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Mumbai, May 25 (PTI) Ryan tan Doeschate struck a fighting unbeaten half-century as Kolkata Knight Riders recovered from a disastrous start to post a competitive 147 for seven against Mumbai Indians in the Eliminator clash of the Indian Premier League here today.
Asked to bat, Kolkata were reeling at 20 for four after six overs but Doeschate (70) combined with Yusuf Pathan (26) for a 60-run partnership for the fifth wicket to resurrect the innings in the do-or-die match at the Wankhede stadium.
Doeschate, the Dutch batsmen, then found an able ally in Shakib al-Hasan (26) as the duo put on 41 runs for the sixth wicket to further improve the health of their innings.
Doeschate''s unbeaten knock, coming off 49 balls, negated the good work done by Mumbai bowlers at the start as hosts had KKR on the mat by scalping four top-order batsmen within the powerplay period.
The Dutch player, who survived a stumping chance off spinner Harbhajan Singh when he was on 38, hit six fours and three sixes in his knock as KKR scored 98 runs off the last 10 overs to give the bowlers something to fight for.
Munaf Patel (3/27) was the most successful bowler while Lasith Malinga was, as usual, the most economical, giving away just 19 runs apart from taking one wicket.
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Asked to bat, Kolkata were reeling at 20 for four after six overs but Doeschate (70) combined with Yusuf Pathan (26) for a 60-run partnership for the fifth wicket to resurrect the innings in the do-or-die match at the Wankhede stadium.
Doeschate, the Dutch batsmen, then found an able ally in Shakib al-Hasan (26) as the duo put on 41 runs for the sixth wicket to further improve the health of their innings.
Doeschate''s unbeaten knock, coming off 49 balls, negated the good work done by Mumbai bowlers at the start as hosts had KKR on the mat by scalping four top-order batsmen within the powerplay period.
The Dutch player, who survived a stumping chance off spinner Harbhajan Singh when he was on 38, hit six fours and three sixes in his knock as KKR scored 98 runs off the last 10 overs to give the bowlers something to fight for.
Munaf Patel (3/27) was the most successful bowler while Lasith Malinga was, as usual, the most economical, giving away just 19 runs apart from taking one wicket.
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