Kolkata Knight Riders v Pune Warriors - Indian Premier League - 65th match – Live Score and Update
Pune http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Warriors-c861 170 v Kolkata Knight Riders 163 - Pune Warriors won by 7 runs
In the 65th match of the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), fan saw Pune Warriors beat their rivals Kolkata Knight Riders by seven runs at JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi.
Kolkata Knight Riders, who chose to field, got hammered for 41 runs by Pune openers RV Uthappa and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Charles-Lennox-James-c44309 Finch. This partnership was broken by Senanayake, who clean bowled Uthappa after the batsman had smashed 25 runs off 21 deliveries.
The second-wicket partnership between AJ Finch and MK Pandey was also productive as it took the score to 97 before the demise of Finch, who lost his stumps to Balaji with 48 runs off his bat.
The demise of two wickets for 97 did not halt the batting side from wreaking havoc on their opponents as middle-order batsmen MK Pandey and Yuvraj Singh blasted the bowlers all around the park, giving fans plenty to cheer about.
The batting duo led the side towards 162, before Pandey became the next casualty as he lost his wicket on a run out after scoring 66 runs off 47 deliveries.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yuvraj-Singh-c98364 was the final wicket to fall from Pune after scoring 30 runs, as he saw his side pile 170 on the board for the loss of four wickets in 20 overs.
With a massive target to chase, Kolkata Knight Riders needed a solid start to their innings, however, openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/G-Gambhir-c1447 and MS Bisla could forge only 17 runs before this partnership played its last on the wicket of MS Bisla, who perished with only a run to his name.
With 25 runs on the board, the batting side suffered the loss of their best batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JH-Kallis-c1692, who also met its demise after scoring only a run.
Gambhir after scoring 12 runs was the next batsman to walk off the field as he left his side lingering on 29 runs.
With the top-order annihilated KKR were in deep trouble, however, middle-order batsmen http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RN-ten-Doeschate-c2338 forged defiance as they hammered the bowlers and led their side towards 127 runs, before the latter lost his wicket with 42 runs on the board.
Pathan’s 72 was also not enough as his side crumbled on 163 for seven wickets in 20 overs.
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