KKR beat sloppy Deccan by 20 runs

Shikhar Dhawan's fighting half-century went in vain as Kolkata Knight Riders produced a clinical performance to beat a struggling Deccan Chargers by 20 runs in an Indian Premier League match here today.

Chasing 170 for victory, Deccan lost their first four wickets for 70 runs before Dhawan (54 off 45) and Dwaraka Ravi Teja (30 off 22) stitched 55 runs off 31 balls to keep the home team in the loop.

However, it was not enough as Knight Riders eventually restricted Deccan to 149 for six

For KKR, Rajat Bhatia (2/26) and left-arm spinner Iqbal Abdullah (2/34) scalped two wickets apiece.

Image: Kolkata Knight Riders bowler Rajat Bhatia, second right, celebrates with teammates the wicket of Deccan Chargers batsman Cameron White ,left, during their Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket match in Hyderabad, India, Tuesday, May 3, 2011.

Text: PTI

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