Champions League Twenty20, 7th Match, Group A: Kolkata Knight Riders v Lahore Lions- Knights ride high after taming Lahore Lions; beat them by 4 wickets

 

Sunil Narine has been awarded man of the match for his 3/9 figures.

KKR beat Lahore Lions by 3 wickets and 4 balls to spare. KKR 153/6

KKR need 29 more to win from 24 balls.

16 overs- 123/3

13 overs- 103/1

WICKET- Lahore get a late wicket as  Adnan Rasool dismisses Robin Uthappa (46 off 34 balls)

12.3 overs- 100/1

12 overs- 98/0

9 overs- 68/0

KKR seem resilient  as Gambhir and Uthappa keep the run meter ticking.

6 overs- 48/0

3 overs- 20/0

INNINGS BREAK

KKR need 152 runs from 20 overs.

20 overs- 151/7

19 overs- 135/6

A big over for the Lions as they hit 11 runs just at a time they needed it the most off Russel's over.

18 overs- 132/6

16 overs- 104/6

WICKET! 13.5 overs- 98/4. Saad Nasim c Yadav b Narine 0 off 4b.   

12.4 overs- 91/3.

WICKET- Robin Uthappa make no mistake as he takes a neat catch to dismiss Ahmad Shehzad, who smashes a Piyush Chawla delivery. Ahmed Shehzad c Uthappa b Chawla 59 off 42b. 

11 overs- WICKET- 75/2. Mohammad Hafeez c Russell b Kuldeep Yadav 9

9 overs- 68/1

8 overs- 59/1

KKR will have to come with a game plan to break the current partnership in what seems to a dangerous looking one as they settle down.

6 overs- 47/0

5 overs- 39/0

4 overs- 35/0

Shehzad (25) and Jamshed (8) keep the run meter ticking with big, timely shots to trouble KKR bowling department.

3 overs- 23/0

2 overs- And with a boundary on the last bowl Andre Russel surely did not want a boundary on the last ball. 10/0.

Nasir Jamshed and Ahmed Shehzad are at the crease trying to fend off an early challenge from pacers.

1 overs- 2/0.

Pat Cummins bowled a first tight over to build up early pressure after parting away with only two runs.

Gautam Gambhir wins the toss and KKR will bowl at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad

Kolkata Knight Riders Team- G Gambhir*, RV Uthappa, MS Bisla†, YK Pathan, RN ten Doeschate, SA Yadav, AD Russell, PJ Cummins, PP Chawla, SP Narine, Kuldeep Yadav

Lahore Lions Team -Umar Siddiq, Ahmed Shehzad, Nasir Jamshed, Mohammad Hafeez*, Saad Nasim, Umar Akmal†, Wahab Riaz, Asif Raza, Mustafa Iqbal, Adnan Rasool, Aizaz Cheema