Kolkata Knight Riders banged last night with their hit victory over Kings XI Punjab. When Andre Russell returned with a four wicket haul to guide KKR to a seven-run win over Punjab, and set their team on the top in the Indian Premier League.
Game turned into victory when, Gautam Gambhir and Robin Uthappa blasted half-centuries to give Kolkata Knight Riders a perfect start on but Kings XI Punjab did well to confine them to a modest 164-3.
The hosts then returned to restrict Punjab to 157-9 in their stipulated 20 overs, despite a strokeful 68 off 42 balls by Australia's Glenn Maxwell and a 7-ball 21-run cameo by Axar Patel down the order.