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Sharukh Khan long SMS to his knights -

“Story time boys… I told you if you keep losing you have to bear with my long, boring msgs…. This is your punishment…. Many times I have made movies which don’t do well…. When I’m doing them, of course, I don’t know they won’t do well…. The story is written by somebody else and I just do my bit as an actor. But I have a way of dealing with flop stories…, I try my best to keep my character in the film at a level that it makes a failed story also special for me….

“I enjoy the work…. I make jokes about the failure…. And, of course, feel awful about it too…. So, right now, all of us have become part of a failed script… A bad IPL script…. Let’s try and keep our characters worthy of still looking back at this story and remembering it as a special story becos we all worked very hard at this….

“So, chin up and don’t spoil yr character in the next two games…. Let’s go out with a bang and not a whimper…. In films, we say u r only as good as yr last film…. So let’s make the whole world know how good we r in the last (maybe not) two games…

“Also, do ignore all this bit about Dada, me and John Buchanan having issues…. It’s a normal thing in the world…. People like to hit you when u r down…. So, we will be hit…. No stress…. It will make us stronger…. The only way to avoid this is to win…. That’s one of the reasons why everybody likes to be a winner….

“On the other hand, the beauty of failure is that it brings people together…. So, let’s stick this out together…. You know me well enuff to know I am not the kind of owner who has issues with the team ’cos of losses… I am too much of a sport myself to get beaten by defeats…. Like you guys are…. Like Dada and John….

“I am still trying to understand the code of conduct expected of me at the matches of the IPL…. ICC… Etc…. After I understand it, I will decide whether to accept it or not…. Till such time, I will be with you guys at the hotel… in the meetings etc., but won’t come for the matches…. So, please don’t ever feel it is anything to do with us as a team….

“I am as dedicated to my Knights as I am to my kids…. Only, I won’t be coming to the class room till the headmaster’s rules are understood by me…. I am a bit anti-Establishment kind of a guy, so I apologise for this quirk to u all…. So, head’s up…. Have a good match and let’s make 200 runs tomorrow…. This 150 seems to not work any more….

“We have nothing to lose now, except our character…. Let’s not lose that…. Lov… SRK.”

Sharukh Khan’s Kolkata Knight Raiders chances to enter semis were almost closed, as they lost to Rajasthan Royals infront of home ground. Put into bat by Rajasthan Royals, Kolkata batsmen looked very uncomfortable against some accurate bowling. Sourav Ganguly’s 32,Salman Butt (24) and Debabrata Das (31) helped Kolkat set a modest target of 149.
Sohail Tanvir picked up three late wickets while Munaf patel eneded with 2 wickets

At one stage Rajathan was struggling at 69/4  but Mohammad Kaif (34, 31b, 4×4) and Man-of-the-Match Yusuf Pathan (42, 18b, 5×4, 3×6) ensured they reach the target without loosing further wickets. pathan and kaif added 81 runs in just 40 balls. kolkata Knight Riders fielders missed few run out chances and there poor batting took the match from them. KKR failed to reach 150 in there last 3 matches and it clearly shows there battign woes

P.S – Will post videos soon

Shoaib Akhtar made his much-awaited Indian Premier League’s debut match against Delhi Daredevils.Shoaibs four wickets and was instrumental in Kolkata win and an ideal comeback to IPL

Finally SRK’s boys got back into winning stream by defeating a strugling Bangalore Royal Challengers by 5 runs in a nervous encounter at Eden gardens

Kolkata Knight Raiders restricted Bangalore 1\to 124 for 4 after posting a challenging score of 129 for seven in 16 overs. Bangalore managed only 53 for three in ten overs and added pressure to themselves, but Boucher (50 not out off 40 balls; 5×4, 1×6) and Cameron White (30 off 16 balls, 3×4, 1×6) fought till the end

Ganguly was surprise pack With his medium-pace bowling, he ended  his spell with one for seven off three overs. he highlight was of course Brad Hodge’s magnificent stop-pick-up-and-throw to run-out J Arunkumar,

Bangalore Royal Challengers Wickets

Kolkata Knight Riders Innings

Rajasthan Royals with their all-round show outperformed Kolkata Knight Riders and beat them by 45 runs in their IPL tie in Jaipur.Rajstha Royals fourth successive win helped them past Delhi to second place in the points table

Yusuf Pathan and Swapnil Asnodkar struck rapid half-centuries to set a target of 196. Rajasthan score 53 between overs 10 and 15 and  Ravindra Jadeja’s cameo – 33 off 19 balls in last overs helped them set a very good target.Knight Riders were bowled out for 151, their last five wickets falling for just eight runs.Ganguly(51) and Hussey (42) fought for a while and put on a partnership but that was not enough

Video Highlights of Kolkata Knight Riders Batting;

Video Highlights of Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6NeiFUWeqQ

After four straight loses the Mumbai Indians got a much needed victory. Sanath Jayasuriya’s 3 for 14 in 4 overs and Dwayne Bravo and Robin Uthappa century stand helped Mumbai Indians beat Kolkata Knight Raiders

isciplined bowling performance from Mumbai Indians saw Kolkata Knight Riders restricted to a score of 137 runs for the loss of eight wickets. Laxmi Ratan Shukla’s unbeaten 40 off 22 balls and debutant Debabrata Das’ 29 off 20 balls helped KKR to pose a respectable score after loosing Sourav Ganguly and the dangerous Brendon McCullum in the first over

Mumbai had a nervy start and were 25 for 3, bur Bravo and Robin Uthappa did not lose nerves and guided Mumbai to there first victory

Video Highlights of Kolkata Knight Riders

Video Highlights of Mumbai Indians Innings

Scorecard

What a  brutal one-man assault on the Bangalore Royal Challengers, McCullum blasted an unbeaten 158 from a mere 73 deliveries, the highest score in a T20 match which include 10 4s, 13 6s.

Kolkata Knight Raiders won a low scoring thriller against Hyderabad Deccan Chargers. In a match full of drama Knight Raiders hold there nerve chasing a modest 111 on a pitch where bowlers are turning the ball foot and half and floodlight failure towards the end.

Deccan Chargers crumbled to 110 against the Kolkata Knight Riders, thanks to the pitch and some good bowling by knight Raiders. Laxman disappointed as a captain, instead of putting pressure to stop easy singles, Laxman spread the field and paid the penality. In all a good match

Kolkata Knight Raiders innings Video Highlights

Hyderabad Deccan Chargers innings Video Highlights

Complete Score Card

Result Kolkata Knight Riders won by 5 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)

Watch out the video highlights of IPL opening match. Kolkata Knight Raiders trashing Royal Challengers in  match much remembered for Brendon McCullum innings of 158 runs in just 73 balls with 10 fours and 13 sixes

One sided..and one man show Kolkata Knight Riders 222 for 3 (McCullum 158*) beat Bangalore Royal Challengers 82 (Agarkar 3-25) by 140 runs at the inaugural match of the DLF Indian Premier League at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday.. Brendon McCullum destroyed Royal challengers bowlers smashing it to all corners of the ground.

Batting first Knight Riders scored 222/3 in 20 overs thanks to magnificent 158 not out by Brendon McCullum. McCullum’s 158 in 73 balls include 10 four’s and 13 huge sixes, it is the highest score in a twenty 20 match.Sourav Ganguly (10 from 12 balls) and Ricky Ponting (20 from 20) disappointed Knight Raiders.

Juss when you hope a minimum fight from home boy’s, the Bangalore never looked to live up to the challenge.

They never challenged the young kolkata bowling line up and fell like a pack of cards and collapsed to a mere 82 to lose by an embarrassing margin of 140 runs, infront of jam-packed home ground. The collapse started in very first over when Ishanth Sharma rooted out Rahul Dravid’s leg wicket and the rest followed very soon

Royal Challengers top eight batsman failed to reach double figures. Praveen Kumar is the only Bangalore batsman to reach double digits in their innings.

RC B’lore will see more embarrassment in coming days as Rahul Dravid and there think tank choosen test players for t20 players, bad days for king of good times