South Australia win over KKR

South Australia defeated KKR with 19 runs difference in Champions League Twenty20.

Callum Ferguson scored a magnificent victorious half-century to power South Australia Redbacks to a convincing win over Kolkata Knight Riders.Ferguson formed a blazing 40-ball 70-run unbeaten knock and together with Daniel Christian (42) added 84 runs off just 48 deliveries for the fourth wicket to help South Australia post a challenging 188 for five in their 20 overs.

And then the Australian team produced a disciplined bowling and fielding effort to restrict KKR to 169 for nine.

Manoj Tiwary top-scored for KKR with 40 off 31 balls while Ryan ten Doeschate played a useful one towards the end.

Gary Putland and Daniel Harris shone with the ball for South Australia sharing six wickets between them.

For KKR, it's their second consecutive defeat after having lost to Somerset by five wickets in their tournament opener.

On the other hand, the win opened South Australia's account in the tournament following their 50-run loss to Warriors in the opening match.

Chasing the sudden target , KKR were never in the track as they lost wickets at regular intervals.

KKR's chase started on a unsteady note, losing three wickets including captain Gautam Gambhir, inside the 50-run mark.

Opener Manvinder Bisla showed promise hitting Nathan Lyon for three fours in the first over before he was cleaned up by Kane Richardson in the next.

Shakib Al Hasan and Gambhir failed to live upto their reputation and were dismissed cheaply as KKR slumped to 51 for three after seven overs.

Jacques Kallis and Tiwary raised visions of a fightback stitching 35 runs off 25 balls for the fourth wicket before the former was snared caught and bowled by Harris.

Big-hitting Yusuf Pathan and Tiwary then departed in consecutive overs and created

Greater difficulties for KKR to get victorious.