Sandeep Sarkar, Kolkata: There were 38,989 spectators in the field. Countless people watched the game outside the field on TV and smartphones. Everyone had a dream, something miraculous would happen in Eden. Mumbai Indians will beat Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai. And according to the conditions, they will win the match by a big margin and confirm the playoff ticket Kolkata Knight Riders.

But in the fourth over of the match, it was revealed that even if they win by a certain margin, KKR will not get a place in the playoffs. Rajasthan Royals beat Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai to book their place in the playoffs. Then the KKR vs Delhi Capitals match became virtually regulation.

KKR lost that match badly. With a huge margin of 40 runs. In reply to Delhi Capitals’ score of 203/5, KKR were bowled out for 163 in 18.4 overs. Finished 7th in the ten team tournament KKR. With 13 points in 14 matches. Behind only Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants.

In the last IPL, KKR finished at number eight with 12 points from 14 matches. This time the Knights finished one step higher than him. Before this match, KKR had to win by 77 runs if they batted first. And if you bat later, you have to give up runs in 12.1 overs. However, all the numbers, all the equations changed as Rajasthan won. But far from winning, KKR ended up losing the match awkwardly.

KL Rahul ruled the KKR bowling with the bat. In an innings of 60 runs from 30 balls, KKR bowled breakfast. KKR did not get off to a bad start in the run chase. The two openers added 43 runs in 4.2 overs. Then collapse.

Magic was shown by Kuldeep Yadav who was once dismissed from KKR. Knight broke the back of batting with 3 wickets. Ajink Rahane, Cameron Green and Rinku Singh are among the victims. Rinku returned for 0 runs. IPLThis is the first call of his career. He sent back Rahane and Rinku with 2 balls in a row. There was also a chance for a hat-trick. Tejashwi Dahiya took a simple catch at his ball, which burnt the wicketkeeper’s debut. Kuldeep lost his temper after seeing that.

Kuldeep was the man of the match in the end. Gave KKR a night of agony.