As we look at the importance of this match it was more important for the Kolkata Knight Riders to win as they want to continue for the run of semi finals and if Chennai Super Kings loses the match they might fall back in the table.Captain of Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and chose to bat first.
This time Hafeez was back in the side and know he and Salman Butt were the openers for Kolkata Knight Riders.And for Chennai Super Kings Ntini was back in the side for strengthening the balling of Chennai Super Kings and he was looking on fire.He took the 4 wickets out of five of the Kolkata Knight Riders.His figures were 4overs 21 for 4 and this was surely a match winning performance.For Kolkata Knight Riders Salman Butt scored 73 of 49 with 10 fours and 1 six.Kolkata Knight Riders were able to score 149 of their 20 with the loss of 5 wickets.
It was not a big total to chase for the Chennai Super Kings so they just needed a study start and also the rain was also a possibility so they do not wanted to loss wickets also.For Kolkata Knight Riders they needed early wickets from their prime bowler Shoaib Akhtar which he was not able to do so.But after 8 overs rain came and at that point Chennai Super Kings were up on the run rate according to D/L method and so they won the match.At that point in 8 overs they were 55 for no wicket loss.Fleming on 32 and Patel on 19.Ntini got the man of the match.
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