IPL5: Kolkata Knight Riders march on with a victory over Chennai Super Kings – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/G-Gambhir-c1447, skipper Kolkata Knight Riders, played another stirring innings of 63 runs, as KKR thrashed Chennai Super Kings by five wickets in the 41st game of Indian Premier League (IPL5) played at MA Chidambaram
Stadium, Chepauk.
CSK decided to bat first, in order to make the most out of the early wicket. However, Kolkata Knight Riders’ got the better of their opponents, as they restricted the two times defending champions to a below par total of 139 runs.
Chasing a meagre target, Kolkata Knight Riders got over the finishing line with five wickets in hand; however, the time they took to reach the winning target was a bit more than they would have liked.
Gambhir, who was declared Man of the Match, acknowledged CSK for making a match out of such a http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Graham-Paul-Thorpe-c60622 total. The left-hander also lavished praise on his bowlers for restricting a strong Chennai batting contingent to 139.
He said, “The way Chennai fought, lot of credit goes to them. Our boys did a good job restricting them to 139. We know we have a lot of potential and quality, we need to a complement each other.”
Gambhir in an act of altruism handed his award to Deba Das, the right-hand batter, who’s 11 runs from four deliveries helped ease some nerves in KKR's dressing room.
Encouraging the youngster, Gambhir said, “My MOM goes to Deba Das. He needs to be given the man of the match.”
CSK skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028, who’s side, suffered their fifth loss of the tournament scrutinize the surface at MA Chidambaram Stadium. The wicket-keeper batsman wants better pitches to be prepared for his batsmen, who are
natural stroke players.
Dhoni said, “The surface does not suit us as we have batsmen who like playing the big shots. This wicket is not letting us play the big strokes. Wickets can't be tailor made for the home side. The wicket gets better in the second
half.”
With the win at Chepauk, KKR (13) move three points clear of third ranked http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780 Daredevils. Chennai, on the other hand, are placed fourth with 9 points from 10 games.
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