Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab Summary

KKR vs KXIP

Kolkata Knight Riders 171/2 (16.3 ov)
Kings XI Punjab 170/9 (20 ov)

Kolkata won by 8 wkts

Uthappa scored a pleasing 26, while Gambhir held the chase together with an unbeaten 72.

This is KKR’s 43rd win in 71 matches while chasing in IPL – the most for any team going past 42 by RCB in 79 matches.

KXIP were the lone unbeaten team in the league so far and they too succumbed to defeat. This result keeps all the teams in an arm’s-length of each other.

Sunil Narine is the Man of the Match.