Punjab hold nerve to win thriller
On a pitch that favoured spinners in the previous match it hosted, Kolkata Knight Riders opted to bowl first against Kings XI Punjab
On a pitch that favoured spinners in the previous match it hosted, Kolkata Knight Riders opted to bowl first against Kings XI Punjab
Scorer: Binoy George | Commentator: Abhishek Purohit
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Narine is the Man of the Match for his 5 for 19. Narine: "I look just to contain and hit the right areas. Pretty much everyone is on BBM [when asked whether he is in touch with his West Indies team-mates]."
Gautam Gambhir: "We left it till the end. You need to play intelligent cricket. We should have finished it off when we needed 13 off 12. We should have played better as a batting unit."
Adam Gilchrist: "The guys fought well with the bat, some exceptional spin bowling from Narine and Co. Always felt Harmeet had it in him."
The KKR dugout is looking totally stunned. They were 73 for 2 at one stage. But you never know what you get with KKR.
Chawla and Bhatt brought Punjab back and Harmeet defended nine runs nervelessly off the final over. Not to forget PK's excellent over, the 19th, which went for just four
Charindra: "Gotta feel for the Kolkata fans. KKR have the most passionate and most loyal support in the world, and they keep letting the fans down year after year. They got rid of Ganguly, and now his team is leading the table."
Achuthan: "Slow and Steady win the race,only if you are a tortoise,not a Knight Rider."
James: "Very glad KKR lost, perhaps they will now drop YK Pathan who has contributed nothing this IPL. As far as this match goes there was one MAJOR failing, Bisla & Tiwary to push on after slowish starts, and Hasan and Pathan throwing their wickets away. A shame for the home crowd!"
RN ten Doeschate b Harmeet Singh 11 (22m 14b 1x4 0x6) SR: 78.57
Nine off the final over from Harmeet
Gautam Gambhir has said his team should have 'easily' beaten Kings XI Punjab, after restricting them to a total of 134, at Eden Gardens on Sunday
On a pitch that favoured spinners in the previous match it hosted, Kolkata Knight Riders opted to bowl first against Kings XI Punjab