KKR v GL, IPL 2017 21st April 2017

KKR v GL, IPL 2017 Lions took out the Knight Riders

KOLKATA Riders: Suresh Raina, one of the main T20 batsmen inside the international, desperately wanted a massive knock to stamp his magnificence on IPL-10. It got here on the majestic Eden Gardens beneath lighting on Friday with Kolkata Knight Riders being on the receiving stop.

The Gujarat Lions skipper almost single-handed guided his crew to a crucial win over the favorites with a cracking knock of 84 (46 balls, 9x4, 4x6). The four-wicket triumph gave the beleaguered Lions a revival shot and lifted them above Pune at the bottom of the table.

Raina came to bat after Aaron Finch and Brendon McCullum had given Gujarat a rousing begin with a forty two-run stand in just 3rd overs. The captain spent a while adjusting to the situations before exploding after a short rain interruption. He become extreme on each spin and tempo and selected Coulter-Nile and Umesh Yadav for unique treatment.

earlier, Sunil Narine yet again gave Kolkata a flying start as he walked out with Gautam Gambhir to open the innings after Raina won the toss and elected to bowl first. The Trinidadian set up the platform on which Gambhir and Robin Uthappa latter flourished to assist Kolkata post a aggressive 187 for six.

Narine, who had struck an 18-ball 37 in opposition to Kings XI Punjab here closing week, gave an improved overall performance, smashing nine barriers and a six in his 17-ball 42. Narine dealt with Gujarat new ball bowlers - Praveen Kumar, who got here in area of Shivil Kaushik, and James Faulkner, who replaced Andrew Tye with identical disdain. He smacked 3 fours off Praveen's first over and four limitations in Faulkner's next over to give his side a roaring start. The lefthander then meted out similar remedy to Basil Thampi, dispatching him for 2 fours and one six.

Rattled by way of Narine's pyrotechnics, Raina added himself on and succeeded in tricking the Caribbean into miscuing a shot to Faulkner at mid-on.

There was, but, no respite for the Gujarat bowlers as Gambhir and Uthappa persevered in the identical vein. Raina tried out seven bowlers in the first 9 over of the innings in a bid to stem the go with the flow of runs, however it had no impact on the Kolkata duo as they delivered up the a hundred of the innings in the 11th over.

Gujarat bowling another time become under par. They paid for leaving out Tye, their maximum a hit bowler with seven wickets, which include a hat-trick, underneath his belt. to feature to their woes, their fielders regularly fumbled and gave away extra runs, consisting of over-throws.

Gambhir's dismissal for 33 (28 balls) ended the sixty nine-run 2d-wicket partnership, but Uthappa powered on. Uthappa, who became dropped by using Finch -albeit a difficult hazard -at long-on off Raina whilst he was on six, went from power to power and finished his 2d 1/2-century of the season. He ended up hitting a 48-ball 72 with the assist of eight fours and two sixes.

Manish Pandey, the hero of Kolkata's win over Delhi, but, did not up the pace. His 24 off 21 balls supposed the home group fell nicely short of the 200-run mark.