Indian T20 League, 1st match: Mumbai T20 v Kolkata T20 at Abu Dhabi

The biggest T20 franchise tournament in the cricketing calendar is getting underway on the field

Mike Hussey vs. Jacques Kallis !

starts ia just over half an hour .......... 8)

Krishmar Santokie vs. Sunil Narine  !

Toss in 15 minutes  8)

Kolkata won the toss and elect to bat.

Shakib Al Hasan, Morne Morkel, Sunil Narine and Jacques Kallis make up the overseas players.

Gautam Gambhir is  the Captain.....

Rohit Sharma wanted to bowl first himself because he was unsure about what the pitch would do !

1.4

Malinga to Gambhir, OUT, what a yorker ! Gambhir was so late on it and he throws a little look

back at the stumps. That slingy action brought the ball back in at him and his jittery stay

in the middle ends in the most emphatic fashion

G Gambhir  b Malinga DUCK

Pandey and Kallis are building up well..
At the End of 8.3 ov KKR are 48/1..
Although the Runrate is dipping,i am expecting a late flourish from them..

86 - 1 after 13

12.2
Malinga to Kallis, FOUR, bouncer on middle and leg and pulled to the long leg boundary. 

54 to Kallis ...SR 146 !  8)

"After all that slow batting comments on Kallis, he jump passed Pandey strike rate by huge margin."

14.6  Ojha to Kallis, SIX, flighted on middle and Kallis swipes it over the midwicket boundary.

14.4  Ojha to Kallis, SIX, that's more like it! 

14.3  Ojha to Kallis, FOUR,

125 - 1 after 16 0vers

15.6  Trini Polly to Kallis, FOUR, length ball carted away to the deep midwicket boundary!

15.3  Trini Polly to Kallis, FOUR

15.1  Pollard to Pandey, FOUR,
 

135 - 2

16.6  Malinga to Pandey, OUT, that stumps are in disarray again! Another Malinga yorker finds its mark.

        MK Pandey b Malinga 64 (53b 6x4 2x6) SR: 120.75

16.2  Malinga to Pandey, SIX,