It will be a do or die battle for the Kolkata Knightriders when they
come up against the Rajasthan Royals in their twelfth game of the tournament
at home. Defeat here will see them crashing out of a semifinal place and with
over hundred thousand supporting the outfit at the Eden Gardens for this match,
expect much action from the Knightriders when they come up against the Rajasthan
Royals.
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After winning three in a trot to raise their semi final expectations, the Knightriders
lost two matches in a row and are now sixth in the table behind Bangalore and
Deccan. The Kolkata Knightriders were ripped apart in Mumbai by a spell of sublime
fast bowling while some poor batting coupled by abysmal fielding saw them lose
out to Chennai in a rain interrupted match. In a match that was decided by the
Duck Worth Lewis Rule it was Ashok Dinda's dropped catch that turned the pendulums
Chennai's way who were cruising at 55-0 at the end of eight overs when the heavens
opened up. Kolkata's biggest weakness has been the lack of power hitters in
the side and that is something they will be hoping to address in the coming
matches. The likes of Hafeez and Das have not counted when it mattered the most
and they will need subtler hitting in the days to come. However, their bowling
has been brilliant all throughout and with the likes of Sohaib Akthar and Ishant
Sharma operating at full steam up front, the Kolkata Knightriders can harbour
hopes of a much needed victory against the Rajasthan Royals.
Despite being the least fancied side before the tournament, the Rajasthan Royals
have set the standards for the tournament and have almost secured a semi final
finish for themselves. The Royals have won a whopping eight out of ten matches
so far and have in general shown the conviction associated with champions. The
Royals come into this clash on the back of a thumping 65 run victory over Bangalore
Royal Challengers last time around. In a perfect performance by the Royals,
they dominated from the start and only a blistering innings from Rahul Dravid
cut down to margin. Shane Warne and Shane Watson have been brilliant
for the Royals through out while the likes of Sohail Tanvir and Yusuf Pathan
have joined in the party as the Royals have managed to show the rest the ropes.
Even though a victory here would not count for much, Shane Warne will be looking
to eliminated the Knightriders when they meet up at the Eden Gardens
this coming Tuesday 22nd March 2008.
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