Updated On: 13 May, 2024 06:05 AM IST | Kolkata | Arup Chatterjee
After becoming first team to qualify for Playoffs, KKR vice-captain Nitish Rana attributes their performance to confidence instilled, and faith in each other

KKR’s Nitish Rana during his 33 v MI in Kolkata on Saturday. Pic/AFP
It’s been an intriguing tale of two franchises, starkly highlighted on a rain-soaked night at the Eden Gardens. Kolkata Knight Riders stopped Mumbai Indians 18 runs short of their modest 16-over total of 157 for seven on Saturday for a rare ‘double’—the Knights had won at Wankhede as well.
“We have to give credit to the KKR bowlers, particularly Varun Chakravarthy and Sunil Narine. That’s where we got stuck,” said Piyush Chawla of MI’s collapse after cruising during the first half of the chase—much like when the two met in Mumbai.