Match: 53 T20, IPL3
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Date: April 17, 2010
Toss: Rajasthan Royals elected to bat.
Result: Kolkata Knight Riders won by 8 wickets.
Rajasthan Royals out of IPL 2010
In a must win match for both teams, Rajasthan Royals won the tos and elected to bat first. Rajasthan Royals got off to a very good start with S Watson and N Ojha scoring 59 for the first wicket partnership. Once Watson was out, Rajasthan Royals lost the track and kept loosing wickets at regular intervals. Kolkata Knight Riders bowlers never gave them any opportunity to score easy runs. Rajasthan Royals middle order collapsed badly leaving them tottering at 101/5 in 14.2 overs. Kolkata Knight Riders bowler produced a much better spell today even in the last overs to limit Rajasthan Royals to a total of !@!@#$ in 20 overs.
After restricting the Royals to a petty total, it was upto Kolkata Knight Riders batsmen to win today’s match and raise hope for semi finals. KKR opened with McCullum and Ganguly but this time they could not give a good start as McCullum was out for just 6. In the very same over, KKR got another shock as Gayle was out for a duck leaving them at 22/2 in 2.5 overs. Ganguly(75 not out) and Pujara(45 not out) then played sensibly and took the score past 100. Dada again lead from the front and scored a brilliant fifty to help Kolkata Knight Riders win by 8 wickets and thus closer to semi final spot.
This is the end of road for Rajasthan Royals in this edition of DLF IPL 2010.
How can Kolkata Knight Riders qualify for semi finals ?
1) Kings XI beat Chennai Super Kings
2) Delhi beat Deccan Chargers
3) Kolkata Knight Riders win against Mumbai by a huge margin.
Match Notes
* Rajasthan Royals: 50 runs in 6.3 overs, Extras 0
* Rajasthan Royals: 100 runs in 13.5 overs, Extras 1
* Innings Break: Rajasthan Royals – 132/9 in 20.0 overs
* Kolkata Knight Riders: 50 runs in 7.2 overs, Extras 5
* Kolkata Knight Riders: 100 runs in 12.5 overs, Extras 7
* SC Ganguly: 50 off 39 balls (8 x 4, 1 x 6)
Match 53 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals Scorecard
