Chennai Super Kings, gunning for their third IPL crown, will take on 2016 winners Sunrisers Hyderabad five days after their first playoff game at the same neutral venue.
In this edition of Indian Premier League (IPL), Kolkata's Eden Gardens went on to host nine matches of IPL 2018 after getting two bonus matches in the playoffs which were originally slated in Pune.
Rashid (34 not out off 10) first played a late cameo with the bat to help Sunrisers overcome a wobbly start and post a challenging 174/7 and then returned with a 3/19 spell from his four overs to guide his side to their second IPL final appearance.
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Kolkata Knight Riders may be overwhelming favourites to seal a final berth but Saha said the Sunrisers Hyderabad are ready for the challenge in the Qualifier 2 at the Eden Gardens.
The Karnataka pacer was initially called to bowl at the nets but the Knight Riders gave him an opportunity to play in IPL 2018 after an injury to U-19 World Cup winning pacer Kamlesh Nagarkoti.
On Wednesday, Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Ajinkya Rahane’s Rajasthan Royals in the Eliminator of IPL 2018 to book a berth alongside Sunrisers Hyderabad in Qualifier 2 clash on May 25.
While KKR ticked all the boxes during the business end of the tournament with four wins on the trot, table-toppers SRH have slipped after finishing on top of the league table.
KKR beat RR in the eliminator match of play-offs by 25 runs.RR captain Ajinkya Rahane said that 170 was a chaseable target but their batsmen weren't able to hang on for long.
On a day KKR star spinner Sunil Narine was expensive and returned wicketless, the likes of Piyush Chawla, Prasidh Krishna and Kuldeep Yadav stepped up to restrict Rajasthan 144 for four after batsmen put on board 169 for seven.
Skipper Dinesh Karthik (52) led from the front as Andre Russell (49 not out), Piyush Chawla (2/24) and Kuldeep Yadav (1/18) starred with bat and ball to help Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) see off Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 25 runs and reach Qualifier 2 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Eden Gardens.
Under Gambhir, Delhi Daredevils lost five out of their first six matches in IPL 2018 which eventually saw the discarded India opener stepping down from the role of captaincy.
Williamson praised his bowlers after CSK were down in the dumps at 92 for seven while chasing a target of 140.
Quite a few teams and captains have already been fined for slow over rate this season.
Pacer Lungi Ngidi conceded only 10 runs and took four wickets before Suresh Raina hit a measured 61 as Chennai Super Kings eliminated Kings XI Punjab from the IPL with a five-wicket win, a result which sealed Rajasthan Royals' place in the playoffs in Pune.
Set a target of 175, Mumbai Indians crumbled against quality leg-spin bowling by Sandeep (3/36), Amit Mishra (3/19) and medium pace of Patel (3/28).
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RCB management shocked everyone when they retained uncapped batsman Sarfaraz Khan over explosive hitters Chris Gayle and KL Rahul, but his performance was not up to the mark this season.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) booked their place in the playoffs of the Indian Premier League with a five-wicket victory over table-toppers Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in a crunch game at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad on Saturday.
Chasing a stiff target of 173 to win, Chris Lynn (55) and Robin Uthappa (45) starred with the bat as Kolkata Knight Riders beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by five wickets to storm into the playoffs of IPL 2018.
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