Kolkata keep hopes alive

Skipper Sourav Ganguly led from the front to give Kolkata Knight Riders a crucial win over Rajasthan Royals in their Indian Premier League here on Saturday.

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Published: Sun 18 Apr 2010, 12:22 AM

Last updated: Mon 6 Apr 2015, 2:12 AM

Chasing a relatively easy target of 133, Ganguly and Cheteshwar Pujara shared an unbeaten 111-run partnership for the third wicket to give the hosts a comfortable win. Earlier, rookie left-arm pacer Jaydev Unadkat took three wickets as Kolkata Knight Riders restricted Rajasthan Royals for 132 for nine in their Indian Premier League match here on Saturday night.

Rajasthan Royals had a breezy start scoring at a run rate of over eight till the seventh over thanks to their opening pair of Shane Watson (44) and Naman Ojha (18) but they soon lost their way.

Playing in his second match, Saurashtra pacer Unadkat returned with impressive figures of 4-0-26-3 while pacer Ashok Dinda scalped two wickets for 24 runs. Shane Bond, Murali Kartik and Laxmi Ratan Shukla chipped in with a wicket each. Australian all-rounder Watson began with a four and continued with his onslaught as Royals raced to 32 for no loss in the first five overs.

Wicketkeeper batsman Ojha played a perfect foil to give maximum strike to Watson as the duo stitched 50 runs together from 39 balls. Watson hammered rookie left-arm pacer Unadkat for 14 runs in his first over to help the run-rate go past seven-run mark. —


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