Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Live Score and Commentary, 29th match, IPL, 8 May, 2008
COMPLETED / 29th match / Eden Gardens
129/7 (16 ov)
124/4 (16 ov)
KKR won by 5 runs
Player of the match
Sourav Ganguly,
Kolkata Knight Riders
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Boucher | 50 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 125.00 |
| Praveen Kumar | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200.00 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Ishant Sharma | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 6.25 |
| Murali Kartik | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 12.00 |
KKR won by 5 runs
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Live Cricket Commentary
No Commentary available.
Recent Performance (Last 5 Matches)
| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Challengers Bangalore (Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 6 wickets) | Match 57 | 13 May 2026 |
| Delhi Capitals (KKR won by 8 wickets) | Match 51 | 8 May 2026 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad (KKR won by 7 wickets) | Match 45 | 3 May 2026 |
| Lucknow Super Giants (KKR won by superover) | Match 38 | 26 Apr 2026 |
| Rajasthan Royals (KKR won by 4 wickets) | Match 28 | 19 Apr 2026 |
| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Kolkata Knight Riders (Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 6 wickets) | Match 57 | 13 May 2026 |
| Mumbai Indians (Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 2 wickets) | Match 54 | 10 May 2026 |
| Lucknow Super Giants (LSG won by 9 runs (DLS method)) | Match 50 | 7 May 2026 |
| Gujarat Titans (GT won by 4 wickets) | Match 42 | 30 Apr 2026 |
| Delhi Capitals (Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 9 wickets) | Match 39 | 27 Apr 2026 |
Key Stats
- Last Bat: Cameron White 30(16) - runout (M Kartik)
- Fall of Wickets: 17 - 1 Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 32 - 2 Jagadeesh Arunkumar, 51 - 3 Rahul Dravid, 96 - 4 Cameron White
- Reviews Remaining: Royal Challengers Bengaluru - 0 of 0, Kolkata Knight Riders - 0 of 0
- Toss: Kolkata Knight Riders elected to bat
Match Info
- Match: 29th match
- Series: IPL
- Date: Thursday, May 08, 2008
- Time: 08:00 PM
- Venue: Eden Gardens
- City: Kolkata
- Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pakistan), Ian Howell (South Africa), Billy Doctrove (West Indies, TV)
- Referee: Farokh Engineer (India)
