Kolkata Knight Riders won by 8 wickets
Kolkata Knight Riders, who chose to bowl
Kolkata Knight Riders 171/2 in 16.3 Overs
Kings XI Punjab 170/9 (20)
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| And, once Gambhir and Narine had that blistering opening stand, the game was in KKR's bag. |
A surprising all-round show from Sunil Narine and a sprightly
half-century from Gautam Gambhir enabled Kolkata Knight Riders to beat
Kings XI Punjab by eight wickets at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on
Thursday.
Gambhir hit an unbeaten 72 off 49 balls as Kolkata chased down 171 in
16.3 overs. In a surprise move, Sunil Narine was sent at the top of the
order and responded with 37 from 18 balls. Gambhir and Narine added 76
off 34 balls as KKR eased to victory.
Manish Pandey ended the game with a six and was unbeaten on 25 while
Robin Uthappa made 26 to hand Punjab their first loss of the season.
Earlier, Umesh Yadav claimed four wickets as Kolkata Knight Riders kept
Kings XI Punjab down to 170/9.
Yadav struck thrice in his fourth over to turn the game. KXIP were 95/2
after 10 overs when Umesh dismissed opposition skipper Glenn Maxwell for
25 off 14.
Wriddhiman Saha (25 off 17) and David Miller (28 off 19) put on 57 runs
in 32 balls to bring Kings back on track. KXIP were 145/4 in 17 overs
when Umesh dismissed Miller, Saha and Axar Patel.
Punjab began well with Manan Vohra (28) and Hashim Amla (25) put on
their second successive fifty-plus opening partnership. But, Piyush
Chawla broke the momentum by dismissing Chawla.
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