Kolkata cricketer Chris Lynn plays a shot during the T20 2018 Twenty20 cricket match between Hyderabad and Kolkata at The Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad on May 19, 2018. Pic/AFP

Kolkata booked their place in the playoffs of the T20 2018 with a five-wicket victory over table-toppers Hyderabad Hyderabad (Hyderabad) in a crunch game at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here on Saturday. The result means Kolkata remain third with 16 points from their full quota of 14 games.