KKR beat Mumbai to qualify for the playoffs!!

@ram_cv (16513)
India
May 16, 2012 1:06pm CST
KKR pulled off a stunning win over Mumbai to qualify for the playoffs. Playing first, KKR could only manage to put 140 on the board. Mumbai looked the favorites when they came to chase the score. But brilliant bowling from Balaji, Sunil Narine and Kallis bowled MI for just 108 to give KKR a huge 32 runs victory. With this win KKR move into the second spot and qualify for the playoffs. Cheers! Ram
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@skjee10 (438)
• India
17 May 12
Kolkata knight riders really put up a good show,i really proud for them.In the last two home game,when they loose both,i really feels worried for them.Now they are back on track again.They are very united,under the captaincy of gambhir,they are looking a strong contender for the cup this year.Go kolkata go.
@ram_cv (16513)
• India
17 May 12
Yes this win has also secured them the place in the playoffs. And the way the results are going today, they should be able to secure a place in the Champions League as well. Cheers! Ram
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• India
17 May 12
Kkr had a brilliant win with the bowling section. I hope kkr will do the best in both bowling as well as in batting sections.
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• India
17 May 12
KKR is the one of the unlucky teams in this season of IPL. For the past two games they was the one to stay out in the lossing part. They was well dominated with batting power and bowling power. The game against chennai was an excellent example of it. Kkr had a brilliant start with gambir and macculum but later they have to face a disaster which caused them to put low scope in their batting card. Inconsistency is the one of the major problem faced by kkr. IF THERE IS A WILL THERE IS A WAY Kkr had put up a great effort in the bowling section. This is the one of the reason why kkr is into the play off. The bowling department had a strong will power with current devotion to the team and in the last game all the bowlers including the all rounders had showed their best. The young new man Narine was the one of them to show his best performance. All other players like kallis and balaji just helped this young man Narine to pass out the game eaisly. He had took 4 wickets for his team. Those wickets includes the wicket of the little master. Really narine turned out as the key to get into the playoff stage.
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@ram_cv (16513)
• India
17 May 12
I think Gambhir has led them brilliantly this season. Even yesterday a quite a few decisions went against them. McCullum was not out, while Sachin was out the first ball and the umpires gave a howler. But they kept coming on and chugging at the wickets and won the match. Of course, Narine is the star of the show at this moment. Cheers! Ram
@ajithlal (14716)
• India
17 May 12
I think most probably Kolkata Knight Riders will come to the final. I think most of the players are in good form. I have not seen Morgan in the team in one game and is wondering why he is not playing. I think Kolkata Knight Riders had done a good job in bowling and I think Narine is bowling greatly and sometimes it is hard to read the spin of the bowl by the Narine. I think Kolkata Knight Riders had done a good job by picking Narine to the team.
@ajithlal (14716)
• India
18 May 12
I think it is always great to take players who are less known, but is very capable like Narine. I hope that someone take Kevin O'Brein and Striling from Ireland in the next IPL
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@ram_cv (16513)
• India
17 May 12
Yes, this year they have looked good. Gambhir has led them from the front and he has been very intense. Also their bowling looks formidable with Narine really their star bowler. Cheers! Ram
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@rajeev075 (1961)
• India
16 May 12
It was tough fro Mumbai to bat on the track but it hink wasn't tough but Mumbai play too catious they need to be careful but not that much they defend too mcuh must have attacked in the beginning and not be so slow as that cause the brust to lose the game. While the strategy was cklaer from them but their player didn't work on it. It was easy possible victory for them but now it wouldm't . All credits must go to Sunil Narine who bold tendulkar and then changes the course of game also balaji bowled well and was hard to hit. KKR goes to playoff and that good team like MUMBia need never go to playof as they are only money gurranted nothing else.
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@ram_cv (16513)
• India
17 May 12
I think Mumbai never really took off on the chase. They even got luck from the umpires as Sachin was plumb of the first ball he faced. But then KKR kept chugging at wickets and Sunil was a class act and no one could pick him up at all. Cheers! Ram
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@sabhari05 (263)
• India
16 May 12
yes i am very much happy because KKR have comprehensively beat MI to qualify for play offs i hope they would also hope that they would qualify for finals.
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@ram_cv (16513)
• India
16 May 12
That would need to wait for now. We will see what happens in the playoffs. Cheers! Ram
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@arunr175 (1678)
• India
17 May 12
Kolkata Knight Riders did have a great win over Mumbai Indians, I didn't think Kolkata Knight Riders could defend 140 against Mumbai Indians. It did turned out to be a good win for Kolkata Knight Riders to qualify for the playoffs, now which other 2 teams will make it to the playoffs is the question ...
@ram_cv (16513)
• India
17 May 12
To be truthful, neither did I think KKR could win. But fair play to them they pulled it off. Gambhir gambled with slow bowlers and his gamble paid off big time. Cheers! Ram
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@kundanraj (660)
• India
20 May 12
Kolkata had bad start in begining but anyhow they able to post a total of 140 against Mumbai. A terrific ball from RP Singh bold kallis on first ball of match. It was going great from mumbai bowlers. They were forcing baman to saty. Even like of Gautam Gambhir, who has had a golden run this season, found it difficult to score. KKR were 6 for 2 but good recovery. Tiwary made a good score of 17 off 27 deliveries but then slowed to the end to final score of his 41 while othere were not stoping in the crease. Mumbai restricted Knight Riders to their lowest total batting first this season. It was supposed to be easy target for Mumbai but superb bowling from narine stun Mumbai . Mumbai Indians had found run-scoring as difficult as they not suposed to be but slow beginign and steady one. Gibss gone first not happen but had to go. Sunil Narine bowled a good length delivery to Sachin Tendulkar, who went for the cut. The ball spun in a mile and cannoned into off stump off bat and pad. After tendulkar got out it was not easy for other to recover. Most of them try to be aggresive but all slow down soon as in case of karthink who stiuck 2 consecutive 4's and so the does pollard hit 4 of first ball. ballaji had good today as he good 15 for 2 in 4 overs. Mean while hero of game Narine 4 for 15 may had 5 for 9 but malinga catch dropped for six by das at boundary. kallis too had good in as he stuck 2 continous wicket. Mumbai had nothing to proves as they lossing wickets continously. They finally lost the game by quite a margin of 32 runs .
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