Kolkata: Chennai Super Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by three runs through Duckworth-Lewis method in a rain-affected Indian Premier League match at Eden Gardens here on Sunday.

Super Kings, chasing a target of 150, were 55/0 in 8 overs when duststorm accompanied by showers interrupted play. Parthiv Patel (19) and Stephen Fleming (32) were at the crease.

Play had to be finally called off after an hour and a half as there was let-up in the inclement weather. Super Kings were ahead in D/L charts and were declared the winners.

Teams:

Kolkata Knight Riders:Sourav Ganguly (captain), Salman Butt, Mohammad Hafeez, David Hussey, Debabrata Das, Laxmi Shukla, Wriddhiman Saha (wicketkeeper), Ajit Agarkar, Ishant Sharma, Ashok Dinda, Shoaib Akhtar

Chennai Super Kings:Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain, wicketkeeper) Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan, Stephen Fleming, Parthiv Patel, Suresh Raina, S. Badrinath, Albie Morkel, Manpreet Gony, Laxmipathy Balaji, Muttiah Muralitharan, Makhaya Ntini

Source : IANS