Sparkling Ganguly stars in vital Kolkata victory
Inspired by their captain and urged on by the cauldron that is the Eden Gardens, Kolkata Knight Riders roared back into the competition with a clinical win over Deccan Chargers
Inspired by their captain and urged on by the cauldron that is the Eden Gardens, Kolkata Knight Riders roared back into the competition with a clinical win over Deccan Chargers
Deccan will be disappointed. They had the upper hand when Gibbs and Symonds were going strong. And before that, when Gibbs and Mishra were batting together. But that pair got out, holing out in the deep when Deccan appeared to be in control, and Kolkata's bowlers then aimed correctly to keep Symonds in check and seal, what was in the end, a relatively easy win. Kolkata have moved to fifth place, and Deccan have slipped to seventh. Check out the points table here. We'll get you the presentation in a bit.
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Gilchrist: "We tactically took a gamble with Ojha bowling one over when Ganguly was still out there. We weren't up for it in all the areas. We were inconsistent again today. We are on the negative side of the ledger, but all is not lost. "
Ganguly, unsurprisingly, is the Man of the Match
Ganguly: "We started off well then dropped a bit. The tournament is still open, but it is good to get a win. It was a good wicket, and the ball came on well. I've been getting the thirties and fifties, but today it went well. We knew the wicket would grip for the spinners; luckily we got Gibbs at the right time and the required run-rate crept up from there on."
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Struggled against the slow nature of this track did Symonds, and the variations of the Kolkata bowlers
A Symonds c Kartik b Gayle 45 (37b 5x4 0x6) SR: 121.62
34 needed off the last over. Just 27 have come off the last five overs. They had wickets in hand, but Kolkata have reined them in. Gayle to bowl the last over
We have to up our performance in the next seven matches and make amends in disciplines in which we have floundered
Inspired by their captain and urged on by the cauldron that is the Eden Gardens, Kolkata Knight Riders roared back into the competition with a clinical win over Deccan Chargers
Sourav Ganguly was satisfied with his batting form after giving the Eden Gardens crowd plenty to cheer with a vintage display