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Kolkata: Jacques Kallis slammed 41 and returned figures of 3/13 with the ball as Kolkata crushed Hyderabad by 48 runs at the Eden Gardens in the 17th match of the IPL 6 at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Eoin Morgan's breezy 47 and Jacques Kallis' all-round performance helped Kolkata Knight Riders register a comprehensive 48-run victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 17th match of the IPL 6 at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Chasing 181-run target, Sunrisers Hyderabad were never in match as they got off to a slow start given by Parthiv Patel and Cameron White.
Jacques Kallis rocked Sunrisers Hyderabad's chase as he dismissed Parthiv Patel and Cameron White in quick.
Chasing 181-run target, Sunrisers Hyderabad were unable to get off to a brisk start as Patel and White added 57-run in 9 overs which increased the required rate.
Rajat Bhatia also joined the party after Kallis' double strike, removing Kumar Sangakkara to leave Sunrisers tottering at 71/3 in 11.1 overs.
Eoin Morgan blazed his way to 21-ball 47 to help Kolkata Knight Riders post a massive 181-run target for Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Morgan smacked five fours and three huge sixes in his flamboyant knock and added 67-run stand in 30 balls with Jacques Kallis to leave Sunrisers bowlers clueless.
Kallis also played handy knock, smashing six boundaries in his 27-ball 41 before got run-out on the last delivery of the innings.
Morgan and Kallis led Kolkata Knight Riders with flurry of boundaries after losing Gautam Gambhir.
Ashish Reddy gave Sunrisers Hyderabad a huge breakthrough by dismissing Gambhir. Skipper Gambhir led Knight Riders from the front as he notched up 39-ball fifty with the help of six fours and a six.
Sunrisers Hyderabad's Karan Sharma broke the 59-run opening stand between Kolkata Knight Riders' Manvinder Bisla and Gambhir. Karan struck in his first over when Bisla played it to the deep mid wicket where Hanuma Vihari pouched it safely.
Kolkata Knight Riders got off to a good start as their openers Bisla and Gambhir scored 48 runs in the first six overs of mandatory powerplay and laid good foundation for the hosts in their must-win game. Gambhir smashed a boundary over midwicket to complete half-century stand.
Earlier, Knight Riders skipper Gautam Gambhir won the toss and opted to bat against Sunrisers.
Knight Riders have made one change, bringing in Sachithra Senanayake in place of Ryan McLaren while Karan Sharma has replaced Anand Rajan for Sunrisers.
Back home after two successive away defeats, Kolkata Knight Riders will be hoping to revive their fortunes.
The defending champions began their campaign on a winning note against Delhi Daredevils but failed to sustain the momentum against Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Teams:
Kolkata Knight Riders: Gautam Gambhir (captain), Manvinder Bisla (wk), Jacques Kalis, Yusuf Pathan, Manoj Tiwary, Eoin Morgan, Rajat Bhatia, Sunil Narine, Laxmipathy Balaji, Sachithra Senanayake, Laxmi Ratan Shukla,
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Kumar Sangakkara (captain), Amit Mishra, Ashish Reddy, Cameron White, Dale Steyn, DB Ravi Teja, Hanuma Vihari, Ishant Sharma, Parthiv Patel (wk), Thisara Perera, Karan Sharma
Brief scores
Kolkata Knight Riders 180 for 4 (Gambhir 53, Morgan 47, Kallis 41)
Sunrisers Hyderabad 132 for 7 (Perera 36, White 34, Kallis 3-13)
Result Kolkata Knight Riders won by 48 runs
Points Kolkata Knight Riders 2, Sunrisers Hyderabad 0
MOM: Gautam Gambhir (Kolkata Knight Riders)
