IPL9 - Kolkata blow Delhi away in match at Eden Gardens

The IPL9 match between KKR and DD was virtually a one-sided match and one that left much to be desired - the crowd wanted more fun and more action and more runs but the Delhi Daredevils proved to be a totally weak team and a misfit to take on the mighty KKR at their home ground. The result - a nine-wicket drubbing for the Delhi Daredevils. to begin their Indian Premier League campaign in style here on Sunday.
This was reported in ibnlive.com dated 10 April 2016.

Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and opted to field - but, Delhi Daredevils, mentored by Rahul David and captained by Zaheer Khan failed to impress. They could score only 98 runs and KKR overhauled that in 14.1 overs. Andre Russell (3 for 24) and 45-year-old Brad Hogg (3 for 19) did the damage and were the star bowlers of KKR.
For KKR, openers skipper Gautam Gambhir (38 not out) and Robin Uthappa (35) shared a brisk 69-run stand to score their first win in IPL9.


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IPL8 – Rajasthan defeats Kolkata to move up to No 2 position

#IPL8 #RRvsKKR #ChrisMorris #ShaneWatson Riding on a century by Shane Watson and the wonderful spell of 4 for 23 by Chris Morris, the Rajasthan Royals defeated the defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders by 9 runs at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. RR thus go into the playoffs.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 17 May 2015.

RR won the toss and opted to bat first and the opening pair of Shane Watson and Ajinkya Rahane (37) put on 80 runs before Rahane was run out attempting a second run when there was none. Shane Watson hit five sixes and nine fours in his 59 ball blitz of 104 not out.
RR finally posted 199 for the loss of 6 wickets and KKR had to score at the rate of 10 runs per over.
But, KKR began on a dismal note losing Gautam Gambhir in the first over itself. But, they had hard hitting batsmen like Yusuf Pathan and Andre Russell in their midst. They did their best but Pathan fell to Watson for 44 and Russell fell to Morris for 37. The KKR innings ultimately ended at 190 for 9.
With this win, RR climb up the ladder to No 2 position – they have 16 points from 14 games.
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#IPL8 #KKRvsCSK #AndreRusell #EdenGardens It was revenge, sweet revenge for the Kolkata Knight Riders as they, the defending champions, beat Chennai Super Kings by 7 wickets at the Eden Gardens in yet another last ball finish. This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 30 April 2015.

KKR chased down the stiff 166-run target with just one ball to spare. It was due to the unbeaten 112-run partnership between Robin Uthappa (80*) and Andre Russell (59*) for the fourth wicket. These superb knocks saw KKR gain an emphatic seven-wicket win against two-time champions Chennai Super Kings. It was their return leg clash of the Indian Premier League. Winning the toss, Gautam Gambhir sent in M S Dhoni’s team to bat first – his logic was that once a target had been set by the opposition, it would be better to make strategies to go for a win. It had paid off earlier and, this time also, Gambhir was not disappointed. CSK had got off to a bad start with Dwayne Smith going out to the very first ball on the innings but Brendon McCullum appeared to be on fire but Brad Hogg played spoilsport by picking up 4 wickets for only 21runs. M S Dhoni’s bad form with the bat continued but Dwayne Bravo (30), Ravindra Jadeja (24) and Pawan Negi (27) did contribute to put up a score of 165 but it was just not enough. Andre Russell was the Man of the Match.

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