Kallis stars for Kolkata

Kolkata Knight Riders player Jacques Kallis(L) bats during a IPL Twenty20 compare opposite Deccan Chargers during Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata. Kallis, 35, strike 7 fours as well as a 6 in his 45-ball 53 as Kolkata piled upon 163-4 prior to restricting Deccan to 154-8 off twenty overs.
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KOLKATA, India (AFP) – Jacques Kallis strike his second half-century in a quarrel to set up a nine-run win for Kolkata Knight Riders opposite Deccan Chargers in a Indian Premier League upon Monday.

Kallis, 35, strike 7 fours as well as a 6 in his 45-ball 53 as Kolkata piled upon 163-4 prior to restricting Deccan to 154-8 off twenty overs upon a delayed Eden Gardens track.

This was a initial feat for Kolkata in a Twenty20 contest after carrying mislaid to Chennai by dual runs in their opening compare final week.

Kallis additionally picked up 4 catches to top a excellent day in a middle.

Left-arm spinner Iqbal Abdullah gave Kolkata an early breakthrough, stealing Ishank Jaggi in a third over prior to Rajat Bhatia grabbed a pass wicket of skipper Kumar Sangakkara (16) to revoke Deccan to 53-3 in a ninth over.

Deccan could never unequivocally redeem from a early setbacks, succumbing to their second better in as many matches notwithstanding a fighting 48 by Bharat Chipli.

Abdullah accomplished with 3-24 whilst Bhatia as well as Jaidev Unadkat took dual wickets each.

Kallis, opening a innings, gave a drifting begin to Kolkata after captain Gautam Gambhir won a toss as well as inaugurated to bat.

The all-rounder raced to a 50-run symbol with a 6 off his South Africa teammate JP Duminy though was out a subsequent round as he attempted to transparent midwicket again.

Gambhir, who batted during an surprising series 6 opposite Chennai, promoted himself up a sequence as well as common 43 runs off only twenty-six balls with Manoj Tiwary (30 not out) for a third wicket.

Gambhir (29) was bowled by legspinner Amit Mishra, a many considerable between Deccan bowlers with dual wickets for nineteen runs off his fours overs.

Big-hitting Yusuf Pathan strike a typically assertive twenty-two off fifteen balls in a late attack to column up Kolkata’s total.

Brief scores:

Kolkata Knight Riders 163-4 in twenty overs (J. Kallis 53, M. Tiwary thirty not out, G. Gambhir 29; A. Mishra 2-19) kick Deccan Chargers 154-8 in twenty overs (B. Chipli 48; Iqbal Abdulla 3-24, R. Bhatia 2-29, J. Unadkat 2-36)