Knight Riders decimate listless Warriors

May 09, 2013

Opting to bat first, Kolkata Knight Riders raced away to a good start Gautam Gambir led the way with a flurry of fours•BCCI

Making his IPL debut, Parvez Rasool struck in his second over, dismissing Jacques Kallis for 2 •BCCI

Ryan ten Doeschate, playing his first match for Knight Riders this season, struck three fours and a six to lift the scoring rate and helped push the score to 152 for 6•BCCI

Robin Uthappa, meanwhile, compiled a 35-ball 31 but lost his wicket with the score at 53 for 4•BCCI

Pune Warriors had their first breakthrough when wicketkeeper Mahesh Rawat stumped Manvinder Bisla for 12 •BCCI

Eoin Morgan also failed to make a substantial contribution, falling for a run-a-ball 15 to Mitchell Marsh•BCCI

In reply, Warriors got off to a bad start, as Aaron Finch was bowled by Kallis for 5 •BCCI

Angelo Mathews was the only other batsman in the Warriors side to reach double figures. His 28-ball 40 included four sixes, but Warriors had already been shut out of the game. They were bowled for 106•BCCI

Marsh took his second wicket to dismiss Gambhir for a 44-ball 50. The wicket left Knight Riders struggling at 90 for 4 in 14 overs•BCCI

Yuvraj Singh lasted just two balls before being dismissed by L Balaji for 1•BCCI