IPL 10: Narine, Gambhir lead KKR to comprehensive win over Punjab

Tags: Indian Premier League 2017, 11th match - Kolkata Knight Riders v Kings XI Punjab at Kolkata, Apr 13, 2017, Kolkata Knight Riders, Kings XI Punjab, Sunil Philip Narine, Gautam Gambhir, t20

Published on: Apr 14, 2017

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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

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.

And, once Gambhir and Narine had that blistering opening stand, the game was in KKR's bag.

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