13 April 2013 IPL Match Scorecard
On 13th April 2013, a thrilling match was played between two strong teams in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The match was played at the Eden Gardens stadium in Kolkata, and it was the 15th match of the IPL 2013 season.
Rajasthan Royals (RR) vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
Toss and Team Selection
Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat first. They made one change to their team, with S Sreesanth replacing Fidel Edwards. Kolkata Knight Riders, on the other hand, made two changes, with Eoin Morgan and Lakshmipathy Balaji coming in for Ryan ten Doeschate and Sachithra Senanayake.
Rajasthan Royals Innings
Rajasthan Royals got off to a slow start, losing their opener Ajinkya Rahane early. But, thanks to a brilliant knock of 75 runs off 44 balls by Brad Hodge, RR managed to post a respectable total of 132/6 in their 20 overs.
Rajasthan Royals Batting Scorecard
- Ajinkya Rahane c Bisla b Kallis 2 (5)
- Shane Watson c Bisla b Narine 22 (21)
- Brad Hodge c Morgan b Kallis 75 (44)
- Stuart Binny c Bisla b Narine 12 (14)
- James Faulkner not out 11 (11)
- Owais Shah c Tiwary b Balaji 1 (2)
- Dishant Yagnik c & b Narine 2 (4)
- S Sreesanth not out 2 (2)
Kolkata Knight Riders Innings
Chasing a target of 133, KKR lost their opener Gautam Gambhir early, but a 60-run partnership between Manvinder Bisla and Jacques Kallis took them closer to the target. However, RR bowlers did well to restrict KKR to 125/8 in their 20 overs, thus winning the match by 7 runs.
Kolkata Knight Riders Batting Scorecard
- Gautam Gambhir c Yagnik b Watson 12 (11)
- Manvinder Bisla c Hodge b Faulkner 29 (25)
- Jacques Kallis c Shah b Watson 24 (26)
- Eoin Morgan c Rahane b Binny 12 (12)
- Yusuf Pathan b Faulkner 2 (4)
- Laxmi Ratan Shukla c Watson b Sreesanth 10 (11)
- Rajat Bhatia not out 12 (10)
- Lakshmipathy Balaji c Hodge b Faulkner 2 (4)
- Sunil Narine not out 2 (3)
Result and Man of the Match
Rajasthan Royals won the match by 7 runs. Brad Hodge was declared the Man of the Match for his brilliant innings of 75 runs.
Match Summary
- Rajasthan Royals: 132/6 in 20 overs
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 125/8 in 20 overs
- Result: Rajasthan Royals won by 7 runs
- Man of the Match: Brad Hodge
