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Sidharth Monga Report
September 25, 2011
Somerset 164 5 (van der Merwe 73, Trego 28) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 161 3 (Kallis 74 *, 39 * Yusuf, Gregory 2-9) by five wickets
Jacques Kallis has shown technical skills, Yusuf Pathan superpower, but the combative Roelof van der Merwe burned on a slow track and lower my best to help Somerset chasing a daunting 162 Kolkata Knight Riders, "late-wave as well as bat and the ball they work hard to win, Calcutta plundered 78 off the last six overs, and a quick wickets meant Somerset had to fight 43 of their last seven.
Although expensive and Yusuf went to the canteen, van der Merwe was the only man to keep her. He went to just 14 from 18 and 20 overs despite two catches dropped, one of which went to four. When a bat in his hand, was an absolute Jack In The Box, a reverse-sweep six, managed to mishit the infield, drop-kicking his favorite cricketer Kallis over midwicket, late-spinners subtly cutting and scoring in the Champions League third fastest fifty.
Somerset would have been easy to feel discouraged after part-time employee Arul Suppiah granted 30 off 15, or feel disadvantaged by Brett Lee set guards and escape from Alfonso Thomas was penalized by a frontier guard-line slow with Kallis on his knees. Especially when Thomas followed this call lasts a full run higher Kallis duly filed for a period of six.
Somerset, however, remained locked in inches and as the ball with the van, der Merwe was the man of the bat. He came to beat when Iqbal Abdulla struck out the first ball for more than a second, but was dominated by so much that Peter Trego managed only 23 out of 105-run second wicket stand. He started through the free edge of the area received first language, but proceeded to fight and Shakib Al Hasan Abdulla, a lovely late cut. And 'frustration to Kolkata, so that Manoj Tiwary - wired for live interviews of the time - he barked lippoja air does not turn the ball at all. Reverse-swept six off Shakib treatment has worked.
Kallis, who had worked hard in the first innings for 74, was taken over midwicket for six more in court and head of the goalkeeper. That was his devoted hit attack made more interesting to watch. At that time, Somerset had reached 107 in 10 overs, and all I needed was to trafficking. Kolkata, however, were not all animals, and Chakib again. He caught and shot one by Trejo, but a direct blow to lose. A van der Merwe on the same course, happily accepted.
With two new batsmen, while the pitch was a mud wrestling arena. The ball held in medium, and the pace of decision-making process was still difficult. Nick Compton, Arul Suppiah and Steve Snell cool long enough to see through the ball two saves.
It was like a joke sensible Kallis who was kept alive in Kolkata in the first quarter of the game. With the Somerset bowlers, using a very slow track and fielders give almost anything away, Kallis had to use all his technique and sentence. It took him 39 deliveries to get the right to strike has accounted for 100 and 'was in the 14 th over, when he hit the first six to 82 in Kolkata, on 82 legal deliveries. In the next, Thomas, a copy of Somerset captain, has played. He asked to bowl part-time spinner Suppiah. It was the seventh pitcher used, and the run rate of more than six as Somerset made no reference needed for transfers, that are made. Perhaps Thomas was greedy with the slow track now.
Yusuf seized the moment. He paused, waiting for deliveries of complete plans and continued wounded in the leg, reaching four consecutive six. Eighty-three had become 113 in one way, and clearly the side Fielding, who had played smart cricket so far has been shaken. Catches were dropped, overthrows conceded, Kallis joined the fun too, but van der Merwe was still on his face. Will continue to be there with the bat too.
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