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Bowlers rise to the occasion as KKR lives to fight another day

admin — Wed, 20 May 2026 19:31:00 +0000

Kolkata Knight Riders’ Sunil Narine celebrates the wicket of Mumbai Indians’ Hardik Pandya during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on May 20, 2026.
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Kolkata Knight Riders’ commendable bowling effort, followed by Manish Pandey and Rovman Powell’s useful knocks, helped the three-time champion post a four-wicket win over Mumbai Indians in an IPL 2026 match at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday (May 20, 2026). The victory helped KKR stay alive in the race for a playoff berth.

After Ajinkya Rahane chose to field, Cameron Green, Saurabh Dubey, and Kartik Tyagi took two wickets each while Sunil Narine stemmed the run flow as KKR’s disciplined bowling restricted MI to 147 for eight. The home team achieved the target with seven balls to spare.

KKR bowlers delivered their best PowerPlay (46 for four) of the season. Green struck twice in his first over, removing Ryan Rickelton to a fine Pandey catch and having Naman Dhir caught behind. Left-arm seamer Saurabh then dismissed Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav in consecutive overs. Rohit’s mistimed shot was spectacularly caught by Green after a 33-yard run from mid-on while Suryakumar dragged one onto his stumps.

Following an hour-long rain interruption, KKR spinners took control. The crafty Narine dished out his variety, while Varun Chakaravarthy, nursing a foot injury, bowled tidily.

Tilak Varma survived on 12 when Varun dropped a return catch. The left-hander fell soon after, pulling Tyagi to backward square-leg.

Narine bowled Hardik Pandya before Corbin Bosch’s unbeaten 32 in the death overs lent respectability to MI’s total.

In reply, KKR lost Finn Allen in the first over before Rahane and Pandey added 38 runs. But, Bosch executed his plans well to account for Rahane and Green in successive overs.

Batting for the first time in the season in his fifth outing, Pandey (45), applied himself on a tricky surface and batted sensibly.

The 36-year-old collected boundaries through straight hits and square-cuts, and forged a vital 64-run stand with Powell, who picked his areas to play the big hits.

The fall of Pandey and Powell in successive overs put KKR in a spot of bother before Rinku Singh hung on to ensure the host’s victory past midnight.

Published – May 21, 2026 01:01 am IST

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IND vs ENG first T20I | Varun and Abhishek revel at the Eden

admin — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 23:07:58 +0000

India’s Abhishek Sharma plays a shot against England during the T20 Match at the Eden Garden in Kolkata on January 22, 2025.
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Varun Chakaravarthy wove his spin magic at the Eden Gardens — his IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders’ backyard — and opener Abhishek Sharma cracked a blistering half-century as India thrashed England by seven wickets in the first of the five-match T20I series in Kolkata on Wednesday.

After restricting the visitor to a modest 132, the host rushed to the target in 12.5 overs, much to the joy of a packed house.

India was off to a rollicking start, plundering 63 in the PowerPlay despite losing two wickets to Jofra Archer in the fifth over.

Sanju Samson (26), who utilised his gift of timing to hammer 22 off Gus Atkinson’s first over, provided the ignition before ill-timing a pull. Skipper Suryakumar Yadav miscued one to the leg side.

The two blows could not deter Abhishek (79, 34b, 5×4, 8×6), who treated Mark Wood with disdain — hammering successive sixes over fine-leg and third-man and a straight four in the sixth over.

The southpaw used his feet well against spinner Adil Rashid. He hoisted Rashid over mid-wicket and long-on and Jamie Overton over fine-leg as he completed his half-century in just 20 deliveries. He fell to Rashid when the target was in sight.

Earlier, Mohammed Shami’s wait to return to international cricket got longer as Suryakumar chose to field three spinners amid speculation split over the pacer’s form and fitness, and India’s tactics.

With plenty of dew on the field and the prospect of the pitch playing slow and the ball skidding, India opted to field.

Arshdeep Singh extracted impressive seam movement and bowled in good areas to strike in quick succession. The third delivery of the match surprised Phil Salt even before he could open his account. Salt’s leading edge went miles up in the air before Samson calmly accepted the catch. In Arshdeep’s next over, Ben Duckett, looking to play on the onside, only managed to get a leading edge.

Rinku Singh, posted at cover, ran back to take a spectacular high catch and help Arshdeep become the country’s top wicket-taker in T20Is, overtaking Yuzvendra Chahal’s tally of 96 scalps.

Unperturbed, captain Jos Buttler (68, 44b, 8×4, 2×6) batted aggressively, choosing Hardik Pandya for special treatment, as he added 48 quick runs with Harry Brook.

Varun (three for 23) displayed his control over flight and spin to scalp two in his second over. Brook, who had problems in reading the spinner, played for the turn but inside-edged one onto his pads and the stumps. Liam Livingstone was also bowled in a similar fashion.

Hardik removed Jacob Bethell and Axar Patel claimed the wickets of Overton and Atkinson in consecutive overs. The wicketless Ravi Bishnoi kept it tight to apply more pressure.

The one-man show of Buttler — who showcased his range of shots and placement skills on both sides — ended as he pulled Varun to Nitish Reddy in the 17th over.

All this proved inconsequential once Abhishek took over.

Published – January 23, 2025 04:37 am IST

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Kolkata Knight Riders To Not Play All IPL 2025 Home Games At Eden Gardens. Reason Is…

admin — Fri, 01 Nov 2024 08:59:06 +0000

The under-construction international cricket stadium at Narsingarh in Tripura could become Kolkata Knight Riders’ second home ground for the 2025 IPL season since the iconic Eden Garden in Kolkata is set for a massive makeover next year, a Tripura Cricket Association (TCA) official said on Friday. The construction at the international stadium at Narsingarh began way back in 2017 with an estimated cost of Rs. 185 crore but the stadium is not yet ready. “IPL chairman Arun Kumar Dhumal recently visited the proposed international stadium at Narsingarh on the outskirts of the state capital. He said if the stadium’s is ready before February next year, it could be made second home ground of KKR or some else other state will get the benefit,” TCA secretary Subarta Dey told PTI.

“Since it is a golden chance to host IPL matches at the proposed stadium, we have summoned a reputed construction agency to expedite work and get it completed by February 2025.

“The TCA will review the construction work and if the agency fails to meet the deadline, we will terminate it and engage a new firm to complete the remaining work,” he said.

The agency has so far completed 80 percent in the past seven years even as the deadline of the project was only 22 months.

Dey said the matter was discussed during the TCA’s general body meeting held here on Thursday where it was decided to go for all-out to get the stadium works completed by the stipulated time.

“If we could complete the stadium’s work by February next year, I am confident of hosting at least two IPL matches of KKR at Narsingarh international cricket stadium”, he said.

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