Kolkata’s discipline bowling and Ganguly’s 75 runs in just 50 ball gave easy win to KKR against Rajasthan Royals by 8 wickets with 23 balls remaining at Eden Garden, kolkata.
Rajasthan Royals won toss and chose to bat first on slow pitch.
Watson proved this decision true by playing shot all over ground but once KKR bowler understood nature of pitch. No other batsman could stand against slow and variation bowling by KKR and stopped Rajasthan royals to 132 runs.
Rajasthan Royals Innings
132/9 (20 overs)
Watson 44 (26)
Finch 21 (21)
Ojha 18 (22)
Kolkata knight riders’ start was not good. Team loss Mccullum and Gayle in early overs but Saurav Ganguly and Pujara’s partnership and planned batting gave easy win to KKR with 23 balls remaining.
Kolkata Knight Riders Innings
133/2 (16.1 overs)
Saurav Ganguly 75* (50)
Pujara 45* (38)
Man of the match : Jaidev Unadkat, he has taken 3 wickets including Naman Ojha, Yusuf Pathan and Raut.
Rajasthan Royals’ hope to get into semi finals is over here but KKR kept their hope live. Now Kolkata has to win match against Mumbai Indians with big margin to get into Semis.
Point Table:
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Points | Run Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mumbai Indians | 13 | 10 | 3 | 20 | +1.251 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | +0.219 |
| Delhi Daredevils | 13 | 7 | 6 | 14 | +0.066 |
| Deccan Chargers | 13 | 7 | 6 | 14 | -0.363 |
| Chennai Super Kings | 13 | 6 | 7 | 12 | +0.270 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 13 | 6 | 7 | 12 | -0.456 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -0.514 |
| Kings XI Punjab | 13 | 4 | 9 | 8 | -0.484 |