Kolkata Knight Riders beat Rajasthan Royals by five wickets in the 15th match of IPL 5 - Cricket News Roundup – Part 1 – April 14, 2012
On Friday, Kolkata Knight Riders secured a fourth place in the points table after beating rivals http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rajasthan-c837 Royals by five wickets at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, by chasing down a total of 132 runs needed to win the T20 fixture.
Forced to field first, KKR, decapitated the opposition on a meagre tally of 131 runs, as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shakib-Al-Hasan-c2492, grabbed three wickets to end Rajasthan’s innings.
KKR’s run chase was spearheaded by all-rounder http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JH-Kallis-c1692, who clobbered a fantastic innings of 31 runs to gift his side their second win in the tournament after playing four games as KKR reached the required target in 19.2 overs for the loss of five wickets.
Shakib Al http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hasan-c61990 was named as the Player of the Match for his outstanding all-round contribution.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Davenell-Frederick-Whatmore-c52571 is handling the team.
After a training session in preparations for the upcoming tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758, Misbah while talking to newsmen said, “He is dealing professionally and every player is being assessed and the co-ordination is good. Like a good coach whose job is to take care of the practice, how to prepare the team and what are the strengths and weaknesses of the rival team, he is taking care of all such things so it's nice to work with him.”
South African all-rounder, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JA-Morkel-c1613, is hoping that his stint in the Indian Premier League (IPL) will finally make him a regular in the South African team, where he has been discarded on almost regular basis and has failed to make a permanent place.
"I am sure they are keeping a close watch on my performance. The IPL is in world space and every one watches it. It is tough cricket. You have fantastic mix of Indian and foreign players,” said the South African all-rounder.
Meanwhile, he helped his side - Chennai Super Kings - in their win over Royal Challengers Bangalore on Thursday, by hammering a belligerent knock of 28 runs off just seven deliveries.
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