Kolkata XI vs Delhi XI 2nd Match at Kolkata, 10 Apr, 2016

Toss: Kolkata Knight Riders, who chose to bowl first
Delhi XI 98/10 (17.4)
Kolkata XI 99/1 (14.1)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 9 wickets
Man of the Match: Andre Russell
  • Manish Pandey 15 * (12)
  • G Gambhir 38 * (41)

Over 1.1Z Khan bowls wideball to G Gambhir, gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.Wide ball

Over 1.1Z Khan bowls pitched up delivery to G Gambhir, flicks it off his pads towards the fine leg region.Boundary!

Over 1.2Z Khan bowls short of length delivery to G Gambhir, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to point.Two runs

Over 1.3Z Khan bowls good length delivery to G Gambhir, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 1.4Z Khan bowls half volley to G Gambhir, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to point.Boundary!

Over 1.5Z Khan bowls short of length delivery to G Gambhir, pulls it away through mid wicketSingle

Over 1.6Z Khan bowls short and wide to Robin Uthappa, goes back and across and punches it straight to pointBoundary!

Over 4.1 Z Khan bowls a pitched up delivery to Robin Uthappa, no runs, gets forward and drives it straight back to the bowler.

Over 4.2 Z Khan bowls a good length delivery to Robin Uthappa, 1 run, prods across and works it to backward square leg.

Over 4.3 Z Khan bowls a back of length delivery to G Gambhir, no runs, stays in the crease and defends to short cover.

Over 4.4 Z Khan bowls a good length delivery to G Gambhir, no runs, gets  waited for it and defended close to the body.

Over 4.5 Z Khan bowls a good length delivery to G Gambhir, 1 run, gets forward and works it away through mid-wicket and picks up another single.

Over 4.6 Z Khan bowls a half volley to Robin Uthappa, Boundary! Leans forward and drives it beautifully through cover and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 14.1 Z Khan bowls it wide outside off to G Gambhir, Wide, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 14.1 Z Khan bowls a pitched up delivery to G Gambhir, 1 run, gets forward and drives it through cover for a winning run.

Kolkata Knight Riders won by 9 wickets

Andre Russell is Man of the Match

Gambhir (KKR): The way Russell started, a lot of credit to the bowlers for restricting them to 98. We weren't sure as to what will be a good total so decided to bowl first. It's a small ground here making it easier to chase. I thought that someone had to bat through which is what professional teams do. Robin batted unbelievably, some of the shots were unbelievable. I have been playing after a long time, so I'm happy to get some runs under the bag. We have all bases covered so it doesn't matter what we get [in terms of pitches]. Lots of people say that we ask for specific track but that's not true."

Zaheer (DD): You learn everyday. I was trying to swing it too much. Playing a game after a long time. Happy with how the fast bowlers put their hand up. IPL is such a long tournament, every team is going to have one bad game. And this was our first and last bad game and it's out of the way. We are giving them freedom. T20 is such a fast game, we want the intensity. Everyone works on their game. 120 could have been close on this track. This team is all about letting them express themselves on the field freely.