KKR Vs. DD: KKR Wins
By Swatilekha Paul, Gaea News NetworkThursday, April 8, 2010
KOLKATA, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- The large number of crowd gathered at the Eden Gardens stadium at Kolkata were in for a huge treat on Wednesday night as the home team Kolkata Knight Riders registered victory against the Delhi Daredevils. The KKR Vs. DD match witnessed the home team emerge victorious against the Delhi based team by 14 runs, to the utter delight of all the fans of the Kolkata Knight Riders.
One of the major highlights of the KKR Vs. DD match turned out to be the stunning performance displayed by the captain of the Kolkata based team, Sourav Ganguly who lead his team to reach a satisfactory total of 181 in the first half of the game. Sourav Ganguly went on to score his sixth half century in the KKR Vs. DD match last night when ensured that the Kolkata Knight Riders bowlers had a formidable score to defend in the second half of the match when the Delhi Daredevils went to bat. Therefore, it hardly came as a surprise that the Kolkata Knight Riders captain was awarded the ‘Man of the Match’ in the much anticipated showdown last night. Although the Delhi Daredevils initially looked comfortable in the grease when they started batting, the match tilted in favor of the Kolkata Knight Riders once Virender Sehwag was dismissed.
Kolkata Knight Riders win in the KKR Vs. DD match in Eden Gardens last night was indeed a special occasion for the home team as with the victory it kept alive its hope of registering a place for itself in the semi-finals of the current season of the IPL.