Laxmi Ratan Shukla hit a vital 48 not out as Kolkata Knight Riders knocked defending champions Rajasthan Royals out of the Indian Premier League with a four-wicket win here on Wednesday.
Kolkata were tottering at 45-6 chasing a modest 102-run target before Shukla steered his team home with a 57-run stand for the unfinished seventh wicket with Ajit Agarkar (13 not out).
Man-of-the-match Shukla smashed two sixes and three fours in his 46-ball knock.
Kolkata were tottering at 45-6 chasing a modest 102-run target before Shukla steered his team home with a 57-run stand for the unfinished seventh wicket with Ajit Agarkar (13 not out).
Man-of-the-match Shukla smashed two sixes and three fours in his 46-ball knock.
Delhi lead the eight-team tournament with 18 points from 13 games, followed by Chennai (15/13), Deccan (14/13), Bangalore (14/13), Punjab (14/13), Rajasthan (13/14), Mumbai (11/13) and Kolkata (7/14).
The top four sides advance to the semifinals.
The top four sides advance to the semifinals.
SCORES IN BRIEF
RAJASTHAN ROYALS: 101-9 in 20 overs (Ojha 22; Langeveldt 3-15, Agarkar 2-15). KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS: 102-6 in 19.3 overs (Shukla 48 not out; Patel 2-14).
Result: Kolkata won by four wickets.
Man-of-the-match: Laxmi Shukla.
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