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Eden Gardens, home ground of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is declared as the best ground in this edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Meanwhile, Kolkata bowed out of the league while losing to Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Saturday (May 25) by 14 runs. Hyderabad got off to a plodding start with Shivam Mavi reaping early result from the wicket.

However, Hyderabad started finding gaps and looked to rotate the strike. Shikhar Dhawan and Wriddhiman Saha provided a decent start. Meanwhile, Rashid Khan hammered 34 off just ten balls including four sixes to give the bowlers something to bowl at.

In reply, Kolkata got off to a flier with their top-order coming good. However, some back-to-back wickets in the second half of the innings shifted the momentum of the game.

With 19 runs required from last six balls, Carlos Brathwaite picked two wickets to defend the score, as Kolkata fell short of 14 runs. As a result, Hyderabad will face Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Sunday’s final at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

IPL 2018: Eden Gardens Declared as the Best Ground of this Edition
Credit: BCCI

Eden Gardens declared as the best ground:

Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) President Sourav Ganguly took to Twitter to announce the news.

The CAB is happy to inform that Eden Gardens has once again been awarded the best venue and ground of IPL 2018,” Sourav said.

https://twitter.com/SGanguly99/status/1000105572341989376

Eden has hosted nine games, including the two playoffs originally scheduled in Pune. Kolkata got the Eliminator and the second Qualifier. It came after the Cauvery water dispute forced the Board of Control for Cricket in Indian (BCCI) to shift the Super Kings’ remaining home games to Pune.

The CAB takes this opportunity to thank all who have contributed to this success beginning with the ground staff, BCCI, and ICC,” Ganguly added.

IPL 2018: Eden Gardens Declared as the Best Ground of this Edition
Credit: BCCI

CAB joint secretary Avishek Dalmiya too expressed his gratitude to all the fans.

Eden Gardens is what it is because of the cricket loving people of the state, so many thanks to them for being such a great crowd,” he added.

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