A half-century from Brendon McCullum and a solid batting performance from Sourav Ganguly helped Kolkata finish their campaign in the IPL with a resounding nine-wicket win over Mumbai.
Kolkata had an outside chance of overtaking Bangalore and sneaking into the semi-finals on a superior net run rate, but never looked like achieving the improbable winning margin [...]
Kolkata co-owner Shah Rukh Khan is still sure of his side qualifying for the semi-finals despite a tricky points table.
“(I) have no idea on run rates etc. but hope we can give KKR followers something to cheer about tomorrow. Last match at home. Will miss it all,” tweeted the superstar.
“Win at last. Love to be [...]
Kolkata Knight Riders’ bowlers knocked out Rajasthan Royals and kept their semi-final hopes alive by setting up a comprehensive eight-wicket win. They limited Rajasthan to a below-par score on a slowish pitch, and Sourav Ganguly backed them up with another significant contribution to push Kolkata to 12 points.
The effort overcame an intimidating start from Shane [...]
Kolkata captain Sourav Ganguly refused to get carried away by his side’s eight-wicket win over Jaipur.
Jaipur won the toss and chose to bat first, but could only post a total of 132 for nine from their 20 overs.
Two early wickets in Kolkata’s reply gave Shane Warne’s side hope of defending that meagre total, but Ganguly [...]
Kolkata kept alive their slim hopes of making the semi-finals of the Indian Premier League with an eight-wicket win over Jaipur.
Jaipur won the toss and chose to bat first, but could only post a total of 132 for nine from their 20 overs.
Two early wickets in Kolkata’s reply gave Shane Warne’s side hope of defending [...]
Kolkata Knight Riders’ bowlers knocked out Rajasthan Royals and kept their semi-final hopes alive by setting up a comprehensive eight-wicket win. They limited Rajasthan to a below-par score on a slowish pitch, and Sourav Ganguly backed them up with another significant contribution to push Kolkata to 12 points.
The effort overcame an intimidating start from Shane [...]
On the face of it a Kolkata-Jaipur encounter might look like a stalemate but its result will have an immense bearing on the fortunes of not only these two teams but also other sides.
By Kashinath Bhattacharjee
On paper, Kolkata were a good side, capable of going to the last. On paper, they still have a chance [...]
Kolkata owner Shah Rukh Khan said he will never leave the outfit despite its lacklustre performance in all three editions of the Indian Premier League.
The Kolkata team could not make it to the semifinals in the first two editions and the trend is almost certain to continue this year as well with the Sourav Ganguly-led [...]
Kolkata team owner and Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan apologised to the team’s fans saying that his team could not perform to their expectations.
Sourav Ganguly led Kolkata team were knocked out from the race to semifinals of the Indian Premier League for the third consecutive year. The team lost to Chennai by nine wickets on [...]
Chennai Super Kings, inspired equally by R Ashwin, Suresh Raina and M Vijay, crushed a scruffy Kolkata Knight Riders by nine wickets in front of a throbbing, partisan home crowd. After Ashwin, who for the second consecutive game grabbed two wickets in an over, led the attack in keeping Kolkata to a paltry 139 for [...]
Kolkata coach Dav Whatmore defended captain Sourav Ganguly’s assessment of his team following their seven-wicket loss to Bangalore.
By Aditya Ramachandran
He said,””Some emotions were shown, which is perfectly understandle. We as a group do talk within closed doors and do not reveal that. It is not for public consumption,” he said.
“We are very keen to react [...]
Match facts
Chennai v Kolkata, Chennai
Tuesday, April 13
Start time 2000 (1430 GMT)
Big Picture
Dispiriting defeats in their previous games have left Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders in the lower half of the IPL and, with just three games each to play, Tuesday’s match could push the losing team perilously close to elimination. [...]