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    "excerpt": "Mumbai, May 14 (CRICKETNMORE) - Rajasthan Royals pacer Dhawal Kulkarni expressed confidence that his team can beat Kolkata Knight Riders riding on the momentum of registering three back-to-back victories in the Indian Premier League (IPL).Royals kept alive their play-off hopes by",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Mumbai, May 14 (CRICKETNMORE) -&nbsp;<\/strong>Rajasthan Royals pacer Dhawal Kulkarni expressed confidence that his team can beat Kolkata Knight Riders riding on the momentum of registering three back-to-back victories in the Indian Premier League (IPL).Royals kept alive their play-off hopes by beating defending champions Mumbai Indians by seven wickets with two overs to spare on Sunday night.The Ajinkya Rahane-led side will face two-time champions KKR at the Edens Gardens on Tuesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;All the games are crucial for us. Maybe, in the next game we&#39;ve got a good chance to beat Kolkata Knight Riders. With the momentum that we&#39;ve got, I&#39;m sure we&#39;ll be able to do that,&quot; said Kulkarni at the post match press conference.Royals moved up to fifth spot with 12 points in as many games following their third victory on the trot.England wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler continued his red hot form, smashing 94 in 53 balls, his second successive unconquered 90-plus score in the competition.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>On the move to promote Buttler to the top of the order, Kulkarni said: &quot;I think it was a collective decision of the captain, (head of cricket) Zubin (Bharucha), (mentor) Shane (Warne) and (batting coach) Amol (Muzumdar). So he is doing well for us and I hope he continues to be in that form for us.&quot;West Indian seamer Jofra Archer also contributed with early strikes in successive balls to dent Mumbai&#39;s surge. He removed opener Suryakumar Yadav and skipper Rohit Sharma.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I feel a bowler who&#39;s bowling at 145 (kmph), it&#39;s very difficult for a batsman to face that - especially with the way he bowls, the high arm action that he&#39;s got. Wankhede&#39;s wicket has got good bounce and good carry. He&#39;s been bowling consistently well. But today it was special,&quot; he said.&quot;The wicket assisted him really well. The way he was getting that bounce! I just wished that he got a hat-trick.&quot;<\/p>\r\n",
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