South Australia Redbacks earned a comfortable 19-run over Kolkata Knight Riders to keep their hopes alive in the Champions League Twenty20 tournament on Tuesday.
The Redbacks defended their 188-run total despite the Knight Riders' lower-half really putting up a spirited show for a change. They ended on 169-9 after 20 overs.
Manoj Tiwary led the way hitting a 31-ball 40. Ryan ten Doeschate and Rajat Bhatia added 32 and 21 respectively after the top order failed to get going.
Jacques Kallis made only 20 while Shakib Al Hasan managed just 13. Skipper Gautam Gambhir continued his miserable scoring nine.
Earlier, a belligerent knock of 70 off 40 balls from one-down Callum Ferguson powered the Redbacks to 188 for five in the must-win Group B game.
Redbacks, who lost their opening fixture on Sunday, left out spearhead Shaun Tait and chose to bat.
They maintained a healthy run-rate throughout their innings thanks to Ferguson's unbeaten half-century that featured five fours and four sixes.
He added 84 runs for the fourth wicket with Daniel Christian (27-ball 42).
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