CLT20: KKR lose but qualified for a main event.

Hyderabad: A gutsy cameo through Kolkata's Dutch all-rounder Thomas ten Doeschate helped them be eligible for a the group stage despite the fact that Kolkata Knight Cyclists lost the complement to Somerset through 11 runs from Hyderabad on Wednesday to finish the qualifying occasion.


Chasing 167, KKR finished from 155 for eight within their allotted 20 overs. Kolkata made heavy weather from the of their chase to become reeling at 4 for 47 from one stage.

Ten Doeschate as well as Yusuf Pathan additional 40 runs for that fifth wicket, however the Somerset bowlers hit at regular times as KKR batsmen struggled on the slow pitch.

KKR innings got off to some disastrous start because Murali Kartik ignored Knight Riders chief Jacques Kallis (1) early within the second over right after Manvinder Bisla (8) was go out in the exact same over.
Manoj Tiwary (28) was the person to come in the centre and provided balance to KKR's innings because he hit 5 boundaries in their confidant 23-ball topple and added 38 runs for that third wicket with Goswami because they tried to restore KKR innings.

Quickly the duo deceased as Max Waller hit twice in effective overs to ding Riders' run run after. The right-arm content spinner clean bowled Manoj Tiwary (27) within the tenth over following removing Shreevats Goswami (fourteen) in their previous one.

Shakib Al Hasan after that made useful 13 prior to being brilliantly captured by Van der Merwe within deep sqaure following Arul Suppiah scalped Yusuf Pathan (12) to place Somerset in the actual driving seat.
Ultimately, with three operates required by KKR in order to qualify, Breet Lee held his nerves to find the required runs.

Earlier Peter Trego hit a fluent half-century to assist Somerset post the challenging 166 with regard to six. Trego (seventy off 61) had been at his harmful best as he or she hit nine fours to lay a good foundation for the actual middle-order batsmen in order to capitalise on.

Roelof van der Merwe (forty off 25) also played a great hand while Chip Compton produced a pleasant 10-ball 20 cameo for the end to supply the late surge for that visitors, who piled upward 46 runs within the last five overs.
Choosing to bat, Somerset openers Trego as well as Chris Jones (fourteen) began the actual proceedings well, accumulating 27 runs within the first three overs.

Australian pacer Brett Shelter brought Kolkata their own first breakthrough within the fourth over. der Merwe joined Trego in the centre and he created his intentions clear in the word go because he gave Yusuf Pathan's off-breaks a few special treatment, scoring two streaky boundaries from the bowler in the actual sixth over.
Trego soon became a member of the party as well as hit medium pacer Rajat Bhatia for 2 consecutive fours within the ninth over because boundaries flew heavy and fast.

Both took Somerset to 99 for just one in just 12. 1 overs whenever medium fast Jaidev Unadkat lastly brought some alleviation to KKR camping by ending the rampaging knock through der Merwe within the 13th over along with a partnership of seventy two runs with Trego. der Merwe obtained 40 off simply 25 balls laced along with four boundaries along with a six. He had been caught by Kallis from midwicket.