IPL 2014 – Final – Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Date – Sunday, June 1, 2014
Time – 20:00 local | 14:30 GMT
Venue – M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

Today the most entertaining form of cricket will conclude with the final being played between two of the best IPL teams in this season. Kings XI Punjab who have been phenomenal from the first match will take on resurgent Kolkata Knight Riders. The 2012 winners, KKR will be high on confidence as they had recently beaten Punjab in the qualifiers to move to the IPL final. Kolkata Knight Riders will be hoping that they repeat their performance against KXIP and win the IPL champions title again.

On the other hand, Kings XI Punjab are coming into this match by beating Chennai Super Kings in an exciting match in the second qualifier played on May 30. KXIP will be hoping to win their first IPL title since its inception as they have qualified for the finals for the very first time since 2008. With the likes of Sehwag, Miller, Bailey, Maxwell, KXIP has a formidable batting line up and no total looks unachievable when they get going. Kolkata will be relying on their spinners to halt the run machines of KXIP. So essentially today’s match will be contest between Punjab batsmen vs Kolkata bowlers.

Players to watch out for
Kings XI Punjab
Batsmen: Virender Sehwag, Glenn Maxwell, David Miller and George Bailey
Bowlers: Rishi Dhawan and Sandeep Sharma

Kolkata Knight Riders
Batsmen: Gautam Gambhir, Yusuf Pathan and Robin Uthappa
Bowlers: Sunil Narine and Piyush Chawla

Kings XI Punjab Team For IPL 2014
George Bailey (captain), Anureet Singh,Parvinder Awana, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Rishi Dhawan, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Beuran Hendricks, Mitchell Johnson, Karanveer Singh, Murali Kartik, Mandeep Singh, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, David Miller, Akshar Patel, Thisara Perera, Cheteshwar Pujara, Wriddhiman Saha, Sandeep Sharma, Virender Sehwag, Shivam Sharma, Shardul Thakur, Manan Vohra.

Kolkata Knight Riders Team For IPL 2014
Gautam Gambhir (captain), Manvinder Bisla (wk), Piyush Chawla, Pat Cummins, Debabrata Das, Jacques Kallis, Kuldeep Yadav, Chris Lynn, Sayan Mondal, Morne Morkel, Sunil Narine, Manish Pandey, Yusuf Pathan, Veer Pratap Singh, Andre Russell, Shakib Al Hasan, Ryan ten Doeschate, Robin Uthappa (wk), Vinay Kumar, Suryakumar Yadav, Umesh Yadav

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Match – 57 IPL 2014 – Qualifier 1 – Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Date – Wednesday May 28
Time – 16:00 local | 10:30 GMT
Venue – Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Toss – Kings XI Punjab elected to field
Result – Kolkata Knight Riders won by 28 runs
Man of the Match – Umesh Yadav

Kolkata Knight Riders beat Kings XI Punjab to enter the finals of Pepsi IPL 2014. It was a superb all round performance by Kolkata which saw them beat the might Kings XI Punjab. KXIP’s strong batting line up crumbled under pressure today and thus lost the match by 28 runs. KXIP will now play in the second qualifier against the winner of Chennai vs Mumbai match to have one more shot at the finals.

Chasing 164 to win, Kings XI Punjab got off to a poor start as they lost Virender Sehwag for just 2 but Manan Vohra and Wriddhiman Saha built the innings and took the score to 45 at which Morkel got rid of Vohra. This wicket gave KKR the much needed break and they capitalized it. Umesh Yadav got rid of the dangerous Glenn Maxwell for just 6 and Piyush Chawla removed Killer Miller for 8. Wriddhiman Saha also got out to Morkel for 35 off 31 balls and KXIP looked in all sorts of problem with 87/6 in 13.3 overs. Captain George Bailey and Rishi Dhawan then raised some hope and hit few boundaries and sixes to keep the hunt on. But Al Hasan got rid of Dhawan and KXIP were 117/7 in 17.3 overs. Needing another 47 to win from 15 balls, George Bailey and Mitchell Johnson tried to hit few balls out of park. Eventually KXIP needed 30 to win from last over which and they could manage to score 135/8 and thus lost the match by 28 runs.

Earlier Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field first. Kolkata Knight Riders lost captain Gambhir in the second over when the team score was just 2. But Robin Uthappa once again came to team’s rescue as he along with Manish Pandey gave KKR the momentum to score big. The duo was getting dangerous for KXIP but the 9th over change the whole scenario. Akshar Patel first got the priced wicket of highest run scorer in IPL Robin Uthappa and then three balls later that of Manish Pandey. KKR were reduced to 67/3 in 8.5 overs. Shakib Al Hasanand Yusuf Pathan then slowly built the innings but again twin strike by Karanveer in the 15th over pegged KKR back. Finally some good hitting by the lower middle and tail helped KKR post a decent total of163/8 in 20 overs.

Qualifier 1 IPL 2014 – Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders Scorecard

Match – 57 IPL 2014 – Qualifier 1 – Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Date – Wednesday May 28
Time – 16:00 local | 10:30 GMT
Venue – Eden Gardens, Kolkata

UPDATE – Match postponed to Wednesday due to heavy rains.

The first Qualifier of the Pepsi IPL 2014, Kings XI Punjab will take on Kolkata Knight Riders at the famous Eden Gardens.

Kings XI Punjab who have had the best IPL season so far since the inaugural IPL have decimated their opponents with their power batting. KXIP has lost just three matches out of 14, two against CSK and one against Kolkata Knight Riders. So with today’s match, they have an opportunity to take revenge of their defeat and also move in to the finals of IPL 2014.

On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders who have turned the tables with their superb comeback after being written off by many will be hoping to repeat their performance against Kings XI Punjab. Kolkata who not only qualified for playoffs but displaced Chennai from second spot would be eying an final berth today.

Players to watch out for
Kings XI Punjab
Batsmen: Virender Sehwag, Glenn Maxwell, David Miller and George Bailey
Bowlers: Rishi Dhawan and Sandeep Sharma

Kolkata Knight Riders
Batsmen: Gautam Gambhir, Jacques Kallis, Yusuf Pathan and Robin Uthappa
Bowlers: Sunil Narine and Piyush Chawla

Kings XI Punjab Team For IPL 2014
George Bailey (captain), Anureet Singh,Parvinder Awana, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Rishi Dhawan, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Beuran Hendricks, Mitchell Johnson, Karanveer Singh, Murali Kartik, Mandeep Singh, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, David Miller, Akshar Patel, Thisara Perera, Cheteshwar Pujara, Wriddhiman Saha, Sandeep Sharma, Virender Sehwag, Shivam Sharma, Shardul Thakur, Manan Vohra.

Kolkata Knight Riders Team For IPL 2014
Gautam Gambhir (captain), Manvinder Bisla (wk), Piyush Chawla, Pat Cummins, Debabrata Das, Jacques Kallis, Kuldeep Yadav, Chris Lynn, Sayan Mondal, Morne Morkel, Sunil Narine, Manish Pandey, Yusuf Pathan, Veer Pratap Singh, Andre Russell, Shakib Al Hasan, Ryan ten Doeschate, Robin Uthappa (wk), Vinay Kumar, Suryakumar Yadav, Umesh Yadav

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Match – 54th IPL 2014 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
Date – Sat May 24
Time – 20:00 local | 14:30 GMT
Venue – Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Toss – Kolkata Knight Riders elected to field
Result – Kolkata Knight Riders won by 4 wickets
Man of the match – Yusuf Pathan

In an exciting IPL game, Yusuf Pathan powered Kolkata Knight Riders to an emphatic 4 wicket win. They won within 15.2 overs and thus made sure they have two shots at the final as they have displaced CSK as number two team in IPL points table.

Chasing 161 to win, Kolkata Knight Riders got off to a flying start with Robin Uthappa and Gautam Gambhir adding43 runs in 4.4 overs for the first wicket stand. But with the fall of Gambhir, the scoring rate dipped but KKR slowly and steadily were getting close to their target. The real star for KKR was Yusuf Pathan who not only made sure his team won but won within those 15.2 overs to improve their net run rate and move ahead of Chennai in points table. When Yusuf came to the crease KKR needed 106 from 47 balls and it looked highly impossible for them. But Pathan was in full flow today and was supported by the poor fielding and drop catches by Hyderbad. Pathan was given more than 2 chances and he made the full use of it. He hammered the fastest IPL fifty in just 15 balls and his total of 72 of 22 balls ( 5 fours and 7 sixes) helped his team win by 4 wickets.

Earlier KKR won the toss and elected to field first. SRH lost opener David Warner on the second ball of the innings as he was bowled by Morkel. But Shikhar Dhawan and Naman Ojha took took charge and took the score to 69 in 8 overs when Ojha became the victim of Doeschate. Though wickets kept falling at regular intervals but runs kept coming. Every middle order batsmen contributed and helped Sunrisers Hyderabad post a total of 160/7 in 20 overs

Match – 54th IPL 2014 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Scorecard

Match – 54th IPL 2014 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
Date – Sat May 24
Time – 20:00 local | 14:30 GMT
Venue – Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Today in the second match of the day and the 54th match of Season 7, Kolkata Knight Riders will take on Sunrisers Hyderabad at 8 pm Indian Standard Time.

Kolkata Knight Riders who are on a roll with six consecutive wins will be hoping to make it seven today and move up to the second spot in points table. On the other hand, its a do or die match for Sunrisers Hyderabad. If SRH loses today, they will be out of this season but if they win, they will be tied on 14 points with Rajasthan Royals. If this happens, the Sunday match between Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians will be an all important match as it will seal the fate of three teams – Rajsthan Royals, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians as then the net run rate will decide the fourth team to qualify for the IPL 2014 playoffs.

Kolkata Knight Riders Team For IPL 2014
Gautam Gambhir (captain), Manvinder Bisla (wk), Piyush Chawla, Pat Cummins, Debabrata Das, Jacques Kallis, Kuldeep Yadav, Chris Lynn, Sayan Mondal, Morne Morkel, Sunil Narine, Manish Pandey, Yusuf Pathan, Veer Pratap Singh, Andre Russell, Shakib Al Hasan, Ryan ten Doeschate, Robin Uthappa (wk), Vinay Kumar, Suryakumar Yadav, Umesh Yadav

Sunrisers Hyderabad Team For IPL 2014
Shikhar Dhawan(captain), Srikkanth Anirudha, Ashish Reddy, Ricky Bhui, Aaron Finch, Moises Henriques, Jason Holder, Manpreet Juneja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Chama Milind, Amit Mishra, Naman Ojha (wk), Prasanth Parameswaran, Parvez Rasool, Irfan Pathan, Amit Paunikar, Lokesh Rahul, Darren Sammy, Ishant Sharma,Karn Sharma, Dale Steyn, Brendan Taylor, Venugopal Rao, David Warner.

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