Kolkata Knight Riders Win By 42 Runs

Although KKR lost the toss, finally won the match. They defeated Royal
Challengers Bangalore by 42 runs this evening in IPL5 cricket match in
Bengaluru.
The start was great, first two matches they lost, so this particular
match was a real fight to win for KKR. The superb partnership of
Captain Gautam Gambhir and Kallis and after the dismissal of Kallis -
Bisla, the openers showed their expected responsibility to stay
at crease and score as much run
as possible in the first 6 overs. So, hats off to captain Gambhir and
for his marvellous 64 runs. Kallis, Gambhir and Bisla contributed 132
runs out of total 165 runs. So, they layed the pillars of success - it
can be said.
In the second innings, Balaji played the crucial role to dismiss
Bangalore players. He took 4 wickets.
In the last match, Rahul Dravid's Rajasthan Royals scored 165 runs and
Gautam Gambhir's Kolkata Knight Riders lost the match, and today KKR
showed that they can also score 165 runs to set the challenge for the
opponent.--
A. B.

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