Kolkatta Knight Riders vs Deccan Chargers - Match 48 - New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Nothing seems to be going right for the Kolkatta knight riders this season. In the initial matches they failed to put up a good batting performance, but the bowling did them in this match and the last match. Kolkatta's batsmen contributed well after being put in by the Deccan and put up a very good total of 160 in their quota of 20 overs. McCullum(20 from 18 balls) and Ganguly(33 from 41 balls) provided a very good platform on which the likes of Hussey and Hodge built their innings. Hodge scored 48 from 41 balls, while Hussey played a dazzling knock of 43 from just 17 balls which helped to propel the Kolkatta score in the final overs.
Needing 160 runs for victory, Deccan made a solid start with a 68 run first wicket partnership between Gilchrist(43 from 31 balls) and Gibbs(28 from 34 balls). Suman played a useful knock in the middle overs scoring 31 from 24 balls. But with the wicket of Symonds(18 from 13 balls) falling at the end of 17th over. It was Rohit Sharma who guided Deccan to victory in the final overs. Deccan needed 32 runs from the final three overs and beautiful cameo from Rohit(32 from 13 balls) helped Deccan clinch a last ball victory with a six from Rohit's bat.
Toss
Deccan Chargers won the toss and chose to field
Brief Scores
Kolkatta Kinght Riders - 160/5 in 20 overs(B Hodge - 48, D Hussey - 43, R Harris - 2/20, R Sharma - 1/15)
Deccan Chargers - 166/4 in 20 overs (A Gilchrist - 43, R Sharma - 31*, M Karthik - 1/12, B Hodge - 1/23)
Result
Deccan Chargers won the match by 6 wickets.
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