IPL 7 | FINAL | KKR Vs KXIP
Venue: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Toss: KKR and elected to field first
Playing XIs:
KXIP: Virender Sehwag, Manan Vohra, George Bailey, Wriddhiman Saha, Glenn Maxwell, David Miller, Akshar Patel, Mitchell Johnson, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Karanveer Singh, Parvinder Awana
KKR: Robin Uthappa, Gautam Gambhir, Manish Pandey, Yusuf Pathan, Shakib Al Hasan, Ryan ten Doeschate, Suryakumar Yadav, Piyush Chawla, Sunil Narine, Morne Morkel, Umesh Yadav
Mini Score Card:
KXIP 199/4 (20) Run rate: 9.95
Wriddhiman Saha 115* (55) | Piyush Chawla 2/44 (4)
Manan Vohra 67 (52) | Umesh Yadav 1/39 (4)
KKR 200/7 (19.3) Run rate: 10.25
Manish Pandey 94 (50) | Karanveer Singh 4/54 (4)
Yusuf Pathan 36 (22) | Mitchell Johnson 2/41 (4)
Result: KKR won the match by 3 wickets and the Indian Premier League 2014.
Man of the match: Manish Pandey (KKR)
Man of the series: Glenn Maxwell (KXIP)
Most Valuable Player (MVP): Robin Uthappa (KKR)
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena | Bruce Oxenford | S Ravi (3rd) | CK Nandan (Reserve)
Match Referee: Roshan Mahanama
How they played the game:
Powerplay: KXIP 32 runs, 2 wickets | KKR 59 runs, 1 wicket
First 50 runs: KXIP 48 balls | KKR 32 balls
50-100 runs: KXIP 33 balls | KKR 32 balls
100-150 runs: KXIP 19 balls | KKR 26 balls
150-200 Runs: KXIP 199/4 (20) | KKR 27 balls
EXTRAS: KKR 8 (4 LB, 3 Wd, 1 NB) | KXIP 6 (6 Wd)
Best Partnership
KXIP: 3rd wicket – 129 runs off 73 balls between Saha 77* (40) and Vohra 46 (33)
KKR: 3rd wicket – 71 runs off 44 balls between Pathan 36 (22) and Pandey 34 (22)
Fours and SIXES
KXIP 17 Fours – 10 by Saha, 6 by Vohra, 1 by Sehwag | 10 SIXES – 8 by Saha, 2 by Vohra
KKR 15 Fours – 7 by Pandey, 3 by Gambhir, 2 by Shakib, 1 each by Uthappa, ten Doeschate and Chawla | 11 SIXES – 6 by Pandey, 4 by Pathan, 1 by Chawla
Important Facts about the Match:
- This was KXIP’s first and KKR’s second IPL final appearance.
- Wriddhiman Saha became the first player ever to score a century in an IPL final.
- This was KKR’s second IPL title in three years.
- Yusuf Pathan is now involved in three IPL winning teams. Two with KKR and one with RR.
- KKR’s chase of 200 is the highest chase in any IPL final till date.
- KKR did not score a single boundary and still able to make 59 runs in the Powerplay
In the PIC: KKR players celebrate their second IPL title win.
Picture Courtesy: ESPN – Cricinfo
