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Kolkata Knight Riders

129/7

vs

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

124/4

Kolkata Knight Riders won by 5 runs

Indian Premier League · Match 29 · 8 May 2008 · Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Innings 1

Kolkata Knight Riders

129/7

16.0 overs

BatterRB4s6sSR
A Chopralbw b DW Steyn250040.0
BJ Hodgec R Vinay Kumar b Z Khan10112090.9
SC Gangulyrun out (CL White)20222090.9
DJ Husseyrun out (DW Steyn, MV Boucher)261213216.7
T Taibuc MV Boucher b DW Steyn151220125.0
LR Shuklab DW Steyn11920122.2
WP Sahanot out171011170.0
M Kartikc & b P Kumar171320130.8
Umar Gulnot out6201300.0
Extras (b 0, lb 3, w 2, nb 0, p 0)5
Total129/7 (16.0 ov)
Fall of wickets: 9-1 (A Chopra, 2.1) · 20-2 (BJ Hodge, 3.3) · 46-3 (SC Ganguly, 7.3) · 64-4 (DJ Hussey, 9.0) · 80-5 (T Taibu, 11.2) · 88-6 (LR Shukla, 11.5) · 122-7 (M Kartik, 15.4)

Partnerships

  • 1stA Chopra & BJ Hodge9 (13) · RR 4.15
  • 2ndSC Ganguly & BJ Hodge11 (8) · RR 8.25
  • 3rdSC Ganguly & DJ Hussey26 (24) · RR 6.50
  • 4thT Taibu & DJ Hussey18 (9) · RR 12.00
  • 5thT Taibu & LR Shukla16 (14) · RR 6.86
  • 6thWP Saha & LR Shukla8 (3) · RR 16.00
  • 7thWP Saha & M Kartik34 (23) · RR 8.87
  • 8thWP Saha & Umar GulNB7 (2) · RR 21.00

Boundary Breakdown

  • DJ Hussey26 · 85% bdy
  • SC Ganguly20 · 40% bdy
  • WP Saha17 · 59% bdy
  • M Kartik17 · 47% bdy
  • T Taibu15 · 53% bdy
  • LR Shukla11 · 73% bdy
  • BJ Hodge10 · 80% bdy
  • Umar Gul6 · 100% bdy
  • A Chopra2 · 0% bdy
6s 4s Running
BowlerOMRWEcon
DW Steyn4.002736.75
Z Khan3.002719.00
P Kumar3.0036112.00
R Vinay Kumar3.001505.00
A Kumble3.002107.00

Key moments

Algorithmically chosen from the scorecard — partnerships, wicket clusters, turning overs.

Standout stand

Match-defining partnership

CL White & MV Boucher put on 45 runs from 30 balls at 9.00 run rate for the 4th wicket.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru innings

Collapse

Sharpest wicket cluster

3 wickets in 17 balls — LR Shukla fell at 88/6 (11.5 ov).

Kolkata Knight Riders innings

Turning over

Turning over

Over 12: DW Steyn took 2 wickets 10 runs.

Kolkata Knight Riders innings

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Ball-by-ball replay

Scrub through every ball with live commentary, batters and score updates.

Worm Chart

Runs progression per over. Wickets shown as dots on each line.

0255075100125150051015OversRunsWicket 1: A Chopra at 9/1 (2.1 ov)Wicket 2: BJ Hodge at 20/2 (3.3 ov)Wicket 3: SC Ganguly at 46/3 (7.3 ov)Wicket 4: DJ Hussey at 64/4 (9.0 ov)Wicket 5: T Taibu at 80/5 (11.2 ov)Wicket 6: LR Shukla at 88/6 (11.5 ov)Wicket 7: M Kartik at 122/7 (15.4 ov)Wicket 1: S Chanderpaul at 17/1 (3.3 ov)Wicket 2: J Arunkumar at 32/2 (4.5 ov)Wicket 3: R Dravid at 51/3 (9.1 ov)Wicket 4: CL White at 96/4 (14.1 ov)

Manhattan

Runs scored each over. ▼ markers above bars mark wickets that over.

051015Over 1: 2 runsOver 2: 7 runs2Over 3: 10 runs, 1 wicketWicket fell this overOver 4: 6 runs, 1 wicketWicket fell this over4Over 5: 11 runsOver 6: 5 runs6Over 7: 4 runsOver 8: 4 runs, 1 wicketWicket fell this over8Over 9: 15 runs, 1 wicketWicket fell this overOver 10: 12 runs10Over 11: 3 runsOver 12: 10 runs, 2 wicketsWicket fell this overWicket fell this over12Over 13: 6 runsOver 14: 6 runs14Over 15: 14 runsOver 16: 14 runs, 1 wicketWicket fell this over16OverRuns

Momentum

Smoothed per-over swing. Above the line = scoring above their own average; dips mark wickets / quiet overs.

Over 3: 1 wkt, 10 runsOver 4: 1 wkt, 6 runsOver 8: 1 wkt, 4 runsOver 9: 1 wkt, 15 runsOver 12: 2 wkt, 10 runsOver 16: 1 wkt, 14 runsOver 4: 1 wkt, 2 runsOver 5: 1 wkt, 13 runsOver 10: 1 wkt, 2 runsOver 15: 1 wkt, 15 runsOvers
Kolkata Knight RidersRoyal Challengers Bengaluru

Phase Splits

Powerplay (1–6) · Middle (7–15) · Death (16–20)

Kolkata Knight Riders

129/7 (16.0)

Powerplay
Ov 1–6

41/2· RR 6.83

BatSC Ganguly16 (14)BowlDW Steyn1/12 (2.0)
Middle
Ov 7–15

74/4· RR 8.22

BatM Kartik17 (12)BowlDW Steyn2/16 (2.0)
Death
Ov 16–20

14/1· RR 14.00

BatWP Saha7 (3)BowlP Kumar1/14 (1.0)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

124/4 (16.0)

Powerplay
Ov 1–6

35/2· RR 5.83

BatJ Arunkumar22 (17)BowlI Sharma1/7 (2.0)
Middle
Ov 7–15

76/2· RR 8.44

BatMV Boucher38 (29)BowlSC Ganguly1/5 (2.0)
Death
Ov 16–20

13/0· RR 13.00

BatMV Boucher9 (5)BowlI Sharma0/13 (1.0)
Commentary197 balls
  1. End of over 16
    4·2214
    Royal Challengers Bengaluru 124/4
  2. 16.6

    I Sharma to P Kumar, FOUR!

  3. 16.5

    I Sharma to MV Boucher, 1 run.

  4. 16.4

    I Sharma to MV Boucher, 2 runs.

  5. 16.3

    I Sharma to MV Boucher, 2 runs.

  6. 16.2

    I Sharma to MV Boucher, no run.

  7. 16.1

    I Sharma to MV Boucher, FOUR!

  8. End of over 15
    W4641·
    Royal Challengers Bengaluru 111/4
  9. 15.6

    M Kartik to P Kumar, no run.

  10. 15.5

    M Kartik to MV Boucher, 1 run.

  11. 15.4

    M Kartik to MV Boucher, FOUR!

  12. 15.3

    M Kartik to MV Boucher, SIX!

  13. 15.2

    M Kartik to MV Boucher, FOUR!

  14. 15.1

    M Kartik to MV Boucher, OUT! Run out (M Kartik) — CL White is the man out.

  15. End of over 14
    11·111
    Royal Challengers Bengaluru 96/3
  16. 14.6

    I Sharma to MV Boucher, 1 run.

  17. 14.5

    I Sharma to CL White, 1 run.

  18. 14.4

    I Sharma to MV Boucher, 1 run.

  19. 14.3

    I Sharma to MV Boucher, no run.

  20. 14.2

    I Sharma to CL White, 1 run.

  21. 14.1

    I Sharma to MV Boucher, 1 run.

  22. End of over 13
    42114nb21
    Royal Challengers Bengaluru 91/3
  23. 13.7

    Umar Gul to MV Boucher, 1 run.

  24. 13.6

    Umar Gul to CL White, NO BALL, 1 run off the bat too.

  25. 13.5

    Umar Gul to CL White, FOUR!

  26. 13.4

    Umar Gul to MV Boucher, 1 run.

  27. 13.3

    Umar Gul to CL White, 1 run.

  28. 13.2

    Umar Gul to CL White, 2 runs.

  29. 13.1

    Umar Gul to CL White, FOUR!

  30. End of over 12
    114·11
    Royal Challengers Bengaluru 76/3