Russell, Uthappa propel Knight Riders to top of table
ESPNcricinfo staff
Once again Gautam Gambhir and Robin Uthappa laid a solid platform, sharing a 101-run opening partnership BCCI
Gambhir's 54 came off 45 balls, and included six fours and a six BCCI
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Robin Uthappa was the more free-flowing of the two, scoring 70 off 49 BCCI
Both openers' innings came to an end through run-outs, leaving Kolkata Knight Riders at 137 for 2 in 16.5 overs with Yusuf Pathan and Andre Russell at the crease BCCI
Excellent end-overs bowling by Mohit Sharma and Sandeep Sharma kept Russell and Pathan quiet; the two added just 27 off the last 19 balls BCCI
Sandeep Sharma ran Russell out off the last ball of the innings. Knight Riders finished on 164 for 3 BCCI
Russell dented Kings XI in the chase with two early wickets, helping reduce them to 13 for 3 BCCI
After a 40-run stand with Glenn Maxwell, Wriddhiman Saha chopped on in the ninth over as Kings XI slumped further BCCI
Maxwell, though, kept his side in the chase with a brisk fifty. Just when it looked like Kings XI might be in control, Piyush Chawla removed Maxwell BCCI
David Miller's scratchy form continued as he holed out for a 18-ball 13 BCCI
Axar Patel blitzed two sixes and a four in his seven-ball 21 to keep Kings XI in the game BCCI
However, Russell conceded just four off the final over to lift Knight Riders to a tight victory BCCI
