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

Match 34 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab Scorecard

Match: 34 T20, IPL3
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Date: April 4, 2010
Time – 4:00 pm

Today at Eden’s, Ganguly’s Kolkata Knight Riders will take on Sangakkara’s Kings XI Punjab. Kolkata Knight Riders have won the last match and are looking confident to do well against Kings XI Punjab. Kings XI Punjab have had a disastrous season 3 of DLF Indian Premier League, loosing 7 out of the 8 matches. Kings XI Punjab are virtually out of the race for semis and are now playing for pride. Kings XI Punjab hope to restore some of the lost pride against Kolkata and all eyes would be on the top order which has led them down till now.

On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders are now getting the winning combination and if Dada returns to the form, no one can stop them

Team compositions
Kolkata Knight Riders squad
SC Ganguly (captain), CH Gayle, AD Mathews, G Vignesh, LR Shukla, Rohan Gavaskar, Harpreet Singh, Mandeep Singh, BJ Hodge, CR Pathak, CA Pujara, OA Shah, MK Tiwary, Harshad Khadiwale, BB McCullum, WP Saha, AB Agarkar, VR Aaron, AB Dinda, M Kartik, BAW Mendis, CK Langeveldt, I Sharma, Iqbal Abdulla.

Kings XI Punjab squad
Kumar Sangakkara (Captian), Yuvraj Singh, Shawn Marsh, Brett Lee, Irfan Pathan, Sreesanth, R Powar, V.R.V. Singh, P. Chawla, Karan Goel, Uday Kaul, Wilkin Mota, Ajitesh Argal, Tanmay Srivastava, Sunny Sohal, Ryan Ninan, Ravikant shukla, Ranadeb Bose, Vikramjeet Malik, Taruwar Kohli, Amanpreet Singh, Mohammad Kaif, Shalabh Srivastava, Love Ablish, Manvinder Bisla, Bipul Sharma, Reetinder Singh Sodhi, Brett Lee, James Hopes, Shaun Marsh, Luke Pomersbach, Simon Katich, Mahela Jayawardene, Burt Cockley, Ravi Bopara, Yusuf Abdulla, Nuwan Kulasekara, Adrian Barath, Jerome Everton Taylor.

Final eleven will be announced before match.

Match: 31st T20, IPL3
Venue: Mohali
Date: April 2, 2010
Toss: Kings XI Punjab elected to bat first.
Result: Royal Challengers won by 6 wickets

Today in the match number 31, Kings XI Punjab were in do or die situation after loosing 6 of the last 7 matches. They had to win this match if they wanted to stay in the competition and thus after winning the toss, they decided to bat first. The start was not good as they lost the priced wicket of Shaun Marsh when the team score was just 3. But Bisla and Sangakkara then took the score past 50. Bopara, Yuvraj and Irfan Pathan contributed to the team score and helped them post a target of 180/5 in 20 overs.

Chasing the target of 181, Royal Challengers Bangalore lost Kallis when the score was 28. But Pandey and Pieterson steadied the innings. Kevin Pieterson was the main stay of Royal Challengers and it was his innings which helped the Challengers look that total small. Virat Kohli also played a superb knock of 42 and took the team closer to victory. The final nail was driven by Uthapa who scored 22 off just 8 balls and snatched victory from the jaws of Kings XI Punjab. Royal Challengers Bangalore were able to win the match by 6 wickets in 19.1 overs.

Match Notes

* Kings XI Punjab: 50 runs in 7.1 overs (43 balls), Extras 0
* Kings XI Punjab: 100 runs in 13.1 overs (81 balls), Extras 6
* Kings XI Punjab: 150 runs in 17.6 overs (111 balls), Extras 9

* Royal Challengers Bangalore: 50 runs in 5.6 overs (37 balls), Extras 1
* Royal Challengers Bangalore: 100 runs in 12.3 overs (76 balls), Extras 4
* Royal Challengers Bangalore: 150 runs in 16.5 overs (102 balls), Extras 4
* KP Pietersen: 50 off 37 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)

Match 31 Kings XI Punjab vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Scorecard

Match: 31st T20, IPL3
Venue: Mohali
Date: April 2, 2010
Toss: Kings XI Punjab elected to bat first.
Result: Royal Challengers won by 6 wickets

Batting Scorecard – Kings XI Punjab

Batting Scoreboard : IPL 2010 Second Innings

Match: 31 T20, IPL3
Venue: Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
Date: April 2, 2010
Time – 8:00 pm

The underdogs Kings XI Punjab will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore today at PCB Mohali. Kings XI Punjab have lost 6 out of the 7 games played so far and are placed last in the points table. Seeing the current form of Royal Challengers Bangalore, it looks that Priety Zinta’s Kings XI has a very small chance of winning today. But as they say, cricket is a game of uncertainty and we should not prejudge, we hope that atleast one of the top order batsmen plays well for Kings XI Punjab today and give some moments of joy to Priety Zinta.

On the other hand, Kumble’s Royal Challengers are very confident of victory today because of the excellent form of some batsmen. Today’s match in IPL 2010 is expected to be a thriller as Royal Challengers would like to keep the winning momentum where as Kings XI Punjab are playing for pride and have nothing to loose.

IPL 2010 Squad
Royal Challengers Bangalore squad
A Kumble*, B Akhil, KP Appanna, RV Uthappa, MV Boucher, R Dravid, SP Goswami, JH Kallis, V Kohli, R Vinay Kumar, B Kumar, P Kumar, A Mithun, EJG Morgan, MK Pandey, KP Pietersen, SPD Smith, S Sriram, DW Steyn, LRPL Taylor, D du Preez, RE van der Merwe, CL White.

Kings XI Punjab squad
Kumar Sangakkara (Captian), Yuvraj Singh, Shawn Marsh, Brett Lee, Irfan Pathan, Sreesanth, R Powar, V.R.V. Singh, P. Chawla, Karan Goel, Uday Kaul, Wilkin Mota, Ajitesh Argal, Tanmay Srivastava, Sunny Sohal, Ryan Ninan, Ravikant shukla, Ranadeb Bose, Vikramjeet Malik, Taruwar Kohli, Amanpreet Singh, Mohammad Kaif, Shalabh Srivastava, Love Ablish, Manvinder Bisla, Bipul Sharma, Reetinder Singh Sodhi, Brett Lee, James Hopes, Shaun Marsh, Luke Pomersbach, Simon Katich, Mahela Jayawardene, Burt Cockley, Ravi Bopara, Yusuf Abdulla, Nuwan Kulasekara, Adrian Barath, Jerome Everton Taylor.

Final eleven will be announced before match.