Kolkata Knight Riders beat Deccan Chargers by 9 runs
Riding on Jacques Kallis’ all-round performance, Kolkata Knight Riders registered their first victory in the cash rich Indian Premiere League (IPL) by defeating Deccan Chargers at the iconic Eden Gardens on Monday.
Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Deccan Chargers by nine runs.
Chasing KKR’s target of 163 runs for the loss of four wickets, Deccan Chargers could reach a score of 154 runs in their quota of 20 overs.
Batting first, the Kolkata Knight Riders openers gave good start to the innings with both Bisla and Kallis hitting the ball quite cleanly.
Deccan made their first blow in the match as they picked up the wicket of Bisla at his personal score of 19 runs.
Kallis continued his good form in the game and hit another half century in the match.
He hit seven boundaries and one over boundaries in his innings of 53 runs.
Manoj Tiwary contributed handsomely in the match with unbeaten 30 runs.
Chasing the target, Deccan Chargers kept on losing wickets at regular intervals.
The KKR bowlers bowled handsomely in the match with nearly all of them contributing with the ball.
After contributing with the willow, Kallis also joined the party by taking four important catches in the innings.
The entire stadium cheered aloud as they saw Eoin Morgan showing Dhawan back to the pavilion by a wonderful throw directly to the stumps.
The Deccan Chargers innings came to an end at a score of 154 runs for the loss of eight wickets.