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IPL: Kolkata overtake Mumbai to get second place

By Mushtaq A Subhani
May 16, 2012 - Updated 2336 PKT
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MUMBAI: Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Mumbai Indians by 32 runs with five balls to spare in a low-scoring match in the Indian Premier League - season V here at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday.

Kolkata reached the second place on points table with 19, behind Delhi Daredevils (20), overtaking Mumbai who remained on 18 points.

Chasing an easy target of 141 to win, Mumbai batsmen could not resist against accurate bowling from Kolkata and were all out for 108 in 19.1 overs.

West Indian off-spinner Sunil Narine captured four wickets for 15 runs while seamers Lakshmipathy Balaji and South African Jacques Kallis claimed two wickets each.

Main scorers for Mumbai were Sachin Tendulkar (27) and Dinesh Karthik (20).

Earlier, Mumbai Indians captain Harbhajan Singh won the toss and put the Knight Riders into bat.

Kolkata were restricted to 140 for seven in the allotted 20 overs as Manoj Tiwary top scored with 41, followed by captain Gautam Gambhir (27) and Yousuf Pathan (21 not out).

For Mumbai, paceman RP Singh took two wickets.

Geo Super televised this match live from Mumbai.


 
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