Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (14th March 2010)

Kolkata Knight Riders won by 7 wkts

Royal Challengers Bangalore put into bat first after losing toss to Kolkata Knight Riders. But tidy bowling from Angelo Matthews restrict them into 135/7 in 20 overs. Except Jacques Kallis who scored unbeaten 65 runs rest batsman could not impress with their bats.

Kolkata Knight Riders chased the toal in 19.2 overs just losing 3 wickets. Manoj Tiwary is declared as the Man of the Match for his brilliant half-century. Now KKR top the point table winning 2 out of 2 matches.

Numbers that mattered, Match 4

• 3 Angelo Mathews became the third bowler from Kolkata Knight Riders to take 4 wickets in a match. Mathews now joins Shoaib Akhtar and Umar Gul.

• 4 All the four games in the tournament have now been decided in the last over of the match.

• 7 The victory margin of 7 wickets is largest for Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL.

• 47 Balls taken by Jacques Kallis to complete his fifty. He has now scored the two slowest fifties for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL. Against Delhi Daredevils at Johannesburg in 2009, Kallis had taken 51 balls to reach his fifty.

• 61 Runs made by Kolkata Knight Riders in the first 6 overs - most they have scored in Powerplay. They had also made 61 against the same opponents at Bangalore in 2008 and again against Chennai Super Kings at Chennai in 2008.

• 101 Runs added by Brad Hodge and Manoj Tiwary for the first wicket - the highest first wicket partnership for Kolkata Knight Riders. The pair surpassed the previous record stand of 61 between Sourav Ganguly and Brendon McCullum, also against the same opponents at Bangalore in 2008.