Kings XI Punjab v Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL 2014, Qualifier 1, Kolkata
KKR into final after convincing win
Kolkata Knight Riders were inserted by Kings XI Punjab, and were dealt an early blow when Mitchell Johnson dismissed Gautam Gambhir for 1 in the second over•BCCI
Akshar Patel dealt a double blow in the ninth over, removing both Uthappa and Manish Pandey •BCCI
Miller again caught Pathan off the very next delivery, as Knight Riders fell to 108 for 5•BCCI
Umesh Yadav accounted for Virender Sehwag in the second over of Kings XI's chase•BCCI
Miller was unable to provide the much-needed acceleration and was bowled by Chawla•BCCI
Robin Uthappa continued his fine form, leading a recovery by hitting 42- his 10th consecutive 40-plus score•BCCI
Yusuf Pathan, coming fresh off his 22-ball 72 against Sunrisers Hyderabad, slammed two fours and a six during his 20•BCCI
Rain in Kolkata had pushed the game to a reserve day, and the weather once again did not let up, as a persistent drizzle stopped play for 20 minutes•BCCI
Manan Vohra thumped three sixes during a brisk 20 before pulling Morne Morkel straight to Umesh Yadav at the boundary. Morne also accounted for the top-scorer Wriddhiman Saha in the 12th over•BCCI
Once Rishi Dhawan was stumped for 14, there was only going to be one winner, as Knight Riders romped home by 29 runs to reach the final for the second time in three years•BCCI
Shakib Al Hasan held up at his end with a handy 18 before hitting Karanveer Singh to David Miller at long-off•BCCI
Ryan ten Doeschate, Suryakumar Yadav and Piyush Chawla all produced a late surge once the game resumed, as Knight Riders finished at 163•BCCI
Between those two dismissals, Umesh also trapped the dangerous Glenn Maxwell lbw, as Kolkata firmly seized the initiative•BCCI