Its KKR vs DC today.. A must win for DC.. Probably the easiest match they can get under these pressure situations.. SO they are out to win and win comfortably to go up the ladder..
The match began with the usual and useless 1hour chat from a group of hopeless people called commentators.. DC won the toss and elected to bowl..
Umpires RE Koertzen and S Ravi (India)
For much of the innings, Kolkata Knight Riders showed why they have been so far behind the rest of the teams this season. After 14 overs they were plodding along at an inadequate 5.5 runs an over, but the late intervention of David Hussey transformed their innings. On a track on which Sourav Ganguly and Brad Hodge had pottered around for 10 overs without threatening Deccan Chargers, Hussey blasted a 17-ball 43 to revive Kolkata.. Ganguly had one of the most bizarre matches, for the first time in my entire life of watching all forms of cricket, all teams, all matches that had I seen the Lordie mis-time the ball so much.. Sourav who is known for timing the ball so much simply did not get going.. Hodge too was pathetic., two fours at the end makes it look as though he had batted well...
RP Singh, who had been very impressive till then in the tornament and in this match, was no-balled twice ( waist high ) in the 19th over, and was forced off the attack after only one legitimate delivery. When the replacement Harmeet Singh was brought on, Hussey went berserk. He smashed Harmeet for 4,2,2,6, and 6, mainly striking it straight. Twenty-eight came off the over, the most expensive of the tournament, and Kolkata's score had moved towards the 'defendable' zone. One six that was flat batted over the bowler's head onto the stands next to the sight screen was remeniscent of a six in Eden Gardens by the same player Hussey.. A respectable 160 reached..
Gilly smashed the KKRs so much that I thought KKR is done and the match will be over quickly.. But Kartik held it back 4-0-12-1 is an impressive bowling spell even in 50 over game.. Game in balance..
A no ball from Mortaza,superb yorker, Symonds attempts a single after digging it out , Mortaza runs upto the ball picks it up and throws it on to the stumps.. Bingo !! Symmo out... Match changed on its head !! My friend had then sent a message asking me to title the blog as "The no ball that won the match" !!
A day when there were so much happening in kolkata.. First big set back for the Left there in the Indian general elections... And could a improbable win for KKR here be the icing on the cake.. Something to cheer for in Kolkata i thought..
27 of 12 balls.. Agarkar bowls the 19th over.. He has this tendency of throwing it away in the end. Can he avoid that now? He has.. Sealed a win for KKR.. Just 6 runs...
21 of the last and Bangla Tiger gets the ball... Comes running in, the Square leg umpire is sigalling something.. The bowler bowls and Rohit hits it for a four.. A NO BALL signal from the 43 year old S Ravi from square leg !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Only 3 fielders inside the circle !!!!!!!!!!!! OMG !!
Can there be any other way KKR can lose ? And then the last over was messed up..
4NB 1LB 1 6 1Wd 2 4 6
Worst figures for any bowler in IPL 4-0-58-0 .......... And KKR lose yet again !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So , hence, therefore, the title of the post is "The no-ball that lost the match" :P
1 comment:
Even if it wasn't for tht noball they would have won man .. RR have the knack of pulling out a victory when it the score reads 4 runs required from 6 balls . But KKR have extra special ability to pull out a loss when 21 ( or even more ) is required from last 6 . I feel sorry for the skipper though . What is dinda doing ? He was the standout bowler for KKR and bhooka the fool makes him sit !!! total crap ..
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