Kings XI Punjab v Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL, Port Elizabeth
Hodge's late assault lifts Kolkata
Yusuf Abdulla sent Chris Gayle, in his last game, on his way to England for an altogether new format •AFP
Brad Hodge came in at No. 3 and shepherded Kolkata with his second consecutive fifty •AFP
Hodge swung three consecutive fours in the last over and finished on 70 from 43 balls•AFP
Simon Katich scored 34 after Punjab lost early wickets•AFP
Brendon McCullum tried but just couldn't find any momentum, falling for 19 off 31 balls•AFP
Sourav Ganguly contributed 22 from 17 balls in a partnership of 51 with Hodge•AFP
He had added 48 unbeaten runs with Morne van Wyk at over 12 an over•AFP
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Hodge then stepped on the gas as Kolkata crashed 101 in the last 10 overs•AFP
Ishant Sharma gave Kolkata the breakthrough in the first over with Kumar Sangakarra's wicket•AFP
Irfan Pathan and Jayawardene held their nerve to give Punjab a final-ball win and take them back to the top of the points table•AFP