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Kolkata Knight Riders 121 for 6 (Bisla 45, Kallis 33, Mills 2-24) strike Auckland Aces 119 for 6 (Vincent 40, Yusuf 2-21) by two runs
The Kolkata Knight Riders survive a thrilling opener to their NCL T20 movement as they edged to a two-run win next to the Auckland Aces in the second qualifier.
The New Zealand champions fell agonizingly short of an upset when, with four wanted from the final ball; Kyle Mills could only squirt a Brett Lee yorker away for a single.
The Knight Riders expensively-assembled batting order managed only 121 for six batting first, but the Aces failed to capitalize on that with Lou Vincent's 37-ball 40 the only important input to the chase.
Vincent had look set to contentedly guide his side to victory, hitting 30 of his 40 runs in boundaries, but after he was run out Yusuf Pathan claim two wickets in three balls to bring his side back into the match.
The Aces required 22 from the last two overs and while Jacques Kallis right away bowled Colin Munro, Andre Adams hit his first ball for six.
But the New Zealand side unsuccessful to find the ropes again, most considerably from the last ball, to suffer a beat which leaves them needing to win their second and final qualifier against Somerset on Tuesday to have any chance of reaching the group stage.
Earlier, the Knight Riders had looked on course for a bigger score than they managed after openers Manvinder Bisla and Kallis joint for 73 in 57 balls.
But after Bisla fell for a breezy 45 from 32 balls the IPL side lost their way with four wickets going down for the addition of five runs in 10 balls.
Andre Adams started the mid-innings slump bowling dangerman Yusuf Patel before Mills unconcerned Kallis and Manoj Tiwary in the next over.
A direct hit from Hampshire's Jimmy Adams then ran out Ryan ten Doeschate and when some more good fielding, this time from namesake Andre, wedged Shakib Al Hasan backing up too far the Knight Riders had to be content with a below-par score.
The Kolkata Knight Riders survive a thrilling opener to their NCL T20 movement as they edged to a two-run win next to the Auckland Aces in the second qualifier.
The New Zealand champions fell agonizingly short of an upset when, with four wanted from the final ball; Kyle Mills could only squirt a Brett Lee yorker away for a single.
The Knight Riders expensively-assembled batting order managed only 121 for six batting first, but the Aces failed to capitalize on that with Lou Vincent's 37-ball 40 the only important input to the chase.
Vincent had look set to contentedly guide his side to victory, hitting 30 of his 40 runs in boundaries, but after he was run out Yusuf Pathan claim two wickets in three balls to bring his side back into the match.
The Aces required 22 from the last two overs and while Jacques Kallis right away bowled Colin Munro, Andre Adams hit his first ball for six.
But the New Zealand side unsuccessful to find the ropes again, most considerably from the last ball, to suffer a beat which leaves them needing to win their second and final qualifier against Somerset on Tuesday to have any chance of reaching the group stage.
Earlier, the Knight Riders had looked on course for a bigger score than they managed after openers Manvinder Bisla and Kallis joint for 73 in 57 balls.
But after Bisla fell for a breezy 45 from 32 balls the IPL side lost their way with four wickets going down for the addition of five runs in 10 balls.
Andre Adams started the mid-innings slump bowling dangerman Yusuf Patel before Mills unconcerned Kallis and Manoj Tiwary in the next over.
A direct hit from Hampshire's Jimmy Adams then ran out Ryan ten Doeschate and when some more good fielding, this time from namesake Andre, wedged Shakib Al Hasan backing up too far the Knight Riders had to be content with a below-par score.
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