IPL KKR vs GL: Gujarat Lions thump Kolkata by 5 wickets

Gujarat Lions thumped Kolkata Knight Riders by five wickets at Eden Gardens on Sunday.

Chasing a target of 159, Lions rode on a solid half century by Karthik (51) after a flying start by openers Smith (27) and McCullum (29) to romp to victory with two overs to spare.

Finch belted a 10-ball 29 smashing two sixes and three boundaries as Lions made 164-5 in 18 overs.

Unbeaten half centuries by Shakib Al Hasan (66) and Yusuf Pathan (63) during an unbroken stand of 134 helped KKR recover from 24-4 to make 158-4 after being put into bat.

Shakib cracked four sixes and four boundaries while Pathan smashes seven boundaries and a six.

Pathan completes a 31-ball 50 putting the KKR innings back on track. KKR 108-4, 16 overs.

Another blow for Kolkata as Raina takes a stunning catch at slip to send back Suryakumar Yadav perishes. KKR 24-4, 5.5 overs.

Suryakumar Yadav c Raina b Smith 4 (12b)

Kolkata are reeling inside their den as Uthappa is caught behind. KKR 21-3, 3.3 overs.

Robin Uthappa c Karthik b Kulkarni 14 (10b 3x4)

Pandey has gone for a duck as Praveen finds his outside edge. KKR 15-2, 2.3 overs.

Manish Pandey c Karthik b Kumar 0 (2b)

Praveen has drawn first blood bowling Gambhir around his legs as the left-hander shuffled across. KKR 15-1, 2.1 overs.

Gautam Gambhir b Kumar 5 (6b)

Uthappa gets into his stride cracking two consecutive boundaries off Kulkarni. KKR 15-0, 2 overs.

Gujarat Lions have won the toss and put Kolkata Knight Riders into bat.

Teams

KKR: Robin Uthappa, Gautam Gambhir, Manish Pandey, Shakib Al Hasan, Yusuf Pathan, Andre Russell, Suryakumar Yadav, Brad Hogg, Piyush Chawla, Morne Morkel, Umesh Yadav

GL: Dwayne Smith, Brendon McCullum, Suresh Raina, Dinesh Karthik, Aaron Finch, Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Praveen Kumar, D Kulkarni, S Kaushik, P Tambe

Kolkata Knight Riders and Gujarat Lions will lock horns for the first time ever in Match 38 of IPL at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Sunday.

KKR are currently sitting on top with six wins from nine matches.

Lions have just as many wins as their opponent, although they’ve played one match more.

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