	0.00
19.4 caught at cover! Narine’s filling his bag here. Morkel goes back and slogs at a sharp offbreak, he slices it and the ball lobs to Bhatia on the edge of the circle 142/8
UT Yadav	not out	1	1	0	0	100.00

Extras	(b 4, lb 5, w 5)	14

Total	(8 wickets; 20 overs)	144	(7.20 runs per over)

Did not bat VR Aaron

Fall of wickets 1-24 (Warner, 1.6 ov), 2-24 (Sehwag, 2.1 ov), 3-83 (Ojha, 10.2 ov), 4-108 (Jayawardene, 14.4 ov), 5-120 (Venugopal Rao, 16.5 ov), 6-133 (Taylor, 18.5 ov), 7-142 (Negi, 19.3 ov), 8-142 (Morkel, 19.4 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
L Balaji	2	0	11	1	5.50	(1w)
2.1 to Sehwag, edged and gone! Two wickets in two balls, Delhi in trouble, outside the off stump, swinging a little away, tries to cut away to point, gets an outside edge through to the keeper 24/2
Shakib Al Hasan	4	0	36	1	9.00
1.6 to Warner, appeal for inside-edged and catch..That was round the stumps, spinning into the batsman, it loops up and is caught by the keeper. Replays show that the ball hit the pads, the bat hit the pads but the bat and the ball did not make any contact, so not exactly a great decision by Doctrove. 24/1
H Kallis	4	0	24	2	6.00	(3w)
16.5 to Venugopal Rao, Venugopal’s struggle ends, and he has struggled. Kallis banged in another short ball, the batsman backed away and tried to swat over the off side. The top hand came off the bat and he mis-timed it tamely in the air to cover 120/5 18.5 to Taylor, caught at deep backward square leg! The ball was fuller and straighter, on middle and leg, Taylor flicked it off the pads but he hit it low and in the air. The ball was dipping on the fielder on the boundary and he had to move forward and stoop to catch it 133/6
SP Narine	4	0	24	2	6.00
19.3 to Negi, stumped. Negi steps out and moves outside leg stump to slog wildly. Narine slowed it up, beat the left-hander in the flight, and spun the offbreak past the bat. McCullum had time to break three sets of stumps 142/7 19.4 to Morkel, caught at cover! Narine’s filling his bag here. Morkel goes back and slogs at a sharp offbreak, he slices it and the ball lobs to Bhatia on the edge of the circle 142/8
Iqbal Abdulla	4	0	24	1	6.00
14.4 to Jayawardene, McCullum almost makes a crucial fumble but Mahela was so far out that he had time to recover and take the bails off. Massive, massive blow for Delhi. Mahela charged the left-arm spinner but Abdulla followed him and cramped him for room. Mahela swung across the line but missed and he was several steps out of his crease, giving McCullum plenty of time to gather the ball after the brief fumble. McCullum didn’t actually drop the ball, just juggled it. A rare lapse in judgement from Mahela and it’s cost him 108/4
R Bhatia	2	0	16	1	8.00