
Jaipur register first win of season
Jaipur turned in an efficient all-round show to defeat Kolkata by 34 runs and secure their first victory in the Indian Premier League.
Useful knocks from Abhishek Jhunjhunwala (46), Adam Voges (37) and Faiz Fazal (31) propelled Jaipur to 168 for seven - par for the course - after captain Shane Warne had won the toss.
In response, Kolkata made a mess of the chase and were restricted to 134 for five as they crashed to their second consecutive defeat after a bright start to the tournament.
Jaipur's innings crackled and fizzled in equal measure after they lost opener Michael Lumb leg before first ball of the innings to Ashok Dinda.
Number three Fazal unleashed a rash of attacking strokes - he hammered Dinda for three fours in five balls in the bowler's second over - which helped provide impetus, but his dismissal at the end of the fifth again plunged the Royals into recovery mode.
Even so, Fazal's innings had given the home side a decent platform and much was expected from Yusuf Pathan, who initially seemed to have the measure of the Kolkata attack when he smacked Shane Bond for two boundaries in one over.
Top Performer: Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
But Dinda returned to outsmart the hard-hitting batsman and ultimately had him caught by Brad Hodge at deep square-leg for 15.
Yusuf fell at the end of the 13th over and Jaipur were again in some disarray, but Jhunjhunwala consolidated nicely and was unlucky to fall short of a well-deserved half-century.
Voges, who came into the side at the expense of Damien Martyn, weighed in with a few good blows at the death, giving Jaipur's total a touch of respectability.
Kolkata too suffered a blow at the start of their chase as Yusuf, who was thrown the new ball, removed Manoj Tiwary for 11.
Cheteshwar Pujara and Hodge took up the chase and together added 50 for the second wicket, but they scored slowly and the required run rate climbed steadily.
Pujara was then bowled by Sidharth Trivedi for 29 and Yusuf returned to remove Hodge (36) with Kolkata still needing 74 from just under six overs.
Sourav Ganguly (33) and Owais Shah (18 not out) injected a sense of urgency, but both struggled to find the boundaries and Kolkata were left relying on extras to see them to an improbable 37 from the final over.
They managed a meagre two, eventually falling well short.
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