Indian Premier League, 2008-09
Wisden's review of Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bangalore, Indian Premier League, 2008-09
Nagraj Gollapudi
15-Apr-2010
At Durban, April 29, 2009. Royal Challengers Bangalore won by five wickets. Toss: Kolkata
Knight Riders. Kolkata Knight Riders 139-6 (20 overs) (C. H. Gayle 40, M. N. van Wyk 43*);
Royal Challengers Bangalore 143-5 (19.5 overs) (S. P. Goswami 43; B. J. Hodge 3-29). Royal
Challengers Bangalore 2 pts. Man of the Match: M. V. Boucher.
Kevin Pietersen returned to England for the Tests against West Indies with a smile after getting
most of his decisions right: he included three spinners, surprised everyone by bowling the first over
of the day himself, and proved it was a wise move by having his opposite number Brendon McCullum
caught with the very first ball. He couldn't quite finish it off himself, falling to Hodge for 13;
Shreevats Goswami anchored the innings, and Boucher supplied the necessary oomph at the end,
slamming 25* from 13 balls.