Tuskers continuing magic
Kolkata: Kochi Tuskers continued their winning run defeating Kolkata Knight Riders by six runs at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday night. Their third successive victory helped the Mahela Jayawardene-led side share the top position (with six points) along with the Knights and Mumbai Indians. Kochi Tuskers successfully defended a modest total of 132 runs after KKR skipper Gautam Gambhir won the toss and asked the visitors to bat first. Even Jayawardene felt 130-140 runs would be a par score on the same track where the Royals were bowled out for 81 two days ago. Surprisingly, the the KKR management who complained about the nature of the track after their victory in the previous match, opt ed to stick to the same pitch in spite of curator Prabir Mukherjee offering them a separate rectangle which had some grass on it. The Tuskers played the right card picking up Muttiah Muralitharan in place of Thisara Perera...
