Title: Kolkata get some royal challenges

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Date: 12th May 2009
Venue: Pretoria

Bangalore Royal Challengers beat Kolkata Knight Riders by  6 wickets as Sourav Ganguly again fails to perform. KKR posted a good score of 173.

Last over of KKR was a good one as it got good 20 runs. Knight Riders still remained at the bottom of IPL table with 9 losses

Ross Taylor's unbeaten knock of 81 runs from just 33 balls helped Bangalore Royal Challengers to beat Kolkata Knight Riders by six wickets in Centurion on Tuesday(May 12). Taylor smashed 5 massive sixes and 7 fours to guide his team to victory in 19.2 overs. Brendon McCullum led the Riders from the front by scoring unbeaten 84 runs from 64 deliveries. McCullum hit 2 sixes and 10 fours. He was well supported by
David Hussey (43 off 27).

Chasing such a challenging target, Royal Challengers began their innings on a positive note as both Jacques Kallis and Jesse Ryder played some exquisite shots.

Kallis scored 32 off 34, hitting 4 fours and one six  whereas Ryder hit 3 fours in his 22-run knock that came off 20 balls.  After the arrival of Ross Taylor, runs started to flow more rapidly. The Kiwi batsman was excellent in his shot selection and reached his half century in just 24 deliveries. With this, the Royal Challengers have registered their fifth win in 11 matches.

The man of the match award went to Ross Taylor for his killer batting. The Bangalore team will now play against in-form Chennai Super Kings at Durban on May 14 where Kolkata Knight Riders will face Deccan Chargers at Johannesburg on May 16. Currently Royal Challengers are placed at fifth spot on the IPL table.

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