Two back to back defeats on their home turf have pushed the Kolkata Knight Riders down to the third place.
After an unbeaten run of seven matches midway through the IPL-V, things
have suddenly gone wrong for Kolkata Knight Riders in the last couple of
matches.
Two back to back defeats on their home turf at the Eden Gardens including a last-ball loss against Chennai Super Kings, on Monday, have pushed the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) down to the third place, one point behind Mumbai Indians (18).
Gautam Gambhir’s men have dominated most part of the tournament and victories in the remaining two matches can still put them among the top two teams in the points table.
The first two teams in the league would be in an advantageous position in the play-offs as they will get an extra chance to qualify for the final. Hence, Wednesday’s tie between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians, at the Wankhede Stadium, is of immense significance.
History definitely favours the Mumbai Indians as they have won eight of the nine matches they have played against the Knights. But the way things have gone this season, it will better to not to go by statistics.
While Harbhajan Singh’s men will do their best to hang on to the second place in the table, Knight Riders would certainly go all out to topple their rivals.
Despite two defeats, Gambhir has remained confident after KKR’s defeat to CSK, at the Eden Gardens. “We played some very good cricket in the last two games. It’s not that we were beaten convincingly. We can take a lot of positives out of it. With the kind of cricket we are playing, hopefully we can turn it around pretty soon,” the skipper said.
Two back to back defeats on their home turf at the Eden Gardens including a last-ball loss against Chennai Super Kings, on Monday, have pushed the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) down to the third place, one point behind Mumbai Indians (18).
Gautam Gambhir’s men have dominated most part of the tournament and victories in the remaining two matches can still put them among the top two teams in the points table.
The first two teams in the league would be in an advantageous position in the play-offs as they will get an extra chance to qualify for the final. Hence, Wednesday’s tie between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians, at the Wankhede Stadium, is of immense significance.
History definitely favours the Mumbai Indians as they have won eight of the nine matches they have played against the Knights. But the way things have gone this season, it will better to not to go by statistics.
While Harbhajan Singh’s men will do their best to hang on to the second place in the table, Knight Riders would certainly go all out to topple their rivals.
Despite two defeats, Gambhir has remained confident after KKR’s defeat to CSK, at the Eden Gardens. “We played some very good cricket in the last two games. It’s not that we were beaten convincingly. We can take a lot of positives out of it. With the kind of cricket we are playing, hopefully we can turn it around pretty soon,” the skipper said.
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