After
a
superlative
opening
partnership
between
Tatenda
Taibu
and
Jesse
Ryder
helped
the
Tigers
post
175/8
in
20
overs,
the
Kings,
powered
by
brothers
Irfan
and
Yusuf
Pathan,
almost
pulled
off
a
thrilling
chase
at
the
Barabati
Stadium.
The
Kings
needed
9
runs
from
the
last
over
to
win,
but
former
Sri
Lanka
speedster
Dilhara
Fernando
conceded
only
5,
besides
also
taking
two
wickets.
Fernando
finished
with
4/31
from
his
four
overs
as
the
Kings
ended
on
172/9.
The
Kings
did
not
get
the
blistering
start
that
the
Tigers
had.
While
Taibu
and
Ryder
had
plundered
63
without
loss
in
their
Powerplay
overs,
the
Kings
managed
only
43/1.
The
pair
of
Tanmay
Srivastava
(26)
and
Yusuf
brought
out
a
few
big
hits
in
the
middle
overs,
but
the
former
got
out
in
the
15th
over.
That
saw
Irfan
join
brother
Yusuf
at
the
crease.
The
Pathan
brothers
shared
a
41-run
stand
in
quick
time
before
Irfan
was
out
on
the
penultimate
ball
of
the
18th
over.
But
Yusuf
carried
on.
But
after
he
was
out
off
the
last
ball
of
the
19th
over
for
a
42
off
21
balls,
the
Kings’ chase
lost
steam.
Kings’
Yusuf
Pathan
in
action
during
his
knock
of
42
Earlier,
the
decision
to
put
the
Tigers
in
to
bat
first
backfired
on
Kings’
captain
Irfan
as
the
rival
openers
swung
into
action
with
big
hits
from
the
very
beginning.
A
copybook
six
over
Irfan’s
head
from
Taibu
showed
that
his
skills
with
the
bat
remain
as
it
were
during
his
playing
days.
Former
Zimbabwe
captain
Taibu
was
more
fluent,
scoring
54
off
30
balls
with
five
fours
and
four
sixes.
New
Zealander
Ryder
too
was
at
his
aggressive
best
as
he
slammed
47
off
35
balls,
with
six
boundaries
and
two
sixes.
The
opening
pair
shared
a
109-run
partnership
before
Irfan
was
bailed
out
by
Yusuf.
Bowling
his
part-time
spin,
Yusuf
(2/25)
removed
both
Ryder
and
Taibu
in
the
11th
over
of
the
innings.
The
dual
strike
pushed
the
Tigers
on
the
backfoot
somewhat
and
their
run
rate
dropped.
Corey
Anderson
(24)
and
Mohammad
Kaif
(32)
tried
their
best
to
force
the
pace
of
the
innings,
but
did
not
quite
succeed.
The
Tigers’
hopes
of
having
a
couple
of
big
overs
at
the
death
were
hit
hard
when
Caribbean
speedster
Best
(3/20)
scalped
three
wickets
in
the
19th
over.
However,
in
the
end,
it
was
proved
that
the
Tigers
had
indeed
scored
enough
to
claim
victory.
Source:
Media
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