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 – 47th IPL 2014 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings
Date – Tue May 20
Time – 20:00 local | 14:30 GMT
Venue – Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Toss – Kolkata Knight Riders elected to field
Result – Kolkata Knight Riders won by 8 wickets
Man of the match – Robin Uthappa

Kolkata Knight Riders thrashed Chennai Super Kings by 8 wickets to stay in the contention of playoffs.

Chasing 155 to win, Kolkata Knight Riders got off to a superb start with openers Robin Uthappa and Gautam Gambhir adding 64 runs in 7 overs for the fist wicket stand. Gambhir was the first to fall but even after his fall, runs came in easy as Uthappa and Manish Pandey kept the score card ticking. Chennai had a ray of hope when Jadeja got the wicket of Robin Uthappa (67 off 39 balls 10×4, 1×6) but Shakib Al Hasan erased all hopes with a cameo of 46 in 21 balls(6×4, 2×6). Finally KKR chased the target in the 18th over and won the match by 8 wickets.

Earlier Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field first. Chennai Super Kings lost opener Dwayne Smith in the second over when the team score was just 5. Brendon McCullum and Suresh Raina then played some exciting cricket to take the score to 60 but Narine got better off McCullum and got his wicket when he was on 28. Suresh Raina stood firm on one end and continued his good form in IPL. He scored 65 off 52 balls and was well supported by Faf du Plessis(23 off 20 balls) and MS Dhoni (21 off 15 balls) Finally CSK were able to post a total of 154/4 in 20 overs.

Match – 47th IPL 2014 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings Scorecard

Match – 47th IPL 2014 – Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings
Date – Tue May 20
Time – 20:00 local | 14:30 GMT
Venue – Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Today in the 47th match of Season 7 and second match of the day, Kolkata Knight Riders will play against Chennai Super Kings at the famous Eden Gardens at 8 pm Indian Standard Time.

Kolkata Knight Riders who had a poor start to the season have bounced back well. Just when it looked that the 2012 champions are out of the this season, they got their act together and registered four consecutive wins to move to top four teams in this season. KKR will be hoping to keep move with their wining momentum today and get closer to a playoff spot with a win against CSK.

On the other hand, Chennai Super Kings who had a great season so far are coming into this match with a defeat at the hands of RCB. Chennai who were unbeaten till their last match by any other team except Kings XI Punjab would be hoping to get back to their winning ways and stop KKR’s winning cycle today.

Chennai Super Kings Team For IPL 2014
MS Dhoni (captain/wk), Baba Aparajith, Ravichandran Ashwin, Samuel Badree, Dwayne Bravo, Faf du Plessis, John Hastings, Matt Henry, Ben Hilfenhaus, Ravindra Jadeja, Brendon McCullum, Mithun Manhas, Ronit More, Pawan Negi, Ashish Nehra, Ishwar Pandey, Suresh Raina, Vijay Shankar, Mohit Sharma,Dwayne Smith.

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

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Match – 43rd IPL 2014 – Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Date – Sun May 18
Time – 20:00 local | 14:30 GMT
Venue – Rajiv Gandhi Int. Stadium, Hyderabad
Toss – Sunrisers Hyderabad elected to bat
Result – Kolkata Knight Riders won by 7 wickets
Man of the match – Umesh Yadav

Kolkata Knight Riders thrashed Sunrisers Hyderabad by 7 wickets to keep their hopes to qualify for playoffs intact.

Chasing 143 to win, KKR lost captain Gautam Gambhir in the second over when the team score was just 8 but Robin Uthappa and Manish Pandey then steadied the innings nd took the score past 50. Robin Uthappa (40 off 33 balls) was then run out by Sammy when the team score was 59. Manish Pandey and Yusuf Pathan then played sensible cricket as they knew its just that they have to play complete overs and runs will come. Sunrisers total was not so high that it could exert any pressure, the only way they could win was to take wickets which the duo denied. They took the score past 100 run mark after which Pandey got out after scoring 35. Yusuf Pathan continued from the other end and remained unbeaten on 39 and was well supported by Ryan ten Doeschate who played a cameo of 25 in 15 balls to take his team to a superb 7 wicket win.

Earlier Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat first. Aaron Finch and Shikhar Dhawan opened the innings but Umesh Yadav got the first breakthrough in form of Finch in the second over when the team score was just 14. Shikhar Dhawan started well but could not capitalize on his start and got out after scoring 14 ball 19. Naman Ojha and David Warner too got starts but could not build on it but David Warner’s cameo of 34 in 18 balls along with Irfan Pathan’s 23 helped Sunrisers post a total of 142/8 in 20 overs. Umesh Yadav was the pick of the bowlers as he took 3/26 in his 4 overs.

Match – 43rd IPL 2014 – Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders Scorecard