Theo Walcott joined Everton from Arsenal during the January transfer window, and the attacker impressed for the Toffees in the second half of the campaign.

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Walcott managed over 100 goals during his time at Arsenal – including 19 during the 2016-17 season – but left the Emirates Stadium for Everton in early 2018.

The Englishman managed three goals and three assists in the Premier League after joining Everton, and certainly captured the imagination of the club’s supporters.

Last season was difficult for Everton when considering the timing of Ronald Koeman’s departure, and indeed the struggles of Sam Allardyce.

Marco Silva is now in position as head coach, however, and there is certainly a lot for the Everton supporters to be excited about entering the new season.

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Walcott knows what to say when it comes to winning over the Everton fans, and a number have been on social media paying tribute to the 29-year-old.

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Indeed, Walcott has been tipped to enjoy a strong campaign for his Merseyside club next term.

A selection of the Twitter reaction from the Everton supporters can be seen below:

Newcastle United fans in the Transfer Tavern will be hoping that Mike Ashley loosens the purse strings and adds some real quality to the squad. 

The Toon finished tenth in the League in what was only their second season since being promoted. Back in the Premier League and with a top quality manager, Newcastle need to build on last year and signing some quality players this summer is essential. Although this might seem ludicrous to the Toon faithful, Rafael Benitez should be looking at Real Madrid’s wantaway midfielder, Mateo Kovacic.

Recently the Magpies have been linked with a move for Aston Villa’s Jack Grealish, which be a good signing in itself but if Benitez wants to take Newcastle into Europe, an ambitious bid for Mateo Kovacic is the one to make.

The Croatian midfielder is currently away at the World Cup, revealed last month that he wanted to leave (as per Marca) the Real Madrid in search for more first-team football.

Although he has largely been a bit part player for the Champions League winners, Kovacic is still a top player and would surely attract interest from all the top clubs in Europe.

Kovacic has the rare ability to be able to pick the ball up from deep and drive forward. He’s also technical enough to link up the play from deep and also, when needed, he has the capability to play in a deeper more defensive role which he did superbly for Madrid at times.

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Rated at £27 million by Transfermarkt, it would probably take a bid closer to £40 million to secure his services but with the player keen to leave, with the allure of the Premier League, it’s a move that’s not completely out of the question. After all, Benitez was the man who brought him to the Spanish capital in the first place!

Would you be happy with this Newcastle fans? 

Brad Haddin remains unconvinced of the umpire review system’s merits

Brydon Coverdale in Perth 14-Dec-2009Brad Haddin remains unconvinced of the umpire review system’s merits and would prefer the on-field officials to either have sole control or hand over all decisions to technology to eliminate “grey areas”. As the man standing behind the stumps, Haddin has the best view in the Australian team but has not yet been persuaded by what he has seen.Nor is he keen to take the responsibility of using his vantage point to advise the captain Ricky Ponting, who wasted both of Australia’s reviews early in West Indies’ second innings in Adelaide on unsuccessful caught-behind decisions, which are difficult to prove on replay. Ponting remains optimistic that the system can improve the game, West Indies’ captain Chris Gayle is against it, and Haddin has yet to be sold on the idea.”I wasn’t a great fan of it to start with, I think it’s designed to take the real howlers out of the game,” Haddin said. “Personally I am happy with either all the power the umpire has or giving everything to technology and referring all decisions. It’s still a bit of a grey area at the moment and we’ll have to see how it goes over the coming months.”As a keeper you do have the best view but I don’t want that pressure of getting the wrong or right one. It’s a funny one because we thought we had a couple of obvious ones in Adelaide that got turned down, but the bottom line is we are still taking 20 wickets a Test match without the referral system. I am not a great believer in it.”Ponting asked the umpires for their thoughts on the review system after Adelaide and in the nets at the WACA on Monday he and Billy Bowden had a long discussion. Bowden was flown to Perth to officiate in the third Test after Mark Benson went home to England following the first day in Adelaide. Benson said his decision to withdraw from the Test was entirely due to health reasons and denied reports that it was due to his dissatisfaction with the review system.

The return of several Bangladesh players from the defunct ICL has not convinced Jamie Siddons that his team needs to be tinkered with

Cricinfo staff14-Dec-2009The return of several experienced Bangladesh players from the defunct ICL has not convinced
Bangladesh coach Jamie Siddons that his team needs to be tinkered with. Four former ICL players – Shahriar Nafees, Aftab Ahmed, Alok Kapali and Dhiman Ghosh – have been named in a 26-man man preliminary squad for the forthcoming tri-series but Siddons was not too eager to make changes to a squad that has begun winning more consistently.”It is good that they [the ICL players] have come to preliminary selections and are available for us but they have to continue performing because the boys who have been with us have won us games,” he told reporters in Dhaka.One major concern for the team management is the opener Junaid Siddique, whose extended run of poor form has put pressure on the batting line-up. Junaid’s poor form from the ODIs in the West Indies continued at home, when he flopped in every match against Zimbabwe. There has been talk of restoring Shahriar Nafees, who scored a Test century against Australia in 2006 and showed promise before he went to the ICL, back at the top but Siddons was hesitant to do so.”Opening is a bit of concern but we did well in Zimbabwe where the opening pair added fifty-odd runs every game. Junaid has been a bit inconsistent although he is a talented player,” he said. “Shahriar was also very inconsistent when he left us for ICL. It is good that they are scoring runs in the Premier Division Cricket League but it is a big step up from club cricket to international cricket.”Since 13 players defected to form the Dhaka Warriors in September last year, before the 2008-09 season of the ICL, Bangladesh have won 14 ODIs and two Tests. Siddons began coaching Bangladesh in October 2007, replacing Dav Whatmore, and during his tenure Bangladesh won their first overseas Test series, against West Indies in July this year. He recently had his contracted extended to June 2011.

Australia claimed a 59-run win over India as fast bowler Cathryn Fitzpatrick became the first player in women’s One-Day Internationals to claim 100 wickets in the match at Lincoln No 3 today

Lynn McConnell25-Dec-2009Australia claimed a 59-run win over India as fast bowler Cathryn Fitzpatrick became the first player in women’s One-Day Internationals to claim 100 wickets in the match at Lincoln No 3 today.Fitzpatrick achieved the feat in her 64th match and ended the day with two wickets for 27 runs from her nine overs. She didn’t realise she had reached the mark until team-mates ran out with drinks while waiting for the new batsmen.”I didn’t know at all, my grandfather knows those sort of things but not me,” she said.”I knew it was close but I wasn’t worried about it. It won’t last long until someone else picks it up. But I suppose someone had to be first.”She said it had been hard work, especially in more recent times but she had great support staff with the side and while she has a dodgy back the team physiotherapist had been helping.Fitzpatrick has no idea how much longer her career may go but she insisted there were older players around, including English veteran Clare Taylor.She said the man who now coaches England, John Harmer had been influential in helping her change the action she had in her youth to give her longevity in her career and she was always looking for improvements in that.”Consistency is what makes a good bowler,” she said.While there was no wicket that stood out among the hundred, she did say that taking a five wicket bag at Lord’s that allowed a 5-0 series win had been memorable while she rated former New Zealand women’s batsman Debbie Hockley as the hardest player to dismiss. England’s Charlotte Edwards was another who was always a challenge.India will reflect on missing a golden opportunity to inflict what would have been only the second loss Australia had experienced at Indian hands.India bowled very well to keep Australia to 216 for nine wickets and started out boldly in their pursuit of the victory target.Captain Anjum Chopra and vice-captain Mithali Raj batted with great confidence against the experienced Australian attack several times hitting strong shots down the wicket. However, their loss was Australia’s gain as the innings folded quickly after their dismissals.Chopra shared in stands of 31 with Jaya Sharma for the first wicket and an entertaining 47-run stand with Raj for the second wicket before she became the first victim of Julie Hayes.Sunetra Paranjpe was bowled by Hayes for two and then the key wicket of Raj, for 36 off 51 balls was claimed when Raj hit the ball to mid-wicket when Lisa Sthalekar held the catch. Hayes finished with three for 28 from 10 overs.Australia’s innings was different to what normally might have been expected of a match with India.There were the usual solid efforts by Belinda Clark and Karen Rolton while Alex Blackwell completed a nervous maiden international innings, taking 25 balls to get off the mark but who went on to score 27 off 59 balls.Clark looked to be just getting into her stride when she became the first victim of Neetu David, the left-arm slow spinner whose first spell of seven overs produced two wickets for 14 runs and really put the pressure on the Australian batsmen.Clark scored 35 off 71 balls. She shared a 59-run stand for the second wicket with Melanie Jones and then as Rolton found batting partners disappearing she had to change her usual approach to be more of an anchor, especially in a stand of 74 for the the fifth wicket with Blackwell.They had to struggle through the spin attack and went long periods without boundaries. But they worked their way through it well and were starting to pick the scoring up when Blackwell was run out for 27 when attempting a nearly impossible single in which Reema Malhotra had time to make a clean pick up at mid-off and run to the bowler’s end to break the wickets.Rolton started to open out in an innings more in keeping with her traditional approach and brought up her half century off 65 balls and went on to score 68 off 82 balls before she was bowled by Jhulan Goswami when the score was 197.That set in train a minor Australian collapse as four wickets fell for 13 runs, with two run outs compounding the situation.David took two for 32 in her 10 overs. Bindeshwari Goyal worked well in tandem with David and had one for 28 from her 10 overs.

A round-up of the first day’s action of the fourth round of the Regional Four Day Competition 2009-10

Cricinfo staff30-Jan-2010Leeward Islands’ Wilden Cornwall took only his third five-wicket haul in more than a decade at the first-class level to knock over Trinidad & Tobago for 176 in St Philip. In his first match of the season, Cornwall made an early double-strike to remove the openers, and T&T sunk to 63 for 5 by lunch. Captain Daren Ganga and Imran Khan were the only batsmen to put up a fight, making half-centuries while none of the rest made it past 20. The pair ensured that only one wicket went down in the post-lunch session, that of Ganga shouldering arms to an incutter from Cornwall. After that, T&T lost their final four wickets for 21. Leewards lost opener Mali Richards as they moved along to 30 for 1 in the 13 overs they had to face before stumps.Shane Shillingford’s late strikes restored the balance in Bridgetown after Barbados’ robust top-order performance against Windward Islands. Barbados lost three wickets for one run to slip to 250 for 7 shortly before stumps, undoing the good work done earlier in the day. Medium-pacer Keon Peters sparked the mini-collapse, when he held a return catch to dismiss Kirk Edwards for a four-hour 55, which had only two boundaries. Shillingford then had Sharmarh Brooks caught at leg-gully for 30, and Patrick Browne caught at forward short leg for one. Earlier, each of Barbados’ top three batsmen made half-centuries and No. 4 Ryan Hinds also chipped in with 40 to justify their decision to bat first.Solid batting efforts from the Crandon brothers put Guyana in charge against Combined Campuses and Colleges in Bridgetown. Guyana have had a horror start to the season, stuck at the bottom of the table after two matches, and the day began on a similar note, as they quickly slipped to 49 for 3. Left-hand batsman Assad Fudadin and Royston Crandon then took Guyana through to lunch without further damage, but when the partnership reached 58 Fudadin slapped offspinner Ryan Austin to cover point. Royston Crandon carried on, slamming two sixes and a four in Kavesh Kantasingh’s over to move past 50. With a determined Derwin Christian for company, he guided the total towards 200. Christian fell shortly before tea, after which Royston was also dismissed, becoming Austin’s third victim, six short of a century. His older brother, Esuan, shepherded the tail cleverly, contributing 48 to take Guyana to 271. He then had CCC opener Omar Phillips nicking to the wicketkeeper in the first over, and with two more quick wickets, CCC stumbled to 16 for 3.

A round-up of matches at the ICC World Cricket League Division Five in Nepal

Cricinfo staff21-Feb-2010Hosts Nepal continued their strong start to the tournament as they produced an impressive bowling display to defend 180 against Singapore at the Engineering Campus Ground in Lalitpur. Bastana Regmi was the home team’s hero as he followed his 54 with 2 for 33, while Sanjam Regmi did major damage as he claimed 4 for 28. Bastana’s innings hauled Nepal from the difficulty of 74 for 5 to a defendable target, then Sanjam claimed two early wickets as Singapore began their chase. Singapore found scoring tough and hovered around three an over as Nepal kept themselves in the game even when not breaking through. Bastana chipped in with his brace as Singapore floundered on 97 for 5 which soon became 119 for 7. However, Anish Param was holding the chase together before falling to Shakti Gauchan with 36 still needed. The ninth-wicket pair eked out 19 precious runs to increase the tension, but Sanjam claimed the final two wickets in four balls to give Nepal victory.Jersey bounced back from yesterday’s loss to the USA by beating Fiji by nine wickets in Kirtipur. Fiji’s failure to bat out their overs – they were shot out in the 37th over – meant Jersey were always on top of the game and they needed just 20.3 overs to chase a target of 123. Jersey’s new-ball pair of Ryan Driver and Matt Hague did the early damage, reducing Fiji to 51 for 4. A lack of sizeable partnerships hurt Fiji, for whom three batsmen reached 25 but failed to press on. A fifty-run stand for the fifth wicket between Tikovanualevu Kida and Iniasi Cakacaka was the best of the innings, but once it was snapped Ben Stevens in the 26th over Fiji proceeded to lose the remainder of their wickets for 21 runs. Stevens was parsimonious with figures of 2 for 11 from eight overs. Jersey then cantered home with Hague and Dean Morrison putting on a century opening stand. Morrison was the only wicket to fall, for a 55-ball 52, while Hague remained unbeaten on 52.USA overcame a spirited chase by Bahrain to make it two wins from two as Lennox Cush produced a fine all-round performance in Bhaktapur to secure a 19-run win. Cush hit 91 from 90 balls as USA amassed a challenging 273 for 6, but Bahrain made a decent fist of hunting down the target. Imran Sajjad led the reply with a powerful 75 and alongside Abdul Majeed (47) set a solid platform, but the middle order stuttered after Cush removed Sajjad. Orlando Baker also played a key role with two economical wickets and the task became too great despite Adil Hanif’s 46. Cush had earlier formed the backbone of USA’s innings, adding 140 for the third wicket with captain Steve Massiah who made 67 and Cush powered 11 fours and two sixes during his innings.

As opening matches of campaigns go, Bangalore have one of the toughest, against Kolkata Knight Riders at a fiercely partisan Eden Gardens

The Preview by George Binoy13-Mar-2010

Match facts

Sunday, March 14
Start time 1600 (1030GMT)

Big Picture

Eoin Morgan has been in sparkling touch for England•Getty Images

Royal Challengers Bangalore are one of the most improved teams in the IPL. They were called, unkindly but perhaps not undeservedly, a ‘Test team’ in 2008. The results didn’t prove otherwise. They made big-buck signings for 2009 and turned around a miserable start to the season to reach the finals. They weren’t big spenders in 2010 but made smart buys and are among the favourites to reach the semi-finals this year. At full strength, Bangalore’s batting line-up has innovative batsmen capable of scoring in unusual areas, as well as seasoned players capable of tailoring their approach to varying demands. The energetic and evolved Indian contingent gives the line-up balance.Anil Kumble wrote in his newspaper column that while things unfold quickly in the IPL, they also happen slowly. He meant that while each match unfolds at rapid pace, a team’s campaign progresses slowly over several weeks so it would take consistency to maintain the intensity and momentum necessary to reach the semi-finals. As opening matches of campaigns go, Bangalore have one of the most intimidating, against Kolkata Knight Riders at a fiercely partisan Eden Gardens.Kolkata are returning home triumphant after beating Deccan Chargers in the first game of the season in Mumbai. They started disastrously with both bat and ball but recovered to pull off a win that will help the ghosts of IPLs past seem less scary and more distant. And they are returning to the one venue in India where the loudest cheer hasn’t been for Sachin Tendulkar. When Ganguly leads his Knight Riders on the field for the first time at Eden in 2010, he will be boosted by his 12th man – the tens of thousands of faithful roaring for their reinstated captain and his charges. It’s the perfect stage for Kolkata to string together a second consecutive win.

Team talk

On Friday, Jacques Kallis and Mark Boucher were in Port Elizabeth, leading the Warriors to victory in the Pro20 final. Several hours later, they were on a plane heading for India, due to arrive in Kolkata on Saturday night. Jet-lag and fatigue levels permitting, they could be part of Bangalore’s starting XI but it’s 50-50 at the moment. Their arrivals complete the South African contingent, which also includes Dale Steyn, Roelof van der Merwe, and Dillon du Preez. Apart from the Proteas, the only overseas player with Bangalore at the moment is Eoin Morgan, who is a certainty in the middle order. Kevin Pietersen will arrive after the Bangladesh Tests, Ross Taylor and Steven Smith after the Trans-Tasman Trophy, and Cameron White after the Sheffield Shield final.Foreign ammunition aside, Bangalore have proven Indian performers in their ranks. Kumble and Rahul Dravid will be the corner stones of the bowling and batting, while the likes of Virat Kohli, Manish Pandey, Robin Uthappa and Praveen Kumar can also pull their weight.Bangalore: (likely) 1 Jacques Kallis, 2 Robin Uthappa, 3 Rahul Dravid, 4 Virat Kohli, 5 Eoin Morgan, 6 Manish Pandey, 7 Mark Boucher (wk), 8 Roelof van der Merwe, 9 Praveen Kumar, 10 Anil Kumble (capt), 11 R Vinay Kumar.Kolkata did not practise on Saturday, opting for much-needed rest on the day between two matches and travel. They didn’t play Ajit Agarkar because of a calf strain and, if he doesn’t recover, they could field the same XI once again. Kolkata will strive for another win with a less-than-full-strength squad, knowing that reinforcements will be on the way shortly. Shane Bond has finished his New Zealand duties for the summer and will arrive in time for the third game. Chris Gayle, who tweeted his delight at Kolkata’s win, has only one more ODI against Zimbabwe, and David Hussey will get here along with White after the Sheffield Shield final. They’ll have to wait until the end of March for Brendon McCullum.Kolkata(likely) : 1 Manoj Tiwary, 2 Brad Hodge, 3 Sourav Ganguly (capt), 4 Cheteshwar Pujara, 5 Owais Shah, 6 Angelo Mathews, 7 Wriddhiman Saha (wk), 8 Laxmi Ratan Shukla, 9 Murali Kartik, 10 Charl Langeveldt, 11 Ishant Sharma.

Previously…

In 2008, Bangalore were annihilated by McCullum in the opening game of the IPL and went down by 140 runs. In the second game at Eden Gardens, Kolkata prevailed once again, by five wickets. Bangalore won both matches against Kolkata in 2009, by five and six wickets, in the final over.

In the spotlight

Eoin Morgan: Reverse-sweeps and pulls, shots powered with exaggerated bottom hand, enterprise, and a cool head under red hair. Bangalore acquired all of these qualities when they picked up Morgan for $220,000 in the auction. Like Owais Shah who launched his IPL career successfully on Friday, Morgan has a few weeks to prove he deserves a place in the XI even after Pietersen, White and Taylor arrive.Charl Langeveldt v his countrymen: Bangalore have five South Africans in their squad. Six if you count Ray Jennings too. Langeveldt will be able to provide Kolkata with insight into their modus operandi. And vice versa. Langeveldt accounted for the sole South African in Deccan’s line-up, dismissing Gibbs. How many can he take out tomorrow?

Prime numbers

• Kolkata were found to be three overs behind the over-rate at the end of their opening match. That indiscretion cost their captain Ganguly a cool $20,000. A small price to pay for victory, perhaps, but he’d rather put that cash to better uses.
• Jacques Kallis was Bangalore’s best batsman last season, with 361 runs at a strike-rate of 109.
• Kumble was the second highest wicket-taker of the 2009 tournament with 21 scalps at an economy of 5.86 an over.
• Angelo Mathews’ unbeaten 65 against Deccan was his best performance in a Twenty20 match.

Chatter

“You might go in between the first or fifth over, but again you might go in the 16th over. You can never really say what can be the role of a batsman in this format.”
Rahul Dravid on the challenges of batting in Twenty20s.

Shelley Nitschke’s maiden one-day century stormed Australia to a six-wicket win that levelled the Rose Bowl Series in New Zealand

Cricinfo staff06-Mar-2010Australia 256 for 4 (Nitschke 113*, Elliott 59) beat New Zealand 255 for 8 (Satterthwaite 81, Bates 61, Hunter 3-40) by six wickets

ScorecardShelley Nitschke’s first century came at a crucial time•Getty Images

Shelley Nitschke’s maiden one-day century stormed Australia to a six-wicket win that levelled the Rose Bowl Series in New Zealand. Nitschke took charge during the pursuit in Invercargill as she carried her bat for 113, guiding the side to 256 for 4 with 15 balls to spare.It continued Australia’s successful run in the 50-over games, with them currently leading 7-0 in the format during home-and-away contests over the past month. The result leaves the teams at 2-2 – New Zealand won both Twenty20s – and the trophy will be decided in another ODI in Invercargill on Sunday.Nitschke has been a consistent performer during both Rose Bowl series with bat and ball, but she produced an outstanding display that included seven fours and four sixes. She gained help from the opener Leah Poulton, who eased to 47 off 54, while Sarah Elliott was also a key figure with 59 off 62.New Zealand quickly moved on from their last-ball loss in Wednesday’s 1st ODI after winning the toss and racing to 255 for 8. Amy Satterthwaite controlled the innings with 81 off 96 and her stand of 114 at five an over with Suzie Bates ensured Australia would face a big chase.When Bates went for 61 the hosts lost 3 for 8 to be 179 for 5, but Satterthwaite kept going until she was dismissed by Julie Hunter in the 44th over. Hunter was the most successful bowler with 3 for 40 off eight overs while Erin Osborne’s two strikes were responsible for the mid-innings stumble.

A look at what each team needs to do to make it to the IPL semi-finals

S Rajesh15-Apr-2010The equation is complicated for Rajasthan as even a win in their final match won’t assure them of qualification•Indian Premier League

Mumbai Indians: Already through to the semi-finalsRoyal Challengers Bangalore: Bangalore’s win against Rajasthan, and their high net run rate, means they’re almost certainly through to the next stage. Their worst case scenario will be losing to Mumbai, and if other results follow a pattern, there could be five teams tied on 14 points, fighting for three places. Even then, it’s extremely difficult to imagine Bangalore’s net run rate not being among the top three out of those five.Chennai Super Kings: A win in one of their next two matches will almost certainly see Chennai through to the semis, since their net run rate is so high. If they lose both, though, they’ll be on a sticky wicket, and will need to depend on other results: Deccan will have to lose both their matches, while Kolkata will need to beat Rajasthan but lose to Mumbai. In that case, Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore will be through, while four teams – Deccan, Chennai, Kolkata and Rajasthan – will be stuck on 12 points each. The team with the highest net run rate will make the cut, which will give Chennai a decent chance, though two defeats will mean their NRR will come down from its current high.Delhi Daredevils: Delhi’s net run rate isn’t as good as Bangalore’s or Chennai’s, which is why they’ll need to win both their matches (or win at least one very convincingly) to assure themselves of qualification. Even if they beat Chennai, a loss in the last game against Deccan could make things difficult for them. If Deccan win their last two they’ll move to 16, and there could be a scenario where Delhi are tied on 14 and fighting for one of the last two spots with Bangalore, Chennai and Rajasthan (or Kolkata). Both Bangalore and Chennai currently have a much better NRR than Delhi, and hence the worry for Delhi.Rajasthan Royals: Even a win in their final match, against Kolkata, won’t assure them of qualification, as there could be a scenario with five teams – Rajasthan, Chennai, Bangalore, Deccan and Delhi – being tied on 14, fighting for three places. Rajasthan’s NRR of -0.421 puts them at a distinct disadvantage. Their best case will be if they beat Kolkata, and the following happens: Delhi win their last two matches, while Chennai and Deccan lose theirs. Then Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore and Rajasthan will go through without NRR coming into play.Even if Rajasthan lose their last match they could be fighting for the last place if Delhi win their last two, while Deccan and Chennai lose theirs, and if Kolkata lose to Mumbai. Then, Deccan, Chennai, Kolkata, Rajasthan and Punjab will all have 12 points, and NRR will decide the final slot.Deccan Chargers: Deccan’s poor NRR means they’ll need to win their last two to feel comfortable about qualification. If they win only one, they’ll want to get through on points, so that NRR don’t come into play. That’s possible if Delhi win their last two, while Chennai and Rajasthan lose their remaining games, and if Kolkata lose to Mumbai. Then Mumbai, Delhi, Deccan and Bangalore will go through on points.Kolkata Knight Riders: Like Deccan, they’ll want the semi-final slots to be decided on points, not NRR, since they’re languishing at -0.632. Kolkata’s best chance is for Delhi to win their last two and for Chennai and Deccan to lose theirs. Then, if Kolkata win both their games, they’ll be through on points with Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore.Kings XI Punjab: Their only chance, a very remote one, is to fight for the last slot on NRR. Refer second paragraph for Rajasthan Royals.