A confident Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) would look to maintain their winning momentum after victories in their first two matches, and avert the heartbreak of two years ago, when they take on a wounded Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at Eden Gardens in Kolkata tomorrow.
In the inaugural edition in 2008, KKR had beaten Royal Challengers Bangalore and Deccan Chargers in their first two matches - the same two sides they had beaten this year - only to suffer defeat at the hands of CSK before crashing to a string of losses and never really recover from there.
The celebrations and jigs by Shah Rukh Khan had suddenly come to an end as KKR went on to finish sixth out of eight teams in IPL-I, a story that still rankles principal owner Shah Rukh Khan and captain Sourav Ganguly.
KKR have beaten defending champions Deccan Chargers and runners-up Royal Challengers Bangalore in their first two matches and would now to look not to repeat the 2008 experience by beating Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men.
The team think-tank seemed to be extra cautious this time as there have been restrained celebrations from the team's boss Shah Rukh Khan even after their two consecutive wins.
"We had enough celebrations in the first IPL and the hangover still remains. Hope to get some more wins and we will celebrate," said Ganguly following their facile seven-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore.
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