Kolkata Knight Riders batsman Gautam Gambhir plays a shot during a IPL Twenty20 compare in in between Rajasthan Royals as well as Kolkata Knight Riders during a Swai ManSingh Stadium in Jaipur. Gambhir as well as Jacques Kallis strike considerable half-centuries to beam Kolkata Knight Riders to a nine-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals.
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JAIPUR, India (AFP) – Jacques Kallis as well as Gautam Gambhir strike considerable half-centuries to beam Kolkata Knight Riders to a nine-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in a Indian Premier League upon Friday.
South African Kallis top-scored with a 65-ball 80 not out whilst skipper Gambhir done an dominant 75 off only 44 balls as Kolkata completed a 160-run aim with 9 deliveries to gangling for their second win in 3 matches.
The span combined 152 for a unprepared second-wicket mount to safeguard an easy feat for their team.
Left-handed Gambhir, hold off a no-ball when upon 66, burst a single 6 as well as eleven fours, together with 4 bounds in an over from seamer Amit Singh. Kallis strike dual sixes as well as 7 fours in his third unbroken half-century.
It was a initial better in 3 matches for Rajasthan, led by former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne.
Kolkata spinners Yusuf Pathan (2-4) as well as Shakib Al Hasan (2-31) progressing common 4 wickets to shorten Rajasthan notwithstanding a 25-ball 35 not out by New Zealander Ross Taylor.
Kolkata Knight Riders batsman Jacques Kallis plays a shot during a IPL Twenty20 compare in in between Rajasthan Royals as well as Kolkata Knight Riders during a Swai ManSingh Stadium in Jaipur. Kallis as well as Gautam Gambhir have strike considerable half-centuries to beam Kolkata Knight Riders to a nine-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in a Indian Premier League.
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Off-spinner Pathan bowled former India captain Rahul Dravid (35) as well as afterwards hold a lapse locate to comment for Ashok Menaria (27) in a same over to put vigour upon Rajasthan.
Bangladesh left-arm spinner Shakib struck with his third smoothness when he had opener Amit Paunikar (nine) hold by Kallis.
He afterwards got a large wicket when he bowled Australian all-rounder Shane Watson for 22, that came off only thirteen balls with a assistance of dual sixes.
Watson not long ago crushed a jot down fifteen sixes in his career-best 185 not out in a second one-day general opposite Bangladesh in Dhaka.
Brief scores:
Rajasthan Royals 159-4 in twenty overs (R. Taylor 35 not out, R. Dravid 35, A. Menaria 27, S. Watson 22; Y. Pathan 2-4, Shakib Al Hasan 2-31) mislaid to Kolkata Knight Riders 160-1 in 18.3 overs (J. Kallis 80 not out, G. Gambhir 75 not out) by 9 wickets.
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