On Thursday night, it all came together — almost. With his team struggling to chase the 150 set by Rajasthan Royals, Ganguly came into his own. After settling down slowly, he started pushing the singles. When the cause seemed lost, he unleashed a flurry of slices and pulls to bring the match within reach.
But after getting his team to within two runs of the target, he edged a delivery from Kamran Khan to slip. Kolkata went on to lose in the Super Over, but Ganguly did enough to show that he was still up for a scrap.