A downpour followed by continues drizzle ensured the game
ended 14 overs into the Scorchers innings -- they were 91 for
two at that stage.
The Australian outfit was asked to bat first after the coin
landed in Gambhir's favour at the Kingsmead.
Pace spearhead Brett Lee vindicated Gambhir's decision,
removing the experienced Herschelle Gibbs in the very first
over of the match.
The South African got impatient a tad too early as he tried
to loft one over the infield only to be caught by Iqbal
Abdulla at covers.
After the early blow, Shaun Marsh and Simon Katich added 70
runs for the second wicket to put Scorchers in a much better
position.
Not only did they keep the scoreboard ticking by taking the
singles and twos, the duo also managed to find the boundaries
on a fairly regularly basis till Marsh was trapped in front
by Jacques Kallis.
Kallis fired one in the block hole, Marsh missed it prompting
the Knight Riders players to go up in appeal, which proved to
be successful.
Marsh hit three fours and a six but gobbled up 40 balls to
score his runs.
Experienced Katich was unbeaten on 43 off 32 balls while
Mitchell Marsh was giving him company on five when play was
halted.
