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Chance for Kolkata Knight Riders to go up in IPL
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SportsDesk on 29 April, 2008 08:17:00
 
New Delhi: Shah Rukh Khan's Kolkata Knight Riders, lying at third spot in the
Indian Premier League (IPL) standings, will have a good chance to move up the
points table if they beat Mumbai Indians at home today evening. A win will take
Knight Riders to second spot. For the Mumbai Indians, a win with a wide margin
will take them out the bottom spot on the table.
The Knight Riders have won two matches out of three and have the best run rate
in this eight-team league. Chennai Super Kings led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni is
the only team with a clean slate after their fourth round and are leading the
chart. Underdogs Rajasthan Royals have surprised everyone and have moved to the
second spot after winning three of their four matches.
The standings have been tabulated as matches played, won, loss, tied, points
and net run rate:
* Chennai Super Kings -- 4, 4, 0, 0, 8, +1.091
* Rajasthan Royals -- 4, 3, 1, 0, 6, +0.067
* Kolkata Knight Riders- 3, 2, 1, 0, 4, +2.117
* Delhi Daredevils -- 3, 2, 1, 0, 4, +1.712
* Kings XI Punjab -- 4, 2, 2, 0, 4, +0.294
* Deccan Chargers -- 4, 1, 3, 0, 2, -0.090
* Bangalore Royal Challengers - 4, 1, 3, 0, 2, -2.231
* Mumbai Indians -- 4, 0, 4, 0, 0, -1.958 (IANS)