Yusuf, Shakib fifties go in vain as Lions see off KKR
ESPNcricinfo staff
08-May-2016

An unchanged Kolkata Knight Riders were asked to bat at the Eden Gardens • BCCI
Gautam Gambhir was bowled for 5 in the third over after he failed to flick a Praveen Kumar inswinger•AFP
Two balls later, Praveen had Manish Pandey caught behind for a duck•AFP
By the time Suryakumar Yadav fell to a brilliant catch by Suresh Raina at slip, the hosts were 24 for 4•BCCI
Yusuf Pathan attacked Lions' bowlers and rebuilt Knight Riders' innings•BCCI
Shakib Al Hasan played a more sedate knock but supported Yusuf nicely•BCCI
Both batsmen struck fifties and their unbroken 134-run stand helped Knight Riders set Lions a target of 159•AFP
Brendon McCullum gave Lions a steady start in the chase with a 24-ball 29•BCCI
Dwayne Smith made an attacking 27 before he was cleaned up by Shakib•BCCI
After the solid opening partnership was broken, captain Raina could add only 14•AFP
But Dinesh Karthik kept Lions' asking rate in check for a large chunk of the innings•AFP
Aaron Finch came in and smacked three fours and two powerful sixes to help narrow the equation down to 8 needed off the last four overs•AFP
Karthik fell for 51 but by then Lions had the game in hand. They sealed victory with two overs remaining to climb to the top of the points table•AFP