KKR beat Delhi Daredevils by 14 runs

Kolkata Knight Riders beat Delhi Daredevils by 14 runs in their IPL clash at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Wednesday and kept their semifinal hopes alive.

Chasing a victory target of 182 runs, Delhi managed 167/8 in their 20 overs. Virender Sehwag made 64 and captain Gautam Gambhir 47. The match turned on its head when Sehwag edged a Ajit Agarkar delivery onto his stumps after hitting 3 sixes and 6 fours in his magnificent 64-run knock that came off 40 balls.

Earlier, Ganguly's 56, Mathews' 46 and Chris Gayle's 40 took Kolkata Knight Riders to 181/3 in their IPL clash against Delhi Daredevils.

Ganguly's 46-ball knock was studded with 8 fours and a six.

Ganguly hit his sixth IPL fifty soon after Rajat Bhatia clean bowled Chris Gayle (40).

Man of the match : Sourav Ganguly.

Standings (Top 4)

	Mumbai Indians	9	7	2	0	0	14	+1.118
	Delhi Daredevils	10	6	4	0	0	12	+0.287
	Rajasthan Royals	11	6	5	0	0	12	-0.139
	Royal Challengers Bangalore	9	5	4	0	0	10	+0.428

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Rajasthan Royals beat Deccan Chargers by eight wickets

Rajasthan Royals thrashed Deccan Chargers by eight wickets to register their third consecutive win in the Indian Premier League in Ahmadabad on Friday.

Chasing 149 runs, Pathan smashed the Chargers' bowlers ball to all parts of the ground during his 34-ball 73-run unbeaten innings, while Lumb produced the early damage with a brisk 45 off 32 balls to power Rajasthan to 151 in 15 overs.

Earlier, Rohit Sharma top-scored with a 35-ball 49 while Herschelle Gibbs (25 off 14) and Andrew Symonds (22 of 14) gave him good company with the bat to guide the Chargers to a modest 148 for nine.

Shaun Tait (3/22) and Sumit Narwal (2/35) drew the limelight for Rajasthan in the pace bowling department, while captain Shane Warne rediscovered his old magic, giving away just 15 runs off his fours overs during which he picked up the crucial wicket of Gibbs.

With this win, the Royals have moved up to the third spot in the points table with three consecutive wins after a hat-trick of defeats, while Deccan Chargers have dropped to the fourth position.

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