KOLKATA: Robin Uthappa and Andre Russell struck belligerent fifties after veteran Brad Hogg’s four-wicket haul to help Kolkata Knight Riders return to winning ways with a seven-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings in a thriling Indian Premier League match here today.
Playing the formidable CSK for a second time in two days, KKR, who lost by two runs chasing 135 in the first leg clash, had a stiffer target of 166 to chase at the Eden Gardens after skipper Gautam Gambhir won the toss and once again opted to field.
Chasing the target, KKR found themselves in a familiar position as they were reduced to 57 for three. But last season’s top rungetter Robin Uthappa finally came good to steer the chase with a 58-ball unbetean 80, his 14th IPL fifty and first in this season. He struck seven boundaries and one six during his knock.(PTI)Chennai Super Kings Innings
Dwayne Smith c Ryan ten Doeschate b Cummins 0
Brendon McCullum lbw Brad Hogg 32
Suresh Raina c Piyush Chawla b Umesh Yadav 8
Francois du Plessisst Robin Uthappa b Brad Hogg 20
Dwayne Bravo b Andre Russell 30
MS Dhoni b Piyush Chawla 1
Ravindra Jadeja c Pat Cummins b Brad Hogg 24
Pawan Negi b Brad Hogg 27
Mohit Sharma c Robin Uthappa b Andre Russell 0
Ashish Nehra not out 1
Ronit More not out 2
Extras 20
Total 165/9
Kolkata Knight Riders Innings
Robin Uthappa not out 80
Gautam Gambhir c Ronit More b Mohit Sharma 19
Manish Pandey c Ravindra Jadeja b Pawan Negi 3
Suryakumar Yadav c Dwayne Bravo b Ronit More 2
Andre Russell not out 55
Extras 10
Total 169/3