The Kolkata Knight Riders faces their second successive victory over Rajasthan Royals.They won by eight wickets in the second match with more than six overs left with them at Eden Gardens on Sunday.Rajasthan Royals lost five wickets for three runs to be bowled out for 81 against the Kolkata knight Riders. Gautam Gambhir won the toss and
Choose to field.and allowed the KKR to make their dream fulfill. Both teams have had a rationally victorious tournament so far, winning two of their three fixtures but Kolkata are coming into the game on the back of a nine wicket win against the Royals in an away clash on Friday. Shaun Tait comes back into the team for the Royals but Rahul Dravid and Johan Botha miss out because of injuries.The KKR on Friday stopped the RR two-match winning
Run with a nine wicket victory over in Jaipur.Like wise The Knights, handed the luxury of chasing four runs an over, saw a rare first-over dismissal of the accomplished Jacques Kallis. That, too, off a short ball with the South African opener shaping for a pull off Shaun Tait only to check his shot and top-edge a high catch.
But so inadequate was the target,Gambhir and Manvinder Bisla could afford to take their time in the face of some
Fiery stuff from Tait, who steamed in with four slips and a gully in his opening spell in an obvious effort to rip off the KKR top-order. Bisla succumbed to Warne, but Gambhir (35 not out off 35 balls, 3x4), who is truly looking like a man on a mission, and local boy Manoj Tiwary (30 not out off 26 balls, 4x4, 1x6) stepped on the pedal and raced past the target with 6.1 overs to spare.
In the end Tiwari,turned on the style with a 6,4 and 4 off Tait’s final over and delighted the cricket fans.
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