Kolkata Knight Riders registered a 6 wicket victory against Rajasthan Royals at Eden Gardens at the IPL 2018. Kuldeep Yadav’s killer spells garnered him with 4 wickets. Needless to say that the Chinaman bowler walked away with the Man of the Match Award. Team KKR is now placed on the number 3 of the IPL 2018 Points Table.

It was obvious for the team to celebrate as the victory got them closer to the playoffs. As the ritual goes, Man of the Match Kuldeep Yadav cut the cake and the teammates smashed a cake on his face. The team shared the pictures of the celebration on their official page. The snaps were captioned, “A sweet way to end the kNIGHT! 🎂 The customary cake smash, this time @kuldeep_18 was at the receiving end 😝 #KKRvRR #IPL2018 #KKRHaiTaiyaar.”

A sweet way to end the kNIGHT! 🎂 The customary cake smash, this time @kuldeep_18 was at the receiving end 😝 . . . #KKRvRR #IPL2018 #KKRHaiTaiyaar

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After becoming the Man of the Match, Kuldeep Yadav said, “It was a pressure time for me. I was just thinking about taking a wicket, Jos Buttler is a set player, he is playing tremendously but I really wanted to take him out. You have to motivate yourself, you have to think about your strengths, stick to your basics. Not try too much. That's what I try to do. This is T20, so you have to keep changing some things. I knew Buttler would reverse sweep, so I bowled a quicker one. You have to plan for every batsman. Sometimes it goes in your way, sometimes it doesn't." KKR will now lock horns with Sunrisers Hyderabad on Saturday.

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