M Vijay looked in sublime touch during his 22-ball 26 that gave Kings XI Punjab a decent start after they were asked to bat BCCI
But he was foxed by a Piyush Chawla googly soon after Manan Vohra fell to Morkel, and the hosts slumped to 47 for 2 in 7.5 overs BCCI
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Kolkata Knight Riders' spinners made further inroads - dismissing four of Kings XI's top six - as the hosts suffered yet another middle-order failure BCCI
David Miller's bad run of form continued, as he could manage only 6 before falling to Yusuf Pathan BCCI
Robin Uthappa took two sharp catches off the spinners and one of Morne Morkel to cap off a good day behind the wickets BCCI
Morkel and Umesh Yadav returned to bowl well in the end, continuing Knight Riders' chokehold on Kings XI's innings BCCI
Shaun Marsh's unbeaten 56 off 41 was the sole resistance Knight Riders' bowlers faced as the hosts could just manage 138 BCCI
Knight Riders' reply started strongly - Uthappa leading the way by smashing the third-fastest fifty in this year's IPL, off 24 balls BCCI
Captain Gautam Gambhir provided steady support from the other end with a run-a-ball 34 BCCI
Legspinner Pardeep Sahu removed the openers, with Gambhir falling to a fine catch by Glenn Maxwell at deep midwicket BCCI
Axar Patel chipped in with two wickets but Knight Riders' chase never looked threatened BCCI
Yusuf joined Suryakumar Yadav at the crease and the two put on 18 in 8 eight balls as Knight Riders reached their target with 17 balls to spare, and climbed to the top of the points table BCCI
