Match – 49th IPL 2014 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
Date – Thu May 22
Time – 16:00 local | 10:30 GMT
Venue – Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Toss – Royal Challengers Bangalore elected to field
Result – Kolkata Knight Riders won by 30 runs
Man of the match – Robin Uthappa

It was a scintillating batting performance by Robin Uthappa and Shakib Al Hasan which made KKR win their 6th match in a row and thus cement their place for playoffs. But with a defeat today, RCB are now out of this season.

Chasing 196 to win and remain in the contention for playoffs, RCB lost Chris Gayle in the second over when the team score was just 7. But captain Virat Kohli and Yogesh Takawale kept them in the hunt and added 85 runs in 10.1 overs. But twin blow in the 13th over by Narine got KKR back into the game. Kohli departed after scoring 38 where as Yogesh Takawale was bowled for 45. Naraine accounted for Yuvraj Singh and also got the priced wicket of AB de Villiers. With 5 down for 133 in the 17th over, it was curtains down for RCB as they not only lost the match by 30 runs but were also sent packing from this season.

Earlier Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field first. Kolkata lost Gautam Gambhir in the very first over when the team score was just 5. In the 4th over, Manish Pandey got out after scoring 13. KKR were struggling 23/2 in 3.4 overs. But then Robin Uthappa and Yusuf Pathan steadied the innings and took the score past 50 run mark. Yusuf was run out by Kohli which brought Shakib Al Hasan to the center. Uthappa and Hassan hammered every RCB bowler and added 121 runs in 11.4 overs. Shakab Al Hasan got out after scoring 60 in 38 balls where as Uthappa remained unbeaten on 83 off 51 balls. KKR posted a huge total of 195/4 in 20 overs.

Match – 49th IPL 2014 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Scorecard

Match – 49th IPL 2014 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
Date – Thu May 22
Time – 16:00 local | 10:30 GMT
Venue – Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Today in match 49 of Pepsi IPL 2014 Kolkata Knight Riders will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore at 4pm Indian Standard Time.

Kolkata Knight Riders are coming into this match with five back to back wins and will be hoping to make it six today. With a win today, KKR will bounce to number 3 slot in points table and will be in a strong position to make sure they reserve a place in the playoffs.

On the other hand, Royal Challengers Bangalore are coming into this match with a defeat in their previous match against Sunrisers Hyderabad. With that defeat, the place for playoffs looks difficult as now they have to win both their matches comfortably and then wait and watch other match results. But if they loose today, it would be curtain down for them.

Kolkata Knight Riders Team For IPL 2014
Gautam Gambhir (captain), Manvinder Bisla (wk), Piyush Chawla, Pat Cummins, Debabrata Das, Jacques Kallis, Kuldeep Yadav, Chris Lynn, Sayan Mondal, Morne Morkel, Sunil Narine, Manish Pandey, Yusuf Pathan, Veer Pratap Singh, Andre Russell, Shakib Al Hasan, Ryan ten Doeschate, Robin Uthappa (wk), Vinay Kumar, Suryakumar Yadav, Umesh Yadav

Royal Challengers Banglore Team For IPL 2014
Virat Kohli(captain), Varun Aaron, Abu Nechi, Yuzvendra Chahal, AB de Villiers, Ashok Dinda, Chris Gayle, Shadab Jakati, Nic Maddinson, Tanmay Mishra, Albie Morkel, Muttiah Muralitharan, Harshal Patel, Parthiv Patel, Ravi Rampaul, Sachin Rana, Sandeep Warrier , Mitchell Starc, Yogesh Takawale, Yuvraj Singh, Vijay Zol.

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Match – 46th IPL 2014 – Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
Date – Tue May 20
Time – 16:00 local | 10:30 GMT
Venue – Rajiv Gandhi Int. Stadium, Hyderabad
Toss – Royal Challengers Bangalore elected to bat
Result – Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 7 wickets
Man of the match – David Warner

Sunrisers Hyderabad kept their hopes alive with a stunning 7 wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore thanks to superb batting by openers Shikhar Dhawan and David Warner.

Chasing 161 to win, SRH got off to a flying start as the openers added 100 runs in 12.3 overs after which Dhawan got run out for50 in 39 balls. SRH were cruising on well when Aaron got the priced wicket of Warner(59 off 46 balls) when the team score was 126. Naman Ojha contributed well with 20 ball 24 but RCB bowlers tightened the game in the final overs. Eventually Sunrisers managed to keep their cool and win the match in the last over by 7 wickets.

Earlier Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat first. They lost opener Parthiv Patel in the very first over when the team score was just 5. Chris Gayle also failed and was out for 14 when the team score was just 23. Virat Kohli and Yuvraj Singh then steadied the RCB innings and added 57 runs in 7.1 overs. Kohli was the top scorer for RCB with 67 off 41 balls. Some late hitting by AB de Villers(29 off 17 balls) helped them post a total of 160/6 in 20 overs.

Match – 46th IPL 2014 – Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Scorecard

Match – 46th IPL 2014 – Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
Date – Tue May 20
Time – 16:00 local | 10:30 GMT
Venue – Rajiv Gandhi Int. Stadium, Hyderabad

Today in the Match 46 of Pepsi IPL 2014 Royal Challengers Bangalore will take on the Sunrisers Hyderabad at 4pm Indian Standard Time.

Today is a do or die match for Sunrisers as they have won 4 matches so far our of 11 played. If they have to be in race for the playoff contention, they need to win each and every match from now onwards. On the other hand, RCB who looked down and out bounced back well in their previous encounter against Chennai and will be hoping to give their best shot and win all the remaining matches and then hope that they qualify on the basis of net run rate.

Royal Challengers Banglore Team For IPL 2014
Virat Kohli(captain), Varun Aaron, Abu Nechi, Yuzvendra Chahal, AB de Villiers, Ashok Dinda, Chris Gayle, Shadab Jakati, Nic Maddinson, Tanmay Mishra, Albie Morkel, Muttiah Muralitharan, Harshal Patel, Parthiv Patel, Ravi Rampaul, Sachin Rana, Sandeep Warrier , Mitchell Starc, Yogesh Takawale, Yuvraj Singh, Vijay Zol.

Sunrisers Hyderabad Team For IPL 2014
Shikhar Dhawan(captain), Srikkanth Anirudha, Ashish Reddy, Ricky Bhui, Aaron Finch, Moises Henriques, Jason Holder, Manpreet Juneja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Chama Milind, Amit Mishra, Naman Ojha (wk), Prasanth Parameswaran, Parvez Rasool, Irfan Pathan, Amit Paunikar, Lokesh Rahul, Darren Sammy, Ishant Sharma,Karn Sharma, Dale Steyn, Brendan Taylor, Venugopal Rao, David Warner.

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Match – 42nd IPL 2014 – Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
Date – Sun May 18
Time – 16:00 local | 10:30 GMT
Venue – MA Chidambaram Stadium – Chepauk, Chennai
Toss – Chennai Super Kings elected to bat
Result – Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 5 wickets
Man of the match – AB de Villiers

Chennai Super Kings suffered a humiliating defeat today at the hands of Royal Challengers Bangalore edge past them by 5 wickets to keep their playoff hopes alive.

Chasing 139 to win, Royal Challengers Bangalore lost Parthiv Patel in the 4th over when the team score was just 14. Captain Virat Kohli and Chris Gayle then slowly built the innings and took the score to 75. Kohli was the next to fall after scoring 27 in 29 balls. Gayle and AB de Villiers took the score past 100 and kept RCB alive. AB de Villiers then came to the team rescue as he scored 28 in 14 balls to take his team inches away from victory. Eventually in the final over it was Yuvraj Singh’s brilliant

Earlier Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat first. Dwayne Smith and Brendon McCullum opened the innings but in the 5th over, they both became victims of Aaron and CSK were reduced to 29/2. But Suresh Raina and David Hussey then steadied the innings and took the score past 100. Suresh Raina remained unbeaten and scored a brilliant 48 ball 62 and along with 25 from Hussey helped CSK post a total of 138/4 in 20 overs.

Match – 42nd IPL 2014 – Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Scorecard