Lakshmipathy Balaji grabbed four wickets as Kolkata Knight Riders, United Nations agency square measure already out of the Champions League Twenty20, overcome high-flying Titans by ninety nine runs in port on Sunday.
The Knight Riders United Nations agency looked out of types within the tournament thus far, signed off with a solitary win.
Kolkata were smart with each bat and ball as their pacemen ne'er allowed the Titans' batsmen to chase a frightening 189-run target. A win here would have ensured a sleek entry into the semi-finals for the house team.
However, the African aspect were ne'er within the hunt, losing star opener Henry Davids (13) within the third over to Jacques Kallis. solely Jacques Rudolph (25), Heino Kuhn (10) and Davids himself managed double figures for the Titans.
Balaji ripped through the center order whereas Iqbal Abdulla and Manoj Tiwary conjointly broken in with 2 wickets for each one to assist KKR finish the tournament on a positive note.
Earlier, the IPL-V champions accrued an enormous total against Titans on the rear of solid innings from skipper Gautam Gambhir (44), Debabrata Das (43 not out) and Brendon McCullum (36) on a cloudy day. Opener Manvinder Bisla arranged the inspiration with brisk twenty seven runs. He hit 3 boundaries and 2 handsome sixes before being undone by Ethy Mbhalati.
Gambhir and McCullum shared a solid 63-run partnership for the second wicket as each charghed the Titans bowling with some aggressive touching. The Kolkata skipper hit four boundaries and a six throughout his 36-ball knock. He fell to an excellent catch by David Wiese off Roelof van der Merwe at the backward square-leg boundary.
The Knight Riders were currently 132 for four and Titans, nigh leaky runs up to now, were currently back within the game. once obtaining obviate Jacques Kallis (18) and Gautam in fast succession, they conjointly sent out-of-form Yusuf Pathan back for cypher.
But Debabrata Das and Manoj Tiwary (13 not out) superimposed fifty five runs in twenty seven deliveries for the sixth wicket to complete off powerfully. Das demolished Alfonso Thomas within the eighteenth over - accumulating eighteen runs - to show the tide in his team's favour.
Debabrata's highest score in Twenty20 cricket was adorned with six boundaries and 2 sixes.
Roelef van der Merwe was decide of the bowlers, by splintering in with one or two of wickets and making a gift of simply eighteen runs in four overs.
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