Today’s Match Details – Kings XI Punjab v Kolkata Knight Riders
Match -22 DLF IPL T20, IPL5 2012
Time – 8:00 pm i.e 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST
Date – April 18, 2012
Venue – Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
Toss – Kings XI Punjab elected to bat
Result – Kolkata Knight Riders won by 8 wickets
Kolkata Knight Riders outclassed Kings XI Punjab in both batting and bowling to register a 8 wicket win today.
Today in the 22nd match of DLF IPL 2012, Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to bat first. Paul Valthaty and Adam Gilchrist opened the innings and scored 24 runs for the first wicket partnership in 3 overs. Brett Lee provided the first break through to KKR when he got the wicket of Paul Valthaty who scored just 8. Shaun Marsh and Gilchrist then played some good shots but while attempting a single in the 6th over, Adam Gilchrist suffered a hamstring injury and was retired hurt. Mandeep Singh was the next to come in but Balaji got his wicket when he had scored just 6 runs. S Marsh and D Hussey then had the challenge to lift the run rate but first Shaun Marsh was dismissed by Brett Lee and then a terrible mix up lead to Hussey’s wicket via run out. With 87/4 in 14.2 overs, Kings XI Punjab needed some power hitting but the batsmen failed to score runs and even after Gilchrist’s return, Punjab managed to post a modest total of 124/7 in 20 overs.
Chasing 125 to win, Kolkata Knight Riders got to a superb start with B McCullum and G Gambhir adding 53 runs in just 5.5 overs for the first wicket partnership. B McCullum was the first wicket to fell as he got out after scoring 15 off 18 balls (3×4). M Bisla was the next to come in and he along with captain Gambhir played some good shots to take KKR to 74 before getting out. KKR needed 50 to win from last 10 overs and it was a cake walk for them. Gambhir scored a brilliant 66 off 44 balls (7×4, 1×6) and Kallis scored 30 off 23 balls (2×4, 1×6) to take their team to a superb 8 wicket win.
Match 22 IPL 2012 Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders Scorecard
