Chawla to bowl his final over. Saha's resilience ended when he hit the last ball of the over towards Umesh, Wriddhiman Saha is OUT! But it has been a different story for the Gambhir-led side, ever since Robin Uthappa was promoted up the order to open the innings. Bailey needs to hit some big strokes here. Morne Morkel needs one more wicket to get to 150 wickets in T20s. Shakib hit the first ball towards long-off for a single.

Uthappa has scored 613 runs from 14 matches and is 80 runs ahead of Maxi, who looked unstoppable in the initial phase of the tournament. 11 runs from the over. Saha followed it with another single. KKR vs KXI Punjab Match live score The rest of the bowlers too have formed good partnerships with Narine to constitute a formidable bowling attack.

First ball was overpitched and Vohra smashed it over long-on for a Six! Following the termination of Pune Warriors in 2013, Uthappa was bought for a whopping Rs 5 crore by Kolkata Knight Riders during the IPL auctions this year.
Fifth delivery was full and wide and Pandey worked it towards deep backward point for a single. Kolkata Knight Riders - 163/8 Kings XI Punjab - 135/8. V Sehwag c Shakib Al Hasan b UT Yadav 2 (3b). Last ball was slightly wayward and Uthappa timed that well past the fielder at short fine leg for a boundary! Punjab vs Kolkata Match scheduled to begin at 16:00 local time (10:30 GMT). Manan Vohra and Virender Sehwag to open for Punjab, Morkel will bowl the first over. Patel to bowl his final over.

Kings XI Punjab have undoubtedly been the most impressive team of this season. Pathan hit the next ball towards midwicket for no run. Karanveer has been brought into the attack.

All rights reserved |. Uthappa took a single off the last ball to keep the strike.

Awana brought back into the attack.

He began with a length ball, Pandey worked it towards mid-off where Bailey dived to his right, but the ball went past him for a boundary!

Pathan, who was criticised for his inability to live upto the faith put in by the team management over the years, silenced everybody with a magnificent knock where he slaughtered 72 runs off just 22 balls. Saha followed it with another single.

Uthappa hit the last ball for a single.

Six runs from the over. The crowd at the Eden Gardens cannot believe it! The tournament featured eight teams, one fewer than in 2013 after the withdrawal of the Pune Warriors India, and was held from 16 April 2014 to 1 June 2014. Narine was also the highest wicket-taker for KKR with 22 wickets in 16 matches last season. Pathan took a single off the next ball. Pathan tapped the next ball back to the bowler for no run. Nine runs from the over. Saha hit the fourth ball straight to covers for no run. ===================================================. Awana replied back with a bouncer and Chawla pulled it past the fielder at short fine leg for another boundary!

Gautam Gambhir's men are on a roll with seven consecutive wins under their belt, including a stunning display against Hyderabad, which helped them pip Chennai and grab the second stop in the table. Gautam Gambhir: Indian opening batsman, Gautam Gambhir, was one of the most consistent performers for KKR last season.

Guess what, Pathan hits the next ball straight to Miller at long-on, Yusuf Pathan is OUT! After making a name for his power-hitting, Miller has turned into a gruesome strokeplayer in modern-day cricket. Though the skipper has not made many runs in his last few games, he has had no problems in timing the ball.
Robin Uthappa: The 27-year-old explosive batsman was the top run-scorer for now-defunct Sahara Pune Warriors with 405 runs in 16 matches in 2012. Awana to bowl the final over.