Match: 34 T20, IPL3
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Date: April 4, 2010
Time – 4:00 pm
Toss: Kolkata Knight Riders elected to bat
Result: Kings XI Punjab won by 8 wkts
Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and decided to bat first. C Gayle and S Ganguly opened the innings for KKR. Both started off really well and took the score to 56 before Ganguly got out after scoring 36. Once Ganguly got out, the run rate started to dip. Powar bowled a wonderful spell of 4 overs and it looked KKR will not be able to score more than 150. But then Gayle unleashed and took the charge. In one over from Bopara, he got 32 runs and changed the whole equation of the match. Gayle scored a brilliant 88 off just 42 balls (4*6 6*8). A useful innings by Tiwary. Hussey and Mathews then helped KKR post a hgue total of 200 runs in 20 overs.
Kings XI Punjab needed 201 to win and gift a smile to Priety Zinta, as they had lost 7 of the 8 matches played so far. They changed the opening pair as Mahela Jayawardene and BIsla opened the innings for them. Jayawardene who was the last minute replacement for Shaun Marsh played one of the best IPL innings and scored 106 not out. It was his innings which paved the way to victory for Kings XI Punjab. Kings XI Punjab were in total control of the game and the target of 201 was achieved in just 18.2 overs at the loss of two wickets
Match Highlights
* Kolkata Knight Riders: 50 runs in 5.2 overs (35 balls), Extras 3
* Kolkata Knight Riders: 100 runs in 12.3 overs (78 balls), Extras 4
* CH Gayle: 50 off 30 balls (5 x 4, 3 x 6)
* Kolkata Knight Riders: 150 runs in 15.1 overs (96 balls), Extras 11
* Kolkata Knight Riders: 200 runs in 19.6 overs (127 balls), Extras 13
* Kings XI Punjab: 50 runs in 4.3 overs (28 balls), Extras 2
* Jayawardene: 50 off 26 balls (6 x 4, 2 x 6)
* Kings XI Punjab: 100 runs in 9.4 overs (60 balls), Extras 4
* Kings XI Punjab: 150 runs in 14.1 overs (87 balls), Extras 4
* Jayawardene: 100 off 55 balls (12 x 4, 3 x 6)
* Kings XI Punjab: 200 runs in 18.1 overs (111 balls), Extras 5
