At the Nehru Stadium, Kochi defeats Kolkata by seventeen runs.
KTK looked to poise the medium sum until the 20th over storm from Brad Hodge (35 off 19) which supposing them the movement indispensable to win opposite the tip group in the league. They set 157 the aim for kolkata.
Despite the half century of Morgan (66 off 51), Kolkata managed to measure customarily 139 runs loosing 7 wickets.
Score:
Kochi Tuskers Kerala 156/ 5; (Jayawardene 55, Unadkat 2-25),
Kolkata Knight Riders 139/7; (Morgan 66, Gomez 2-14)