IPL 2017: Match 11: Highlights: Kolkata (KKR) Vs Punjab (KXIP)

Kolkata, April 13: Skipper Gautam Gambhir led Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) from the front as they registered a convincing eight wicket win over Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) in the league match of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2017 here on Thursday (April 13).

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Chasing a target of 171, Kolkata achieved it comfortably after losing just two wickets with 21 balls to spare at their home ground at Eden Gardens.

Kolkata's Narine (left) and Gambhir during their 1st wicket partnership against Punjab

Fit-again KKR pacer Umesh Yadav started his campaign in the league on a high by taking four crucial wickets to restrict Punjab.

Yadav returned figures of 4/33 with a stellar 18th over where he took three wickets in the space of four balls to send set David Miller (28; 19b 2x4 2x6), Wriddhiman Saha (25 (17b 2x4 2x6) and Axar Patel (0) back in the hut.

Earlier, he took the wicket of visiting captain Glenn Maxwell 25 (14b 3x4 1x6) also.

There were two 50-run partnerships for the visitors -- between Manan Vohra (28; 19b 4x4 1x6) and Hashim Amla (25; 27b, 4x4, 0x6) and Saha and Miller -- but none of the batsmen could convert their starts.

Here are the statistical highlights of the match:

# Gautam Gambhir owned the Orange cap as he completed 45 runs to surpass David Warner who has scored 139 runs from 3 matches.

# Narine took off to a blazing start as he opened the KKR innings. The left-handed smashed 37 in his innings of 18 balls.

# Gautam Gambhir slammed his 34 IPL fifty, joint-most with David Warner in the tournament's history.

# It was also Gambhir's 20th fifty as a captain, most by any in the tournament.

# The win for KKR came after a painful loss against Mumbai Indians and they now have two victories from three games.

# It was the first loss of the season for Kings XI Punjab after two emphatic wins.

# With this win Kolkata registered their eighth successive win against Punjab.

# None of the eight teams in the league are unbeaten now.

# 53 for no loss in 5 overs against Kolkata was their best opening partnership for Punjab against KKR

# Piyush Chawla bowled Manan Vohra on the very first delivery of his spell

# Sunil Narine picked up the wicket of Marcus Stoinis to give Kolkata their second breakthrough in the 8th over.

# Umesh Yadav grabbed 3 wickets in his final over of the match as he removed David Miller, Wriddhiman Saha and Axar Patel in the 18th over.

# Umesh Yadav finished with figures of 4-0-33-4 in his comeback match. He took his third four-wicket haul in T20s.

# Chris Woakes took two wickets in the 20th over.

# 28 was the maximum scored by Punjab batters. David Miller and Manan Vohra scored 28 each.

# Sunil Narine was the most economical bowler for Kolkata as he finished with the figures of 4-0-19-1.

# There were two 50-run partnerships for the visitors -- between Manan Vohra (28; 19b 4x4 1x6) and Hashim Amla (25; 27b, 4x4, 0x6) and Saha and Miller -- but none of the batsmen could convert their starts.

# Narine opened the Kolkata innings with the bat alongside Gambhir.

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