Green's return to bowling fails to ignite Kolkata

Cameron Green’s eagerly awaited return to the bowling crease on Thursday proved insufficient to lift Kolkata Knight Riders from their deepening slump, as the franchise’s winless streak in the Indian Premier League rolled on. The Australia all-rounder, whose availability with the ball had been touted as a potential turning point, could not inspire the breakthrough victory the Eden Gardens faithful had hoped for, leaving the Knight Riders still searching for their first triumph of the campaign.