Kolkata Knight Riders moved to 14 points after they beat Chennai Super Kings by 10 runs (D/L) in the rain truncated IPL match at the Eden Gardens on Saturday.
Rain stopped the Knight Riders vs Super Kings match with Kolkata ahead by 10 runs against Chennai according to D/L method.
Chasing a modest 115-run target, Kolkata Knight Riders were 61/2 in 10 overs when rain interrupted again for the second time.
Knight Riders lost skipper Gautam Gambhir (16) and Eoin Morgan (5) early against Super Kings.
Spinner R Ashwin dismissed Gambhir in the sixth over after he struck early with his first ball to dismiss Morgan and gave Super Kings a crucial breakthrough in the second over.
Electing to bat, Subramaniam Badrinath slammed quick-fire 41-ball 54 runs after an awful start to Chennai innings and added 65-run stand with Albie Morkel (30 not out) for the fourth wicket to help Super Kings set a decent 115-run target for the hosts.
Kolkata bowlers dominated the proceedings from the word go as Chennai batsmen failed to score single boundary in the first nine overs. CSK's first boundary - a six by Badrinath - came off Yusuf Pathan in the 9.5 overs.
In-form Badrinath was on his usual self as he smashed two sixes and three fours and raced to fifty in 37 balls. Whereas, Morkel hit three boundaries in his run-a-ball knock as the South African played second fiddle in their revival act.
Badrinath finally got out on the last ball of the innings as he tried to steal a second run.
For KKR, Iqbal Abdulla (1-15), Yusuf Pathan (1-25) and L Balaji (1-33) shared a wicket each. And Brett Lee was mean as miser as the Aussie speedster conceded just eight runs in his four overs.
Earlier, Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni won the toss and decided to bat against Knight Riders.
The match has been delayed for more than an hour due to consistent drizzle at Eden Gardens.
Brief scores
Chennai Super Kings 114 for 4 (Badrinath 54)
Kolkata Knight Riders 61 for 2 (Ashwin 2-12)
Result: Kolkata Knight Riders won by 10 runs (D/L method)
MOM: Iqbal Abdulla (Kolkata Knight Riders)
Chasing a modest 115-run target, Kolkata Knight Riders were 61/2 in 10 overs when rain interrupted again for the second time.
Knight Riders lost skipper Gautam Gambhir (16) and Eoin Morgan (5) early against Super Kings.
Spinner R Ashwin dismissed Gambhir in the sixth over after he struck early with his first ball to dismiss Morgan and gave Super Kings a crucial breakthrough in the second over.
Electing to bat, Subramaniam Badrinath slammed quick-fire 41-ball 54 runs after an awful start to Chennai innings and added 65-run stand with Albie Morkel (30 not out) for the fourth wicket to help Super Kings set a decent 115-run target for the hosts.
Kolkata bowlers dominated the proceedings from the word go as Chennai batsmen failed to score single boundary in the first nine overs. CSK's first boundary - a six by Badrinath - came off Yusuf Pathan in the 9.5 overs.
In-form Badrinath was on his usual self as he smashed two sixes and three fours and raced to fifty in 37 balls. Whereas, Morkel hit three boundaries in his run-a-ball knock as the South African played second fiddle in their revival act.
Badrinath finally got out on the last ball of the innings as he tried to steal a second run.
For KKR, Iqbal Abdulla (1-15), Yusuf Pathan (1-25) and L Balaji (1-33) shared a wicket each. And Brett Lee was mean as miser as the Aussie speedster conceded just eight runs in his four overs.
Earlier, Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni won the toss and decided to bat against Knight Riders.
The match has been delayed for more than an hour due to consistent drizzle at Eden Gardens.
Brief scores
Chennai Super Kings 114 for 4 (Badrinath 54)
Kolkata Knight Riders 61 for 2 (Ashwin 2-12)
Result: Kolkata Knight Riders won by 10 runs (D/L method)
MOM: Iqbal Abdulla (Kolkata Knight Riders)