Narine and Russell lift KKR to No.1
ESPNcricinfo staff
09-May-2015

IPL match, Kolkata, carnival.... Some commentators literally soaked in the atmosphere • BCCI
Manan Vohra and M Vijay added 45 together after Kings XI Punjab opted to bat•BCCI
They were helped by some woeful fielding from Kolkata Knight Riders though, with as many as six catches being dropped•BCCI
Glenn Maxwell finally rose to the occasion following an underwhelming season, his 22-ball 43 featuring the batsman's signature swats and reverse-sweeps•BCCI
Kings XI were well set at 143 for 2 when Sunil Narine turned the screws on their innings. He first took a smart return catch to dismiss Manan Vohra...•BCCI
And then bowled Wriddhiman Saha with a quicker delivery•BCCI
Narine finished with a season-best 4 for 19, but a number of late blows from David Miller lifted the visitors to 183 for 5•BCCI
Knight Riders began the chase brightly, but lost some momentum with Robin Uthappa's wicket, and later found themselves trapped by a spin web to fall to 83 for 4•BCCI
But Andre Russell, has he has often done before, turned the game around, bludgeoning five fours and four sixes•BCCI
His 53-run partnership with Yusuf Pathan came off just 25 balls and swung the advantage the hosts' way•BCCI
Yusuf fell for 29, but Russell blitzed the joint fastest fifty of the season, off just 19 balls•BCCI
However, his dismissal - caught behind off Axar Patel - injected more late drama into the game•BCCI