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If ever there was a sight of dropping shoulders, brooding faces, frustrated reactions and of absolute helplessness marking their presence on a cricket field, it was here at the SuperSport Park here on Tuesday.Ross Taylor held his bat like a sledgehammer and wielded it so hard that the Knight Riders were simply left bleeding.

Eighty one from just 33 deliveries when the match looked lost for the Royal Challengers. What looked an imposing target of 174 was gobbled up in 19.3 overs! It was an effort that single-handedly dismissed the Knights attempt at securing that elusive victory, and the field resembled a battleground in which one frail army had been ruthlessly massacred.

Facing the Royal Challengers, such was the apathy of the Knights during the last two overs they bowled that Ishant Sharma hardly found the words to sledge at Boucher and Taylor even if he wanted to.He walked up to the batsman, glared at him, mumbled something to himself and walked away; Sourav Ganguly never quite moved from where he was standing at third-man; Ajit Agarkar fell on his knees.

The rest of the players, meanwhile, behaved like they just wanted the last two overs to finish so that they could run back to their hotels.While Boucher played the supporting role, Taylor thrashed the bowlers all over the park.

Kolkata, despite being knocked out, still have a significant role to play as their remaining games could well determine who finishes in the final four. However, their tendency to lose, even from winning positions, reinforced their unfortunate status as the tournament’s punching bag.

Video Source: DVD
Host: Zshare
Chapters: 20

Toss

1st Inning: Kolkata Knight Riders
part 1
part 2
part 3
part 4
part 5
part 6
part 7
part 8
part 9
part 10
part 11
part 12
part 13
part 14
part 15
part 16
part 17
part 18
part 19
part 20

Alternate 1st Inning:
part 1
part 2

2nd Inning: Bangalore Royal Challengers
part 1
part 2
part 3
part 4
part 5
part 6
part 7
part 8
part 9
part 10
part 11
part 12
part 13
part 14
part 15
part 16
part 17
part 18
part 19
part 20

Alternate 2nd Inning:
part 1
part 2

Presentation Ceremony