- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR11.4 and his misery ends. Good length, angled in at off stump. He wants to whip this into the leg side. Closes the face too early. Balloons a leading edge to extra cover where Gambhir doesn't have to fret 97/35.1 gets through his defence first ball. Googly, good length, angled in at off stump. Vohra plays for the turn and is looking to slap this on the up through the off side. Well away from the body, huge gap for the ball to float through before crashing into the stumps 53/17.4 back of a length at off stump, Stoinis was camping on the back foot all innings long. He was getting cramped too, regularly. That is his downfall in the end. Looks to cut this, but the line and angle won't allow it. Chops it onto the stumps 66/212.1 brings back his strike bowler and it pays off immediately. This is back of a length, climbing at a leg stump line. Maxwell looks to make room and cut this, but he's cramped and it takes the outside edge on his flat-bat. Easy catch for Uthappa 98/417.3 misses another yorker, this is a full toss too. Too fast for Miller to slog this over the midwicket boundary. Gets it high on that bat and slices it out into the leg side where Pandey runs in from the midwicket boundary and slides forward with the momentum after pouching it low. The third umpire was called on to check for height there, but it was safely below waist 155/517.4 full at off stump, Saha wants to lift this over mid-off with a full face. But once again, Umesh's pace and slight tail in affects the timing. He chips straight to mid-off and that's cleanly taken 155/617.6 and another! Even Narine can hold on now. Good length, slower ball at off stump. Closes the face too early as he looks to flick it into the leg side, gets a leading that goes straight to Narine at extra cover 156/719.5 slower ball, sits up nicely for the pull shot outside off stump, miscues the pull and lobs a catch to Suryakumar at long-on 169/819.6 good length at off stump, backs away and tries to hammer this over the off side. Gets a leading edge that goes high. Gambhir gets under it, drops it first attempt, drops it second attempt, lobs it up as he's losing balance on the third attempt, and realises he has nearly gone a full 360 degree as he pouches it on the final attempt 170/9Extras16 (lb 1, nb 2, w 13)TOTAL170/9 (20 Overs, RR: 8.5)Did not bat: I SharmaFall of wickets: 1-53 (Manan Vohra, 5.1 ov), 2-66 (Marcus Stoinis, 7.4 ov), 3-97 (Hashim Amla, 11.4 ov), 4-98 (Glenn Maxwell, 12.1 ov), 5-155 (David Miller, 17.3 ov), 6-155 (Wriddhiman Saha, 17.4 ov), 7-156 (Axar Patel, 17.6 ov), 8-169 (Mohit Sharma, 19.5 ov), 9-170 (Varun Aaron, 19.6 ov)
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR5.4 Narine moves away outside the leg stump, this is a short ball aimed at the chest. Narine can't control the pull. Holes out to deep midwicket. But he has set it up nicely for KKR: 37 off 18 balls. Aaron gives Narine a send-off. Gambhir applauds the departing Narine. But what a crazy innings 76/19.6 Uthappa has missed an innocuous straight ball. Full, Uthappa walks across the off stump and searches for a scoop over fine leg. He does not connect. Axar does - hits leg stump 116/2Extras11 (lb 6, w 5)TOTAL171/2 (16.3 Overs, RR: 10.36)Fall of wickets: 1-76 (Sunil Narine, 5.4 ov), 2-116 (Robin Uthappa, 9.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Sandeep Sharma 3 0 28 0 9.33 8 4 1 1 0 I Sharma 2 0 16 0 8 7 3 0 2 0 GJ Maxwell 1 0 18 0 18 0 4 0 0 0 VR Aaron 2 0 23 1 11.5 4 1 2 2 0 MM Sharma 3 0 30 0 10 3 3 1 0 0 AR Patel 4 0 36 1 9 2 4 0 0 0 MP Stoinis 1.3 0 14 0 9.33 3 1 1 0 0
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- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 57 runs, 1 wicket)
- Kings XI Punjab: 50 runs in 4.0 overs (24 balls), Extras 10
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 24 balls (HM Amla 15, M Vohra 27, Ex 10)
- Kings XI Punjab: 100 runs in 12.5 overs (77 balls), Extras 11
- Kings XI Punjab: 150 runs in 17.1 overs (105 balls), Extras 15
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 32 balls (DA Miller 24, WP Saha 25, Ex 4)
- Innings Break: Kings XI Punjab - 170/9 in 20.0 overs (Sandeep Sharma 0)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 76 runs, 1 wicket)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 50 runs in 4.3 overs (27 balls), Extras 8
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 27 balls (SP Narine 16, G Gambhir 27, Ex 8)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 100 runs in 8.1 overs (49 balls), Extras 8
- G Gambhir: 50 off 34 balls (8 x 4)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 150 runs in 14.2 overs (86 balls), Extras 11
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 39 balls (G Gambhir 28, MK Pandey 25, Ex 2)
Match Coverage
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Kolkata Knight Riders have won all seven of the most recent matches between these two teams, and their spinners have had success over Glenn Maxwell in particular
Having Narine in side always a luxury - Gambhir
Kolkata Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir underscored the importance of a match-winner like Sunil Narine, whose ingenious bowling and big-hitting abilities, overwhelmed Kings XI Punjab in the first match at the Eden Gardens this season
Gambhir, Narine crush Punjab with commanding display
Gautam Gambhir made an unbeaten 72, his 33rd fifty in the competition, equalling David Warner's tally in the tournament.
Narine brings double the value in Lynn's absence
In an all-round performance of the highest quality, Sunil Narine showed up for his captain in both Powerplays
Gambhir, Umesh script Kings XI thrashing
Led by Umesh Yadav's 4 for 33, Kolkata Knight Riders restricted Kings XI Punjab to 170, a total they chased down with eight wickets in hand





