Kolkata batting collapsed against Super Kings

Kolkata Knight Riders for the first time collapsed during third edition of IPL. In a chase of 165 runs, Knight Riders were all out for 109 in 20^th over. Super Kings win by 53 runs.

They Knight Riders would be disappointed with their batting display as they have surrendered without a fight. They never really got off to a start as they lost wickets at regular interval thanks to some good bowling from Balaji and Morkel. Once Ganguly fell it was always an uphill task for the inexperienced middle order and in the end the Chennai Super kings register an emphatic win to bounce back after the mauling they received at the hands of the Deccan Chargers a couple of nights ago. The crucial partnership between Dhoni and Badrinath in the middle order was the turning point in the match and it shouldn't be too difficult to guess who the Man of the match is.

KKR captain Sourav Ganguly accepted that the team didn't play well tonight. But they still hope to bounce back in the next game. He said Dhoni batted really well in the last few overs and that put CSK in the driver's seat. We kept losing wickets at regular intervals as we played too many shots upfront.

However, the winning captain of CSK MS Dhoni said that he feels great to end up on the winning side. He said that he still feel a few bowlers kept bowling on the shorter side. Even though we have won this game, we still have to keep improving constantly. Murali and Ashwin bowled really well for Super Kings. The discussions in the dressing room are always healthy and the atmosphere is really good.