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At last Kolkata Knight Riders have registered a victory. If you look at the points table you may notice that they have won two games however the first one which they won was through D/L method thus it was not given due credit since they have lost all their matches except the one which they played today. It was a great batting performance showcased by skipper Brendon McCullum and Brad Hodge. Both ensured their team registers a 7 wicket victory. All they had to chase was the second highest total of the tournament. And with the kind of game they have played in the past games everyone would have thought that once again they will off the field empty handed. But today they came in the field with a different mindset. Batting performance of the players of KKR has changed the face of the coin. Though this was also a match which lasted till the last ball was bowled and thus it gave a great pleasure to the true fans of the game of cricket.

Games played yesterday and day before as well were of the same nature. In the first game Kings XI Punjab clinched the game from the hands of Deccan Chargers in the last over on the last ball. In that game as well it appeared that the kind of total KXIP has posed in front of the Chargers and looking at the past performance of the Chargers in this tournament it looked as if the game may end in the 15^th over. A hatrick from Yuvraj changed everything. Once upon a time Chargers required 48 runs of the 18 balls. With a superb performance by young lad Rohit Sharma the game came at four runs on the last ball. The game the Kings Played 2 days before against Delhi was also like this.

Now the tournament has entered a very interesting phase. Let’s have a look at the table tally. Delhi is safe at the top and is for sure going to the semifinals. Whereas no other team is final as of now. With two consecutive victories of Punjab and today’ defeat of Chennai the tournament is open for all now except three team; Kolkata and Mumbai which are anyways out of the race and Delhi which is already in the semifinals. Now if Chennai losses to Punjab in their last game, they will have only 15 points and Punjab would go to the semifinals with 16 points. On the other hand whichever team wins in the clash between Deccan Chargers and Bangalore will have 16 points and would go into the semifinals. Rajasthan has 13 points and if they win Kolkata in their last game they will have 15 points as well. Now here is the scene to be watched. If Rajasthan wants to enter into the semis they will not only have to defeat Kolkata but will have to defeat with a huge margin to cross the net run rate of Chennai which is almost close to 1 (0.93). If they lose or if they do not score well, Chennai will for sure enter the semi finals.

In a nut shell the games that we should not miss would be Delhi Vs Bangalore to be played on May 19. This game would ensure if Bangalore is still in the race of semifinals or not. If they win they surely win. On the very next day the game against Rajasthan and Kolkata will ensure if Rajasthan is in the race anymore or not. And on 20^th May itself it would be made clear if Punjab is there in the semi finals as they would play their last game against Chennai and the latter would like to make its place safe by winning the game. On 21^st May Deccan Chargers will measure sword with Bangalore. If the latter wins tomorrow then this is also a fight to be watched. Of course then we have the semifinals and the grand finale. Don’t Miss.