IPL 2019: Kings XI Punjab Vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Gill's unbeaten fifty hands KKR an emphatic win - As it happened

Shubman Gill, Man of the Match: It feels great, my first MoM at my home ground. Can't get better than this. It was important to build a partnership. The run-rate was going around 9-10, so that's when I decided I had to stay in there. Even some relatives from my village came to watch so it's great to play in front of everyone. We have one more match to go, and it would be very nice if we can win that and make it into the play-offs.

Dinesh Karthik, the winning captain: We live to fight another day. It's been a hard few days. (On his animated behaviour in the middle) I wasn't too happy with the way the bowlers and the fielders were doing, so I thought I should let the boys know what I felt at that time. It si rare, not many people have seen me angry. If I feel I need to be angry to get the best out of the boys, they maybe. The last over went for 10 runs too many, but we have to give it to Sam Curran. IPL is that kind of a tournament where someone comes in and scores runs for you, so there's that balance. It's a big ground, but we did the small things well. Ran well, put pressure on the bowler, and good execution on the batsmen. It's fair that we have given Gill a chance at the top of the order, and he has grabbed the opportunity with both hands.

Ravi Ashwin, losing skipper: It's been a par total. We have defended 175-180 before but we knew very well that there's gonna be dew in the second half and I thought they batted really well. Starting with Lynny and then Gill played superbly. We bowled well in the first three overs and then it just got a little away from us and obviously that edges didn't help. Massive positives for us with respect to Pooran and Sam. Sam batted beautifully, we all know he is got the ability and he's got the fight in him and he pulled off pretty well.

4,Wd,6,4! It's all over!! Dinesh Karthik hits the winning runs and KKR defeat KXIP by 7 wickets. They stay afloat in the play-offs race with a convincing win.

Emphatic, easy win for #KKR. And many positives too, none more than the composure of Shubman Gill. He is talented, true, but it is his composure that will take him far

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) May 3, 2019

1,1,1,4,1,1! 9 runs came from that Andrew Tye over and KKR reach 166/3. They need 18 from 18 balls.

1,1,2,0,0,2! 6 came from Sam Curran's over and KKR reach 157/3 in 16 overs. They need 27 runs from 24 balls. Can KXIP script a comeback from this stage? We'll have to wait and watch.

Wicket! Bouncer from Shami and Russell (24) could not time it well. Tye takes a good catch in the deep. KKR - 150/3 in 14.5 overs. Could there be any twist in this run chase?

Four! Andre Russell punches Shami towards cover region and gets a boundary. Nobody moved as it raced like a bullet towards the fence.

Yuvraj lauds young Gill for his matured innings.

Liked the way @RealShubmanGill is batting with maturity! Great to see a young gun learning quickly ,great signs for Indian cricket in the coming years , I guess credit to @ipl for creating opportunities for young talent @StarSportsIndia

— yuvraj singh (@YUVSTRONG12) May 3, 2019

Dropped and SIX! Mayank Agarwal puts down Andre Russell near the boundary line and the ball bounces on the boundary rope. How costly is it going to be for KXIP? KKR - 145/2 in 14 overs. They need 39 from 36 balls.

Fifty! Shubman Gill completes his half-century with a boundary off Ashwin. Gill's father is dancing in the stands as his son shines.

Most fifty-plus scores in #IPL cricket as a teenager (before the age of 20)
4 - Shubman Gill #KKR
3 - four others#KXIPvKKR#IPL2019

— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) May 3, 2019

Four! Andre Russell hits the slower-one from Curran very hard and the ball races towards the deep point boundary. KKR - 110/2 after 12 overs.

1,1,W,1,0,1! Just 4 runs and the big wicket of Uthappa for R Ashwin in that over. KKR 102/2 after 11 overs.

Wicket! R Ashwin strikes as he gets rid of dangerous looking Robin Uthappa (22). Mayank Agarwal takes a simple catch at long-off. KKR - 100/2 in 10.3 overs.

1,1,4,0,0,2! 8 runs came from that over bowled by Sam Curran. KKR reach 98/1 after 10. They need 86 from 60 balls.

KKR reach 90/1 after 9 overs. They are scoring at 10 runs per over and require 94 off 66 deliveries at 8.55 rpo.

4,6,4! Robin Uthappa gets 14 runs on three deliveries off M Ashwin.

SIX, Four, Wicket! Chris Lynn hits Tye for 10 runs and later gives a return catch to the bowler to depart at 46. KKR - 62/1 after 6 overs.

Four! Shubman Gill hits Tye for a boundary and brings up 51-run opening stand for KKR along with Lynn.

4,0,6,0,0,2! Chris Lynn attacks R Ashwin in his first over and gets 12 from it. KKR reach 47/0 after 5 overs in the run chase of 184.

0,4,4,4,1L,2! Big over from KKR's point of view in the powerplay. 15 came from it. KKR - 35/0 after 4 overs.

Four, Four, Four! Chris Lynn takes on the offensive and hammers three back-to-back boundaries against Arshdeep.

10 runs came from the second over and KKR reach 13/0 against KXIP. Shami to bowl his second over in powerplay.

SIX! Chris Lynn walks down the ground and pulls Arshdeep over mid-wicket for a maximum. Brilliant shot from the Aussie batter.

0,1,1,1,0,0! Tidy start from Shami as he concedes just 3 from the first over. KKR - 3/0 after 1st over as they chase 184.

2nd innings! Shubman Gill and Chris Lynn open innings for KKR as they chase 184. Mohammed Shami starts with the new ball for Kings XI.

Nicolas Pooran first revived KXIP after they lost openers KL Rahul and Chris Gayle in power-play. His knock of 48 in the middle overs ensured the hosts scored at a decent pace and Curran's late flourish took the hosts to a par total.

Fastest individual 50 in IPL 2019: 17 - H Pandya (91) - MI v KKR 18 - Pant (78*) - DC v MI 21 - Russell (65) - KKR v RCB 22 - Pollard (83) - MI v KXIP 23 - Russell (62) - KKR v DC 23 - Curran - (55*)KXIP v KKR (Mohali) - today

Four! Curran ends the over with a boundary and finishes #KXIP innings with a flourish as they reach 183/6 in 20 overs. 22 came from the final over. Brilliant effort from Curran, he takes the momentum in Kings' dugout.

Sam Curran is some cricketer, and so is Pooran. Despite regular setbacks, Punjab’s score is past 180. KKR boast many big strikers, but this chase wont be easy

— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) May 3, 2019

Four! Sam Curran clears Gurney over extra cover and gets a boundary. KXIP 0 169/6 in 19.3 overs.